Chapter 278 Crown Prince Li

Following Xu Han's words, a burst of cries of alarm sounded from the arena, but it passed in a flash.

Those high-ranking officials and nobles from all over Chang'an had already focused their attention on this place when Lang Chaosha arrived. Xu Han's words had even purposely raised his voice by a few points, so it must have clearly reached their ears.

Everyone's gazes towards Fang Ziyu instantly became surprised.

Meng Liang was even more stunned.

Empress Chen? Isn't the emperor of the Chen Kingdom a mystery? That fish…

Full of thoughts of raising his eyebrows with Fang Ziyu, the white-haired Meng Liang couldn't accept the sudden arrival of such a thing. He turned his head to look at Xu Han who had said those words, but at this moment, the other party kept winking at him.

Meng Liang was stunned. He was seriously trying to figure out what Xu Han meant.

He thought about who Lang Chaosha had said Ziyu was married to, and Guanziyu's appearance was obviously unwilling to agree.

Xuanji and Ziyu were from the same sect again, so they took out a shield and pushed the marriage.

As Meng Liang thought this, he turned to look at Fang Ziyu, only to see that her face was also filled with shock. He thought that he did not know anything about the Empress of the Chen Kingdom.

Meng Liang was delighted and secretly scolded himself for being suspicious. Ziyu was in love with him, and Xuanji was his younger brother. How could there really be anything between the two of them?

"Cough cough." Meng Liang understood. He straightened his body and looked at Lang Chaosha with a serious expression. He said, "Yes, I'm not only here to announce His Majesty's ascension to the throne, I'm also here to take Empress Fang back to marry His Majesty."

Meng Liang's words were very serious. In addition to his identity as the messenger of the Chen Kingdom, although everyone was surprised by this news, no one would doubt the authenticity of his words.

As expected, Lang Chaosha's expression changed when he heard this. Everyone in the Exquisite Pavilion had heard about Chen Xuanji's relationship with Fang Ziyu. Of course, this was not impossible for him.

"This" He didn't know how to reveal this matter. Originally, he had brought Lin Kai here to disgust Xu Han, but he didn't want to involve Chen Zhou. If someone really blamed him for this, how could he afford it?

"Enter the palace!"

Just as he was about to ride a tiger, a shrill and loud voice suddenly came from the direction of the palace gate. It was the officials in the palace who were directing everyone into the palace.

The crowd began to move towards the palace gate in an orderly manner. This allowed Lang Chaosha, who could not get down from riding a tiger, to find an opportunity. He glared fiercely at Xu Han, then pulled Lin Kai, whose face was deathly pale, to the side and turned around to leave.

"Ziyu, don't worry, it's fine now." Seeing Lang Chaosha leave, Meng Liang, who thought that his scheme had succeeded, looked at Fang Ziyu proudly and said as if he was paying tribute to Fang Ziyu.

However, just as he said this, the low-faced Fang Ziyu stamped his feet with a blushing face and ran away as if he were running away.

"Ziyu!" Meng Liang saw that as long as he wanted to catch up, he was stopped by Xu Han.

Xu Han apologetically winked at Qin Keqing beside him. The other party rolled his eyes at him before chasing after Fang Ziyu in the direction where he had left.

Since Sikong Bai had also come to participate in this banquet, Xu Han feared that something would happen during this banquet. He used Fang Ziyu's departure to send Qin Keqing away as well, lest something really happened that would be detrimental to the two of them.

Meng Liang looked at Xu Han in confusion. "Brother Xu … this …"

Xu Han smiled and said, "The girl is thin-skinned. Let her go. Besides, Lang Chaosha and the others are also at this banquet …" However, he looked up and down at Meng Liang. Speaking of which, he could be considered his senior brother, right? However, the other party did not know his identity, and Xu Han did not intend to break it.

Meng Liang thought for a moment and felt that Xu Han's words were very polite. He nodded and blamed himself, "Ah… I was the one who was speaking nonsense in a hurry. Ziyu must be blaming me now. I was sincere to her, and in order to get rid of her entanglement, I just said this… Ah…"

Meng Liang said to himself in distress, causing Xu Han to be dumbfounded.

"At this moment, she must be extremely sad. She thought that this was really the case. No, I have to explain this matter to her. I can't let her have a misunderstanding." As he spoke, Meng Liang wanted to chase after him again.

Only then did Xu Han regain his senses. He grabbed Meng Liang and said, "Uh… I will wait for you to explain this matter. The banquet of His Majesty is about to begin. If you leave, Yu Li will not be able to justify it."

Fang Ziyu's mind was filled with thoughts of Chen Xuanji. His senior brother didn't know which string had been wrongly strung in his mind, but why did it become so sincere with him … Xu Han didn't dare to let Meng Liang touch Miss Fang's brows at this moment.

"Then I'll explain it after the banquet ends." Meng Liang nodded and reluctantly agreed.

"Easy to say, easy to say." Xu Han replied embarrassedly, but his brain felt a little painful. Originally, he wanted to escape for Fang Ziyu and lift up the name of the Empress of the Chen Kingdom so that those who had the heart would not use the engagement to make things difficult for Fang Ziyu, but he did not want to pull out such a big formation.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly pulled Meng Liang towards the imperial palace, but he thought in his heart that he still needed to find an opportunity to explain everything to his senior apprentice-brother.

…

"How has Ziyu been these days?"

"You said that I came from afar. Should I prepare some gifts for her later?"

"What does she like?"

"Sigh, no, it will be over by the end of the banquet. Isn't it too rude to go so late?"

…

Xu Han cried as he listened to Meng Liang whispering in his ears along the way. He felt sorry for himself and was filled with anticipation.

How could there still be the slightest bit of pride from Young Master Meng, who had defeated the geniuses of the Great Zhou Sword Dao all along the way? Xu Han was secretly deep in his heart. There were a few geniuses in the world of swordsmanship, but why did his senior apprentice-uncle take a fancy to Meng Liang?

It was not easy to get to the Wei Yang Palace. If it wasn't for this person sitting there, there would have been a rule in the palace. Xu Han estimated that Meng Liang would be able to stay by his ear all night without stopping.

After entering the palace, Xu Han hurriedly found an excuse and sat in the seat that the inner minister had already arranged for him. Only then did he avoid his cheap senior apprentice-brother's nagging of "Ziyu", "Ziyu", and "Ziyu".

…

Xu Han sat quietly for about a hundred breaths of time, and the people from all sides took their seats one after another.

As a Great Zhou Taiwei, Xu Han, who was also the Tian Ce Mansion 's Manor Master, was extremely close to him. He landed right after Yuwang Yuwen Yang and Zong Zheng Yuwen Cheng, who were fellow clan members. Opposite him was the master of the Long Night Division, Zhu Xianzhu.

Beside him sat the Immortal from the Exquisite Pavilion, as well as Song Yueming, who was dressed in a purple robe.

Xu Han and Song Yueming hadn't seen each other for months, but they both understood each other very well and didn't look at each other, as if they were strangers.

As for Zhu Xian and Sikong Bai, they had even forgotten Xu Han. The two talked happily, and Zhu Xian kept introducing the important members of the court to him.

Only when Yuwen Luo arrived did the banquet truly begin.

After Yuwen Luo said something, the officials congratulated him. Then, everyone laughed and chatted. The cup of light in the Wei Yang Palace was crisscrossed, and there was a harmonious scene. No one brought up the slightest bit of political matters, and not a single one of them talked about the citizens of the various provinces who were already trapped by the snow disaster.

"It has been eighteen years since I ascended to the throne." In the middle of the banquet, Yuwen Luo, who had been silent all this while, suddenly raised the wine glass in his hand and looked at the people below the stage drunkenly.

"I have more than forty this year, but unfortunately, I still don't have a single heir. Therefore, I wish to establish a crown prince for this Great Zhou country. I have already calmed the people's hearts. What do you think of this?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present looked at each other in pairs, their eyes filled with shock.

The Taiyuan Emperor did not have any children, but he was still in his prime. Moreover, if he were to set up a Crown Prince, they would be able to find a suitable candidate. Everyone was stunned at that time and turned their gazes to the Yuwen Luo-born Yuwang Yuwen Yang, who was sitting in the front seat, who was somewhat similar to Yuwen Luo.

Everyone knew that when Emperor Taiyuan ascended the throne, he slaughtered all the princes. Only his half-brother was spared. All these years, His Highness Prince Yu had also been trying to protect himself and never participated in politics. If not for the fact that Yuwen Luo had proposed to establish the Crown Prince, everyone would have forgotten about this prince.

However, the matter of the Crown Prince Li had just been revealed. His Highness Prince Yu, who was drinking to his heart's content, suddenly turned pale. The cup of wine in his hand fell down, and he almost left his hand.

"May I know if His Majesty has someone he likes?" At this moment, Zhu Shouzuo stepped out and cupped his hands.

"My Imperial Clan is prosperous, and there are many talented people. I am also uncertain. May I have any recommendations for the first seat?" Yuwen Luo narrowed his eyes and asked.

"Yuwang Yuwen Yang has a reputation as a virtuous and virtuous person. He is also His Majesty's younger brother. I thought that he would be able to shoulder such a great responsibility."

"No, no!" Just as he said this, His Highness Prince Yu stepped forward and said in a trembling voice. He quickly came to the main hall and knelt down towards Yuwen Luo. "This official is inexperienced. The Crown Prince is related to the life and death of the world. This official should not be the ancestor's country. This official should not be!"

Yuwen Yang was not stupid. Right now, the motto of the Defying Monarch Killing His Father to ascend the throne had spread throughout the streets and alleys. Whoever was behind it could clearly see it with their eyes. If he were to be established as the Crown Prince, then he would definitely become a thorn in the side of some people's eyes.

Thus, an extremely ridiculous scene appeared in the Wei Yang Palace.

Officials and Yuwen Luo tried to persuade him several times, but Yuwen Yang did not listen to them. Everyone saw him praise the heavens and wished they could hold him as a saint in this world, but he kept lowering himself and almost said that he was inferior to a pig or a dog.

The following banquet ended in such a farce.

Yuwen Luo said with dimmed interest, letting Yuwen Yang think about it for a while, he would also think about it carefully, and then left with his sleeve, the dissatisfaction on his face could be said to be overflowing in words.

Xu Han didn't have much of an impression of this farce. He wanted to leave after the banquet, but he was stopped by Meng Liang at the entrance of the palace.

"Let's go. Hurry up." Meng Liang impatiently pulled Xu Han and said.

Xu Han was helpless against this young master Meng. He helplessly asked, "Where are you going in such a hurry?"

"The stall vendors in Chang'an will close soon. Quickly go buy some gifts so that you can apologize to Ziyu!" Young Master Meng didn't seem to have any thoughts about the recent farce in the hall. He only cared about Fang Ziyu. After saying this, he ignored Xu Han's wishes and pulled him out of the palace hurriedly.

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