Chapter 410 Let's break off Shangguan Yan Yan's engagement.
Pei Yuan shook his head.
"I thought that if Prince Heng went to catch Luo Heng in the act of adultery, he would surely discover Luo Heng's despicable behavior. The appearance of the white goose was purely coincidental."
The chef at the restaurant fenced off a plot of land behind the kitchen wall and raised some geese.
The cook went to catch geese, and the South Vietnamese delegation, out of curiosity, followed to take a look. Somehow, one of them ran away.
I told the cook to chase after it, but it actually ran into that courtyard.
He shrugged and chuckled, "This can only be attributed to fate; evil people will be punished by heaven."
Shen Chu pointed to the big white goose lying at the door with the little flower dog Fugui, "This goose is also clever."
If it had run even a fraction slower, it would have been stewed today.
As if it understood that it was being praised, the white goose stretched out its elegant long neck and flapped its wings.
"quack."
Li Chengxuan was amused, and even Zhou Jun, whose eyes were still red, couldn't help but smile.
"It seems to understand what we're saying. It's really intelligent. If it weren't for its cleverness and my Fugui's, we wouldn't have been able to uncover Luo Heng's shameful affair."
Ah Chu, you don't know, when the dog and the goose burst through the door, a blast of cold air rushed in and instantly froze Luo Heng to death, haha..."
Pei Yuan coughed lightly, raised an eyebrow, and glanced at him coldly.
Zhou Jun also dragged Li Chengxuan into the conversation.
Li Chengxuan's third "ha" got stuck in his throat, causing him to cough twice and scratch his head in apology.
"I didn't mean to say these things in front of Achu, I just wasn't used to the fact that Achu is a woman."
His sworn brother suddenly became a woman; who can understand his psychological journey?
Pei Yuan gave a soft snort.
When Shen Chu heard about Luo Heng's withered state, she couldn't help but want to laugh. Seeing Pei Yuan's cold face, she quickly tugged at his sleeve.
"I want to keep this big white goose."
Pei Yuan found the white goose incredibly pleasing to the eye at that moment.
"Then let's keep it and give it a name?"
Chen Chu squinted and thought for a moment, then looked at Yuanbao, who was taking a nap on the small couch by the window.
"How about calling it 'Get Rich'?"
Gold ingots and wealth, what a perfect match!
Pei Yuan nodded, "Okay, let's call it 'Get Rich'."
Li Chengxuan couldn't help but complain, "Achu, you're a top scholar, can't you come up with a more elegant name?"
"Gold ingots and good fortune, this...this is too much..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw Pei Yuan glare at her coldly again.
"Tacky?"
Li Chengxuan felt a chill run down his spine, and he changed the words that were about to come out.
"No, it's too sophisticated and accessible to all. Ah Chu is a great name, a wonderful name indeed."
Zhou Jun couldn't stand it anymore and rolled his eyes, which were now bright red.
Pei Yuan gave a satisfied hum and asked Li Chengxuan.
"Who slapped your pig-faced face?"
Speaking of this, Li Chengxuan got really angry.
He then repeated what he had just told the young man he had met at the museum.
Pei Yuan frowned. "A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy? A long, bright red robe with arrow-sleeved cuffs? Could it be him?"
He took out a document from his person and looked at it.
The above is marked with various circles and dots, which are his annotations after meeting with the South Vietnamese delegation today.
The name at the top is blank, without any annotations.
Li Chengxuan peeked out and asked, "Who is it? This Shangguan Yanyan?"
Shen Chu chuckled.
"His name is Shangguan Yi, not Shangguan Yanyan."
Li Chengxuan's body trembled.
"Who? Shangguan Yi? That Shangguan Yi, the number one expert in the Southern Yue Kingdom?"
"No way? He looks like a little kid who hasn't even grown up yet. How could he be the number one martial arts expert in Southern Vietnam?"
Pei Yuan scanned all the names on the list with a confident expression.
"Everyone attended the welcoming banquet today, except for Shangguan Yi. King Jing of Nanyue said he was suffering from acclimatization issues and was resting in his room."
Li Chengxuan was speechless for a long time.
For a moment, he didn't know whether to comfort himself by saying he had been beaten by the number one expert, or to be shocked that a little kid was actually the number one expert.
Pei Yuan frowned. "You've been beaten up like this, will you still be able to play tomorrow?"
Li Chengxuan was one of the people he had chosen to participate in the martial arts competition.
"I can play, but I can't guarantee a win."
Li Chengxuan panicked as well, "Your Highness, why don't you send someone else on stage?"
Pei Yuan frowned.
It's not that we can't make a substitution, but the game is tomorrow, so who should we replace him with?
"You two go back first, and wait for my message."
Li Chengxuan and Zhou Jun bid each other farewell.
Seeing Pei Yuan's worried expression, Shen Chu suggested, "Why don't we let our third senior brother go on stage?"
Ling Ce's martial arts skills are among the best in the martial arts world.
However, Ling Ce is still wearing her human skin mask, so it would be too high-profile for him to go on stage directly.
Pei Yuan was worried that it would cause trouble for Shen Chu.
Just as he was hesitating, Ling Ce returned from outside.
"When I came back just now, it felt like someone was following me."
Shen Chu's expression changed slightly. "Did you notice who it was?"
Ling Ce shook his head. "The other party's martial arts are obviously superior to mine. They are like a shadow. I didn't sense anyone, but I just felt like someone was following me."
By the way, I ran into Li Anning when I was in the palace; she was almost injured by a horse.
I saved her, and in her panic, she called out my name. Later, when I left the palace, I felt as if someone was watching me.
When the South Yue delegation arrived, Ling Ce, disguised as Shen Chu, was tasked with arranging the venue for tomorrow's martial arts competition.
He did not attend the welcoming banquet today, but instead spent the whole day at the palace.
The arena for the martial arts competition with the Southern Yue Kingdom was the training ground in the northwest corner of the palace. It was only used when the princes were being taught, and not many people went there.
So when Li Anning called his name in a moment of panic, he didn't pay attention at first.
But after leaving the palace, I felt something was wrong.
Shen Chu and Pei Yuan exchanged a glance. "Could it be someone from Prince Heng's faction?"
Pei Yuan remained noncommittal.
"Possibly. With various forces gathering in the capital, one should be careful when going in and out."
"What about the martial arts tournament tomorrow?"
Pei Yuan made a quick decision: "Ling Ce, remove your human skin mask and compete in your true form."
"Achu, submit a memorial to the palace tonight requesting to be excused from illness, saying that you have suddenly caught a cold and will be unable to enter the palace tomorrow."
That's all we can do.
Shen Chu got up to write a memorial requesting to be discharged from the hospital due to illness.
Inside the palace, the Longqing Emperor was speaking with Empress Dowager Chen and Vice Minister Chen.
Empress Dowager Chen had already heard about what happened at the Huitong Hall, and brought Vice Minister Chen to apologize.
"I have failed in my duty to educate my daughter, allowing her to embarrass herself at the Huitong Hall. I am guilty beyond redemption and beg Your Majesty for punishment."
The Longqing Emperor remained silent with a sullen face.
Vice Minister Chen felt like killing Chen Jiaying.
He had been given a handle by Prince Rui and was secretly discussing with Empress Dowager Chen about breaking off the engagement.
Empress Dowager Chen was looking for a way to resolve the engagement without losing face for the Chen family or damaging the reputation of the women of the Chen clan.
Now that Chen Jiaying has caused such a scene, the whole capital knows that Chen Jiaying went to the Huitong Hall to seduce Prince Rui but failed and was instead chased by a dog and left in a sorry state, her clothes disheveled.
The Chen family has lost all face and substance.
This engagement has to be dissolved whether it's intended to be or not.
His only worry now is that Prince Rui might, in a fit of anger, reveal that his son is still alive.
Seeing that the emperor remained silent, Vice Minister Chen could only look pleadingly at Empress Dowager Chen.
Empress Dowager Chen's face was also very unpleasant, but she had no choice but to speak.
"Your Majesty, things have come to this point. Jiaying is indeed unfit to be the Princess Consort of Prince Rui. I think her engagement with the Sixth Prince should be dissolved."
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