Chapter 503: A Heart-breaking Story
"Let's not talk about this anymore. What are you going to do today?" Chen Xi's mouth twitched, and then he changed the subject.
"This was really not my idea. It was purely instigated by the wife of Marquis Wen." Guo Hao spread his hands to express his helplessness.
"Huh? That's not what you meant?"
Chen Xi was stunned. He thought Guo Hao was going to do something big again and had specially gathered everyone together, but he didn't expect it to be just a banquet.
"Of course not me. If I were causing trouble, how could I be allowed to bring my family with me?" Guo Hao shook his head. It had nothing to do with him.
When Guo Hao and Chen Xi arrived at the palace, they found that it was busy inside and several people had already arrived.
It was Sun Jian’s family, including Sun Quan.
"Greetings, General, and Prime Minister!" Sun Jian's family bowed and saluted.
"No need to be polite. Why do you come so early? Wasn't the banquet supposed to start in the afternoon?" Guo Hao looked at the people in front of him with some curiosity.
"Hehehe! I remembered the wrong time!" Sun Ce scratched his head in embarrassment. He really forgot.
When the soldiers of the Yulin Army notified the Sun family, he happened be there, which led to this accident.
Guo Hao clearly saw Zhou Yu and others' eyes twitching, and they obviously had nothing to say about Sun Ce's behavior.
The venue had not been arranged yet, so even if they wanted to find a place to stay, it would not be a problem. This was the imperial palace, and they could not move around freely. It was really a dilemma.
"Hahaha! Sun Bofu is really amazing!"
Chen Xi was also amused, he really didn't expect that Sun Ce could do such a thing. He was worthy of being the lower limit of Zhou Yu's mentally retarded halo, always able to surprise in such unexpected ways.
"Okay, come with me, I'll take you to a place!" Guo Hao shook his head. Fortunately, there was Zhou Yu, otherwise Sun Ce would have been sold out and would have been counting money for others.
Guo Hao and Chen Xi randomly arranged a side hall for the family to rest, and then walked through the vicinity of Weiyang Palace together.
"Why do I feel like there is something under the Weiyang Palace?" Chen Xi looked in the direction of the Weiyang Palace with suspicion.
"Oh, Guan Junhou is down there. He should be recuperating. There has been no movement since Jiang Boyue brought him back last time." Guo Hao said casually.
"Champion Marquis! But why do I feel like there are several?" Chen Xi was even more puzzled, he vaguely felt that there were three.
"Probably some hero or something, maybe Marquis Huaiyin or General Wei. After all, these are the only ones who have a connection with Weiyang Palace!"
Guo Hao said casually that it didn't matter who it was. In the Weiyang Palace, dragons had to coil and tigers had to lie down. He was truly a god of war around here.
Liu Hong was able to drive Tenglong with his broken body with the help of national destiny back then , and he can do the same now. Near the Weiyang Palace, the national destiny he can drive is so strong.
"Don't worry, they are probably recuperating. Last time, I was able to contact Jiang Boyue intermittently. I think they should be able to come out and work in a few years!"
Chen Xi looked at Guo Hao in horror when he heard this. Compared to Guo Hao, a capitalist, seeing ghosts was not something unacceptable.
Just as the two people were chatting back and forth, the carriage arrived near the Princess's Palace.
"Greetings to the general, and to Prime Minister Chen."
Diao Chan, the chief steward of the imperial palace, ran out and bowed to the two of them.
"Mrs. Lu, how are you these days?" Guo Hao returned the greeting and asked casually. Fortunately, they all came from non-local backgrounds, so they just needed to use etiquette to convey their meaning to each other.
Otherwise, their etiquette would easily offend others in that dynasty.
Just as the two were about to enter, Diao Chan stopped Chen Xi.
"Prime Minister Chen, the princess only saw the general!"
"Good! Luck! to! You!" Chen Xi mouthed to Guo Hao, and prepared to go back home with a gloating look on his face. He planned to have a chat with Zhou Yu, and was extremely happy that he didn't have to be a shield for Guo Hao.
The corners of Guo Hao's eyes twitched, and he wandered at the entrance of the hall, not knowing whether to go in or back out.
"General, please come in, Her Royal Highness the Princess is waiting for you!" Diao Chan said with a smile. Obviously, she still found it very interesting to see such an powerful man like Guo Hao showing such an expression.
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"Prime Minister Chen, are you leaving just like that?" A cold female voice came over, and Chen Xi's face froze on the spot.
Cai Wenji appeared at the entrance of the hall holding a Jiaoweiqin, and Chen Xi finally remembered.
Cai Wenji is the eldest princess's teacher. She is responsible for teaching the eldest princess the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She also imparts knowledge to the eldest princess and is also her playmate.
Compared with the great Confucian scholars, Cai Wenji, who is well-read but a woman, would obviously be more suitable.
Chen Xi actually didn't like this arrangement very much, not because he looked down on Cai Wenji's knowledge. After all, the two of them were connected by their knowledge.
But Chen Xi was not optimistic about the eldest princess, thinking that she would lead Cai Wenji astray. The eldest princess had no pressure in life, and basically, apart from eating, drinking and having fun every day, she just acted as a mascot.
It takes three years to learn good things and three days to learn bad things. Compared with the Cai Wenji who was led astray, Chen Xi still thinks that the originally cold and intellectual Cai Wenji is better.
However, this was an arrangement made by the royal family, and Chen Xi had no room to intervene. After all, he couldn't really kill the eldest princess's chance of advancement, right?
Diao Chan was happy. She was eating melons online. The melons she was eating were about the most powerful people. The joy of eating melons was simply too great.
"General, please go in early!"
Cai Wenji passed by Guo Hao and said indifferently, then walked all the way to Chen Xi, handed the zither to Chen Xi, and then took Chen Xi away.
Diao Chan looked at the two people walking away with regret, and then looked at Guo Hao expectantly.
Compared to Chen Xi and Cai Wenji, who had already spread the gossip throughout the ladies' gathering in Luoyang, she wanted to eat the gossip about the eldest princess and the general more, because this thing was a rare gossip.
Guo Hao smiled bitterly and shook his head, then walked in firmly.
There will always be a way when the car reaches the mountain , and the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. Avoiding will not solve any problem.
Liu Ying was half lying on the couch. When she saw Guo Hao coming in, she immediately turned her head away.
"You're here?" It was a rather resentful voice, and Guo Hao understood it immediately.
Speaking of which, the eldest princess and Dong Bai are basically the same age, so Guo Hao is very familiar with the eldest princess Liu Ying's behavior. It's just that they haven't seen each other for a long time and are having a quarrel.
It was true. He often disappeared. If Liu Ying hadn't often received news from him, he would have gone somewhere to quell a rebellion or to deal with some problem.
Liu Ying could understand that Guo Hao was working hard for the country, but it was inevitable that there would be some disagreements.
Guo Hao sighed. Getting married is indeed a troublesome thing, but he still has to coax her for now.
