Woo, woo!
Three days later, at dawn, drums and horns sounded in unison in front of the north gate of Daxia City (Great Capital City}.
The delegation from the Purple Eagle Dynasty entered the city in a grand procession, welcomed by officials from the Court of State Ceremonial of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The Third Prince, Yin Tianzheng, dressed in magnificent robes and radiating confidence, rode a tall horse and waved continuously to the people lining the streets to welcome him.
So many citizens of Great Capital City came spontaneously just to catch a glimpse of him; it seems the initial publicity campaign was very successful.
Yin Tianzheng was very pleased with himself, and his smile became even brighter.
Chen Ke mingled in the crowd, waving a small flag and cheerfully greeting the Third Prince.
He was just curious to come and take a look, but someone handed him a small flag and gave him a reward of one or two taels of silver.
Why not make money if you have it?
Even a tiny mosquito is still meat.
Welcome, welcome! A warm welcome!
Welcome, welcome! A warm welcome!
The people on both sides of the street waved small flags at the same time, like two red dragons rolling, which was quite a spectacular sight.
The exceptionally handsome third prince rode slowly forward on his horse, drawing gasps of amazement from the crowd as he came into view.
"How impressive! No wonder he is the Third Prince of the Purple Eagle Dynasty!"
"Only a man of such charisma could accomplish such a feat as rushing a thousand miles to the princess's aid!"
"The Third Prince and the Princess of Qin are a match made in heaven."
"The divine pig is in grave danger!"
"Don't mention that troublemaker, you're asking for a beating, aren't you?"
...
The crowd was buzzing with discussion, completely unaware that the scourge they were talking about was standing right among them.
Chen Ke stared in astonishment at the Third Prince approaching on his tall horse, finding him increasingly familiar.
I have definitely seen it before, and I saw it not long ago.
But where have I seen this before?
Chen Ke pondered deeply until only the Third Prince's back was visible, at which point a flash of inspiration struck him.
Was it him?
Is it really him?!
Chen Ke threw away the small flag in his hand, withdrew from the crowd, and returned to the Chen residence.
He personally cooked some braised duck necks and pig ears, and filled several jars of wine in the wine cellar in the courtyard before taking a horse-drawn carriage to the palace.
Regardless, he had to warn the Qin princess that this Yin Tianzheng was not a good man.
After undergoing rigorous inspections and enduring countless disapproving looks, Chen Ke finally managed to deliver the wine and food to the Emperor Emeritus's palace.
Emperor Emeritus Xia Wuxu sat cross-legged on a soft couch, picking up slices of pig's ear with his hands and stuffing them into his mouth, taking a sip of wine with each bite, thoroughly enjoying himself.
Xia Wuxu glanced at the restless Chen Ke and found it amusing. He wiped his greasy mouth and said slowly, "Why are you being so helpful? Tell me, what trouble have you run into?"
Chen Ke said with a forced smile, "Grandpa, it's nothing serious. It's just that I'd like to meet the Princess of Qin."
Xia Wuxu snorted coldly: "You're lucky you still have some conscience. Young man, it's okay to be a little flirtatious now and then, but you must be careful!"
"What is all this about?" Chen Ke was completely bewildered.
The old man didn't say anything more. He took a plaque from his waist and threw it directly to Chen Ke: "Go!"
Chen Ke took the plaque, bowed with a smile to express his gratitude, and after leaving the hall, he walked towards the Qin princess's palace under the guidance of a close attendant.
As Chen Ke walked along the winding path, he increasingly felt that the Qin princess had a difficult life.
Chen Ke couldn't fathom how deep the courtyard was; no matter how magnificent it was, it was nothing more than a magnificent cage.
Every ten or so steps, you could see the figures of imperial guards and skilled fighters, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Chen Ke was warned for just glancing at it a few times; where was his freedom?
Half an hour later, Chen Ke finally arrived at a quiet villa and stopped.
"Chen Ke requests an audience?" On the terrace of the small building, the Qin princess was surprised for a moment, then said coldly, "I will not see him!"
The Qin princess felt a toothache with anger whenever she recalled how Chen Ke and Shui Changqing were being so affectionate that night.
You won't believe it until you look it up, and what you find will shock you.
Chen Ke and the girl from the Shui family had known each other since they were in Mei City, Shu Kingdom.
The two entered the Great Xia Academy almost one after the other.
Even more coincidentally, the two of them bumped into each other inside the Divine Dragon Pavilion.
The Qin princess didn't believe in so many coincidences. She would never believe that there wasn't something between the two of them.
The maid A'Zhu said crisply, "Master, Chen Ke came with the Emperor Emeritus's token. He must have something important to discuss, right?"
Azi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Yes, Master, it wouldn't be good if it delayed important matters."
Chen Ke, the real Chen Ke, they haven't even met him yet!
The Qin princess bit her red lips and said coldly, "Then take him to the guest room."
After Chen Ke received permission to enter the villa and walked to the side hall of the reception room, another half hour had passed.
In the elegant and magnificent side hall, Chen Ke stopped in front of the wooden table draped with curtains, bowed and said, "Chen Ke, the Earl of Chengyi, greets Your Highness the Princess!"
As soon as he stood up, Chen Ke suddenly sensed an invisible force quietly extending into his soul.
It's another soul probe.
It shouldn't be the Qin princess, but rather a skilled fighter from her side.
Chen Ke remained expressionless and instantly activated his soul defense.
Senior Mirror Serpent had long ago instructed him that when dealing with a master's soul probing, there was no need to forcibly block it, much less forcibly strangle it.
The safest way is to set up a maze to trap the probing intent.
In this way, you can pretend to know nothing, and the other party will gain nothing.
Therefore, Chen Ke specially set up a maze resembling the single-player game "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" on the outer perimeter of the Soul Sea.
Well, anyway, he spent three days trying to figure it out and still couldn't, which made him so angry that he almost smashed his computer.
Sure enough, after a moment of silence, the consciousness that had been wandering in the maze grew weaker and weaker, and finally had to quietly withdraw.
From behind the curtain came the Qin princess's icy voice: "Chen Ke, what brings you to see me?"
Chen Ke said solemnly, "Your Highness, I have come here to remind you that you must keep the Third Prince Yin Tianzheng of the Purple Eagle Dynasty at bay!"
"Why are you being wary of him?"
"Of course, it's because he's spineless and hypocritical."
"hypocritical?"
The Qin princess chuckled inwardly and aloud, "Heh heh, it's quite a surprise that the word 'hypocrisy' came out of your mouth."
Chen Ke looked at her strangely. Even if I deliberately concealed my identity several times, it was only for self-protection. It couldn't possibly be related to hypocrisy!
"Is there anything else?" the Qin princess asked.
That's all. Chen Ke shook his head and prepared to take his leave.
He was still a little disappointed; the Qin princess was too cold to him, utterly cold.
That shouldn't be the case. Where did things go wrong?
Just because I spoke ill of Yin Tianzheng, am I being treated like a villain?
But Yin Tianzheng was never a good man to begin with.
"Wait a moment,"
Princess Qin suddenly called out to Chen Ke, and after a moment of silence, slowly said, "Your father told you, didn't he? All of the Chen family's assets will be transferred to Qin."