"Xue Wanche will not tell us the whereabouts of Li Yuanji. Today he drank with Cheng Er and got himself drunk."
"It's an obvious rejection." Zhao Chen said to the emperor.
Old Li Tou was a little disappointed.
Xue Wanche should be the person who knows the whereabouts of Li Yuanji best.
He didn't say anything, how could he find traces of Jiangnan when it was so vast?
"Then what should we do?" The emperor frowned, with disappointment that could not be concealed on his face.
"Since you can't find it, it's better to go back to Chang'an..."
"No, I will never return to Chang'an until I find Yuan Ji." Old Li Tou immediately interrupted Zhao Chen's attempt to escape.
The emperor knew very well that Zhao Chen was reluctant to leave Chang'an.
This kid just wants to lie down in his house and sleep.
How could the emperor agree to go back to Chang'an?
"You kid, don't even think about it. If I don't go back, all of you guys have to stay with me." The emperor looked at Zhao Chen bitterly.
This kid really has no ambition at all.
Even salted fish will turn over sometimes, but this guy is too lazy to turn over.
Just nail yourself to the chopping board.
Zhao Chen glanced at Lao Li, put one foot on the table, and said, "It's useless for you to tell me this."
"But, I did help you find out some information."
"Xue Wanche has a daughter, and she receives all the letters from the Xue Mansion. Therefore, if anyone writes to Xue Wanche frequently, she should know about it."
"Xue Wanche's daughter." Old Li looked at Zhao Chen.
On the way to Dingzhou, he joked with Zhao Chen and told Zhao Chen not to mess with other people's daughters.
Now it seems that I still have to have a good relationship with her.
"Boy Zhao..."
"Don't say that, be careful when you give birth to a son without blind eyes." Zhao Chen interrupted what the emperor was about to say.
As soon as the emperor's mouth moved, Zhao Chen knew what the emperor wanted to say.
Zhao Chen couldn't do it to a little girl.
"Why are you so nervous?" Old Li looked at Zhao Chen with a smile.
"Why don't you find a chance to ask the Xue girl about this matter? It doesn't require you to sacrifice yourself."
"That's easy to say, would you betray your father because of a stranger?" Zhao Chen said with a sarcastic look on his face.
"Then you have to find a way. I don't care about other things."
"If we can't find Yuan Ji's whereabouts, we will stay here." The emperor looked at Zhao Chen and put one foot on the table.
The two people started messing with each other.
…
After all, Zhao Chen couldn't defeat the shameless old Li Tou.
If he didn't want to return to Chang'an City as soon as possible, Zhao Chen would definitely lie here until the end of time.
Do you care about anything else?
There was no other way, so Zhao Chen returned to Dingzhou City. Before going back, he told Luo Tong to feed the emperor more vegetables in the past two days.
Give him a good rinse to make his brain full of fat.
Back at the inn, the governor of Dingzhou had already arrived with Dingzhou officials.
Everyone was surrounded outside the inn.
As soon as he saw Zhao Chen, the governor of Dingzhou showed excitement on his face.
Zhao Chen is a famous person beside the emperor.
Even if he killed two officials outside Lingyan Pavilion, he would just be stripped of his rank.
If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid their head would have been moved.
Moreover, for Zhao Chen, it was just a title. With the emperor's favor and trust in him, couldn't he get it back at any time?
Dingzhou officials are very aware of these matters.
Everyone knows that if you can build a good relationship with Zhao Chen, it will be much better than working directly in front of the emperor without complaint.
So when they heard that Zhao Chen appeared in their Dingzhou City.
The officials in Dingzhou didn't even bother to have lunch, so they came here in a hurry.
But he didn't want Zhao Chen to leave the city directly.
The drunk Cheng Chumo returned to the inn alone.
When they finally saw Zhao Chen, everyone was already hungry.
"Mr. Zhao, this is Wang Rang, the governor of Dingzhou. These are our officials in Dingzhou."
"Mr. Zhao, where is Your Majesty?" The Governor of Dingzhou introduced himself and asked Zhao Chen.
Although he wanted to please Zhao Chen, the emperor couldn't pretend he didn't know anything.
If this was investigated, it would be a big deal.
"Your Majesty has something to do and he is not here." Zhao Chen was a little worried.
With so many people gathered here, their identities were immediately known to everyone.
It will be inconvenient to go out from now on.
"I was still looking forward to seeing Tianyan, but I didn't expect it to be in vain again." The governor of Dingzhou was happy that he didn't have to welcome the emperor, but the words in his mouth sounded like he was deeply disappointed.
Before Zhao Chen could speak, he heard the Governor of Dingzhou extending his hand to invite: "Mr. Zhao, I'm hosting a banquet at the Governor's Mansion. I also invite Mr. Zhao and all the gentlemen to go to the banquet."
A banquet!
Of course there will be singing, dancing and beauties.
By the time you drink too much, your relationship will naturally become harmonious.
Zhao Chen didn't want to participate in the drinking, thinking that Lao Li would shamelessly ask him to find out Li Yuanji's whereabouts. Zhao Chen and the Governor of Dingzhou laughed and said: "To be honest, Governor Wang, I just came back from Xue Mansion for dinner, so this banquet is
not going."
"I cannot refuse the kind offer of Governor Wang. Li Ke, please take everyone there with you to support Governor Wang."
Li Ke poked his head out of the inn.
"Meet His Highness the King of Shu." All the officials shouted in unison.
Although Zhao Chen was a little disappointed if he didn't go, Li Ke and the others went and it also gave them face as Dingzhou officials.
"Captain Wang, I want to ask you something." As everyone was about to leave, Zhao Chen called to the Governor of Dingzhou.
"What's the matter, Mr. Zhao? Just ask." The governor of Dingzhou stopped, turned around and said with a smile.
He is still very willing to have a good relationship with Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen hesitated for a moment and then whispered: "I would like to ask if Miss Xue family would go out except when she is at home."
When the governor of Dingzhou heard this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
He only thought that Zhao Chen was interested in Miss Xue family, so he wanted to meet Miss Xue family by chance.
"Yes, I have a daughter who is a sister to Miss Xue. On the tenth day of every month, they go to a temple outside the city to offer incense."
"Tomorrow is the tenth day of the Lunar New Year. I think they will go out of the city as usual."
"Mr. Zhao can go to the temple and wait."
"But let me interject, my parents ordered a matchmaker, and with Mr. Zhao's reputation, it would be easy for him to marry Miss Xue."
"If you don't mind, I can protect Mr. Zhao's matchmaking," the governor of Dingzhou said with a smile.
Zhao Chen forced out a smile, waved his hand and said, "I like people who are in love with each other."
"I understand, I understand!" The Governor of Dingzhou nodded and held hands with Zhao Chen: "Then I'll wait for the good news from Mr. Zhao."
"Farewell!"
Zhao Chen cupped his hands and everyone dispersed.
The shopkeeper and waiters in the inn did not dare to approach Zhao Chen.
Who can make the governor of Dingzhou be so cautious? How can they dare to talk to him casually?
Zhao Chen didn't care either.
I went back to the room and waited until I left the city tomorrow to find a way to get the news about Li Yuanji from Miss Xue.