Chapter 80
The streets in Ji City were moistened with cold dew, as white mist strayed and shrouded every part within the awakening city .
Riding on a single-horned Deer, Wu Qi and a group of attendants made their return to Duke Yan Le Mansion . Early in the morning, he had brought the official authorization document of Lu Chengfeng and visited seven government offices in Ji City that related to his fief . After some restless hours, he finally helped Yu Xuan obtained the province that was rewarded by Chief General, Jing Ke .
As it was a reward promised by Chief General, it was set in stone and no mistake could happen . A province was a reward coveted by many . If it were not given to Yu Xuan, a senior, prestige and influential official in Great Yan, but to Lu Chengfeng in the past, it would be a calamity instead of a fortune . Perhaps, the day after Lu Chengfeng received the fief, he would have drowned in a river for no apparent reason, just like what happened to his birth father .
Even for the current Lu Chengfeng, who had inherited the title of Duke Yan Le, if he suddenly owned an extra piece land, he would be envied by those influential people from other clans . This was not good for Lu Chengfeng's future development in Great Yan Dynasty . Thus, it was wise to just let Yu Xuan, the man of prestige, and high-power, to undertake those problems . In addition to that, without giving Yu Xuan this piece of land as the bribe, it might still be doubtful whether Lu Chengfeng could inherit the title of Duke Yan Le or not .
Everything was in proper order now . Using many reasons and excuses, the province of fief had finally transferred under the name of Yu Xuan . The problem was gone now . Lu Chengfeng was able to sit comfortably and firmly in the position of Duke Yan Le, and he also obtained the friendship from all the Imperial Elders who represented by Yu Xuan . With that, Lu Chengfeng's foundation had become stronger .
The sound of clopping came to a stop . Wu Qi unmounted himself from the deer, stepping up the stairs while surrounded by a few attentive doorkeepers .
He unclad the cape stained with dew and gave it to a guard who followed him . When he was about to enter the door, a luxurious coach suddenly drove out from an alley not far away . "Mister Wu Qi!" A serving lady who served Princess Zhang Le brought her head out from the coach, letting out a crystal clear call toward Wu Qi's direction .
Wu Qi was surprised by the call, and quickly greeted upon the coach . He bowed elegantly toward the serving lady and said, "Miss Bai Zhu, is there any important matter that brings you here?"
Princess Zhang Le had two serving ladies . The one in front of Wu Qi was named Bai Zhu'er . She had a witty mind and a slim figure, and was a beautiful young lady as well . The other one named Bai Miao'er; she was slightly plump, young and rather ignorant, and sometimes goofy . Between both of them, this witty Bai Zhu'er was the one who usually helped Princess Zhang Le in handling all kind of matters .
She covered her mouth and giggled, lowered her voice and said, "Yes, I do have an important matter . "
She scanned the surrounding with her watery eyes, ordering a few Palace Guards who followed the coach closely to stand back . Then, she continued smilingly, "This morning, when Princess woke up, she immediately ordered someone to plant lotus flowers in all the lakes and rivers found in Zhang Le Palace . Mister Wu Qi, you've brought some troubles for the stewards in the palace . Hehe, you might not know this, there are many lakes and rivers in Zhang Le Palace!"
Wu Qi laughed dryly . What he did yesterday was compelled against his will . As a matter of fact, it was not a proper conduct for a true man to use that kind of tactics to bluffed Princess Zhang Le, who was just a young girl . However, he never expected that Princess Zhang Le had remembered the lotus flower Wu Qi gave her, and even wanted the same flower to be planted in all the lakes and rivers in Zhang Le Palace . Wu Qi was dumbstruck, and wasn't able to speak anything for some while .
Bai Zhu'er blinked her beautiful eyes at Wu Qi, then she took out an exquisitely made ring of dark gold from her sleeve and gave to him . It was an ingeniously made ring . It took the main hue of dark gold, and nine sesame-sized, azure blue gemstones were socketed on top of it . As Bai Zhu'er brought it out and swung across the air, a light gleam shone and rippled out from the ring . It looked sumptuous, prestigious and extremely mystical .
"By Princess words: Mister Wu Qi is still using a lower tier storage bag . It happens that Princess had one extra storage ring, and the quality was not too inferior . If Mister doesn't mind its quality, Mister can use it temporarily . The items found in the ring are given by Emperor and Crown Prince himself . Princess said she has no use for them, and wants Mister to keep them and have fun with them . "'
She grabbed Wu Qi's hand and placed the ring into his palm . After that, Bai Zhu'er continued and said, "Princess has reached a critical moment in her cultivation . Every two weeks, she has to enter secluded cultivation . Sometimes, she will finish the cultivation within two or three days, and sometimes, it might take her two to three months . Princess has no idea how long would the current secluded cultivation take . In brief, when Princess finishes her cultivation, she will come to Mister . She hopes Mister won't miss her too much . "
Bai Zhu'er tilted her head and looked at the absentminded Wu Qi . She suddenly slapped her forehead, giggled and said, "I almost forgot this . "
She stretched her hand into another sleeve of hers and pulled out a palm-sized, dark green token . Not allowing Wu Qi to respond, she shoved it into his palm . "This is the highest authority token that Princess can get in Ji City, the Token of Seven Swallow . With this token, Mister can enter inner city freely even at night, and be able to freely enter Palace during the daytime . Except for a few prohibited areas and palaces, Mister can travel unrestricted at any place Mister wishes . "
Breathing out a sigh of relief, Bai Zhu'er continued, "This Token of Seven Swallow possesses a very high authority, and Princess only filled the record with Mister's name . So, no matter what, please don't let this token fall into the hand of others . " Bai Zhu's kept thinking about Princess Zhang Le who had once again entered her secluded cultivation . Thus, after hastily informing Wu Qi the importance of the token, she quickly ordered the attendants to bring her back to the palace . With one hand holding a storage ring and another hand holding the token, Wu Qi was dumbfounded, and couldn't say a word for a long while .
The Token of Swallow was a unique token of privilege for Great Yan Dynasty . It took dark green as its main color, which was the favorite color of the prestigious members of Great Yan Dynasty, as well as the color of Great Yan Dynasty's Imperial Court Dress . Patterns of rolling winds and flowing clouds were engraved on it . Amidst the winds and winds were flying swallows . The lowest token had one swallow, and the highest had nine .
There was the only one Token of Nine Swallows, and it belonged to the Emperor of Great Yan Dynasty, Yan Dan . Allegedly, the Token of Eight Swallows was only possessed by those core ministers of the dynasty, such as Jing Ke, Gao Jianli, and few others . The Eight Princes of Governor were only given the Token of Seven Swallows . With this token, basically one could walk freely in the entire Ji City . Yet, Princess Zhang Le had given Wu Qi the Token of Seven Swallows .
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