In the Shen family's banquet hall, Shen Xudong sat at the main seat, and plates of exquisite dishes were served to the banquet.
"Master Chen, how do you feel when you first arrive in Luoyang?"
He asked pleasantly, Gu Chen was sitting opposite him, and tonight's banquet was specially prepared for Gu Chen.
"The imperial capital of Kyushu is filled with blooming flowers, which is breathtaking."
Gu Chen responded with a smile.
"Although the imperial capital is prosperous, it is also noisy. I wonder where Mr. Chen is from?"
Shen Xudong asked seemingly casually.
As the current national advisor, he has always been good at observing others.
Ever since he witnessed the spectacle of stars appearing during the day at Zhenwu Academy, he had been full of curiosity and confusion about Chen Gu.
He was very knowledgeable and believed that his theory would never go wrong, but Chen Gu overturned his theory.
King Wu's battle body is obviously just a first-class liquid, so why can it trigger such terrifying phenomena in the world?
This question has been lingering in his mind for more than ten days. Now that the other party has finally moved into his residence, he wants to test it.
"The younger generation has no fixed place and is home all over the world."
Gu Chen couldn't see that his grandfather was trying to test him, and he would either evade the important point or answer the question incorrectly.
Seeing that he didn't take the bait, Shen Xudong didn't ask further questions, and instead talked about the royal family's heaven-sacrifice ceremony three days later.
"The Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony is only held every five years. It is a grand ceremony for the entire empire. At that time, the royal family will invite the most precious Kunlun Mirror to open the Secret Land of Ten Thousand Dragons."
"At that time, the descendants of the royal family and the guests attending the banquet will all have the opportunity to enter the Secret Land of Ten Thousand Dragons."
"Mr. Chen received a place at the Prince's Banquet because of the Emperor's favor. This is something that the Prince fought hard for. This opportunity can be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There are some things you should remember..."
Gu Chen had long known about the Kunlun Mirror from Qinglin Killing God, and now Shen Xudong talked about it again, focusing on some unwritten rules to prevent Gu Chen from being confused about the situation.
Gu Chen heard from his words that he emphasized the rareness of this opportunity and the efforts made by Prince Ji Zefang for this purpose.
"It seems that my grandfather is assisting the prince and wants to help him get the support of heaven. If nothing unexpected happens, the prince will come to me to discuss it in detail before and after the heaven-sacrifice ceremony."
Gu Chen's heart was like a bright mirror.
While the two were chatting, the housekeeper from the Shen Mansion outside the hall walked in quickly and whispered a few words in Shen Xudong's ear.
"Huangfude? Why is he looking for me at this hour?"
Gu Chen's pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly, someone from the Huangfu family is here?
On the first day he moved into Shen Mansion, someone from the Huangfu family showed up. Was it a coincidence?
"Sir, the other party said they have extremely important things to discuss."
The butler replied.
"Then let him in."
Shen Xudong thought for a while and said.
The housekeeper then exited the hall, and not long after, he saw a slightly fat, middle-aged man wearing a brocade robe striding in, followed by an old servant.
Gu Chen couldn't help but narrow his eyes. Is that Huang Fude?
His spiritual consciousness spread out, and it could be roughly judged that Huangfude's cultivation level was around the middle stage of immortality. However, the old servant beside him could not tell the slightest depth, and seemed to be just a mortal.
"Master Shen, I apologize for disturbing you so late. Um, who is this person?"
Huangfude greeted Shen Xudong with a smile, and then saw Gu Chen, slightly surprised.
"It's so late. My nephew is here. What's the important thing?"
Shen Xudong did not answer Huang Fude's question, looking serious.
Seeing his cold attitude, Huangfude was not angry at all and smiled.
"This junior's visit late at night is based on the emperor's order and my father's instructions. I came to inform the Imperial Master that after the heaven-sacrifice ceremony in three days' time, the emperor wants to hold a royal wedding for my nephew Qingming and the little princess Lanchu to officially Get married."
As soon as Huangfude said these words, not only the Shen family in the hall were shocked, but even Gu Chen's face could not help but freeze!
"Princess Lanchu? Didn't Princess Lanchu escape from her marriage and is now missing?"
Shen Xudong asked in surprise.
"Just a few days ago, my nephew personally found the little Princess Lanchu and welcomed her back to Luoyang."
Huangfude said with a smile.
Shen Xudong was silent for a moment.
"Master, why don't you say anything? Is it difficult to hold a wedding?"
Huangfude couldn't help but ask.
Shen Xudong came back to his senses and shook his head. "This wedding was held in a hurry? Now that everyone in the imperial court is doing their best to prepare for the heaven-sacrifice ceremony, where can we find the manpower to organize the royal wedding?"
"I suggest that the wedding be postponed so that we can make good preparations and ensure nothing goes wrong."
When Huangfude heard this, he did not refute, but said: "What the Imperial Master said is absolutely true. It is really difficult to prepare for a wedding in such a short period of time, but you also know that rumors about Princess Lanchu have been spreading in Kyushu in the past few months. It’s going to be a blast.”
"People in Kyushu all say that Princess Lanchu ran away with someone. Although you and I both know that is not true, people's words are terrible, and the face of the royal family and my family has been damaged."
"So the emperor thinks that the wedding should be held as soon as possible, so as to silence the culprits and save the royal family's face."
"My father also thought this was a good thing, so the matter was settled."
"This matter is troublesome to the National Master. Consult with the relevant officials as soon as possible to make proper preparations for the wedding."
Huang Fude made it very clear that this was the emperor's intention. Naturally, there was no reason to object. Shen Xudong could only nodded. "I understand. I will discuss this matter with the etiquette officer tomorrow."
"Since the words have been brought, I won't disturb the Imperial Master's banquet with the guests."
Huangfude smiled brightly, turned around and left with his old servant.
Until his back completely disappeared, the atmosphere in the hall became indescribably heavy.
"Dad, once the Huangfu family marries Princess Lanchu and joins the family, I'm afraid..."
Gu Chen's uncle Shen Pengyuan couldn't help but said that because there was an outsider like Gu Chen around, he hesitated to speak.
But Gu Chen understood what he wanted to say. The Huangfu family was already very powerful. If Huangfu Qingming married Princess Lanchu again, he would become a relative of the emperor, which would be even more incredible.
"Lan Chu was actually caught..."
Gu Chen didn't know why, but he had mixed feelings in his heart.
He received a letter from her some time ago. He thought she had flown away, but he didn't expect that she was caught back in the end.
He felt inexplicably angry in his heart. Thinking that Huang Fude was closely related to his father's disappearance, he couldn't help but stand up.
"Master Shen, everyone, since you have had your fill of wine and food, I will go back to your room to rest first."
Shen Xudong couldn't help but nodded. Huangfude brought such explosive news. The Shen family needed to discuss it now. The time for Gu Chen's departure was just right. In their opinion, this was extremely interesting.
So Gu Chen left the banquet hall and walked to his residence.
