"So, they entered the palace? Well, will Zhu Wuwu protect them?"
Zuo Zhou was lying on a bench under the old tree in the courtyard with his legs crossed. In order to win over Zuo Zhou, Zhu Wuwu was really concerned about the living environment. Some places almost replicated their courtyard in the imperial capital of Qin.
"Yeah, what do you think about this?"
"Just like me now, just lie down and watch!" Zuo Zhou looked at Huamanlou funnyly. After Sikong Zhaixing left, Huamanlou took care of everyone in the Ming Dynasty. In order for Ximen Chuixue's duel to go smoothly,
Their group of friends are also really caring.
"I'm not kidding, this is the only thing that can be called weird in the entire capital now. And it involves the Ten Killers and Yagyu Killers, so you have to be careful."
"Is there anything to be cautious about? Zhu Wuwu doesn't even care, so just keep an eye on the gate of the capital. Zhu Wuwu will not interfere in the duel for my sake. If anyone from the Ten Kills Sect comes, I will kill them directly.
As for the Yagyu family, it depends on whether Zhu ignores them or treats them as allies. You see how simple things are."
"But I just didn't understand what Zhu Wuwu meant, that's why I came to see you." Hua Manlou said and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve. To be more precise, it was a notice.
"What is it?" Zuo Zhou put down the teacup and took it and opened it.
He originally thought that nothing would surprise him, but he was confused after taking a quick look at it. Zhu ignored this operation, and he couldn't understand it either!
The whole announcement was about two things. The first one was to admit that Cheng Shifei was the prince who had been away from home with the queen at the time, and tell the world that he hoped he could return to Beijing for reunion! The second one was to grant Cheng Shifei a marriage, and the woman’s identity was also very important.
Interesting, Princess Begonia!
Begonia! Return to the princess!
This announcement did not specifically introduce who Princess Haitang was, but anyone who knew something about Zhu Wuwu should know that one of the four secret agents of Hulong Villa was Shangguan Haitang. People could easily
It’s the right number.
"this……"
Although Hua Manlou couldn't see it, he could tell by the sound that the other party was embarrassed. Even the most resourceful person would not be able to figure out what this operation was.
However, Hua Manlou didn't know the inside story, but Zuo Zhou knew about the grievances between Zhu Wuwu and Gu Santong. Su Xin's son was not wrong about this, but it had nothing to do with Zhu Wuwu. What's the situation now?
The stepfather ignores the previous suspicion and regards the procrastinator as his own son?
Does Zhu Wuwu have this kind of character? Zuo Zhou doesn't believe it. Unless Su Xin knows Cheng Shifei's identity in advance, there is no way to explain it.
But now, as the master of the harem, Su Xin has no reason or channel to detect these things. In other words, this matter is still led by Zhu Wuwu. What is the purpose? Is it just to make Su Xin happy?
Although Zhu Wuli is willful, he is not so willful. You must know that he is the emperor now, and the sudden emergence of a prince is a big or small matter. How do you want the people of the world to see it, and how do you want the officials in the government and the public to see it?
Compared with this influence, the latter thing seems to be a bit insignificant, but Zuo Zhou also knows Shangguan Haitang, and Zhang Junbao even mentioned her emphatically at the beginning, knowing that this person should not have any interest in the right and wrong.
Bar.
"I don't understand what Zhu Mingfang is thinking, but can you find the two protagonists on this notice?"
Hua Manlou shook his head, "The voice of my Hua family is not so exaggerated that it can be spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. In terms of detecting intelligence, we can only borrow the power of the Demon Sect."
Zuo Zhou nodded. This was indeed an embarrassing matter. If it was something else, he could go to Tianzun's people for help. Murong Qiudi would not refuse. But this matter itself involved Zhu Wuwu and Murong.
Qiudi is not easy to take action.
"You go back first. I'll think of other ways to see if I can get relevant information. By the way, you can actually go find the Yagyu sisters. Zhu Wuwu only released this kind of thing after taking them in.
Yes, maybe there is a connection."
Hua Manlou thought about it for a while without saying much, and stood up and left. As for how to find the Yagyu sisters, that was his business. With his martial arts, it was not difficult to enter the palace and find two women, as long as he did not bring any malicious intentions.
, it would not be so easy to be discovered by Zhu Wuwu and the masters of the palace.
And Zuo Zhou was not idle either. He immediately contacted the spies of the Qinglong Society secretly. It was not because he was really interested, but because he was curious and thought the melon would be pretty good-looking.
…
"Even if we enter the southeastern coastal area ahead, let's take a rest. No matter how anxious you are, you can't mess up the situation, otherwise Guihai won't be able to save you with a knife, and you will get in instead."
Cheng Shifei held the reins with one hand and said to Shangguan Haitang, who was also galloping. After the two of them got out of the prison, they rode horses all the way and arrived at the southeastern coastal area in just seven days.
But Cheng Shifei can't hold on any longer. I know you have strong skills, but you can't squander it like this. Even if you can bear the journey day and night, the horse can't stand it. The horse can stand it, but my wallet can't stand it either!
Yes, Cheng Shifei has no money. Horses that can be used for long-distance travel are not cheap. Now that they no longer have the identity of secret agents, it is impossible to go to the official inn to change horses. In other words, whenever the horses cannot bear it,
They had to go to town to buy horses.
Although Cheng Shifei had saved a lot of money, he had no reason to take his belongings with him, so he tasted the feeling of "poverty" in his eagerness.
Shangguan Haitang slowly stopped the horse and found that the horses under him were indeed tired. He thought for a while and nodded: "Then let's rest up front for a night. We haven't received any news about Guihai Yi Dao yet. I think the enemy must have
We haven’t started yet, we should still have time.”
Cheng Shifei breathed a sigh of relief, pulled two horses and entered the inn in front of him. He was in such a hurry that he forgot to see what kind of city it was. He just looked up and knew that the name of the inn was Yunlai.
"Two guests are seated upstairs?"
The waiters also watch people order dishes and know that they are the ones who can afford private dining.
Cheng Shifei nodded but immediately saw the notice on the door of the inn outside, "Sir, is this the latest notice?"
"Your Majesty, are you interested? I have several more pictures."
It wasn't a wanted order, so the innkeeper generously took out one and handed it to Cheng Shifei, and the two of them just looked at it while going to the upstairs seating area.
After the waiter served a pot of tea, the two began to feel awkward.
"Hehe, hehe, wife!"
"If you call me one more time, I will pull out your tongue!"
Cheng Shifei was a little timid, "This is the announcement made by Zhu Wuwu, it has nothing to do with me!"
"Hey, except for the second point, which I agree with, talking about a prince or living among the people is nonsense." Cheng Shifei curled his lips. I have been wandering for so long and been a spy for so long. It's really ridiculous.
If he were your son, wouldn't he have known each other long ago? It must be Zhu Wuli's conspiracy to waste his energy.
"What if I said, this is true?"
"..."
Cheng Shifei was confused for a moment. With his unruly personality, he originally thought that nothing could shock him, but the other party came up and threw a big bomb.
"What do you mean?"
Shangguan Haitang was silent for a moment, "Su Xin, who is now the queen, is indeed your biological mother, but your biological father is not Zhu Wuwu, but a martial arts master named Gu Santong. Later, Su Xin separated from you and married another
Zhu ignored it, so there is no problem in saying that you are the prince, but with this status, you cannot inherit the throne."
"What are you doing to summarize? How can such a complicated dispute be explained in just a few sentences? Do I seem to be someone who has ambitions to inherit the throne?" Cheng Shifei rolled his eyes and looked away. Maybe it was time to disguise himself as a woman.
As time went by, he actually felt like a bit of a sissy.
However, Shangguan Haitang didn't care, "You have also met Su Xin. You should understand that Zhu Wuwu attaches great importance to Su Xin, and there is absolutely no coercion in it. As for your biological father Gu Santong... He was also famous in the world back then.
You can inquire based on your own ability. If we were to say it, we would inevitably have different positions."
Cheng Shifei stared straight at Shangguan Haitang, "What are the differences between positions? So... there are still many problems, right? I know you are grateful for Zhu Wuli's upbringing, but you hate evil, since you are willing to go to jail.
But the glory and wealth of 'Princess Haitang' should know better than me how difficult it is to stay on the right path all your life!"
Shangguan Haitang did not escape, and looked directly into his eyes, "What is the right thing? What is right about the relationship between three people? Is it decided by passers-by who ends up with whom?"
Cheng Shifei frowned, "Then let me ask a few questions and you answer me truthfully."
"you say."
"Did Zhu Wuwu kill my father?"
"no."
"Is my father a bad man?"
"He is not a treacherous and evil person."
"..."
Cheng Shifei suddenly didn't know what was right. Shangguan Haitang knew him very well. Although he was not stubborn and did not know how to adapt, he also had his own bottom line. "He is not a treacherous or evil person". This evaluation basically means that he is
Shangguan Haitang has reached the bottom line. To translate, his father has not committed any major crimes against humanity and the country.
But can you say that such a person is a good person?
This is a bit shocking. Could it be that his father is a scumbag?
Shangguan Haitang suddenly felt that she was being too cruel and should be more tactful, but...in her heart, there was actually no difference between Zhu Wuwu and Gu Santong, neither of them were good people.
She has long known about the dirty things that Zhu ignored. They were just for the sake of the country before, so she could ignore them. But if the purpose becomes to gain power for herself and compete for women, then these dirty things will become crimes that she cannot tolerate, and this is why she can ignore them.
The reason why he has always been at odds with Zhu Wuli.
Similarly, Gu Santong is not a good person. He has no righteousness in his heart. Whether it is because of martial arts fanaticism or fame and fortune, he has already crossed the bottom line of the law by disrupting the order of the martial arts world by his own efforts.
It's just that she no longer has an official status, Zhu Wuwu has been kind to her in raising her, and Gu Santong also gave her all his skills. From any point of view, she should not blame more, everything is answered
Let’s just let ourselves find out what’s right and wrong!
"You don't have to accompany me. Su Xin has been thinking about you for so many years. You should go and accompany her." Shangguan Haitang took a deep breath and persuaded softly.
"Hey, as a man, there is no reason for you to face danger by yourself?" Cheng Shifei leaned back, "Besides, you also said that Zhu Wuwu truly loves my mother, so he can go back and recognize his wife at any time."
Shangguan Haitang opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say much. After eating some food, the two of them went back to their rooms to sleep.
At night, Cheng was tossing and turning, and the content on the notice was destined to disturb his heart. If there was not the matter of Guihai's sword, he really wanted to run away and return it.
But... "Zhu Yiwu directly gave me and Haitang a marriage, maybe he wanted to please my mother! Well, from a certain point of view, this stepfather is not bad..."
She couldn't sleep in Shangguan Haitang's room next door. It wasn't because of the right and wrong. After all, she had no bad intentions in this regard. When Gu Santong gave her the power, he also said that there was absolutely no threat or plot.
The meaning of her repayment of kindness is to give whatever she wants.
But she couldn't really pretend that people didn't care, but if she wanted her to commit herself to him, that would be unthinkable. And Zhu Wuli's marriage gift was just a joke. If she really cared about glory and wealth, then she wouldn't even think about it.
I won't stay in the prison for that long.
Now she doesn't want Cheng Shifei to follow her anymore. She knows the strength of the Ten Kills Sect all too well. Although Li Yuanfang took action and crippled the Ten Kills Sect, the remaining people still caused so many things. She is now
Her strength is at the top of the Human Ranking. If she can reach the Earth Ranking level with all her strength, she has no idea how strong it is.
So this is destined to be a dangerous journey. She also wants to outwit her, but it is not easy!
Su Xin has always been kind to her, and Gu San Tong is also kind to her. She can't let it go wrong anymore, there is any danger!
…
Cheng Shifei squinted his eyes and glanced at the skylight outside the window, "Let's go, it must be three o'clock in the morning. I finally fell asleep last night, but who knew that this sleep was a bit too much. It's true that Shangguan Haitang didn't come to call him."
He shook his head, stretched his limbs and sat up. He twisted his neck and felt full of energy. He washed his face casually and pushed the door open.
"Lu Jianxing, the bannerman of Jinyiwei, pays homage to His Highness!"
There were about fifty people kneeling upstairs and downstairs. The leader's face was a bit long, and his beard under his chin seemed to have been carefully trimmed. There was a flattering look on his face.
Cheng Shifei took a step back and closed the door. When he opened the door slowly, he found that all the people were kneeling. He pressed against the wall like a passerby and tried to sneak out from the side, but he found that the direction in which all the Jin Yiwei were kneeling began to rotate with him.
"So... His Highness called me... Shangguan Haitang, you stinky bitch is a bit ignorant!"