The powerful villain: Start by stealing Ye Fan’s fiancée!

With strong curiosity, Chu Chen followed An Lingfeng to the entrance of the back garden of the palace.

The Pingxi Palace covers a large area and is extremely majestic. The huge palace can accommodate tens of thousands of people, which is not half weaker than the average small county town.

It is divided into several independent courtyards, which are extremely cleverly designed and reasonably laid out.

Once a rebellion or riot occurs, the palace is like a small city. Once the gate is closed, it is impregnable, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Pingxi Palace is also one of the three most famous palaces in the Tang Kingdom. The other two are naturally Batian Palace and Jiangnan Palace.

When he arrived at the entrance of the back garden, Chu Chen saw that the entrance to the garden was guarded by dozens of powerful and powerful men. Each one had a sword and calluses on their hands. They were extraordinary and unique.

These people are by no means the guards of the palace.

Chu Chen was sure after just one glance.

An Lingfeng stepped forward, and a bearded man with Chinese characters and a majestic and domineering manner came forward to negotiate. An Lingfeng did not dare to show any arrogance in front of the man, and said politely: "He is Chu Chen, Prince of Jiangnan. "

The bearded man looked sideways at Chu Chen, looking up and down.

Not many people in the Tang Kingdom would dare to look directly at Chu Chen like this despite knowing Chu Chen's identity.

Chu Chen vaguely guessed who was going to see him.

"Young Master An and Princess please stay outside and wait. Young Master Chu, please come in."

The bearded man looked at it for a moment, then stepped aside.

Chu Chen nodded and walked towards the garden.

There is a pavilion in the garden.

A lotus pond.

A rockery.

A fountain.

The water from the fountain splashed into the lotus pond, and the koi carp swam around in the pond.

There is a silhouette standing in the pavilion.

Luxuriously dressed, with a slender figure, he must be in his early twenties.

The back view shows extraordinary magnanimity.

Chu Chen walked towards him.

When he arrived outside the pavilion, he stopped, thought for a while, turned around, picked up a small stone with his foot, and threw it into the lotus pond. The small stone dropped like water on a sunny day, rising and falling five times before falling into the water.

The koi in the pond were frightened and swam wildly.

The young man finally turned around, with a handsome face and extraordinary appearance.

"You won't go to worship even if you see me?"

The young man looked at Chu Chen and said.

Chu Chen said: "Your Highness, I am not used to paying homage. If Your Highness requests it, that's fine."

He had already guessed who was in the pavilion.

Now the second prince of the Tang Dynasty, Ye Lixue.

Moreover, he probably guessed Ye Lixue's purpose.

Today, there are nine princes under the head of the Tang Dynasty, and each of them wants to compete for the throne.

Among them, the second prince Ye Lixue is one of the most inconspicuous characters, seemingly mediocre.

But Chu Chen knew that this man was the most powerful among the nine princes.

The Ba Tian Palace is so powerful that it despises the supreme emperor of the empire, and there is a hint of the posture of the Three Kingdoms era in which the emperor is held hostage to control the princes. In addition to competing for the throne, the princes also have to seek self-protection.

This time the princess of Pingxi Palace is competing in martial arts to recruit brides, which is related to the future direction of the Tang Dynasty. The second prince must come to see it.

Ye Lixue heard Chu Chen's words and looked at Chu Chen.

Chu Chen did not give in and looked at Ye Lixue.

After a while, Ye Lixue withdrew his gaze and said, "Forget it, formal things are not necessary."

"See Your Highness Second."

But as soon as he finished speaking, Chu Chen bowed in greeting.

Ye Lixue couldn't help but laugh. It was just the first time they met, and he felt that Chu Chen was very interesting.

"I came to Shuzhou this time to award you with a medal. I knew you couldn't go to Yanjing, so I personally sent it to you."

Ye Lixue said seriously immediately.

"Is there any purpose for Your Highness to come to Shuzhou?"

Chu Chen didn't thank him and asked directly.

Ye Lixue looked at Chu Chen and said, "You should know my purpose."

Chu Chen said: "Batian Palace is indeed too rampant in Yanjing, but my Jiangnan Palace is in Jiangnan, so there is not much we can do."

Ye Lixue said: "But I know that you must really want to overthrow the Tyrant Palace. The enemy of your enemy is a friend, and we can work together. Moreover, if we work together, you can get a lot of benefits, and I can also help you a lot. In Yanjing restrains the Tyrant Palace."

"His Second Highness's words moved me very much. But I want to know His Highness's ultimate goal."

Of course Chu Chen understood the benefits of cooperating with Ye Lixue.

Although the royal family has declined, it is still the nominal master of the Tang Kingdom. If the second prince can cooperate with himself in Yanjing and contain Ye Tianba, the benefits are self-evident.

Ye Lixue said: "I want a credit, a credit that will impress everyone."

Chu Chen nodded and said: "Yes, the Batian Palace is strong and domineering, and many people dare to be angry but dare not speak out. This is especially true in Yanjing. If His Highness can overthrow the Batian Palace, he will stand out from the nine princes. But , I don’t understand something, why don’t you go directly to my grandpa?”

Ye Lixue said: "I don't think King Jiangnan is as eager to overthrow the Batian Palace as you are."

Chu Chen nodded and said: "We can cooperate, and I can help you fight for the throne, but I have a condition. If I overthrow the Batian Palace, I want everything in the Batian Palace, including the real estate women."

Ye Lixue couldn't help laughing when she heard Chu Chen's words.

He has met many people in his life.

But this is the first time I have seen someone as straightforward as Chu Chen.

It’s understandable that he wants everything from the Tyrant Palace.

But there are really not many people who are so shameless when they directly say that they want a woman from the Tyrant Palace. Even if they think about it in their heart, they will not say it out loud. However, Chu Chen did not hide it at all.

"I agree to your terms."

Ye Lixue said with a smile, then paused and continued: "Jiangnan Chuchen is indeed the same as the rumors."

"Are you lustful and shameless?"

Chu Chen answered.

"Yes."

Ye Lixue is also very straightforward.

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Actually, I think it's not a shame for men to be lustful."

The two immediately started chatting again.

Ye Lixue was slightly surprised by the rapid progress of this conversation.

But Chu Chen understood clearly that what Ye Lixue said was right. The enemy of my enemy was my friend. Why not unite all the forces that could be united to deal with Ye Tianba?

Moreover, he was the biggest contributor to helping Ye Lixue ascend to the throne, ensuring that the Jiangnan Palace would rest easy for decades.

An Yuyan and An Lingfeng looked inside at the entrance of the garden. They were both curious when they saw that Chu Chen and Ye Lixue were chatting very congenially.

After a while, seeing that the two had no intention of ending their conversation, An Lingfeng looked at the time and said to the bearded man at the entrance of the garden: "Commander Mao, Chu Chen is going to participate in the competition, and time is running out."

The bearded man's name was Mao Yidao. He was the deputy commander of the Tang Dynasty's imperial guard with a sword. He was extremely powerful and had the ninth level of secret strength.

When Mao Yidao heard An Lingfeng's words, he immediately turned around and went inside to remind him.

After Ye Lixue heard Mao Yidao's report, he turned around and said to Chu Chen: "Your opponent will be very strong later, I will cheer for you."

Chu Chen expressed his gratitude, and Ye Lixue went to the martial arts field with Chu Chen.