When Ning Xuan brought people to the outside of Guhou's mansion, he almost thought that he had gone to the wrong place.
The entire street outside the mansion was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and some servants were hanging red silk. Ning Xuan saw at a glance that Qi Zhou, the steward of Guhou's mansion, was commanding it.
Deep across the courtyard, the melodious sound of silk and bamboo came from the mansion, which made him even more surprised.
The Marquis Gu's family has strict family education, except for important festivals or birthday banquets, they rarely perform music at home. Perhaps today's move is to celebrate the safety of the family, or to welcome Beili's envoys
Ning Xuan was puzzled, and when he got off his horse, Qi Zhou had already greeted him. He cupped his hands and said, "Please let Guan Shi pass the news on your behalf. Ning Xuan has come to receive and condolence Bei Li's envoys at His Majesty's order, and also brought Your Majesty bestowed a generous gift on Princess Yufu, in the hope that the two countries will form a good relationship."
Qi Zhou glanced behind him, it was not the first time that Ning Chengzhi went to Guhou's mansion to give Yufu this reward and that reward, but this time the meaning was completely different.
This is a gift from Emperor Dongling to Prince Beili, and it represents Dongling's friendship with Beili.
Qi Zhou nodded, cupped his hands and said: "Please wait a moment, Mr. Ning, I will go in and report to the princess."
In front of outsiders, Qi Zhou naturally changed the name of Yufu, always remembering that she is the prince of Beili, not just the lady of Guhou's mansion.
Ning Xuan and the others waited respectfully outside the door. The weather was hot, and the servants who hung the red silk and lanterns outside the mansion quickly came back. Ning Xuan saw the concierge bring out several large pots of sour plum soup.
An old woman yelled: "Is it too hot? Come and drink a bowl of iced sour plum soup. The princess rewards everyone."
Ning Xuan swallowed unconsciously.
Seeing all the people behind him also looking eagerly at the servants of Guhou's mansion drinking sour plum soup, thinking that they are court officials, but they have to stand here without image in the wind and sun waiting to be summoned, I can't help but feel sad.
However, no one dared to complain more, for fear that the people in Guhou Mansion would listen to it and tell Yufu, then they would be finished.
Yesterday, Princess Yufu played such a powerful role in the court, even His Majesty was scolded bloody, how could they dare to say anything
Ning Xuan was secretly funny when he saw it, and Xindao Yufu immediately became acclaimed when he came back, and it was no problem to discuss any conditions next, and the lives of all the families in Guhou's mansion were saved.
Right now is another small slap in the face.
He simply calmed down and stopped looking at others. The official behind him was sweating all over his forehead. He looked up and saw that Ning Xuan was as motionless as a mountain, so he had to wipe off his sweat and continue to wait.
It wasn't until the servants of Guhou's mansion finished drinking the iced sour plum soup that Qi Zhou arrived late, "My lords, the princess is listening to the music with Beili and other envoys, please go ahead and wait in the front hall."
Well, after waiting for so long, I still can't see the real master!
Everyone didn't dare to complain, they were thankful to be able to enter the house and sit down to drink tea, it was better than standing here sweating.
Qi Zhou led the crowd towards the front hall, one of the officials whispered to the people beside him: "If we can also drink a bowl of ice sour plum soup like the servants of Guhou Mansion, I won't ask for anything else!"
Ning Xuan raised his eyes and glanced at Qi Zhou, wondering if he heard this.
"Miss, the adults sent by His Majesty have arranged to wait in the front hall. This is a gift list from His Majesty. Do you want to see it yourself?"
Qi Zhou settled Ning Xuan and the others, and went back to the garden to talk to Yufu. Yufu, Gu Huaijiang, etc., and Chen Jingxing and Ji Chengfa were all sitting in the gazebo eating melons and fruits, and the breeze blowing all around was very cool.
Ji Chengfa bought a group of about 20 girls who sang ditty songs, and they sat under the shade of trees opposite the lake, playing pipa or jade flute, and the melodious music came slowly through the Pinghu Lake.
What they played were all Dongling's popular local tunes, with the softness and affection of Jiangnan water town, Gu Huaijiang, father and son and others were used to it and didn't think much of it. Chen Jingxing liked it so much, he closed his eyes and praised him several times.
Yu Fu lifted his chin in Chen Jingxing's direction, Qi Zhou sent the gift list to Chen Jingxing, and the latter opened his eyes to browse the gift list.
As the minister of Beili Honglu Temple, he was in charge of diplomatic missions and diplomatic relations between countries, so he couldn't be more sensitive to this kind of gift list.
He quickly said: "His Royal Highness, this gift list is quite thick, but it is only delivered now. It stands to reason that you arrived in Lin'an yesterday, and the etiquette should be comprehensive yesterday. Even if we came in a hurry, even if we made a fuss The imperial capital has been turned upside down, even if you scolded him in the Golden Palace, Emperor Ning should send someone here early in the morning!"
He said "forget it" three times in a row, causing Gu Huaijiang to cover his mouth and cough lightly, Gu Shubai and others half-smile, even Gu Yi suffocated his laughter and dared not make a sound.
"Hahaha!"
The crisp laughter broke the silence, and when everyone saw it, only Ji Chengfa laughed so heartlessly.
Yu Fu said: "Forget it, this time has come earlier than I imagined. Is there still no movement at the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
Qi Zhou reported: "I haven't had time to report the news that just came. The former Minister of Dali Temple, Mr. Pei Zheng and Mr. Pei, ordered Yin Shoufu to be suspended for review according to His Majesty's orders. Mr. Pei and Mr. Ning were originally scheduled to receive Miss. I think Mr. Pei didn't come in person in order to go to the prime minister's mansion."
This news is really exciting, everyone showed joy, Yu Fu said with a smile: "Since this is the case, don't feel wronged by those adults in the front hall. Lord Chen, follow me to meet them."
Chen Jingxing looked reluctant, and before leaving, he said: "The scenery here is beautiful and cool, Lord Hou, please sit down for a while, at least wait for me to come back and listen to the music together."
Gu Huaijiang promised him with a smile, and then he took a few steps forward to catch up with Yufu, and walked towards the front hall.
"ha… "
The officials, who were sweating from the heat outside, sat down in the front hall and drank the iced sour plum soup, and immediately shivered with comfort.
I don't know if it was a deliberate arrangement or what, just now the official said what he said, and they came in and drank the same sour plum soup as those servants.
Ning Xuan originally thought that these civil servants must be arrogant and refused to drink, he didn't want to drink bowl after bowl like cows and horses, and he didn't dislike them drinking like the servants at all.
He couldn't help sighing, there are fewer and fewer ministers with bones in the Dongling Dynasty. If the hard bone of the Guhou Mansion is gone, how long can Dongling's country and society last
Just as he was thinking, there was the sound of footsteps outside the door, and everyone quickly put down their soup bowls and stood up to greet him respectfully.
I saw a woman in a beautiful dress wearing a Beili palace dress, the slight bright yellow decoration on it made people dare not look directly at it, Chen Jingxing and others followed behind and walked towards the hall.
Headed by Ning Xuan, everyone bowed their hands in salute, "I have seen Princess Yufu."
"Free gift."
Yu Fu didn't make things difficult for them any more, and happily excused himself.
Getting off the horse once or twice is to establish one's prestige, any more is rude and arrogant, which will inevitably cause excitement, and Yu Fu can control the speed of it with ease.
She raised her eyes to see Ning Xuan, and blinked at him quickly from an angle that no one could see.
Ning Xuan immediately understood, and lowered his head to hide the smile on his lips.
Of course he knew that Yufu didn't intentionally embarrass him, but wanted to show Bei Li's tough attitude and Yufu's awe-inspiring majesty by disowning the officials sent by Ning Chengzhi.
In fact, she did it, the officials in the hall didn't even dare to raise their heads, if Yu Fu asked them to kneel and kowtow now, they wouldn't hesitate.
Ning Xuan took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, I will come to express condolences to the princess and her party, and present a generous gift to express your majesty's intention to form a friendship."
There is still something to be said at the scene, Yu Fu said indifferently: "Master Ning please thank Emperor Ning on my behalf, although his reception came a bit late, but there is a reason for the incident, I am willing to understand."
The officials behind Ning Xuan looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking that if she hadn't rescued everyone in Guhou's Mansion yesterday, everything would have gone according to plan and must have been orderly.
The "cause" of this incident is her own, how dare she say she is considerate
This is really a thief shouting "stop thief", very shameless.
Ning Xuan paused, bowed his hands, "What the princess said is that it's good that the princess is considerate. Your majesty has a very sincere friendship with Bei Li, and he treats the princess and his party with deep affection. Please also remember that Zeng is also Dong Ling." For the sake of the princess, show more respect to Dong Ling."
"Yeah yeah."
The official behind him said, "I heard that the princess had been to Xikun before she came to Dongling. Xikun is a country of barbarians, and has always been ambitious. If Bei Li makes friends with such barbarians, it will not insult the princess's reputation." ?”
"Exactly, not to mention that Xikun invaded our Dongling border year after year, and Gu's army suffered heavy casualties for it! Even if the princess doesn't look at Your Majesty's face, she should kiss Dongling and stay far away from Xikun for the sake of Lord Gu! "
These people have only one purpose in talking, and that is to worry that Beili will make friends with Xikun to attack Dongling. With Dongling's current strength, it can't withstand the pressure of the army.
Yu Fu showed an impatient expression, Chen Jingxing took a step forward and said, "Your lords, the princess and I understand, and we also understand Emperor Ning's sincerity. However, which country and how will I establish diplomatic relations with Beili in the end? The internal affairs of my Beili do not bother you adults to worry about."
The opponent's momentum immediately dropped three feet, "Yes, yes, we are not interfering in the princess's decision, but just a suggestion. Please don't blame the princess."
Yu Fu waved his hand and said: "Okay, I already know what you mean, just thank Emperor Ning for me. When I am free someday, I will go to the palace to meet Emperor Ning in person. As for Yiying to receive the envoys There is no need to visit the mountains and rivers, I have seen everything I should have seen in Dongling in the past years, and there is no need to meet with the courtiers of Dongling, I know most of the ministers in the court of Dongling."
She got up from her seat and said: "The palace banquet can be prepared, but Gu Hou's mansion was killed, and the third brother has not recovered from his injuries and is bedridden. I am afraid that I am not in the mood to drink and enjoy singing and dancing. I only care about the relationship between the two countries." The important matter of establishing diplomatic relations can be settled, don’t you think?”
If you're not in the mood to drink and enjoy singing and dancing, then what's going on with the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras in this mansion
"Yes, yes, the princess said so."
All the officials didn't dare to refute at all, she said what she said, Yu Fu gave Ning Xuan a glance, and stepped out of the front hall first.
Ning Xuan then followed, and all the officials were about to follow, but Chen Jingxing stopped in front, "My lords have worked hard, I will personally send you out of the mansion."
"Don't dare, Master Chen has worked hard."
Everyone bowed their hands to salute, Chen Jingxing returned the salute with a smile, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
…
"Young Master Ning, don't mind, I have no choice but to do what I did just now."
Yu Fu and Ning Xuan walked into the garden, talking with each other, Ning Xuan said with a smile: "I understand that today is different from the past, the princess's status is here, and some attitudes have to be clarified. Only in this way can we really save Lord Gu How could I care about them?"
Yu Fu bowed to his blessing, Ning Xuan hurriedly supported him, "What is the princess doing?"
Yu Fu said: "Cheng Fa has already told me that at the execution ground that day he was entangled with the Beili warriors and wanted to rob prisoners in the execution ground, so you and Mr. Chen also went. The affection between you and Mr. Chen, Yu Fu will keep in mind, I don't know what to do grateful."
Ning Xuan smiled and said: "Princess is serious, so there is no need to thank you. Master Gu is an adoptive father and a family member to you, and to me and Chen Xiandi, he is a pillar of the court and Dong Ling's hero who guards the land. To tell you the truth, we went to the execution ground Both my father and Chen Gel knew about it, saving Dong Ling is to save Master Gu and his son, not the princess's responsibility alone. What's more, Yu Yang and I have also received the princess's kindness, why should everyone thank you?"
"As for Chen Xiandi..."
Ning Xuan smiled ambiguously, "He doesn't need the princess to thank him anymore. He is a hero and is sad for the beauty. Now it is too late for the beauty to make him happy with her body."
Yu Fu was puzzled for a moment, "You mean..."
She once had a conversation with Chen Chuxiu, she knew that Chen Chuxiu had an impossible person in his heart, at that time the situation of Guhou Mansion was in critical condition, Yufu didn't have the heart to delve into his affairs.
Now that I think about it carefully, could it be that the person in his heart is...
"I mean Miss Yaoyue."
Ning Xuan talked about the process of the two of them becoming acquainted, and he still feels the twists and turns, "Princess, you don't know, Chen Xiandi has liked Miss Yaoyue for a long time, but Miss Yaoyue has fallen in love with the second son and has always kept him at a distance. When the second son was imprisoned, he invited Miss Yue went to ask Chen Xiandi to rescue her, and promised her with her body. Chen Xiandi refused to force her, and went to the execution ground if he didn't want anything. Instead, Miss Yueyue was moved by his sincerity and was willing to stay with him. Now it's just waiting for Mr. Chen Ge Nod, maybe there will be wedding wine to drink."
"Really?"
Yufu was very happy for Yaoyue and Chen Chuxiu from the bottom of his heart, "Yaoyue is a good girl, but it's a pity that the goddess has a heart to help the king without a dream. It's a good thing that she can let go of her feelings for her second brother and find someone who truly loves her. "
Ning Xuan smiled and said: "Who said it wasn't? When we went to the execution ground, we also went with the determination to die. Fortunately, everything is fine. The child in Yuyang's womb is also fine. She heard that the princess has been talking about wanting you when she came back. Be the child's godmother, tell me to ask the princess if she wants to?"
Yu Fu hurriedly said: "Of course I am willing, this is my betrothal gift, you take it away, when the child is born in the future, I will be the godmother."
She took off the Nine Phoenix Walker from her head and handed it to Ning Xuan. Ning Xuan took a closer look and found that Nine Phoenix Yu Dongling should only be worn by a queen, and that Yufu is the crown prince of Beili, and this thing can best represent her identity of.
He carefully wrapped it in a handkerchief and put it in his arms, "Then it's a deal, Yuyang will be very happy if he knows you agreed, but..."
"Just what?"
Ning Xuan stopped suddenly, and the two of them stood under the shadow of the rockery, and the breeze blew in the elegant fragrance of flowers.
He looked at Yu Fu seriously, "I don't know if I should ask a question or not, if the princess can trust me, tell me the truth, if not..."
Yu Fu interrupted him, "Just ask."
Ning Xuan said: "The princess came to Dongling as the prince of Beili, and she must return to Beili in a few days. What about Guhou and the others? I think I will know what your majesty's heart is. Once you leave, Gu Houye and the others are still in danger."
Yu Fu nodded and said: "I understand what you mean, but I don't intend to just leave like this, I will take the general and the others to leave Dongling together."
Ning Xuan's complexion changed, Yu Fu's words were within his expectation, but also beyond his expectation.
Something sour, bitter and obscure was churned into a ball in his heart, making him not know how to respond to Yu Fu's words.
He stood there in a daze, Yu Fu didn't rush or rush, just watched him quietly without saying a word, and waited for him to think clearly before replying.
It took a while for Ning Xuan to come back to his senses, and bowed his hands to her, "I lost my composure, it's a matter of course, maybe this is the only way to save Master Gu and the others..."
Yu Fuliu frowned slightly, "Ning Xuan, as a child of the royal family, you are passionate about helping justice, so you would rather die than take someone to the execution ground to try to save the general and the others. But you don't want me to take them away from Dongling, do you? ?”
Ning Xuan felt ashamed when she said the central matter.
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Do you know why Ning Xuan did this