Chapter 121 Qian Chu's request(1/2)
Since Empress Fu passed away, Chai Rong's emotions have no home. There is a woman who looks like Empress Fu and is more beautiful hanging in front of her. If he is not moved, then he is not a man.
But he is an extremely proud person, and it would be humiliating for him to favor a woman who has someone else in his heart.
Fu Liying's words were tantamount to a straightforward rejection. He was not angry but smiled helplessly: "The Queen often said that I am indifferent to human feelings, but I don't think so. But when I get along with you, I think she is right.
Can you tell me where I lost to Xu Xian?"
Fu Liying felt deeply blessed and said: "Your Majesty did not lose, it's just that he came earlier."
Chai Rong asked again: "But he is already married and now has a child. There is no place for you in his place. Is it possible that the daughter of the Fu family can still be his concubine?"
"I understand, it's just that he lives in my heart and hasn't left yet."
Chai Rong shook his head slightly and said: "Maybe I am old and not so obsessed with matters between men and women, so I don't understand it well."
"No, Your Majesty is the most infatuated man Liying has ever met. In fact, His Majesty is not in love with Liying, just because Liying has a little bit of the queen in her body."
"Probably so. You can go back and take care of Brother Yang and the other two. I won't let you eat."
Seeing that Fu Liying was gone, Old Mu Tou suddenly came in and said, "If Your Majesty likes it, just make him the Queen. This Xu Xian is so useless that he actually robbed a woman from Your Majesty. Your Majesty gave me a decree, and I will teach him a lesson for Your Majesty."
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Chai Rong rolled his eyes, "That's nonsense. Where will I show my face if this news spreads? Liying is right. Maybe I fall in love with her because she looks similar to the queen, but that bastard Xu Xian really should find a chance."
Clean it up."
Li Tingfang suddenly came in holding a volume of memorials, "Your Majesty, this is sent by people from Honglu Temple, saying that envoys from the Wuyue State have arrived."
Chai Rong took the memorial and scanned it quickly. Not only did he frown, he said to himself: "Why did you call the princess here? What is Qian Chu doing?"
Old Mutou asked: "But the sister of the King of Wuyue? I forgot to tell His Majesty that I went from Changzhou to Hangzhou to see the Princess of Wuyue for Your Majesty?"
"what happened?"
"The thing is like this. After I arrived in Changzhou, the Wuyue people refused to retreat. They made a condition that your majesty would make Qian Chu's sister the queen... The prime minister of Wuyue even told me this in person at the celebration banquet.
matter."
Chai Rong scolded: "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier!"
"There is a reason for this. The King of Wu Yue wanted the princess to be his queen, but the Taijun of Wu Yue... fell in love with Xu Xian and wanted to make his daughter his concubine."
"Be my queen? Be your concubine to Xu Xian?"
"Exactly, Your Majesty also knew that there was a fierce woman in Xu Xian's family. When Xu Xian heard this, he was so frightened that he ran away and left Hangzhou without even using a stick of incense. I thought the matter would end there, but I didn't expect that he would directly kill her.
Someone sent it. I just don’t know if it’s for His Majesty to be a queen, or for Xu Xian to be a concubine, Your Majesty?”
Chai Rong was sitting there in a daze, and suddenly he slammed the table and shouted, "Damn it, it really doesn't make sense. Can the person who chooses to be my queen have to be Xu Xian as my concubine?"
There was silence in the back cabinet. Probably no one expected that Chai Rong would use such foul language, but it happened to add fuel to the fire. Old Mu Tou stroked his beard and said: "It really doesn't make sense!"
Li Tingfang hurriedly tried to comfort her: "If your Majesty feels unhappy, just let the princess of Wuyue become the queen to make up for it."
Chai Rong smiled sadly, "What's the use of me being happy? I just want to make Xu Xian unhappy. When the order was sent to Honglu Temple, he said that Xu Xian was familiar with the envoys from Wu Yue Kingdom, so he sent the envoys from Wu Yue Kingdom
Arrange to go to Xu Xian's house, and in a few days you can ask someone to go to Changle Building for a break..."
Listening to Chai Rong's arrangement, the flesh on Old Mutou's face couldn't help but twitch. In his eyes, Chai Rong, who was an upright person, would come up with such a bad idea. Jealousy really made people psychologically twisted.
"Hehe... Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will handle it properly."
Seeing the smile on Chai Rong's face, the little princess blinked her eyes like grapes and said, "What are you laughing at, father?"
"Haha...someone is going to be in trouble, so I am naturally happy as a father!" Chai Rong laughed, but suddenly his expression froze, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly, his face turned pale, and his mouth was slightly open as if he couldn't breathe.
of fish.
Seeing this, Old Mu Tou quickly closed the door, walked up to Chai Rong and asked softly: "Your Majesty, your old problem has relapsed?"
Chai Rong didn't answer for a while before breathing out, covering his chest and saying, "It's okay, it's over."
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Inexplicable, simply inexplicable.
He is the deputy commander of the Palace Department and the leader of the army in Henghai Town. He can charge into battle and die on the battlefield. Why should he be asked to receive the envoys of Wu Yue? His home is not a state guesthouse without room for the envoys.
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Li Tingfang chuckled and said: "Honglu Temple has recently renovated its buildings, and there really is no place to settle down."
"Then you can also settle in the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, Xuanhuiyuan, or even the imperial palace. At worst, renting a house for them makes no sense in settling in my house."
"Your Majesty said that Wu and Yue contributed a lot to the attack on Tang Dynasty this time, so they should be comforted. Your Majesty has been to Wu and Yue and is familiar with them. There is a restaurant at home, which is convenient for entertaining. When Your Majesty has time to summon them, he will send them away. This is Your Majesty's request.
You must do your job well."
"Since His Majesty has given orders, I have no reason to disobey them. It's just that their expenses can be written off by Honglu Temple."
"Ling Gong's family is so incompetent. It's really stingy to look at this little bit."
"A certain person has always kept a clear distinction between public and private affairs, so I will go to Honglu Temple to pick him up."
Li Tingfang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, just keep your peace of mind on duty. Honglu Temple has sent people to your home. Your wife is smart and capable and I believe she will entertain Princess Wuyue well."
Xu Xian stood up abruptly and shouted: "The princess of Wuyue Kingdom is here too?"
"Well, here you go? Your Majesty is so excited. Could it be that he knows the princess of Wuyue Kingdom?"
"No, no, I don't recognize it. I'm afraid that the mother-in-law at home is clumsy and neglects Wu Yue Kingdom's golden branches and jade leaves, calling it a vassal joke. No more gossip, I will go home and take a look!"
Seeing Xu Xian hurriedly leaving the camp, Li Tingfang covered her mouth and smiled, "Xu Linggong, you can't blame our family for harming you. Who asked you to steal women from His Majesty?"
There is nothing more terrifying than Qingying going home. Even if Chen Tuan exposes the secret in his heart, Xu Xian has never been so scared. If Zhao Ningxiu knows about the things he did in Wu Yue Kingdom, he will probably be missing something.
Only the parts can be handed over.
He rode horseback and galloped all the way to Happy Forest. Before he got home, he saw many carriages and horses in front of his house. A soldier from the Wuyue Kingdom was squatting on the roadside talking to the young man from Happy Forest, and he burst into laughter from time to time.
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Xu Xian couldn't help but feel guilty and stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Shao Jixian, what the hell are you talking about here?"
Shao Jixian stood up quickly and said: "Jixian met your grandpa, he didn't expect me to come, haha..."
"I asked you what you just said to these teenagers?"
"I just told you something about your Duke strategizing on the battlefield and killing everyone!"
"Then just go on, if you dare to say anything else, I'll beat you until your father doesn't even recognize you."
As soon as Xu Xian entered the door, he heard a strange noise next to the porch. When he turned his head, he saw two cute black and white animals twisting next to each other. A Bao's head was pressed against the door panel from time to time, making "pah pah pah" sounds.
sound.
Uh... This is too fast. After being single for so many years, Xu Xian can understand that Abao is a bit impatient.
He turned around and walked slowly towards the flower hall. He vaguely heard someone talking inside, and he felt more nervous than when he was in the examination room. He was afraid that Zhao Ningxiu would suddenly come out with a rolling pin.
Whatever he was afraid of came, Zhao Ningxiu suddenly poked his head out, making Xu Xian jump back in fright.
"You are as sneaky as a thief. The princess has been waiting for you for a long time, why don't you come in quickly!" Zhao Ningxiu rushed out and grabbed Xu Xian's arm and pulled him into the house.
The situation in the room was very different from what Xu Xian had imagined. The guests and hosts were not sitting down, holding tea bowls, and exchanging pleasantries. I saw a group of women surrounding the Wuyue delegation, but they were not talking about their parents' shortcomings.
Aunt Liu had a bit of arrogance on her face, "You have come all the way, and you must have never seen the scenery of Shangguo. I have time to take you around Kaifeng City, to the edge of the imperial palace, and then to Xiangguo.
Burning incense at the temple, and finally having a good meal at Changle Tower. I am not bragging, no one on the street can match the mutton soup cakes I make, I guarantee you can swallow them with your tongue."
It seemed that she regarded Wu Yue as a small border country. Wu Yue's envoy rolled his eyes in anger, but he did not bother to defend himself with the ignorant woman.
On the other hand, Qingying giggled and said, "I'll trouble you, Mrs. Liu. I'll definitely try your mutton soup cake later."
"Madam?" Aunt Liu smiled as if she had eaten honey, "This girl is really good at talking, she deserves to be a princess."
Sister-in-law Pan curled her lips and said, "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. This little lady is a princess, not a princess!"
"Master Handsome? This girl is really handsome. I wonder how old you are. Have you ever married your husband?"
Sister-in-law Pan poked Aunt Liu with her arm and said, "I am an envoy, so please show some dignity and don't say anything unworthy of publicity."
"Why am I so disgraceful? The handsome master also has to get married. The master is here, and you can judge me!"
Wu Yue's envoys turned their heads one after another, as if they had seen a savior, "Xu Linggong, you are here!"
"It's Minister Zhang and Zhong Shaoqing. I think they must be the chief and deputy ambassadors this time." Xu Xian looked at Qingying guiltily, "My princess, I hope you'll forgive me for being a little far away when you come to my humble residence."
Qingying suppressed the smile on her face and said lightly: "I know that your husband is busy with official duties and is not deliberately neglecting you."
"Thank you for your understanding, princess!" Xu Xian said to several women: "Aunts, sisters-in-law, the princess must be tired after coming from a long distance, so you should ask her to take a rest."
"I'm not tired. I'm just talking happily to the ladies. Your Majesty, if you have anything to do, just discuss it with Mr. Zhang and Zhong Shaoqing."
Xu Xian asked Zhao Ningxiu to settle down Qingying, and then took the envoys to the study. Before they were seated, they couldn't wait to ask: "Xu Linggong, why doesn't your Majesty see us? Could it be that His Majesty has some dissatisfaction with Wu Yue?"
In Wuyue Kingdom, Xu Xian could only say that the two of them were casual acquaintances. When he asked the question so bluntly, he was really scared and anxious. Xu Xian didn't know what kind of relationship Chai Rong was selling.
He had no choice but to reassure him: "Your Majesty is really busy with government affairs, and maybe he really doesn't have time to meet with you."
Zhong Shaoqing frowned and said: "Emperor Zhou is busy, and we are not in a hurry to meet the emperor, but why are we not asked to live in Honglu Temple but in the Duke's house? This is so unreasonable!"
Xu Xian was also very puzzled, "Why did King Wu Yue ask you to go on this mission? It shouldn't just be to pay tribute."
To be continued...