"Miss, the emperor just ordered Princess Showa to return to Beijing on Halloween."
Luan Ge quickly told Zhen Yan the news, and the corners of Zhen Yan's mouth curled up when she heard the words, "That's great, the right minister must be on the list under the eyes of everyone."
Zhen Yan's eyes turned slightly, and she raised her eyes to look at Luan Ge, "How is that going?"
Luan Ge nodded, "Miss, don't worry, the slaves have already been arranged. The Prince of Eastern Chu is very interested in Miss Xiao Jiu, and he even inquired about Miss Xiao Jiu before coming here."
Zhen Yan raised her lips, she didn't want to get rid of Xiao Concubine, she just blamed Xiao Concubine for usurping her husband, reminding Xiao Concubine repeatedly, she can only ask for trouble!
The eldest prince of Eastern Chu is an unreasonable and unreasonable man with a lust in his bones. There are countless concubines in the backyard, and his biological mother is the most beloved concubine of the Eastern Chu Emperor. That's why he has developed a temperament that is not afraid of anything.
Zhen Yan raised her lips and glanced at Luan Ge, "Go and send a letter to the master. Since Dong Chu is in a weak position, let's help the eldest prince."
"yes!"
The day that Zhenyan had been thinking about was finally coming. When Dongchu beat Xiyue by a superior skill, and Xiyue sent someone to sue for peace, she would definitely help him regain the world. Compared with winning the world, a concubine Xiao is worth more What happened? In the end, the only one who accompanied him to rule the world was himself!
Relying on the memory of her previous life, Zhen Yan has been plotting for a long time, and the only thing that annoys her is the right minister, it's too annoying!
Therefore, it must be removed!
Time flies, Emperor Dong Ming specially sent an invitation card to the Zhen family, saying that the barbarian princess has excellent dancing skills, and there will be a competition, so Zhen Yan must attend Halloween.
Zhen Yan was anxiously looking for an opportunity to go, holding the invitation card in her hand, she was a little dazed, and said with a smile, "Even God is helping me."
In a blink of an eye, Song Rui, the eldest prince of Dongchu, and Song Qingyi, the third son of Dongchu, entered the capital. Emperor Dongming took the place of the two of them and specially arranged a large banquet for them.
Song Rui is twenty years old this year. He looks handsome and has a burly figure, but there is a trace of murderous intent in his eyes, and he has a serious face, which makes him difficult to get along with.
On the contrary, the third princess, Song Qingyi, is a gentle and charming beauty, with elegant and charming gestures, not at all the coquettish and savagery of the first princess.
"This time, my father sent us, brother and sister, to congratulate Emperor Dongming on his birthday, and to hope to cooperate with Emperor Dongming."
Song Rui stood up, holding the wine cup high in his hands, but there was no smile on his face.
Emperor Dongming was slightly stunned. The eldest prince really seemed to be afraid that others would not know, so he spoke without any ambiguity, which made it impossible for people to ignore him.
"The eldest prince, why should you be in a hurry, you must be busy on the road for several days, why don't you wait for a few days to rest, and then talk about it in detail?"
Emperor Dongming smiled slightly, and glanced at all the ministers. This prince of Eastern Chu was definitely not friendly, and he didn't have the slightest attitude of being inferior to others and asking for help.
"Emperor Dongming, this is a congratulatory gift that my father asked me to give to the emperor. I wish Emperor Dongming all wishes come true in advance."
As he said that, Song Rui asked the guards to hand the brocade box to Eunuch He with a glance. Eunuch He opened it for verification before handing it over to Emperor Dongming.
Emperor Dongming raised his eyebrows slightly, took out the items in the brocade box and put them on the table to take a look, his pupils shrank slightly, and there was a flash of light in his eyes.
Song Rui looked confident.
After a long time, Emperor Dongming took back the scroll with a half-smile, and all the ministers were a little curious about what was painted inside, and why Song Rui had a savage face.
"Eldest Prince, today's banquet is to clean up the dust for the First Prince, as for the rest, we will discuss later."
Emperor Dongming's attitude softened obviously, and Song Rui curled his lips into a smile, "Emperor Dongming, I specially presented a princess to Dongchu when I came to Dongchu this time. The third sister is the treasure of Dongchu. There are countless people in Dongchu asking for marriage, but the emperor father and the queen mother have been reluctant to give up until this war, and the three emperor sisters sacrificed themselves for others and stood up for the country and the people. Your Majesty Dongming, you can see our sincerity in Dongchu, right?"
Song Qingyi stood up slowly, with a warm smile on her face, "Qingyi pays homage to Emperor Dongming, and may my emperor live long, long live, long live, Qingyi has prepared a little bit of talent to show off."
Soon the servants brought a table with a large blank paper on it. Song Qingyi drew on the paper with Lang Hao in his hand, his movements were as smooth as flowing clouds and flowing water, with a graceful figure and a very serious and demure appearance, Like a fairy who has stepped down from the mortal world, she is spotless, making people look away reluctantly.
After a long time, Song Qingyi put down Lang Hao, and the two maids led each side, and erected the huge painting. Emperor Dong Ming paused for a moment, and then laughed, "The princess is indeed a treasure, with good pen and ink, good writing skills! "
There are three tigers in the painting, one of them stands on the top of the mountain and looks up at the mountains and rivers below, while the other two tigers lie softly on the ground, with the top one as the leader, willingly crawling under their feet.
The most domineering tiger still had bright red blood on his mouth, as if he had just returned from a battle, and the place where the tiger looked up happened to be the entire Dongming land.
This painting clearly implied the current situation in Dongming. There were two remaining tigers, one was the prime minister on the right and the other was the Empress Dowager Lian. The one in the middle was naturally Emperor Dongming.
How dare a young woman have such courage, and her gentle and quiet posture can also shape the aura of a tiger, which is really not to be underestimated.
"It's Qingyi who showed his ugliness." Song Qingyi saluted generously, and then returned to her seat. Could it be that this painting was not in Emperor Dongming's mind.
The banquet was full of singing and dancing, and the hall was very lively, but Song Rui's gaze stayed on the opposite person wearing a half mask. For some reason, he looked familiar, and unconsciously stared for a longer time.
Zhao Zun raised his eyes just in time to meet this gaze, and smiled slightly at him, Song Rui looked away somewhat disappointed.
It must be a mistake, that person has always been serious, and the two have completely different auras.
The night was thick, and another day passed quickly.
This morning, there was a news that Xiyue originally sent the five princesses of the royal family to marry, but in the middle of the journey, the fifth princess disappeared inexplicably, so Xiyue was replaced by a minister's daughter as a princess. Come and kiss.
Emperor Dongming's face sank when he heard the words, the dignified princess disappeared halfway and changed people temporarily, it was clear that the fifth princess fled the battle and didn't want to come to Dongming to get married, so she came to live and came to replace the dead ghost.
Emperor Dong Ming had inquired about this fifth princess before, she was arrogant and indulgent, and never paid attention to the rules, even the priests of the ancestors would not go on leave because of sickness, playful and mischievous, but it was Xi The granddaughter of the Empress Dowager Yue is doted on like an eyeball.
Now that the person is lost, he simply searched for two days and then sent a minister's daughter over. Emperor Dongming knew what was going on with a guess.
Emperor Dong Ming glanced at Prime Minister on the right, "Master Xiang, Xiyue lost a princess and sent a minister's daughter to marry him. I wonder what Master Xiang wants to say?"
Emperor Dongming thought it was, Xiyue just wanted to find out Dongming's attitude, or he had given up on the idea of wooing Dongming.
The Prime Minister on the right thought silently, but his heart was like a bright mirror. It was Xiyue who made a mistake. Someone deliberately disturbed the relationship between Xiyue and Dongming, just to help Dongchu win a chance, so he recalled the princess. Send a courtier's daughter.
Looking at the annoyed reaction of Emperor Dongming, it can be seen how clever the people behind it are, making everyone think that the fifth princess of Xiyue disliked Dongming, so she disappeared halfway, but in fact the fifth princess probably encountered an accident.
Xiyue had to cover it up, and since he didn't have a princess of the right age, he could only choose the daughter of his courtiers. However, this move would only provoke the overreaction of Dongming's officials, and they would stand on Dongchu's side.
No, before Prime Minister Right spoke, the ministers couldn't bear it anymore.
"Your Majesty, my humble servant thinks that Xiyue is a big country on his own, so he doesn't look down on Dong Ming at all. The Emperor only sent a minister's daughter here on Halloween. Don't you mean that you look down on Dong Ming?"
A minister said with indignation that he had no good impression of Xiyue.
Another person took the lead, and immediately followed suit, as if someone had slapped him in the face.
After the crowd was quiet for a while, Prime Minister Right said lightly, "Why did Xiyue take the risk of changing the princess? I'm afraid it's not worth it to offend Dong Ming for a princess. Wouldn't it be worse if you just refused or didn't accept the post?" Happy, why bother, especially this kind of thing happened at this time is really strange, it may not be a divorce plan."
Prime Minister Right raised his eyebrows and said again, "No matter what, it all happened when I came to Dongming to get married. Who can tell what went wrong on the way
Emperor Dongming was choked up, always felt that the Prime Minister was somewhat protective, but after careful consideration, he couldn't tell why.
The officials on the right side were speechless after what the right minister said, and their faces were embarrassing. If he said he was slapped just now, but now the right minister is downplaying it, it is more like stretching out the right cheek after the slap on the left side, the burning pain.
"All the ministers are so outrageously standing on the front line to crusade against Xiyue, but who are they taking advantage of?"
Prime Minister Right's innocuous words caused the faces of all the ministers to change drastically, "Your Majesty, how dare you be a lowly minister, this humble minister is just discussing the matter as it stands."
But Emperor Dongming was a little confused by what the right minister said, and it was not ruled out that Dongchu wanted to make trouble and wanted Dongming to borrow troops.
The right minister raised his eyebrows, and the minister's face changed after a few words. He didn't dare to say anything more. If he said too much, he would become the one with ulterior motives. Maybe he could arrange a charge of colluding with an enemy country.
The right minister has won hundreds of battles in the court, and he has never lost a hand. Hundreds of civil and military officials fought against the right minister, but every time he was choked by the right minister and couldn't say a word. The second time I made myself ashamed, I was willing to let it go.
Emperor Dong Ming looked at the group of ministers who were choked and speechless from above, so he felt a sense of balance in his heart. It seemed that he was not the only one being bullied.
In the crowd, Zhao Zun raised his eyes and looked at Prime Minister Right, with a strange look on his face. Prime Minister Right was the only one in the hall to speak for Xiyue. For some reason, he always felt that some things could not escape Prime Minister Right's eyes.
"The Right Prime Minister's words are reasonable, and we can't listen to one side's words. After a few days, the envoys from West Vietnam will arrive, and it will be clear."
Emperor Dongming rubbed his nose, shifted all responsibility to the ministers, and left it alone, but he didn't know that he had thought that way just now.
The faces of all the ministers turned pale, and they all despised Emperor Dongming in their hearts. It was too unreliable. It was obvious that he deliberately agreed to Dongchu to borrow troops. Everyone just followed what Emperor Dongming said, but it turned out to be the right minister. A living target, standing out to make people scold.
This taste is really uncomfortable!
Right Prime Minister raised his eyebrows and glanced at Emperor Dongming, then hummed in silence.
At noon that day, the barbarian prince and princess arrived in the capital, and Emperor Dongming also held a reception banquet.
The savage Princess Mingyu twisted her soft waist and looked around with big exotic eyes. She was full of enthusiasm and charm, making her irresistible.
There is still a bell hanging around his waist, twisting and twisting, the whole room is filled with the sound of bells, which is pleasant to the ear, and the bare feet step on the ground, making all the ministers dumbfounded, never seen such a performance.
As the sound of the zither accelerated, Princess Mingyu spun on the spot with her skirt in one hand, and some of the ministers blushed. It might be too unrestrained.
Soon Princess Mingyu stopped dancing, bent down and saluted Emperor Dongming, "Your Majesty, I am Princess Mingyu from the barbarians. Mingguo understands it very well, and asks the emperor to let Mingyu choose a husband-in-law."
Man Yi and Dong Ming are neighboring countries. There was a war before, and they have maintained a good relationship since they came here for a marriage. They can be regarded as allies. Emperor Dong Ming welcomed the arrival of Man Yi.
"Princess Mingyu doesn't need to be too polite, please hurry up."
Princess Mingyu straightened her body, turned her eyes to the side, her fair and tender face was tinged with shyness, and she stared at it without blinking.
Everyone looked along the line of sight, isn't the first person on the lower right is the prime minister on the right!
Prime Minister Right didn't even pick his eyes, and kept drinking lightly, as if he was tasting some rare and good wine, and his gestures were elegant and dignified, with the gentle appearance of a modest gentleman.
Emperor Dongming cleared his throat, and looked at Princess Mingyu pretending not to know, "I don't know who the princess knows, and who do you want to pick as her husband?"
Princess Mingyu has always been a bold one, with a straight temper and doesn't hide it. A pair of bright and charming big eyes stared straight at the figure on the right, the meaning was self-evident.
Sure enough, Princess Mingyu pointed at the right minister, "I want him to be Mingyu's husband-in-law, and please let the emperor do it!"
"puff!"
"puff!"
The sound of coughing came from the hall from time to time, and some ministers blushed and coughed non-stop, feeling a little embarrassing and losing their composure.
I can't help it, I can't help it!
This princess Mingyu is really courageous, she pointed to the right phase with one hand.
Fortunately, Emperor Dongming didn't drink alcohol, otherwise he would have spit out unceremoniously, and the smile on his face flickered.
Princess Mingyu has a calm face, without the slightest shyness of a daughter's family, but instead openly pointed at the right minister and asked him to be her husband-in-law. If this is in Dongming, it is absolutely unreasonable!
"Your Majesty, Mingyu heard the story of Xiangye when he was a barbarian. He admired Xiangye wholeheartedly. When he learned that the position of wife of Xiangye is still vacant, Mingyu begged his father and king to come and marry him, so he wanted to marry the right minister. To be a wife, I beg the emperor to help me!"
In Mingyu's eyes, there is a sense that she must win, she has an outstanding appearance and a noble status, how can she not be worthy of the right minister
The barbarian prince on the side nodded, "I beg the emperor to grant my little sister a sincere heart. My little girl has admired Xiangye since she was a child, and her biggest wish is to marry him as his wife. I beg the emperor to grant you!"
After finishing the sentence, everyone raised their eyes to look at Prime Minister Right.
Emperor Dongming glanced at Prime Minister on the right, "What do you think, Master Xiang?"
Emperor Dongming couldn't be the right minister's master at all, so he had to ask the right minister what he meant.
The right minister directly refused, "No, Weichen and Princess Mingyu are not suitable, the emperor should choose another husband for the princess."
"Why?" Princess Mingyu looked at the prime minister with some puzzlement.
Prime Minister on the right raised his eyebrows, "Princess, this is difficult for others. There is absolutely no love between men and women for the princess. Dongming Kingdom has many good men. If there is no marriage contract, the princess can choose whatever she wants!"
Princess Mingyu bit her lip, feeling aggrieved, "You haven't come into contact with this princess, how do you know that this princess is not liked by Xiangye, the relationship needs to be cultivated slowly, I can become the woman Xiangye likes..."
Prime Minister Right frowned tightly, and glanced at Emperor Dong Ming who was gloating at his misfortune, Emperor Dong Ming immediately suppressed his smile and put on a serious face.
Right Prime Minister glanced over, and all the ministers bowed their heads in silence, how could they dare to gloat.
"The princess has expressed her love. The true wife has already had a candidate, so the princess cannot be allowed to occupy the position of the wife."
Mingyu's eyes widened, "Impossible, I've made inquiries a long time ago, you've never had any woman..."