Xiao Yuan sighed, looked at the row of seven or eight large boxes they brought in, and said with a smile: "This gift is too expensive. I am a little afraid to accept it."
Feng Chendong smiled and shook his head: "What you said is what makes us uneasy. It is our blessing that you can accept these things. Your Highness has always been a generous person, you don't know..." He sighed, his tone a little heavy: "Our prince is also in a difficult situation now! Ever since the Japanese pirates landed in Songjiang some time ago, the court has regarded it as our fault. Now we are really struggling!"
They occupied the overseas islands and had weapons to defend themselves. How could the imperial court's troops find them so easily? Not to mention fighting them, it was very difficult to find them. The reason why they said that they were having a hard time and found Xiao Yuan was that, in the final analysis, it was just because they were being retaliated by the imperial court and felt a little uncomfortable.
Xiao Yuan knew this very well.
This time, Shen Hai just hoped that he could form an alliance with them and help them relieve some of the pressure.
He also let out a long sigh with some embarrassment: "Alas, it's difficult for us too! You know how difficult it is for us. We lost a lot of people in Yunnan, and the capital has been in turmoil recently! How could that prince, who is now in power, let us go? We are just like you now, all living in fear."
The gift sent by Shen Hai was full of sincerity, with various gems, pearls, spices and cloth, which dazzled the eyes.
It's conceivable that he was really anxious.
However, Xiao Yuan didn't feel pity for Shen Hai at all. After all, it was Shen Hai who was the first to change his mind.
Shen Hai is now asking for help, which is also within his expectations, but this matter is not so easy to let go, Shen Hai has to suffer some pain first.
He left gifts, and also kept Feng Chendong and Jiang Liuyuan, entertaining them very attentively.
Jiang Liuyuan was a little anxious: "After so many days, you just let us eat, drink and have fun, what does this mean?"
Feng Chendong had been eating for decades, so he was very mature. He said calmly, "It's impossible for him not to cooperate with us, unless he wants to submit to the court. But look at him, how could he be willing to submit to the court? Now, he is just trying to intimidate us and embarrass us."
Jiang Liuyuan snorted coldly: "He is so cunning, he only knows how to put on airs in front of us! What on earth does he want to do?"
Young man, you are so impatient.
Feng Chendong patted his shoulder and told him to calm down: "Don't worry! Isn't this obvious? He just wants to keep us hanging. Don't worry, he will make a move when King Min from the court comes to the fiefdom!"
Jiang Liuyuan couldn't figure out the twists and turns here, but Feng Chendong was a think tank on the island, and even Shen Hai listened to him a lot.
Seeing Feng Chendong was so sure, he could only control his temper and hold back his anxiety.
At this time, the capital city was filled with joy.
Several princes got married one after another with great ceremony. The fifth prince got married first and his princess consort was Yin Congqing. Concubine Pang naturally hoped to strengthen the relationship between the relatives at the beginning, but since the crown prince had decided on the marriage, she knew that it was basically impossible. If she chose a princess consort from the fifth prince's family, wouldn't it attract too much attention
Now that she had met Yin Congqing, Concubine Pang was not dissatisfied at all.
But I can't help but give them a few more warnings: "I don't have anything to criticize you for. I just hope that everything goes well for you and don't cause any trouble. When men are away, we women should stay at home and take care of everything. Regardless of whether we can help, at least we can't hold them back. You should know what to do and what not to do. I don't care about your affairs as a couple, and I won't interfere too much, but you should be sensible in everything."
After all, Concubine Pang's only request to Yin Congqing was to behave himself.
Yin Congqing was also a smart man. He could understand Concubine Pang's meaning. He pursed his lips and kowtowed respectfully to Concubine Pang in response.
Concubine Pang looked at her, nodded, and then reminded her: "I originally thought that you would not leave the capital so soon, but judging from the emperor's intention, I'm afraid you have to go to the vassal state. Take advantage of this time to discuss it with Xiaowu and make more preparations."
As soon as the fifth prince's wedding was over, the sixth prince's was next.
Compared with the fifth prince's marriage, the sixth prince's marriage is even more legendary.
I heard that the Sixth Prince invited several of his tutors to serve as bridesmaids, but they were stumped by the difficult questions posed by Zhao Qingye, and were troubled by the future princess.
On the wedding day, when the Sixth Prince saw his bride, his attitude was not bad.
Zhao Qingye's eyes were red at first, but later on, he got along quite well with the Sixth Prince.
The Sixth Prince was gentle and considerate, and he was able to humble himself. Zhao Qingye's dissatisfaction was finally somewhat relieved. When she went to the palace to pay her respects the next day, she saw Xiao Heng again.
Xiao Heng was talking to the Queen Mother in the Queen Mother's Palace. When Zhao Qingye saw him, he couldn't help feeling sour in his heart.
She liked this man so much, and had always thought that she could be a perfect couple with him, but he fell in love with Su Yao!
What virtue and ability does Su Yao have? !
Why did she deserve Xiao Heng's favoritism
She felt bitter, but Xiao Heng didn't even look at her. He just politely called her "Sixth Uncle" and "Sixth Aunt".
This title made Zhao Qingye's heart tremble uncontrollably, and the bitterness in his heart surged up like an overwhelming force. In the end, he didn't even want to look at Xiao Heng anymore. He used up all his strength to control his emotions and continued to stay beside Empress Dowager Tian and talk to her.
Empress Dowager Tian's thoughts were not on her.
After asking if the Sixth Prince was nice to her, Empress Dowager Tian smiled and said to Xiao Heng, "Don't try to trick me into speaking for you! Xiao Qi's marriage has been scheduled for the tenth day of the tenth month. After the tenth day of the tenth month, there will be no more suitable days. It will have to be in March after the new year. It's only a few short months. The family dotes on their daughter and wants to keep her for a while. If you ask me to speak for you, aren't you making me the bad guy?"
Empress Dowager Tian smiled, and her tone was clearly teasing.
But when Zhao Qingye heard this, it was just like a stone falling into his heart.
Xiao Heng was so impatient to marry Su Yao! He couldn't even wait for the date that the Imperial Observatory had already calculated, so he desperately tried to persuade Empress Dowager Tian to speak for him so that he could marry Su Yao home as soon as possible!