Joy of Life: Invincible Starting from Basic Swordsmanship

Chapter 35: Zhan Doudou's Little Thoughts

After the banquet, Ye Chengfeng prepared to leave the palace.

But as soon as he left the palace gate, he was stopped by Haitang Duoduo.

"What are you doing?"

"Come with me, His Majesty wishes to see you. This time you have no reason to refuse!"

This time, Ye Chengfeng really couldn't refuse. Since they had already come to the palace, it was perfectly reasonable for Zhan Doudou to invite him over.

"Can't you be a little more polite to me?"

"Hmph, hurry up and catch up."

Haitang Duoduo snorted coldly and led Ye Chengfeng straight to the Imperial Garden, ignoring him the whole way.

Upon arriving at the Imperial Garden, Ye Chengfeng did not find Zhan Doudou there.

"Wasn't the young emperor supposed to see me? Where is he?"

"Hmph, His Majesty wishes to see you alone. He'll be waiting for you in that pavilion over there. I'll be going now."

After saying this, Haitang Duoduo left the place.

"What's going on? You invited me here, but then left me hanging?"

Ye Chengfeng strolled through the Imperial Garden. After walking for a short while, he saw a pavilion not far away.

There was also a woman in the pavilion; judging from her attire, she was probably a princess from the Northern Qi dynasty.

"Hmm? Could it be that the young emperor wants me to meet the eldest princess of Northern Qi ahead of time?"

Ye Chengfeng really wanted to meet this eldest princess.

With these thoughts in mind, Ye Chengfeng had already walked to a spot not far from the pavilion.

He also got a clear look at the woman's face.

"Wait a minute, why does she look so different from the princess I remember?"

Ye Chengfeng transmigrated to the world of the TV series. Although his appearance was somewhat different from the actor who played him, there was still a five or six-point resemblance.

But the woman before him looked very different from the Northern Qi princess he remembered.

They are only two or three parts similar at most.

"May I ask which princess you are, young lady, and whether you have met your little emperor?"

"You are Ye Chengfeng, the Little Sword Immortal of Dongyi City. I have heard my elder brother mention you long ago."

"Royal brother? It seems it's not the eldest princess of Northern Qi. The eldest princess of Northern Qi is the young emperor's older sister."

Seeing that Ye Chengfeng remained silent, the princess suddenly realized her mistake and immediately said, "It was I who was impolite and forgot to introduce myself."

"I am Princess Qingyang, His Majesty's younger sister."

Without her introducing herself, Ye Chengfeng really couldn't guess who she was.

"What the hell?! The little emperor's younger sister? Are you not the little emperor himself?!"

With this thought in mind, Ye Chengfeng glanced at the 'Princess Qingyang' a few more times.

"You know what, this little emperor actually looks quite pretty in women's clothing!"

"You lecherous scoundrel, where are your eyes looking?"

Seeing that Ye Chengfeng was staring at her chest, Princess Qingyang glared at him, embarrassed and annoyed.

"Tch, the title of Princess Qingyang doesn't really suit you. I think it would be better to change it to Princess Taiping."

"Oh? Princess Taiping? Does that mean peace throughout the land?"

Ye Chengfeng's words really touched Zhan Doudou's heart.

"This might be an opportunity. Why can't I play both roles? Once this plan succeeds and I give birth to a child, I can live as a princess."

"Isn't that right?"

As he spoke, Ye Chengfeng looked at Zhan Doudou's unremarkable chest again.

"You, you, you lecherous scoundrel?"

"Stop with the 'you' and 'me' talk! Where's your brother? Tell him to come right now, or I'm leaving."

"Hmph, you wait, I'll call my elder brother over."

Zhan Doudou ran away in a panic, embarrassed and annoyed.

"Little girl, you want to play me? But why did she dress up as a woman to see me?"

As he pondered, Ye Chengfeng's lips suddenly twitched.

"Could she really like me?"

At this moment, Ye Chengfeng really wanted to run away. No, he had already stood up and was ready to leave.

However, since Zhan Doudou had invited him here, how could she have been unprepared?

"Young Master Ye, you haven't even seen His Majesty yet, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Just as I reached the exit of the Imperial Garden, the crabapple blossoms appeared.

She had clearly been waiting here all along.

As for Lao Ma, Ye Chengfeng was going to see the Emperor of Northern Qi, so he naturally couldn't go with him.

Moreover, Ye Chengfeng was going to see the emperor, so there was no way he would be in danger, and Old Ma naturally couldn't accompany him.

"Holy Maiden Duoduo, there is an urgent matter at home that I must attend to. I will come to pay my respects to His Majesty again next time."

"hehe!"

Haitang Duoduo squinted, not believing a single word Ye Chengfeng said.

He looked at Ye Chengfeng with such disdain.

"Sigh, if I hadn't broken through, I could have put up a fight with her. Now, I can't use my strongest technique, the Sword Control Technique, so I'm no match for her!"

"Alright, I'll wait a bit longer, but I can't keep waiting forever!"

Haitang Duoduo still ignored Ye Chengfeng.

Helpless, Ye Chengfeng could only return to the pavilion once more.

Zhan Doudou needs time to change into men's clothing, and she also needs to change her makeup.

Ye Chengfeng waited for half an hour before Zhan Doudou finally arrived.

"Young Master Ye, I apologize for keeping you waiting. It is my fault for not being hospitable enough."

"Stop beating around the bush. We both know perfectly well who we are."

Ye Chengfeng said this to get Zhan Doudou to speak frankly.

Because at this moment he truly couldn't guess Zhan Doudou's purpose.

"If you truly do not intend to remain in my Great Qi, I am willing to treat you with the throne."

Zhan Doudou's words left Ye Chengfeng speechless; that was a title of king!

In any feudal era, it was extremely difficult to be granted the title of a king of a different surname.

"Are you out of your mind?"

Zhan Doudou's face darkened, and she immediately retorted, "You're the one who's out of your mind."

She genuinely hoped to win over Ye Chengfeng, as their Northern Qi was short of high-caliber talent.

The Northern Qi Dynasty had a rich pool of talent at the middle and lower levels, thanks to its flourishing literary tradition and the presence of a great Confucian scholar like Zhuang Mohan.

Whether in the Southern Qing or the Northern Qi, Zhuang Mohan was highly praised by scholars.

As for military generals, Northern Qi only had one general, Shang Shanhu, while Southern Qing had a galaxy of brilliant generals.

It was simply incomparable to the Northern Qi.

Even though Uesugi Tora was defeated in this battle, Zhan Doudou still didn't dare to push him too hard.

Even though Uesugi Tora already harbored rebellious intentions, Zhan Doudou was still able to tolerate it.

"You're not out of your mind, so why are you talking nonsense? You don't think you're the emperor and can do whatever you want, do you?"

Zhan Doudou remained silent!

"Yes, even if I were the emperor, I couldn't do whatever I wanted, let alone something like bestowing titles of kings."

"Ah, I didn't even see it as clearly as you did. Would you like to have a drink with me?"

"Huh? Your change of expression is too fast. Just now you were so domineering, wanting to crown me king, and now you're all melancholy."

"Hmph, it's none of your business. Are you going to spend time with me or not?"

Ye Chengfeng thought to himself, it's just having a drink with her, it's no big deal.

"Then you'll need to have some alcohol too!"

Ye Chengfeng pointed to the empty table and said.

Zhan Doudou had been waiting for Ye Chengfeng to say those words. She clapped her hands lightly, and a group of palace maids brought out a table full of delicious dishes.

"Come on, cheers!"

Ye Chengfeng did not immediately pick up his wine glass.

"What do you want from me? Do you really just want to have a drink with me?"

This was not the first time Ye Chengfeng had interrogated someone.

"What, you suspect I have ulterior motives?"

As soon as Zhan Doudou finished speaking, he saw Ye Chengfeng looking at him with a suspicious gaze.

"Okay, okay, I do have something to discuss."

Zhan Doudou felt helpless; she realized that she couldn't do anything illogical in front of Ye Chengfeng.

He would suspect them all.

That's normal. She, Zhan Doudou, is the emperor. Do you really think that when the emperor has nothing to do, he can find someone he's only known for a short time to drink, chat, and confide in?