Chapter 302

In the banquet hall of the Shen family, Shen Xudong sat at the main seat, and plates of delicate dishes were served to the banquet.

"Mr. Chen arrived in Luoyang for the first time, how do you feel?"

He asked kindly, Gu Chen was sitting opposite him, and the banquet tonight was specially prepared for Gu Chen.

"The imperial capital of Kyushu is full of flowers, which is breathtaking."

Gu Chen responded with a smile.

"Although the imperial capital is prosperous, it is also noisy. I wonder where Mr. Chen is from?"

Shen Xudong asked seemingly casually.

As the current national teacher, he has always been good at observing others.

Ever since he saw the spectacle of Bai Rixing in Zhenwu Academy, he was full of curiosity and confusion about this ancient.

He has a lot of knowledge and thinks that his theory will never go wrong, but Chen Gu has subverted his theory.

King Dawu's battle body is obviously only first-class physique, so why can it trigger such terrifying visions of heaven and earth?

This question has been lingering in his mind for more than ten days, and now that the other party has finally moved into his mansion, he wants to try it out.

"The younger generation has no fixed place to live, and the world is their home."

Gu Chen can't see that this grandfather intends to test himself, answering either avoid the important ones or ignore the important ones, or answer irrelevant questions.

Seeing that he didn't take the bait, Shen Xudong didn't ask any further questions, and instead talked about the royal family's ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven three days later.

"The Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony is only held every five years, and it is a grand ceremony for the entire empire. At that time, the royal family will invite the most precious Kunlun Mirror to open the secret land of ten thousand dragons."

"At that time, the descendants of the royal family and the guests attending the banquet of the princes will have the opportunity to enter the secret place of Wanlong."

"Mr. Chen won the seat of the princes banquet because of the emperor's reward. This is what the crown prince tried his best to win. The opportunity can be said to be once in a thousand years. There are some precautions to remember..."

Gu Chen already knew about the Kunlun Mirror from Qinglin Shashen, but now Shen Xudong talked about it again, focusing on some unwritten rules to prevent Gu Chen from being confused about the situation.

Gu Chen heard from his words that he emphasized the rare opportunity and the efforts made by the prince Ji Zefang.

"It seems that my grandfather is assisting the prince and wants to help him get the support of the heaven. If there is no accident, the prince should talk to me in detail before and after the ceremony."

Gu Chen's heart is like a mirror.

While the two were chatting, the butler of Shen's residence outside the hall walked in quickly and whispered a few words in Shen Xudong's ear.

"Huangfude? What is he looking for this old man at this hour?"

Shen Xudong's long snow-white eyebrows frowned.

Gu Chen's pupils couldn't help shrinking a little, people from the Huangfu family are here?

Was it a coincidence that people from Huangfu's family showed up on the first day he lived in Shen's residence?

"Master, the other party said that there is an extremely important matter to discuss."

replied the butler.

"Then let him in."

Shen Xudong thought for a while and said.

The butler then exited the hall, and not long after, he saw a fat middle-aged man in a brocade robe striding in, followed by an old servant.

Gu Chen's eyes narrowed involuntarily, is that Huangfude?

His spiritual consciousness spread out, and it can be roughly judged that Huangfude's cultivation base is around the middle of his life, but the old servant beside him can't see the slightest depth, as if he is just a mortal.

"Master Shen, please forgive me for disturbing you so late. Er, who is this?"

Huangfude greeted Shen Xudong with a pleasant smile, and then saw Gu Chen, slightly surprised.

"It's so late, my nephew has come to this old man, what's the matter?"

Shen Xudong didn't answer Huangfude's question, looking serious.

Seeing his indifferent attitude, Huangfude was not angry, but smiled.

"The younger generation came to visit late at night because of the emperor's will and my father's instructions. I came to inform the national teacher that after the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven three days later, the emperor wants to hold a royal wedding and let my nephew Qingming and little princess Lanchu be formally married. Get married."

As soon as Huangfude said this, not to mention the surprise of the Shen family in the hall, even Gu Chen's face couldn't help but froze!

"Princess Lanchu? Didn't Princess Lanchu run away from marriage and is now gone?"

Shen Xudong asked in surprise.

"Just a few days ago, my nephew personally found Princess Lanchu and welcomed her back to Luoyang."

Huangfude said with a smile.

Shen Xudong was silent for a while.

"National teacher, why don't you speak, is it difficult to hold a wedding?"

Huangfude couldn't help asking.

Shen Xudong came back to his senses and shook his head. "This wedding is held in too much hurry? Now that the entire imperial court is doing their best to prepare for the ceremony, how can we allocate manpower to organize the royal wedding?"

"The old man suggested that the wedding be postponed, so that we can prepare well and make sure nothing goes wrong."

After hearing this, Huangfude did not refute, but said: "What the national teacher said is very true, it is indeed too difficult to prepare for the wedding in such a short period of time, but you also know that in the past few months, rumors about Princess Lanchu have been circulating in Kyushu. It's going to be buzzing."

"People in Kyushu say that Princess Lanchu eloped with someone. Although you and I both know that's not true, but people's words are terrible, and the face of the royal family and my Huangfu family have been damaged by it."

"That's why the emperor thinks that the wedding should be held as soon as possible, so that the mouths of those who do good things can be blocked and the royal face can be saved."

"My father also thought it was a good thing, so it was settled like this."

"This matter will trouble the National Teacher. Negotiate with relevant officials as soon as possible to prepare for the wedding."

Huangfude made it very clear that this was the emperor's intention, and naturally there was no reason to object, so Shen Xudong could only nod his head. "The old man understands, and I will discuss this matter with the ritual officer tomorrow."

"Since the words have been brought, don't bother the national teacher's banquet with the guests."

Huangfude smiled, turned and left with the old servant.

Until his back completely disappeared, the atmosphere in the hall was indescribably heavy.

"Father, once the Huangfu family marries Princess Lanchu, I'm afraid..."

Gu Chen's uncle, Shen Pengyuan, couldn't help saying, because there was an outsider like Gu Chen, he hesitated to speak.

However, Gu Chen understood what he wanted to say. The Huangfu family already had power in power. If Huangfu Qingming married Princess Lanchu again, he would become a relative of the emperor, which would be even more extraordinary.

"Lan Chu was caught..."

For some reason, Gu Chen felt mixed feelings.

Some time ago, he also received a letter from her. He thought she had gone far away, but he didn't expect to be arrested in the end.

Inexplicably hostile in his heart, thinking that Huangfude had a lot to do with his father's disappearance, he couldn't help standing up.

"Master Shen, all of you, since you have had your fill of wine and food, this junior should go back to his room to rest first."

Shen Xudong couldn't help but nodded, Huangfude brought such an explosive news, the Shen family needed to discuss it right now, and the timing of Gu Chen's departure was just right, in their opinion, this was simply very witty.

So Gu Chen left the banquet hall and walked to his own residence.

(end of this chapter)