An Yi didn't understand, so she tilted her head and asked Tan Hongbo.
Judging from Tan Hongbo's appearance, it seems that he has something important to do.
"Meet an old friend." Tan Hongbo said softly.
After saying that, he told the waiter to take Ling Qingwan and An Yi to the private room on the third floor.
About half an hour later, Ling Qingwan and An Yi were bored and were planning to go home. Unexpectedly, as soon as they went downstairs, they bumped into Tan Hongbo who was coming out of the second floor.
Next to Tan Hongbo stood a young and handsome man.
The man was dressed in silver-white clothes, with his long black hair tied up high, and he couldn't hide his noble aura. When his eyes swept over Ling Qingwan, he smiled.
Ling Qingwan was stunned.
Her intuition told her that there was something strange about this man.
The man left, and Tan Hongbo took the opportunity to send Ling Qingwan and An Yi off.
"Who was that young man just now? He was quite handsome." An Yi felt curious and asked Tan Hongbo hurriedly.
"What? Are you going to fall in love with someone else so soon?" Tan Hongbo smiled, his eyes curved into crescents.
"What do you mean by transference of affection? I don't have anyone I like at all!" An Yi pouted, her almond-shaped eyes widened. It seemed like she was threatening Tan Hongbo, telling him not to talk nonsense.
Seeing An Yi's fierce look, Ling Qingwan on the side was amused.
The carriage arrived at the Prince's Mansion first and saw An Yi off. Ling Qingwan and Tan Hongbo continued on their way.
Watching the carriage moving further and further away, An Yi stood there, lost in thought.
She was wondering why she felt guilty when Tan Hongbo said she had fallen in love with someone else.
"It's been a long time since I had a drink of tea made by my sister. Do you have the pleasure of enjoying it today, second brother?" Tan Hongbo and Ling Qingwan said with a smile.
Ling Qingwan naturally knew that Tan Hongbo's real interest was not in tea.
He had something to say to himself.
"If Second Brother wants to drink, I can cook it anytime." Ling Qingwan smiled back.
So the two of them came to the general's mansion together.
Qiao'er and Luoluo worked quickly and quickly prepared all the ingredients for making tea.
The flames in the small stove and the breeze from the lake were very pleasant.
"I don't know if you still remember that I was away for a while half a year ago." Tan Hongbo spoke to Ling Qingwan.
"Remember." Ling Qingwan responded indifferently.
"During that time, I traveled around and went to Northern Zhou. There I met Man Xing, who was a prince at the time." Tan Hongbo told the story.
Manxing, Ling Qingwan knew this name.
Manxing is now the crown prince of Northern Zhou.
"You mean, the man you met in Zuixiaolou today is the Northern Zhou Prince Manxing?" Ling Qingwan frowned.
The Northern Zhou had just been defeated in the war with Dai Viet, and the crown prince of the Northern Zhou came to the capital of Dai Viet. If he came openly, it would be fine, but if he came secretly, people would inevitably doubt his motives.
Ling Qingwan was worried about the safety of Shen Chengzhou and Ling Xiao.
After all, both of them had fought Manxing head-on on the battlefield. It was possible that Manxing might have resentment towards them and sneaked into Tokyo City to seek revenge.
Thinking of this, Ling Qingwan couldn't help but shudder.
"That's right." Tan Hongbo nodded.
Ling Qingwan was indeed smart. He only needed to give her a little hint and she would know what he was going to say next.
"Manxing looks gentle and friendly, but from what I know about him, he is actually a very cunning person. He and I are just casual acquaintances. In addition, the relationship between Northern Zhou and Great Vietnam now makes his purpose of sneaking here even more suspicious."
"Just now in Zuixiaolou, when you and the princess met Manxing, he smiled only at you among so many people present. I was worried..." Tan Hongbo sighed. It was not easy to continue.
"In short, you must be more careful."
Tan Hongbo went to the general's mansion with Ling Qingwan this time just to remind Ling Qingwan of this matter.
"Don't worry, second brother. I have an idea." Ling Qingwan raised the corners of her mouth slightly, nodded to Tan Hongbo, and agreed.
Tan Hongbo had something else to do, so he left first. Ling Qingwan looked at the freshly brewed tea, which had lost its flavor after being cooled, but it would be a pity to pour it out, so she poured it into the teapot and sent it to Shen Chengzhou.
It just so happened that Ling Qingwan had something to say to Shen Chengzhou.
"Did Tan Hongbo just leave like that?" Shen Chengzhou smacked his lips, looking like a "this kid is incorrigible". "I haven't seen him for a few months, and he didn't even come to see me. I was so nice to him."
Ling Qingwan chuckled.
Shen Chengzhou is a typical example of a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
Normally, he disliked Ling Xiao, Tan Hongbo and Wei Xun, but at critical moments, the first people he cared about, besides his family, were them.
Ling Qingwan relayed to Shen Chengzhou everything that Tan Hongbo had said to her.
"You know everything?" Shen Chengzhou's eyes flashed with surprise.
Ling Qingwan was originally worried that Shen Chengzhou didn't know about this, so she reminded him. After hearing what he said, Ling Qingwan finally understood.
Like Tan Hongbo, Shen Chengzhou also asked Ling Qingwan to be more cautious.
No matter how you look at it, Manxing's trip to Beijing is full of strangeness.
Two days later, Manxing went to court to meet the Emperor of Dai Viet. For a moment, all the civil and military officials in the court were excited.
"The Northern Zhou Dynasty has just been defeated, and the crown prince of the Northern Zhou Dynasty has come to our Dayue. I'm afraid he is still not convinced and wants to seek explanation from our Dayue." An official in the court spoke up and questioned Manxing in public.
After all, they had won a victory, so all the civil and military officials in the court had to be more assertive.
"It's not necessary to ask for an explanation." Man Xing chuckled. "The Great Viet War God is worthy of his reputation, and the young general is also brave and good at fighting. Our Northern Zhou army is convinced by our defeat at their hands."
"Then why did you come to Tokyo?" someone else asked.
"I came to Beijing this time not as the crown prince of Northern Zhou, but as a Northern Zhou person. I traveled across mountains and rivers to experience the customs and culture of Dai Viet." Man Xing still had a smile on his face.
"Since the Crown Prince of Northern Zhou is coming, why not come openly? Wouldn't it be a disgrace to your status as a Crown Prince if you come secretly?"
"I came here openly." Manxing shrugged innocently. "You didn't ask me if I followed the Northern Zhou delegation all the way."
"you… "
The officials were speechless.
"Okay, stop arguing."
The emperor had seen enough of the fun and spoke up to stop the farce.
Then he asked Manxing what his purpose was in coming to Dayue this time.
Come and experience the local customs and culture of Dai Viet? I'm afraid few people would believe this.
"I came here for two reasons." Facing the emperor, Man Xing showed much more respect. "First, to say hello to the emperor on behalf of my father. Second, since I'm in Dai Viet, my father wants the emperor to settle the marriage between me and my fifth sister at the same time, so as to establish friendship between the two countries."
When everyone heard Manxing talk about the second thing, they were shocked.
The implication of this statement is that they want to marry Dai Viet together with the Northern Zhou princess.
Soon, the news spread throughout the capital.
Naturally, it also reached Ling Qingwan's ears.
Ling Qingwan was surprised to learn that the Northern Zhou prince also wanted to marry a woman from Dai Viet.