Chapter 289: Discussion in the Imperial Study

“Is this the memorial submitted by Jiang Chengxi?”

Zeng Anmin took the memorial in his hand, looked at Gu Xiangnan and asked.

Gu Xiangnan looked at the memorial with her phoenix eyes, she frowned and nodded:
“how?”

“Handwriting…”

Zeng Anmin touched his chin with a solemn look on his face:
“After Li Jian died, I saw the letters between him and the man behind the Jiang Kingdom.”

“I thought that person would be Jiang Chengxi.”

Having said this, he opened the memorial:

“The handwriting doesn’t match.”

“Secrets like these are not usually sent to outsiders to write secret letters.”

“So it’s not him?” The empress slowly raised her head and met Zeng Anmin’s eyes.

“It’s hard to say.” Zeng Anmin came and sat next to Gu Xiangnan.

His body was pressed against Gu Xiangnan’s back.

“Nan’er, do you remember when you and I met for the first time a few days ago, we accidentally alarmed the black guards patrolling the streets?”

“You and I will enter your courtyard in the capital under your guidance.”

“After evading the black-clad guards, I saw Duke Cao personally leading a search.”

“The reason why I suspect Duke Cao is because you and I alerted the Black Guards, but it is impossible to alert him.”

“But the fact is… he personally led people to search…” The empress frowned and murmured:
“So his purpose may not be to hunt down the thieves…”

“Hmm.” Zeng Anmin heard the empress’s hesitation and a smile flashed across his face.

It can be seen that Nan’er is very smart.

When Gu Xiangnan heard Zeng Anmin’s answer, her phoenix eyes became deep.

She slowly raised her head and looked at Zeng Anmin, with a hint of sadness in her voice:
“So, you began to suspect him that night?”

“Yes.” Zeng Anmin nodded seriously.

“Oh.” The empress’s face became strange.

She turned her head to the side and looked at Zeng Anmin with squinted eyes:
“In other words, you could tell it was Jiang Chengxi’s voice in the courtyard?”

Zeng Anmin nodded subconsciously.

But as soon as he nodded, he realized something was wrong.

No, Nan’er’s wife is testing me!

Sure enough, when he looked up, he met the empress’s teasing gaze.

“So, you had already met Jiang Chengxi before that night?”

Having said that, the empress touched her chin.

She stood up and paced in front of Zeng Anmin.

“Duke Cao Jiang Chengxi has never left Jiang State in the past two years.”

“Not to mention meeting you.”

“So the only chance for you two to meet is when he receives my order and goes to meet the delegation.”

Having said this, the empress’s eyes became sharp.

Her eyes looked Zeng Anmin up and down:
“That is to say, Wu Lang must be the Jiang Chengxi that he met in the diplomatic corps.”

“But the records of the Northern Holy Dynasty’s envoys this time are very clear. The entire delegation consists of seventy-two people in total.”

The empress slowly pulled out a roster from the table.

The above lists all the names of the diplomatic envoys of the Holy Dynasty.

Then Gu Xiangnan looked at Zeng Anmin with a half-smile:
“After receiving the delegation that night, Jiang Chengxi took a special inventory of all the members of the delegation.”

“There was a man named Zheng, but he died on the way to track down the King of the South who was kidnapped.”

At this point, the Empress’s eyes flashed with a sharp light:
“Wu Lang.”

“With the strength of a third-rank warrior of Duke Cao, he can still sense if there is someone hiding in the dark.”

“But when he returned to the palace, he did not say anything unusual to me.”

“That is to say, you were not actually in the team that night.”

At this point, the corners of the empress’s mouth curled up slightly:

“So, where did you come from? Or when did you first meet Jiang Chengxi?”

Having said that, the empress slowly took out a emerald green jade pendant from her bosom.

That was the treasure he used to cover his face!!
She placed the jade pendant on the table, making a “click” sound.

Then her quiet voice continued:
“Wu Lang, there are many things in this world. The Jiang Kingdom’s royal family has this treasure that can change a person’s appearance. Doesn’t anyone else have it?”

“So, do you think I should call you Zheng Nianfang? Or… King Nan?”

“Click.”

The memorial in Zeng Anmin’s hand was crushed by him.

He felt a little horrified.

I just revealed a slight flaw.

If you don’t pay close attention, it would be impossible to notice this flaw!
Great!

As expected, she is a woman who can sit on the throne at the age of 20!

Zeng Anbian took the empress in front of him seriously.

He looked towards the empress calmly:

“Nan’er’s wisdom is unprecedented and will never be surpassed. I admire her.”

Obviously, there is no point in quibbling at this point.

Once a flaw is revealed, it is revealed.

The empress blinked at him:
“In fact, I have had this guess since the day I asked you how you made the Southern King disappear from this world quietly, and you didn’t answer me directly.”

“Today I just confirmed what I thought.”

Having said that, the empress took a deep breath:

“Wu Lang, who are you?”

“Also, what does your true appearance look like?”

Speaking of it.

There was even some fatigue in her tone.

There is also a hint of loss.

The Daniel Wu in front of her is her first man.

He will also be the last man.

She was open-hearted to him and wanted to give him the best she had.

In the end, I don’t even know what he really looks like.

She has never felt safe in this deep palace since she was a child.

After Zeng Anmin’s behavior, she felt even more depressed.

Zeng Anmin pursed his lips.

He could naturally see that the empress was trying hard to suppress the pain in her heart.

“Nan’er.”

He stepped forward and stretched out his hand to hold the empress’s hand.

But the empress subconsciously avoided it.

Gu Xiangnan had an evasive look on his face:

“Wu Lang…you clearly said that you have great affection for me…”

have to.

It’s time to get to the most troublesome part of coaxing your girlfriend.

No matter it is the past life or this life.

Zeng Anmin feels that the most uncomfortable thing is to coax women.

This is an extremely difficult job.

It seems that is the only way to do it.

“Is Nan’er doubting me?”

Zeng Anmin pursed his lips tightly.

There was an unspeakable pain in his eyes.

He even looked at Gu Xiangnan with some disbelief.

“It turns out that in Nan’er’s heart, I am so untrustworthy.”

At this point, Zeng Anmin sighed:
“After I got the clue, I came to the palace to see you first, just for your safety.”

“Well, in that case, I’d better go.”

When he said this, there was even a hint of redness in his eyes.

When the empress heard this, she was slightly stunned.

Then he quickly looked up.

I just happened to see Zeng Anmin lowering his head, turning his back, and apparently wiping away tears.

“Wu Lang… I don’t have…”

The empress took two steps forward, her tone a little flustered:
“You misunderstood, I was just curious…”

“Ah~”

Zeng Anmin sighed again, with deep affection in his eyes. He looked towards the empress:

“Nan’er, when the time is right, I will naturally reveal my face to you.” “It’s just that it’s not appropriate now. This body is the only way I can protect you to the greatest extent.”

Zeng Anmin naturally knew that if the empress knew that he was Zeng Anmin, she would never let him return to the Holy Dynasty.

I was so happy to hear Zeng Anmin’s sincere words.

Half of Gu Xiangnan’s body felt numb.

“Wu Lang…”

“Nan’er…”

The two looked at each other affectionately.

Zeng Anmin couldn’t help but hold him in his arms.

“Your Majesty, Duke Cao requests an audience!”

A voice sounded outside.

Zeng Anmin’s hand paused.

He looked towards the empress speechlessly.

When Gu Xiangnan saw Zeng Anmin’s expression, he laughed for no reason.

“Let him in.”

Gu Xiangnan put away his smile and spoke in a faint voice.

“Yes.”

“The general has met your Majesty.”

Duke Cao Jiang Chengxi walked in from outside the palace, looked at the empress, and was about to speak with a serious expression.

When his eyes glanced at Zeng Anbian, he froze.

He stared at Zeng Anmin blankly:
“Wu…Brother Wu is here too?”

Then he looked at the empress again with a confused look on his face.

It was obvious that his brain had failed.

“Tell me if you have anything to say.”

The empress’s eyes were indifferent. She was sitting in a chair with a majestic posture.

The pair of phoenix eyes looked sharply towards Duke Cao.

“Cough cough.”

Duke Cao was in a dilemma. He wanted to speak, but there were outsiders here…

“Lord Wu is not an outsider.”

The empress naturally saw Duke Cao’s concerns. She glanced at Duke Cao, then gently placed an object on the table.

There was a slight “click” sound.

“Your Majesty, you asked me to investigate the death of Ji Hongli…”

Duke Cao had a look of distress on his face:
“I checked everything I could in the entire city of Tokyo.”

“Mr. Xin beside Ji Hongli is a third-rank warrior. There is no one who can pose a threat to him… at all!”

“I have also specially checked the four fourth-rank warriors in Dongjing City one by one…I have even asked Bai Ziqing from Huitong Hall.”

Speaking of this, Duke Cao Jiang Chengxi gave Zeng Anmin an awkward smile.

Zeng Anbian nodded and smiled gently to show his understanding.

“Check again.” The empress gently picked up the teacup on the table, put it to her lips and took a sip, then raised her head and glanced at Duke Cao, and said in a calm voice:
“The death of Duke Ji is a national mourning for our Dajiang nation. We must give an explanation to the people of the world.”

“This……”

Duke Cao hung his head, then sighed:

“Then I will have to go to the Eastern Church to investigate.”

“Master Ling Xuzi and Li Pojing are both at the third-grade divine residence realm. Right now, in the entire Tokyo city, they are the two most suspicious.”

“I hope Your Majesty can give me some advice. I will risk my life to investigate.”

“Ah.”

The empress nodded calmly, and then said, “Okay.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty!”

Duke Cao respectfully accepted the order.

Then he walked outside.

Wait until his body disappears in the imperial study.

Zeng Anmin looked at his back with a frown.

“What are you thinking about?” The empress looked up at Zeng Anmin and asked softly.

Zeng Anmin shook his head: “Maybe I’m worrying too much.”

After saying this, his eyes climbed up to the enchanting figure of the empress, and he grinned and said:

“I haven’t seen you for a few days. I miss you so much. Nan’er, come and learn from me!”

After saying this, he flashed and attacked the empress.

“No~”

The empress closed her eyes.

A friendly discussion began in the imperial study.

It is said that Zeng Anmin practiced martial arts in this life. Although he seldom practiced stick techniques, he still had quite a bit of combat experience.

During the competition, the immortal dragon-controlling stick was used so smoothly and fluently.

As soon as it lit up, the empress’s face became solemn and she dared not look down on it.

However, the empress was no pushover either. She was also a fourth-rank warrior with an extremely outstanding personal background.

He also has an exclusive hidden weapon, the Blood Dropper, for protection.

Even if the enemy’s head is as hard as iron, it can be covered easily.

This blood dropper is not an ordinary thing. It only needs to hit the enemy.
In the blink of an eye, Zeng Anmin had spent an entire afternoon in the imperial study.

He stood up slowly.

“Nan’er has achieved great success in martial arts, and I am ashamed of my husband.”

The empress had just put on her clothes and rolled her eyes at Zeng Anmin:
“Shameless.”

The relationship between the two quickly heated up.

Zeng Anmin did not answer, but just smiled and walked forward to hug the empress in his arms.

Just as I was about to hear a strange voice:

“Auntie Huang, Auntie Wencheng… is gone!!”

A naive child’s voice came from outside the imperial study.

But when he stopped and took a clear look at the scene in the imperial study.

His whole face was filled with panic.

In the imperial study room.

Zeng Anmin was sitting on the dragon throne, holding the empress in a strange posture.

Up and down.

Passionate kiss.

A chubby kid next to them blinked his big eyes and looked at the two of them without blinking.

“Uh?”

The child was completely stunned.

“Cough cough!!”

No matter how thick-skinned Zeng Anmin was, he couldn’t stand it at this moment.

He quickly stood up from the dragon throne and coughed twice in a pretentious manner:
“Cough cough.”

Empress Gu Xiangnan has a charming face.

Some of her faces looked extremely embarrassed.

“Qingyu.”

Gu Xiangnan took a deep breath, she looked over with a serious face, staring into the child’s eyes and said:
“Why are you here?”

“Who is this child…” Zeng Anmin also set his gaze on the child, with a hint of doubt on his face.

“Gu Qingyu, from the Southern King’s lineage, has followed me since childhood.”

The empress had returned to normal at this time. She sat calmly on the chair with a serious look in her eyes.

The dragon robe she wore also made her look majestic.

“Oh, the one you mentioned the other day was him.”

Zeng Anmin nodded suddenly.

After the empress was hit by the Yin Fire Talisman, she realized that she did not have much time left, so she revealed to herself the will she had prepared earlier.

He looked towards the child curiously.

This kid looks stupid.

He has a big nose and a fat face.

He looks…far worse than Huzi.

“Gu Qingyu, that’s a good name.”

Zeng Anmin looked the child up and down.

Gu Qingyu felt Zeng Anmin’s gaze, and there was something unnatural on his chubby face. He mustered up the courage to look up at Zeng Anmin:
“What was this gentleman doing with the imperial aunt just now…”

There was a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)