The marriage between the princesses of the two countries has become a foregone conclusion. After the emperor asked everyone to take their seats, music began to play in the hall.
A bearded envoy from the Qiang State stood up and asked in a loud voice.
"Your Majesty, have the lychee trees sent by our country been cultivated in your country?"
Xitong frowned when she heard this. Her royal brother was really stupid. He provoked Tianqi at this critical juncture without having any idea about the military strength of his own country.
"That's a good question."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Bring all the lychees here."
Upon hearing this, the palace maids waiting outside the hall came in one after another carrying lychees and placed the lychees on the long table in front of each person.
The emperor picked up a lychee and said, "I heard that the lychee production in Qiang State is very low now, and it's getting worse every year. It just so happens that Tianqi has a good lychee harvest this year. I have sent some to the capital for the envoys of the two countries to taste."
The bearded envoy looked at the fresh lychees in front of him, peeled one and put it in his mouth, his face full of disbelief.
Is this really the lychee grown by Tianqi?
He knew very well what happened to the lychee tree that was sent to Tianqi last year. It simply could not survive.
But the lychees in front of him clearly showed that they were indeed Tianqi's lychees. Not only were they bigger than those in their country, they were also sweeter.
The ministers ate the lychees served to them and praised them highly.
Even the envoys from the Li Kingdom couldn't help but wonder how it was grown.
The bearded envoy asked curiously, "I wonder how this lychee Tianqi was cultivated?"
"It's very simple," the emperor peeled a lychee and handed it to Yu Yiluo, "just use the dead lychee tree that your Qiang country sent you and plant it in the soil, and the fruit will come out."
"Our land is fertile, and the fruits we grow are larger than those of the Qiang Kingdom. The Qiang envoys should not be surprised."
The Fourth Prince spoke loudly and added another sentence.
"If you, the Qiang Kingdom, want saplings, we at Tianqi can give you some, but the lychee trees you sent us are all dead. I don't think you would be able to grow them alive if we at Tianqi gave them to you."
The bearded envoy had a dark face and suppressed the anger in his heart.
The Second Prince held up a peeled lychee and said with a smile, "These lychees are not something you can eat casually. The envoys of the two countries should eat more, otherwise we don't know when we will be able to eat them again."
[Second brother has also learned to be a hermaphrodite.]
The envoys from the two countries, who had originally thought they could defeat Tianqi, failed again, and the delicious food and lychees at the banquet became tasteless.
…
After the banquet, Yu Yiluo followed the prince out of the hall. The prince noticed her following and stopped to wait for her.
"Luo'er, do you have something to say to my brother?"
Yu Yiluo nodded and stretched out her hand for the prince to hug her.
The prince smiled and picked her up. Seeing that she didn't speak, he didn't say anything until they entered the East Palace. Then the prince put Yu Yiluo down. Yu Yiluo's little face was full of seriousness.
"Luo'er can help the Third Brother. There's no need for the Crown Prince to sacrifice himself."
The prince leaned over and rubbed her head, chuckling softly.
"Of course, adults have to deal with adults' affairs. Luo'er is still young, so there's no need to worry about these things. My royal brother knows that Luo'er is worried that Princess Hongyu will be restless, but it is precisely because of this that my royal brother wants to keep her under his nose."
Regardless of whether Luo'er is a real child or not, he is still the emperor's elder brother. He doesn't care how old Luo'er was before. In his eyes, she is just a younger sister now.
Seeing that she wanted to say something else, the prince squatted down, his eyes level with hers, and said in a gentle voice: "Royal brother, promise Luo'er that you will never let anything happen to yourself, okay?"
"good."
[Never mind, it does make sense to keep it right under my nose.]
[At worst, I could send a letter to the Queen of Li. If she believes it, the Crown Princess of Li will be deposed. Feng Hongyu is under the control of the Crown Princess, so if she deposes her, she will behave herself.]
At this moment, a voice sounded at the door.
"Meet the Third Prince."
The third prince nodded and strode in.
"From what I've found, the Princess of Li is coming for me, Crown Prince..."
The Crown Prince gestured for the Third Prince to sit down and interrupted him.
"No need to say more. I've already said that as the emperor's elder brother, it's my duty to take care of my younger siblings. You and the princess have finally achieved a happy ending. Do you still want to create more trouble?"
As the crown prince, marrying someone he didn't love was already expected, so it didn't matter if Duofeng Hongyu was the only one.
"Thank you, Prince."
The third prince was silent for a while and only uttered this sentence.
…
at the same time.
Feng Hongyu and Xitong returned to the embassy to get their luggage.
Xitong had just returned to the house when the bearded envoy rushed in.
"Princess, the Khan told you to obey me when you are in Tianqi."
Xitong sneered, "Listen to you? Why should I listen to you?"
That person killed my father, usurped the throne, and imprisoned my second brother. Now he actually wants a subordinate to bully her.
"Princess, don't forget. If the Khan hadn't considered the brotherly relationship, you would still be imprisoned like the Second Prince."
"Brother-sister love?" Xitong picked up the bundle, "He kept me here just to get me married."
He was so cruel that he could even kill his father, so how could he have any feelings for his father? He only knew how to seek pleasure every day. The people of Qiang State complained that he still only knew how to enjoy himself, and he was not worthy of being the king of a country.
"Get out of here! If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude."
The bearded man made way, knowing that Xitong was not joking.
After all, they are in Tianqi now. If the princess wants to kill him, the Khan can't do anything to her.
And with the princess's kung fu skills, he would be in trouble if they really started fighting.
Xitong bumped into him and walked away with her bag.
On the other side, Feng Hongyu was also questioned why he chose the prince.
"My Lords, think about this: which one is more worthy, the Crown Prince or the Third Prince?"
The two exchanged glances. "But the princess has given instructions. How are we going to report back to her when we're like this?"
"Don't worry, I won't let you get implicated. Besides, the princess controls my father's every move. Are you still worried that I'll play tricks on you?"
The two of them thought about it and agreed, so they didn't say anything more.
They all knew how much the person in front of them cared about her father. As long as it didn't implicate them, they didn't care who Feng Hongyu chose.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go to the East Palace now."
…
After leaving the embassy, Feng Hongyu and her maid entered the East Palace through the side door.
Nanny Chang and two maids were standing at the side door waiting. When they saw her get out of the sedan chair, they came forward with a smile.
"Please come in, Concubine. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has asked this servant to wait for you here."
"Thank you for your help, Madam."
Feng Hongyu was a little surprised by her attitude towards her. She had already prepared herself for a cold reception when she came here, but she didn't expect that this nanny looked so respectful and didn't seem to be pretending.
Bringing the person to the courtyard, Nanny Chang pushed open the door and said, "Concubine, take a look at this courtyard and see if you are satisfied. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has instructed that if you are not satisfied, you can choose a new courtyard."
"Don't bother. This yard is nice. I like it very much."
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