Zhao Ning was very nervous!
She knew that the envoy of Qi State had arrived, and she would be able to confirm her identity soon. According to what Murong Ke told her before, she must be the princess of Qi State. However, before getting the confirmation from the envoy of Qi State, she I was still a little uneasy.
What if she is not the princess of Qi
Then the maids and respect that belonged to her now are gone, and she has become a fisher girl that everyone looks down on in a blink of an eye
"Girl, don't be nervous." Zijuan saw that Zhao Ning was shaking in the carriage, so she knew that the girl must be too nervous.
"I heard that the prince of Qi is also here this time, isn't it?" Zhao Ning twisted her hands tightly together. She didn't want to be nervous, but she just couldn't control the panic in her heart.
Zijuan said, "In addition to King Qi, the four princesses of Qi also came together."
Zhao Ning frowned slightly, "Fourth Princess? What is she here for?"
"The servants don't know either." Zijuan said.
"Could it be that you want to marry Jin Guo?" Zhao Ning frowned even more. She hadn't seen the fourth princess before, and she was already conflicted.
Zijuan smiled and said, "No, Jin and Qi are unlikely to get married. I heard that the two countries didn't even have any contacts before. Even if they get married, it won't be this time."
Only then did Zhao Ning breathe a sigh of relief. She didn't want Princess Qi to marry Jin Guo at all. In this way, the relationship between her and Jin Guo became delicate. Now at least she has a little kindness towards the Emperor and Queen of Jin Guo In the future, she can ask them for help when she has difficulties in Qi State. If other princesses marry Jin State, it will be different.
"Girl, we're here." Zijuan helped Zhao Ning get out of the car at the gate of the palace.
"Concubine Shu hosted a banquet in Xiuhe Palace to entertain the four princesses of the Qi Kingdom. Let's go to Xiuhe Palace first." Zijuan said, this is also the meaning of yesterday's news from the palace to the sixth prince's residence.
Zhao Ning nodded lightly, and followed the palace servants leading the way to Xiuhe Palace.
"Miss Zhao is here."
As soon as she entered the main hall, Zhao Ning heard a gentle and gentle voice with a smile on her face. She looked at the woman sitting in the upper seat and saw that she was wearing a pink palace dress. It was not difficult to guess that this person was the most popular person in Kyoto recently. Concubine Shu.
"I have seen Concubine Shu." Zhao Ning knelt down and saluted.
Hu Yue'er waved her hands with a smile, "Miss Zhao, excuse yourself, we are waiting for you."
us? Zhao Ning paused in her heart, and stood up with a slight smile on her face. She didn't deliberately look at the person next to her. When she just came in, she had already glanced at it. She was a young woman with a gorgeous dress and a gorgeous face. If so, it should be the fourth princess of Qi.
"Concubine Xie Shu." Zhao Ning said with a smile. She has learned a lot of etiquette these days, so she won't look like a carefree fisher girl.
Zhao Xin had been watching Zhao Ning when she stepped into the hall, and when she found that Zhao Ning was prettier than her, she disliked the sudden appearance of her sister even more.
"Is this the fisher girl that the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin mentioned?" Zhao Xin stood up, walked towards Zhao Ning with a bright smile on her face, and took Zhao Ning's hand in a friendly way, "I heard that my sister is fifteen years old this year. , that's one year older than me, I should call you sister according to the etiquette, you must have suffered a lot in the fishing village these years, tsk tsk, your hands have become thicker, it's really pitiful."
These words sounded like sympathy and pity, but in fact they were ridiculed. Zhao Ning felt uncomfortable when he heard it, "Thank you for your concern, my sister. The hardships in the past are nothing. In the future, when I get to know my father, everything will naturally get better." .”
The bright smile on Zhao Xin's face froze slightly, thinking that there would be another Zhao Ning competing in the palace in the future, she felt annoyed, "Over the years, there are quite a few children who say they are the daughter of the father, but none of them can stand up to the father. After a few words, he was exposed, and in the end he ended up very pitifully, with his father pulling out his tongue and throwing him into a mass grave."
Zhao Ning's face changed, is this implying that she is not Zhao Yong's daughter
"Really? Then I really want to see my father even more urgently." Zhao Ning said with a smile.
"I hope that when you see the father, your legs won't be so frightened." Zhao Xin said seriously, "Even the few of us are cautious when we meet the father."
Zhao Ning said with a smile, "This is the first time I've heard that a daughter is afraid of her father."
Hu Yue'er did not expect that the pair of sisters would be tit-for-tat when they met for the first time. She shook her head with some headaches, "Fourth princess, Miss Zhao, why don't we sit down and talk."
"Look, I was so focused on talking to my sister that I forgot that Concubine Shu is here." Zhao Xin said with a smile, turned around and slowly returned to her original seat.
Zhao Ning also sat down, she was not in the mood to deal with a princess who didn't want her to go back to Qi, she just wanted to meet the envoy of Qi quickly and confirm her identity.
"Concubine Shu, where is Qi's envoy?" Zhao Ning asked Hu Yue'er after sitting down.
"The emperor is summoning the envoys of Qi State in Qianqing Palace, I believe Miss Zhao will see them soon." Hu Yue'er said.
Zhao Ning suppressed her anticipation, she really wanted to see the envoy immediately, but since the emperor summoned them, she seemed to have no other choice but to wait.
Qianqing Palace, the main hall.
Zhao Yong hugged two graceful maids serving wine from left to right, with a wild smile on his lips, he looked up at Murong Zhan, and asked with a smile, "Your Majesty, don't you see all these beauties?" Doesn't it catch your eye?"
Murong Zhan took a sip of the wine. In the entire hall, only this prince held the two dancers who had just danced in his arms. Others were surrounded by only two maids serving the wine, and few of them dared to hold the wine in his arms like him. The maid hugged her in her arms.
"I don't have such a preference as Lord Shen." Mo Rongzhan said with a half-smile.
Zhao Yong laughed loudly, "Your Majesty, do you not like women, or do you not like having too many women?"
Hearing this, Tang Zhen glared at him, "I'm afraid there are only a few people in this world who are as romantic as Lord Shen."
"It's been a long time without romance." Zhao Yong said with a smile.
Tang Zhen raised his eyebrows, "Prince Shen is already old, why do you still call yourself a teenager?"
Zhao Yong looked at Tang Zhen indifferently, "What I mean is that the romantic should start from a young age, so that you can stay young forever."
Murongzhan signaled Tang Zhen not to continue, "Prince Shen is free to do so."
"I heard that Jin Kingdom has autumn hunting every year. I wonder if there is a chance to see the emperor's archery this year?" Zhao Yongsong let go of the maid in his arms. Although he knew that Murong Zhan might not let him go to autumn hunting together, he still wanted to ask.
"Does Lord Shen like hunting?" Mo Rongzhan asked with a smile. After observing Zhao Zhongshen for so long, he would not believe him if he was really a flirtatious prince who only lingers in brothels.
In the eyes of others, Murong Ke is just an idle prince, he is not as useless as rumored outside.
This Zhao Zhongshen might be the same.