Chapter 282 It seems that King Bei is destined to have unrequited love.

Since Lu Chen came back from the Chu family, after handling government affairs every day, he would go to his inner courtyard to cultivate relationships with his wives and concubines.

On the one hand, he wants to see if he can directly upgrade his realm to the heavenly realm through the system. On the other hand, he is worried that he is just a puppet of some planners, so he wants to enjoy himself in time.

Regardless of whether he is a puppet or not, just enjoy what you can enjoy first and then talk about it later.

Although he thought so in his heart, Lu Chen did not give up completely because of this. He still had to review official documents when they should review them. In recent days, they had been discussing the terms of the business cooperation letter with Dawu's mission.

Maybe it was because Lu Chen didn't agree to cooperate with Wu Yunwan. The conditions put forward by Wu Yunwan were basically very harsh, and it didn't look like he wanted to cooperate.

Northland, Government Hall.

Today is another round of negotiations. The business cooperation agreement has been negotiated for more than ten days, but neither party is satisfied with the cooperation conditions proposed by the other party.

Lu Chen sat on the throne, looked at Wu Yunwan in the main hall, and said with a smile: "Elder Princess, after all, you took the initiative to come to this king's kingdom. You have to give in to some conditions, right? You want to take advantage of everything. This Isn’t it a little too much?”

Hearing this, Wu Yunwan's face did not change and she said calmly: "Although it was Da Wu who proposed the cooperation, it involves Da Wu's interests. Naturally, I cannot give in casually. If I give in casually, wouldn't it be tantamount to betrayal?" Dawu."

At this time, Wu Ming, who was sitting aside, looked a little ugly. He originally thought that the conditions proposed by Beiguo were almost enough and he could sign it, but Wu Yunwan refused to agree to it.

Wu Ming originally thought that he would sign the business cooperation letter anyway, bypass Wu Yunwan, and then reach an agreement with Lu Chen alone. However, at this time, Wu Ming realized that his words were of no use to the mission. The entire Dawu Mission It's Wu Yunwan's person.

As long as Wu Yunwan does not relent, the rest of the Dawu mission will not relent. If Wu Ming agrees to Lu Chen's conditions behind the back of everyone in the mission at this time, then he is betraying Da Wu. Wu Ming obviously does not dare to do this.

He also knew why Wu Yunwan kept delaying and was always dissatisfied with the conditions proposed by Beiguo. It was obvious that Wu Yunwan did not want to give herself the credit for this mission to Beiguo, so she would find faults in various ways.

Thinking of this, Wu Ming clenched his fists, and then he said: "How about we each make a concession. The caravans from the North can travel unimpeded in Dawu, and the caravans from Dawu can also do business in the North."

Hearing this, Wu Yunwan said: "The caravan is a trivial matter. The key is business tax and business scope."

"I heard that although the commerce in the Northern Kingdom is relatively developed, the prices of many goods are directly controlled by the Northern Palace, and not everything in the Northern Kingdom can be bought and sold."

"I think this is very unfair to Dawu's caravan. The caravan from the North can run any business in Dawu, but Dawu's caravan has to be subject to various restrictions when it comes to the North. This is obviously unfair. Since we To sign a business cooperation agreement, certain commercial projects in the North should also be opened to Dawu."

Hearing this, Lu Chen smiled. It seemed that Wu Yunwan was thinking that if she could not get the credit this time, then Wu Ming would not be able to get it either. Wu Yunwan should be very clear that there were some conditions that the North could not give in to.

The North Country is still in the process of reform and development, so management is naturally relatively strict, and not everything can be relaxed.

Wu Yunwan was sure that she would not agree to those conditions, so she deliberately proposed to add those conditions to the business cooperation agreement.

Just when everyone was in a stalemate, a Jin Yiwei soldier entered the main hall. Today was the day to receive the military envoy. If there was no important matter, the Jin Yiwei soldier would not enter the main hall casually.

The Jin Yiwei soldiers came to Lu Chen at this time, and then whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the capital. Both commanders are waiting for you in the study!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen frowned. Liang Zong and Qin Yushan wouldn't know that today he was discussing a trade cooperation letter with Dawu's delegation. At this time, he sent a Jin Yiwei soldier to look for him. It seemed that he was Something really happened, there should be big movement in the direction of the capital.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen immediately stood up and said to Wu Yunwan: "Eldest Princess, I'm really sorry. I suddenly have an important matter to deal with. This is the end of today's discussion."

After the words fell, Lu Chen flicked his sleeves and turned around to leave the political hall. Seeing this scene, Wu Ming thought Lu Chen was angry, so he said from the side: "Sister Huang, my father asked you to go on a mission to the North Kingdom. , I didn’t ask you to anger King Bei.”

"You say it's for the North Country, but why do I feel like you have other thoughts?"

Hearing Wu Ming's words, Wu Yunwan's expression did not change at all. She said calmly: "Third brother, some interests cannot be given away casually. As a prince and a candidate for the position of prince, If you can even betray Dawu's interests casually, then what qualifications do you have to compete for that position?"

After Wu Yunwan finished speaking, Wu Ming snorted coldly and did not continue. He stood up directly, flicked his sleeves, and left the hall.

At the same time, Lu Chen came to the study room.

At this time, Liang Zong and Qin Yushan were standing at the door of the study. When they saw Lu Chen coming, they both saluted at the same time and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Lu Chen walked directly into the study and said as he walked: "Without courtesy, come in and talk about it. What's the matter?"

The two immediately followed into the study room.

Entering the study, Liang Zong handed the envelope in his hand to Lu Chen, and said: "A vision has appeared in the capital, and the vision is very similar to the one that appeared in the Beiwang Mansion. It is also a golden light. inserted into the sky, and then dark clouds gathered and thunder and lightning surged.”

Hearing Liang Zong's words, Lu Chen's brows instantly furrowed. No wonder the two of them were so anxious, something like this happened in the capital.

Lu Chen quickly opened the envelope, and then carefully read some of the information mentioned in the letter.

Qin Yushan continued on the side: "Recently, there are rumors in the capital that a strong man in the heavenly realm has been born in the royal family. However, there is another rumor in the capital. There are rumors that Zhuge Chongguang is not a real strong man in the heavenly realm, he is just a fake. The realm of heaven and humanity is still far from the true realm of heaven and humanity.”

After listening to Qin Yushan's words and looking at the information in his hand, Lu Chen fell into deep thought.

Unexpectedly, in such a short period of time, someone in the palace actually touched the threshold of the heavenly realm.

I just don’t know who caused the vision, and I don’t know if that person really broke through to the heavenly realm, or was that person just like Zhuge Chongguang, who only stepped into the heavenly realm with one foot?

Judging from folk rumors, the person who caused the strange phenomenon in the palace should have only stepped into the realm of heaven and humanity. This rumor most likely came from the palace. Since the other party knew that Zhuge Chongguang had not broken through to heaven and humanity, state, that means that person is probably in the same state as Zhuge Chongguang now, and has not truly aligned with the Tao.

Who is the one?

Is it the national master Situ Ce, or his own father?

His father has the sacred object of Xuanyue Palace in his hands, so he is the most likely to break through to the realm of heaven and man.

Seeing that Lu Chen did not speak, Liang Zong added: "The elite soldiers that the imperial court sent to the south to suppress the rebellion have been transferred to the border of Qi State and will soon enter Qi State. The number is about 400,000."

"However, although the imperial court frequently mobilizes troops, His Majesty has not been in court for a long time. There are already rumors that His Majesty is seriously ill and is in danger. Now the struggle for power among the princes in the capital is getting more and more serious, and their fights have been brought to the surface. , but His Majesty did not intervene at all, it seemed as if something really happened to His Majesty."

Hearing Liang Zong's words, Lu Chen, who was deep in thought, couldn't help laughing, and then said, "My father is not so easy to get into trouble."

Lu Chen didn't believe at all that Emperor Xia was in danger. He was already a Grand Master, how could he die so easily.

My father is probably planning another conspiracy.

Since there are already rumors that Zhuge Chongguang is not in the heavenly realm, there is a high probability that Zhuge Chongguang's matter was noticed by Emperor Xia. Since Emperor Xia has noticed it, Emperor Xia cannot take any action at all.

So what will Emperor Xia do next?

Should he directly let the imperial army attack the Northern Kingdom, or should he send a great master to assassinate Zhuge Chongguang first?

But having said that, Emperor Xia pretended to be ill at this time, which made Lu Chen a little confused. He didn't know what Emperor Xia had planned.

Could it be that Emperor Xia thought that he would feel that he was in danger, and then launched a rebellion at this time?

After Lu Chen came back to his senses, he said to Liang Zong and Qin Yushan: "Let the spies continue to pay attention to the movements in the capital and the court, and notify me as soon as there is news."

Liang Zong and Qin Yushan said in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, a servant said at the door: "Your Majesty, Princess Dawu wants to see you."

Lu Chen said: "Ask her to wait for me in the pavilion in the outer courtyard. I will be here soon."

Having said this, Lu Chen said to Liang Zong and Qin Yushan: "You go and do your work."

"My subordinates, please leave." After the two of them finished speaking, they turned and left the study.

Lu Chen did not go to the pavilion in the outer courtyard immediately. He looked at the information in his hand and continued to think for a while. Finally, he decided to go to Zhuge Chongguang and ask him what Zhuge Chongguang thought after meeting Wu Yunwan.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen immediately went to the outer courtyard.

Wu Yunwan, who was wearing a long purple dress, was already sitting in the pavilion, sipping the palace's dragon and phoenix tea. When she saw Lu Chen coming, Wu Yunwan smiled slightly, and then said: "I didn't expect that the Beiwang Palace has such special tea. I wonder if Beiwangfu sells this kind of tea?"

At this time, Lu Chen glanced at the maid Xiaorou who was serving tea to Wu Yunwan, and instantly understood what was going on. This must be Mu Zixuan's fault.

Lu Chen wasn't angry either. As his princess, Mu Zixuan probably saw that he was coveting Princess Dawu's body.

Moreover, if Wu Yunwan has a good impression of him, even if he and Wu Yunwan are not married, he can still get some benefits from Wu Yunwan, so there is nothing wrong with inviting Wu Yunwan to drink dragon and phoenix tea.

After Lu Chen came to his senses, he said with a smile: "If the eldest princess likes to drink this tea, I will ask my servant to send a pound to the eldest princess later."

Wu Yunwan said: "How can this be done? Your tea is no ordinary tea at first glance. How can I drink your tea for free?"

Lu Chen said: "If the eldest princess feels sorry for herself, how about agreeing to the conditions proposed by Beiguo?"

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Wu Yunwan immediately said: "No wonder King Bei is willing to take out such precious tea for me to drink. It turned out to be this idea. I'm afraid this won't work. Although the tea is delicious, there are some principle issues. I will not give in."

Lu Chen said calmly: "Since the eldest princess has no intention of giving in, why does the eldest princess come alone to meet with me? Could it be that the eldest princess has figured it out and plans to give Miss Qian to me as a concubine?"

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Wu Yunwan snorted coldly, and then said: "If you want Miss Qian to be your concubine, it depends on whether King Bei has the ability."

Seeing that Wu Yunwan seemed angry, Lu Chen said with a smile, "The eldest princess will know from now on whether she has this ability."

Just when Wu Yunwan was about to say something else, Lu Chen suddenly said: "The king can ask the eldest princess to sign the business cooperation letter, but the eldest princess must agree to the conditions we proposed at the beginning."

Seeing that Lu Chen agreed so easily, Wu Yunwan was slightly stunned. This was the main reason why she came today. She thought that Lu Chen would have to put forward some conditions before Lu Chen would agree, but she didn't say anything yet. I immediately agreed.

From the beginning, she planned to use the treaty of the business cooperation letter as a condition, and then exchange for her signature on the business cooperation letter. This time she went to the North Country, the entire mission was hers, and only if she nodded, the people in the mission would agree. If the mission does not agree to the conditions proposed by the Northern Kingdom, then it will be useless no matter what conditions the Northern Kingdom proposes.

Seeing that Wu Yunwan seemed a little unresponsive, Lu Chen said with a smile: "Isn't this the reason why the eldest princess came to the king? Why does the eldest princess look so surprised?"

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Wu Yunwan came back to her senses. She smiled and then said: "I am a little curious. King Bei just asked me to sign the business cooperation letter from the beginning. Why does it have to be Are you wasting these ten days?"

Lu Chen looked at Wu Yunwan's beautiful eyes and said with a smile: "Who said I wasted these more than ten days?"

"If I had asked the eldest princess to sign the business cooperation letter from the beginning, then Miss Qian, whom I admire, would have left the North Kingdom very soon. I would also like Miss Qian to stay in the North Country for a while longer."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, the smile on Wu Yunwan's face froze instantly, and she immediately said: "King Bei, this joke is not funny."

Lu Chen said calmly: "The biggest characteristic of this king is that I don't like to joke."

After hearing this, and looking at Lu Chen's eyes that were looking at her, Wu Yunwan seemed to really feel Lu Chen's love for her, but she was no longer angry now, and her face once again A smile appeared.

"It seems that King Bei is destined to have unrequited love. Miss Qian will never marry King Bei."

Lu Chen said nonchalantly: "Eldest Princess, you can't say something too early."

Wu Yunwan said: "I am very curious, where does King Bei's confidence come from? Does it mean that King Bei thinks that one day the North will be able to conquer the entire Dawu Dynasty?"

The corner of Lu Chen's mouth raised again, and then he said: "It is not necessarily necessary to conquer the entire Dawu. When the Northern Kingdom reaches a certain level, someone from the Dawu Dynasty will naturally send Miss Qian to the Northern Kingdom."

Wu Yunwan said: "Oh? Really? Then let's see how powerful the Northern Kingdom can be made by the Northern King."

Having said this, Wu Yunwan stood up from the stone bench and said, "If King Bei has nothing else to do, I will go back first."

Lu Chen said: "Okay, eldest princess, walk slowly."

Wu Yunwan then left the palace.

When Wu Yunwan was riding back in the carriage, she suddenly felt her heart beating faster, and the words Lu Chen just said echoed in her ears again.

Wu Yunwan couldn't help but think, could it be that King Bei really wasn't joking, and was he really making plans for himself?

After all, the Northern King is a vassal king who can make the Northern Kingdom so powerful in such a short period of time. Will he use those little tricks because of a woman?

Or is it that King Bei has been dragging him for other reasons?

Wu Yunwan thought for a long time, but she still couldn't figure out why Lu Chen dragged her for more than ten days.

When Wu Yunwan returned to her place of residence, as soon as she entered the courtyard, someone from the mission came in and said, "Princess, the King of the North has sent a pound of tea."

Hearing this, Wu Yunwan was stunned for a moment. She suddenly thought of the tea she had just drank in Beiwang Mansion.

Then Wu Yunwan said: "Bring it in."

The next moment, the people from the mission brought in the tea leaves sent by Bei Wang Mansion. Wu Yunwan took the tea leaves sent by Bei Wang Mansion, then opened it and smelled it.

Although the tea had not yet been soaked in hot water, she could already smell a faint fragrance. This fragrance made her feel extremely relaxed, and her state of mind was also vaguely loose.

Wu Yunwan knew very well that this tea was very precious, but to be on the safe side, she still said to Pei Hong: "Mr. Pei, can you help me check this tea to see if there is anything wrong with it?"

Hearing this, Pei Hong came to Wu Yunwan, grabbed some tea leaves, smelled it, and then said: "Princess, there is nothing wrong with this tea leaf, but why did King Bei give you this tea leaf?"

Wu Yunwan said: "The tea that Bei Gong just drank in Bei Wang Mansion was made from this tea. As soon as the tea entered my mouth, I felt relaxed. My whole person became extremely relaxed, and the true energy in my body circulated. I feel a lot more comfortable, and I vaguely feel like I’m about to break through.”

Hearing this, Pei Hong was stunned. There was actually tea with such effects. This showed how precious this tea was.

Pei Hong then asked curiously: "Elder Princess, why did King Bei give you such precious tea?"

Hearing Pei Hong's question, Wu Yunwan was silent for a moment. She once again thought of what Lu Chen said before.

Wu Yunwan couldn't help but think again, could this little man, King Bei, really want her? Otherwise, why would he give himself such a precious thing?

But it's a pity that she is destined to never marry this little man. She is going to be the king of God in the future, so how can she marry the King of the North.

Not only will she not marry Bei Wang, she will even become Bei Wang's future enemy.