Naruto had just finished his morning training when Duanti Tian arrived at his residence with Duanti Lian. Duanti Tian said, "Naruto, we should head to the Imperial Palace."
Naruto smiled. "Coming. Let me change first."
After changing, Naruto came out and found only Duanti Tian and Duanti Lian waiting. Puzzled, he asked, "Why is it just you two? Why didn't Li Muyun come with you?"
"She's going in with the Great Zhou delegation," Duanti Tian replied. "It'll just be the three of us."
Only then did Naruto remember that Li Muyun seemed to be some noblewoman from the Great Zhou Empire, and she had apparently come here to marry Duanti Tian. He was deeply curious about the two of them. Given Duanti Tian's personality, he shouldn't have been able to accept Li Muyun so quickly. And Li Muyun was a transmigrator; with her experience on Earth in her previous life, she was even less likely to fall for someone she had just met. There had to be something going on between them.
Naruto was intensely curious, but with Duanti Lian standing nearby, he felt awkward asking. He would have to wait for another opportunity.
"Oh, all right. Let's go," Naruto said with a smile.
Duanti Tian and the others arrived at the Imperial Palace. As soon as they got there, many people came up to greet him. He had been away from the Imperial Capital for a long time, so the ministers on friendly terms with him naturally seized this rare opportunity to exchange a few pleasantries. Busy dealing with them, Duanti Tian had no time to spare for Naruto or Duanti Lian.
Naruto went over to Duanti Lian and smiled. "Looks like your third brother still has plenty of supporters, even though he hasn't been in the Imperial Capital."