#295 - This palace is very popular!
Five days later.
Great Feng, Huailing Prefecture.
The Great Ning administrative region is divided by "provinces", while the Great Feng is divided by "prefectures".
There isn't much difference between the two, it's just a different name. Whether it's a "province" or a "prefecture", it's equivalent to a province in my previous life.
Having left Yuanzhou for nearly ten days, Wei Changtian and his party have finally passed through the sparsely populated Gobi Desert, and the population is gradually becoming denser.
“A pair of sixes.”
“A pair of tens.”
“A pair of Imperial Guards.”
“Pass.”
“Three fives with an eight.”
The sounds of card playing echoed in the carriage. The cards were bought when they passed through a county town a few days ago, and the players were naturally Wei Changtian, Chu Xianping, and You Jia.
As for Li Wutong, who was sitting quietly in the corner with her eyes closed...
Ever since Wei Changtian made those “outrageous remarks” that night, she had been ignoring the three of them, especially Wei Changtian, and could be said to be very indifferent.
Wei Changtian was too lazy to explore the reasons, and even preferred this peace and quiet. He hadn't said a word to Li Wutong for two or three days in a row.
“Straight. Young Master, I've won again.”
Putting a stack of cards on the small table, Chu Xianping, the “card demon”, was now empty-handed.
In the past few days, Chu Xianping had won more than he lost, and he had even won five games in a row just now, not giving Wei Changtian, his “master”, any face at all.
“I'm not playing anymore!”
Throwing down the cards, Wei Changtian curled his lips and “admonished”: “Brother Chu, playing cards is the same as being a person, you have to pay attention to etiquette.”
“Leave a line for others in life, so you can meet again in the future. You are so unreasonable, aren't you embarrassing Miss You?”
“Ah?”
You Jia was stunned for a moment, then covered her mouth and smiled: “Young Master, I clearly won two games just now.”
“Cough, that's what I meant.”
Wei Changtian rubbed his nose and coughed awkwardly.
But Chu Xianping replied seriously at this time:
“Young Master, on the card table, you and I are enemies.”
“Since we are enemies, where does etiquette come from?”
“...”
Why are you being so serious?!
Wei Changtian complained in his heart, but couldn't refute Chu Xianping, so he had to shut up.
His eyes casually looked elsewhere, and he noticed the corner of Li Wutong's mouth slightly翘起.
Okay, it seems that this Princess Wuping is comfortable now.
An hour later.
“Da da, da da...”
The sound of hooves gradually faded, and the hustle and bustle of the downtown area outside the car became distant.
Several carriages slowly stopped in front of a large courtyard, and several men and women in brocade and silk robes had been waiting here with their hands down.
“Greetings, Your Highness!”
Seeing Li Wutong get off the carriage, a group of people immediately knelt on the ground.
“Lord Zhang, Madam, please rise quickly.”
Li Wutong said “please rise quickly”, but her expression was very calm. The majesty of the royal daughter was finally fully displayed at this moment.
“Yes!”
Everyone got up one after another, and the leading man and woman cast their eyes on Wei Changtian, who was following Li Wutong off the car, with some surprise in their eyes.
They knew that Li Wutong would bring a young master from a Great Ning aristocratic family when she returned to Beijing from the front line this time, and even took the trouble to learn about Wei Changtian's various “glorious deeds”.
But they didn't expect that this Young Master Wei would be riding in the same car with the princess.
“Your Highness...”
“Lord Wang, this is Young Master Wei from the Wei family of Great Ning.”
Walking along, Li Wutong, who hadn't taken the initiative to talk to Wei Changtian for several days, suddenly turned her head and took the initiative to introduce: “Young Master Wei, this is Wang Qixing, the governor of Huailing Prefecture, Lord Wang.”
“Lord Wang.”
Since Li Wutong had introduced him, Wei Changtian couldn't possibly remain silent, so he smiled and said politely: “I'm disturbing you this time.”
“Young Master Wei, what are you talking about!”
Wang Qixing immediately cupped his hands in response: “I have long heard of your name, and it is a great honor for me to see you today!”
The governor of the Great Feng is equivalent to the governor of the Great Ning, in charge of the political affairs of a prefecture, and is an official of the fourth rank.
Strictly speaking, such a high-ranking official does not have to call himself “small man” in front of a foreign prince.
But Wang Qixing still said so.
On the one hand, it must be to consider Li Wutong's face, and on the other hand, it also shows that he should belong to the kind of old fritter in the officialdom who is particularly good at “getting along with everyone”.
As for whether there is any reason for Wei Changtian's personal charm—if Wang Qixing was a woman, it would be possible.
“Lord Wang is too polite.”
After saying another polite sentence, Wei Changtian smiled and stepped over the threshold, following the crowd to take their seats in the main hall.
Li Wutong naturally sat in the first seat, while Wei Changtian sat on the side facing east.
Although it was already dinner time, Wang Qixing must have prepared the dinner long ago.
However, eating as soon as you enter the door is undoubtedly too hasty, so you still have to sit and talk for a while to take a break.
Of course, many topics cannot be discussed in this kind of occasion, so most of the chats are nonsense.
Fortunately, Wang Qixing's experience is more than enough to deal with such a scene, and there has never been a cold scene.
Until Li Wutong suddenly seemed to remember something and asked with a smile:
“By the way, Lord Wang, I wonder if Young Master Shen is still in Huailing?”
“...”
The smile on his face suddenly froze for a moment, Wang Qixing lowered his head subconsciously, and then replied with a somewhat awkward expression:
“Returning to the princess, he is.”
“Then is he married now?”
“No, no...”
“Hmm.”
Looking at Wei Changtian, who was at a loss, with a smile, Li Wutong said: “Lord Wang, since we happen to be in Huailing, this palace wants to meet Young Master Shen.”
“...”
Wang Qixing suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of surprise.
He was silent for a long time, and then confirmed in a low voice: “Your, Your Highness, are you saying...”
“Lord Wang, you heard me right.”
Li Wutong still had a smile on her face: “You send someone to the Shen family and just send this palace's original words.”
“Yes, yes.”
No matter how surprised he was, Wang Qixing could not disobey Li Wutong's order after all.
He took a deep breath and explained a few words to the butler, who quickly went out and left, and the atmosphere in the house began to become strange from this moment on.
The rather complacent Li Wutong, the embarrassed Wang Qixing... and Wei Changtian, who was completely confused.
Speaking of which, who is this Young Master Shen?
Why is Wang Qixing's reaction so strange?
Why did Li Wutong ask if this Young Master Shen was married?
Also, what's with her smug expression?
Hiss!
Could it be...
There is only one chapter today, don’t wait.
