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Compared to herself, Ren Ruyi suddenly felt a little inferior!
When it comes to assassin skills, Ren Ruyi is second to none! Except for Wei Tingyu…
However, when it comes to the responsibilities of a woman taking care of her husband at home, she knows that she is definitely at the bottom compared to these beautiful women!
Even Linglong, who entered the manor at the same time, is much more skilled in this area than I am!
This made Ren Ruyi, who was always unwilling to admit defeat in any aspect, very unhappy.
Of course, this can only be blamed on Wei Tingyu. Who told this marquis to be so philandering and attract so many beautiful women?
……
After finishing his instructions to the women, Wei Tingyu rushed to his brother-in-law, the Duke of Jingguo's residence. Then, after nightfall, he sneaked into the palace and had a passionate night with Consort Yang!
The next day at noon, he successfully obtained the imperial appointment, ordering the Marquis of Jining to represent the dynasty as an envoy to the Kingdom of Wu.
After all, Anguo has won a battle, and Wuguo's national strength has been greatly weakened! In order to avoid being annexed by the other side, it is only natural to form an alliance with this dynasty and support each other.
Since we are going to form an alliance, the Wu Kingdom sent an envoy to the capital, and our dynasty should naturally send an envoy to Wudu as well!
However, Wu Kingdom is currently in a precarious situation and may be attacked by An Kingdom at any time, so basically no one in the court is willing to take this job!
Especially nobles and high-ranking officials, anyone with a title was unwilling to take this risk.
Now, with her brother-in-law, Duke Jing, recommending her brother-in-law, Marquis Jining, in court, Consort Yang also went to the Imperial Study to see the old emperor in the evening to recommend her sworn brother-in-law, Wei Tingyu.
After this series of maneuvers, the old emperor naturally and logically entrusted the matter to him!
This also shows that the current court is very anxious about supporting Wu Kingdom and preventing it from being annexed by An Kingdom so quickly; otherwise, it would never have issued the official seal of the envoy so soon!
Because the matter was urgent, after receiving the official seal of the envoy, Wei Tingyu led Ren Ruyi and eight Golden Shadow Guards (four men and four women) on horseback to Wu Kingdom with light equipment!
As for the remaining Golden Shadow Guards, he left them all in the Jining Marquis's residence to guard the house and property.
The safety of the Marquis's residence is naturally guaranteed! In addition, Dou Zhao is capable of handling things, and with the assistance of the women, there should be no trouble in the Marquis's residence!
In addition, with the support of the Duke of Jing's mansion and Consort Yang in the palace, Wei Tingyu was extremely at ease!
……
"Summon Wei Tingyu, the special envoy of the Central Plains and Marquis of Jining, to the palace!" With a loud announcement, Wei Tingyu, holding the official seal and insignia, entered the Wu Kingdom's court alone.
When the ministers of Wu Kingdom saw such a young man steadily walking into the hall, they all turned to look at him with wide eyes.
Hearing that he was a marquis, one would know that he must be a second-generation scion who inherited the title from his ancestors, and now he was able to represent the great power of the Central Plains to come here as a special envoy.
Is it because there's no one left in the Central Plains? Or do they look down on my Wu Kingdom?
However, Wu Kingdom clearly needs this alliance more right now, so although these ministers were dissatisfied, they did not show it.
"Your subject, Marquis Wei Tingyu of Jining, greets the King of Danyang!" Wei Tingyu went straight up to the palace, his eyes fixed straight ahead, and bowed to the King of Danyang, who was sitting on the throne as regent, before speaking.
This gesture of greeting could be considered extremely arrogant, and Zhang Song, the chief minister of Wu Kingdom, immediately frowned.
"You dare!" A minister beside him immediately rebuked Wei Tingyu angrily, "Since you have seen His Highness the Regent, why do you not kneel?!"
"Yes, yes! Why not kneel?!"
"This is outrageous! Is the Central Plains taking advantage of our dynasty's lack of talent?"
"What an impudent brat! How could a great nation like the Central Plains send such an envoy? It's utterly childish!"
Originally, Wei Tingyu traveled light, and Ren Ruyi was not on the list of envoys.
Therefore, the news that he only brought eight guards with him had already made the ministers of Wu Kingdom dissatisfied.
Seeing that he not only refused to kneel but also refused to even lower his head when facing the regent of Wu Kingdom, they immediately started discussing among themselves.
Moreover, the voices of these people were quite loud, and even without extraordinary senses, Wei Tingyu could hear them clearly.
On the surface, they appeared to be whispering, but in reality, they were saying these things to Wei Tingyu.
Wei Tingyu was no novice in politics, and he naturally understood what was going on in this situation!
Although the two countries are currently seeking an alliance, the question of who takes the lead and who takes the lead in this alliance is of paramount importance.
Especially the Kingdom of Wu. Although their national strength has been damaged and they urgently need the support of the major powers in the Central Plains, they will not willingly become vassals. Therefore, they will inevitably find some topics to nitpick the other party's faults when meeting with the envoys.
In any case, this alliance is based on mutual need, and Wu Kingdom is not worried that Wei Tingyu would dare to turn his back and leave.
After all, he wouldn't be able to explain himself when he returned to the imperial court if he did that...
"A minister of a superior state does not bow to the ruler of a inferior state!" Wei Tingyu said directly after looking at the chattering ministers around him.
Even the emperor wouldn't bow to him, let alone a mere regent?
His attitude was quite clear: kneeling was out of the question; a simple bow was already a gesture of respect.
Upon hearing this, there was another gasp in the court of Wu Kingdom! These ministers never dreamed that the Central Plains would actually send such a hothead as a special envoy!
However, they were hesitant to act rashly at this moment, and they couldn't very well let the guards beat Wei Tingyu out with sticks, could they?
In that case, not only would the alliance fail, but they might even join forces with Anguo to divide up their territory because their envoy was humiliated!
"Wei Hou is right!" It can be said that Yang Xingjian, the Danyang King of Wu Kingdom, is a man who can bend and stretch. This can be seen from the fact that he has coveted the throne for a long time but has been able to endure it without making a move.
Right now, he is putting the principle of patience to the extreme!
He slowly opened his mouth and nodded to Wei Tingyu, saying, "I will accept the letter of state for now. As for other matters, we can discuss them later!"
After all, Wei Tingyu clearly wouldn't back down today, and I couldn't show him any kindness in front of so many ministers, so I could only put the matter aside for the time being.
In any case, there's no point in discussing any specific issues of alliance with such a young man. Right now, the exchange of envoys between the two sides is just a way of making their stance clear.
As long as Anguo believes that the two countries have formed an alliance, that will be enough!
From the perspective of the current Danyang King, it's nothing more than letting Wei Tingyu enjoy himself in Wudu for a while, and once the conflict with Anguo has eased, he can be sent back to his country with courtesy!
The high-ranking officials of Wu Kingdom had nothing to say about the arrangements made by the regent, Prince Danyang, and could only watch as Wei Tingyu walked out of the main hall with a smug look on his face.
Wei Tingyu was naturally aware of the thoughts of the people from Wu Kingdom, including the King of Danyang, but they could never have imagined his own thoughts!
Besides the power of the Wu Kingdom, Wei Tingyu is also determined to obtain the great beauty, Empress Xiao Yan, in the harem!
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As night fell, Wei Tingyu and Ren Ruyi strolled through the streets of Wudu, a bustling commercial center that rivaled even the capital.
"The court in Wu Kingdom is in complete chaos, but the people in Wu Capital are still living their lives as usual!"
Ren Ruyi rarely had such a pleasant time in the first half of her life. She bought two candied hawthorns, handed the larger one to Wei Tingyu, and then happily ate the hawthorn candy while looking at the surrounding scenery and sighing.
"Whether it's the emperor or the regent prince in power... it has nothing to do with these common people!" Wei Tingyu also took a bite of the snack that Ren Ruyi handed him and said with a smile.
"It's a pity that if the An army attacks, it will be related to them!" Ren Ruyi paused for a moment before speaking.
Wei Tingyu knew that although this young woman appeared cold and aloof as a ruthless female assassin, she actually had a gentle side to her heart.
In the original storyline, her sense of right and wrong was changed by the everyday life in the city, transforming her from a deadly female assassin into a chivalrous woman who spoke up for the people.
It seems that Ren Ruyi is gradually starting to develop in this direction.
Wei Tingyu was naturally happy to see this happen!
As the two ate and chatted, Wei Tingyu keenly noticed that several pairs of eyes were watching him from a secluded corner a few dozen steps away.
You don't even need to go up and ask him to know that he must be a spy sent by the Wu Kingdom's court.
Of course, in addition to monitoring themselves, these people also played a certain protective role.
After all, he was an envoy from another country. If something were to happen to him in Wudu, the people of Wu would have a hard time explaining it to them.
Although Wei Tingyu found these tails somewhat annoying, he saw no need to drive them away.
Anyway, the plot will still move forward eventually!
As he was thinking, he saw a commotion of people ahead, and then pedestrians hurriedly dodged to the left and right to make way for him.
A group of warriors dressed in the Six Paths Hall uniforms were hurrying across the street toward them, led by their old nemesis, Zhao Ji, the head of the Six Paths Hall.
I didn't expect this guy to be so quick to return to Wudu. I guess he went back to China ahead of everyone else after the banquet that day.
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Zhao Ji also noticed Wei Tingyu standing in the crowd and Ren Ruyi beside him.
He was stunned for a moment, then stopped in his tracks.
He certainly wouldn't forget those two!
Wei Tingyu allowed his subordinates in the capital to dismiss six of his own men!
Moreover, the Six Paths Hall warriors he brought to the capital were the elite of the elite! In other words, Wei Tingyu had crippled six of his most elite men in one fell swoop!
And Zhao Ji will never forget Ren Ruyi!
After all, she was the most direct trigger for the conflict between him and Wei Tingyu!
This is truly a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road!
Thinking of this, when Zhao Ji looked at the couple in front of him again, his eyes were filled with such rage that they seemed ready to burst forth! His face was also terrifyingly ashen!
Wei Tingyu knew exactly what this guy was thinking! After all, they were in Wudu right now, and he was weighing whether or not to settle scores with him here!