Throughout the ages, she was probably the first princess who came to marry but was rejected!
The sunshine in March is as soft and warm as spring water. It penetrates through the windows of the gorgeous carriage and pours on the woman in a red wedding dress. There is a thin layer of warm yellow halo, which is hazy and indescribably beautiful. This woman is the eldest princess Rongle of Qiyun Kingdom—Man Yao, who came here for marriage. After a month's long journey, she felt that her body was about to fall apart, so she could not help but lazily reclined on the soft couch covered with brocade quilts, taking a nap, listening to the noise and sex coming from outside the carriage, Shallow frown.
"Knock knock..."
"Excuse me, is anyone there? Please inform the lord that Princess Rong Le has arrived!" A guard with a long sword on his waist kept knocking on the majestic door. Above the door hung a plaque with three words written on it. A very imposing bronzing characters: from the palace. This is Li Wang Zongzheng Wuyou's mansion.
Zongzheng Wuyou, the seventh son of the current emperor of Lintian Kingdom, is the only prince with a title besides the crown prince, and is the marriage partner of Princess Rong Le. At this time, the gate of Li Wang's Mansion was tightly closed, without a single gap, perhaps not even a tiny speck of dust in the air could get in.
"Master Yang, look... It's been half an hour, and it's getting dark, and no one has opened the door, what should I do?" Seeing that there was no one answering from the Prince Li's mansion, the guard turned his head anxiously , asked the elegant-looking middle-aged man in an official robe, Yang Wei, the newly appointed Minister of Rites of Lintian Kingdom. He is mainly in charge of this wedding. The original arrangement was for His Royal Highness Li Wang to personally welcome the princess into the city, but Li Wang stayed behind closed doors. In desperation, he had no choice but to bring someone out of the city to welcome the princess, but he didn't want to welcome the princess. Afterwards, the gate of Li Wang's Mansion was still closed, no matter how they called the door, no one in the Wang Mansion would pay attention.
A minister with a slightly lower rank said worriedly: "Master Yang, Princess Rong Le is deeply favored by Emperor Qiyun. I heard that Emperor Qiyun was very reluctant to part with this marriage and sent him to dozens of miles. I'm afraid the situation is not good for neglecting the princess so much!"
Yang Wei sighed and frowned tightly. Of course he knew what the lord said, but what could he do
A man with a pair of mouse eyes, with a flattering smile on his face, stepped forward and suggested: "Why don't you find a few more people to knock the door open..."
Yang Wei opened his eyes, looked at him as if he had seen a ghost, and cut off angrily: "You bastard, you are getting impatient, find a place to kill yourself, don't risk the lives of the whole family!" The door, even if Yang Wei had ten thousand courage, he would not dare to break into the door.
"That's right, if you want to die, don't drag us." The other officials were even more furious. Not to mention the implementation of this proposal, it is just a word, if it reaches the ears of King Li, all of them will suffer accordingly.
The mouse-eyed man just came to the capital as an errand, and he didn't know anything other than flattering. How could he know that the master of Li Wang's mansion is the kind of master who would shake the ground if he stomped his feet. Seeing such a fierce reaction from several adults, he was so frightened that his body trembled.
As time passed, in the cold air of early spring, cold sweat quietly crept up his forehead. Yang Wei raised his sleeve and wiped it lightly. He looked up at the darkening sky, turned around and walked to the carriage, and carefully asked, "Princess, all the way!" The boat and the car are tired, so I must have been tired, why not arrange for the princess to rest at the post house first, and the next official will go to the palace to report to the emperor after a while."
The car door opened, and a pretty woman with a maid's mane poked her head out, her face was angry, and she said in a bad tone: "I have always heard that Lintian Kingdom is a state of etiquette. It’s fine to go out of the city to meet them, but to even close the gate to prevent our princess from entering the mansion, what kind of courtesy is this? It’s clear that we don’t take our Qiyun Kingdom seriously, which makes people doubt the sincerity of your Lintian Kingdom’s marriage!”
Yang Wei was slightly startled, he didn't expect only one maid to speak so eloquently, he hurriedly bowed his head, and said respectfully and politely to Princess Rong Le in the carriage: "Princess, don't misunderstand, the prince has something important to do at the moment, so delay In order to welcome the princess Fengjia, I hope the princess will welcome Wang Han. I can assure you that our country is absolutely sincere in marrying your country. For the sake of the century-old friendship between the two countries, please don't think too much about it."
The maid curled her lips and said: "What is more important than welcoming our princess? Even if the prince is not in the mansion, there must still be a servant in the mansion, right? Why has no one come to open the door for so long? You understand that you want to shut us down, but if you really enter the palace in the future, how can you bully our princess?"
"This..." Yang Wei frowned tightly, his clothes were drenched in cold sweat, and he couldn't answer for a while.
"Ling'er, don't be rude!" Man Yao sat up slowly, her voice was clear and elegant, just like the sound of heaven, although she was reprimanding, her tone was not sullen or angry, and she was majestic. Ling'er quickly retracted her head, pouted her lips, and lowered her head.
Manyao smiled slightly. Before she came to the kingdom of heaven, she asked people to inquire about the news about King Li. I heard that this person is perverted and arrogant, he acts unreasonably, but he is thoughtful and strategic. Just a month ago, he used a plan to solve the crisis at the border of the kingdom of heaven. With the cooperation of the young famous general Fu Tiao, he won more with less , defeated the barbarians in the north, wiped out more than 300,000 enemies, and achieved two people in the first battle, and became famous in Kyushu.
Zongzheng Wuyou was in the court, strategizing and winning a decisive victory thousands of miles away, and his reputation was even higher than that of the crown prince. He never took the initiative to go to the court. When there were important events in the court, the emperor would send someone to summon him. As for whether he should be summoned or not, he decided according to his own mood. And all the servants of Li Wang's mansion are only obeying the orders of Li Wang. They once declared that they would not accept the order of their master, even if the emperor came, they would still refuse to come in. Because of this, the emperor's favorite concubine said something against the king, but was demoted to the cold palace by the emperor on the spot, and never came out again.
There are also rumors that Zongzheng Wuyou has two taboos, one is not to drink alcohol, and the other is not to touch women. No one knows the reason, only that anyone who violates these two taboos will end badly.
Lifting up a corner of the car curtain, her white and slender fingers looked even more white and jade-like against the orange-yellow curtain. Wearing a complicated and gorgeous phoenix crown on her head, dozens of strings of jade and round beads hang down, covering her face. Seeing Yang Wei's embarrassed expression through the gap of the beads, she said with a slight smile, "Ling'er is outspoken, and I hope Master Yang won't mind if you are rude. Just follow what Master Yang said just now, thank you for your trouble!"
Yang Wei was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't believe the rumors that this unruly and willful princess could be so talkative? With a slightly puzzled look on his face, he replied politely: "Serving the princess is the duty of a subordinate." As he was speaking, he was about to order everyone to set off, when he heard a clear and loud voice behind him: "Master Yang!"
Hearing the sound, Man Yao was about to put down the curtain, paused for a moment, looked up, and saw a man walking out of the crowd, about eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed in brocade clothes, With a jade crown and hair tied, one can tell at a glance that he is not the son of an ordinary family. He has a handsome face and a slender figure. He walks briskly, and his demeanor exudes aristocratic temperament. He folded a jade fracture fan in his hand and patted it lightly on the palm. He was really a handsome and handsome man who was rare to see.
When Master Yang saw it, he hurriedly saluted: "My minister pays homage to His Royal Highness Ninth Prince!"
"You don't need to be too polite!" The Ninth Prince waved his hands casually, walked straight towards the carriage with an elegant posture, looked at the woman who was turned away but was not angry, and stayed calmly in the carriage, and chuckled lightly. Said: "Surely this is Princess Rong Le?"
Manyao smiled slightly: "Rong Le has met His Royal Highness Ninth Prince!"
The Ninth Prince's gaze stayed on her jade-white fingers on the window curtain, and he raised his eyebrows meaningfully and said with a smile: "I heard that the princess has an ugly appearance, but I didn't expect her hands to be so beautiful. From this point of view, they are not useless."
Ling'er was already dissatisfied with the royal family of Lintian Kingdom, but seeing the Ninth Prince's words insulting her master, she couldn't help feeling angry from the bottom of her heart. Regardless of her status, she retorted: "The dignified prince also believes in those rumors?"
"Ling'er, shut up! Don't be presumptuous in front of the Ninth Prince!" Manyao immediately stopped her in a soft voice. She once intentionally spread rumors about her ugly appearance in order to avoid marrying prematurely, but unfortunately, her fate was beyond her control after all. Seeing the ostentatious smile on the Ninth Prince's face, she clearly intended to make things difficult and humiliate for her pleasure. But she was tired after driving for a month, and she didn't want to make more troubles, so she said lightly: "His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince is absurd! Rong Le can only see with these hands."
From the beginning to the end, the Ninth Prince didn't even look at Ling'er, but he couldn't help but look at Man Yao with a hint of playfulness in his eyes. Generally, women would look at each other angrily if they were ridiculed like this, but this princess didn't seem to care. He raised his eyebrows, and looked at her sideways. Although it was covered by beads, he could vaguely see that his skin was as white as snow, and his eyes were clear. He always only loved beautiful women. It's a pity that a woman like this is ugly! "It is rumored that the princess is unruly and self-willed, and lacks all virtues. I don't think...it's not true. At least, the princess knows the most basic manners, and she also has a little self-knowledge."
Man Yao pursed her lips and smiled, with a hint of sarcasm in the corner of her mouth, but she smiled without saying a word.
Yang Wei had cold sweat on his forehead. These nine princes have been with King Li for a long time. They speak and act more and more flamboyantly. They never discriminate between characters and occasions. They do everything as they please. After all, she is a princess of a country. Fortunately, she has a good temper. , not as savage as the rumors said, otherwise there would be a lot of trouble, and a fight would have to happen. Thinking of this, he quickly changed the topic, "The Ninth Prince came just in time, can you do me a favor and convey to His Royal Highness Li Wang, saying that my minister was fortunate enough to welcome the princess Fengjia, and I still look at His Royal Highness Li Hurry up and open the door to welcome me, so that I can enter the palace and report to the emperor."
The Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows, turned his eyes to look at him, and said in a nonchalant manner, "Master Yang is not confused? Seventh Brother never agreed to this marriage in the first place. What is going on, I can’t enter the door now, are you in a hurry? This prince can’t help you with this matter. If the seventh brother doesn’t want to open the door, let alone me, the prince will come here in person. This door! , Should it be opened or not. I advise you to leave here as soon as possible. You know Brother Seven's temper. If you annoy him, the consequences...you, Mr. Yang, can't bear it alone. And..." said He leaned closer to Lord Yang, and said: "The prince just came out of the palace, I heard that the father is not in a good mood today, my lord, you'd better not get into trouble at this time, otherwise... be careful and walk around, When the time comes, don't blame me for not reminding you!"
Hearing the words of the Ninth Prince, Yang Wei was startled. The marriage between the two countries, and they are ministers are also for the sake of the country and the country, but unexpectedly, it has resulted in today's difficult situation like riding a tiger. He can't afford to offend King Li, and Princess Rong Le can't offend either. Past experience tells him that when the emperor is in a bad mood, the farther away the better, but this matter is related to the peace plan of the two countries. If you press it first at this time, you can report to the court tomorrow morning, and you can still have colleagues to help you talk, but, although it is a night away, it can be big or small, it depends on the attitude of Princess Rong Le. He looked sideways at Manyao slightly, his expression extremely troubled.
It turned out that this marriage was never agreed to by Prince Li! Manyao twitched the corners of his mouth mockingly, but there was a flash of light in his eyes. Seeing Yang Wei looking over, he understood, and smiled casually: "My lord, don't be embarrassed, Rong Le is really tired today, and I want to go to the post house to rest first, and see you The matter of the emperor, take it easy a little bit, presumably the emperor will understand Rong Le's suffering from the exhaustion of the journey, right?"
Hearing what she said, Yang Wei suddenly became enlightened. This princess is really a transparent woman. He couldn't help saying gratefully: "Thank you, princess! If in the future, the princess has a place to be an official, feel free to speak. Within the scope of the subordinate's ability, he will never refuse."
Man Yao didn't refuse, she just bent her lips and said with a smile: "Then Rong Le is here to thank you first! Let's go. Your Highness Ninth Prince, take your leave."
After the car door was closed, Yang Wei bowed to the Ninth Prince, and then led the mighty procession to the East City post, leaving the Ninth Prince alone on the spot. Unexpectedly, his casual sentence made that woman come true, and she went along with the flow, just like this to win over a high court official. This woman is not easy!
The Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows, and facing the carriage going away, said softly: "Princess, see you in the hall tomorrow!" This time, Seventh Brother can't even think about going to court. I don't know how Seventh Brother will react when the time comes
Good show, coming soon! He couldn't help laughing happily, with a hint of anticipation.