The Northern Wei Dynasty is in the north of the Zhongzhou Continent, and there are only three seasons in a year: winter, spring and autumn, and in winter, it is extremely cold and snowy for half a year, so the skin color of the people in the Northern Wei Dynasty is extremely white, and the princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty has the skin that bullies frost and snow. She is wearing a red dress with no other embroidered ornaments except for the complicated and dark patterns outlined by purple silk threads. If Qin Chaoyu is a beautiful and beautiful peony in the prosperous age, this princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty is She Hao. The red lotus fairy who came from Xue Bingchuan took a look at Qin Chaoyu from a distance, frowned slightly, then turned her gaze, and even glanced at Qin Wan.
Looking at her expression, she seemed displeased, but today was the state banquet of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so she was not presumptuous after all.
Qin Chaoyu glanced at Feng Chenbi, "I'm about to become a princess, Shen Bi is still so outspoken, I am me, the princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty is the princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty, if you want to suppress me, you want to suppress me, why bring the princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty out? "
Feng Chenbi frowned slightly, and Yu raised her hand and pressed it on the back of her hand, "Really, they are all about to get married, why are they bickering like children?"
Seeing this, Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "That's right, I haven't congratulated Mrs. Guogong yet."
Yu smiled, "Congratulations too, Chao Yu has become a princess as she wished."
Hu's smile was very dignified and loving, "Shen Bi also got his wish, everyone is happy, it couldn't be better, presumably the imperial concubine is also very happy, and my niece will be even closer."
Having said that, Yu's smile faltered. After what happened that day, she also thought that Concubine Su Gui was full of joy, but who knew that after their mother and daughter were called to Changxin Palace, Concubine Su Gui immediately scolded her severely. Only then did Yu Shi know that today was just a misunderstanding, they fell into the queen's trap—
But things have come to this point and there is no other way. On the surface, Concubine Su Gui still accepts Shen Bi, but Yu Shi knows that Concubine Su Gui absolutely does not like her daughter becoming a princess, and now she has to do it as a last resort. However, there is anger in her heart, whether she will be able to treat her daughter well in the future is not certain, thinking of this, Yu can't help feeling two points of anger in her heart.
Qin Wan heard that Fang felt that the Hu family was really powerful, and the two sentences hit the point.
Yu Shi felt unhappy, so he stopped, and the emperor and queen mother had already taken their seats on this side.
In addition to the crown prince, a prince and a princess of the Wei Kingdom, two envoys followed. After them, the prince of Xiliang came in with two generals. Dressed in a black robe, with a handsome face and snow-white skin, Qin Wan felt a bit sickly pale.
These people are all royal families of other countries with noble status. Now that they are in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty naturally treats each other with courtesy. Their seats are next to the thrones of the emperor and queen mother. The Northern Wei Dynasty is on the left and the Xiliang is on the right. The prince of Xiliang looked at the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty with an unkind look in his eyes, and in the courtyard, there was a tendency of swords being tense.
Everyone got up and saluted, and when they were seated again, Yan Huai smiled and said, "A year ago, the road was blocked by heavy snow in the north. I thought I would not be able to see you until the end of this year, but I didn't want to have this opportunity to get together just as spring begins."
The queen smiled and said, "What the emperor said is true. I heard that the Northern Wei and Xiliang countries are both lands of outstanding people. Now I see them, they are really extraordinary. The three His Royal Highnesses are all dragons and phoenixes, and Her Highness the Princess is even more beautiful. You really will Our little five is down."
The fifth princess, Yan Zhen, was sitting not far away, and when she heard this, she said coquettishly, "How can the queen mother say that, although elder sister Tuoba is beautiful, Zhen'er is the heart of the queen's mother. Save face!"
Yan Zhen was only thirteen years old, the age of cardamom like a flower, Zhao Shuhua used her to praise the princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty, without breaking etiquette, she would not really embarrass Yan Zhen, and Yan Zhen was lively and reasonable. People, not only were not angry, but instead became angry. As a result, the empress dowagers all laughed, and the atmosphere in the hall relaxed.
The royal family name of the Northern Wei Dynasty was Tuoba, and the crown prince Tuobahong looked at Yan Zhen and said, "The empress is absurd, but I think the fifth princess is lively and lovely, and her appearance is even more unparalleled. She is much better than my sister."
Both the queen and the emperor laughed, and Yan Zhen's face turned red when she heard the words. She was raised innocent by Zhao Shuhua, and she was praised by strange men in front of so many people, so she couldn't help herself. Liu Yun, the third prince of Liang, also said with a smile, "The fifth princess is the only daughter of the emperor and the empress, so she has inherited the good relationship between the emperor and the empress. , Today, I specially prepared a gift for the princess."
As soon as Liu Yun said this, Ta Bahong frowned, "What a coincidence, I also ordered someone to prepare a gift for the princess."
Liu Yun has a handsome face, often with a thin smile on his face, even so, his smile always gives people a sense of falsehood, like a smiling tiger, which makes people feel uneasy. Although Ta Bahong's facial features are not as delicate as Liu Yun's, his eyebrows and eyes But there is a natural atmosphere between them, the lines on the face are even more tough and stern, and the person looks more upright and dignified.
Liu Yun smiled and clapped his hands, "In that case, let's see whose gift the princess likes more."
As soon as he clapped his hands, a guard came in from the outside carrying a large box. Seeing this, Tuo Bahong also glanced at his own guard at the gate of the hall. The guard walked out of the gate, and soon, he also carried a box Come in, just look at the size of the box, but Liu Yun's box is bigger, but whether the gift is valuable or not, naturally it is not the size of the box.
Seeing these two boxes, everyone in the hall showed curiosity.
At this moment, Liu Yun smiled and said, "I wonder what the prince has prepared?"
This means that Ta Bahong was asked to show his gift. Not to be outdone, Ta Bahong motioned for the guard to open the box. It shot out, and everyone took a closer look, and it turned out to be a blood-red gem the size of a child's fist.
The banqueting hall of Chongming Palace is already resplendent enough, but when this gem shines out, it conceals all the light, and murmurs of discussion resound in the hall. Blood-red gemstones of this size are indeed too rare. Even in the state treasury of the Great Zhou, I'm afraid it has never been done before. Sure enough, the well-informed Zhao Shuhua was also surprised, and Feng Lingsu on the other side was surprised first, and then jealous...
Tuoba Hong glanced around, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, Empress, Fifth Princess, this gem was excavated from the Cangyu Mountains in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Its light is comparable to the sun and the moon, and its color is as red as fire. , size, and the largest pigeon blood ruby I have ever seen, the fifth princess is the jewel in the palm of the emperor and empress, this gem is most suitable for her."
Zhao Shuhua smiled immediately, "Your Majesty, looking at this gem, I think it is more beautiful than the ones I have seen before, what do you think?"
Yan Huai smiled and said, "It is indeed a rare treasure!"
Yan Zhen stared at the gemstone with wide eyes, and was also shocked by the brilliance of the gemstone. On the other side, Liu Yun said with a smile, "His Royal Highness really put a lot of thought into it. Compared with this, what I gave is not valuable enough. .”
Yan Huai and Zhao Shuhua looked at the big box brought by Liu Yun, but they didn't know what was in it. Liu Yun nodded to the guard, and the guard broke a lock. When the lock was opened, all sides of the box were open at the same time. Opening it, a cage inside was revealed, and in that cage, there was a snow fox lying all over in white.
The snow fox is only the size of two palms, with pointy ears and pointed eyes. What is even more surprising is that the eyes of the snow fox are light blue. When the box was opened, the snow fox was slightly frightened, but it Still unhurried, he looked around, and then lay down on his stomach. It has a petite and cute body, and its fur is bright and shiny, but its eyes are full of aura, and its movements on the ground are somewhat lazy and clever. It caught Yan Zhen's attention immediately.
No matter how noble Yan Zhen was, she was still a little girl. When she saw such a cute and cute animal, her heart was aroused with pity. What's more, it didn't belong to a cat or dog, it was a snow fox! Such a snow-white little fox is so popular with the little daughter's family. Yan Zhen let out a soft cry and stood up from her seat. She couldn't help but walked to the cage, wanting to tease this little fox. She looked like a little fox, but when she heard the noise, the little fox just glanced at her and lay down again.
Yan Zhen frowned, "Why does it ignore me?"
Liu Yun got up with a smile, and took out a small jewelry box from his sleeve. The jewelry box was inlaid with gold and treasures, and the outside was full of jewels. When he opened it, inside was a small bracelet, which was made of white jade. The shape is simple and slender, with only a small pendant in the middle, and a small bell is hung on the pendant. Liu Yun took out the bracelet, and the sound of the bell rang suddenly. The little fox stood up immediately.
Liu Yun smiled and said, "Princess, will you try wearing this?"
Yan Zhen looked at the bell bracelet in surprise, took it over and put it on her wrist, she moved her wrist slightly, and the bell immediately rang softly, people couldn't hear it if they didn't listen carefully, but the little fox didn't react Little, she stood up from the cage all of a sudden, looking at Yan Zhen eagerly with a pair of light blue eyes.
Yan Zhen's heart suddenly softened, she turned around and said, "Father, Queen, I want this little fox."
Everyone in the hall could see Yan Zhen's liking, Yan Huai and Zhao Shuhua looked at each other, Yan Huai said, "Third Prince, can this little guy hurt people?"
Liu Yun shook his head, "Your Majesty, this is a snow fox that was captured on the cold plain of Xiliang when it was born. It has been raised for half a year now. We have the best animal trainer. Now it can't hurt people, but It is very spiritual, and this imperial beast bell is to make it recognize its master, as long as the princess wears this little bell for three days, this little fox will treat her as its only master for the rest of its life."
Yan Zhen's heart was shaken, and she also looked at Yan Huai and Zhao Shuhua eagerly, Zhao Shuhua hesitated to speak, but Yan Huai laughed loudly, "Zhen'er, since you like it, then you can be its master."
Yan Zhen smiled when she heard that, and turned to look at Liu Yun and said, "Can I hug it?"
Liu Yun nodded, "Of course."
Yan Zhen was overjoyed, Liu Yun opened the cage himself, the cage opened, the little fox did not run around, but walked obediently to Yan Zhen's feet, Yan Zhen watched, leaned over and patted the little fox's head, Not only did the little fox not dodge, but he even rubbed his head against Yan Zhen's skirt. Yan Zhen laughed all of a sudden, and carefully hugged the little fox. The little fox was lying in her arms, with a pair of light blue eyes that could It is really pleasant to see the water come out.
Zhao Shuhua was a little nervous, the little fox is also a beast after all, I was afraid that the little fox would hurt Yan Zhen, she didn't feel relieved until she saw Yan Zhen holding the little fox and the little fox didn't struggle, Zhao Shuhua smiled with relief, "Since you like , it can be raised naturally, why don't you thank the third prince and His Royal Highness for the gifts."
Yan Zhen hurriedly took a step back, and said to the two of them, "Yan Zhen thanked the two Highnesses for their kindness."
Liu Yun smiled, didn't dare to take it seriously, ordered the guards to step down, and returned to his seat himself.
Yan Zhen walked to the pigeon blood ruby carried by the guards of the Northern Wei Dynasty to look at it, and then said, "Mother, this gem is too expensive and gorgeous, my daughter can't use it, so the mother should keep it."
Liu Yun smiled immediately, "The fifth princess is really filial."
The little fox Yan Zhen he gave him was very fond of, but this ruby was given away after changing hands, and their gifts have been separated.
Zhao Shuhua smiled and said, "This is a gift from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If you don't need it now, you should keep it. You are the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. This pigeon blood ruby is indeed suitable for you!"
Yan Zhen hesitated for a moment, "Okay then, thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Tuo Bahong was originally depressed because he didn't get Yan Zhen's love, Zhao Shuhua's words calmed his depression, he smiled and nodded at Yan Zhen, Yan Zhen returned to the seat with the little fox in his arms.
All the people present were female relatives, except for Yan Zhen, many people were also attracted by the little fox. Yan Zhen returned to her seat, and many people chased after her, but they saw the little fox obediently lying in Yan Zhen's arms Motionless, only a pair of eyes to look around from time to time, but it is a very well-behaved little fox.
After the presents were finished, Yan Huai had to exchange pleasantries with the two countries, so he heard Tuoba Hong say, "I heard that today is the Shangsi Festival of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In a few days, there will be a grand spring hunt?"
Yan Huai laughed loudly, "It seems that the crown prince knows a lot. Today is the Shangsi Festival of the Great Zhou Dynasty! As for the spring hunting you mentioned, it will be seven days later. The three highnesses and princesses have come from afar. It should take some time.”
Just as Tuo Bahong was about to speak, Liu Yun said, "I have heard that the Great Zhou is powerful in military force, so I'm sure we'll be able to see one or two of them during this spring hunt. I'm planning to come down to the capital this time to see the customs and customs of the Great Zhou." Yes, this spring hunting, I can't miss it—”
Yan Huai smiled even more when he heard the words, and Tuobahong just said, "It's great to be able to participate in the spring hunting, and I also want to see what kind of demeanor the sons of Dazhou are..."
In addition to the crown prince Tuoba Hong, the fifth prince Tuoba Rui from the Northern Wei Dynasty also came. When Tuoba Hong said this, Tuoba Rui also echoed, and the princess Tuoba Wu sat upright with no expression on her face, but her eyes were also unremarkable. On the body of the little fox in Yan Zhen's arms, the entire palace banquet, he hardly looked away.
Yan Huai looked at Yan Che, "Che'er, now several of your Highnesses are interested in traveling together in Spring Hunting, you have to make proper arrangements!"
Yan Che is the heir of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the future Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he led the arrangements for this spring hunt. Upon hearing this, Yan Che immediately got up. On the other side, Liu Yun caught Yan Che again. That's great.
In front of the ministers, Yan Huai made such a promise of spring hunting, which means that this activity is very enthusiastic for the royal family and civil and military officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The ancestors of the Great Zhou Dynasty started their business on horseback, and later set their capital in Lin'an In the city, although the bravery and warlikeness in the bones are worn out on the surface, the spring hunting, autumn hunting and winter hunting inherited from the ancestors have never been less. In Qin Wan's memory, the last spring hunting was two years ago. The shortest period is two years and the shortest is one year, and there will definitely be a hunting trip with a lot of momentum.
At the end of winter and the beginning of spring, it is the time when the ice and snow melt and all things recover. At this time, the Weishan hunting ground has been raised for two years. If you go there at this time, there must be many rare beasts out to look for food. But most hunters will return with full rewards.
There was a sound of toasting and chattering in the hall, both officials and family members were discussing the spring hunting trip.
Qin Chaoyu raised his chin slightly and said, "I didn't expect that this year's spring hunting will be in March. Mother, shall we go?"
Hu smiled and said, "It depends on what your father wants. If you want me to say, you can go there. This year you can go and have fun on your own. Next year or the year after, there is nothing you can do."
Next year or the year after, she will be the princess.
Qin Chaoyu's eyes lit up when he heard these words, and he looked up at Yan Che.
Yan Che is the organizer of the spring hunt, he will definitely go, if that is the case, then she will go too!
As soon as the thought came to his mind, Qin Chaoyu looked at Qin Wan, "Does Ninth Sister want to go to Spring Hunting?"
Qin Wan was slightly surprised, "Can I go?"
Qin Wan had never been to Spring Hunting, and her father had a case in hand, so he didn't go, so she didn't know what Spring Hunting was like, Qin Chaoyu said, "Of course, during Spring Hunting, even women can Change into riding clothes and go hunting!" Qin Chaoyu looked up and down at Qin Wan, "However, how is Jiumei's equestrian skills?"
Qin Chaoyu didn't ask about archery and only asked about equestrianism. Qin Wan nodded, "It's okay."
Qin Chaoyu smiled, "Since that's the case, why don't you go? The Empress Dowager doesn't know whether to go or not. If the Empress Dowager wants to go, she will definitely bring you with her."
Qin Wan didn't answer for a while, she was now thinking about the case of Concubine Jin, and Spring Hunting was not in her plan.
The palace banquet was coming to an end, the emperor and the queen mother were about to leave, and everyone from the Northern Wei and Xiliang also stood up. Seeing that everyone was about to go out, Tuobawu's eyes were also wandering around. After watching for a while, Tuobawu Ba Wu said anxiously, "Brother Prince, where is the young commander of the Shuoxi Army?!"
Qin Wan was heading towards the entrance of the main hall with Mrs. Hu, when he heard this, his footsteps stopped suddenly.