The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 402: Qin-Qi Marriage
The Qin King's courtesy still made Qi King Jian extremely satisfied.

Ying Zheng personally went out of the city ten miles to greet him, and prepared a temporary palace for King Qi on the side of the Wei River, complete with the Six-Legged Dance and all kinds of ritual music.

After inviting King Jian of Qi to rest for three days, a banquet was held in the Xianyang Palace, and all civil and military officials, royal nobles, and hundreds of eminent people were summoned to entertain King Jian.

It can be said that enough face was given and King Jian of Qi had a very good impression of Ying Zheng.

With Ying Zheng's image, the first impression cannot be bad. Such a handsome and mighty monarch, polite, smiling, and humble, no one can resist him when they see him.

For several days in a row, the two of them held grand banquets every day, toured the city together, and went hunting. King Jian of Qi simply didn't want to go back.

Well, I am so happy.

After playing for several days, King Jian of Qi finally remembered to make an alliance.

The two countries agreed to a marriage alliance and to maintain friendship.

As for Qi's desire to use the Qin State as a transit point to attack Yan, although the King of Qin was related to Yan by marriage, he still gritted his teeth and agreed.

It just means that as in-laws, we can only choose not to help each other.

King Jian of Qi was extremely satisfied with this.

King Qin, you are such a kind man!
Ying Zheng was also extremely satisfied with this alliance.

After pacifying Qi again and using both kindness and force, King Jian of Qi would never think of becoming an enemy of Qin again.

After the alliance, King Jian of Qi was kept for more than ten days. He was so comfortable that he didn't want to go back. After all, he was treated with great courtesy in the Qin State. He could have fun every day and didn't have to do anything or worry about state affairs. It was really comfortable and relaxing.

It was not until the Imperial Censor could no longer bear it and urged him several times that King Jian of Qi reluctantly said goodbye to Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng personally went out of the city to see him off for more than 30 miles.

As a return gift, he sent three hundred carts of rare jewels.

Another envoy went to Qi with 300 carts of betrothal gifts.

We will still send a large army to escort them back in an honest and reliable manner.

Ying Zheng sincerely expressed his hope to come to Daqin again in the future.

King Jian of Qi said yes repeatedly and left Da Qin reluctantly.

Naturally, Hou Sheng also came with King Jian of Qi on this trip. Ying Zheng naturally valued this great contributor to the Qin Dynasty very much.

The hospitality he received after entering Qin made him feel so comfortable every day that he didn't know north, south, east, or west.

Before leaving, he was given twenty beautiful women, one thousand pieces of gold, and more than a hundred pieces of precious treasures and jade.

On the way back, Hou Sheng kept thanking the King of Qin in his heart, and felt deeply that making friends with the King of Qin was the best decision he had ever made in his life.

What a kind person!

So decent!

As soon as King Jiang of Qi returned to his country, he was faced with many government affairs that had been piled up during this period, as well as the matter of attacking Yan.

Now I have to keep busy and deal with it day and night.

This contrast with the happy life in Qin almost made me depressed.

But even though he was so busy, King Jian of Qi was still ready to send his daughter over as soon as possible. After all, the envoy from Qin had already returned.

This matter cannot be delayed, the sooner the better.

When King Jian of Qi asked his two daughters of marriageable age who was willing to go to the State of Qin, he never expected that both of them were willing and were vying to do so.

King Jian of Qi was really reluctant to give away his two daughters, and he didn't say he wanted to marry them off.

The Qin State also came with a betrothal gift. It would be embarrassing if I gave my two daughters over there.

At this time Hou Sheng spoke up and said that the King of Qin treated the two princesses with such courtesy, and since both princesses were willing, why not make them both happy and create the beautiful story of Ehuang and Nvying?
This also shows the sincerity of the friendly relations with Qin State.

Similarly, the State of Chu also sent two noble ladies. As a result, although the State of Chu did such an excessive thing, it was only compensated with a few cities, which was not a big deal. The two countries then returned to friendship. This shows that it is good to marry more.

King Jian of Qi thought about it and felt it made sense. After all, his daughter was willing. The King of Qin was a man of great appearance, so his daughter would not lose out anyway, so he agreed.

Li Jian, who was on the diplomatic mission, was shocked. Wow, this unexpected gain was so rare, so rare.

This is not a concubine's marriage.

Although the two princesses did not have the same mother, they were both legitimate princesses with the same status, and both entered Qin in the proper manner.

But it was really a good thing that King Jian of Qi prepared two dowries.

Each princess brought a total of nine hundred carts of treasures into Qin!
Li Jian couldn't help but sigh that there are so many strange things in this world.

Moreover, Qi was really rich! The King of Qi was really willing to spend money.

The two princesses had a total of 1,800 carriages of precious treasures, and the carriages and horses were so connected that you couldn't see the end at a glance, well, you couldn't see the end at a glance.

Including the soldiers and guards and maids, the entire team consisted of more than 10,000 people, stretching for more than 20 miles. It would take half an hour to run from beginning to end even on a thousand-mile horse.

Ying Zheng didn't know about this yet. If he knew, he would definitely be very happy. All this year's expenses have been recovered and there is still some profit.

Although the daughter's dowry is her own, it is not a loss to join the Qin Dynasty.

Nowadays, marrying a wife costs a lot, but the rewards are even greater.

Now there is another happy event. After Jiang Zhi, the other three beauties of Daqin gave birth to a princess and two sons.

Ying Zheng named the eighth princess Ying Shu, the tenth prince Bai Dian, and the eleventh prince Tang Li.

In addition, Xia Yue, Qiu Shi, and Wei Xianxian are also about to give birth, Jing Wei has been infected again and is already pregnant. Even Hong Lian is pregnant.

Little girls are easy targets.

Madam Mingzhu and Lady Hu were extremely envious.

No matter how much preparation they made, it was not as good as Honglian's letting things take their course.

And something that made them even more anxious happened. After all, the two of them depended on Honglian. Now that Honglian was pregnant, Ying Zheng would at most come to take a look and would not go to bed with her at night.

This made the two of them taste the sweetness, how could the queen who couldn't stop bear it?
They felt it was hard enough to eat once every few days before, and if they had to wait for a year or two, they dared not even think about it and might as well die.

Concubine Hu is fine, she is doing well in the harem now.

Not to mention that he has a good relationship with Zi Nu, ever since Ying Zheng signaled Yan Ling Ji and Nong Yu's family to visit each other more often, these strangers have become close to each other. After all, it's like meeting an old friend in a foreign land, so they are naturally warm to each other.

Yan Lingji and Nong Yu were both close associates of Ying Zheng and were already familiar with each other. Nong Yu was young, gentle and polite, so she naturally had never targeted Yan Lingji. Now that they knew they had the same origin, they became even closer.

Madam Hu and Concubine Hu were smart people. They had just arrived at the Qin Palace and naturally would not refuse the opportunity to make friends with the king's favorite concubine.

The Hu sisters were naturally introverted, tactful and kind, and with the help of Nanyue's mediation, the relationship between these beauties of Baiyue descent was now unexpectedly good.

Concubine Hu is now preparing to move to Nanyue's place. She has calculated that many of the king's concubines are pregnant, and some are still recuperating. As Nanyue grows older, she becomes more gentle and charming. The king must take action soon.

She could eat along with them. As for Honglian and Mingzhu, she didn't care about them anymore. Honglian was already pregnant, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

As for Mrs. Pearl
My dear sister, let’s plan for the future and wish you the best.

Madam Mingzhu felt a little numb.

This witch is even greedier than a vixen.

She knew very well that if Concubine Hu moved away, the possibility of the king coming to stay overnight would be even smaller.

But she had no choice. Lady Hu was moving there to live with her sister temporarily, and she couldn't stop her even if she wanted to.

That Zi Nu and she didn't like each other. Besides, they were not related at all, so why should she move there?

Mrs. Mingzhu was really in trouble now.

After the two princesses of Qi entered the palace, even more people became numb.

Well, your State of Qi is good enough. You gave away two princesses in one marriage. Do you have the right to call yourself a great country?

However, your Qi State is too rich!
Ying Zheng was really surprised. There was such a good deal, buy one get one free, and most importantly, the dowry was so generous!
The State of Qi is really rich.

Ying Zheng felt deeply moved and decided to send Li Jian to conduct any diplomatic missions that would be beneficial in the future. Every time he went, he would gain something unexpected.

He tried to persuade Ji Wuye, but Bai Yifei stopped him and insisted on joining in.

It was just a simple mission to propose marriage, but he was able to bring back two princesses and two dowries.

Whether it is a factor of strength or luck, this is truly amazing.

It's really a lucky star.

Oh, Holy Body of our ancestor!
For the sake of the dowry, Ying Zheng quickly went to meet the two princesses.

They were all conferred the title of beauties. Although they lived in the same palace, they were given the Grand Palace, Chang'an Palace.

The two princesses, the elder one was named Gui Xuan and the younger one was named Gui Wan. One was seventeen and the other twenty-eight years old, only a few months apart.

The elder sister is gentle and tough, while the younger sister is soft and gentle.

The State of Qi did not maintain military preparations, but its commerce was developed, the customs among the people were open, and both the court and the people were prosperous.

King Jian of Qi had many children, but he doted on his own daughter very much.

Especially these two daughters, who have been talented and beautiful since childhood and whom I love very much. Otherwise, I would not have kept them until today and would not be willing to marry them off.

If it weren't for the fact that Ying Zheng made a very good impression on him and the Qin State was extremely powerful, and he was determined to be on good terms with the Qin State, he would never be willing to marry his two precious daughters to Ying Zheng even if Hou Sheng tried to persuade him.

From the dowries, we can see how much King Jian of Qi doted on his two daughters and how much he valued the good relations with the State of Qin.

Even Ying Zheng was astonished by such a generous dowry.

Even compared to Mi Yun and Mi Yan combined, it is not much different.

King Jian of Qi, a decent man!

As for the other beauties, except Ying Xin, she can't beat two of them alone, but she is not bad if counted alone.

All the others combined are no match for the Gui sisters from Qi.

As soon as the two princesses arrived at the Xianyang Palace, they overshadowed most people.

I dare not say anything.

The poor child Ji Qiong was crying secretly. She finally understood why her father dreamed of seizing the State of Qi.

Honglian also truly experienced the huge difference in strength between a small country with a small population and a rich and powerful country.

There's no way around it. In that era, women with generous dowries could speak with confidence.

Those who have less dowry naturally dare not speak.

(End of this chapter)