Chapter 16: Enemies meet

If you had agreed not to go, Princess Taiping sent someone to pick her up, she had to re-examine it. While Chen Wanrong was pondering, he heard Zheng Zhou continue, "I said you have something to do, maybe I might be back at any time, but that person just didn't leave, saying that there was a letter to you. Whether to go or not, you have to wait until you read it before making a decision."

"Where are others?" Zheng Qing asked anxiously.

Zheng Zhou pointed to the living room: "Drinke tea inside."

The people around Princess Taiping dare not offend anyone. It is normal for Zheng Zhou to send someone to serve a cup of tea. Chen Wanrong strode over without saying a word and stepped in. He saw a strong man in the room sitting on a chair, holding a tea cup, and slowly savoring the tea, which was very leisurely.

"May I ask, but Lord Chen?" The strong man found Chen Wanrong, hurriedly put a teacup, stood up, and saluted Chen Wanrong, very respectful and without any arrogant attitude.

With such a great power as Princess Taiping, her subordinates were so polite and without any arrogance. Chen Wanrong really didn't expect it and nodded and said, "I am Chen Wanrong."

"I've seen Lord Chen." The strong man gave another gift, took out a letter from his arms, and held it in front of Chen Wanrong with both hands: "I'll give this letter to Lord Chen. Lord Chen, please check it out."

Chen Wanrong thanked him politely, took it in his hand, took out the letter paper, and opened it, and saw that it read, "Chen Junru: I am helping me, my brother is very grateful, I am a little bit good, I hope you don't say anything. Li Lingyue." His handwriting is fresh and graceful, and the best ink treasure should be from a woman's handwriting, maybe Princess Taiping wrote it himself.

He handed the letter to Zheng Qing, and Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "Princess Meng will not abandon me, I will attend the meeting."

Wu Zetian gave birth to four sons and two daughters, but now only Ruizong and Princess Taiping are left. Moreover, the relationship between the two siblings is very good. In his later years, Wu Zetian wanted to pass the throne to the nephews of Wu. It was Princess Taiping's efforts that dispelled her idea. The reason was very simple, "The nephew can't kiss her son."

After several weighings, Wu Zetian finally adopted this suggestion, which led to the fact that Zhongzong was made the crown prince. Under Wu Zetian's coercion, family affection had faded, so Wu Zetian killed his own son Li Xian, Zhongzong, Ruizong and Princess Taiping, the family affection between the three remaining brothers and sisters, who were more valuable.

When Princess Taiping and Li Longji joined forces to kill Empress Wei and Princess Anle, Princess Taiping still supported Ruizong when it comes to whom to make the emperor. Moreover, she also did something that no one dared to do, which Li Longji could not do. Princess Taiping personally brought the little emperor off the throne and ended Empress Wei's rebellion.

Princess Taiping did not use other things as an excuse, but instead used the reason that Chen Wanrong helped Ruizong, Chen Wanrong could not refuse anyway. Chen Wanrong was shocked by Princess Taiping's plan. The reason why she sent someone to greet him was that she had no idea that Chen Wanrong would not go. Chen Wanrong had to accept her with such exquisite plan.

Zheng Qing saw it and handed it to Zheng Zhou. The strong man looked at his nose and his nose, as if he hadn't seen the letters spreading between the three of them.

"Wanrong, since that's the case, you go." Zheng Zhou read the letter and thought of the joints in it, and could not refuse.

Zheng Qing hurriedly said, "Change your clothes and cleanse your lower body."

The strong man said without waiting for Chen Wanrong to speak: "Mr. Chen, please give me a gift, young man, please wait for me."

"Thank you, brother." Chen Wanrong thanked and then went to clean himself. Today, he worked hard for a day and had a lot of men, and he really wanted to take a shower.

After giving instructions, it was ready soon. Chen Wanrong cleaned up and put on his clothes. Zheng Qing helped to sort it out. When Chen Wanrong appeared again, he was full of energy and came to the living room and said, "Brother, let's go now."

The strong man responded and asked, walking in his head to lead the way. Chen Wanrong was sent down to the car by Zheng Qing and Qing'e. The strong man had already jumped into the car, lifted up the curtains, and reached out to pull it. Chen Wanrong was not polite, and grabbed his hand. The strong man's arm shook. Before Chen Wanrong could understand, he got into the car and praised: "Good means!"

"Mr. Chen is too rewarded, I'm used to it." The strong man's wrist trembled, the whip sounded faintly, and the horse neighed, spread its four hooves and ran away. The sound of Zheng Qing and the others "come back early" came from behind. Chen Wanrong raised the curtains and waved at them.

As soon as the carriage left Zheng Mansion, it suddenly accelerated, and was like lightning. It was a breath of energy to reach Zhuque Street. The horses were hooves and drove straight south. The strong man had amazing driving skills. The carriage was driving steadily. It was the best person Chen Wanrong had ever seen to drive the car, and praised: "Good means! Can you ask the eldest brother's name Gao?"

The strong man was humble and did not dare to take it. Then he said, "Mr. Chen asked me, "Young Master Chen, the young Ye Liu, Mr. Chen will call me Liuzi."

Chen Wanrong was very serious: "Brother Ye, your hand-car skills are really great. I have never seen such good driving skills."

This is the truth. Ye Liu was very happy to hear it and laughed, "Mr. Chen praised Ye Liu, who has no other skills, can barely get through this kind of car. He usually drives a car for the princess. It's not like Mr. Chen, but he is highly valued by the princess."

I really didn't expect that he was the coachman of Princess Taiping. Chen Wanrong was really flattered and smiled and said, "The princess is so loving, Brother Ye, who is so sorry for her."

"I am also ordered by the princess, so I will act on my own. Lord Chen should not take it to my heart." Ye Liu did not take it seriously.

Chen Wanrong only met Princess Taiping in Chao Shang, and had a good impression of her and was talented. At the same time, she had a high vision. When she was shining, she didn't expect that she would actually send a car to pick me up, and she was a little dizzy.

As the thoughts turned, Chen Wanrong had already figured out the whole story. It must be that Princess Taiping had already inquired about Ruizong. No wonder, Ruizong took special care of Chen Wanrong, and anyone could see that it would be unreasonable if she didn't ask. Ruizong would not tell the truth to others, but would definitely tell the truth to her. Princess Taiping had a great affection for her brother, so she had such an arrangement.

After thinking about this festival, Chen Wanrong understood why Taiping Gong invited me to the banquet. After all, she wanted to use her influence to give Chen Wanrong an amulet. Needless to say, the people on the prince's side would definitely not make things difficult for Chen Wanrong, so only his own people would make things difficult for Chen Wanrong. Maybe Ruizong had already told her that Jiang Bingchu sent someone to kill Chen Wanrong, so she had to deal with it.

When he went there, the emperor, prince and princess Taiping each gave Chen Wanrong a "talisman". From then on, no one dared to make things difficult for Chen Wanrong. What a glory it was? Chen Wanrong was very happy.

I received the invitation yesterday and had other ideas. I was really a bit villainous. Chen Wanrong laughed: "Brother Ye, you are so humble. If Brother Ye doesn't dislike me, we brothers will be in tune with each other. Don't always talk about Mr. Chen, it's awkward."

Ye Liu disagreed: "Mr. Chen, I can't stand it because I'm so proud of you."

Chen Wanrong's smile remained unchanged: "Brother Ye is straightforward, I like you very much. However, I don't know the current affairs. If a person like Brother Ye is a senior, how can I afford to be high when I see a senior official level three."

Ye Liu looked at Chen Wanrong and suddenly laughed, as if thundering, making people's ears buzzing: "Okay, Brother Chen is interested, I, Ye Liu, would be more respectful than obedient."

He was straightforward and humble, and did not feel any awesome and arrogant because he was a confidant of Princess Taiping. Chen Wanrong really wanted to make friends with him. The ministers who defected to Princess Taiping didn't even care about Ruizong, let alone Chen Wanrong, a seventh-rank official, did not fall into the eyes of Dou Huaizhen and the others. Ye Liu was kind and thoughtful in front of Chen Wanrong and had no intention of despising him, which was commendable.

"Brother Xie Ye." Chen Wanrong came out of the car, sat next to Ye Liu, and watched him rush the car.

Ye Liu looked at Chen Wanrong and praised, "Brother Chen, you are so straightforward and have no bad intentions. Brother Chen, the princess treats tonight to cleanse a paradise."

Chen Wanrong had no intention of inquiring about these things, but no matter what, he would know it. After hearing this, he became curious and blurted out: "A master? A monk or a Taoist priest?"

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty regarded himself as the descendants of Lao Tzu and supported Taoism in particular. Wu Zetian wanted to be the queen, and in order to compete with Taoism in religion, he strongly supported Buddhism. The so-called "legitims" are either monks or Taoists."

"A Taoist priest!" Ye Liuyi looked respectful: "Brother, I didn't tell you, this Taoist priest is amazing. The emperor was very respectful when he saw him. His wide robe and big sleeves were full of immortality, which made people admire him from the bottom of their hearts when they saw him."

Chen Wanrong is not uncommon for those who are just like him. Liu Sixian has this kind of noble character. Chen Wanrong doesn't care about it, and only has two faint words: "Is that right?"

Ye Liu looked at Chen Wanrong in surprise: "Brother, don't you believe it? I didn't tell you that this Taoist priest is a real paranor and usually does not come out of the mountain. The princess invited her many times before she came to Chang'an to preach."

The less capable a person is, the more he has to respect his identity and not to refuse in every way. How can he reflect his master's demeanor? Chen Wanrong didn't want to get involved in this matter, so he changed the subject and asked, "As far as this is concerned, the princess must have invited many people to the welcoming banquet?"

"Of course!" Ye Liu still looked respectful: "This master is so famous that even if the princess doesn't invite them, they will come by themselves. First-rank second-rank officials are indispensable."

Chen Wanrong was curious and asked, "Brother Ye, what is his name?"

Ye Liu cried out: "Brother, respect the masters, don't always be him, it's so rude. I can't tell you what you know, you'll know then."

While talking, the carriage followed the road and drove to Leyouyuan. Chen Wanrong had been here twice. This was the third time he came. Looking around, the grass and trees were green and full of vitality. Although the sky was near and there were endless tourists, shuttled around, and even tourists were holding up tents on the green grass by the road. It seemed that they wanted to spend the night in the wild.

Ye Liu explained to Chen Wanrong: "Brother, Chang'an is hot. They don't plan to go back to sleep anymore. They want to spend the night here. They sleep in the wild with a cool breeze, which is very pleasant, but there are a few mosquitoes that can't stand it when they bit them."

The vegetation of the Tang Dynasty was very different from now. It was not destroyed. There were wild animals in the forest, such as tigers, leopards, rhinos, and elephants. The temperature at that time was lower than that now, but there was one exception, that is, Guanzhong was very hot and Chang'an was even hotter. The reason was that Guanzhong was a "country of four barriers". There were mountains and steep mountains in the east, west, south and north, and the air was not circulated. Every summer, it was like a stove. Although it was not yet midsummer, the temperature was no longer low, and those tourists who liked to be ahead had already begun to sleep in the open.

Chen Wanrong told a joke: "Is it pleasant to spend the night like this, or to mosquitoes?"

Ye Liu laughed, but couldn't answer: "God knows!" He drove the carriage to Princess Taiping's manor.

Chen Wanrong passed by the manor twice. From a distance, he looked magnificent and shocked, but he had no chance to go in. When he came close, he saw two rows of soldiers standing in front of the gate. They were tall, brightly dressed and very majestic.

Ye Liu drove the carriage directly into the village. As soon as he entered the village, Chen Wanrong was stunned. The ground was not paved with stones, but was paved with jade. The jade shone brightly, making people feel like entering the jade palace.

Looking at the front, there are many houses one by one, and I don’t know how many of them are. The brightly colored glazed tiles, realistic tiles, flying eaves and cliffs, carved beams and painted buildings are all ingenious. Their scale and exquisite buildings are no worse than the Daming Palace.

Both brothers and sisters were thrifty and the residence was not luxurious, but Princess Taiping's residence was so magnificent. If Chen Wanrong had not met him personally, he would not have believed that there was such a vast difference.

Ye Liuyi pulled the reins of the horse, and the carriage suddenly stopped. Chen Wanrong jumped out of the carriage. A middle-aged man strode over, wearing high-quality brocade. The patterns on his shirt were lifelike, colorful, with jade ornaments on his waist, and a big belly. He was filled with wealth and honor.

"General Manager He, this is Lord Chen." Ye Liu no longer called the Chen Wanrong brothers according to the rules.

Manager He smiled with a big mouth, revealing his snow-white teeth, and his eyes narrowed together. His smile was even more affectionate than smiling Maitreya: "Hehe, it's Lord Chen, please."

"I dare not work as a general manager, Mr. He." Chen Wanrong said politely.

Mr. He had a more smile on his face: "Mr. Chen, the princess has given me instructions and asked me to greet you in person. Lord. Chen, let's go here." His body bent slightly and he invited him sideways. He was very respectful, and he was just like this before Princess Taiping.

Chen Wanrong looked down on this kind of slavery from the bottom of his heart and smiled slightly: "Mr. He, please."

After entering the house along the white jade road, Chen Wanrong was shocked again. The house was shining with golden light, the tables, chairs and utensils were all inlaid with gold, and the murals on the walls must be from famous artists, and the paintings hung are also rare treasures. The decorative items in this living room alone are worth a lot of money.

Chen Wanrong has been to the palace, but he has never seen such a luxurious place. He was stunned for a moment. Manager He moved a chair and said respectfully: "Mr. Chen, please sit down!" This is a top-quality nanmu chair, inlaid with gold and spread with soft mattresses, which is very expensive.

Then he woke up and sat on the chair a little awkwardly, touching his butt egg with his right hand. Chen Wanrong thought that after sitting in such a precious chair, would his butt turn into a golden butt?

Just as Chen Wanrong was thinking about it, a beautiful maid floated over, and the fragrance gushed: "Sir, please use tea!" He put a jade cup in front of Chen Wanrong and floated away again.

There were many people in the living room, all wearing gorgeous clothes, gold, silver and jade ornaments, and they could open a jewelry store. Although Chen Wanrong's clothes were good, they were silk, but they were far from them and were not as good as the class. What is most difficult to understand is that Chen Wanrong had no jewelry, compared to those customers, the difference between beggars and rich people.

But such an incomparable person was greeted by General Manager He personally. When these guests arrived, there was no sign of General Manager He. Even if they saw them, they would just greet him politely.

What they didn't expect was that Chen Wanrong was sitting in a stiff movement, and he was a little nervous when he sat down. His eyes swept around, as if the beggars were hiking into the treasure house, not knowing what to do.

Many people sneered at the corners of their mouths. Some even glanced at Chen Wanrong, looked elsewhere, and looked disdainful.

Manager He saw Chen Wanrong's actions, disagreed with them, and looked down upon them very much. However, his face was silent, and he smiled and claimed his guilt, and then he left.

At the bottom was a middle-aged Taoist priest, with wide eyebrows and big foreheads, wearing a clean Taoist robe, wide robe and big sleeves, and she was floating in a state of appearance. She asked Mr. He for a question, and Mr. He hurriedly asked respectfully: "Master Jiang, what are you asking?"

Principal Jiang asked softly: "Mr. He, who is this distinguished guest? You are the one who works for you."

"Disciple?" General Manager He lowered his voice, muttered a few words in Principal Jiang's ear with disdain, and then left.

Principal Jiang's eyes flashed with a sharp light, he stood up, walked to Chen Wanrong, moved over a chair and sat down, looked at Chen Wanrong without saying a word.

Chen Wanrong had already adapted to the atmosphere here and looked at Principal Jiang. Seeing that he looked bad, Yun Danfeng asked lightly: "If you have something to say, please feel free to ask."
Chapter completed!