With strong curiosity, Chu Chen followed An Lingfeng all the way to the entrance of the back garden of the palace.

Pingxi Wangfu covers a huge area, extremely majestic, the huge palace can accommodate tens of thousands of people, not weaker than the general small county town is not half a point.

It is divided into several separate courtyards, which are extremely cleverly designed and well-laid out.

In the event of a rebellion or ***, the palace is a small city, and once the gate is closed, it is impregnable, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Pingxi Wangfu is also one of the three most famous mansions in the Tang Kingdom, and the other two are naturally the Batian Wangfu and Jiangnan Wangfu.

When he arrived at the entrance of the back garden, Chu Chen saw that the entrance of the garden was guarded by dozens of dragons and tigers, with a sturdy body, each saber and a calloon on his hand, which was extraordinary and different.

These people were by no means the guards of the palace.

Chu Chen could be sure at a glance.

An Lingfeng stepped forward, and a hairy bearded man with a Chinese face and a majestic and domineering demeanor stepped forward to negotiate, An Lingfeng didn't dare to show the slightest arrogance in front of the man, and said politely: "He is Chu Chen of Jiangnan Palace."

The bearded man squinted at Chu Chen and looked up and down.

Knowing Chu Chen's identity, he still dared to look at Chu Chen directly with such a gaze, there were not many people in the Tang Kingdom.

Chu Chen vaguely guessed who the person who was going to see him was.

"Please stay outside and wait for the county lord, young lord Chu, please come in."

The bearded man looked at it for a moment, then turned sideways.

Chu Chen nodded and walked towards the garden.

There is a pavilion in the garden.

A lotus pond.

A rockery.

A fountain.

The water from the fountain falls into the lotus pond, and the koi fish swim around.

There was a back figure standing in the pavilion.

Richly dressed, slender, looking at the age, should be in the early twenties.

The back shows an extraordinary bearing.

Chu Chen walked towards him.

When he got to the outside of the pavilion, he stopped, thought about it, turned around and picked up a small pebble and threw it into the lotus pond.

The koi in the pond were alarmed and swam wildly.

The young man finally turned around, his face handsome and extraordinary.

"Don't you go to the shrine when you see me?"

The young man looked at Chu Chen and said.

Chu Chen said, "Your Highness, I'm not used to paying homage, if Your Highness asks for it, it's okay."

He had already guessed who the people in the pavilion were.

Now Ye Lixue, the second prince of the Tang Kingdom.

Moreover, I probably guessed Ye Lixue's purpose.

Today, there are nine princes under the knee of the lord of the Tang Kingdom, and each of them wants to compete for the throne.

Among them, the second prince Ye Lixue is one of the most inconspicuous characters, seemingly mediocre.

But Chu Chen knew that this person was the most powerful of the nine princes.

The power of the Overlord Mansion is monstrous, despising the supreme of the empire, and there is a faint posture of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes in the Three Kingdoms era, and the princes must not only compete for the throne, but also seek self-preservation.

This time, the county lord of Pingxi Wangfu competed to recruit relatives, which is related to the future direction of the Tang Kingdom, and the second prince will definitely come to see it.

Ye Lixue heard Chu Chen's words and looked at Chu Chen.

Chu Chen did not give in and looked at Ye Lixue.

In the middle of the ring, Ye Lixue retracted her gaze and said, "Forget it, there is no need for formal things."

"See Second Highness."

But when the words fell, Chu Chen bowed and saluted.

Ye Lixue couldn't help laughing, just the first time they met, he felt that Chu Chen was very interesting.

"I came to Shuzhou this time to be ordered to come and award you a medal, knowing that you can't go to Yanjing separately, so His Royal Highness personally sent it to you."

Ye Lixue immediately said.

"Your Highness still has a purpose in Shuzhou, right?"

Chu Chen didn't thank him either, and asked directly

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Ye Lixue looked at Chu Chen and said, "You should know my purpose."

Chu Chen said, "The Deception Palace's Mansion is indeed too rampant in Yanjing, but my Jiangnan Palace's Mansion is in Jiangnan, so there is not much I can do."

Ye Lixue said, "But I know that you must really want to overthrow the Overlord Mansion. The enemy of the enemy is the friend, and we can work together. Moreover, if we work together, you can get a lot of benefits, and I can also help you a lot to contain the Overlord Mansion in Yanjing."

"The words of His Second Highness make me very moved. But I want to know the ultimate purpose of His Second Highness."

Of course, Chu Chen understands the benefits of cooperating with Ye Lixue.

Although the royal family is in decline, he is still the nominal master of the Tang Kingdom, and if the second prince can cooperate with him in Yanjing and contain Ye Tianba, the benefits are self-evident.

Ye Lixue said, "I want a credit, a credit that impresses everyone."

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, the Overlord Mansion is strong and domineering, many people dare not speak out, especially in Yanjing, if the Second Highness can bring down the Overlord Mansion, he will stand out from the nine princes. However, I don't understand one thing, why don't you just go to my grandfather?"

Ye Lixue said, "I don't think that the King of Jiangnan will be like you, desperate to bring down the Overlord Mansion."

Chu Chen nodded and said, "It's okay to cooperate, and I can also help you fight for the throne, but I have one condition, if I overthrow the Overlord Mansion, I want everything in the Overlord Mansion, including real estate women."

Ye Lixue couldn't help but laugh when she heard Chu Chen's words.

He has met many people in his life.

But it's the first time I've seen someone as straightforward as Chu Chen.

It is understandable to want everything in the Heavenly King's Mansion.

But the woman who directly said that she wanted to dominate the Heavenly King's Mansion was really not many people who were so cheeky, even if they thought in their hearts, they wouldn't say it, but Chu Chen was good, and he didn't hide it at all.

"I agree to your terms."

Ye Lixue said with a smile, then paused, and continued: "Jiangnan Chuchen, it is really the same as rumored."

"Is it lustful and shameless?"

Chu Chen answered.

"That's right."

Ye Lixue is also very straightforward.

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Actually, I don't think it's a shame for men to be lustful."

The two of them immediately began to talk again.

Ye Lixue was slightly surprised by the rapid progress of this conversation.

But Chu Chen thought clearly, Ye Lixue's words were right, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, unite all the forces that can be united to deal with Ye Tianba, why not?

Moreover, to help Ye Lixue ascend to the throne, he is the greatest hero, and he can ensure that the Jiangnan Royal Mansion can sit back and relax for decades.

An Yuyan and An Lingfeng looked inside at the entrance of the garden, and they were all curious when they saw Chu Chen and Ye Lixue chatting very speculatively.

After a while, seeing that the two had not finished talking, An Lingfeng looked at the time and said to the hairy bearded man at the entrance of the garden, "Commander Mao, Chu Chen is going to participate in the competition, and the time is almost too late."

The hairy bearded man is named Mao Yidao, and he is the deputy commander of the Tang Kingdom with a knife in front of the imperial guard, and his strength is extremely strong, and his dark strength is ninth.

When Mao Yidao heard An Lingfeng's words, he immediately turned around and went inside to remind.

Ye Lixue heard Mao Yidao's report, turned back to Chu Chen and said, "Your opponent is very strong later, I will cheer you on."

Chu Chen expressed his gratitude, and Ye Lixue went to the martial arts arena with Chu Chen.