The hall of Tai Chi was full of laughter and laughter, following Xiao Ting's stepping in.
After a brief eye-to-eye contact in the hall, there was another moment of silence, and then suddenly, the low table was overturned, and someone stood up.
The words are so strong that they actually have the meaning of inspiring the teacher to question the crime.
Xiao Ting looked up and down suspiciously, and suddenly said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I came in a hurry, I didn't change clothes, my concubine will go now!"
Everyone in the hall looked at Xiao Ting, thinking about how to ask about the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince. When they were pressing for questions, they didn't expect Xiao Ting to come and leave lightly.
It made everyone's hearts rise to their throats, and then fell down with a plop.
This feeling was extremely uncomfortable, but there was nothing they could do, they could only watch Xiao Ting disappear before everyone's eyes again.
The atmosphere in the main hall froze there, as if it was difficult to even breathe.
Chu Jiyao got up, said some polite words, and then comforted everyone.
The envoys who came this time are not only ministers from various countries, but also state leaders, such as King Yan, who is sitting here right now.
Compared with other envoys, these people are relatively calm.
Xiao Ting left but never returned, and everyone present gradually lost their patience. Although they seemed to be chatting with each other, their eyes drifted to the entrance of the main hall from time to time.
A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour, half an hour passed, and there was still no response from the door.
The figure they were expecting never appeared.
Finally, someone took the case.
"Prince, what does this mean for your empire?"
It was Lin Guo's general who spoke, who was the first person to ask Xiao Ting's identity just now.
With killing intent all over his body, it seems that he is not easy to be with.
His sharp eyes looked directly at Chu Jiyao, not taking the great prince of the empire seriously at all.
In fact, speaking of Lin Guo and the empire's power is similar, there is no difference.
As his words were about to fall, everyone's eyes were on Chu Jiyao.
"Don't be angry, General Lin. Is it because our empire didn't treat you well enough to make you lose your temper?"
Chu Jiyao didn't get up and slowly put down the cup in his hand, his eyes were calm, and he looked at him lightly, neither smiling nor angry.
But it has a majesty of its own.
General Lin looked at his prince, and saw him nodding to himself in an insignificant manner, so he glanced around and said to everyone.
"Now, everyone, stop pretending. The purpose of our coming to the empire is obvious. It is to find the Ninth Prince. We all want to see the legendary Imperial Seal that we haven't seen for twenty years. What does it look like?"
"Aren't you?"
No one answered his words, and no one echoed.
"You are all saints, so I, Lin Guo, will be the one who stands out."
After General Lin finished speaking, it was just Chu Jiyao above the main hall.
"What about the empress dowager of your empire? She sent an invitation letter, inviting us to discuss the ownership of the national seal. Now we have arrived for three days, and she still hasn't shown up. What do you think we are?"
Chu Jiyao responded in a polite manner.
"The Empress Dowager felt cold a few days ago, and now she can't see outsiders. If General Lin has anything to say, tell me directly, and I will convey your thoughts."
It is no secret that the current court of the empire is controlled by the Empress Dowager, so Chu Jiyao has no intention of hiding it.
His attitude is obvious, everything in the empire must be decided by the Empress Dowager, he can only be a messenger, so it is useless for these people to press him.
All the people present were fine people, who couldn't understand what he meant
Immediately, they whispered in the hall.
As for the courtiers of the empire, they even glared to show their dissatisfaction with Chu Jiyao's words.
But it's not easy to lose the reputation of the eldest prince.
"It's a joke. Since you can't make the decision, how can you talk with us here? Hurry up and call your empress dowager to come out."
Now not only the general of Lin Guo, but other people also made movements, one after another asking Chu Jiyao to invite the empress dowager out.
But their words are more or less gentle.
The attitude is very tough.
Chu Jiyao still said the same thing.
This seemingly simple but chaotic banquet lasted for an hour, but no one left.
The atmosphere among the countries was extremely tense, and in the end it was almost the other four countries and ten places that jointly threatened Chu Jiyao.
At this moment, Xiao Ting, who had been forgotten by everyone, finally arrived.
"The Ninth Princess is here!"
The voice was not loud, not even louder than the voices of some people in the hall, but because of what he said, the hall instantly became audible, and it was extremely quiet.
All eyes were on the door, the woman who appeared there in all her costumes.
Dressed in a black palace attire, she exuded a sense of honesty, but when compared to her pair of eyes that were agile and kept turning, there was something contradictory.
However, the solemnity and agility are unexpected in her, which seems to be both contradictory and harmonious.
Xiao Ting shook her arms, feeling a little tired, it was the first time for her to wear such a formal palace attire.
"Ninth Princess, you have finally appeared."
It was still General Lin who spoke.
Xiao Ting ignored him at all, ignoring all the eyes around her, walked forward openly, came to the front of the hall, and looked at Chu Jiyao.
"Prince, where is my concubine's seat?"
Chu Jiyao was also dazed by his messy manner.
Immediately, people added tables and chairs, which were arranged next to them.
After all, Xiao Ting is twice as tall as them in name.
After sitting down, Xiao Ting glanced to the right, and saw the angry third prince and a strange young man, who seemed to be similar in age to them.
And the young man gave her a friendly smile.
"Who are you?" Xiao Ting poked her head halfway over and asked the strange young man.
"Aunt Jiuwang's memory is really bad." The young man shook his head and explained helplessly, "I'm Jiqiu."
They took the initiative to report the family name, but Miss Xiao Liu still looked stupid. That's right, she had never heard of this name.
It was Chu Jiyao who couldn't stand it anymore, so he helped Xiao Ting, "Yes, don't tease the princess, she has always had a bad memory."
Hearing Chu Jiyao's address, the fourth prince's eyes flickered a few times, but he didn't say much. He greeted Xiao Ting casually, and continued to quietly act as an invisible person, sitting behind them.
"It turned out to be you, I remembered, I saw you with Zhaohua when I first entered the palace, it seemed that you were crying, I didn't expect you to grow up so much after not seeing you for so long!"
The fourth prince's face turned red instantly, he had never seen such a person.
It's not good to say anything, even if you say you don't know him, it's better than saying that he cried in public.
What's more, they are two years old, so they have grown up, okay? How did Xiao Ting turn into an adult in Xiao Ting's mouth
The fourth prince finally bit the bullet and replied.
"Aunt Nine Kings, we are the same age!"
"Ah, that's it, so you're so old. At that time, I felt like a slug when I saw you." Xiao Ting scratched her hair, obviously forgetting that her makeup is not suitable for this kind of action at the moment.
This pull directly threw a jade hairpin to the ground.
It was broken into three halves directly, and the sound was crisp, which alarmed everyone present.
"Aunt Nine Kings..." The fourth prince really had no face to sit down anymore, got up and left.
"Hey, why are you leaving? Did I say something wrong?"
Xiao Ting looked at Chu Jiyao with an innocent face.
The others could only shake their heads, not knowing what to say at all.
In such a large crowd, everyone was looking at her, waiting for her to speak, but she ended up joking with the Fourth Prince.
"Ninth Concubine, since you are here, it is useless to pretend to be crazy, hurry up and tell the whereabouts of Ninth Prince!"
"That's right. I came all the way to the empire just to witness the appearance of the national seal. Now you just say that the Ninth Prince is missing, and send us away. This is impossible."
Representatives of two forces came out to speak one after another.
"Yes, he can run away to the monk and the temple. Since his woman is here, it's the same for us to capture her."
Some people said such words presumptuously, completely disregarding Xiao Ting and the empire.
But Xiao Ting was already prepared for all these things. Her aunt had already told her about the Empress Dowager's plan and let her do as she pleased. Since that was the case, she was not going to be polite.
Xiao Ting got up slowly, and interrupted what Chu Jiyao was about to say with a wave of her hand.
Go straight to the front of the hall.
Facing the crowd, he opened his mouth slowly.
"So you came all the way from thousands of miles to see my prince?"
Before they could answer, Xiao Ting continued.
"Now that I haven't seen my prince, I plan to meet my concubine first. This concubine is here now. What do you think?"
Xiao Ting patted the dust under her feet, and sat down on the floor.
He didn't care about his identity at all.
Looking at everyone with a smile, there was no arrogance in that brilliant expression.
"Ninth Princess, what do you mean? You want to play tricks?"
Someone expressed his attitude almost politely, trying to persuade Xiao Ting.
However, Xiao Ting never gave him this chance.
"Shame on you, what did this concubine promise you? Or do I owe you something?"
"Oh, by the way, you are here for the Imperial Seal, right?"
Xiao Ting straightened her legs and patted her thighs, feeling a little tired.
"The Imperial Seal has been handed down for nearly a thousand years, haven't you seen it? Even if you haven't seen it, haven't your ancestors seen it? Didn't you leave any portraits? Don't you just want to take away the Imperial Seal? You also said it so nicely, and you want to see it."
"You want to know, don't you? Go and dig out your ancestors. Just ask them and you'll know. My lord has the ability to bring back the Imperial Seal. That belongs to our empire, and it's none of your business."
"Every one of them is so old, but they have the nerve to come to our empire to force them. Do they want to break the agreement of the past, or do they want to fight? One-on-one or group fights, this concubine will accompany you to the end!"
Speaking of this, Xiao Ting stood up again, rolled up her sleeves directly, and simply didn't pay attention to the rulers and big shots of these four countries and ten places, looking like a fool.
Call the other side.
(end of this chapter)