Chapter 1408: Reverse Scale, Angrily Rebuke Du Changshi

What happened in the post house made Li Tongguang unable to let go. The first thing he did after leaving was to immediately ask someone to investigate the origins of Princess Huyang.

"Find out the Princess Huyang and her horse. He should be called Zhou Chen. Find out for me."

Seeing the 'master' today shocked him greatly. He thought that was his master.

But the other party claimed to be the Princess Huyang. He wanted to get close to test her, but was stopped by the horse. So he was full of resentment towards Zhou Chen. Just now, he almost couldn't help but want to go back and mobilize troops to destroy Zhou Chen and take away the 'master'.

Zhu Yin wanted to persuade him, but he saw the crazy and excited eyes of his master, swallowed his saliva, and didn't dare to sing the opposite tune at this time.

In fact, he also felt that the other party was very similar to Ren Zuoshi, but he was more rational. How could Ren Zuoshi suddenly become the Princess Huyang of Wuguo?

In the Hexian Post House, after such a thing happened, the atmosphere in the entire post house was very weird.

The people of Anguo didn't know Ren Ruyi's identity, so how could Ning Yuanzhou and others not know that the identity of Princess Huyang was fake, and Ren Ruyi's real identity was Ren Xin, the former left envoy of Zhuyi Guard.

Judging from the performance of Li Tongguang, the Marquis of Changqing, it is true that Ren Ruyi is his master.

But it is because of this that people are tempted.

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 can be seen that she still has a certain friendship with this apprentice, but it is just a pure master-disciple relationship.

"What's your expression?"

Seeing Zhou Chen's unhappy expression and not wanting to listen, she frowned slightly.

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

"Why? This is the first time you met, right?"

Zhou Chen hesitated for a moment, but still said truthfully: "Because the way he looks at you makes me uncomfortable, to be more specific, I'm jealous."

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

Ren Ruyi was shocked, and couldn't believe her ears: "Jiu'er is my apprentice, are you jealous of him?"

Zhou Chen pretended to be ashamed and shouted: "Yes, is it not okay? I am jealous, I said, the way he looks at you is unusual, and I am jealous that he knew you before me. You have known each other for so many years, who knows whether he or I is more important in your heart, it's fine if you haven't met, but if you have met, I'm certainly unsure."

His deliberate weakness and angry appearance made Ren Ruyi laugh immediately, which was also intentional.

For a woman like Ren Ruyi, the more powerful and straightforward you are, the easier it is for her to resist, but his anger made Ren Ruyi feel funny and happy.

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

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

The more aggrieved Zhou Chen was, the softer Ren Ruyi's heart became. Although she acted decisively and vigorously, she was actually the kind of person who would not tolerate hardship but only softness.

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

Zhou Chen took her hand and put it in his palm. Ren Ruyi did not resist and let Zhou Chen hold her hand.

"I really mean it. In your heart, I rank first."

"No, the queen ranks first, and you rank second."

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

While talking, Yuan Lu ran over and said that Du Changshi and Ning Yuanzhou called them over to discuss something.

Zhou Chen's eyes flickered slightly when he heard it. He roughly guessed the reason for calling them over. It must be because of what happened today. Li Tongguang, as the envoy, had such a change. It is hard to guarantee that the delegation will not have other ideas.

Sure enough, when Zhou Chen and Ren Ruyi arrived at the meeting hall, Ning Yuanzhou and others analyzed the situation and felt that Li Tongguang was a target to win over. Finally, Yang Ying decided to go to Li Tongguang in person to discuss with him to see if he could win over Changqing Hou.

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

The faces of the people present all changed, and they all looked at Zhou Chen and Ren Ruyi. Ning Yuanzhou also saw Zhou Chen's expression and hurriedly wanted to stop him.

"Lord Du."

"Lord Ning."

Du Changshi interrupted Ning Yuanzhou and said: "Everyone saw yesterday that Marquis Changqing seemed to be quite different to Miss Ruyi. If Miss Ruyi went to negotiate, she would definitely..."

"Crack!"

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

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 gone.

Du Changshi swallowed his saliva, and couldn't continue what he wanted to say just now.

"Lord Du, what did you want to say just now, continue." Zhou Chen looked at Du Changshi with a 'pleasant face'.

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

"Master Ning."

Ning Yuanzhou replied very decisively: "Mr. Du, please stop talking. Miss Ruyi is not from our Six Paths Hall, and we have no right to ask her to do anything."

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

"Master Du."

Zhou Chen's tone was indifferent: "First of all, I joined the mission out of brotherhood of Liu Daotang, but I have already quit Liu Daotang. Not to mention Lao Ning, even His Highness, as long as I don't want to, no one can Tell me what to do; besides, no matter what kind of relationship I have with Ruyi, it’s not your turn to make demands.”

Next to him, Yu Shisan silently gave Zhou Chen a thumbs up. Qian Zhao and Yuan Lu were not surprised. They had guessed Zhou Chen's attitude since Du Changshi said he wanted Ren Ruyi to help.

Ning Yuanzhou also confirmed: "Mr. Du, he is right. He joined the mission to help, but he is not affiliated with us. The same is true for Miss Ruyi, so don't mention this matter again."

"Master Ning."

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

Of course he also wants to win over Changqing Hou, but as he said, Zhou Chen is not his subordinate. He has no right to ask Zhou Chen to do anything, let alone this kind of thing. If he hesitates, he will not be able to see Zhou Chen in the future. .

Ren Ruyi didn't speak the whole time, just sitting quietly, aloof from anything else, as if the person he was talking about was not her.

She and Zhou Chen can be said to be lovers and concubines now. Now that Zhou Chen has spoken, she will not object. She is completely acting like a husband and a wife, giving Zhou Chen a lot of face.

During the stalemate, Sun Lang suddenly ran in from outside and said that Marquis Changqing had come with a heavy gift to apologize for the disturbance yesterday and wanted to meet Yang Ying.

When Yang Ying heard this, she immediately 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 mess around. In this way, I will accompany you, and you can talk less when the time comes. Marquis Changqing will leave it to me to deal with it."

"Okay, okay."

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

Everyone was about to disperse, but Zhou Chen stood up and walked in front of Du Changshi. When the others saw it, their hearts tightened.

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

Zhou Chen ignored him and just stood in front of Du Changshi with an indifferent expression.

"Mr. Du, you may be a good official for the Wu Kingdom and the Royal Yang family, but to me, you are no different from others, let alone you, even the Emperor Wu who is deeply involved in Anguo Yang Xingyuan, to me, is not worth a single hair of Ruyi."

"presumptuous."

Du Changshi pointed at Zhou Chen excitedly and shouted: "You are so bold that you should despise His Majesty like this, you, you, you..."

"What are you doing? Yang Xingyuan is the emperor, but look at what he did. It is precisely because he doted on the eunuchs that he was captured now. The 50,000 troops were killed and injured. The biggest responsibility lies with him. If it weren't for the reputation of Liu Dao Tang and all of you brothers, how many of us do you think would really want to save him?"

Zhou Chen looked disdainful. If it wasn't for the mission, he wouldn't have bothered to save the overseas student from Anguo. Now, in order to rescue Emperor Wu, Du Changshi actually wanted to sacrifice Hue Ruyi. This was tantamount to touching his inverse scale.

"You are rebellious and unethical." Du Changshi was so excited that he began to speak incoherently.

"Yes, I am just rebellious. Also, if you still dare to have your own ideas, don't blame me for being ruthless."

After saying that, Zhou Chen directly pulled Ren Ruyi out of the meeting hall, leaving Du Changshi with an ugly and aggrieved look.

He has never been selfish at all. Everything is for the sake of the mission. What's more, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with him. Ren Ruyi is Zhu Yiwei's white bird. Isn't this method commonly used for her? Why? He can't even mention a word?

Ning Yuanzhou said with a serious face: "Master Du, I know very well what you think, but what I want to tell you is that Ren Ruyi is the female master I invited to teach His Highness, and now she is our companion. You should not Have that idea."

Du Changshi looked indignant: "I am also considering it for His Highness and the mission. This is an opportunity. If it were me, I would not have any hesitation even if I was asked to die."

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

"Master Du, you are a civil servant, and you are willing to sacrifice yourself for the royal family and the country. This makes you feel that your death is worthwhile, but not everyone thinks the same as you. For Zhou Chen, Miss Ruyi is more important than anything else. So you have no right to say anything to him; besides, Ning Tou also said that Miss Ruyi is our companion, and we cannot do such a thing as asking our companion to sacrifice her appearance."

After saying these words, he left without any ink marks, leaving a stunned Du Changshi behind.

The others also shook their heads and left. It cannot be said that Du Changshi's suggestion was not good, but Ning Yuanzhou and others were the kind of people who valued friendship. Zhou Chen was originally a brother-in-law, and Ren Ruyi had been with him during this period. Everyone gets along very well, so Du Changshi's suggestion made several people dissatisfied.

Ren Ruyi followed Zhou Chen to leave. After returning to the room, she faced each other face to face, holding Zhou Chen's waist and comforting him softly.

"You don't have to be so angry. In fact, Mr. Du is also doing it for the mission. I have learned this kind of thing before at Baique Camp."

Zhou Chen hugged her into his arms: "It was 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 need to do things you don't want to do."

"You have to remember that you are no longer Ren Xin, the former Zhu Yiwei left envoy, but now you are just Ren Ruyi. Your most important identity is that of my child's mother."

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

"okay, I get it."

While Zhou Chen and Ren Ruyi were chatting 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 making troubles, got into quarrels with Ning Yuanzhou and Yang Ying, and even almost started fighting again.

Finally, Li Tongguang proposed to see Princess Huyang, but Ning Yuanzhou refused because Princess Huyang was unwell.

This made Li Tongguang very nervous. He was not sure whether Princess Huyang was the master, but he felt that she was, so when he heard that Ren Ruyi was unwell, his nervousness and worry were revealed.

So he proposed to visit Princess Huyang, but Ning Yuanzhou and Yang Ying refused on the spot, making his eyes red with anxiety.

In the end, he suppressed the worry and anger in his heart and left the inn angrily.

Li Tongguang came to visit twice in a row, leaving the mission passive. In order to earn back face, Yang Ying decided to take the initiative and visit Li Tongguang.

This time, Ren Ruyi went with her, while Zhou Chen stayed in the post house to guard the gold.

It's just that the mission did not see Li Tongguang during their visit this time. They went there with great momentum and came back with great momentum.

Another day later, Li Tongguang, who was well prepared, took the initiative to invite Yang Ying and others to the barracks. So the guards of the mission guarded Yang Ying and went to the barracks in Hexian County together.

On the way, Zhou Chen rode a horse and walked side by side with Ning Yuanzhou.

"I'm afraid it's the Hongmen Banquet this time."

"I think so too. If something 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, he could feel that this person was not easy to get along with after several contacts with him, so he had to prepare for the worst.

Zhou Chen chuckled and said: "Don't worry, something really went wrong. Capture the thief first and capture the king first. Then you will see what I can do."