Chapter 472: Testing the Reality

"Wu Fan, I remember you!" When Wu Fan was in a daze, the old emperor said again, but he did not continue to argue about whether Wu Fan should kneel down.

"That's Wei Chen's honor." Wu Fan said quickly.

"The first time I heard your name was more than a month ago. At that time, you were just an ordinary food transport soldier recruited by the imperial court. As a result, you encountered an ambush by the rebels on the road. You were not afraid of danger and led others to block it. The rebels attacked and killed the rebel leader Yang Zhihu, right?" the old emperor said.

It seems that he really remembered Wu Fan, otherwise, he would not know so much about Wu Fan's situation.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wu Fan said: "However, we were able to kill the enemy's head that time because of everyone's joint efforts, especially Zhou Shan, Wei Chen's captain at the time, who made a lot of efforts. Wei Chen did not dare to be greedy for credit."

The old emperor nodded, with a look of satisfaction on his face: "It's rare to take credit without being proud."

"Do you know why I promoted your title?" the old emperor continued.

"Because Wei Chen gave His Royal Highness the Seventh Princess a birthday gift." Wu Fan said. This matter was not only introduced in his special mission, but also explained in the imperial edict given to him by the old emperor. Therefore, Wu Fan naturally could not pretend not to know. .

"Yes." The old emperor nodded: "Qier is my most beloved child. Every year, I have a headache for her birthday gifts. The ministers give many gifts, but you are the only one who can make Qier like her. The pet you gave me can make my Qier happy, so I will naturally reward you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wu Fan said respectfully.

"You should thank Qier." The old emperor said, and then asked seemingly casually: "Do you know my seventh princess Qier?"

"I don't know." Wu Fan shook his head.

"You really don't know him?" The old emperor seemed a little unconvinced.

"Wei Chen really doesn't know her," Wu Fan said. "This is Wei Chen's first time in the imperial capital, and today is his first time in the palace. Even if he wants to get to know Her Highness the Seventh Princess, there is no chance."

The old emperor stared at Wu Fan for a while, then nodded, seeming to agree with Wu Fan's statement: "I heard that you had a conflict with a group of people in the market yesterday?"

"Let's go, this emperor's monitoring system is too good. We had a fight on the street yesterday, and he actually found out today." Wu Fan complained in his heart: "Does this emperor also have a system around him? A secret service agency like Dongchang and Xichang that monitors hundreds of officials? But I am just a small militia captain from a remote place. I am a little transparent. In the imperial capital with many officials, I am nothing at all. I am not much like ordinary people. What’s the difference? It’s not your turn to monitor me, right?”

Wu Fan was shocked at the old emperor's surveillance methods, and his expression remained unchanged as he said, "Your Majesty, this is what happened."

"What do you mean?" the old emperor asked.

"Yesterday when Wei Chen was wandering in the market, he met a runaway. Wei Chen kindly helped her, but her family came over and wanted to take her home, but she didn't want to go back. She also said that her parents didn't like her and beat her severely, so they didn't want to and didn't dare to go home, so they asked Wei Chen to help save her, but Wei Chen suddenly felt soft and agreed, and that's when the subsequent conflict arose," Wu Fan said.

Because the old emperor seemed to already know about this matter, Wu Fan said it in detail and did not dare to make any omissions. It was no joke to be targeted by people from the East and West Factory, especially when Wu Fan himself had incompetence. The secret was leaked, so he had to tell the truth to prevent the old emperor from suspecting anything about him and targeting him.

"Did she really say that?" the old emperor asked. As he spoke, his temples were beating, as if he was enduring something.

"Yes, every word of Wei Chen is true." Wu Fan said: "Wei Chen was also angry at her parents' behavior at that time, especially when she said that her father would beat her with a whip after drinking. Wei Chen felt pity for her. heart.”

"When did I smoke..." the old emperor suddenly said loudly, but he immediately realized that his performance was inappropriate and changed his words: "When did I have such a cruel father under my rule?"

"Weichen didn't think much about it at the time, and because her acting skills were quite high, Weichen didn't see through it, so he believed her." Wu Fan said, "Later, she confessed to Weichen that her parents were very good to her. , She was just too bored at home, so she wanted to go out for a walk. Only then did Wei Chen realize that he had been deceived. "

After listening to Wu Fan's words, the old emperor's expression improved significantly: "What happened next?"

"Then she went back with her bodyguard." Wu Fan said, "However, I guess she would have been beaten by her parents when she went back. She learned to run away from home at a young age, and she still made such a big fuss. Her father was really angry enough to whip her this time."

"I can't bear to part with you." The old emperor whispered. Then, he coughed twice and said, "Is that all?"

"That's all." Wu Fan said: "Wei Chen really didn't mean to fight in public. I hope your majesty can understand."

The old emperor nodded: "Well, I really don't blame you for this."

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty," Wu Fan said.

"Okay, you go down first, the banquet will start soon." The old emperor said to Wu Fan: "As for your fiefdom, we will talk about it later."

"Yes, I will take my leave." Wu Fan bowed, turned and left the imperial study.

"It seems that Wu Fan did not see through Qi'er's identity. They did not know each other before. Qi'er spoke for Wu Fan yesterday, probably out of gratitude. I was overthinking." After Wu Fan left, the old emperor sat on the dragon throne and said to himself.

After returning to the palace yesterday, the Seventh Princess kept speaking for Wu Fan. The old emperor suspected that Wu Fan had seen through her identity and deliberately approached her for some purpose. Now it seems that everything is just a coincidence.

Wu Fan, who walked out of the imperial study, was confused. He didn't know why the old emperor met him this time. Was it just a simple meeting and chatting? The emperor should be very busy, and he was just a small figure. Could he take time out of his schedule to chat with him?

Originally, Wu Fan thought that the old emperor met him to confirm the fiefdom. However, this was not the case. In addition to asking him about some situations, the old emperor did not confirm the fiefdom until he left.

"However, the old emperor's monitoring system is quite powerful. Is everyone in the imperial capital under his surveillance?" Wu Fan said to himself: "If so, I have to be extremely careful when teleporting next time, and it is better to leave here as soon as possible."