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Chapter 1408: Reverse Scale, Scolding Du Changshi

Li Tongguang could never get over what happened in the post house. The first thing he did after leaving was to immediately send someone to investigate the origins of Princess Huyang.

"Find out more about the Princess Huyang and her horseman. His name should be Zhou Chen, right? Find out more about her for me."

Meeting his 'Master' today had greatly shocked his mind; he felt that he was his Master because he thought that Master looked so much like him.

But the other party claimed to be the Princess of Huyang. He wanted to get closer to test her, but was stopped by that county horse. So he was full of resentment towards Zhou Chen. He almost wanted to go back and mobilize troops to kill Zhou Chen and snatch his "master".

Zhu Yin wanted to persuade him, but seeing his master's crazy and excited eyes, he swallowed and did not dare to oppose him at this time.

In fact, he also felt that the other party was very similar to Ren Zuo Shi, but he was more rational. How could Ren Zuo Shi suddenly transform into Princess Huyang of Wu Kingdom?
After what happened in Hexian Posthouse, the atmosphere in the entire posthouse was extremely strange.

The people of An Guo were not clear about Ren Ruyi's identity, but how could Ning Yuanzhou and others not know? The identity of Princess Huyang was fake, and Ren Ruyi's real identity was Ren Xin, the former left entrustor of the Zhuyi Guard.

Judging from the behavior of Changqing Hou Li Tongguang, it cannot be false that Ren Ruyi is his master.

But it is precisely because of this that people become interested.

In Ren Ruyi's room, she was talking to Zhou Chen about what happened between her and Li Tongguang. During this process, her emotions were different from before. It could be seen that she still had some affection for this disciple, but it was just a pure master-disciple relationship.

"What's your expression?"

Seeing Zhou Chen's unhappy expression and his unwillingness to listen, she frowned slightly.

"Nothing, I just don't like that guy."

"Why? Is this the first time you two have met?"

Zhou Chen hesitated for a moment, but still said truthfully: "Because the way he looked at you made me uncomfortable. To be more specific, I was jealous."

"Jealous? Are you jealous of Jiu'er?"

Ren Ruyi was stunned, and couldn't believe his ears: "Jiu'er is my disciple, are you jealous of him?"

Zhou Chen pretended to be ashamed and angry and shouted, "Yes, is it not possible? I am just jealous. I told you that the way he looks at you is unusual. Also, I am jealous that he knew you before me. You have known each other for so many years. Who knows who is more important to you, him or me? It would be fine if we hadn't met, but if we had, I would certainly be unsure."

His deliberate display of weakness and his angry expression made Ren Ruyi instantly happy. This was also what he did on purpose.

For a woman like Ren Ruyi, the more forceful and straightforward you are, the more likely she will resist. However, his anger and humiliation actually made Ren Ruyi laugh and happy.

"How old are you? Why are you still fighting for favor with a child?"

"What do you mean I am so old? I am only 28 this year, and that guy is already 22. I am only a few years older than him, so why can't we fight? What's more, this involves the mother of my future child. You are my weak spot, and no one can touch you."

The more aggrieved Zhou Chen acted, the softer Ren Ruyi's heart became. Although she seemed decisive and resolute, she was actually the type of person who would not tolerate being treated harshly but given soft words.

"I understand. He is just my apprentice. You are the father of my child. In my heart, you are more important than him. You said that you are the master's father-in-law. Why are you jealous of the younger generation?"

Zhou Chen took advantage of the situation and grabbed her hand and placed it in his own. Ren Ruyi did not resist and let Zhou Chen hold her hand.

"I am serious. In your heart, I am number one."

"No, my lady comes first and you come second."

Zhou Chen sighed: "It seems I have to work harder."

As they were talking, Yuanlu ran over and said that Du Changshi and Ning Yuanzhou called them over to discuss something.

After hearing this, Zhou Chen's eyes flickered slightly. He roughly guessed the reason why they were called over. It must be because of what happened today. Li Tongguang was the envoy of introduction, and when such a change happened, it was hard to guarantee that the delegation would not have other ideas.

As expected, when Zhou Chen and Ren Ruyi arrived at the conference hall, Ning Yuanzhou and others analyzed the situation and felt that Li Tongguang was a target worth winning over. Finally, Yang Ying decided to find Li Tongguang in person and discuss with him to see if he could win over Marquis Changqing.

But Du Changshi suddenly interrupted: "Wait, Your Highness, I think Miss Ruyi is more suitable to negotiate with Marquis Changqing than Your Highness."

Everyone present changed their expressions and looked at Zhou Chen and Ren Ruyi at the same time. Ning Yuanzhou also saw Zhou Chen's expression and hurriedly tried to stop him.

"Lord Du."

"Master Ning."

Du Changshi interrupted Ning Yuanzhou and said, "Everyone saw it yesterday. Marquis Changqing seemed to treat Miss Ruyi differently. If Miss Ruyi went to talk to him, she would definitely..."

"Crack!"

"I'm sorry, the quality of this chair is not very good. I didn't even use any force, how come it broke?"

Everyone in the room looked over and saw that Zhou Chen was holding a piece of wood in his hand, and the handle on one side of the chair under him was missing.

Du Changshi swallowed his saliva and couldn't continue what he was about to say.

"Master Du, please continue what you were about to say." Zhou Chen looked at Du Changshi with a 'pleasant face'.

Du Changshi's body trembled, and his beard shook a few times. He looked at Ning Yuanzhou for help.

"Master Ning."

Ning Yuanzhou replied decisively: "Master Du, please stop talking. Miss Ruyi is not from our Liudao Hall. We are not qualified to ask her to do anything."

Du Changshi was unwilling to give up: "But isn't Mr. Zhou Chen your subordinate? I think the relationship between Miss Ruyi and Mr. Zhou Chen is..."

"Lord Du."

Zhou Chen said in a cold tone: "First of all, I joined the delegation for the brotherhood of Liudaotang, but I have already withdrawn from Liudaotang. No one can order me to do anything, not to mention Lao Ning, even if it is His Highness, as long as I don't want to. Besides, no matter what kind of relationship I have with Ruyi, it is not your turn to make demands."

Yu Shisan next to him silently gave Zhou Chen a thumbs up. Qian Zhao and Yuan Lu were not surprised either. Since Du Changshi said that he wanted Ren Ruyi for help, they guessed that Zhou Chen would have this attitude.

Ning Yuanzhou also confirmed: "Lord Du, he is right. He joined the delegation to help, but he is not subordinate to us. The same is true for Miss Ruyi, so let's not mention this matter again."

"Master Ning."

Du Changshi still wanted to fight for it, but Ning Yuanzhou refused firmly.

Of course, he also wanted to win over Marquis Changqing, but as he said, Zhou Chen was not his subordinate, and he had no right to ask Zhou Chen to do anything, let alone something like this. If he hesitated, he would not be able to face Zhou Chen in the future.

Ren Ruyi didn't say anything the whole time. She just sat there quietly, aloof from the matter, as if the person being talked about was not her.

She and Zhou Chen are now in love with each other. Since Zhou Chen has spoken, she will not object. She is completely following the husband's lead and giving Zhou Chen a lot of face.

At this stalemate, Sun Lang suddenly ran in from outside and said that Marquis Changqing came with a valuable gift to apologize for the disturbance yesterday and wanted to meet Yang Ying.

When Yang Ying heard this, she suddenly panicked.

"Sister Ruyi, Brother Yuanzhou, I'm a little scared, what should I do?"

Ning Yuanzhou comforted him, "It's okay, Your Highness. He doesn't dare to do anything rash. I'll stay with you. You should keep quiet and I'll take care of Marquis Changqing."

"Okay, okay."

Although Yang Ying was nervous, she still mustered up her courage. If she couldn't even deal with Marquis Changqing, how would she face Emperor An after arriving in Andu?

Just as everyone was about to disperse, Zhou Chen stood up and walked in front of Du Changshi. When the others saw him, their hearts suddenly tightened.

"Zhou Chen." Ning Yuanzhou wanted to stop him.

Zhou Chen ignored him and just stood in front of Du Changshi with a cold expression.

"Sir Du, you may be a good official to Wu State and the royal Yang family, but to me, you are no different from others. Not to mention you, even the Wu Emperor Yang Xingyuan who is deeply trapped in An State is not worth a hair of Ruyi to me."

"presumptuous."

Du Changshi pointed at Zhou Chen excitedly and shouted: "How dare you to disrespect His Majesty like this, you, you, you..."

"What do you mean by 'you'? It's true that Yang Xingyuan is the emperor, but look at what he did. It's because he favored the eunuchs that he was captured and all 50,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. He is the one who bears the greatest responsibility. If it weren't for the reputation of Liudao Hall and all of you brothers, how many of us do you think really want to save him?"

Zhou Chen's face was full of disdain. If it wasn't a mission, he wouldn't have bothered to save the overseas student from Anguo. Now Du Changshi actually wanted Ren Ruyi to sacrifice her body in order to rescue Emperor Wu. This was tantamount to touching his reverse scale.

"You are a traitor. You are a traitor." Du Changshi was so excited that he was incoherent.

"Yes, I am a traitor. And if you dare to have any ideas about Ruyi, don't blame me for being ruthless."

After saying that, Zhou Chen directly pulled Ren Ruyi out of the conference room, leaving Du Changshi with an ugly and aggrieved look on his face.

He has never had any selfish motives, and everything he does is for the good of the group. Moreover, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with him. Ren Ruyi is Bai Que of the Zhuyi Guard. Isn't this method commonly used against her? Why can't he even mention it?
Ning Yuanzhou said with a serious face: "Master Du, I know very well what you are thinking, but what I want to tell you is that Ren Ruyi is the female tutor I invited to teach Your Highness, and now she is our companion. You should not have such thoughts."

Du Changshi was indignant: "I am also considering His Highness and the delegation. This is an opportunity. If it were me, I would not hesitate even if I were asked to die."

Qian Zhao, who was always cold and taciturn, suddenly walked over.

"Sir Du, you are a civil servant, willing to sacrifice yourself for the royal family and the country, which makes you feel that your death is worthwhile, but not everyone thinks the same as you. To Zhou Chen, Miss Ruyi is more important than anything else, so you have no right to say anything to him. Also, Ningtou also said that Miss Ruyi is our companion, and we cannot do such a thing as asking a companion to sacrifice her beauty."

After saying these words, he left without any hesitation, leaving Du Changshi stunned.

The others also shook their heads and left. It couldn't be said that Du Changshi's suggestion was bad, it was just that Ning Yuanzhou and the others were the kind of people who valued friendship. Zhou Chen was originally a fellow brother, and Ren Ruyi had been getting along very well with everyone during this period, so Du Changshi's suggestion caused dissatisfaction among several people.

Ren Ruyi followed Zhou Chen out, and after returning to the room, she faced Zhou Chen, put her arm around his waist, and comforted him softly.

"You don't have to be so angry. In fact, Lord Du is also here to make the group. I have learned this kind of thing in the White Sparrow Camp before."

Zhou Chen held her in his arms: "The past is the past. Now that you have me, you don't have to be the same as before. I can protect you. From now on, you don't have to do anything you don't want to do."

"You have to remember that you are no longer the former Red Guard Left Envoy Ren Xin. Now you are just Ren Ruyi. Your most important identity is the mother of my child."

Ren Ruyi felt soft in her heart and leaned on Zhou Chen's chest, feeling very satisfied.

"okay, I get it."

While Zhou Chen and Ren Ruyi were being affectionate with each other, Ning Yuanzhou and Du Changshi had already accompanied Yang Ying to meet Li Tongguang.

Not seeing the person he wanted to see, Li Tongguang's attitude was not very friendly. He kept finding fault and had an argument with Ning Yuanzhou and Yang Ying, and even almost started a fight again.

Finally, Li Tongguang proposed to meet Princess Huyang, but was rejected by Ning Yuanzhou on the grounds that Princess Huyang was unwell.

This made Li Tongguang very nervous. He couldn't be sure whether Princess Huyang was his master, but he felt that she was. So when he heard that Ren Ruyi was unwell, his nervousness and worry were evident on his face.

So he proposed to visit Princess Huyang, but was rejected on the spot by Ning Yuanzhou and Yang Ying. He was so anxious that his eyes turned red.

In the end, he suppressed his worry and anger and left the inn indignantly.

Li Tongguang's two consecutive visits put the delegation in a passive position. In order to save face, Yang Ying decided to take the initiative and visit Li Tongguang.

This time, Ren Ruyi accompanied her, while Zhou Chen stayed in the inn to guard the gold.

However, the delegation did not meet Li Tongguang during this visit. They went there with great fanfare and returned with great fanfare.

Another day passed, and Li Tongguang, who was well prepared, took the initiative to invite Yang Ying and others to the barracks. So the guards of the delegation, guarding Yang Ying, went to the military camp in He County together.

On the road, Zhou Chen rode the horse side by side with Ning Yuanzhou.

"I'm afraid this will be the Hongmen Banquet."

"I thought so too. If anything happens later, I will ask you and Miss Ruyi to protect His Highness."

Ning Yuanzhou was also worried. Although they wanted to win over Li Tongguang, after several contacts with Li Tongguang, he could feel that this person was not easy to get along with, so he had to prepare for the worst.

Zhou Chen chuckled and said, "Don't worry, if something goes wrong, I'll catch the leader first. I'll show you how I can do that then."

(End of this chapter)