"Close the door!" The mysterious woman who entered the hall whispered.
Niu Youdao was startled. Is it appropriate for a man and a woman to live together in the same room with the door closed? However, he still closed the door to the main hall as he was told.
closed? Linghuqiu and others looked at each other from outside, wondering what this mysterious situation was.
In the room, it was unknown who this mysterious woman was, and Niu Youdao didn't know how to address her for a while.
The mysterious woman got her hands out of the cloak, held up the hijab, and slowly opened the hijab backwards, revealing a face that was shy and frail. She seemed young, and seemed to be younger than herself, but There is a sense of maturity that differs from age in his eyebrows, and there is also an innate nobility.
Although this woman was beautiful, Niu Youdao didn't recognize her at all and asked in confusion: "Who is she?"
The mysterious woman asked back: "The chief manager didn't tell you?"
Niu Youdao: "No, he just said it was a man from Yan who wanted to see me."
The mysterious woman said: "My surname is Shang and my name is Xue."
business? The national surname of Yan State! Niu Youdao was startled again. Thinking that the person specially introduced by the chief chamberlain to Yi Xun could not be an ordinary person, he asked suspiciously: "Are you from the royal family of the Yan Kingdom?"
Shang Xue said: "My husband is Hao Hong, the second prince of Qi State, and His Majesty the Emperor of Yan State is my father. I have been married to Qi State for four years."
Princess of Yan? Niu Youdao was stunned, Shang Jianxiong's daughter, isn't Shang Chaozong and this girl cousins
Looking at the clothes on the other party, I saw that although she was beautiful, her clothes were those of a prairie aristocrat.
Shang Xue added, "What? Don't you think I look like you?"
"No, no, I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess." Niu Youdao, who had come back to his senses, quickly greeted her with a smile, and then said with a smile: "I just thought the princess looked young, but I didn't expect that she had been married to Qi for four years."
Shang Xue smiled and said: "Sir, you are really good at talking. He is not young anymore. He is already nineteen years old and a mother of two children."
"..." Niu Youdao was speechless. Isn't nineteen years old young? Already had two children at the age of nineteen? In other words, you get married at the age of fifteen.
He tried hard to regain his senses and brought his somewhat confused ideas back to this era. In this era, it seemed normal for women to get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Women like Shang Shuqing who did not marry in their early twenties seemed to She has become an old woman.
Shang Xue: "Sir, are you going to let me stand and talk all the time?"
"Huh? Oh! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please sit down, princess!" Niu Youdao hurriedly extended his hand to greet her.
Shang Xue moved to the upper position, sat down slowly, and sighed with emotion: "In the 520th year of Wu Li, when Yan State and South Korea were at war, my father married me to Qi State, and it passed in the blink of an eye. It has been four years since then and I have not returned to the Yan Kingdom. I can only wander in my mind about my homeland, and I don’t know what is happening to my father and mother and concubine now.”
He looked young and mature.
Yan and Han are at war? Niu Youdao understood that this should be the princess who was married to Qi when they got married. It was said that Emperor Yan had married several daughters at the same time.
"What do you want the princess to do when you see me this time?" Niu Youdao asked.
Shang Xue: "Are you my cousin's son? I heard that my cousin Shang Chaozong had some conflicts with my father."
Niu Youdao chuckled: "This is your family matter, I don't know much about it. You and the prince should be familiar with each other, right?"
The implication is that you know your family affairs well, and why are you asking me
Shang Xue nodded: "It's not that we are familiar with each other. It should be said that I pay attention to my cousin. My cousin may not pay much attention to me. There are so many princesses, and my cousin may not pay attention to all of them. In addition, my cousin at that time was also I have been in the army for a long time. My father has many children, but I am just the daughter of a concubine. Speaking of being a princess, I may not be as good as the daughter of Uncle Ning Wang, who has many soldiers. There are many princesses, but King Ning, who has many soldiers, only has one daughter. You can imagine which one is lighter and which one is more serious.”
"I remember that in those days, my mother and concubine often warned me that when my father saw Uncle Ning, he had to be courteous. When I saw my cousins, they must not be rude and lower their posture. In fact, it's not just me, a concubine princess. None of them would be rude when meeting their cousin. Uncle Ning Wang held the most powerful army in the Yan Kingdom. Later, Uncle Ning Wang was killed, and his general Shao Dengyun rebelled, causing South Korea to attack the Yan Kingdom. As a result, I married to the Qi State. If Uncle Ning Wang were still alive, my fate would have been completely different."
In Niu Youdao's eyes, there are never absolute good guys and absolute bad guys. Everyone has different stances on many things, and they also have different understandings of right and wrong. He can understand Emperor Yan's fear of his younger brother who has a heavy army, and Lian Tangtang The emperor's wife and daughter had to keep their tail between their legs, so one can imagine their mood and understand their worries. But looking at the emperor from the perspective of Prince Ning and his son, they probably felt worried and angry.
However, from his personal standpoint, everyone is their own master, so he still expressed his sorrow for Shang Chaozong, "Before the princess got married, the prince seemed to have been imprisoned in the sky prison by your majesty, and he almost lost his life!"
The implication is that Shang Chaozong is worse off than you.
Shang Xue: "This is exactly the purpose of my coming here. The world is in turmoil and various countries are vying for hegemony. The fate of many people in the world has risen and fallen because of this. No matter what past conflicts, in the end we are all one family. Father, don't I hope that the Yan Kingdom will fall apart. Is this what my cousin wants to see? We are all one family, why should we fight to the death and let outsiders take advantage? I will go to my father’s side to persuade him, and my cousin, I also hope that you will give me more advice, don’t Do what pleases those who love you and those who hate you..."
The two talked for a long time, which ended late at night. Shang Xue gave Niu Youdao a token before standing up to say goodbye.
Niu Youdao personally sent the person out the door.
Before leaving, Pei Sanniang once again looked at Niu Youdao thoughtfully. She couldn't understand the changes. First, he came to find him, and then the princess came to see him.
After seeing off the guests and returning to the house, Linghu Qiu followed him like a shadow and asked, "Who is the mysterious visitor?"
Niu Youdao: "Princess Shang Xue."
Linghu Qiu asked in surprise: "Shang Xue, the wife of the second prince Hao Hong?"
"Second brother is indeed well-informed." Niu Youdao smiled and asked, "What is the current situation of this princess in Qi?"
Linghu Qiu: "I haven't paid much attention to it. I don't know very well. I guess I won't be too sad. After all, she is the daughter of Emperor Yan. The Yan State is still a big country. With as much power as her mother's family, there is no reason for Qi State to abuse her. But this The second prince is a strong contender for the position of the eldest prince. The reserve position of Qi State has not yet been decided. Have you ever heard of Shang Youlan, the empress dowager of Zhao State? Once the second prince takes the throne, this woman may have One day I will become the Queen of Qi, and I may become the second Shang Youlan!"
Hearing this, Niu Youdao was thoughtful.
Shang Xue is here to be the peacemaker, hoping that Shang Jianxiong and Shang Chaozong can make peace.
Therefore, he also understood Bu Xun's intention of coming to him. Hao Yuntu obviously did not want the Yan Kingdom to be in chaos at this time, and was probably controlling the situation through various channels, otherwise he would not be found.
At first, he only thought that Shang Xue came here because of Haoyun Tu, but he did not expect that the competition for the crown prince position of Qi State was also involved!
Now it seems that Shang Xue tried his best to persuade, not only because he wanted the Yan State to be stable, but also to consider his own interests in the Qi State.
Haoyun Tu does not want the Yan Kingdom to be in chaos, Shang Xue does not want the Yan Kingdom to be in chaos, Shang Jianxiong naturally does not want the Yan Kingdom to be in chaos, and Shang Chaozong does not want to see it either.
However, there are some things that cannot be left to the Shang Chaozong. The people under the Shang Chaozong, as well as the Tianyu Sect, will probably push the Shang Chaozong forward. As for whether the Shang Chaozong will kill each other, that is not what they care about. Everyone Everyone has their own interests.
Even if he is a wise man, why would he take the risk to come here to get a war horse? We also hope to push the Shang Dynasty Clan to move forward. If the Shang Dynasty Clan stops moving forward and the small fortune is settled, Qingshan County will face annihilation sooner or later. It will also be a huge threat to Niu Youdao. After wading through this muddy water, the little Qingshan County He couldn't be saved for his whole life. This was not what he wanted to see.
The Shang Chaozong embarked on this path and had no choice but to do so.
Niu Youdao knew in his heart that even if Shang Jianxiong wanted to live in peace, once the conditions were met, Shang Chaozong would capture Nanzhou sooner or later.
He didn't believe that Haoyuntu couldn't see this, but Haoyuntu gave him a war horse on one hand, and asked Shang Xue to be the peacemaker on the other. He didn't know what he was doing.
His layout is limited, and the situation of the various countries has not been seriously considered in his mind, so he is a little unclear.
However, after this, his eyes began to rise involuntarily, and his mind began to wander between countries.
"But don't mention it yet. It has been hundreds of years since the Wu Dynasty fell apart, but the Shang family's hidden royal status in the hearts of the world is still there. Just like the messy chronology cannot be unified, what everyone talks about is actually the martial calendar. Moreover, Everyone knows that the merchant women are very beautiful, and the merchant's bloodline is so strong that no one can match it. Of course, the exception is your prince's sister. In addition, the merchant woman is the descendant of the first person in the world, people She is an aristocratic woman in her heart, so it seems that there are many people who like to marry Shang women, who can show their identity and status... "
Linghu Qiu babbled for a while, and finally asked the main topic, "By the way, what does this princess want from you?"
"It's nothing. She has never gone back since she left Yan State. She heard that I am from Yan State and miss my homeland. In addition, my prince is her cousin. He came to chat with me and asked about Yan State." Niu Youdao glanced at him, dropped his words and walked away.
He has his own sense of what should be said and what should not be said. This is how he wants to hang him, choosing the most important things to hang.
"..." Linghu Qiu stared blankly on the spot, cursing secretly in his heart. It's just a lie. Your majestic princess, are you sharing a room with a man and a woman alone in the middle of the night, just to chat
Hongxiu came closer and whispered: "Sir, it's the chief steward, and it's the princess. They must be plotting something shameful."
"Alas!" Linghu Qiu sighed softly, "I can understand it...it seems that I don't have enough energy to gain this guy's trust!"...