Chapter 158: Direct evidence of the former Emperor's sudden death, the secret of the Zou clan

During the banquet, especially those women, the moment they saw Li Chen, they had already entered a state of distraction, marveling at his peerless divine face.

Such a face should only exist in heaven; how often can it be heard in the human world!

Mu Qingrou did not hide her admiration for Li Chen at all; after all, she was Li Chen's woman.

She could finally understand what Chu Ruoyan meant by "subjugation."

Li Chen was already domineering enough, and wearing a dragon robe made women unable to stop themselves.

Mu Qingrou was sighing in her heart, fortunately she listened to Shi Yingying and came to the capital, otherwise she would have really missed it.

Needless to say, Lady Youlan; she was the person from the sect who had been with Li Chen the longest.

She knew very well about Li Chen's abilities in all aspects.

Not only did she "collude" with Li Chen, but she also had a feeling of an old married couple.

She even had the thought of "if only I had known Li Chen earlier."

In fact, she thought too much; if it were earlier, Li Chen would still be hiding in the palace, and she wouldn't have been able to know Li Chen.

The old man of the Wu family was also coming to the capital for the first time, and as soon as he arrived, he participated in a National Celebration of this level, which was a great honor.

He felt that this was the first time in his life he had come to such a high-standard place.

He still remembered some time ago, when he decided to break through, he had already prepared for death.

At his age, if the breakthrough was not successful, he would age rapidly and fall.

But now it seems that his breakthrough was correct; if he hadn't broken through, how would he have the qualification to come to such a place and be treated by the Emperor?

His daughter became the Emperor's concubine, and he, a Sage Realm expert, stood firmly on the Emperor's side, so the Wu family would certainly become a big family that rose suddenly in this era.

The old man of the Wu family now just wanted Li Chen to give him some tasks so he could achieve merit.

Otherwise, receiving such great favor, he was really a bit terrified.

In fact, the gears of Wu Qi's fate also began to turn wildly; he was the one who benefited the most from the Wu family of the current age.

Liu Hao never thought that Wu Qi's status would rise so fast.

At first, Liu Hao was a noble descendant, Wu Qi was a commoner, and Wu Qi still had to beg him.

Now, Wu Qi was directly a royal relative, more noble than Liu Hao, and Liu Hao still had to ask Wu Qi for help with many things.

And the cause of all this was just that when Liu Hao went to lick Li Chen, Wu Qi also followed.

As long as you hug Li Chen's thigh, even if you grab the trouser leg, you can rise to prominence.

In the days to come, the two of them often felt proud of their decision at that time.

The envoy of the Prince of Zhennan was a person with a high status in the south, who could be considered the Prince of Zhennan's clansman.

He certainly stood firmly on the side of the Prince of Zhennan.

Even a person like him felt that this new Emperor Li Chen was really strong, not as unbearable as the rumors said, and he had to tell the Prince of Zhennan about this matter completely.

However, there was one thing he didn't understand, because he seemed to have seen the Third Prince's envoy.

What did this mean? The Third Prince admitted defeat?

If this was the case, then their subsequent "fanning the flames" plan could not be implemented.

What he didn't know was that the Third Prince was planning to move south to be the Prince of Zhennan.

And at this time, the Third Prince's envoy was also looking at him, with a very unfriendly face.

The banquet continued, envoys from various countries toasted one after another, and people from vassal kings and big clans also lined up to toast.

If one were to ask who was the most nervous, it was Li Sixing and Pang Jin outside the hall.

They were responsible for the security of this National Celebration, but if there was any slip-up, they would have to bear the main responsibility.

In fact, this palace banquet had already exceeded their control range.

There were several Sage Realm experts inside, and a bunch of Heavenly Abyss Realm experts; how to control this?

"Should we send more people over?" Li Sixing said somewhat uneasily.

"Where else is there manpower? Many of my people are patrolling the streets of the capital; those people's strength is not enough to look at. Don't you need to guard other places for the Imperial Guard? If there is a slip-up, won't you be punished?" Pang Jin analyzed.

Feeling Li Sixing was a bit irritable, Pang Jin continued to comfort him: "Rest assured, you also know the Emperor's strength. If he is inside, no one dares to make small moves, and Eunuch Cui is also inside."

Mentioning this Eunuch Cui, he was also a hidden master.

If it were in the eyes of others, he was already very strong, but in front of Li Chen, he was at most able to block some people Li Chen was too lazy to deal with.

The guests toasted, but they only came to a distance from Li Chen; they couldn't be next to Li Chen.

Eunuch Cui was serving nearby.

If there was danger, perhaps Eunuch Cui wouldn't have time to take action, and several Sage Realm experts would really want to rush to solve it.

Just ask those who had malicious intentions, did they dare to face the four Sage Realm experts in the hall at the same time? Only after passing these four Sage Realm experts could they reach Li Chen's level.

If there was a Son of Luck here who wanted to break through, then there would only be endless despair.

The banquet scene, let alone any danger, even those who spoke had to consider their words; no one dared to be disrespectful.

Because they all knew that in such a high-level banquet, if their words were slightly careless, the grass on their graves next year would be lush.

The hall was full of guests, and there were people who wanted to please Li Chen, just waiting for someone who didn't have eyes to appear.

After three rounds of wine, as Li Chen left, the guests could leave one after another, and the banquet slowly ended.

Some guests chatted happily and prepared to change places for a second round.

Some invited each other to participate in various celebrations on the street.

Others were already drunk and prepared to go back to rest.

Seeing that there was no accident this time, Pang Jin and Li Sixing breathed a sigh of relief; the difficult moment had finally passed.

However, they did not relax; Li Sixing continued to inspect whether there were any slip-ups in the area he was responsible for.

Pang Jin left the palace to participate in the patrol work of maintaining order in the capital, and took the opportunity to investigate the Wang family.

What was the Wang family's intention, and what role did they play in this Crown Prince incident?

After the celebration ended, Pang Jin estimated that he would also start to close the net.

Dealing with the Wang family was not a simple matter.

Li Chen returned to the harem, and the head palace maid walked to his side, saying the Empress Dowager wanted to invite Li Chen to her bedroom.

Normally, if the Empress Dowager looked for him, it was mostly because there was something to say, so Li Chen simply followed the head palace maid.

In the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Li Chen saw the woman with a dignified and elegant temperament and a plump and seductive figure.

No matter how you looked at it, it was full of charm; every part of her body made people have infinite reverie; she was simply a natural stunner.

Still the same old way, Li Chen entered the room, and the Empress Dowager let the palace maids retreat.

Now it was night, and Li Chen had drunk some wine, so he certainly thought crookedly unconsciously.

However, the Empress Dowager looking for Li Chen this time really had serious business.

At this moment, the Empress Dowager was sitting on the soft couch, holding an exquisite piece of clothing in her hand, her face filled with a gentle smile.

Seeing Li Chen enter, she picked up the clothes and walked to Li Chen.

"Your Majesty, look at the clothes I made for you personally."

The Empress Dowager's voice was soft, making people feel like a spring breeze.

Li Chen stepped forward to take the clothes and examined them carefully.

He saw that the materials were exquisite, the stitches were dense, and every place revealed the Empress Dowager's intentions.

The clothes were embroidered with dragon patterns, lifelike, showing the majesty of the royal family, but without losing nobility.

"Empress Dowager, is this for me?" Li Chen's voice carried a trace of disbelief.

He had never heard of the Empress Dowager making clothes for anyone, and he didn't know the Empress Dowager had this skill.

In his view, the Empress Dowager was just a greedy woman with ambition.

The Empress Dowager nodded with a smile, a trace of pride flashing in her eyes.

She hoped that after this National Celebration, Li Chen would change into new clothes, which also implied that Li Chen could bring the May Tian Ce Dynasty to a new height.

This piece of clothing was specially selected by the Empress Dowager with high-quality silk, and she personally designed the embroidery, hoping Li Chen would like it.

She was a lady of a big family before; how could she not know embroidery?

It was just whether she was willing to do so.

As Li Sining's angel investor, the Empress Dowager's purpose was to look forward to Li Sining becoming a Sage Realm expert.

But don't forget, wasn't there a Sage Realm expert in front of her, and a supreme expert in the Sage Realm?

While investing in Li Sining, she could naturally also invest in Li Chen.

This was made by her personally, and it was the first time she made clothes for a man; this first time was truly and realistically dedicated to Li Chen.

The reason she made clothes for Li Chen was that if Li Chen wore them, he could also remember that she made them.

This could bring the relationship between the two closer.

And she also personally put the clothes on Li Chen.

Li Chen could soon think of this point, but he would still gladly accept the Empress Dowager's kindness.

It was just that the atmosphere now was indeed very ambiguous.

It was not to say that the Empress Dowager wanted to get close to Li Chen; she was already keeping her distance.

But her chest was too plump, and she still bumped into Li Chen, making him somewhat uncomfortable. It must be said that Li Chen changed into the new clothes made by the Empress Dowager personally, and his temperament instantly rose to a higher level.

The dragon patterns on the clothes seemed to come alive, winding and swimming with his movements, showing the majesty of the Emperor.

The Empress Dowager also showed a satisfied look; she felt that this piece of clothing was only suitable for Li Chen, and only Li Chen could make her do this kind of thing.

After Li Chen returned to his bedroom, Lady Youlan suffered.

The Princess of Zhennan was not in the palace, and Lady Youlan's figure was the most similar to the Empress Dowager's, so naturally, she was the object Li Chen focused on taking care of tonight.

When Lady Youlan saw Li Chen's eyes, she knew that the pressure tonight was very great.

At the same time as the May Tian Ce Dynasty's National Celebration began, there was a great victory in the north!

Even the Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies, Guo Guo Po Yun, felt that this great victory came somewhat suddenly.

At the beginning, Guo Guo Po Yun knew that the biggest difficulty of this northern expedition was the city of the Ice Bear tribe, which gathered the elites of various tribes.

The city of the Ice Bear tribe was constructed from unmelting ice; Guo Guo Po Yun had also personally gone to see it. This city was not only huge but also magnificent, like a natural barrier.

When approaching, the cold air emitted by the unmelting ice made the May Tian Ce Dynasty soldiers unable to bear it, and their combat power dropped significantly.

And those northern tribal soldiers who had received training could fight freely.

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In this way, as one grew and the other waned, it was very difficult to capture.

Not to mention after approaching, the northern tribe's harmonic pulse array was another hurdle.

Guo Guo Po Yun was not the kind of reckless person, so he had never attacked directly.

He sent vanguard troops to bypass it, intending to attack other tribes, so that the main city of the Ice Bear tribe would be in chaos first.

It was just like Xu Zifeng, leading troops to fight in chaos inside.

This kind of fighting had little effect, but even so, it was better than hard attacking.

Attacking a city was not a plain war; plain war was just crushing over, and the May Tian Ce Dynasty had many soldiers and generals.

If it was this kind of environment, the defending side could use extremely low consumption to make the attacking side pay a huge price.

Winning was fine, but losing would directly lose elite troops, and even make the three armies depressed.

One must know that the May Tian Ce Dynasty was currently the attacking side; one drum makes the spirit, the second makes it decline, and the third makes it exhausted.

Before finding a safe method, Guo Guo Po Yun did not dare to be so impulsive.

At this time, the defection of Huyan Lan of the Ice Bear tribe indeed gave Guo Guo Po Yun some hope.

But Huyan Lan only knew how to fight; the key was that he didn't know how to deal with it.

Moreover, Guo Guo Po Yun, like Li Chen, could not fully trust Huyan Lan.

Li Chen just let Huyan Lan listen to Guo Guo Po Yun's dispatch.

These were not the most critical; the most critical was that his own account guard Li Ling actually knew how to crack the unmelting ice.

In fact, it was not Li Ling, but the Son of Luck Chen Xuannan who gave her the idea.

Chen Xuannan was the reincarnation of an ancient great expert and certainly knew some things others didn't know.

This material, unmelting ice, was something specially made by the current powerhouse of the northern tribe, Bi Luo Tianzun.

Bi Luo Tianzun was a Sage Realm expert in the Great Snowy Mountain, and he never came out into the world.

Where this material was chosen, how it was manufactured, how it was formed—how could ordinary people know?

Let alone the May Tian Ce Dynasty's headache, even the Snow Eagle Royal Court didn't know how to solve it.

They just got this kind of thing from Bi Luo Tianzun.

But Chen Xuannan knew; he had encountered this kind of trouble in his previous life and used special materials to make the unmelting ice dissolve quickly.

As for why he knew, it was because these materials were not very rare in ancient times; it was just that they were hard to see now.

The problem was that Chen Xuannan's purpose was to help Li Ling win the throne, doing good deeds without leaving a name.

He couldn't tell Guo Guo Po Yun directly; if he did, the credit would be his.

He had to find a way to give the credit to Li Ling, letting Li Ling gain a certain status.

So he got the unmelting ice, and then spent a certain amount of time letting people search for materials all over the world.

Then there were various hints, hinting Li Ling to find the correct answer.

A few days ago, Li Ling, by "coincidence," configured the potion to dissolve the unmelting ice.

Li Ling was so happy at the time and immediately told Guo Guo Po Yun the news.

Looking at Li Ling's departing back, Chen Xuannan was very satisfied; he just liked this kind of thing, letting his "wife" get benefits, but the wife didn't know he did it.

Guo Guo Po Yun was overjoyed after learning the news.

And he swore to Li Ling that if they captured the main city of the Ice Bear tribe this time, it would count as Li Ling's first merit.

Li Ling also incidentally obtained the qualification to attack the city.

In the following time, Guo Guo Po Yun naturally secretly prepared to make the dissolving potion.

To be safe, he didn't even tell Huyan Lan the news.

Huyan Lan was just one of Li Chen's dogs; he only needed to be loyal to Li Chen, and Guo Guo Po Yun naturally wouldn't kill him.

Let alone telling him the secret.

On the night of the May Tian Ce Dynasty's National Celebration, the northern army captured the main city of the Ice Bear tribe.

The army rushed in mightily.

For a time, there were countless casualties, and blood flowed like a river.

In a few days, Li Chen would be able to receive the news of this great victory.

This was the benefit of him throwing two Sons of Luck into the north.

The Son of Luck could always play his role in some inexplicable places.

Now it was just Chen Xuannan playing his role; waiting for Xu Zifeng's news—that would be very terrifying.

However, Chen Xuannan was not bad either; he knew many of the so-called "secrets" of the northern tribes.

The northern army encountered various problems and could solve them so quickly; it seemed Li Ling played a vital role, but in fact, it was all Chen Xuannan pointing out in secret.

In Chen Xuannan's view, as long as they passed the Ice Bear tribe hurdle, the biggest danger was the station of the Snow Eagle tribe, which was like a natural moat, with experts like clouds, and even Sage Realm experts guarding it.

Various restrictions and secret methods, and even the existence of warriors blessed by the Snow Leopard God, made people's heads ache when they saw it.

However, he felt it was not a big problem; after all, the May Tian Ce Dynasty's Sage Realm experts had not yet moved.

Chen Xuannan was considering how he could help Li Ling gain benefits in this great battle.

Another Son of Luck, Xiao Ming, also began to play his role.

After the National Celebration ended, Xiao Ming also came to the capital.

"Master, I said this to Minister Pang; do you think he believes it?"

Even if Xiao Ming knew a certain truth, the truth was too outrageous.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it either."

The Sage remnant soul also sighed, thinking that the royal family was really chaotic.

Xiao Ming had already investigated clearly who was inside the living coffin transported by Zou Yi, a disciple of the Zou family.

The coffin was not opened, but Zou Yi's father knew, and Xiao Ming was again inadvertently sneaking into Zou Yi's father's room, accidentally finding the mechanism, entering the secret room, and getting the clues.

Inside the coffin was a woman, a woman who had been "dead" for a long time.

This woman had many identities; she was a remnant of the previous dynasty and also Zou Yi's mother.

Zou Yi's mother had an important identity: a descendant of the Jinan Bai family.

The Jinan Bai family was a very famous cultivation family in the May Tian Ce Dynasty and also a medical family passed down for thousands of years.

Most importantly, most of the Bai family were female cultivators, and many secret books were passed on to women but not men.

Of course, the Jinan Bai family was not a remnant of the previous dynasty, and Zou Yi's mother was not surnamed Bai; her name was Lan Yuchen.

According to Xiao Ming's investigation, Lan Yuchen was just an alias, and her real name was unknown.

Because Lan Yuchen had a very high medical talent, she was sent by the remnants of the previous dynasty to approach the Jinan Bai family and became a disciple of the Jinan Bai family head.

With this title, plus the help of the Empress Dowager.

Lan Yuchen could naturally enter the ranks of imperial physicians, specializing in treating gynecological diseases for concubines.

Xiao Ming guessed it at the time; the former Emperor's death was mostly related to this woman.

Facts proved it was true.

According to Xiao Ming's further investigation in the secret room, when Lan Yuchen was an imperial physician, she did things to many concubines, but others couldn't see it at all.

The former Emperor also had physical abnormalities because he had relations with these concubines.

This kind of thing needed to accumulate a certain number of times before it would erupt; before it erupted, there would be no signs.

Presumably, Lan Yuchen marrying Zou Yi's father was just a move by the remnants of the previous dynasty, the purpose being to let Lan Yuchen become an imperial physician.

But Zou Yi's father, even if he knew there was a pit, because Lan Yuchen was truly peerless, he still helped out of infatuation.

As for why Xiao Ming knew so clearly, it was because Zou Yi's father had also investigated Lan Yuchen, and it was written clearly on it.

Did the Crown Prince participate in this?

From the secret letters between the Crown Prince and Zou Yi's father, it could be judged.

The Crown Prince knew, but he didn't care.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 159 =====