When Ye Lingfeng saw that Hai Ling was staring at someone in a daze, he became displeased and reached out to turn Hai Ling's face to the side.
What are you looking at?
Hai Ling came to her senses. She had taken a few more glances at the people outside because they looked familiar. The leader of the group entering Hefeng Tower was Wen Bin, the heir of the Marquis of Shounan. Although she didn't know the others, she recognized one of them: Xi Hanzhi, the heir of the Prince of Cang's mansion, whom she had mentioned to the Emperor earlier. Since she had encountered them today, she couldn't let the opportunity pass her by.
"Come on, I'll introduce you to a few people."
Who is it?
“You’ve forgotten Wen Bin, the heir of the Marquis of Ningnan’s mansion, and Xi Hanzhi, the heir of the Prince of Cang. I told you to have them provide 200,000 dan of rice to the court.”
"Could those people from before have been them?"
"Exactly,"
Hai Ling nodded, then pulled Ye Lingfeng to his feet and left the private room. Outside, Shi Lan, Shi Zhu, and the others asked together, "Master, shall we go back now?"
"No rush, let's go meet a few people."
As they spoke, the two men led several of their men downstairs, and sure enough, they heard voices coming from not far ahead.
A clear and pleasant voice rang out: "I never expected that the Zhou family mansion would be raided and so much silver would be found. I never thought that Zhou Nian, who usually seemed like an honest man, would do so many bad things."
"His Majesty is indeed shrewd."
"Forget it, it's best if we don't discuss matters of the court."
When someone blocked the way, the others fell silent, and only the sound of footsteps could be heard as they approached. Soon, the two groups met. The others tried to make way, but Hai Ling stood firmly in the middle, and then said with a beaming smile, "Isn't this Young Master Wen, the heir of the Marquis of Ningnan's mansion?"
The group of people who walked over were none other than Wenbin, the young master of the Ningnan Marquis's mansion, and his companions. They had come out of the mansion for a stroll today, but they didn't expect to hear someone calling them. They looked up and saw that it was a stranger. They raised their eyebrows and were about to ask a question, but someone next to them pulled them aside and whispered a few words in their ear.
Wenbin quickly looked up at Shizhu and Shiju behind Hailing, and soon realized what was going on.
It turned out that the Emperor and Empress had come out of the palace incognito, so they hurriedly led their entourage over to pay their respects.
"Wenbin has met the Emperor?"
This was outside, and Hai Ling wasn't about to let him shout like that. She quickly stopped him, saying, "We really have a connection with Young Master Wen. Since we've met, why don't we sit down together?"
Wenbin looked at Hailing strangely. Although the Empress had saved his wife Dai Jing, she rarely interacted with him. What did she mean by this? After a moment's thought, he became somewhat wary. Moreover, when he looked at the Empress, he found that her smile seemed a bit sinister, making him feel uneasy.
However, since the Empress had spoken, he had no reason to refuse, so Wenbin respectfully obeyed.
"Please, everyone."
This Hefenglou is actually a property under the Cangwang Mansion. The design of the building was also done by Xi Hanzhi, the heir of the Cangwang Mansion. Therefore, there is an elegant room in the building where they used to gather. The group went in.
Once inside the private room, with no outsiders present, Wenbin, Xi Hanzhi, and the others greeted Ye Lingfeng and Hailing.
"We, your humble servants, greet Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress."
This time, Hai Ling didn't speak, but looked at Ye Lingfeng to the side. Ye Lingfeng knew that Hai Ling wanted him to win over Wen Bin and the others.
"Get up."
After everyone accepted the order and sat down, Wenbin introduced the remaining people to them.
The gentle-looking man was indeed Xi Hanzhi, the heir of the Cangwang Mansion. The other two were also sons of officials who were close to the Ningnan Marquis's Mansion. They were all quite upright people. Ye Lingfeng sized them up and made up his mind. These people were all usable.
However, they are probably not willing to serve as officials in the imperial court; if they were, they wouldn't have waited until now.
"I wonder what brings His Majesty and Empress out of the palace?"
Wenbin looked completely bewildered. He genuinely didn't understand what the emperor and empress were doing outside the palace, so he needed to figure it out before he could speak.
Ye Lingfeng and Hai Ling spoke one after the other: "We are here to visit a wise man."
"I am here to find someone to do business with."
These two different answers caused Wenbin and Xi Hanzhi to simultaneously raise their eyebrows. They then looked at each other, both feeling a chill run down their spines, sensing a conspiracy about to be plotted against. The Emperor and Empress seemed like foxes, clearly harboring ill intentions.
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She disregarded clan rules and family laws, following him without complaint or regret, only to be betrayed by him, her blood spilled on Phoenix Terrace, her body abandoned in the abyss.
When I opened my eyes again, instead of a flash of cold light, I saw someone gazing at the sky at a 45-degree angle, letting out a bewildered roar:
Damn, is this some kind of over-the-top nonsense? Jumping bungee and ending up in such a deep pit?!
On the wedding day of the garrison general, in the wedding hall, she, who had come back from the dead, held the pale-faced groom with overwhelming emotion:
"Finally found our people! It's said that this is a family heirloom of your Shen family."
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In the private room, Wenbin and Xi Hanzhi were uneasy, but they were not people who had not been through many storms. They quickly calmed down and became calm and composed. No matter what it is, there must be someone willing to take the bait. No matter how powerful the emperor and empress are, they cannot oppress others, can they?
Thinking this through, the two men laughed and instructed their men outside the door: "Tell the waiter to prepare a pot of top-grade Biluochun tea."
"Yes," someone responded and went to prepare tea.
Sitting in the center of the private room, Ye Lingfeng stared at Wen Bin, Xi Hanzhi, and the other two with his deep, mysterious, and dark eyes. His gaze had an innate domineering and powerful air, capable of controlling people's emotions with his presence. As a result, Wen Bin, Xi Hanzhi, and the others gradually became uneasy. Being stared at was not a pleasant feeling, especially since this person was the Emperor.
Wenbin finally couldn't sit still any longer and stood up respectfully, looking at Ye Lingfeng: "I wonder if Your Majesty is looking at Wenbin so intently because of something?"
Ye Lingfeng's lips curled into a smile, and his arrogant and magnetic voice rang out.