Chapter 453 Lord Li shows goodwill

The music ended and the crowd dispersed. The place that was unusually lively and even crowded just now returned to its previous state as Zhao Qi left, leaving only Wu Fan and the other two standing there.

"Sir, let's go too." Luo Yue said.

Wu Fan nodded and said, "Let's go!"

Then, Wu Fan and Luo Yue got on the carriage, and Luo Yue continued to act as a groom. Because of the previous incident, Luo Yang was unusually serious and careful when driving the carriage.

Soon, Wu Fan and the other two arrived at the official post station, which was set up by the court and was specially used for local officials who came to the imperial capital to rest and stay. The area was large and the environment was also very good.

Generally speaking, local officials could not come to the imperial capital without the emperor's order, unless they came to report their work or had other important things to do. However, this situation was relatively rare, so the official post station was not full all year round. After Wu Fan arrived, he showed his identity token and got a house with a courtyard, with as many as seven or eight rooms.

"If such a house were placed in the imperial capital on Earth, it would probably be worth tens of millions or even more." Wu Fan looked at his temporary residence and muttered to himself.

Wu Fan was still very satisfied with his temporary residence. Originally, he thought he would be assigned a room like staying in an inn, but he didn't expect that he would be assigned a house with a yard. This made him feel surprised and satisfied at the same time.

"Sir, someone from the Sifengsi Yamen wants to see you." Luo Yue had just helped Wu Fan clean up the room when Luo Yang came to find Wu Fan.

"Someone from the Sifengsi?" Wu Fan was slightly stunned.

What does it mean? Did Lord Li regret letting him go again? Or was there something else?

"Let him in." Wu Fan said.

"Yes." Luo Yang responded.

What surprised Wu Fan was that there were not just one person from the Sifengsi, but seven or eight people. The two leading people were wearing Sifengsi uniforms, and the others were dressed like maids and servants.

"What do you want to see me for?" Wu Fan asked directly.

"Sir Wu, we are following Sir Li's orders to deliver some daily necessities to Sir Wu. In addition, Sir Li is afraid that Sir Wu will not feel comfortable here, so he asked us to bring a few maids and servants to serve Sir Wu." One of the staff members of the Sifeng Division said respectfully to Wu Fan.

"Sir Li is too polite." Wu Fan said.

Wu Fan knew that the reason why Sir Li did this was definitely because he was afraid of revenge from him later, which could prove once again that Zhao Qi's identity was quite extraordinary.

"Okay, leave the things and people behind, you can go back and thank Sir Li for me." Wu Fan said.

Wu Fan knew that if he rejected Sir Li's kindness, the other party would probably feel uneasy and restless. On the contrary, if he accepted these people and things, Sir Li would feel happy.

Wu Fan had no intention of offending a fourth-rank official when he first came to the imperial capital, not to mention an official from the Ministry of Personnel.

"Yes." The two Sifengsi staff members bowed to Wu Fan, then left the servants and maids they brought with them and turned to leave.

"Luo Yue, they are all in your care. You are responsible for arranging them." Wu Fan said to Luo Yue.

"Yes, sir." Luo Yue replied.

Not long after the two Sifengsi staff members left, the person in charge of the official post station also came to see Wu Fan in person, asked Wu Fan about his well-being, and asked Wu Fan if he had any requests. Wu Fan estimated that this person might be so enthusiastic about him because of Lord Li.

After sending away the overly enthusiastic person in charge of the post station, Wu Fan took Luo Yang away from the official post station. Yanyang City is the imperial capital of Yanfeng Country. Since he was here, Wu Fan naturally planned to take a good look.

When Wu Fan took Luo Yang out, Zhao Qi entered the palace under the escort of the soldiers and guards. After those people withdrew, Zhao Qi took Xiaoqing and went straight to the imperial study.

In the imperial study, the Emperor of Yanfeng held a memorial in his hand, frowning slightly. Below him stood several ministers, all of whom were important officials of the court.

"My dear ministers, what do you think of the marriage proposed by Nanping?" The Emperor sat upright on a chair, looking at the ministers he relied on the most and said.

"Your Majesty, Nanping requested to marry their princess to Your Majesty as a concubine. This is a manifestation of the prosperity of our Yanfeng country and its prestige. It is really gratifying." Yuan Ji, the Minister of Personnel, praised with a cupped hand.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Nanping is one of the richest small countries in the south. It has always been a vassal state of our Yanfeng country. This time, marrying their princess to Your Majesty should also be intended to further consolidate the relationship between the two countries." Hou Yi, the Minister of Works, said.

His Majesty nodded, and seemed to have similar ideas.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the little princess of Nanping is young and beautiful, but she is a bit wild. She doesn't like knitting and sewing, but likes to play with knives and sticks. If she enters your Majesty's harem, it may damage the royal dignity." Minister of Revenue Zhou Yanfeng said.

"Lord Zhou is overthinking." Minister of War Li Yang said: "The little princess is a princess in Nanping, so she can do whatever she wants, but when she comes to our Yanfeng Kingdom, she is just one of your Majesty's concubines, so she must abide by the rules of our Yanfeng Kingdom and cannot do anything beyond the rules."

"I'm afraid that the princess is from a small country, doesn't know etiquette, is wild and unruly, and doesn't obey discipline." Zhou Yanfeng raised his eyebrows and said.

"I think that Nanping is just a small country in the south. How can their princess be worthy of your majesty? What's more, she is a princess who doesn't follow the rules. I wonder what their intention is in marrying such a princess to your majesty?" said Qi Kai, the Minister of Rites.

The people had some different opinions on the marriage between Nanping and Yanfeng. However, no one thought that there was anything wrong with their old emperor marrying a young princess who had just come of age. In this era, it was not a big deal for an old man to marry a young wife, not to mention that the person involved was the emperor who had power over the world.

The disagreement among the people was that some people felt that the active princess was not worthy of their Yanfeng emperor. Marrying the emperor and becoming a concubine required character and manners. Obviously, some people felt that the princess could not meet such requirements.

The old emperor was silent for a while, then suddenly looked at the Minister of War Li Yang and said, "I remember that more than a month ago, Nanping State asked us for help, but we were busy suppressing the rebels in our territory and dealing with the demon army at that time, so we ignored it, right?"