May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

This kid does have some sense of propriety.

At today's banquet, the three members of the Wen family, father and sons, drank quite a bit of wine. Although they were not drunk, they were exhausted and went straight to sleep after returning home.

Lu Chengyuan stood beside the emperor the whole time, without touching a drop of alcohol. He was perfectly sober at the moment. When the night was deep and quiet, Lu Chengyuan took advantage of the darkness to go to the backyard.

Wen Yuanshu's courtyard was pitch black, indicating that she had already gone to bed.

As soon as Lu Chengyuan stepped into the courtyard, a dark shadow flashed before his eyes, and a guard appeared, cupping his hands in greeting and saying, "The master has ordered that food be kept warm in the kitchen. Young master, please go and get it yourself, and do not disturb anyone else."

After saying that, the guard returned to the shadows.

Lu Chengyuan felt a warmth in his heart, and even his steps became lighter as he went to the kitchen and found the meal that Wen Yuanshu had prepared for him that morning.

Although the food is hot, there are things that are warmer than food.

Lu Chengyuan only went inside after he had finished eating.

In the dead of night, Wen Yuanshu was fast asleep. He took off his coat and carefully pulled her into his arms.

Although his movements were light, they still startled Wen Yuanshu: "...You're back?"

Her voice was not very clear, but it had a strange, alluring quality to it.

Lu Chengyuan hummed in agreement and placed a kiss on her cheek: "Go to sleep."

-

Since Hu Yanzhuo had finally arrived in the capital, the Court of State Ceremonial naturally wanted to show him around the city and let him see the sights.

All of this was arranged in advance, and everything went smoothly without any problems along the way.

Hu Yanzhuo was amazed by the scenery, which was so different from the Gobi grassland. He asked about everything he saw, showing his great curiosity.

The people from the Court of State Ceremonial were not impatient at all, but they couldn't help but gossip among themselves, wondering how this dignified barbarian leader could act like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

While the Court of State Ceremonial took Huyan Zhuo on a tour of the capital, the emperor was not idle either. He summoned several important officials to the palace to discuss the matter of the barbarian tribes becoming vassal states.

"The barbarian tribes are powerful, and now that they are willing to submit, it is truly a great thing. What is Your Majesty still hesitating about?"

"Your Majesty is right not to agree immediately. Who knows if the barbarians are only superficially submitting and secretly plotting something else? In my opinion, we shouldn't agree! The barbarians are no threat now. We can just send the General of the Cavalry to wipe them out. Then, that land will still be ours!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, the emperor frowned.

He really didn't want to start another war.

Wen Heng cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, starting another war will not benefit either of us. In my opinion, we should not miss this opportunity. If Your Majesty has other considerations, we can wait a few more days."

Grand Secretary Qin nodded in agreement: "Yes, Your Majesty, what the General of the Cavalry said is correct. Although the opportunity is rare, we cannot agree too readily, lest the barbarians think that our Great Zhao is afraid of them, and that they may develop unwarranted wolfish ambitions."

After Grand Secretary Qin finished speaking, the remaining people who hadn't spoken up all echoed his words.

The emperor also fell into deep thought.

What Grand Secretary Qin said was exactly what he was worried about.

After a long silence, the emperor nodded slightly and made a decision: "Very well, let him stay in the capital for a while longer."

-

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The Court of State Ceremonial had shown Hu Yanzhuo all the sights of the capital, but there was still no movement from the emperor. Hu Yanzhuo then said that he had never seen such a magnificent sight before and wanted to stay in the capital for a while longer.

The emperor naturally agreed.

Therefore, Huyan Zhuo was able to move freely in the capital.

Of course, this so-called freedom only exists on the surface.

There were quite a few eyes secretly watching him.

Just as everyone was wondering where Hu Yanzhuo would go, he went to a place that no one expected.

Hussar General's Mansion.

To be honest, these two families have a blood feud.

But Hu Yanzhuo didn't bring any attendants with him, and just went by so casually.

He took his seat in the main hall, and Wen Jing personally came out to greet him.