I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

After hearing what the man said, the emperor frowned and his eyes fell on Liang Yan's letter. He immediately caught the three words "Qingshui Town" on the letter.

He stroked his chin thoughtfully: "What a coincidence that you are all in the same place?"

The man in black robe disappeared into the room after saying that, and the emperor was the only one left in the imperial study.

After a moment, the emperor looked up at the door and said calmly, "Xiao Dezi."

The eunuch Xiao Dezi, who had been guarding outside the door, hurriedly walked in, bowing his back and saying, "Your Majesty, I am here."

"Go and call Tang Fusheng, the Junior Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, now. I have something to tell him." The emperor waved his hand.

Xiao Dezi immediately bent down and bowed his head: "Yes, I will go right away."

Xiao Dezi left the imperial study and immediately sent someone to find Tang Fusheng.

In the Tang family's study.

A handsome man in a gray robe was sitting in front of the window, looking through files with his head down, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

The man didn't even raise his head: "Come in."

Kong Qing pushed the door open and walked into the room. He looked at his young master respectfully, bent down and whispered, "Young Master, someone from the palace has come. His Majesty has summoned you to the palace to discuss matters."

Tang Fusheng paused while flipping through the files: "Got it."

He closed the file with a snap, stood up and walked towards the door, Kong Qing hurriedly followed him.

Led by the palace guards, Tang Fusheng went directly into the imperial study, while Kong Qing was stopped outside and waited patiently.

Tang Fusheng walked into the imperial study and respectfully saluted the emperor who was sitting on the throne. He looked calm and showed no fear or timidity.

"Your Majesty, long live the emperor."

"Please don't be so polite. I called you here today because I have something important to discuss with you." The emperor waved his hand, frowning.

Tang Fusheng raised his head and said in a neither humble nor arrogant voice: "Your Majesty, are you talking about the visit of the Beichen envoy?"

"Yes, that's it."

The emperor stood up and straightened his bright yellow dragon robe, his brows hard to hide the seriousness: "Beichen has not interacted with our dynasty for many years, and this visit must have some ulterior motives. Although our great country Nansheng is not afraid of the attention of small countries, we must always be vigilant."

Tang Fusheng nodded, naturally understanding the meaning of the emperor's words: "I understand, Your Majesty is saying that Beichen has evil ambitions, and his visit to discuss matters is fake, and his real purpose is to inquire about the strength of our dynasty."

"You know my heart well. Beichen's visit this time must be to find out about the current people's livelihood in our dynasty." A hint of admiration flashed in the emperor's eyes.

Nansheng and Beichen are separated by only a city wall. Originally, that man led troops to guard the border, and the surrounding small countries did not dare to approach Nansheng at all.

But the news of that person's disappearance somehow got out, and the emperor was very angry about it. He sent people to suppress the matter, but it was concealed from the outside world for a while, and the news eventually reached the ears of other small countries.

Beichen has been preparing for war and continuously attacking the surrounding areas in the past few years. It has conquered many small countries. Beichen's strength has become something that cannot be underestimated.

This time Beichen sent an envoy to visit, and the emperor had to worry that they had other intentions.

"Your family is the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, and your father is also my right-hand man. So I hope to let you be in charge of organizing the banquet for the reception of the Beichen envoy. Do you have any objection?" The emperor looked at Tang Fusheng. Although he was asking questions, there was no hint of negotiation in his tone.

Tang Fusheng bowed and responded, "I will obey your orders and will not fail your majesty's trust!"

The emperor nodded with satisfaction: "Well, all right. There is one more thing I want you to find out."

The emperor waved his hand, and Xiao Dezi immediately handed the letter written by Liang Yan to Tang Fusheng.

After a quick glance, Tang Fusheng opened his eyes wide in surprise: "It's actually a plague?"

"I just received the news today. The local headman said that the situation has been brought under control. In addition, I also found the whereabouts of that man, also in this place. I order you to investigate this matter thoroughly. First, to completely eliminate the plague and never let it spread to other places. Second, to secretly investigate the whereabouts of that man. If you can find him, it would be best if you can bring him back to the capital for me!" The emperor frowned.

The current situation is not at all eased. Beichen is eyeing his kingdom covetously. If that man can be recalled, Beichen's thoughts will definitely be put to rest.

Tang Fusheng frowned in embarrassment. He was just a civil servant. Even if he found the whereabouts of that gentleman, what could he do? And if he was brought back to the capital, it would be useless even if the emperor went there in person if that gentleman didn't want to.

He didn't dare to say what he was thinking, so he could only bite the bullet and nod his head in agreement: "Yes, I will go to Qingshui Town on a certain day."

After receiving a positive answer, the emperor's expression eased a lot.

"Okay, once this matter is settled, I will definitely give you a promotion and a higher rank, and reward you with ten thousand taels of gold!"

Tang Fusheng bowed his head and thanked him immediately: "I don't deserve it. It is a great honor for the Tang family to serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly!"

The emperor was pleased with these words and waved his hand to signal Tang Fusheng to leave.

After Tang Fusheng left, the emperor slowly put away his smile, and a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.

He knew that the man was not dead. Since the man's body was not found on the battlefield, he knew that the man was definitely not dead.

Since it cannot be used by him, it must be destroyed and must not be left in the world. If it is used by others, it will definitely pose a threat to his kingdom.

This is the only thing the emperor absolutely cannot accept.

Tang Fusheng returned to the Tang family, and felt overwhelmed when he thought about what the emperor had said.

Not to mention the difficulty of hosting a banquet to welcome the envoy from Beichen, just the thought of going to Qingshui Town to find that adult was enough to give him a headache.

Tang Fusheng sighed, and a name suddenly flashed through his mind. He turned to look at Kong Qing: "Did the young master of the Fang family go there a few days ago?"

"It seems so. What was the name of the town we went to, Baiping Town?" Kong Qing lowered his head and thought for a while before responding.

Tang Fusheng was silent for a moment: "Go and invite Master Fang to come home and have a seat."

Kong Qing nodded, turned around and left the Tang Mansion without asking any further questions.

Fang Wenhe immediately felt interesting when he received Tang Fusheng's invitation. Why would Tang Fusheng, the elegant young master, think of inviting a dandy boy like him to visit his home?

He immediately rejected Kong Qing: "You see, my restaurant cannot be separated from others. If Young Master Tang really wants to see me for something, then let him come to Zuixianlou in person."

Although Kong Qing was unwilling, he had no choice but to go back and report, and angrily told Tang Fusheng that Fang Wenhe was a businessman who did not understand.

"Master, why do you have to ask that kind of person?" Kong Qing was very confused.

Tang Fusheng shook his head and didn't say much. He just asked Kong Qing to prepare the car immediately because he wanted to go to Zuixianlou.

Since his young master had spoken, Kong Qing naturally did not dare to neglect it and immediately prepared the carriage and went to Zuixianlou with Tang Fusheng.