After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

Zhou Qingzhi tremblingly stuffed the memorial into Chen Futu's hand.

Holding the memorial, Chen Futu looked at the frail old man and felt a strange unease in his heart.

"Here, I must also apologize to the Crown Prince. The Emperor of Daqian asked me to come out of seclusion to prevent the Crown Prince from ascending to the throne. For the sake of my family's honor and disgrace, I went against my wishes. In fact, I know in my heart that Daqian has wronged the Northern Frontier... Now, in order to protect himself, the Crown Prince has issued orders to the Northern Frontier and sent out proclamations to the world. This is in line with the trend. I should not have hindered the great trend for my own selfish reasons."

"You flatter me, sir. I am content with your kind words."

“Your Highness, I have a request.” Suddenly, Zhou Qingzhi grabbed Chen Futu’s hand. Chen Futu was taken aback. “Please tell me, as long as I can do it.”

“I have disobeyed the Emperor of Daqian. He will not let my family go. I beg the Crown Prince to send someone to deliver my life’s work to the northern frontier so that it will not be destroyed.”

"Sir, Military Advisor Zhang has already sent people to Zhongshan. Not only will your hard work be preserved, but your family will also be safe and sound."

Chen Futu briefly explained the current situation.

Zhou Qingzhi was taken aback after hearing this, "Zhang Liang?"

"Yes."

"Hahaha!"

Zhou Qingzhi suddenly burst into laughter, laughing until tears streamed down his face. Then he wiped his eyes, shook his head, sat down, and continued flipping through the book.

Chen Futu didn't understand what he was laughing at.

Zhou Qingzhi's cough worsened, and he said hoarsely, "If one's conduct is upright, one's orders will be obeyed without being given; if one's conduct is not upright, one's orders will not be obeyed even if given. Young Master, you are young and promising. I wish you to become a great ruler and bring a good life to the people of this world."

"I will remember what you said, sir."

"Your Majesty, go ahead, don't worry about me..."

Zhou Qingzhi changed his address to "Great King," and Chen Futu hesitated before finally leaving the room with the memorial.

I always feel like something's not right when I go out, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

When Chen Futu returned to the royal court, he handed the memorial to Yu Qian. Yu Qian and Zhuge Liang looked at the memorial and fell silent.

Chen Futu frowned and said, "What's with your expressions? Just say what you have to say, don't beat around the bush."

Zhuge Liang opened his mouth as if to speak but then stopped, while Yu Qian took the memorial and turned away.

"Kongming, are you hiding something from me?" Chen Futu wasn't stupid; Zhuge Liang and Yu Qian's attitude was clearly problematic.

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "It's nothing. I still have many official duties to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."

"That old Zhu..."

Chen Futu's doubts deepened.

Just then, Consort Ge came to her side and whispered, "Your Highness, the princess met with people from Beiwu at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion. Shall we go?"

"Let's go and see what that old hag Dugu's people are up to."

Chen Futu led Consort Ge straight to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion.

When Boss Hua saw Chen Futu, he immediately greeted him with great enthusiasm, addressing him as "Young Master" repeatedly.

Chen Futu said, "Boss Hua, arrange a private room, right next to the guests from Beiwu."

"Please come with me."

The shopkeeper warmly led the two to the second floor. In fact, a room had been prepared for Chen Futu when Liu Longyue arrived.

After taking his seat, Chen Futu glanced at the gauze curtain next to him and vaguely saw Liu Longyue talking to someone.

Ge Fei quietly went to a corner to listen, while Chen Futu quietly drank his tea.

In the next room, Liu Longyue was not facing anyone from Beiwu, but an unknown young master.

He called himself Qiu Bai, a scholar from Jiangnan who was traveling to Longcheng.

Liu Longyue frowned and said, "I don't recognize you. What are you doing here?"

The other party chuckled, "Princess, it is inconvenient for the Northern Martial Envoy to come and see you, so I have arranged for myself to meet with you."

"Speak directly if you have anything to say."

"The main purpose is to remind the princess not to forget the important matter of the Northern Frontier. Gao Jing is still waiting for good news from the princess. If one day the princess can take control of the Northern Frontier, it would be acceptable to grant the Northern Frontier as your fiefdom."

Qiu Bai spoke with a smile, but there was a hint of malice hidden in his laughter.

Liu Longyue's face darkened. "Hmph, don't you know that Baihua Pavilion is the young master's property? How dare you speak so arrogantly? Are you trying to harm me?"

"How dare I, a lowly person," Qiu Bai said with a fawning smile, pouring a cup of tea.

Liu Longyue looked at the tea he offered but didn't touch it.

Qiu Bai said awkwardly, "Princess, there's no need to be so wary of me. There are some things we need to talk about."

"I really don't know what Ye Mo is thinking, actually sending people from Da Qian."

Liu Longyue said this, but still picked up the teacup and took a sip.

In the following time, Qiu Bai said some trivial things, mostly urging Liu Longyue to kill Chen Futu as soon as possible after the wedding, so that she could take over the Northern Frontier as the mistress of the house.

Gradually, Liu Longyue covered her brow, as if her vision was blurring. She looked at Qiu Bai in front of her and said angrily, "You drugged me?"

"What is the princess saying? I do not know."

"You bastard, I'll never forgive you..."

With a thud, Liu Longyue slumped onto the table and fell silent.

The smile on Qiu Bai's face gradually disappeared, and then he called out to Boss Hua.

Ge Fei heard everything clearly from the corner, and then quickly told Chen Futu.

Chen Futu sneered, "How interesting. The Northern Emperor wanted to use Liu Longyue to take over the Northern Frontier, but Empress Dugu wanted to destroy her. She truly is a vicious woman, cruel and brainless."

If I'm not mistaken, Qiu Bai's arrival must have been with Ye Mo's approval. Ye Mo doesn't want Liu Longyue to marry into the Northern Frontier at all. If Liu Longyue's reputation were any worse, and she were to flee back to Beiwu in disgrace with nothing to show for it, that might be Ye Mo's chance.

Next, Boss Hua arrived at the private room. She was startled to see Liu Longyue unconscious and asked Qiu Bai, "Guest, what happened?"

"This young lady is not feeling well. Find her a room and settle her in properly. Don't neglect her." Qiu Bai handed over a large piece of gold.

The shopkeeper took the gold ingot and instructed a waitress to escort Liu Longyue back to her room.

Once everything was arranged, Qiu Bai hurriedly left.

Chen Futu immediately gave Ge Fei a look, and Ge Fei understood and quietly followed him.

Chen Futu entered the room and bumped into Boss Hua, who was leaving. Boss Hua asked, "Young Master Qin, do you recognize this young lady?"

“I recognize her. You go ahead, I can take care of her.”

"Yes."

Boss Hua didn't dare to say much, as she still remembered Xu Duo's respectful attitude towards Chen Futu last time.

She couldn't stop such a powerful figure from having his way with whichever girl he wanted.

After Boss Hua left, Chen Futu closed the door, sat down, and said, "Don't sleep anymore, everyone's gone."

Liu Longyue, who had been "sleeping," suddenly opened her eyes, her white fox face filled with anger and resentment. "I never expected that the old hag would treat me like this. It seems she made some promises but didn't keep them."

"The delegation is quite clever. They said that the scholars of the Great Qian Dynasty came to see you. If something happens to you, they can easily absolve themselves of any responsibility. In that case, I will only settle scores with the scholars of the Great Qian Dynasty, which will only deepen the rift in my relationship with the Great Qian Dynasty."

What will they do next?

Liu Longyue was filled with resentment. She had devoted herself wholeheartedly to Beiwu, but that old hag was still sabotaging her from behind!