The best county magistrate

Following this cry, the crowd parted to create a gap for people to pass through.

A girl with a veil came slowly over. She was graceful and elegant. She walked in front of several people and bowed.

"Greetings to Lord Yang, and Lord Yelu."

Seeing that the visitor was an old acquaintance, Yang Xuanchen naturally put on a smile, "Miss Gu Li, we meet again."

"Time flies. I didn't expect that half a year has passed since we last met in the capital. I am so lucky to see you again, Lord Yang..."

With the appearance of Miss Gu Li, the atmosphere of the scene suddenly became subtle.

Li Gongming's anger burned in his heart, but he had to suppress it temporarily because of Gu Li's elegance and calmness.

In the eyes of scholars in Northern Liao, Gu Li is their goddess, and no one wants to lose face or manners in front of her.

He stared at Gu Li closely, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes, including greed for her, more unwillingness, and even some anger.

Gu Li didn't seem to notice Li Gongming's gaze. Her eyes moved gently between Yang Xuanchen and Lord Yelu, as if she was looking for something.

Under her veil, one could vaguely feel a smile on her lips, but that smile seemed to conceal a hint of subtle cunning.

"Sir Yang, Mr. Tuoba knows you are coming, so he specially asked me to invite you over."

Yang Xuanchen glanced at Li Gongming with disdain, snorted, and smiled at Gu Li, "Haha, Brother Tuoba is really well-informed."

"Then I'll trouble Miss Gu Li to lead the way."

Gu Li made a gesture of invitation, and several people followed him and left.

However, Li Gongming, who had not yet finished farting, rubbed his face and narrowed his eyes, staring at the backs of Yang Xuanchen and the others with a sinister and vicious look.

Yu Wei, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and smiled at him. This smile made Li Gongming feel refreshed.

Could it be that this beauty was coerced by Yang Xuanchen?

What did it mean when she smiled at me? Did my bold words just now move her?

right! That must be it!

But today I was slapped and lost face, so she smiled to comfort me.

He secretly made up his mind to get Yu Wei no matter what!

Yang Xuanchen saw Gu Li looking back and asked casually, "Weiwei, what's wrong?"

"That kid just now had murderous intent, but it was very faint..." Yu Wei didn't say much. With a happy smile on her face, she held him tighter.

At this time, Gu Li, who was walking aside, clenched her fists and seemed a little nervous. Her thin lips under the veil opened and closed again, as if she wanted to say something.

Yang Xuanchen took in her expression from the corner of his eye. Out of curiosity, he asked, "Miss Gu Li, do you have anything to say?"

When he asked this, Gu Li's pretty face turned red and she lowered her head slightly.

But after a few breaths, she seemed to have mustered up her courage and slowly said, "Master Yang, did Mr. Zhao, ah, come to Huajing with you?"

Ok?

She can't really like Zhao Xue, right? Doesn't she know until now that Zhao Xue is actually the eldest princess, a girl?

There was a teasing gleam in Yang Xuanchen's eyes. He deliberately slowed down his pace, approached Gu Li, and answered softly.

"Mr. Zhao is here, of course, but he has been busy these days. If Miss Gu Li wants to see him, she will have to find a suitable opportunity."

Gu Li's heartbeat accelerated, and her voice trembled a little: "Master Yang, Master Zhao, is he... is he okay? Is he married?"

With a chuckle, Yang Xuanchen laughed out loud, "Okay, okay, he's fine. He's only seventeen and doesn't have a girl he likes, so there's no way he'll get married."

When it comes to fooling people, he is good at making up stories, and what's more, he is telling the truth, so he feels even less burdened.

Zhao Xue didn’t have any girl she liked, let alone the idea of ​​getting married or not.

However, Gu Li's mind was completely focused on Zhao Xue, and he was so concerned about whether she was married or not. Not to mention Yang Xuanchen, even Yu Wei and Yelu Haowen showed suspicion in their eyes.

The former glanced at her and wondered if this girl liked to grind tofu?

The latter was shocked that a woman known as the most talented woman in the Liao Dynasty would actually fall in love with a man from the Yan Dynasty.

Yang Xuanchen seemed to see through Gu Li's thoughts, and remembered that he had to find an opportunity to get in touch with Butterfly, so he came up with a plan.

"If Miss Gu Li misses Master Zhao, why not arrange a place for him? I'll bring him over later when he's done with his work..."

"Ah?" Gu Li exclaimed, her pretty face turning even redder.

She secretly glared at Yang Xuanchen, and the corners of her mouth curled up under her veil, "If you don't have any plans tonight, my second uncle and I would like to invite Lord Yang to dinner."

"No problem. You decide the place. Send someone to the State Guesthouse later..."

A hint of surprise flashed in Gu Li's eyes, and she nodded quickly: "Thank you, Lord Yang, I am very grateful."

At this time, Li Gongming was following them from a distance, with a hint of viciousness flashing in his eyes.

He saw Gu Li and Yu Wei surrounding Yang Xuanchen on the left and right, and his anger grew even more.

Pretty boy! Brother Bunny! Why do all the beauties surround you? I don't believe this. I'll find someone to kill you.

However, he didn't know that the person in Gu Li's heart was not Yang Xuanchen, and Yu Wei had already paid attention to him.

The conversation between Yang Xuanchen and Gu Li made Yu Wei, who was already surprised, even more shocked.

She gently held Yang Xuanchen's hand and asked in a voice that only he could hear: "Brother Meng De, does she know Xiaoxue's true identity?"

Yang Xuanchen did not answer her question. He felt his little hand being gently pinched twice, and then he shook his head.

Yu Wei knew that now was not the time to talk about this, so she naturally stopped mentioning it.

The few of them talked as they walked, and before long they passed through Wenyuanji and arrived outside a mansion.

At this time, groups of scholars were walking out of the mansion. Seeing this, Gu Li walked faster and said, "The teacher is done with get out of class."

Not long after the visiting card was delivered, a man who looked like a butler ran out quickly.

"Sir, please come to the mansion of Lord Yang and Lord Yelu for a chat."

Yang Xuanchen and Yu Wei looked at each other and followed the butler into the mansion.

Li Gongming, on the other hand, was wandering outside, his eyes filled with resentment and anger.

He called a servant, whispered something in his ear, then stared at the mansion and laughed, but his smile was full of sinisterness and viciousness.

Tuoba Zhongxuan had been waiting for a long time in the reception room of the mansion.

When he saw Yang Xuanchen, he showed a warm smile on his face, "Young friend Yang, how are you?"

Yang Xuanchen bowed his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Tuoba is still as elegant as ever, and his complexion is even better than before."

"Haha, haha, my friend, you are too kind. Please sit down." He nodded to Yelu Haowen and said, "Haowen, please sit down too. Let's have some tea."

After a while of greetings, Tuoba Zhongxuan got down to business, "My friend, in the first month of the year, the Liao Dynasty lost a literary duel with your Yan Dynasty."

"At this moment, all the scholars here are not convinced."

"No, no, it's all luck. The students of Dayan are generally not as good as those of Liao." Yang Xuanchen became modest.

"There are three academies, Xuanmiao Pavilion, Wenhan and Moxiang, and Mr. Tuoba. If we fight again, I will surrender and admit defeat."

As he teased, smiles appeared on the faces of several people present.

"Master Yang is too modest. Gu Li dare not argue with you again. Your article "Young Man of Dayan" is truly a masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages..."

Yelu Haowen continued Gu Li's topic, "Master Xiao Yang, Queen Mother Jin mentioned earlier that she hopes to pick an auspicious day after her birthday for our two countries to fight again."

Another literary duel?

There is no problem with fighting, but it happens to be the old empress dowager's birthday. If I win, will I be at risk of being beheaded?

Forget it, I'll just lose. Let the old empress dowager be happy. Maybe she'll even reward me with some silver.

"Since it is the order of Empress Dowager Jin, Xuanchen will obey it!"