Chapter 351

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After the drafts were handed to the booksellers, they still needed proofreading and printing. It would take a while for them to be officially released.

Durinz this period, something biz happened in the Imperial Capital.

After three months of traveling, the Chen Nation’s diplomatic mission finally arrived at the Imperial Capital.

The Third Prince and the Sixth Prince were ordered to lead a team out of the city to welcome them.

Since the Chen Nation’s people were appearing openly in the Imperial Capital, the citizens of the Imperial Capital were very curious. They gathered on both sides of the street and craned their necks to watch the Chen Nation’s diplomatic mission. At the same time, they did not forget to discuss with their relatives and friends.

“These Chen Nation people look no different from us Dayan people. Their eyes, skin, and head are similar.”

“Don’t just look at their appearance. They’re full of bad intentions. They want to invade our territory all day long.”

“If they want to make an enemy of us, why are they here to negotiate? What are they up to?”

“They probably saw that our Dayan soldiers were strong and felt that they could not defeat them, so they could only seek peace first.”

“Look, there are many women in the diplomatic mission!”

That night, the palace held a banquet to welcome the Chen Nation’s diplomatic mission.

All officials above the fourth grade in the capital had to attend the banquet, and each person could bring one or two family members.

After Xiao Juan was off duty, he did not even change out of his official uniform and brought Yu Niaoniao into the palace.

When the two of them arrived at the palace, the sky had already darkened. The palace lights by the roadside were lit one after another. From afar, they looked like stars walking in the night sky.

The banquet was set near the Tai Liquid Pool. There was a circular stone platform in the pool that was connected to the shore by a Nine-curve bridge. It was called the Fragrance Appreciation Platform and was the place where dancers and musicians performed.

The palace servants led the guests to their seats.

There were two to three people at a small table. There were already fruits and refreshments on the table in advance.

It was unknown if it was intentional or a coincidence, but the person sitting at the table beside Xiao Juan and Yu Niaoniao was Wei Liao.

Wei Liao’s parents passed away when he was young. Apart from his adoptive father, Wei Huai’en, he had no other relatives. Therefore, he did not bring his family with him tonight. He was the only one sitting at the table.

When he saw Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan, he was not surprised at all. He even took the initiative to smile at them.

“Good evening.”

As soon as Yu Niaoniao saw him like this, she knew that someone had deliberately arranged for the three of them to sit together.

As for who did it? It was obvious. It had to be Wei Huai’en.

As a eunuch and a favorite of the emperor, it was easy for him to adjust the order of seats at the banquet.

Yu Niaoniao was originally very annoyed with Wei Liao, but ever since she used Wei Liao as her prototype to create the little mute in The Record of the Phoenix Cry Nation, she inexplicably looked forward to seeing Wei Liao.

She was really looking forward to seeing his reaction after reading The Record of the Phoenix Cry Nation!

Thinking of this, Yu Niaoniao could not help but smile happily.

“What a coincidence. I didn’t expect to meet Vice General Wei here.”

Wei Liao felt a chill run down his spine at her smile. He had a feeling that this woman was up to no good.

His lips twitched in a deliberately fake smile.

“We first met at the bookstore and then here. It’s too far-fetched to call it a coincidence. I should say that we’re too fated.”

After saying that, he deliberately looked at Xiao Juan provocatively.

Xiao Juan had long known from Meng Xizhou that Yu Niaoniao happened to meet Wei Liao at a bookstore.

When he heard Wei Liao say this, he knew that Wei Liao was deliberately trying to provoke him, so he ignored him and continued drinking his tea.

Yu Niaoniao said meaningfully.

“Our fate goes beyond that!”

He still did not know that the Master Wang he had been thinking about was her.

Wei Liao did not know what she meant. Hearing her say this, he felt that she had a bad plan.

This woman was not easy to deal with.

In order not to fall into her trap, Wei Liao stopped in time and stopped deliberately looking for trouble.

Finally, no one was chattering in her ears. Yu Niaoniao felt that the entire world was quiet. She picked up an apricot, peeled it, and ate happily.

Xiao Juan asked coldly.

“Why is your fate with him more than that?”

Yu Niaoniao paused in her eating.

She was naturally referring to Master Wang at the Village Entrance.

However, Wei Liao was sitting beside her. He had practiced martial arts, so his hearing was sharper than that of ordinary people. If Yu Niaoniao said her pen name, Wei Liao might hear her.

Yu Niaoniao did not want Wei Liao to know that Master Wang was her pen name for the time being.

After all, she had carefully prepared a new book for him. If he found out that she had drawn this book, he might very well switch from a fan to a hater and stop reading.

Then wouldn’t her efforts be in vain?

At the very least, she had to wait until he finished reading the book and let him suffer a ton of mental distress before telling him the truth about the pen name. At that time, it would be equivalent to double the critical hit. It would definitely anger him to death!

Just thinking about that scene made Yu Niaoniao overjoyed.

Seeing her smile again for no reason, Xiao Juan could not help but frown.

Why was she so happy when he mentioned Wei Liao?

Yu Niaoniao deliberately kept him in suspense.

“I’ll tell you this little secret when we get home.”

Xiao Juan looked at her, then at Wei Liao at the next table, and his frown deepened.

Were there already little secrets between the two of them?

When did they become so close?

Yu Niaoniao brought a peeled apricot to his mouth.

“This apricot is very sweet. Try it.”

Xiao Juan opened his mouth expressionlessly and bit off the fruit.

For some reason, he felt very sour. Yu Niaoniao smiled and asked, “Isn’t it very sweet?”

Xiao Juan replied against his will.

“It’s okay.”

When almost all the guests were present, the Chen Nation’s diplomatic mission arrived late.

There were many people on the diplomatic mission this time, but after excluding the guards and servants, there were only three people left who really had the right to speak. The one with the highest status was the Ninth Prince of

the Chen Nation, Han Chengxi.

This person looked to be in his early twenties. He was tall, handsome, and had thick eyebrows. His eyes were like eagles and were sharp.

After the Chen Nation’s diplomatic mission appeared, all the guests present stopped talking and turned to look at the group in unison.

Yu Niaoniao was no exception.

She realized that other than Han Chengxi, the other two were relatively weak-looking and looked like civil servants.

The Chen Nation’s diplomatic mission’s seats were very close to the front. They stopped when they passed by Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan’s table.

Han Chengxi looked at them and asked in not-so-standard Dayan official language.

“Are you Duke Lang and the Princess Consort of Lang?” Xiao Juan replied indifferently, “So what if I am?”

Han Chengxi took another deep look at the couple and smiled.

“I’ve heard a lot about you.”

The two people following behind him also did a double take of Duke Lang and his wife, as if they wanted to memorize their appearance..