"How dare this traitor stare at me intently?"
Xiang Ning felt Fan Li's focused eyes and was not very angry, but rather proud.
Could it be that he looks so beautiful that even the adulterer is mesmerized?
The more Xiang Ning thought about it, the happier she became, and she didn't even mind being forced to be a palace maid.
Fan Li looked at it for a while and then felt relieved.
He was just a cross-dressing guy. He had seen him before time travel, at various comic exhibitions and live broadcast rooms.
On the contrary, it was the system's task rewards that made Fan Li even more curious.
"Acquire a special physique: [Mirror Body of Ten Thousand Races]!"
"The host ignores bloodline restrictions and can practice all skills and use all exotic weapons."
"All racial and blood restrictions are ineffective against the host."
The system rewards this time are indeed generous!
Fan Li has repaired his bones, and it is imperative to practice. With the help of [Mirror Body of Ten Thousand Races], the effect will naturally be better!
He made up his mind to return to Fan Mansion and start practicing as soon as all the memorials were approved!
However, there were too many memorials piling up.
By the time Fan Li put down the last memorial, he had already been up all night.
Looking at the sunlight shining into the palace through the palace windows, Fan Li and Xiang Ning realized that they had been in Chengming Palace all night until dawn.
"I... actually spent the night with a traitor?"
Xiang Ning is the emperor, but her brain circuit is no different from that of girls of the same age.
Feeling inexplicably embarrassed, she glared at Fan Li fiercely.
The traitor is really hateful!
It was enough to bully her in court, but even in private it was so detrimental to her 'innocence'!
The morning sun is golden and a little cool.
The light poured into Chengming Hall, gradually illuminating the two men's whole bodies.
Fan Li, who was bathed in the morning light, had a sudden change in his temperament. He looked like a banished immortal who had come down from heaven!
But there was still fatigue that could not be concealed on his handsome and handsome face.
Only then did Xiang Ning remember that he had worked all night long to get here for the great political affairs of Chu State.
Most of the anger in her heart immediately dissipated!
While Xiang Ning was thinking wildly, a young eunuch quickly ran to Chengming Hall.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, Zhang Juzheng, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, wants to see you!"
"The envoy wants to see the true face or His Majesty?" Fan Li asked.
The little eunuch hurriedly replied: "The envoy learned that the prime minister was in the palace, and he made it clear that he wanted to see you."
Fan Li's expression changed slightly, and he even sneered.
Messenger of the Ming Dynasty?
Zhang Juzheng?
This name had already left a mark on history in the world before he traveled through it!
It seems that even here, he is still a figure who cannot be underestimated.
The late Emperor of Chu was buried, and Zhang Juzheng was ordered to pay his respects as an envoy.
But he has been in Chu for more than a month and has not yet met the Emperor and Queen Mother of Chu, but he wants to see himself first?
Moreover, choose to meet at the Dachu Palace?
Isn't this sowing discord and implying that the great Chu king is weak and his ministers are strong?
This move alone shows Zhang Juzheng's brilliance!
"Summon him to Chengming Palace." Fan Li said coldly.
Xiang Ning on the side asked curiously: "Ming envoy Zhang Juzheng, has the Prime Minister heard of this person?"
Fan Li replied: "Zhang Juzheng, a person from Jiangling in the Ming Dynasty, is an official in the Imperial Academy, and is from the fourth rank. He practices [Haoran Qi Jue] and is in the first rank of Nascent Soul Realm."
This information is of course provided by the system.
"The Ming Dynasty is so rude that it uses a mere fourth-rank official as its envoy!" Xiang Ning said in shock.
The Chu State also had envoys in the Ming State, but they were high-ranking officials in the Nine Qing Dynasty.
Comparing the official ranks of the envoys of the two countries, it seems that Chu was too solemn and not confident, while Ming was aloof.
Fan Li glared at Xiang Ning.
"How presumptuous, is this what you should say? Wait until the envoy comes, and if you dare to talk nonsense again, be careful I will spank your ass!"
Anyway, the little emperor is pretending to be a palace maid, so a few words of instruction are not too much.
Shut up Xiang Ning now, if Zhang Juzheng finds out later.
Young Emperor Chu likes to wear women's clothes?
If this spreads out, the entire Chu State will be embarrassed.
Xiang Ning was scolded and wanted to reveal his identity on the spot.
But when she looked up at Fan Li, she saw that his expression was solemn. At least she remembered that state affairs were of paramount importance, so she endured it.
"Let's see how you deal with the envoy. If you harm the majesty of our great Chu, I will settle the score with you!" Xiang Ning said in his heart.
"The messenger has arrived!"
The voice of the palace eunuch came.
Xiang Ning had no choice but to follow the usual behavior of a palace maid, taking a few steps back and standing with her head bowed to show her dignity.
Outside Chengming Hall.
The young eunuch bowed and led the way, and a man wearing a scarlet robe and an impressive instrument walked into the hall with his head held high.
"Good looking."
Fan Li saw the person clearly and couldn't help but admire in his heart.
She has red phoenix eyes, lying silkworm eyebrows, and a beautiful beard hanging down on her chest.
Fan Li thinks this is Zhang Juzheng?
Guan Yunchang simply abandoned martial arts and followed literature!
"The envoy of the Ming Dynasty, You Yude of Gongyouchunfang, and concurrently the director of the Imperial Academy, Zhang Juzheng, has met the Prime Minister of Chu."
Zhang Juzheng's voice was like a bell and a tripod, slowly echoing in the Chengming Hall.
Xiang Ning was also impressed by Zhang Juzheng's temperament.
She first glanced at Zhang Juzheng, and then couldn't help but look directly at him.
Nowadays, all the civil and military officials in the Great Chu Kingdom only dare to humble themselves in front of Fan Li. This was the first time she had seen such a majestic man like Zhang Juzheng!
But she soon realized something was wrong!
"Great Ming Dynasty? Am I just from Chu State? Damn it! What a rude foreign minister!"
Xiang Ning's teeth itched with hatred, and his first impression of Zhang Juzheng instantly changed from excellent to extremely bad.
The feeling of being bullied by outsiders is actually worse than being bullied by one of your own!
For a moment, the traitor Fan Li didn't seem so annoying.
Xiang Ning even expected him to make her look good!
"The Ming Dynasty...the Celestial Empire?"
Fan Li also chewed on these four words.
"When did Emperor Jiajing complete the feat of raising the whole country? He didn't know the truth? I'm really sorry for not congratulating him immediately."
Hearing what Fan Li said, Zhang Juzheng's expression became a little abnormal.
The whole country is soaring?
None of the ancestors of the Han, Ming and Chu kingdoms had accomplished such a feat. How can future generations dare to surpass their ancestors now?
The ascension of a whole country and the founding of a celestial dynasty is a legend even more unattainable than the ascension of an individual to immortality.
Because among the Three Kingdoms, Ming was strong and Chu and Han were weak, so Ming envoys were accustomed to being arrogant.
Zhang Juzheng did not expect that Fan Li would dare to slap him in the face as soon as they met.
But today he had big plans, and Zhang Juzheng didn't want to offend Fan Li, so he had to give in.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Fan, but I made a mistake."
After saying that, Zhang Juzheng bowed with even more courtesy than before!
Xiang Ning felt somewhat elated when he saw this.
"Hmph! The traitor's performance was pretty good, and he didn't embarrass me."
Fan Li didn't know what she was thinking, so he simply said: "What's the point of asking an envoy to see the truth?"
"It's really something big."
Zhang Juzheng stood up straight again and took out a jade slip from his arms.
"Please Fan Xiang step aside."
Fan Li smiled.
Is there really something shameful?
But there was only Xiang Ning by his side. If he was forced to quit, what if she couldn't help but reveal her identity?
Fan Li was really worried about the impetuous little emperor who loved to wear women's clothes.
He could only say: "Master Zhang, don't worry, Ning'er is mine."
Hearing this, Xiang Ning blushed with embarrassment.
Zhang Juzheng saw this scene, but he immediately believed it!
He glanced at Xiang Ning and immediately saw that the makeup on her face was rough, but she was young and beautiful.
Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister of Chu State has such average taste?
Zhang Juzheng felt a little contempt for Fan Li in his heart, but still presented the jade slip.
"what?"
Fan Li was curious, but Xiang Ning was even more curious than him. He ignored etiquette and stepped forward to watch.
Looking up, the eye-catching text immediately caught their eyes.
"Encouragement to Enter the Table"!
Zhang Juzheng's voice floated slowly.
"I, Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, promise that as long as the Prime Minister abolishes the Xiang family and becomes independent, the Ming Dynasty will be brothers with your country and will never abandon it..."
