Lu Qipei asked Qi Yang to check the background of the young Rongguo, but he never expected to have the answer before the palace banquet started.
The name Xie Hongyi is very unfamiliar to Lu Qipei, and after hearing it, it will not be half associative, but not to Qi Yang. Her Royal Highness has lived two lives, and she always knows more than Lu Qipei.
Hearing Lu Qipei say the name of the boy opposite, and seeing the boy dressed, Qi Yang made a judgment almost immediately: "He should be the son of the third princess of Rong, and his father is Xie Yuan, the prime minister of Rong."
Lu Qipei was slightly stunned when he heard the words, and immediately thought of something: "Is that the advisor who assisted Emperor Rongguo in the founding of the country?"
Hearing her words, Qi Yang suddenly had a hint of chagrin in his eyes, remembering that Rongguo Xinjian was now, and he wondered if Xie Yuan had ascended to the position of prime minister? Luckily, Lu Qipei didn't even know the news that she didn't know, so he nodded bravely: "Well, Xie Yuan was originally from the Central Plains, and somehow lived in Rongdi. He was taken in by the tribe and appreciated by the leader, and the two hit it off. today."
Having said this, seeing Lu Qipei listening carefully, he continued: "Xie Yuan and his servants are living alone in Rongdi. More than ten years ago, the tribal leader betrothed his daughter to him in order to win him over. Now the upper-class nobles of Rongguo Among them, Xie is the only one."
Not only is Xie the only one, in fact, the people of the Central Plains in Rongguo were mostly captive slaves, and few businessmen were considered high-status. Among the nobles, Xie Yuan was the only one from the Central Plains.
Speaking of Xie Yuan's life is also a legend. From the embarrassed living in a foreign country, to the now powerful Zaifu, making the world famous, he only spent more than ten years. And his position of prime minister did not climb to the top by fighting in the court, but he personally assisted an emperor, and he came through blood and fire, and the glorious kingdom established behind him was his merit!
Hearing his reputation, the people of Liang Guo often scolded him for defecting to the enemy and treason, but why did they deny his ability and courage
Qi Yang introduced this person in a few words, but Lu Qipei asked, "How much does Your Highness know about this Xie Yuan? For example, when did he go to the Northland, and how old is he now?"
These Qi Yang are really not very clear, even if Xie Yuan was famous in his previous life, but he was far away in Rongguo, how could Qi Yang have the heart to investigate him? He shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know much about this, but I heard that he is very young, and he is not even in his 40s now."
After listening, Lu Qipei nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He lowered his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.
After a while, the emperor finally came, and everyone in the hall stood up to greet him.
Lu Qipei was reminded by Qi Yang, and stood up after her. Inadvertently, his gaze passed through the person standing in front of him and looked at the alien boy opposite. Xie Hongyi seemed to be aware of it, and he also looked back. The two looked at each other for a moment, and he looked away disdainfully.
This reaction made Lu Qipei slightly startled, and before he had time to think deeply, the emperor had already stepped into the hall, so he could only bend over and salute.
After the emperor passed the main hall and took a seat at the top, he raised his hand and said to everyone that he would be excused from the ceremony, and then everyone sat down again. As soon as the palace banquet began, the previous ramblings had all subsided, and everyone in the hall sat upright, and the scene was also solemn.
The palace banquet is indeed not a good place to fall in love, especially the palace banquet that receives the envoys of other countries.
Because of the previous national letter, the emperor was obviously dissatisfied with the envoys of the Rong Kingdom. He ignored it for a few days, and he didn't see many people at the palace banquet today. With such an attitude of the emperor, even if the singing and dancing are complete, it is destined that the atmosphere of this palace banquet will not be relaxed.
The prince sitting in the front row had a straight back, a serious face, and a majesty as a crown prince. But just behind him, although the young couple did not dare to be as unbridled as they were before the banquet, they also heard a few whispers from time to time. Because it was not easy to get close this time, only a few words fell into the ears of the prince...
Qi Yang picked up his chopsticks and ordered a plate of mutton on the table, and said to Lu Qipei, "I'm tired of eating all these dishes in the palace banquet, so this roasted mutton is not bad, it tastes delicious and has no smell of mutton. Come and have a taste."
When the prince heard the words, his eyes fell on the roasted mutton in front of him, and he was also a little interested in what Qi Yang said.
Lu Qipei, who was behind him, smiled when he heard the words. He picked up his chopsticks and took a sip, and then said softly, "It's delicious." Then he naturally moved the roasted mutton in front of him to the table next to Qi Yang.
Qi Yang was stunned for a moment, and immediately said, "You keep it if it's delicious. What are you doing here with me?"
Lu Qipei said, "The rest of the dishes are enough for me, but Your Highness has no choice but to give you this one."
The young couple seemed to get sticky again as they talked, and the prince turned his eyes away from the roasted mutton after listening to the conversation. Hearing the conversation between the two behind him, he suddenly lost all sense of these dishes. Interested, even inexplicably feeling a little supportive
Of course, support is an illusion, but the prince really doesn't want to listen to the young couple anymore. He raised the wine cup and took a sip, his eyes moved to the hall, and he decided to focus on the silk and bamboo singing and dancing.
The musicians and dancers in the palace are all the best, with silky and bamboo voices, elegant songs and dances, all of which are charming.
The emperor did not speak, and everyone in the hall did not dare to whisper, and most of their eyes fell on singing and dancing. You liked this, and gradually became fascinated by it, until a rough male voice broke the peace in the hall: "This soft singing and dancing, I don't know how beautiful it is."
Of course, it was the envoy of Rongguo who spoke, but it was not the envoy, but a strong and powerful man. He held a porcelain bowl in his hand, but the bowl was not food, but a full bowl of wine. He raised his head and drank as soon as he spoke, and then picked up the jug and shook it, quite dissatisfied: The people of Liang country are also very stingy, just prepare this little wine for a banquet, and it will be gone in two bowls, which is really boring."
The expressions of many ministers in the hall were not good, but the prince looked calm. He glanced at his father, who was sitting at the top, and then instructed the palace servants: "Go get a few jars of wine, and each envoy should prepare two jars."
The palace servants withdrew, and soon brought the wine again, a wine jar larger than a bucket, and two jars of wine barrels were enough to drink.
The big man who had been provocative earlier pouted, picked up a jar and slapped open the mud, then headed up and drank it. The wine was all over his chest, and he was rough and wild without any grace. At first glance, it seemed that it was a street liquor store, and it lost all the manners that a palace banquet should have.
Liang's ministers became more and more dissatisfied, and Lu Qipei heard many people muttering "barbarians are rude" and so on.
The envoy of Rongguo did not stop him, seeing that the big man had finished drinking and then jumped out of his seat, he waved his hand to the dance girls and said, "Walk around, what's so good about this soft singing and dancing? Why don't I show it to everyone? Look."
The conditions in the north were difficult, the Rong and Di were traditionally martial, and these songs and dances were rarely seen at banquets, but Jiaoda was quite popular.
The big man greeted his companions and performed also Jiao Da. In Rongguo, this is not considered rude, on the contrary, it is to add luster to the host's banquet, and it is a sign of closeness and friendship. However, the relationship between the two countries is not harmonious. The big man's appearance is obviously not only to add luster to the banquet. From his expression, what everyone sees is more provocative.
There are those young and vigorous, who almost slapped the table with anger when they saw such a scene.
But the emperor never said a word, Rong Guozheng saw that the trouble was almost over, and also called the big man back. Then he got up and bowed to the emperor in charge: "Don't blame your majesty. I, Rongguo Erlang, are used to being wanton, and some can't stand the deserted banquet.
This is a disguised accusation. The emperor lifted his eyelids and glanced at him: "You can do whatever you want, but the messenger doesn't understand it?"
Zheng Shi smiled and didn't bother about this matter, or he just wanted to invite the emperor to speak: "Your Majesty, forgive me, rough people like me don't know how to sing and dance. But it doesn't matter if you sing and dance. It's just a few days past. , Your Majesty did not see me waiting, nor did I respond to the letter of credentials, and I do not know when I will be able to see the holy face again after the banquet is over today... Sorry for the offense, my Majesty is still waiting for me to go back."
This is to discuss the terms of the credential, but speaking like this at the palace banquet, it really seems aggressive - Lu Qipei looked at the envoy opposite, his face was sincere, but she couldn't see it on his face to the sincerity of alliance and peace talks.
Not only Lu Qipei, but everyone in the hall more or less felt the violation. But if it's not for peace talks, what are these envoys doing this trip for? Too busy, come to Liang Guo to eat and drink? !
Many people were muttering in their hearts, including the emperor, who couldn't understand this way.
However, no matter what kind of calculus the other party has, the visible losses cannot be eaten. Of course, it is impossible for the emperor to agree to those absurd alliance conditions. He looked at the envoy of Rongguo with a solemn gaze: "With such a national letter, the envoy thinks that I will agree?"
He was silent, still smiling, as if he was noncommittal to the emperor's words.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became depressed, and finally the prince broke the deadlock: "The messenger should understand that under such conditions, it is impossible for me, Liang, to agree. And you are waiting for the initiative to come, and since you want to negotiate, you might as well take out some Be sincere."
Just as Wen Yan was about to speak, the foot of the robe was pulled. He looked down and met the stubborn face of the little boy, his dark eyes staring at him for a moment. He was helpless, he lowered his eyes and thought for a while, and then said: "The Rong Kingdom has just established, and it still needs to rest and recuperate. I will come here with sincerity. It's just that everyone in the country is not satisfied with Liang Guoduo, and the terms of the credentials. It won't give in."
Although it was rude to say this, it was at least the topic, and everyone couldn't help but be a little solemn.
Then I heard the envoy continue: "I am an envoy, and I come here with such a letter of credentials. It's not as good as this. If your majesty allows it, the two countries might as well compare the last few games. If Liang Guo is better, I will wait for myself There is nothing to say."
As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of discussion in the hall, mostly scolding the barbarians for being overly capable.
Taking advantage of the excitement, Qi Yang leaned into Lu Qipei's ear and asked, "Apei thinks, what are these Rong people thinking?"
Lu Qipei only felt a burst of hot air spray on her auricle, causing her to shrink back unconsciously, and then she replied, "I don't know. What kind of competition can I say, I just think these people from Rongguo are just child's play."
After she finished speaking, she felt a gaze cast on her, and she followed the trail and met the provocative gaze of the alien boy.