Yaoying and Yuanjue said, and went to the silk shop to meet the messenger of Malu.
She knew that the messenger from Malu was coming, but she didn't know the exact date or who the other party would send.
Judging from the messenger's message, the person who came was probably an old friend.
Hu Shang in the shop is entertaining distinguished guests. In the private room on the second floor, all kinds of valerian cloth, Qingrong yarn, Shu brocade, Tuanhu, broken branches, flashing colors, lotus pattern, coiled dragon pattern, Xianhezhicao pattern, swastika pattern The double-win pattern brocade Lingluo is hung one by one on a pole. The colors are rich and gorgeous, and the patterns are huge and bright. When placed under the window, the sunlight will shine, and the room will be colorful and golden.
The distinguished guest held a piece of tulle in his hand, and he was dazzled and sighed: "The craftsmen in Han are really ingenious, the flowers, birds, insects and beasts on the silk brocade seem to be alive, and the mountains and rivers and pavilions are also in front of you. How much is Ling Luo asking for?"
Yaoying stepped forward surrounded by her own soldiers, heard the words, and said, "If Princess Manda likes it, these will be given to the princess."
The woman sitting by the window turned her head, with a face that was so bright and unrecognizable, wrapped in a light gauze, covered with gold and silk on her shoulders, full of pearls and emeralds, a string of engraved and inlaid Thirsium bracelets on her arms and wrists, a pair of gray-green The eyes glowed amber in the sunlight.
She looked at Yaoying for a moment, and the corners of her mouth twitched: "Princess, I am not the princess of Viramala now."
Yaoying smiled, and she asked the guard downstairs, "Then what should I call the princess?"
Princess Manda smiled and stood up to greet Yaoying.
"Thanks to the princess, I am now the princess of Malu Kingdom."
As these words came out, years of bitter humiliation came to Princess Manda's heart.
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Although she is called a princess, but because she is the daughter of a maiko, her status is low, and she was brought up by the queen as a maiko, serving her with beauty. At first, she wanted to charm the Buddha with her beauty, so as to get rid of the control of Viramara, but the Buddha was unmoved. Angered, she started from Princess Wenzhao, trying to use the princess to achieve her goal, but was categorically rejected by the princess.
Princess Manda left the royal court in embarrassment.
Before leaving the city, Princess Wenzhao found her and negotiated a deal with her.
The princess helped her to realize her ambition. She helped the princess to facilitate the trade between the Malu Kingdom and the states in the Western Regions, and to protect the Wei Dynasty caravan.
At first, Princess Manda suspected whether Princess Wenzhao was teasing herself, but she was desperate at the time and didn't want to go back to Viramala to be humiliated, so she agreed to Princess Wenzhao's proposal with a give-and-take mentality.
She went to Maru country.
That day, the caravan reminded Princess Manda to put on the shirt and skirt that Yaoying had given her. When she appeared outside the city of Malu in a veil, the officials of Malu were stunned.
"Goddess is alive!"
Malu Kingdom is just a small oasis country. The news quickly reached the king's ears. The king was overjoyed and ordered people to cover the floor with a golden carpet and personally go out of the city to greet Princess Manda.
The caravan leader smiled at the bewildered Princess Manda, "Princess Wenzhao has already made arrangements. The king has already seen your beautiful dancing poses in the paintings and has been fascinated by you for a long time. Princess, when you return to the palace, you can help The king dances a dance."
The king of Malu Kingdom was obsessed with dancing, and after seeing the paintings that the caravan sent to depict Princess Manda dancing, he thought about it day and night, but he hated that the beauty in the paintings was a goddess, and mortals had no chance to see it.
At this time, the caravan arranged for a wizard to advise the king that as long as he prayed sincerely, the gods would be moved, and the goddess in his dream would come to the world.
When everything was almost ready, the caravan appeared with Princess Manda.
The king rejoiced.
Princess Manda listened to the caravan's people talking about their various arrangements, and her whole body was full of enthusiasm: Wang Ting Buddha's iron heart is a piece of wood that does not understand customs, a statue of Buddha carved in stone, an iceberg that will not melt for ten thousand years, and Malu Kingdom is her A place to show your skills!
She danced a dance in the Malu King's Palace, and everyone from the king to the aristocratic officials were crazy about her. With Yaoying's arrangement, and the name "Goddess", she quickly became the king's favorite concubine.
The Malu Kingdom is only a small country, but the Malu Kingdom is attached to a powerful and prosperous empire, and the Emperor of the Empire favors the Malu Kingdom King very much.
She took the opportunity to break free from the control of Queen Viramara.
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Princess Manda regained her senses, and her eyes wandered around, full of richness and dazzling eyes.
Princess Wen Zhao sat in front of her, more delicate and bright than before. Gu Panjian had a sassy and heroic spirit, and when she commanded her personal soldiers, she was graceful.
When she arrived in Malu Kingdom, the trade routes from the Central Plains to the Western Regions were still under the control of Beirong. At that time, Princess Wenzhao was preparing for the smooth flow of trade routes in the future. When she captures the king of Malu Kingdom, and all the states in the Western Regions recover, shrewd businessmen will soon gather in Malu Kingdom - Malu Kingdom is the necessary place to connect the east and west trade routes.
Princess Manda is shocked every time she thinks of this.
What she wanted was a support, and what Princess Wenzhao wanted was a prosperous trade route that spanned tens of thousands of miles, connected hundreds of states, large and small, and benefited all peoples.
Their demands were so different that the princess was willing to cooperate with someone like her.
Princess Manda laughed at herself, put away Piao Yuan's thoughts, and gestured to the attendant with her eyes.
The attendant took out the credentials.
Yaoying's personal soldiers stepped forward to receive the credentials and handed it over to Yaoying. She opened the Chinese version and read it carefully.
Princess Manda continued to pick Lingluo and said with a smile: "Princess don't need to read it, the documents are full of empty words about trade and envoys, and everything the princess wants, I have arrived for the princess. The Wei Dynasty caravan passed through the Malu Kingdom. , the tax is reduced by 10%. As long as they are in the Malu Kingdom, the Malu Congress will ensure their safety. The king agreed to the publication of the bibliography that the princess said before. He has issued an edict to let people collect ancient books, but the princess must send a trusted businessman. The team transports those books, and the control of books in various countries is very strict, and merchants are not allowed to buy and sell books without permission.”
After Yaoying read the document, she handed it to her personal soldiers, nodded, and said, "The princess is the one who keeps the promise, but I didn't expect the princess to come in person."
She kept correspondence with Princess Manda. In the last letter, Manda only said that a mission would be sent to deliver the credentials.
Princess Manda snorted softly, "I don't come to see the princess in person, how can I make the princess believe my sincerity? And I have something to ask the princess for help, so I must come to see the princess in person."
"What's up?"
Yaoying asked in a flat tone, as if she would never shirk whatever she could do.
In her current status, she does have such confidence.
Princess Manda looked at Yaoying, who was several years younger than herself, and secretly admired it. For her, working with someone like Princess Wenzhao was like a tiger with wings.
In the future, the trade routes will be prosperous, and Malu Kingdom can benefit from it. She has close contacts with the princess, and she can be more confident in front of Malu Kingdom officials.
With such a powerful ally, she had to win over her and leave a way out for herself.
"Are there any more muslins woven from paintings?"
Princess Manda draped the tulle over her shoulders, walked to the mirror in the store, scratched her head, and said, "It's better than the ones the princess sent to Malu before."
Yaoying raised her eyebrows, "Then you have to draw the pattern first, and then wait for the embroiderer to weave it. It will take half a year to come and go."
"I can wait." Princess Manda turned back and threw a wink at Yaoying, "Now the King of Malu is fascinated by me, and he won't hate me in a few years."
The king loves dancing, and she is confident that with her dancing skills and the means to save her life over the years, she can stand firm in the Malu Kingdom.
Yaoying counted the days and said, "After five months, the caravan will send things to Malu Kingdom."
Princess Manda's mouth twitched.
"Princess is really refreshing..."
She paused for a moment, and the conversation suddenly changed: "The princess is in the royal court, but she can help me get what I want in Malu country, why haven't I captured the Buddha's son for so long? After one year expired, she left pitifully? Princess? Where have all the means gone? The princess dared to step into the burning altar, how did she miss it?"
Yaoying was eating tea and almost choked on hearing this.
Princess Manda shook her head and said, "I came to the royal court in person this time, besides thanking the princess in person and asking the princess for some veils, there is one more thing, which is to help the princess fulfill her wish!"
As he spoke, he clapped his hands.
The attendant carried the box forward and opened the lid.
She picked up a booklet and unfolded it, pointing to the man and woman hugging in various poses on the painting, "Princess, I still have a lot of these treasures, and I specially sent someone back to Viramala to search for more treasures. Like, all of them have been brought to the royal court, the princess just needs to do as I say, and make some small calculations, and she will definitely be able to share the cloud and rain with the Buddha."
Yaoying glanced around.
The blushing personal soldiers and Hu Shang retreated.
Princess Manda flipped through the booklet: "Princess, I can see that the Buddha is interested in you. Once a man is interested, he will definitely move other thoughts. If you burn a fire, you can succeed. "
"You find an opportunity to send other people away, put on a gauze skirt, take a pamphlet to ask the Buddha, remember, you have to pretend that you don't understand anything..."
Princess Manda smiled meaningfully.
Princess Wen Zhao, Yan Ru Shunhua, is exquisite in figure, and she is both smart, innocent and charming. As long as her eyes move, she has an indescribable charm. When she stands here, she is the only one in the eyes of others.
"When the Buddha reacted, the princess came up and asked, Master, why don't you look at me?"
"The Buddha didn't answer, the princess took his hand and put it on her..."
"Mage, you touch me..."
Yaoying's eyelids twitched slightly and stopped Princess Manda, who was talking more and more vulgar, "I appreciate the kindness of the princess, and the princess keeps these treasures for herself."
Princess Manda put down the booklet: "The princess fulfilled her wish for me, and I also want to do something for the princess."
Yaoying smiled and shook her head: "I have formed an alliance with the princess. The princess only needs to protect the caravan."
Princess Manda rolled her eyes and said, "The princess is so beautiful, and she knows those illusions. You don't need me to teach the princess. As long as you put in the effort, the Buddha will already be the servant of the princess... Does the princess have any concerns?"
If those legends about Princess Wenzhao seducing the Buddha's son are true, she doesn't believe that the Buddha's son can endure not to touch the princess!
Yaoying smiled.
Tamara is the monarch of the royal court, and the responsibility on her shoulders is too heavy. No matter what he chooses, she will not persecute him. What she cares most about now is whether Munda Deva can cure him.
"Is there anything else the princess has to do?"
she asked.
Seeing that she was unmoved, Princess Manda narrowed her eyes and could only stop the topic of seducing the Buddha, "I heard that the princess is seeking medical treatment, I asked the medical officer, and he refused to say whether he did not cure the princess. sick?"
Yao Ying said lightly: "Old diseases are hard to heal."
"This time the medical officer and I came to the royal court together. On the way, he often discussed the prescription with Munda Deva. If the princess wants to send him, it is enough to send a message."
Yaoying thanked Princess Manda.
Princess Manda pondered, "I've heard about the illness that Munda Deva and the medical officer discussed before."
Yaoying lifted her eyelids.
Princess Manda said: "I know a secret method, you can try it. This secret method is only spread in Viramala. I am a saint in a temple, so I have seen it before. If Munda Deva's prescription is useless, the princess can try me. this secret method."
Yao Ying was suspicious: "What secret method?"
Princess Manda clapped her hands, called the attendant, found a few volumes of beautiful books, and handed them to Yaoying.
"These are the secret methods I stole from the temple. I am grateful to the princess, so I will tell the princess this secret."
Yaoying unfolded the book, only glanced at it a few times, and immediately covered it.
Princess Manda looked serious: "I'm not joking with the princess. This is really a secret method I stole from the temple. The monks in the temple use this method to practice. The princess must accept it."
Yaoying grinned.
Princess Manda remembered another thing and said: "By the way, the princess asked me to pay attention to Haidu Aling in Beirong. He did not pass through the Malu Kingdom. I heard from the king that he may have escaped to Samadang."
Yaoying woke up and frowned.
Wakhan Khan once sent people to manage Samad, and Haidu Aling should have fled there to find help.
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at the same time.
Bi Sa led Munda Deva to rest, and Tamara Ka returned to the courtyard.
Yaoying's personal soldiers are not there.
He stood in front of the porch, frowning slightly.
Yuanjue said: "King, the princess has gone to see the envoy of the Malu Kingdom. The princess has restored diplomatic relations between the Wei Dynasty and the Malu Kingdom on behalf of the Wei Dynasty."
Tamaroka's face was light, "Did Bamir follow?"
He heard Munda Deva talk about the Malu country mission.
"went."
Tamara turned around and entered the room, glanced at the several cases next to the long case, and stopped for a while.
A half-open snow lotus flower was inserted into the copper vase on the table.
There are few offerings of flowers in his room.
Yuanjue hurriedly apologized: "Wang, this flower was brought back by the princess and kept outside. I was afraid that the flower would wilt, so I moved it in and put it in the house first..."
As he spoke, he picked up the copper vase and wanted to move the flowers out.
"Don't move."
Tamara Kahu said.
Yuanjue was startled, scratched his head, and put the copper bottle back.
Tamara sat down, took out the letter in his sleeve and put it away, raised his eyes, looked at the snow lotus in the copper bottle, and became fascinated for a while.
When she came back, she asked her personal soldiers to help her keep one thing, and she didn't want him to see it. He didn't look at it more.
It turned out to be a flower.
When she was shopping in the market, young gentlemen kept giving her flowers, but she confided none of them.
Tamara raised her hand and touched the snow lotus petals with her fingertips.
Chilly cold.
When Yaoying came back, it was already midnight.
The light was on in the room, and Thamaraga had not slept yet, when Munda Deva came over to apply medicine for him in person.
Yaoying sat on the side and watched, frowning lightly and looking worried. When Munda Deva went out, she immediately stepped forward and covered the quilt for Tamara.
"Master, do you feel better?"
she asked softly.
Tan Mo Luojia looked at her and nodded: "It's better, the princess will settle down sooner."
Yaoying showed a smile, waited for him to close his eyes, got up and went out, and stood in front of the porch talking with Munda Devi.
Tamara was tired and woke up from sleep to find that she hadn't returned to the room. She was about to get up when there was a creaking sound when the door was pushed open. She tiptoed into the room and lit a lamp, not knowing what she was doing outside. There was a rustling sound.
He lay down again, and after a while, she went back to the inner room and slept on the couch in the cubicle.
The next morning, Munda Deva looked a little odd when she applied the medicine for Tamara.
Tamara asked, "What did the princess say to you yesterday?"
Mundativa thought about it for a while, and said truthfully, "The princess asked me if the double cultivation method spread in some sects in Tianzhu is true, or is it exaggerated and fabricated by others."
Bi Su's eyes widened on the side, and before he could open his mouth, Tan Mo Luojia had already looked at him, his eyes were stern and cold.
Bi Su was drenched in cold sweat and shook her head like a rattle: "Wang, I never mentioned this to the princess!"
Earlier, a monk from Tianzhu suggested this method of strengthening the body to Tamara, and he also presented several scriptures, saying that as long as he found a young girl to practice according to the above method, his illness would be eliminated and his life would be prolonged. Ignore it.
After Yaoying returned to the royal court, Bi Suo remembered the monk's suggestion and mentioned it vaguely, but was categorically rejected by Tanmoraga, how could he dare to mention it to the princess
With a condensed expression, Tanmaraga called for Yuanjue.
"Where's the princess?"
"The princess has gone to the post house. Today, Princess Malu hosted a banquet for Duke Wei and the princess..."
Tamara's eyes darkened.
"When the princess comes back, let her come to see me immediately."
Until it was dark, Yaoying hadn't returned to the courtyard. Yuanjue lit the lamps and candles in various places and stood guard in front of the porch for more than two hours. She dozed off next to the flower wall, and suddenly heard the sound of carriages and horses, so she quickly cheered up.
The figure in front of the porch swayed, and the personal soldiers surrounded Yaoying and came back. She was covered with a cape and a hood, and her face was hidden in the hood, so she couldn't see her face clearly.
Yuanjue came forward: "Princess, the king is waiting for you."
Yaoying's footsteps were vain, and she gave a soft hum, signaling her soldiers to disperse and return to the inner room.
Tamara was sitting in front of the lamp and reading the Buddhist scriptures. He heard noises outside, put down the scriptures in his hand, and raised his head: "Princess..."
Before a sentence was finished, the fragrance was delicate, and a wisp of sweet fragrance penetrated into his heart.
Yaoying sat down in front of the long desk, took off her cloak, raised her face and looked at him, her hood slipped, her eyes were wet, "Why hasn't the Master slept yet?"
The candlelight shone, her reddish face was a touch of blush, and her lips were moist.
Tamara was silent for a while.