late night song

Chapter 166 Beiling proposes marriage
Ever since Lejia Pengkang knew that Gu Yuchu had doubts about Lan Ye's life experience, he had been complaining about illness and restrained Lan Ye from going to the military camp again.

Lanye was worried about his health and stayed in the palace obediently, which made Gu Yuchu even more restless.

Fortunately, the credentials of Beiling's marriage were quickly handed over to Hehe's court. The old king of Beiling, as his adopted son, General Honghu, proposed to marry Princess Ran Ying by name, and specially offered Lishui as a gift. Ten counties are employed.

This was the first time in 30 years that Beiling proposed marriage to Hehe.

In the court, the opinions of the officials were surprisingly unanimous.

A princess, in exchange for the support of a big country and ten counties, Beiling has given enough face, so why not He He?
Some people are alarmist, saying that if they don't comply this time, they might anger Beiling and lead an army to attack.

Ouyang Qunfang did not express a word, and Lejia Pengkang immediately denied it and broke up the meeting angrily.

Of course he knew Beiling's plot, and he became increasingly suspicious of the piano studio, Shu Yuan and Xiao Ling's identities.

But no matter what, he couldn't let Lan Ye leave, because without Lan Ye, what could he use to threaten Gu Yuchu?With those fragile blood ties?

Totally impossible!
He's not that naive either.

After the court meeting was over, Ouyang Qunfang returned home and quietly figured out how to deal with this marriage alone in the study.

He was not completely ignorant of what Lejia Pengkang had done, but now that the young king still regarded Hehe's future as a top priority, he didn't care too much about him.

But this time the marriage is definitely not as simple as it seems.

Beiling offered ten cities as a retainer, just to test He He's attitude. He even used the name of his in-laws to extend his hand into He He's court again.

If Hehe doesn't agree, it means that he is determined to stand on the same boat as Dongqi. If Beiling and Dongqi start a war in the future, Hehe's border will be a battlefield between two tigers.

If Hehe agrees, what will Dongqi think?
Even if both ends send princesses, it's still the same old attitude of not offending each other. How should Dong Qi be used to fight Beiling in the future?

Ouyang Qunfang was stroking his beard and feeling worried, when Zhang Mengyi came into the study carrying a bird's nest.

"Sir, why are you so worried?"

"Xin'er." When old man Ouyang saw her, all the worries in his heart disappeared, and his eyes were filled with love, "It's nothing serious."

"Then I heard that Beiling came with credentials asking to marry a princess." Zhang Mengyi took his arm and pulled him to sit on the imperial chair, squeezing his shoulders and rubbing his back skillfully.

"Oh, you are well informed." He raised his hand and grasped Zhang Mengyi's green fingers, doting on her.

"Everyone knows about Beiling's marriage proposal, and I am not deaf." She leaned on Ouyang Qunfang's shoulder and said coquettishly.

"How could the news spread so fast?" Ouyang Qunfang thought thoughtfully. She had kept her secret marriage with Dong Qi a secret for a long time and didn't even publish an official report, but the news still spread like wildfire.Now that Beiling's credentials have just been handed over, the city is already in a storm. It seems that this game will be even more difficult.

"That's not the case. But according to what I say, I'm just marrying a princess. What's the trouble for you, sir?"

"What do you know?" Ouyang Qunfang looked at her with a smile and her tone was extremely gentle.

"I don't understand the politics of the court, but I know that families have shortcomings. In fact, the truth is the same." Zhang Mengyi said while wrapping her handkerchief.

"How to say?"

"In a family, two sons-in-law of equal status come to propose marriage. How should we deal with it?"

"Of course a bowl of water is balanced." Ouyang Qunfang blurted out, and then his eyebrows flashed, "Xin'er means...

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"Either the two daughters are married together, or neither is married, so that the two sons-in-law have nothing to say."

"Hahaha, it can't be so simple. The second son-in-law gave a generous gift this time." Ouyang Qunfang was amused and actually talked about the court affairs with his family members.

"Don't you marry your daughter without a dowry? This doesn't give you any advantage."

Zhang Mengyi's words came to the point. Beiling took ten counties as a gift, so he would definitely not make a loss-making deal. He was determined to let Hehe hand it over. It was just an exchange of land for land.

"Marry your daughter with your head up, and your wife with your head down. The father-in-law has to show off, otherwise this wife will be too easy to marry. The eldest son-in-law must also make up for his share."

After hearing what she said, Ouyang Qunfang was stunned. It was indeed true, and he gradually made a plan in his mind.

A few days later, Ouyang Qunfang discussed with Lejia Pengkang, but they had great differences over this matter.

Lejia Pengkang had other plans in mind and refused to let Lan Ye leave no matter what. He even wanted to ask Dong Qi to come forward and settle the matter.

Although Ouyang Qunfang agrees with the current national policy of relying on Dongqi, in order to prevent one from declining and Dongqi's intrusion too deep, and considering the current stability of the Hehe Dynasty, it is still recommended to accept this marriage. As for the conditions, it can be done again. talk.

So this secret political discussion ended unhappy.

Ouyang Qunfang is deeply aware of the stubbornness of the little country leader, but it would be really unfavorable for Hehe to delay this for a long time.

Therefore, he revised the book as the Grand Sima and forced Lejia Pengkang to lose his seal.

In the letter of credence, he replied to Beiling and happily accepted the favor of Qin and Jin of the two countries. However, the letter also presented the fate of Princess Ran Ying, Feng Ming Jiutian, Mother Yi Tianxia, ​​and also claimed that if the fate was not matched, it might be suspected of harming the country. , so I hope Beiling will reconsider the marriage.At the same time, the letter of divorce informed Dong Qi that Beiling was willing to use ten cities as his base and asked to marry Princess Hehe. At the same time, he also presented Princess Ran Qi with the seal of Yin, which means that the world is the most noble in the world.

Such preparation is to force Beiling to marry Ran Ying with the ceremony of a princess or even a queen, and then use Beiling's ceremony to beat Dong Qi.

After the two credentials were sent, Lejia Pengkang was very unhappy.But when he thought about it carefully, he realized that Grand Sima was also thinking about the country, not to mention that he needed to settle the disputes in the court during this period. Therefore, in order to ease the relationship with Ouyang Qunfang, he specially held a family banquet in the palace. All officials of third rank and above You can bring your family to participate.

Ouyang Qunfang's first wife, Mrs. Hu, knew that everything she said and did now would be the subject of discussion by others, so she did not want to join in the fun.

Zhang Mengyi deliberately asked a capable servant to tell the mistress of the house that outsiders had ulterior motives and gossiped about the mistress's harsh treatment of her concubines. Madam Hu was so angry that she simply proposed to Ouyang Qunfang to bring Zhang Mengyi to attend. In this way, it hit her right No idea.

During the previous alliance between the Four Nations, Zhang Mengyi and Lejia Pengkang had met each other from afar, so there was a great risk of openly attending the banquet.But there are too many similar people in the world, and Qi Jinjue and herself are fully prepared for this fake identity, so she is not worried about being recognized by him.

Or it can be said that if it can make Lejia Pengkang suspicious, that is her real intention.

A few days ago, she received a secret letter from Qi Jinjue, which asked her to find a way to kill Ouyang Qunfang. However, Zhang Mengyi was too precious about her life and was unwilling to take the risk to do it herself, so she thought of instigating the relationship between the emperor and his ministers, and pretended to do it. Lejia Pengkang.

On the day of the banquet, she dressed up to attend.At the royal banquet, the courtiers took the side room to attend the ancient banquet, not to mention the famous Ouyang Qunfang who was well-known throughout the city.

Therefore, all the family members present looked at them with suspicion. They were all serious matrons, and some of them had official duties. Today, they were sitting in the same seat as the concubines. They were not allowed to do so and were filled with indignation. However, because of the emperor's favor, they On top of that, considering his own identity, he could only endure it silently.

Zhang Mengyi didn't take it seriously. Compared with the glory of being a concubine in Dongqi, she didn't take this small country banquet seriously at all. She sat at the table by herself, very aloof and aloof.

This was a family banquet, and logically princesses could attend, but Gu Yuchu didn't think of herself as a princess at all, not to mention her feud with the Lejia family, which made it impossible for her to stay in such a scene safely, so she took the military He did not attend the training with Lanye as an excuse, and he did not even bother to inform Lejia Pengkang.

Lan Ye wandered among the family members of each house, toasting and chatting politely, and the female family members who had good things to say lamented that on such a solemn occasion, it was unheard of for Master Ouyang to bring a concubine into the palace. Lan Ye then noticed that Zhong Gushou was at the table. Zhang Mengyi became suspicious.

Why is this woman here?So, she put aside the complimenting crowd around her and slowly approached her.

Zhang Mengyi was also surprised when she heard others respectfully address Lan Ye as Princess Ran Ying from afar.

"Why are you here?" Lan Ye said angrily, with a look of contempt on his face.

"So you are Princess Ran Ying." Zhang Mengyi sneered contemptuously.

"The threshold of this Yuquan Palace is really getting lower and lower, anyone can enter!" Lan Ye, who was always very articulate, immediately sneered back.

“Whether the threshold is low or high, it’s my ability that allows me to get in.”

"It's so shameless!" Lan Ye cursed in a low voice, "I'm afraid everyone still doesn't know the past of you, Princess Dongqi."

"Even if you are a princess, you still can't talk nonsense. I am a person with a heart to die, but Mr. Ouyang is the humerus and pillar of Hehe Chaotang. If others know that he and Dong Qi have secretly communicated, I don't know what will happen. We can't leave a whole body." Zhang Mengyi raised her hand to straighten the decals on Lanye's collar and threatened Ouyang Qunfang's life.

"Are you threatening me?" Lan Yepi smiled, his cheeks slightly red with anger.

"How dare you, I'm just reminding the princess." Zhang Mengyi tilted her mouth and flashed her eyelashes.

"Master Ouyang is of high moral standing and cannot be burdened by a shameless person like you. But don't forget that you are just a lowly concubine in the back house of Da Sima Mansion. If Master Ouyang knew your true identity, he would not know what to do. think."

"Princess, you should consider yourself when it comes to your future."

"What do you mean?"

"Hehe's credentials presented the princess's phoenix destiny. Do you know what this means?"

"What credentials? What phoenix destiny?"

"Oh, the princess doesn't know yet. During the marriage in Beiling, the king replied that the princess has a phoenix destiny. That means that if the marriage is successful, the princess will be either a princess or a queen when she marries Beiling. But Ling Ziyu became a libertine. Sex is known to the world, and Old Beiling is about the same age as Ouyang Qunfang. I wonder who princess you want to marry? Hahaha." Zhang Mengyi shook his head seriously and deliberately stimulated.

"How can you not comment on the arrangement of the king?"

Lanye was shocked!Although she knew about Beiling's proposal for marriage, she had never heard of any fate or credentials.She swore to protect Lejia Pengkang and He He, but she never thought of using her marriage as a bargaining chip to stabilize He He.

"I just feel sorry for the princess." Zhang Mengyi has lived in the palace for a long time. Naturally, she doesn't believe the lies about sisterly love and sows discord. "Compared to your good sisters, the princess's luck is much worse."

"I think you are jealous of Xiaochu marrying Emperor Dongqi Jingdi."

"There are two big countries in the east and north, and there are two marriages. Some people marry the right husband, and some people are reduced to political bargaining chips. This is fate, and you have to accept it!"

"Believe it or not, I will drag you down right now and deal with it directly." Lan Ye was furious and shouted angrily with his eyes glaring.

"You are a high-ranking princess, so I naturally believe it. Now that I have resigned, I just want to see such joy." After Zhang Mengyi said this, she stroked her forehead and left.

But when Lan Ye turned around, he kicked Zhang Mengyi directly on the butt, and saw her fall hard to the ground. The female relatives were so excited that they almost clapped their hands and applauded when they saw such a heart-wrenching scene. .

Zhang Mengyi had never experienced such an insult before, and her face turned pale with anger, but just as she was about to get up, she was kicked by Lan Ye again. She covered her waist and abdomen in pain, and her facial features were balled up.

"You're right. I'm a high-ranking princess. I'll kick you a few times, but what can you do to me?" Lan Ye bent over and shook off these words, brushed the dust off his shoes, and walked away.

Zhang Mengyi was embarrassed by this all night, but this was Yuquan Palace and she was not allowed to come and leave whenever she wanted, so she had to put on an ugly face until the banquet was over.

(End of this chapter)