Empress: The Old Emperor's Way to Pursue His Wife

Chapter 145: The Soul (2)

"Li Zhong, your emperor and queen have always been like this..." What kind of words should I use to describe it?Qiu Zhu scratched his head and thought about it, not knowing what words to use to describe it.

Li Zhong tightly grasped the big palm of Qiu Zhu's little hand, "The emperor became emperor at the age of three, and took charge of the government at the age of 16. It was supposed to be a rule that you can only take charge of the government after you get married, but because of the emperor's affection for the empress, he had to change it." Afterwards, the empress's father took Xiao's family away from the capital, just to break the emperor's friendship with the empress, but it was futile."

"Xiaozhu, just imagine an emperor with a harem of three thousand women, who emptied the Sangong and Six Courtyards just for one woman, and pushed away the civil and military draft draft of the Manchu Dynasty, how deep the love must be. "

Listening to Li Zhong's words, Qiu Zhu couldn't help but think of his elder brother, a romantic and affectionate man, not to mention those unnamed confidante who are all over the world, even the one in the backyard who can let her call his sister-in-law, what is it? as much.

She never thought that the incompetent emperor her brother spoke of would be such a devoted man.

Although Qiu Zhu has not been able to understand the relationship between men and women, if the man she likes is nice to women other than her... Qiu Zhu couldn't help but look at Li Zhong beside him, and asked softly: "Li Zhong, if you Woolen cloth?"

"Me?" Li Zhong looked at Qiu Zhu's face, lost in thought for a while.

At this moment, Qiu Yunzhu, the pretty girl who pestered Mo Yanxiao and called him "Xianggong" appeared in his mind.

Her face overlapped with Qiu Zhu's face in front of her, and the two faces alternated back and forth, and it was already hard to tell who was who.

There was no sound, only the ashes of paper money floating in the sky, scattered in all directions.

Overnight, the News Pavilion, which used to dominate the sales of news, disappeared in the rivers and lakes. Overnight, a variety of "copycat products" flooded the entire news market.

People in Jianghu are not very curious about the disappearance of the News Pavilion, because the person in charge of the News Pavilion is dead.It's just that the huge members of the News Pavilion also disappeared, adding a touch of magic to the world for a while.

However, with the arrival of Ambassador Rong Di, the Jianghu people who have always only paid attention to the world affairs in the Jianghu also paid attention to the dynamics of the imperial court.

After all, no matter whether it is the world or ordinary people, it is inseparable from the stability of a country.

Ambassador Rong Di finally arrived in Kyoto. The emperor and empress opened the palace gates to welcome them. A banquet was held that night for Ambassador Rong Di and Princess Sanata.

In the palace, there was singing and laughter, accompanied by dancing and music.

The emperor and empress sat on the top of the first seat, and the envoy Rongdi and Sanata sat on the left side of the first seat. On the opposite seats were Xiao Xi'er and Mei Qing Qiuzhu.

Compared with Ambassador Rong Di, Mei Qing's appearance attracted the attention of all civil and military officials. Who made him Mo Yanxiao, that Mo Yanxiao who acted in a unique style.

He is clearly a powerful minister, but he never forms a party for personal gain.He clearly holds a lot of power, but never abuses his power.Obviously deeply trusted by the emperor, but he resigned by himself and retired to live in the vast world.

It is no secret that Xiao Yi sent someone to look for Mo Yanxiao.

It is not a secret that there has been no news in the past three years.

Now that Mo Yanxiao appeared out of thin air, they are not surprised if they are not curious, but fortunately, the current Xiangye Wei has no grudges about it.

Wei Huaiyin toasted Mei Qing several glasses of wine, thinking of Mei Qing's body, he would not let him drink after a few glasses of wine, but every time he got excited, he would toast to Mei Qing again.

Overall, the atmosphere is quite harmonious.

Sitting beside Mei Qing, Qiu Zhu felt bored, grabbed a pot of wine and a little food by himself, and then disappeared from the sight of the public.Fortunately, no one was interested in such a little girl of unknown origin, so no one noticed her departure.

Except for Xiao Xi'er who was excited, only Li Zhong who knew where she was going was both happy and hesitant.Because, the destination of Qiu Zhu is Li Zhong.

The dancers on the stage are graceful, and the melody in the hands of the musicians is melodious.

From time to time, one or two courtiers stepped forward to toast Rong Di's envoy, and then...

"Master Mo, how long has it been since I haven't seen you?"

"Master Mo, where do you live now? Can you visit your house?"

"Master Mo Xiang, oh no, what should I call this official now?"

"Master Mo, can we meet at your residence after the banquet tonight?"

"Master Mo..."

As long as someone offered a toast to the ambassador, this person must have a jug of wine in his hand, and after toasting the ambassador, he would respect Meiqing.

For this title, Mei Qing completely gave up resistance, whether Mo Xiang or Mr. Mei, anyway, he has already stole enough limelight at the banquet tonight, even if it is this limelight, he does not want to steal it at all.

If we continue to argue about this title, I'm afraid there will be some unexpected topics again.

Ambassador Rong Di didn't care about these things, but whispered to Sanata from time to time, and every time they chatted a few words, the ambassador's brows would frown a bit.

Sanata: "No, I must be his bride. This is the purpose of my coming to Dachu, and it is also the mission of your Rong Delang coming here."

Rong Delang shook his head and frowned, just as a minister came to toast, the ambassador calmed down and toasted.

In the middle of the banquet, Sanata had always been frowning. Now that she had chatted with the ambassador for a few words, her face became even more stinking and ugly.

Rong Delang: "Your Highness, you clearly know that this is not what Khan meant."

"Why not, this princess said yes." Sanata stared tenderly, then slapped the table and stood up.

For a moment, even the musicians stopped what they were doing, and the scene was silent.

Xiao Yi smiled and wanted to ask: "What's wrong with Princess Sanata? Could it be that the emperor's hospitality is not to your liking? If so, I will be another princess..."

Sanata bent down and bowed, and said: "The empress misunderstood, Sanata didn't feel that the reception was bad, but..."

"What is it?" Xiao Yi smiled slightly, but there was a lot of turmoil in her heart.After all, this princess has been in the palace for some time, and she has never seen her so polite.

Sanata's face turned pale, Rong Delang wanted to get up and say something, but she slapped her and fell back to her seat.

"This time the ambassador and the princess are here for the same purpose."

Xiao Yi: "What's the matter?"

Sanata: "Rongdi intends to marry the two great Chu countries and establish diplomatic relations between the two countries."

"Marriage!" Xiao Yi subconsciously glanced at Xiao Yi beside her.

The two of them had already speculated about various reasons in private, but they never thought that it was actually a marriage.It's just that the object of this marriage, Rong Di is undoubtedly Sanata, so the one who will marry her will be...

All civil and military officials sighed, speculating that Princess Rongdi must be the only one of great Chu's favored son, so the emperor's promise not to accept the concubine and not to be close to other women for the sake of the queen may be ruined.

Then, the long-suppressed thoughts of these courtiers couldn't help but become active again.

It's a pity that Sanata's words instantly extinguished the worries about the emperor's bed among the courtiers present.

"Yes, marriage." Sanata swallowed a mouthful of saliva, summoned up her courage and said: "Sanata implores the Emperor of Great Chu to grant a marriage to Sanata and Xiao Shuxiao, so as to establish a permanent relationship between the two countries."

Xiao Shu!

Xiao Yi breathed a sigh of relief, just now Xiao Yi gave him a dark look, afraid to hear his name from the mouth of Princess Rong Di, but fortunately, it was Xiao Shu and his wife who said it from her mouth. Character.

Luckily.

elder brother?

Xiao Yi frowned slightly, and her phoenix eyes glanced at Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi received Xiao Yi's gaze, frowned, and said worriedly: "I should agree to what Princess Sanata said..."

"Hmm." Xiao Yi hummed softly.

"However, Marquis Xiao is a good general of Chu, and the queen's twin brother. This matter is related to the country and needs to be discussed in a long-term way. Tonight, I specially hosted a banquet for Ambassador Rong Di and the princess, and we will not discuss business tonight."

Xiao Yi's words won the approval of Ambassador Rong Di.

Seeing Rong Delang nodding his head and smiling, Xiao Yi understood a little, raised his wine glass high, "Come, Ambassador Rong Delang, I would like to toast you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The ambassador greeted him with a toast, with a smile on his face.

Annoyed, Sanata didn't care about the etiquette, waved away the food and drink on the table on the spot, and left the table angrily.

Ambassador Rong Di immediately responded to Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi raised her hand from the side, the music continued to play, and the dancer continued to dance.

The emperor and the ambassador Rongdi drank and listened to the music, and all the ministers followed them, completely ignoring Princess Rongdi to the end.

Xiao Xi'er: "Mr. Mei, what is marriage?"

Mei Qing: "Marriage is another word for marriage."

Xiao Xi'er: "Then why do you want to get married?"

Mei Qing: "This... There are many reasons, such as you, Xi'er."

Xiao Xi'er: "Me? What's the matter with this hall?"

Mei Qing: "Of course it is up to His Majesty, Xi'er, you are the queen, and you will be the king of Great Chu in the future. The future Great Chu will be handed over to you, Xi'er, and the wealth and lives of the people of Great Chu will also be handed over to you In your hands, if Xi'er, you don't have the ability to protect your people, the best and most convenient solution is to marry another country and marry the prince of another country as your husband."

Xiao Xi'er was terrified: "I will not do it. I said that I will only sleep with Mr. Mei in this life, and once I sleep with you, it will be a lifetime. I must learn from my father to be a good man, so as not to be that half-hearted and stupid king."

Xiao Xi'er didn't realize if there was anything wrong with her words, anyway, she stubbornly recognized Mei Qing.

The three black lines slid down, Mei Qing shook her head and said nothing, explaining to Xiao Xi'er what she believed, it was twice as difficult as he used to be with the king to rule the country.

So, he abstained.

Xiao Xi'er frowned and asked, "Mr. Mei, is there no other way?"

"Yes, just like your father."

"Like father." Xiao Xi'er followed Mei Qing's gaze to Xiao Yi who was sitting on the dragon chair, her big round eyes were full of firmness.

(End of this chapter)