The port of the Blue City.

Nicole dressed up and stopped in front of the dock, staring at the Qiankunlou ship moored at the pier in a daze. She didn't want to come, but was persuaded by her brother.

Blackjack didn't say much to her, only told her that it was for the family, and so she came.

She had no good feelings about the boat. Lu Yao and her were in a daze for more than half an hour that day, she didn't understand, and after going back, she thought about it for a few days, although she still didn't understand Lu Yao's intentions, but vaguely felt that Lu Yao was by no means a fool, and everything should have its meaning.

After standing in front of the dock for a while, Nicole packed up her mood, walked up to the dock, and got on the Qiankun building boat. The soldiers on the ship were not strangers to her, and they knew that they were the prince's distinguished guests, so they didn't stop her, and let her go to the top deck smoothly.

Lu Yao looked at the vast sea and the various ships sailing slowly as usual at this time, and when he heard the report from the schoolmaster, he turned around and saw Nicole walking over with the corner of her skirt.

"Welcome, welcome." Lu Yao smiled and said hello.

"Please forgive me for being uninvited." Nicole smiled reservedly, took the corner of her skirt and saluted, to Lu Yao's surprise, she actually said hello in Chinese, and also used an idiom.

"You know Huaxia well? As far as I know, there are very few people abroad who can speak such authentic Chinese. Lu Yao smiled and motioned for Gao Shun to prepare.

"I have a great talent for languages, and I have always longed for Huaxia, but unfortunately I encountered interstellar immigration before I finished my studies." Nicole smiled playfully, like a girl next door.

Soon Gao Shun brought someone to send the table and put it on the deck, and then led the people to retreat to the next deck, emptying the entire top deck, leaving only Lu Yao and Nicole.

"You may be seated." Lu Yao smiled and took the lead in sitting down.

Nicole was as kind as a stream, and knelt down in front of the case opposite Lu Yao, which made Lu Yao praise him repeatedly. In modern times, many people think that kneeling is a unique custom of Toei, but it is not. It is more accurate to say that kneeling and sitting should be sitting upright, which belongs to one of the ancient Chinese rituals.

It's just that with the advent of chairs, sitting is gradually being eliminated, after all, although it is said to be sitting, it is actually not much different from kneeling, and the legs can't stand it after sitting for a long time.

"You do know Huaxia very well." Lu Yao said with a smile.

"Before I took over the family's work, I had been studying Huaxia." Nicole smiled, revealing a touch of yearning at the right time.

"Oh? What to study? Maybe I can give you some advice. Lu Yao became interested.

"I started my studies of Confucianism, and then I became interested in the tea ceremony." Nicole smiled, embarrassed.

"Tea ceremony? I don't think you're studying Toei's tea ceremony, are you? Lu Yao said with a smile.

"Of course not, I know that the Dongying tea ceremony is just an art derived from the tea ceremony that has been passed down from China with a slight change...... Oh, sorry, maybe the word art isn't the right word. Nicole said, like a little girl who had done something wrong, sticking out her tongue and looking very coquettish.

"When it comes to the tea ceremony, we can't fail to mention the Tang and Song dynasties. Do you know Wu Zetian? Lu Yao said with a smile.

"I know Wu Zetian, she is the first empress in the true sense of the word in Chinese history." Nicole was excited, very proud of the ancient Chinese women who fought their way out of the patriarchal society and reached the top.

"Does Wu Zetian also like the tea ceremony?" Nicole asked again with an expectant look.

"I haven't studied history, I don't know." Lu Yao looked surprised.

Nicole: "......"

Can you still have a good chat? Don't you know if Wu Zetian likes the tea ceremony and mentions her dry hair? Does it make sense?

Wait a minute.

Nicole was suddenly stunned, as if she had somewhat understood Lu Yao's words.

Lu Yao looked at Nicole opposite with a smile, and said meaningfully, "Your uncle William and I have joined forces." ”

Nicole heard Lu Yao turn the topic to her uncle again, she was stunned at first, and after listening to the whole sentence, she was so shocked that she almost jumped up on the spot. Ouch, my legs are numb, and I can't move.

"He wanted to be on top, and I happened to be the target of Blackjack's calculations. So I have no reason to turn down such an ally. Lu Yao looked at Nicole playfully.

"You already know?" Nicole quickly regained her composure, still smiling faintly and asking rhetorically.

Lu Yao shrugged his shoulders and acquiesced.

"Why do you want to stay here when you know my brother wants to plot against you? You should know that we will have a hard time stopping you as long as you want to go. Nicole said with a smile, not avoiding Lu Yao's gaze.

"Are you sure you are the right word?" Lu Yao avoided answering and asked rhetorically.

Nicole fell silent.

She had deliberately used the word "we" to imply that she would definitely be on the side of the Trist family. Because she was very scared, she was afraid that Lu Yao would use the question to play and arouse her innermost desires, and wanted to cut off the possibility of Lu Yao's separation in advance.

However, she thought too much.

From the beginning of emptying the deck, leaving the two of them alone, to mentioning Wu Zetian, and finally making the agreement with William public, Lu Yao didn't want to be a smart person, but Chi Guoguo broke the layer of window paper.

"I'll tell you another secret. I was silent with you for more than half an hour that day, and I did it on purpose. Lu Yao narrowed his eyes, like a fox staring at his prey, and said with a smile.

Nicole's pupils shrank suddenly. Sure enough, his actions that day had another meaning. She wasn't stupid either, and quickly remembered Black Jack's unusual behavior after coming out.

"This is the discord in the Chinese Art of War?" Nicole forced her composure and continued to smile, as if she was not talking about herself, but someone else.

Lu Yao smiled but did not speak.

"I have to admit that it works. Blackjack has suspected that I had made some shady deal with you since that day. But aren't you worried that I'll tell everyone that you've lied to them? Nicole said, getting angrier and angrier, and the last word came out, and the anger in her eyes was even about to become substance.

"I'll tell you another secret." Lu Yao ignored Nicole, who was already angry, and raised his hand with a smile.

Nicole resisted the urge to ask. She knew the answer would soon pop up on its own. She wasn't mistaken. The mermaid princess came out of the cabin in response and came behind Lu Yao, waiting with low eyebrows like a maid.

"I'm not sure why she relied on me, but it doesn't matter. The important thing is that I've goblins notes...... Oh, it's the slate. Lu Yao changed to sit cross-legged, he was sitting for too long, he really couldn't stand it, and his legs were numb.

Nicole's color suddenly changed, and her eyes changed in disbelief, staring at the stone slab that the mermaid princess took out in response: "How could he be so stupid and give her such an important thing?" ”

Lu Yao smiled: "Is this important?" It's not important, what matters is that you want to be the Wu Zetian of the Trist family? ”