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Let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accompany us to see the customs of Chaoge more often these days."
"Yes, yes, Your Highness is too polite."
"I didn't expect that the tea drinker I met that day was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Suddenly, a woman laughed softly.
"You girl, you must have thought that the guest was the Ninth Prince. Unfortunately, I heard that the Ninth Prince caught a cold and cannot stay in the mansion." Another female voice came in, her voice very gentle.
"Oh, Auntie, what are you talking about? I don't think so! I haven't even seen him, so how can I miss him?"
"Our ninth prince is waiting for the princess at the banquet today. You will see him soon." The eunuch said with a smile.
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"Oh, eunuch, why are you..." The woman suddenly laughed, "Aunt, I heard that you prepared a gift for King Rui to congratulate him on his triumphant return. Why are you laughing at me? I haven't laughed at you yet."
"Haha, forgive me for being so nosy. Our Eighth Master has fought against the prince and princess in battle. The eldest princess is as brave as any man."
Hearing this, Qiaochu knew that this group of people were the envoys from Western Xia. However, these voices seemed somewhat familiar.
Perhaps she knew by calculating the time that the envoys would soon arrive. A little further away, she could hear the sound of drums and music coming from the palace where the emperor was holding a banquet. She wanted to distinguish what was going on, but the sound of stringed instruments made the voices of everyone seem blurred and unreal.
Princess Ke smiled and said, "Caining always admires heroes."
"Yes, yes, you have always admired heroes. The emperor loves beauties the most. You have been in Dongling for more than ten days and have reaped rich rewards. You have collected many beauties, regardless of whether they are willing or not. There were several women who refused, but you forced them to do so by using the status of their family. They were almost stabbed to death by you." The first female voice spat and said.
The man laughed and scolded, "It's their blessing to be liked by me."
I don't want to hear the names of those men from the Xixia envoys. Heroes? The Eighth and Ninth Masters are all very handsome. Qiaochu smiled in his heart, but he was also angry. Would you let you bully a girl from the common people like this? Soon he was stunned again. Cai Ning, and this voice—
When I realized it and wanted to leave, it was too late.
A group of people stepped into the imperial garden.
The next person was exactly the one seen in the restaurant that day - Chunfeng and his two companions, and the two old men.
It turns out that these people are envoys from Western Xia!
There were eunuchs leading the way in front, and many palace servants and maids holding ceremonial guards behind.
Qiaochu was now dressed in women's clothing, with her face still covered. She did not put on makeup as she had done that day, but only light makeup. She thought that no one would recognize her, so she was about to leave. Unexpectedly, Chunfeng saw her and was very interested. He asked the eunuch beside him, "Who is this woman..."
The eunuch glanced at her and said with a smile, "Your Highness, I think it's the dancers in the palace. There are several performances to celebrate today. I heard that one of them is the dancers covering their faces to dance, which is called the Beauty Veil."
"Great, great, it does have a good meaning."
Chunfeng laughed and looked at her with narrowed eyes.
Qiaochu sneered. Suddenly, one of the old men behind Chunfeng said, "Prince, this woman is the young man from the restaurant that day! I have been painting figures for many years and am very familiar with face painting. There are no two pairs of eyes that are exactly the same in this world. Even twins have different expressions in their eyes. I will not make a mistake."
This person is none other than Yi Lin, a top-ranked talent from Western Xia. There are indeed extraordinary people in this world, but it's a pity that their talent is used in the wrong place.
The eunuch Wang Gonggong was a servant in the Ministry of Internal Affairs who was in charge of foreign affairs. Although he was of a high rank, he did not know Qiaochu. He did not know the whole story. He saw Chunfeng, Caining and Yinping looking at each other with surprise in their eyes. He seemed to be very interested in Qiaochu, and immediately ordered Qiaochu, "Hey, why don't you pay your respects to the prince!"
Qiaochu thought, regardless of what happened between her and Shangguan Jinghong, this is on the land of Dongling. Although you are a member of the royal family of Xixia, the emperor has to consider internal stability and does not want to start a war with other countries in the short term, so he should be courteous. But how can he allow you to bully the people of Dongling and forcibly occupy women from the people! She will definitely let Shangguan Jinghong take care of this matter!
She was about to reveal her identity and leave, but Chunfeng's eyes flashed with a sly light, and the corners of his mouth rose, saying, "I won't give you any chance to shirk responsibility and get away this time." He suddenly stepped forward. Although Qiaochu was very alert, she was not as fast as Chunfeng, who practiced martial arts. She felt a numbness in her body, and she was already in Chunfeng's arms.
I wanted to speak, but no sound came out.
This bastard even pressed her mute point!
She immediately looked at Eunuch Wang, but Eunuch Wang did not show any expression. It could be said that he had been thinking about currying favor for a long time. He was Cao Zhaonan's subordinate and had been instructed to contact Chunfeng and others.
Cai Ning covered her mouth and smiled, saying, "It's easy to get it."
Chunfeng stretched out his hand and grabbed Qiaochu's chin, a gleam of predation flashed across his eyes, and he sneered: "A slave dares to fight with me! You will be in trouble later!"
He turned to look at Cai Ning, "Didn't the Emperor of Dongling prepare a beauty gauze for us? We can also borrow flowers to pay tribute to the Buddha and have a more interesting one to entertain them. I think Dongling will not be stingy with a dancer."
Main hall.
The emperor and empress sat in the main seat, and on the left and right were the concubines, the kings, and many court officials.
Each person had fine wine, fruits and vegetables on the table, but the toasts were not yet begun.
The virtuous king who had not been seen for a long time was also summoned to attend. However, one of his hands was drooping, as if it was useless, and he was drinking alone.
Except for this person, all the ministers were secretly surprised by the prince's situation. Although they didn't know what happened to him, they knew that he was indeed doomed. The emperor summoned him to attend this time, which might be a warning to punish him. The queen looked haggard, but the prime minister looked very good.
On the other side, in front of the throne of King Rui, many officials came over to toast and wish King Rui victory before the Western Xia envoys entered the hall.
The Crown Prince also smiled slightly and raised his glass to toast from afar, and Prince Rui raised his mouth slightly and raised his glass in return.
The emperor had a dull expression, with a hint of fatigue under his eyes, but his gaze was still unusually sharp. He squinted and looked at the sons sitting below him, occasionally looking at the Crown Prince and Prince Rui, and occasionally looking at Prince Xia who was also drinking in silence, or Prince Ning who was joking with the princess.
King Ning was actually not as relaxed as he appeared. Shangguan Jinghong had been on the northern expedition for ten days, and his and Zong Pu's worries finally came true! Although Shangguan Jinghong's tricks on the narrow road damaged the prince's trust in the emperor's heart, the emperor loved the prince after all. At that time, Shangguan Jinghong had not been found, and the emperor had a grudge against the prince in his heart. But Shangguan Jinghong finally returned safely, and the emperor's anger towards the prince was reduced. In addition, during the period of guarding the enclosure, the prince spent a lot of effort on the emperor, which made the relationship between father and son improve day by day. After returning to Chaoge, Shangguan Jinghong immediately asked for troops to march north.
This undoubtedly leads to two problems.
First, the hunting competition was decided in three rounds. According to the emperor's promise, the military token was already in Shangguan Jinghong's pocket, but there was a difference between asking for it on one's own and being granted by the emperor! Was it really for Concubine Qiao, or was it because Prince Rui was afraid of some changes and wanted to take the military token? The emperor was suspicious by nature, and if he favored the latter idea, he would be unhappy.
Second, during Shangguan Jinghong's Northern Expedition, the prince showed concern for the emperor. Human hearts are like anything else in the world, in that one thing grows while the other declines.
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Thank you for reading. Thank you for your gifts and messages. King Rui is about to recover his memory, King Xia's marriage, the identity of the black-robed woman and Lin Yu, the dispute between the crown prince, Rui, and Xia, King Rui's real choice, where Qiaochu will end up, the plot will soon have a series of twists and turns. See you tomorrow, guys.
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273 The Prince Wants to Divorce His Concubine
But it is also true that the two are now almost evenly matched.
The emperor's heart is towards the prince and also towards Shangguan Jinghong.
At this time, Shangguan Jinghong must be cautious again.
Shangguan Jinghong smiled and drank the wine handed to him by an official. He then withdrew his gaze that had been secretly fixed on the palace gate and stood up.
"Jinghong? The Xixia envoy is coming soon. Where are you going?"
The emperor spoke.
"Replying to Your Majesty, Qiaochu hasn't come yet. I went out to pick her up. The servants said that she was still feeling a little unwell and a little depressed. The palace was empty, so she went outside to get some fresh air before entering."
The emperor nodded.
"The Xixia envoy has arrived!"
Outside the gate of Ke Palace, the ceremonial officer reported his greeting.
The emperor looked at Shangguan Jinghong, who frowned slightly and whispered to Lao Tie behind him, "Bring Qiaochu in. If she doesn't want to, force her to do it."
Lao Tie nodded. At the same time, the emperor and everyone in the palace stood up to greet him, and laughed at the guest's noisy words. Chunfeng and others also bowed and crossed their arms in return.
The emperor ordered him to take a seat. After the toast, the emperor nodded slightly to the prince. The prince stood up and said, "Today's banquet is to celebrate the return of the Xixia envoys and my eighth brother who have put down the rebellion." Lang Xiang is highly respected and led all the officials to applaud and congratulate him.
Chunfeng and Shangguan Jinghong stood up and toasted the emperor and everyone else with wine. The prince clapped his hands and asked the emperor to sing and dance.
Chunfeng laughed and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I just heard from your eunuch Wang that you have a wonderful song and dance called Beauty's Veil. Thank you for your kindness, how about throwing out a brick to attract jade and let everyone have fun?"
"The prince will have more entertainment to offer, and we will wait and see." The prince smiled and looked at the emperor again.
The emperor smiled and nodded.
"Bring her up here!"
The one who spoke was Yin Ping. She had a coquettish smile on her face, but her eyes brushed against the man in fancy clothes who was quietly enjoying his saliva sitting opposite her. Her body trembled slightly, and she immediately stopped talking.
Chunfeng and Caining also saw it and were also very surprised. Wasn't that the man they saw in the restaurant that day? Now judging by the seating arrangement and clothing, he was actually a prince
The other raised his glass in greeting and continued to drink quietly.
It is said that this man was the King of Xia.
When he first saw the few people, he was not without surprise, but he did not show it on his face. He had already heard rumors about today's banquet, which would involve his marriage.
In the past, he knew the answer, but now—
In the past, my mother, Concubine Zhuang, often said that his moods were more emotional than his appearance, and he knew that. He just did it for free.
He had thought a lot over the past few days, and suddenly realized that he could also put aside his pride just for the sake of exploration.
Explore the future between him and that woman as plain as celadon.
She can let go, but he can't.
The look on her face that day made him feel distressed and angry, but he knew she was not happy, no matter how strong her excuses were.
She once said that there was a brief moment of happiness.
But he hopes to make her happy forever.
So he explored the gap between his current position and his father's.
There is also the marriage that is about to be proposed.
What should he do.
To accept or not to accept.
My thoughts were interrupted by a voice in the classroom.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, and everyone, why don't you guess whether this woman in the gauze hat is beautiful or ugly, a beauty like jade, an ordinary woman, or an ugly color?"
Chunfeng laughed jokingly, "If more than half of the people present here guess correctly, Chunfeng will drink three glasses of wine as a penalty, just to make your majesty and everyone else laugh."
Most of the people in the hall were surprised and looked at the woman who had just been brought up. The emperor said, "This kind of fun is quite interesting."
The woman was supported by two Xixia maids, who were also wearing Xixia clothes. She had a graceful figure and a dark grey gauze hat on her head. The brim of the hat had long gauze hanging down, completely covering her appearance.
King Xia's heart skipped a beat. Seeing that the woman's body was stiff, it was obvious that someone had pressed her acupoints.
Not voluntary
I don’t know whether she is stunningly beautiful or ugly
The noise in the hall gradually grew louder and everyone started to speculate.
"It is said that you can tell a beauty by her scent. In my opinion, you can also tell a beauty by her clothes." Chunfeng looked around with great interest and thought that it was right to press the numbness and muteness points on this woman and have her dressed in the colorful and enchanting clothes of Xixia. She looked very charming now. As he spoke, he became interested and walked into the hall and pulled open the woman's clothes, revealing her snow-white skin.
A bellyband is faintly visible under the collarbone.
Shangguan Jinghong sneered in his heart, holding the wine glass and drinking, listening to the loud noises all around. He glanced at the emperor and saw that he was frowning slightly. He knew that he didn't like Chunfeng's arrogance and lust. After all, this was a place for friendship and banquet between two countries.
He was thinking about Qiaochu, but he knew it was inappropriate to go out at this time, so he suppressed his anger. Then he followed the crowd and looked at the collar of the woman in the dark veil, but immediately