Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1458: After the modification: Chapter 1455 Doubtful

This scene was observed by the court officials, and they were quite shocked. Weren’t these two mortal enemies? How could there be a moment of harmony between them? They should be fighting directly.

However, the slightly more astute ones knew there must be something concerning Duke Zheng and Chu Heng, especially since it was clear to all that Duke Zheng had initiated the conversation with Chu Heng.

Among the reasons that the sharp-minded ones could think of, one stood out: the matter of the peace envoy this time.

If Chu Heng could accomplish this, he would naturally reach the top in one step and likely be promoted again.

But if he did poorly, he would easily lose the Emperor’s favor.

Even so, some officials were eager to have this opportunity for themselves.

As for Duke Zheng, he wanted to groom the disciples below him, and this was a great opportunity to earn merit.

The thoughts of the crowd did not affect Chu Heng.

After hearing Duke Zheng’s seemingly concerned but actually threatening words, Chu Heng suddenly turned his head to look at him: “Prince of the State, what exactly are you trying to say?”

Duke Zheng squinted his eyes: “I’m doing this for your own good. We are all officials in the court, why should we target each other?”

“What the Prince of the State says is true.” Chu Heng nodded.

But he said nothing more.

Duke Zheng squinted his eyes: “Lord Chu is determined to oppose me, I wonder if there is any chance he will leave the capital.”

“Is that so?” Chu Heng smiled faintly: “It’s just that my youngest son is a hundred days old, and I was planning a banquet to bring fortune to the child. Who knew that I would be too busy and have to miss it? The regret is strong in my heart. If I can stay, there would be no such worry.”

Liu Yanzhen heard his words and sneered: “Lord Chu has a son, this official will be sure to send a gift to congratulate you then.”

“Thank you, Prince of the State.”

Chu Heng left with a smile, showing no other expression throughout.

Liu Yanzhen’s pace slowed down a bit. His gaze fixed on Chu Heng’s back, narrowing his eyes. He felt somewhat displeased as many thoughts arose in his mind. His naturally suspicious temperament emerged, questioning what Chu Heng was really planning.

An official who had been following them hurried up as soon as Chu Heng left, “Prince of the State, did that Chu Heng still refuse to accept the considerate offer?”

Since there were many officials around, the one speaking lowered his voice and spoke a bit viciously.

Liu Yanzhen relayed Chu Heng’s reaction to a few people, asking: “Do you think he wants to be the envoy or not?”

“That…”

“Could he be pretending, making us guess?”

“It’s possible. Although Chu Heng is young, his methods are quite sophisticated, not like a newcomer to the official circle. Moreover, he has the Emperor’s favor; he must have some backup that we don’t know about.”

“So, should we let him be the envoy or not?”

Considering the meeting between Duke Zheng and Chu Heng yesterday, and the matter of Chu Heng presenting armor for rewards, Duke Zheng went home and thought about it all afternoon, consulted Madam Tang, and gathered information from his subordinates.

He concluded that Chu Heng was too well-prepared and must be planning to take this opportunity to go to the Northern Barbarian Region to accomplish something, especially targeting him. If the Northern Barbarian people handed over evidence to Chu Heng, then he would have no chance of recovery.

Thus, he contacted allied officials overnight and decided to force Emperor Xuanming to change the candidate in today’s court.

Everything was ready. Duke Zheng, by habit, came to test Chu Heng, but Chu Heng’s response was beyond his expectations, causing Duke Zheng to feel an uneasy sense.

Could it be that Chu Heng actually wanted him to misunderstand and think he was eager to go to the Northern Region?

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