"Your Highness should return." Feng Yu Heng retracted her gaze and faintly said to Li Kun: "Heng Heng's earlier words have already calmed your heart. As I see it, father Emperor also seems to have something to say. Your Highness should return to your own seat."
Li Kun's face had already turned red from Xuan Tian Ge's words, and he just happened to take advantage of Feng Yu Heng's words and quickly bid farewell.
Xuan Tian Ge wanted to joke around with Feng Yu Heng for a while; however, the singing and dancing suddenly stopped, and the dancers all left. She then heard Zhang Yuan, who was standing next to Emperor Tianwu, loudly shout: "Summon Qian Zhou's special envoy for an audience!"
Qian Zhou's special envoy!
Once these four words came out, it was not just Feng Yu Heng. Even Xuan Tian Ge frowned.
"Qian Zhou is the most restless of the four countries surrounding Dashun. There are disturbances at the border, and uncle Emperor has a headache over it." She moved closer to Feng Yu Heng's side and quietly said, "This time, your father went to the North to quell the disaster. I wonder if he mentioned the disturbances in Qian Zhou after returning?"
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, "You know this. I have never had much to say to him."
Xuan Tian Ge nodded and did not say anything else.
At this time, Qian Zhou's special envoy had already entered Fei Cui Hall. It was as Xuan Tianming had said earlier. Qian Zhou had sent an eldest princess and a young princess to visit Dashun this time. The little princess had an unruly appearance. As she walked in, she raised her chin and looked at the people around her. Occasionally, she would roll her eyes and look at the young ladies in disdain. It was really annoying.
As for the eldest princess, she was dignified and steady. Based on her age, she should be in her thirties, but she had maintained herself quite well. She looked to be in her late twenties at most. The winds in the north were strong and the soil was hard. The people there were taller and coarser than those in the Central Plains. However, the eldest princess had fair skin and a well-proportioned figure. She was, after all, a beauty of the royal family. Her face was so bright that it didn't seem like she had been exposed to frost all day long in the north.
Xuan Tian Ge moved closer to Feng Yu Heng's side and quietly said: "Qian Zhou's imperial family is surnamed Feng, and the current emperor ascended the throne at the age of 17. Currently, he is only 23 years old. This Princess Royal was his eldest sister. It was said that the previous emperor did not treat this son very well. It was this Princess Royal who plotted and plotted all the way to help her brother ascend to the throne. She had been married before, but unfortunately, her husband had passed away early, leaving behind only this daughter. Qian Zhou's emperor is very fond of this eldest sister, and he also dotes on his niece to the point of being out of control. "
Xuan Tian Ge was like an automatic guide. As the two princesses walked over to their seats, she gave them a concise explanation of the gossip of Qian Zhou's imperial family. Feng Yu Heng enjoyed it very much.
"Kang Yi and her daughter Ru Jia greet His Majesty the Dashun Emperor. Long live His Majesty and long live Her Highness the Empress. Long live Dashun. Long live His Majesty. Long live Her Highness the Empress. Long live His Majesty." While she spoke, the eldest princess of Qian Zhou had already brought her daughter to kneel and salute. The group of palace maids behind her also kneeled.
Emperor Tianwu treated the girls very kindly, saying with a smile: "The two princesses have come from afar. It must have been hard on you. Quickly rise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The eldest princess Kang Yi's voice was not gentle, as it carried a bit of weight.
Feng Yu Heng thought, to be able to help her younger brother ascend to the throne, she must be a legendary girl.
Sure enough, just as she stood up, she heard eldest princess Kang Yi turn to the side and bow slightly to the officials of Dashun, saying: "Kang Yi greets all of you. Dashun's prosperity cannot be denied of your contributions. Kang Yi admires all of you."
With a girl speaking like this, what could the officials do? They could only stand up and return the greeting, saying: "Princess is too kind. This official is humbled."
The eldest son did not mingle for too long. Turning around, he put on a dignified smile towards the madams and young misses, slightly bowing and saying: "Madams and young misses, greetings."
Everyone quickly stood up and returned the greeting. In an instant, everyone's impression of eldest princess Kang Yi improved. But Xuan Tian Ge did not think so. Feng Yu Heng heard her mutter to herself: "Being unaccountably solicitous, one must be hiding evil intentions."
Ren Xifeng said to her: "You! What sort of tantrum are you throwing now? She is very understanding of etiquette. This is a good thing, but it's getting in your way again? "
Xuan Tian Ge made a bet with her: "500 taels of silver, I bet that eldest princess Kang Yi's motives for coming to Dashun are not pure."
"Good." Ren Xifeng had quite a good impression of this eldest princess and immediately nodded, "Let's bet."
Fung Tian Yu heard this bet and could not help but shake her head, "Xi Feng, you really are going to lose."
Ren Xifeng was puzzled, "Why do you say that?"
Fung Tian Yu replied: "Because in all these years, I have never heard father say anything good about the North. Every time Qian Zhou is brought up, his mind is filled with questions. Also, what happened at the palace banquet three years ago, could it be that you forgot about it? "
Ren Xifeng was stunned, and his expression became a little ugly.
Feng Yu Heng saw that she was a little regretful about making this bet and could not help but ask curiously: "What happened three years ago?"
Bai Fu Rong explained to her: "At that time, you had only left the capital for a few months. Last year, it was a normal envoy. Before entering the palace, he was living in a posthouse, but for some reason, that posthouse actually caught on fire one night. The fire burned all of the tributes that Qian Zhou had sent, including three bolts of moon palace silk. The urgency caused people's hearts to ache. Not only were the things burned, even two of the envoys from Qian Zhou were burned to death. That envoy fell ill from the fear. There was nothing that our emperor could do. After all, this happened in Dashun's territory, and it was in the capital. For the sake of appeasing the vassal country, he sent a large number of things for the envoy to bring back. He also exempted Qian Zhou from paying tribute for three years. "
Xuan Tian Ge nodded, "Right, this is the first year after three years. I want to see what they have brought after saving up for three years. "
While they were speaking, the eldest princess of Qian Zhou had already handed the list of gifts to the palace servants of Dashun. She then said to Emperor Tianwu: "Qian Zhou is covered in ice and snow throughout the year. It truly is not as lush as Dashun. It can't even compare to Zong Sui. That's why the tribute is a little shabby. I hope that your Majesty will not mind."
When she spoke, she controlled her tone very well. It was neither flattering nor humble. She spoke calmly, as though she was chatting about daily life.
Speaking truthfully, aside from the four bolts of moon palace silk, there really was not much else to see. It was far worse than what Zong Sui had. But Emperor Tianwu also understood that eldest princess Kang Yi was speaking the truth. The North could not be compared to the East. Qian Zhou had snow all year round, and it was difficult to even grow crops. How could there be many things. Moreover, the one that had come was a girl, and she had treated him so politely. What could he argue about?
Thus he revealed a smile: "It's fine. For you to be able to have this thought, We are very comforted."
Once these words were said, Princess Ru Jia, who had been standing at Kang Yi's side without speaking, suddenly raised her voice and said: "Mother, look, I just said that the Emperor of Dashun would not argue about these small things with us, right! Really, I told you to leave one bolt of moon palace silk for Jun 'er, but you just wouldn't do it. "
"Oh?" Emperor Tianwu chuckled and looked at Princess Ru Jia, asking: "You want moon palace silk?"
Ru Jia nodded: "That's right! That thing is extremely hard to obtain. It was difficult to weave a few bolts, and they all had to be sent to Dashun. We have never worn clothes made of moon palace silk. "
Kang Yi scolded her with an angry expression: "What nonsense are you spouting? Why have you not quickly shut your mouth! " She then bowed apologetically to the Emperor, "My daughter is naughty and mischievous. It was Kang Yi who did not teach her well. Would your Majesty please not take offense."
"Hah!" Tianwu waved his hand, "It's normal for children to be a little impatient. There's no need for you to lecture her. As We see it, Ru Jia's personality is very straightforward. You want moon palace silk, right? Good! Then We will gift you one bolt! Oh, no, two bolts! "
"Really?" Ru Jia's eyes lit up.
Tianwu nodded: "A monarch does not speak lightly."
"That's great!" Ru Jia practically leaped up, "Mother, look, how good is the Emperor of Dashun. He's even easier to talk to than uncle emperor!"
He was a little too easy to talk to. Even Feng Yu Heng felt that Tianwu was a little too easy to talk to when facing these two princesses. Casually giving out two bolts of moon palace silk, it had to be known that this was not a normal reward.
She looked towards the Empress' side and saw that the members of the imperial harem all had bitter expressions. Unwillingness and jealousy were written all over their faces.
"What's wrong with his Majesty?" She turned and asked Xuan Tian Ge, "I keep feeling that his mood is off."
"Hah." She then heard Xuan Tian Ge sigh softly, "In the past, I also had an aunt. She was our Dashun's eldest princess. This was something that my Father Emperor told me. Because I was still too young at that time, not even three years old, I could not even remember what my aunt looked like. But Father Emperor said that my aunt was his and uncle emperor's elder sister. She loved them very much. From a young age, the previous Emperor's grandfather was very busy, and it was my aunt who raised them. But later on, my aunt married someone. Grandfather Emperor did not agree and beat that person until he was crippled. But my aunt still insisted on marrying him. There was nothing that grandfather Emperor could do, so he demoted my aunt to a commoner and had her marry that person. But after the marriage, because that person was beaten too badly, he died before three months had passed. My aunt was the only one left at home. She was always depressed, and within a year, she also passed away. As for this eldest princess from Qian Zhou, apparently, she has a story similar to aunt and uncle's. Thinking about it, uncle emperor must have thought of aunt when he saw this eldest princess. "
Feng Yu Heng then looked towards the eldest princess. At first, she had some reservations about the joke bet between Xuan Tian Ge and Ren Xifeng, but after hearing this story, she firmly believed that Ren Xifeng would lose in the end.
To have someone with the same story as the eldest princess from Dashun come to Dashun as an envoy, she definitely did not believe that it was just a coincidence. Just based on the complicated expression that Emperor Tianwu revealed when he looked at the eldest princess and the two bolts of moon palace silk that he casually gave away, it was clear that this move by Qian Zhou was very clever.
"But who knows what she will do with this idea." She looked towards Xuan Tian Ge, "Take a guess. If it is as you said, she must be hiding evil intentions. Where will her hand reach?"
Xuan Tian Ge thought for a long time but shook her head, "I don't know. Heng Cheng, you know that I am not good at this. How about you tell me about it? "
She suddenly began to laugh, "As I guess, this hand might be reaching towards our family."
Sure enough, while the young princess that had received the moon palace silk was rejoicing, Princess Kang Yi spoke up, saying: "Coming to Dashun this time, Kang Yi was also entrusted by younger brother emperor to personally thank an official from Dashun."
"Oh?" Tianwu asked her: "Who is it?"
Kang Yi replied: "Dashun's left prime minister, Feng Jin Yuan, lord Feng."
Feng Yu Heng shrugged, all correct!
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