Chapter 1324 Busy Reception
But when it comes to entertaining foreign delegations, it is legitimate for the Crown Prince to come forward, and it also means that the Crown Prince's status as the heir to the throne is secure.
There is no way the prince would refuse this task.
Even if the emperor originally didn't like him, he had to take the initiative to snatch it.
There is no good way, we can only do our best and be on guard against the third prince's mischief.
Finally, on September 11, the young prince of Qingdi, Arnold, led a delegation of nearly 300 people and arrived in the capital of Qin.
The Crown Prince ordered the Third Prince to lead officials from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Revenue, the Honglu Temple, and several staff members of the Eastern Palace, and go ten miles out of the city to welcome Prince Arnold and his entourage.
The Crown Prince was in the court, dressed in full court robes, leading the two princes, civil and military ministers, and waiting with ceremonial guards.
As the crown prince, the little Prince of Qingdi was not worthy of him personally going out of the city to welcome him.
As for Emperor Xuan of Qi, he had no interest in the little Prince of Qingdi. As long as the Crown Prince was in charge of the reception so as not to damage the prestige of the country, it was enough. For him, self-cultivation, refining elixirs and seeking immortality were of course more important.
On this day, a banquet was held in the palace. The Crown Prince led the banquet to entertain Prince Arnold. Shao Yunduan also attended the banquet and did not return home until late at night.
When he entered the room, Qiao Xuan had already woken up from a nap. She spoke a few words to him in a daze, and when she saw him get on the bed, she subconsciously rubbed against his arms, hugged him, and soon fell asleep again.
Shao Yunduan laughed softly and kissed her cheeks and forehead. His body and mind relaxed, and he soon fell asleep due to fatigue.
When Qiao Xuan woke up the next day, Shao Yunduan had disappeared again.
She chuckled and shook her head. Recently, the whole capital city has been talking about the envoy from Prince Qingdi coming to pay homage.
Qingdi had been fighting fiercely with Xifan before, and a string of towns on the northern border of Daqin were also affected. The three families even had some minor frictions and fought several battles.
Later, Qingdi took the initiative to show goodwill to Daqin, and with Daqin's help, it defeated Xifan from both sides and drove Xifan to a more remote place.
Qingdi's strength increased greatly and its territory expanded greatly.
Qingdi was naturally very grateful to Daqin, and their relationship was very good for a time.
But slowly Qingdi became arrogant again and provoked Daqin, almost igniting war again. Now that the old king of Qingdi is weak, the princes' open and secret struggles are no less fierce than those of Daqin's princes. Only then did the two sides strangely reconcile and live in peace.
But in the past ten years, Qingdi had never sent an envoy to Daqin. Now, a group of people finally came, and they came in the name of paying homage to the emperor of Daqin and paying tribute to the Celestial Empire. Daqin was naturally proud, especially the people in the capital. This pride was deeply rooted in their bones.
As a result, more and more people naturally started discussing this topic.
Under this circumstance, the Crown Prince and others who are responsible for entertaining Qing Di and his party cannot afford to make any mistakes, otherwise the people will surely be disappointed. If someone else fan the flames and add fuel to the fire, people will think that the Crown Prince has disgraced the national customs and lost the style of a great country.
This is exactly the thing that a ruler of a country cannot afford to lose and cannot afford to be criticized for.
Everyone in the Eastern Palace and the Crown Prince's faction is now on high alert, fearing the slightest mistake. Naturally, they will not have an easy life.
Not to mention that Shao Yunduan will be very busy, even Qiao Xuan has been much more low-key recently. She basically doesn't go out unless there is something important. She doesn't even go shopping for groceries and only lets Lixia and the others go.
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(End of this chapter)
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