Joy of Life: Invincible Starting from Basic Swordsmanship

Chapter 56: I've been outmaneuvered by the little emperor yet again!

The delegation continued their journey, and just before they were about to arrive in the capital, the Northern Qi wedding procession caught up with them.

After discussing the matter, the two sides prepared to travel to the capital together.

Ye Chengfeng naturally had no time to concern himself with the princess from Northern Qi who was sent for a marriage alliance.

But since they see each other all the time, the princess who was bestowed the title by Zhan Doudou is not a problem.

However, there was something very wrong with the palace maid who was with her.

Because she exuded an air of nobility, she didn't look like a palace maid at all.

Even the princess seemed to obey him quite a bit!

"Something's not right, there's something fishy about this palace maid!"

Ye Chengfeng lowered the carriage curtain and muttered to himself.

"Forget it, what does it have to do with me? Even if there's trouble, that's Fan Xian's problem."

Unfortunately, Ye Chengfeng miscalculated. The more he tried to ignore it, the more trouble came knocking on his door.

While the group was resting, the palace maid whom Ye Chengfeng suspected approached him.

"Young Sword Immortal of Dongyi City, would you mind coming to see me? My princess wishes to meet you."

"Your princess wants to see me? Do I know her?"

"I don't know, I was just relaying the message."

Although the palace maid kept her head down while replying, Ye Chengfeng found her increasingly familiar.

"She looks a bit like that 'Princess Taiping' I saw in the Northern Qi palace the other day. No, that 'Princess Taiping' had a very flat chest!"

Ye Chengfeng glanced at the palace maid again; she was much older than that princess.

Secondly, there's the palace maid's eyes, clear yet tinged with a hint of foolishness.

The Princess Taiping that Ye Chengfeng met back then was Zhan Doudou dressed as a woman.

Who is Zhan Doudou?

The cunning in the eyes of an emperor cannot be concealed.

"Wait, could she be the eldest princess of Northern Qi? And why is she mixed in with the marriage alliance?"

Upon deducing the palace maid's identity, Ye Chengfeng's lips curled up slightly.

"So she's my future wife. That's alright then. No wonder you wanted to see me."

Ye Chengfeng was about to tease his fiancée.

Before the other person could react, he pulled him onto his carriage.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be waiting for me in Northern Qi to propose marriage?"

"Young Master Ye, what do you mean? This servant doesn't understand."

She said she didn't understand, but inside she was extremely flustered.

Thinking to myself, "That shouldn't be the case; he shouldn't know me!"

"Your disguise is terrible. Also, it's not hard to guess that you look somewhat like Princess Qingyang of Northern Qi."

"Princess Qingyang? Does our Great Qi have a princess with the title Qingyang? How come I don't know?"

Suddenly, Zhan Pianpian thought of a possibility.

As the older sister, Zhan Pianpian naturally knew that Zhan Doudou was a girl.

Realizing she had said the wrong thing, Zhan Pianpian immediately covered her mouth.

"Hehe, let's not talk about that for now. Why are you in the marriage procession?"

Ye Chengfeng asked again.

Zhan Pianpian was a little embarrassed. Could she say that she came here to meet Ye Chengfeng and see if he met her standards for a perfect husband?

Obviously, this shouldn't be said!

Since you don't know how to answer, remaining silent is the best solution.

"Fine, don't tell me then. And don't go back. If the people of Nanqing take you as a dowry maid, who will I complain to? You'll just stay by my side!"

"This...this isn't a good idea, what if Qingqing comes over?"

"And who is Qingqing?"

"Zhan Qingqing, that's the princess who went to my Great Qi for a political marriage. Oh, she should be Princess Qingqing now."

Ye Chengfeng didn't answer her. Instead, he lifted the carriage curtain and said to Xiaomei, "Go and tell that princess from Northern Qi that I really like her gift."

"Yes, young master."

Inside the carriage, Zhan Pianpian stared blankly at Ye Chengfeng.

"Huh? How did I become a gift?"

"Alright, stop pretending. Tell me, what does Zhan Doudou want from me?"

Ye Chengfeng ignored Zhan Pianpian's stunned expression and asked directly.

"What? His Majesty didn't send me! I... I was planning to elope!"

As soon as she said it, Zhan Pianpian knew she had said the wrong thing again, and quickly covered her mouth again!

"Your method of escaping your marriage is rather unusual—becoming someone's dowry maid?"

Ye Chengfeng mentioned the "dowry maid" again, but Zhan Pianpian definitely had no such intention.

Without much thought, he immediately retorted, "No, I've already made up my mind. I'll leave the caravan before we enter Kyoto."

To make her story even more convincing, Zhan Pianpian even took out an embroidered money pouch.

He then added, "See? I've even prepared my travel expenses."

"Hmm, you're quite well-prepared. May I ask where you plan to go after leaving the convoy?"

"Yes, I've heard that the poet Fan Xian's hometown is Danzhou. I plan to go and see it, and then go to Nanqing Jiangnan to see the beautiful scenery he described in his poems."

Zhan Pianpian spoke with a longing expression.

"Forehead?"

Ye Chengfeng knew that if he didn't stop her, this girl's fate would definitely not be good.

At the same time, Ye Chengfeng also realized that Zhan Doudou had arranged all of this for her sister.

Ye Chengfeng knew that as long as Zhan Pianpian traveled with the delegation, Ye Chengfeng would definitely find out.

In that case, Ye Chengfeng would definitely keep Zhan Pianpian by his side, just like what is happening now.

"Sigh, I didn't expect to be outsmarted by Zhan Doudou again!"

Ye Chengfeng's tone was full of helplessness.

"What does this have to do with DouDou?"

Although Ye Chengfeng spoke very softly, Zhan Pianpian still heard him.

But then she belatedly realized that she had said the wrong thing.

"Oh dear, how could I have told an outsider that DouDou is a girl?"

"Lan'er, prepare a suitable set of clothes for her."

"Yes, young master."

Fan Xian also noticed Ye Chengfeng's situation.

The fact that a princess from Northern Qi, who was sent to marry a foreign ruler, sent her maid to contact Ye Chengfeng made him think twice.

However, sending someone to investigate is clearly inappropriate, and it would only make Ye Chengfeng more wary of him.

So Fan Xian decided to go and see for himself.

When Fan Xian arrived, he saw Ye Chengfeng emerge from the carriage with a look of utter despair on his face.

"What's going on?"

"What could have happened? They've been outmaneuvered by the young emperor of Northern Qi again."

Ye Chengfeng did not intend to hide Zhan Pianpian's matter from Fan Xian.

Because keeping it a secret is useless; it will only arouse Fan Xian's curiosity.

"You were outmaneuvered by the young emperor of Northern Qi? How did he scheme against you?"

"What else could she do? She actually arranged for my young wife to be included in the marriage alliance. What does she mean by that?"

Previously, Fan Xian hadn't paid much attention to Ye Chengfeng's marriage alliance with Northern Qi.

When Ye Chengfeng referred to his "little wife," the first person he thought of was his younger sister.

But they immediately realized that Fan Ruoruo had already been taken to Dongyi City by Ye Chengfeng's men and could not possibly be here.

"The eldest princess of Northern Qi?"

"That's right. It's quite a coincidence that she's also an admirer of yours, and she's even planning to visit the hometown of the poet Fan Zhongyan."

Fan Xian could easily tell that Ye Chengfeng was subtly mocking him.

As Fan Ruoruo's brother, Fan Xian should have stopped Ye Chengfeng's philandering behavior.

But as a man, he understood Ye Chengfeng's behavior very well.

Just like his relationship with Si Lili, wasn't that also flirting?