This is something Huo Shufan never thought of.
He just wanted to invite Her Royal Highness the Sixth Princess to have dinner together again, but it was really difficult to book a table at the Juxian Pavilion. It took many days since the last time to book another table.
I thought I would talk to Her Highness the Sixth Princess about the upcoming marriage today, but I didn't expect to meet so many respectable and unattainable young men from Kyoto.
He didn't even expect to meet Li Chenan!
Now it seems that Li Chenan came with them on an appointment.
There was hatred for Li Chenan in Guangling City because this boy joined the Fish and Dragon Society and became the helmsman of the Guangling branch. This made his grandfather change his attitude towards him and decided to turn the conflict into friendship. He even wanted his sister to marry Li Chenan, even if it was a concubine. It doesn't matter.
He could understand his grandfather's good intentions.
After all, the Ichthyosaur Club is Prime Minister Ji's force. Since Li Chenan has become a helmsman of the Ichthyosaur Club, he is Prime Minister Ji's person.
It's just that the change in this matter was too fast.
A few days ago, Prime Minister Ji actually sent people to Huaxi Villa to assassinate Li Chenan... It would be great if this kid died!
But he didn't die, and grandpa changed his attitude afterwards——
He chopped off an arm of Yang Sixian, the patrolling envoy of the Fish and Dragon Society!
He and the Ichthyosaur Society completely fell out!
He is no longer Prime Minister Ji's person, but the person standing opposite Prime Minister Ji!
Of course, given Prime Minister Ji's high status, he had never taken this boy from Guangling seriously.
But grandpa said to be especially careful, because could the Dingguo Hou Mansion mean something behind this matter?
If so, this is the Dingguo Hou Mansion expressing its attitude to the world through this boy!
The status of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Dingguo Marquis' Mansion were both too high, and the two sides did not directly reveal their conflicts. Grandpa said that Li Chenan's chess piece might be a means of gaming between the two parties.
In other words, this kid suddenly stood in front of the stage and was no longer the unknown fool in Guangling City.
His every move can even reflect the intentions of Dingguo Houfu, so pay close attention!
Huo Shufan thought a lot at this moment.
The sixth princess Ning Shuyu also thought a lot.
For example, tonight, three of these noble disciples from Kyoto came. This must be Zhongli Ruoshui's method——
She hoped that Li Chenan could get to know these distinguished disciples and integrate into their circle.
The purpose is of course very simple, to take advantage of Li Chenan!
Li Chenan already has a strong backing from Dingguo Houfu. If he can get the support of Chengguo Dukefu and Qiguo Dukefu, then this kid can really make some waves in Kyoto.
Although the Dingguo Houfu has not yet made a choice between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Second Emperor Brother, Mrs. Fan met with her father and clearly rejected the Second Emperor's marriage to Zhongli Ruoshui. This at least shows that the Dingguohou Palace is not too optimistic about it. Second Emperor Brother, the Dingguo Marquis Mansion is more biased towards the Prince Brother.
Although the prince's brother is kind, he is far less talented and strategic than the second emperor's brother.
In the words of the mother-in-law, it is a woman's kindness that cannot achieve great things. His position in the East Palace will be deposed by his father sooner or later.
Therefore, in the heart of the sixth princess Ning Shuyu, she is more inclined to the second emperor brother. There is another reason for this - the fourth princess Ning Chuchu is too beautiful!
She didn't like the beauty of the imperial sister who was about the same age, so she felt that the prince's brother's obesity was an eyesore.
She didn't like Li Chenan's handsomeness either... She turned around and looked at Huo Shufan, and felt that Li Chenan was much prettier than Huo Shufan next to her.
However, Li Chenan's talent and reputation were at the peak of his powers, much more dazzling than the Guangling talent next to him.
At this moment, Li Chenan was standing among the crowd, chatting and laughing. In Ning Shuyu's eyes, he felt more and more annoying.
Therefore, the sixth princess Ning Shuyu didn’t like it even more!
So, she did a little thing——
She stretched out her hand to call the driver over, and whispered in his ear: "Take my name card, go to the Duke of Yan's mansion, and tell Yan Zifu... just say, Li Chenan Several young masters from Duke Cheng's Palace and Duke Qi's Palace had a banquet, and they seemed to look down on him."
The coachman took the name card, bowed and drove away.
Ning Shuyu laughed, and her face covered with a scarf did not show the ferocious side of her face to outsiders.
"Let's go. I'm hungry. When we're full, let's watch a show."
Li Chenan and others did not notice Ning Shuyu and his party standing in the shadows.
After Qi Zhishan introduced Yang Yulin and Tang Qian to Li Chenan, the group went to the third floor of Juxian Pavilion together.
It wasn't until these people climbed up the stairs that Ning Shuyu walked out of the darkness.
They also went to the second floor of Juxian Pavilion.
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There is only one room on the third floor.
It is the largest room in the entire Juxian Pavilion and is never open to the public. This room has a name, it is called Bancheng Yan.
Li Chenan stood at the door and looked at these three words carefully. He was a little curious. Zhongli Ruoshui beside him chuckled and said: "It's a random name. There is heavy fog in autumn in Kyoto. The third floor of Juxian Pavilion is quite..." "It's so high. When you stand on it and look around, you can see half the city's smoke, so we gave it this name."
Su Muxin, who had already entered the room, turned back, "I'm afraid you don't know that Juxian Pavilion has been open for several years, and only a handful of people can dine in this half city!"
"I've benefited from you!"
"Although I can't see the beautiful scenery of half the city's smoke today, I can still see half of the city's lights. This life is worth it!"
Qi Zhixue laughed loudly and took the lead to sit at the big round table. "I have been here twice, but I came here with my father instead of being invited by sister Ruoshui."
Saying this, Qi Zhixue looked out the window with some emotion, and said: "The scenery I saw twice was different. Once in late autumn, I really saw the fog gradually rising in Kyoto at night. Once in the cold winter, At noon, I saw half of Kyoto covered in snow."
Zhongli Ruoshui brought Li Chenan into the room and sat on the main seat. She smiled playfully and said: "You can come here more often from now on. This room... I have given it to Chenan, so if you want To taste delicious food and enjoy the different scenery of Kyoto here, you can go to Huaxi Villa to find him at any time."
This sentence sets two tone——
First, it shows that the relationship between Zhongli Ruoshui and Li Chenan is extremely stable.
It has been more than ten days since Li Chenan entered Kyoto, but during these more than ten days, he still has not been able to enter the gate of the Marquis' Mansion!
This has caused various speculations from many forces.
For example, some people think that Li Chenan is a poor scholar from Guangling City after all, and that Mrs. Fan from the Dingguo Marquis Mansion probably has no intention of marrying her precious granddaughter to him.
For example, Li Chenan and the Fish and Dragon Society turned against each other, and the Dingguo Hou Mansion may not necessarily be at odds with the Prime Minister's Mansion because of his personal grudges.
In fact, in the eyes of many high-ranking officials in Kyoto, it is best to maintain the current peaceful situation between the Dingguo Marquis Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion. Even if they seem to be inseparable, at least they have not really reached the point of seeing each other. when.
If that time comes... I'm afraid there will be a bloody storm in the capital, and these high-ranking officials may not be able to stay out of it.
The second meaning of Zhong Li Ruoshui's words is of course that he hopes that the three young masters from Duke Cheng's Palace and Duke Qi's Palace can get closer to Li Chen'an.
Ningguo has five major royal palaces, each with its own strength and influence.
If Li Chenan could make good friends with them, it would obviously be of great benefit to Li Chenan.
Cheng Zhe looked at Li Chenan at this time, his square face was still a little unhappy, "You boy, if you hadn't said what you said when you entered the south gate of Kyoto... I would not have done anything because of your wine." And close to you!”
"However, your words are really shocking. Grandpa admires you very much and said that Ningguo will definitely produce another great Confucian in three hundred years... No matter how I look at it, I don't see that you have the temperament of a great Confucian."
"I heard that you and the Ichthyosaur Society have turned against each other. Grandpa asked me to invite you to my house tomorrow."
"how?"
