"Master Wuchen!"
A tall, charming and enchanting young lady, accompanied by a group of handsome men, blocked Hua Qingcheng's way.
Looking at the charming woman and the group of seductive men in front of her, and then looking up at the large gold-painted sign in front of her with the words "A Wisp of Smoke" written in a flamboyant style, Hua Qingcheng remembered the strange experience of being treated as a "turtle mother" when she came here before.
"What do you want from me?"
Suppressing the doubts in her heart, Hua Qingcheng imitated Wu Chen, touched the twelve scars on his shiny bald head, and said in a gangster tone.
"Mr. Wuchen, please move to the private room on the second floor. I will report to you later." Jiao Niang said respectfully.
Although it is almost noon and almost time for dinner, there is still a wisp of smoke from the kitchen, but the place is deserted and as quiet as ever.
But, judging from what she said, she is Hua Heshang's subordinate?
Putting aside the doubts in her heart, Hua Qingcheng looked at the busy street, then followed Jiao Niang's footsteps to an elegant room on the second floor of a building with a wisp of cooking smoke.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Hua Qingcheng was half lying on a beauty couch, with her knees bent and her fingers flicking on it. She looked so ruffian, even more innocent than Wu Chen.
"Mr. Wuchen, you are now the 'Prince Helun' personally appointed by the Emperor, and are about to marry the princess of the Laifeng Kingdom. You still have to pay attention to your manners." Jiao Niang said with a headache.
Upon hearing this, Hua Qingcheng glanced at Jiao Niang leisurely without saying a word.
So... this "wisp of smoke" actually belongs to Hua Heshang? So, he was the one who played a trick on me earlier?
Hua Qingcheng picked up an apple from the table beside her, and chewed it with a "crunch, crunch" sound as if it were Wu Chen's shiny bald head.
"It's fine if you're letting me go to marry, but you're also restricting what I say, what I eat, and what I do?"
Hua Qingcheng exuded a pure aura, so Jiao Niang didn't have any doubts at all.
"Master Wuchen, the minister sent on this diplomatic mission to Laifeng Kingdom is the king's uncle Qin Zhenyi. They are still in the Laifeng Kingdom's capital posthouse. And... the imperial concubine is here too." Jiao Niang hesitated slightly and reported truthfully.
Imperial Concubine?
Hua Qingcheng narrowed her eyes slightly upon hearing this. Wasn't that Monk Hua's biological mother? Why would she be accompanying the envoy to the Laifeng Kingdom's capital? She must have a purpose.
"What is she doing here?"
Hua Qingcheng controlled her tone of voice based on her understanding of Wu Chen, and kept a neutral expression on her face.
"Li Chen, are you still blaming Mother?"
When Hua Qingcheng was about to ask Jiao Niang some questions, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and then Hua Qingcheng saw an extremely beautiful woman walk into the private room.
The visitor was dressed in a brocade gown embroidered with cloud-like patterns and colorful satin patterns featuring hundreds of flowers and flying butterflies, a brocade fur cape, and moon-white rabbit fur shoes engraved with gold lotus flowers. Her whole appearance was remarkably elegant. Her hair was tied in a bun with a jade hairpin inserted beside it, and a string of beads dangling lightly from the bun. She also wore a peony on her head, exuding an air of grace and elegance.
Shangguan Yuechan went straight to the beauty's bed and sat down. After sending away Jiao Niang and the palace maids who came with her, she took Wu Chen's hand and looked at him with a distressed face.
"Li Chen, although my mother is an imperial concubine of high rank, she is ultimately just a concubine. How can I disobey the emperor's order?"
Shangguan Yuechan looked at her expressionless "son," sighed, and continued, "The emperor's decision to marry you to the princess of Laifeng Country may not be a bad thing for you."
Shangguan Yuechan took out an exquisite little brocade box from her wide sleeves and handed it to "Wu Chen".
"Li Chen, this is the 'Marrow Cleansing Pill' given to you by the Imperial Master Ran Qiyue. It's said to come from the Xuanyi Valley and can reversibly change your physique, transforming you from a man in a male-dominated country into a man in a female-dominated country who can have children. After taking it, you and the princess will be able to have children of your own."
Hua Qingcheng took the brocade box and looked at the golden pill inside with surprise. So, Brother Li had to eat this thing to have a child with her?
"Li Chen, take the Marrow Cleansing Pill. After you give birth to the princess' child, plunge this 'Heartless Knife' into her heart. Only in this way can we ensure the stability of our Zhaoyang Kingdom."
Seeing "Wu Chen" staring at the Marrow Cleansing Pill in a trance, Shangguan Yuechan then took out a dagger made of Beiming Black Iron from her wide sleeves and handed it to "Wu Chen".
"This 'Heartless Blade' has been enchanted by the Imperial Master, Ran Qiyue. If you plunge it into the heart of the princess, her soul will shatter. Due to the precious materials used, only two were forged. One is in the hands of the missing Saint Son. This is the last one. You must not lose it."
"Also, remember to wait until you give birth to the princess's daughter before you take action. After the princess dies, the phoenix vein of Laifeng Kingdom will be broken. At that time, you can become the most noble man in Laifeng Kingdom because of your daughter's status as a father." Shangguan Yuechan warned solemnly.
Hua Qingcheng, holding the Marrow Cleansing Pill in one hand and the "Heartless Knife" in the other, looked at Shangguan Yuechan in disbelief.
"Royal Consort, not only do you want me to marry into a foreign alliance, but you also want me to bear a child? Giving birth is fine, but you also want me to kill the child's mother with my own hands?"
"Have you ever considered the consequences of doing this? If I kill the princess of Laifeng Kingdom, will the empress of Laifeng Kingdom let me go and let my child go?"
Hua Qingcheng was speechless. Is this really something a mother would let her own son do?
"Li Chen, don't forget, you are from Zhaoyang Country!" Shangguan Yuechan looked at her son, whom she had met no more than eighteen times, with an angry look on her face.
Although Shangguan Yuechan was sad for a while when the emperor sent Su Mulichen away at the beginning, with the birth of her second son Su Mulijing (the fifth prince), her longing for her eldest son gradually decreased until she completely forgot about him. The only time she would remember that she had such a son was when she went to Tianlong Temple to burn incense on the first day of the first lunar month every year.
"Okay, I got it!"
"If the Imperial Concubine has nothing else to do, please leave!"
Hua Qingcheng, wearing a Wuchen appearance, stuffed the marrow cleansing pill into her arms, inserted the dagger into her boots, and impatiently drove the man away.
This was the weapon she was going to use to kill her, so she had to keep it safe. After she got her body back, she would throw the "Heartless Blade" into space, where no one could find it...
"Forget it, as long as you understand it. I have other things to do, so I won't accompany you." Shangguan Yuechan, who completed the task assigned by Su Mutianjun, left leisurely in a wisp of smoke.
Looking at the Imperial Noble Consort Shangguan Yuechan who came and went in a hurry, Hua Qingcheng couldn't help but feel sad for Monk Hua.
With parents like this, Hua Heshang is really unlucky!
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