Chapter 48 The Empress Wants to Summon You

  Thanks for the generous rewards from book friends who were accidentally entangled!

  Hearing He Lan Min say this, Chen Yi had to withdraw the foot that was about to step forward and asked with a smile: "What instructions does Lord He Lan have? Please speak freely!"

  He Lan Min waved his hand, letting Chen Yi not be so polite: "Chen Gongzi, we meet like old times, no need for such courtesy. Looking at our age, I should be older than you by a few years. Just call me Chang Zhu Xiong, and I'll call you Zi Ying Xian Di. Doesn't that feel more natural?"

  Chen Yi instinctively wanted to be polite, but seeing the very sincere expression on He Lan Min's handsome face, he immediately changed his mind and agreed. "Since Mr. He requests it that way, I wouldn't dare not comply. From now on, I'll call you Brother Chang Zhu!"

  Chen Yi didn't make any polite remarks, He Lan Min was slightly pleased and gestured for Chen Yi to follow him for a walk in the courtyard.

  "Ziying Xian Di, after reading your 'Youth Journey', I must say that I have great admiration for you. You can write such a wonderful poem with ease, it makes me feel inferior! " He Lan Min said with a bow, "In the future, I will definitely ask for your guidance more often!"

  "My brother is being polite, I just write poetry... most of the time it's just a feeling that comes out, if you want me to write something specific at a certain time, I probably can't do it, I like to follow my nature!" Chen Yi quickly threw out a preventive measure, lest this fake literary person be accidentally exposed, "Articles are naturally born, and skillfully obtained by chance, I just like the feeling of picking up what's already there!"

  "Well said, writing with a natural and carefree attitude is the highest state of writing, it's truly admirable, haha! I'll definitely exchange ideas with you more often in the future!"

  He Lanming nodded in agreement with Chen Yi's words and continued: "Zi Yingxiong, that day when I saw you fighting with so many people on the street, one against many, without suffering any losses, it was truly impressive! I also enjoy martial arts, especially swordsmanship. When we have some free time, let's exchange moves and see whose skills are better!"

  "That's great, I'll ask Brother Chang to give me more advice at that time! Also hope you will spare my life at that time!" He Lan Minzhi wanted to discuss poetry and martial arts with him, Chen Yi was very happy. This can be said to be a natural psychological reaction of being recognized by someone of noble status, he had no reason to refuse since he didn't know his true identity yet.

  "It's settled then, I'll invite some friends to watch the fight, and among them are some who aren't bad at martial arts either. You can also get to know them," He Lanmin said with a meaningful smile, which he quickly suppressed and asked Chen Yi in a low voice: "Chen Yi, do you know who it was that clashed with you back then?"

  Chen Yi shook his head, "I still don't know who it was that clashed with me that day, nor do I know why they were so overbearing!" He had already guessed what those Wu surname young masters were like, but he still hoped to get confirmation from He Lan Min.

  This is actually a question he originally wanted to ask He Lan Ming Zhi but didn't have the chance to ask.

  "Among them were my two cousins, Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi, sons of Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, who were maternal uncles of the Empress. The one you had taken captive was Wu Sansi, and the one who looked somewhat like him was Wu Chengsi. The others were also all children of high-ranking officials in the imperial court. Next time we meet, I will point them out to you!" He Lan Min said with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth, looking at He Lan Min with a meaningful gaze and saying: "At that time, I was very surprised that you dared to clash with Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi! Hmph!"

  Although he had already guessed that the two Wu surnamed young masters were Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi, Chen Yi still felt a little surprised when he got confirmation from He Lan Min's mouth and learned that several other young masters were also descendants of powerful families. Although he knew that Wu Yuanqing, Wu Yuanshuang and their sons Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi had been unlucky in recent years and had been exiled to faraway places by Empress Wu Zetian, before they became unlucky, it was best not to conflict with them. It can be said that after what happened that day, he had already formed a grudge against Wu Sansi, Wu Chengsi and others, especially against Wu Sansi, which was not a pleasant thing! Offending people with heads and faces would never be a good thing at any time!

  Chen Yi only hoped that the Wu family brothers would fall into misfortune soon, and Empress Wu Zetian would make a decision earlier to throw these precious treasures to the ends of the earth to watch the sea.

  He Lan Min was pleased to see Chen Yi's astonished expression after hearing what he said, and hurriedly comforted him: "Don't worry, I saw the whole process that day with my sister, and I also told Auntie about it. She was furious at Wu Sansi, Wu Chengsi and others for their arrogance and overbearing behavior, and had them summoned to the palace for a severe scolding, including their fathers Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, who were also rebuked and warned not to do anything that would tarnish the reputation of the Wu family!"

  "So that's how it is! I didn't think that the Wu surname young master who caused trouble that day was actually the nephew of Empress Wu, fortunately Brother Chang and Princess He Lan saw the scene that day and spoke up for me in front of Empress Wu, otherwise I don't know if they would have taken revenge!" It turned out that Empress Wu had scolded Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi, so these bastards didn't dare to cause trouble for him again. Chen Yi felt a little lucky, the appearance of Princess He Lan's brother and sister really brought him good luck, otherwise after the incident, the Wu brothers might have done something extreme."

  Chen Yi also learned from He Lan Min's words just now that one thing that had been puzzling him was that the person who had peeked at him on the carriage that day when he and Wu San Si were fighting was actually He Lan Min Yue. The only question was whether this beauty would have a bad impression of him after seeing his violent behavior that day... However, judging from He Lan Min Yue's performance today, she should be quite admiring of his bravery that day!

  Thinking of this, Chen Yi felt a little proud!

  He Lan Min's mouth corner revealed a hint of sarcasm, "In the past two years, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshun have done many things that made Aunt cold-hearted. The actions of Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi also made Aunt extremely dissatisfied! Ziying, although you humiliated Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi on that day, don't worry, Aunt now knows about you and what happened back then. They wouldn't dare to act rashly, perhaps..."

  He Lan Minzhi stopped talking, with a playful expression. Although he didn't finish his sentence and didn't directly mention the conflict between him and the Wu family, Chen Yi could hear from his words that the grudge between the two families must be very deep. In ancient times, etiquette was emphasized, and calling an elder by their name was extremely disrespectful and punishable. Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang were He Lan Minzhi's uncles, very close relatives, so from a familial ethics perspective, He Lan Minzhi should not have called Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang by their names, unless he had extreme hatred and a major grudge against them. Historical records show that Wu Zetian was dissatisfied with her half-brothers because Wu Yuanqing, Wu Yuanshuang, and others did not treat her mother Yang and sister Wu Shun well, it seems likely that there were complex underlying conflicts beyond just these simple reasons.

  Seeing Chen Yi and not speaking, He Lan Min also didn't mind, paused for a moment and continued: "Ziying, just now I went to the palace to report Mother's illness to Auntie, and told her about you treating Mother's illness on behalf of the family. Auntie is quite interested in you, she also said... when she will summon you to the palace, to see what kind of person you are!"