Madam, protect me!

After returning to the embassy courtyard, Zhao Zhiyi said to Li Nuo: "In order to thank Lord Li, my brother will hold a banquet in the mansion tonight. Please Lord Li will do me a favor."

Li Nuo actually doesn't like this kind of banquet occasion, but this time he obviously can't refuse.

Since he wants to help the fourth prince, he must at least get to know the fourth prince first.

If he doesn't go to the first invitation, people may think he doesn't give face.

He nodded and said, "Of course."

Zhao Zhiyi smiled and said, "Then I will send a car to pick up Lord Li later."

After sending the sixth princess away, Li Nuo returned to the courtyard again.

The work of the embassy is very leisurely, and there is no need to work every day. When there is something to do, the envoys can deal with things. When there is nothing to do, the envoys can move freely, and most of the time, they have nothing to do.

Yiren is practicing hard as always.

Li Nuo sat in the yard, watching her practice while reviewing her gains.

This time, although the cultivation of the Legalists has improved a lot, it is still far from enough compared to the huge cultivation required for the fourth to fifth realms. To break through the realm, not only the number of prisoners is important, but also the quality.

He still has to find an opportunity to attack the powerful officials of Zhao.

In addition, the power of the Dao Men in his body has also been greatly improved.

When Li Nuo was in the Ministry of Justice, he clearly felt that the power of the Dao Men seemed to have broken through a bottleneck, probably between the second and third realms of the Legalists.

However, because the Dao Men disappeared hundreds of years ago, Li Nuo currently does not know what specific benefits the cultivation has.

He just felt that his body seemed to be lighter, and the six arts of the Dao Men were more convenient to use. Apart from that, there was no essential change.

Basically, the transformation period of each family is different.

The martial arts must reach the sixth realm before the true qi will have an essential change.

The transformation of the Confucianists and the Legalists is in the fifth realm, and the other families are basically in the high realm.

Near dinner time, the carriage sent by the Sixth Princess to pick up Li Nuo arrived at the embassy.

Song Yiren came to Zhao to protect Li Nuo, and at the same time shouldered an important mission. She couldn't let him mess around in Zhao, so she naturally had to go with him.

When she walked out of the courtyard, she suddenly felt her hand being held by Li Nuo.

She was slightly stunned and quietly turned her head to look at Li Nuo.

Although he would hold her hand whenever he went out these days, that was when they pretended to be a couple.

Now the pretending is over.

Did he forget?

She saw Li Nuo thinking, he should be thinking about something, so he habitually held her hand.

Song Yiren didn't say anything and let him hold her hand.

The two got on the carriage and sat opposite each other. Li Nuo saw the arc of her mouth and asked: "What are you laughing at?"

Song Yiren restrained her smile and said: "Nothing, just thinking of some happy things..."

Li Nuo didn't say anything, leaned on the carriage, pretending to continue thinking.

This trip to Zhao, he also brought a mission.

Before leaving, Jia Ren and An Ning hinted to him more than once, and his mother-in-law even made it clear that if he couldn't catch up with her, he shouldn't go back to see her.

So far, everything is going steadily as planned.

Compared to making it clear directly, Li Nuo still prefers to proceed step by step.

Because of the Yuqing Heart Jue, the process of being with his wife at the beginning was not what a normal lover should have. Now that he has a chance to start over, he must make up for the regret of the last time.

The carriage drove for about a quarter of an hour and stopped in front of a mansion.

The two jumped off the carriage and came to a magnificent mansion. On the gate, there was a beautifully carved gilded plaque with three big characters "Sheng Wangfu".

The fourth prince of Zhao State, the title is "Sheng".

A figure was already waiting in front of the mansion.

The Sixth Princess changed into a gorgeous palace dress tonight, which added a bit of nobility to her. She greeted them and said with a smile: "Lord Li, Miss Song, please..."

The three of them walked into the palace, and several figures came up from afar. The leading man walked up to Li Nuo and said with a smile: "Zhiyi has mentioned you many times in the past few days. This king has long wanted to meet you. Today, I saw that the top scholar in six subjects is indeed a handsome man..."

Li Nuo also replied politely: "Your Highness, you are too kind..."

Prince Sheng is 30 years old this year. He is not arrogant and looks quite kind.

The scale of the banquet tonight is not very large. In addition to Li Nuo and the others, there are only some counselors and officials under Prince Sheng.

Li Nuo heard from the Sixth Princess that Prince Sheng's power is slightly weaker than that of the other three princes, which can be seen from the lineup of tonight's banquet.

Rationally speaking, he should choose the other three princes.

However, since he promised others, Li Nuo will naturally not change his mind.

This banquet was to celebrate the victory. As the number one hero, Li Nuo was arranged in a very front position.

In front of each person, there was a piece of exquisite food.

On his left was the Sixth Princess, and on his right was Yiren.

The most obvious difference between Zhao and Daxia, or the other major powers on the mainland, was that women in Zhao had a high status. Not only did they have a special women's academy, allowing women to participate in the imperial examinations, but there were also female officials in the court.

Li Nuo learned from the history books of Zhao that more than a hundred years ago, Zhao had a female emperor.

The situation in Zhao before was no different from that in other countries, but when the queen was in power, she issued many measures to improve the status of women.

After that, although there was no empress in Zhao State, some of the systems at that time were inherited.

That’s why we can see the Sixth Princess representing Zhao State on a diplomatic mission. In the past few days, Li Nuo even saw a brothel targeting female guests on the streets of Zhao State.

At the end of the banquet, the Fourth Prince walked up to Li Nuo and said with a smile: "I heard from Zhiyi that Lord Li is still living in the embassy. This king has prepared a house for Lord Li, with maids and servants. I have also selected four beauties for Lord Li and have sent them to the house..."

Song Yiren frowned when she heard this.

Li Nuo waved his hand and said: "I appreciate your kindness, but there is no need for a house. As an envoy, it is better to live in the embassy, ​​otherwise it will cause criticism."

Although the courtyard of the embassy is not big, it is warm.

Living in the same room with Yiren every day, even sleeping with only a screen between them, it is easy to cultivate feelings.

What's more, the security force of the embassy is more strict.

The fourth prince did not insist on sending Li Nuo the house, but said: "In this case, forget about the house, but you must accept those beauties. They are all the most beautiful women in the world that I personally selected."

Song Yiren's face had turned dark. At this moment, Li Nuo suddenly took her hand, then smiled apologetically at the fourth prince and said: "Although I don't want to disappoint your kindness, but if I accept these beauties, I'm afraid my wife won't let me in in the future..."

The fourth prince glanced at Song Yiren, understood something, laughed, and said: "It seems that Lord Li and his wife have a good relationship. In this case, I won't force it. Even if I owe you a big favor, Lord Li can ask for anything he wants in the future..."

Zhao Zhiyi looked at Li Nuo and Song Yiren. She knew their relationship, but now it seems that their relationship is more than what she knows...

Song Yiren got on the carriage with Li Nuo in a daze. Li Nuo let go of her. She held her hand and explained, "I mean well. Even if I refuse, I have to find a suitable reason. I can only use you to block it temporarily. Are you not angry?"

Song Yiren was very satisfied that he could resist the temptation of the beauty. She waved her hand and said, "Forget it, it's nothing anyway."

Li Nuo looked at her and continued, "Since you think it's nothing, why don't we continue to pretend to be husband and wife."

Song Yiren was slightly stunned: "Ah?"

Li Nuo explained, "In this way, if anyone wants to send a beauty in the future, or if a woman with ill intentions approaches, you can justifiably stop them..."

Song Yiren's mouth curled up, pretending to think for a long time, and then nodded slightly, saying, "Well, okay..."

The carriage stopped at the door of the embassy. Li Nuo stopped the carriage, stretched out his hand to her, and said, "Let's go back, my lady."

Song Yiren grabbed his hand, jumped off the carriage, and naturally took his arm.

Seeing that Li Nuo did not respond, the corners of her mouth curved slightly.

In the days before departure, Sister Fenghuang taught her a lot.

The most important thing is that as a woman, you should take the initiative when you should. Happiness is earned by yourself, not by waiting.

Li Nuo also showed a smile on his face.

Last year, he didn't know anything about how to get along with girls.

After more than a year of training, he has gained a lot of experience.

Not to mention, Fenghuang taught him a lot of things the night before departure.

Little beauty, easy to handle.