The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

The four of them rested well in the inn for several days.

While Hua Wu Ke and the others were resting, Feng Yi was heading to the Southern Kingdom Palace.

In the main hall of the imperial palace, Emperor Nan Ze of the Southern Kingdom was reviewing memorials.

Suddenly, the chief eunuch came in and reported:

"Your Majesty, the head of the Feng family requests an audience."

Nan Ze stopped flipping through the memorials, put them down, and said:

"Let Master Feng come in."

The chief eunuch bowed and walked out, and soon Feng Yi walked into the hall.

Feng Yi walked to the center of the hall, straightened his robe and was about to kneel down to pay his respects.

Before Feng Yi could kneel down, Nan Ze raised his hand to stop him.

"There are no outsiders here, uncle, there is no need to be so polite."

Feng Yi's sister Feng Mian is the previous queen of the Southern Kingdom and Nan Ze's biological mother.

Feng Mian has a good relationship with his brother, and his children are also very close to this uncle. Therefore, when there is no one around, Nan Ze always calls Feng Yi uncle and never pays attention to empty formalities.

Nan Ze walked down from the main seat, walked to the coffee table, and invited Feng Yi to sit down with him.

After pouring two cups of tea himself, Nan Ze asked:

"I heard yesterday that my uncle had obtained the Yiqi grass. I wonder if cousin Feng Shu is okay?"

Feng Yi took the tea handed over by Nan Ze and replied:

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Shu'er is fine now."

Nan Ze nodded, exchanged a few words with Feng Yi, and gave Feng Yi some supplements to take back later.

Feng Yi hurriedly stood up from his chair and thanked the emperor for his grace. Then he paused and said:

"Your Majesty, the Qi-boosting grass was found this time thanks to the help of Mr. Ye, the owner of Sui'an Trading Company."

Hearing this, Nan Ze frowned slightly.

"Sui'an Trading Company? I didn't expect a businessman to have such a skill to find the Yiqi grass."

"Your Majesty, I believe that Mr. Ye is more than just a businessman."

"Oh? Where do you come from?"

Feng Yi told Nan Ze every detail of the deal between Ye Buhuo and him.

When Nan Ze heard that Ye Buhuo wanted 200,000 shi of grain every month, he had the same guess as Feng Yi.

"Two hundred thousand shi per month? This Mr. Ye has a large army to support."

Feng Yi nodded and continued:

"I think so too. Moreover, the Northern Kingdom asked Shu'er to buy food not long ago, presumably for the purpose of attacking the Night Kingdom. Now this Mr. Ye has asked to buy so much food. I guess this Mr. Ye is most likely from the Night Kingdom!"

Nan Ze rubbed the teacup's fingertips against the cup unconsciously twice.

After a little thought, Nan Ze said:

"I wonder if my uncle could arrange for me to meet this Mr. Ye?"

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In the inn, Ye Buhuo and Hua Wuke were breathing in and out.

Although the two have completed their study of the secret book, the habit they developed in the cave forces them to sit in meditation for a while every day to feel the breath in their bodies.

There was a knock on the door, just as the two men exhaled their last breath.

Hua Wu Ke opened his eyes and looked at Ye Buhuo, then Ye Buhuo gave Ye Yi a look.

Ye Yi immediately walked over and opened the door. After communicating with the person outside, Ye Yi reported to Ye Buhuo:

"Master, it is the head of the Feng family who invites you and the young lady to the Feng Mansion."

Soon, the four of them got on the carriage and drove towards Feng Mansion.

In the carriage, Hua Wu Ke watched Ye Bu Huo casually pinching her fingers and playing with them. She couldn't help but ask:

"Will the Southern Emperor agree to let the Feng family sell us food?"

"You'll know when you meet the Southern Emperor."

Hua Wu Ke was confused by these words. Wasn't he going to Feng Mansion? How could he meet the Southern Emperor?

Before Hua Wu Ke could ask the question in his mind, the carriage had already stopped in front of the gate of Feng Mansion.

"Master, we have arrived at Feng Mansion."

Yoruichi spoke from outside.

Suppressing the doubts in his mind, Hua Wu Ke followed Ye Buhuo out of the carriage.

The Feng Mansion's butler brought the two into the mansion, walked through the outer courtyard and then walked towards the inner courtyard, and finally stopped at the door of Feng Yi's study.

The butler knocked on the door for the two of them and then retreated.

"Please come in."

Feng Yi's voice was heard from inside, and then the two of them walked in.

After walking a few steps inside, I saw Feng Yi, but he was not sitting at the desk. Instead, he was sitting next to a coffee table. Next to him, there was a man in his forties.

Seeing Ye Buhuo and Hua Wuke coming in, Feng Yi and the man both stood up.

Before Feng Yi could speak, the man spoke first:

"I heard that the master of Sui'an Trading Company found the Yiqi grass for my cousin, so I came to see what kind of expert he is."

Hua Wu Ke was quite surprised to hear the person in front of him call himself "I". He didn't expect that Ye Buhuo was right and he really met the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom.

Nan Ze did not hide his identity, and Ye Buhuo and Hua Wuke also revealed their true origins.

"King of Ye Guoan, Ye Buhuo."

"Hua's army, Hua Wuke."

Feng Yi was not too surprised when he heard the two's true identities.

It was just as I guessed, someone from Beimo Pass.

Nan Ze pretended to be somewhat surprised at the identities of the two.

"Oh? I didn't expect that the Black Iron Army and the Hua Family Army would come to my Southern Country to buy food."

Ye Buhuo didn't pay attention to the joke in Nan Ze's words and replied:

"The South is the country that produces the most grain, so it's not surprising that we buy grain from the South."

Nan Ze sat down and continued to ask:

"My Southern Kingdom has always remained neutral in the confrontation between the Night Kingdom and the Northern Kingdom. Now your Night Kingdom has suddenly purchased so much food from my country for military rations. This makes it very difficult for me to deal with it!"

Hearing this, Feng Yi became a little anxious.

I promised Ye Buhuo that I would give him food, I can't go back on my word!

"Your Majesty, you don't know that Shu'er was poisoned by the Northern Kingdom!"

Originally, Feng Yi had no intention of telling Nan Ze about this matter. He knew that it was not appropriate for the Southern Kingdom to get involved in the war between the Northern Kingdom and the Night Kingdom at this time, and he was afraid that Feng Shu's matter would make it difficult for Nan Ze.

But now, in order to keep his promise to Ye Buhuo, he had to tell Nan Ze about this.

"Is there such a thing?"

When he heard this, a deep furrow appeared between Nan Ze's brows.

It seems that the North Kingdom is already dissatisfied with the South Kingdom for not standing on its side.

Hua Wu Ke spoke at the right time:

"I heard that the Northern Kingdom also asked the Southern Kingdom to buy food, but the Feng family did not agree. However, the Hua Family Army and the Black Iron Army have received accurate information that the Northern Kingdom is preparing to attack the Northern Desert Pass. I believe that the Northern Kingdom has already prepared military rations. Now, the only country that can still sell food to the Northern Kingdom is the Western Kingdom."

Nan Ze glanced at Hua Wu Ke and began to think about the message in her words.

If it is true as Hua Wu Ke said, that the Western Kingdom really provided food to the Northern Kingdom, then after the Northern Kingdom conquers the Night Kingdom, the next target will be the Southern Kingdom.

Nan Ze couldn't help rubbing his brows with his hands, and said with a sigh:

"Now my Southern Kingdom and the Night Kingdom are like lips and teeth."