"This time, not only the prince, but also a prince and a princess came to the Northern Wei Dynasty, while only a prince and a general came to Xiliang. But there was discord, so this time the Northern Wei Dynasty was the first to go first, but Xiliang was afraid that the Northern Wei Dynasty would win over first in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so Xiliang followed closely behind."
The Hu family is not an ordinary housewife. In addition, the court and the central government have been discussing this matter recently. When Qin Shu returns to the mansion, he can know the details. Qin Wan listened quietly and remembered what his father said before.
At that time, his father came to Beijing to serve, and there were two times when envoys came to Beijing. However, Qin Wan remembered that neither the prince nor the princess came to the court these two times. Why did the royal family participate on both sides this time? The Northern Wei Dynasty even sent a prince
"The Northern Wei Dynasty sent the prince here this time, and I heard that he wanted to propose marriage."
Qin Wan looked at Mrs. Hu, and Qin Chaoyu said beforehand, "Mother, the Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty wants to marry His Royal Highness the Princess?"
Mrs. Hu nodded, "It is naturally the best to be able to marry the princess, but there is only one princess between your majesty and the queen, so it is hard to say whether you can be willing, so the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty asked to marry the daughter of the royal family, or the princess. must."
This matter has nothing to do with the Hou's Mansion, and the princes have no daughters, so they can't even choose a princess. If this is the case, the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty may still come down to the princess.
Qin Wan listened, but her mind went elsewhere, and Hu said, "The prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty came to ask for marriage, and the princes of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the princes of Xiliang seemed to come to ask for marriage, not the prince. Zhou's rich and noble daughter will be fine."
Hu Shi and Qin Chaoyu looked at each other, and then looked at Qin Wan together.
Qin Wan was still thinking about the calligraphy and paintings written by His Highness Ninth Prince, but when he saw this, he was immediately taken aback.
"Auntie... means..."
Hu said with a smile, "Guan'er, Auntie thinks that you are one of the most noble girls in Beijing, and it is logical to marry into the royal family, but it is impossible for our Qin family to have a second princess after we have a princess." The imperial concubine, and King Cheng has also chosen a concubine, which means you have lost this opportunity, but now it is different, although the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Western Liang Dynasty are a bit far away, they are still the emperors of the royal family, what do you have in mind?"
The corners of Qin Wan's lips were pursed tightly, "I have no idea."
Seeing Qin Wan being so direct, Hu smiled awkwardly, "No? Oh, that's fine, I'm just talking to you, the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Western Liang Dynasty are far away..."
As Hu said, it is indeed possible that the noble daughter who is usually selected will be canonized as a princess and married far away as a royal princess. Acting can bring supreme glory to the family, and the emperor will remember this woman's dedication and sacrifice, which can be said to be of great benefit to the family's future favor. However, what does this have to do with Qin Wan? !
Firstly, Qin Wan is not someone who loves power, and secondly, Mrs. Hu wants her to marry far away, and then bring more glory and help to the Hou family? Qin Wan couldn't help but sneered in his heart, it was a good use of her.
Married from Dazhou Yuan to the Northern Wei Dynasty or Xiliang, no matter how many people you bring with you, you will be unfamiliar with the place after the past, not to mention the character of the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty or those princes. Focusing on the purpose, how many of them can really like their wives? In the end, she was thousands of miles away from home, disagreed with her husband, and had to face all kinds of open and secret battles around her. If this country and Da Zhou had always been on good terms, that would be all right. Once Da Zhou and this country were at odds, what would happen to her? ? From ancient times to the present, Great Zhou has never taken the initiative to marry the princess of his own country, either because he was in a weak position and had to do so, or he was asked by his allies to strengthen the alliance...
Now that I haven't seen people from the Northern Wei Dynasty and Xiliang, Hu's words like this really make Qin Wan feel cold.
Qin Wan looked at Hu Shi coldly, "Why does my aunt think that I would have such an idea?"
Hu's smile was even more uncomfortable. She didn't have to sacrifice Qin Wan, but Qin Wan's good looks were admired by the queen mother and the emperor. She did have the capital to marry into the royal family, but now Da Zhou has no choice. She then thought of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Xiliangshang, besides, if someone from the Qin family takes the place of the princess to get married, it will definitely bring a lot of favor to the Qin family!
In this way, wouldn't it help Qin Chaoyu who is about to become the princess.
Qin Wan understood Hu's thoughts in an instant. It was true that she tried to get help for Qin Chaoyu in different ways, but it was a big mistake for her to take the idea on herself so quickly!
"No, no, I just think that all the noble girls in the capital can't compare to you, Guan'er, but not everyone can marry a prince from another country. Guan'er is obviously better than them all, why can't it be you?"
Qin Wan narrowed his eyes slightly, "It turns out that my aunt appreciates me so much from the bottom of my heart, so I would like to thank my aunt, but this matter looks rosy on the surface, but the suffering is caused by the person who is married, and it seems that it is only the family that benefits. .”
Seeing Qin Wan's sharp words, Mrs. Hu couldn't hold back her smile, "Guan'er, you misunderstood me, that's not what I meant..."
When the voice fell, Qin Chaoyu said, "What does Jiumei mean? Like what mother said, if the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty can't get the princess, there must be other noble girls who will fight for this opportunity. This is a good thing in everyone's opinion, so mother Thinking of you, you don't think that mother really wants you to marry far away."
Qin Wan lowered her eyes, "Since entering Beijing, thanks to the care of my aunt, Qin Wan naturally wouldn't think so." Qin Wan's voice was certain, "But since I've come to this point, Qin Wan just wants to talk about my aspirations, kingship, wealth and honor. It's not what Qin Wan wants."
Mrs. Hu also felt that what was mentioned just now was a bit inappropriate, so she quickly changed the subject, "Okay, okay, I just thought of this matter and asked casually. Guan'er's ambition is not here, so I will leave it alone. Speaking of which, the Empress Dowager has not let Guan'er into the palace for a long time, and I don't know if she is in good health."
Mrs. Hu herself felt that Qin Wan was not someone who would hold on to her, so she said, "The last time I went to the palace to ask for pulse, the Empress Dowager has already recovered, so I told the Queen Mother that there is no need to ask for pulse regularly in the future, if the Queen Mother feels unwell Just call me again, I haven't been summoned in the past few days, I think the Empress Dowager's body must be safe and sound."
Hu said with a smile, "Guan'er cured the Queen Mother, which is a great credit. What reward can the Queen Mother get?"
The corners of Qin Wan's lips curled up, "The Empress Dowager said, allow me to decide on my own future marriage."
Hu and Qin Chaoyu looked at each other for a moment, and Hu immediately smiled, "Ah, that would be great! It is the luckiest thing for my daughter's family to have a satisfactory marriage. With the Queen Mother making decisions for you, no one will be able to do it in the future." I can't force you, even the emperor will listen to the empress dowager..."
Qin Wan nodded but didn't answer, Hu hurriedly talked to Qin Chaoyu about something else, so they went all the way to Zhenghua Gate.
Because there were envoys from two countries, the banquet was held in the Chongming Hall. Qin Wan followed Hu and Qin Chaoyu into the palace and went all the way to the Chongming Hall. As soon as he reached the door, he saw that the hall was full of people. When Mrs. Hu walked to their seat, she took a closer look and found that she was with Mrs. Yu's mother and daughter again. Feng Chenbi had already taken her seat, and when she saw them coming, she smiled sweetly.
Both Qin Chaoyu and Feng Shenbi had settled down, and they were determined to be rivals. Instead, they didn't quarrel with cynicism as usual. Soon, Yuan Qing shouted loudly, and today's protagonists arrived.
Yan Huai supported the queen mother and walked in the front, the queen and the crown prince followed closely behind, and behind them were a few gorgeously dressed men, two of them had purple blue sparrow patterns on their clothes, which seemed to be from the In the Northern Wei Dynasty, purple was the most precious thing in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the blue sparrow was also the royal totem of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Qin Wan glanced over, and the one who walked in front was naturally the Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the one who walked behind was naturally the Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty. His eyes moved , a bright red color suddenly caught Qin Wan's eyes.
The next moment, a woman in red, who looked like a lotus and was delicate and smart, walked in.
Feng Chenbi smiled and said, "Ah, Chao Yu's clothes today are in contrast with the clothes of the Northern Wei Princess. They are also red. The Northern Wei Princess wears them so much more amazing..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu also noticed that someone was wearing clothes of the same color as his own. The princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty actually looked at Qin Chaoyu with a glance.