Chapter 382: Marriage?
This is news from the North.
After Huyan Yuan came to power, he immediately sent news to the northern border and handed over a letter to Xiao Ji.
Express willingness to submit.
This is naturally a good thing. Although the Xia Kingdom is not afraid of war, a real war would be costly and exhausting.
The most important thing is that the treasury of Xia State is not particularly rich now. Even if we really want to go to war, it is better to wait a few more years.
Wait until Xia becomes strong before taking action.
What made Xie Yao and Xiao Ji hesitate was that Wei Chan sent someone to deliver a message that Northern Xinjiang seemed to be intending to offer a princess as a marriage alliance.
Such behavior shows that the person is despicable.
After all, she was a princess from Northern Frontier. If she really came to marry, she would naturally enter the harem. But now Xiao Ji's harem was empty, so it was impossible for him to accept the princess from Northern Frontier.
However, all the civil and military officials in the court would probably wholeheartedly approve of such a move by Northern Frontier, and even try their best to make it happen.
Because many officials have always wanted to send people into the harem, but failed.
As long as Xiao Ji opened this loophole, there would be a steady stream of people entering the harem.
The most important thing is that the Northern Frontier delegation is already on the way.
Xiao Ji quickly expressed his loyalty to Xie Yao, "Yaoyao, I have absolutely no such intention. Even if we have to fight, I will not want this person."
Xie Yao glared at him, "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? Don't start a war lightly."
It would be fine if there was no disaster in Yuanzhou, and it is not impossible to incorporate the northern border into the territory.
But when the disaster hit Wonju, all the national treasury was used to support Wonju. If another war broke out, the national treasury would have no money left.
Xie Yao said: "Your Majesty, I think that a princess who marries a foreign princess does not necessarily have to enter the harem."
"Prince Ding and Prince Yong are not married yet."
These two are princes with noble status, so it is natural that they must be of equal status when marrying a princess from Northern Frontier.
Xie Yao mentioned these two people because she had two considerations in mind.
Everything depends on the temperament of this princess from the northern border.
If she has other intentions, then she should marry Prince Ding Xiao An. If she is really an innocent person, then we can wait and see, there are many young talents in the court.
Xiao Ji nodded, looking at Xie Yao with admiration in his eyes, "Yaoyao is wise."
Xie Yao just found it funny.
How could Xiao Ji not have thought of these things? He was just too concerned and anxious to explain and prove it to her.
Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji, "Your Majesty has been thinking this for a long time, right? Your Majesty just summoned the two princes to the palace yesterday."
Xiao Ji said: "Nothing can be hidden from Yaoyao."
Xie Yao raised her eyebrows, "Your Majesty, is there something else you want to hide from me?"
Xiao Ji immediately said, "No, no, please forgive me, Queen."
Xie Yao was amused.
The two of them joked for a few words and then began to review today's memorials. When it was noon, they returned to Fengyi Palace to see their three children.
In the afternoon, he played with his three children for a while, and in the evening he met with ministers and reviewed memorials.
The whole day is packed with activities.
But for Xiao Ji, such boring days were full of light because of Xie Yao.
Two days later.
Xie Yao and Xiao Ji received news that the Northern Frontier delegation had arrived in the northern border, and this time they were escorted back to the capital by the eldest son of the Wei family and Wei Chan.
The eldest son of the Wei family broke his leg in his early years and is now confined to a wheelchair. The cold weather in the north is not good for his health, and he has become increasingly weak over the years.
This time I returned to Beijing to recuperate.
Wei Chan returned to the capital with his elder brother because he was worried about him and there had been no fighting in the northern border in recent days.
After reading the news from the northern border, Xie Yao and Xiao Ji unfolded the letter from Yuanzhou.
Xie Yao said: "They have already arrived in Yuanzhou."
Si Bei had already sent a message back to Yuanzhou, stating that most of the disaster in Yuanzhou was true, with only a small part exaggerated.
As Xie Yao watched, a cold light flashed in her eyes.
Xuan Yue said in the letter that their disaster relief efforts had spread throughout Yuanzhou.
Moreover, everyone in Yuanzhou was praising her, praising the woman for her disaster relief work, and she must have been considerate in every aspect and done an excellent job.
Xiao Ji said: "There have been similar rumors in the capital in the past two days, but they are still restrained."
Obviously, the people who spread the news were still somewhat afraid of the Emperor and Empress.
But in Yuanzhou, there was no restraint at all and the news spread like wildfire.
"Overpraising." Xie Yao said.
After all, it is a matter of disaster relief, which concerns the people's livelihood. I think the people behind the scenes are also worried that if they take action directly on disaster relief, it will anger her and Xiao Ji.
By then, he would have lost the support of both the emperor and the people.
However, they flattered Xuan Yue and Xuan Shu to the highest heavens, and as long as Xuan Yue and Xuan Shu made the slightest mistake, it would be immediately framed and magnified.
It would be easy to label Xuan Yue and Xuan Shu as "unworthy of their position", thus destroying them and ruining her plans.
His intentions are truly sinister.
Xie Yao only said two words, and Xiao Ji quickly understood the sinister intentions of the person behind it.
He added: "If there are any mistakes, there is no need for the capital to punish them. The excited people in Yuanzhou will be a big problem."
If something really went wrong, those court officials would certainly not miss such a good opportunity. If they really made a fuss and added insult to injury, I'm afraid that the situation would be beyond the control of Xiao Ji and Xie Yao.
Of course, these are the calculations of those people.
With Si Bei's guards by Xuan Shu and Xuan Yue's side, Xie Yao and Xiao Ji would naturally not let anything happen to Xuan Yue and Xuan Shu.
Xie Yao just felt distressed.
Xuan Yue and Xuan Shu are both strong-willed people, and they don't want to let her down, so they will try their best to do the best in disaster relief.
Several people are in Yuanzhou, and I am afraid they will be under tremendous pressure because of these rumors.
Xie Yao walked to the table, picked up the pen and began to write a letter.
Naturally, she wanted to write letters to Xuan Yue and Xuan Shu, telling them not to take those rumors to heart and not to put too much pressure on themselves.
As long as we work seriously and well, she and His Majesty will take care of everything.
Xie Yao didn't write much. In fact, there was no need for her to write a letter personally for such a matter.
But this time it has a different meaning after all.
"Your Majesty, please take a look." Xie Yao handed the letter to Xiao Ji, "Is this okay?"
Xiao Ji read it and said, "There is concern between the lines. I think it's very good."
The two looked at each other, and Xiao Ji handed the letter to Si Nan, ordering him to deliver it, "Send a message to Si Bei, be sure to protect the two Lords Xuan."
"Yes." Si Nan gave an order and immediately turned around to make arrangements.
Not long after the letter was sent off, Si Nan entered the palace with new news, "Your Majesty, Madam, I just received news that Master Xuan is contacting old friends."
Xie Yao said: "It's earlier than I expected."
This time, Xuan Yue and Xuan Shu stepped forward and went to Yuanzhou as adjutants to provide disaster relief. Taifu Xuan did not express his opinion throughout the process.
She obviously didn't understand her daughter's behavior and was even angry.
But now that those people started attacking Xuan Yue and Xuan Shu, Master Xuan finally couldn't bear it any longer, and just two days later he came out to pave the way for his two daughters.
Xie Yao said: "Let him do whatever he wants. If necessary, I can help him."
Master Xuan may be angry, but he only has two daughters, and they are still on Xie Yao's boat. Master Xuan loves his wife and daughters as if they were his life, so he will compromise sooner or later.
But the current speed is still faster than Xie Yao expected.
Perhaps it was because all those who opposed her in the court set their sights on Yuanzhou and Xuan Yue and Xuan Shu.
So things in the capital are exceptionally peaceful.
But Xie Yao was not happy about this. Instead, she became more worried about the situation in Yuanzhou.
I am worried that disaster relief in Wonju will be difficult to implement.
Fortunately, Xuan Yue and Xuan Shu did not let her down, and soon Xie Yao and Xiao Ji received news from Yuanzhou.
all the best.
Half a month later, the Northern Frontier delegation arrived in Beijing.
Originally, Xie Yao arranged Xuanshu in the Honglu Temple to be responsible for receiving diplomatic envoys from foreign countries.
But now that Xuanshu is not in the capital, there will naturally be someone else responsible for the reception.
The information about the members of the Northern Frontier delegation had already been presented to Xie Yao and Xiao Ji. The one who came with the delegation this time was the little princess of Northern Frontier - Huyan Yu.
On the day of entering the capital, Xie Yao and Xiao Ji did not meet Huyan Yu.
Instead, the eldest son of the Wei family, Wei Zhe, and the third daughter of the Wei family, Wei Chan, were summoned into the palace.
The meeting took place at Fengyi Palace.
Usually Xie Yao and Xiao Ji handled government affairs in the Yangxin Palace. Today, apart from official business, they were more concerned about personal matters, so they were arranged in the Fengyi Palace.
Wei Zhe sat in a wheelchair and Wei Chan pushed the wheelchair herself. Both of them wore simple and neat black clothes, focusing on convenience.
"Wei Zhe and Wei Chan pay their respects to Your Majesty, Your Highness the Queen." The brother and sister spoke in unison and saluted at the same time, both of them being very respectful.
Xie Yao has a very good relationship with Wei Chan, but this is her first time meeting Wei Zhe.
The brother and sister look quite similar, but compared to Wei Chan's free and bright personality, Wei Zhe is more gentle. The broken leg did not affect his personality or make him gloomy.
It can be seen that he still faces the world cheerfully and positively.
"No need to be so polite." Xiao Ji said, "Today, we are not talking about the emperor or the minister. Cousin, Achan, please sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," the brother and sister said in unison before sitting down.
The attitude is still very respectful.
But soon, Wei Chan regained the feeling of being with Xie Yao before, and gradually became comfortable speaking.
I talked to Xie Yao about many interesting things in the North.
Xiao Ji chatted with Wei Zhe, mainly asking about Wei Zhe's life in the Northern Territory over the years and the current situation in the Northern Territory.
After talking about business, Xie Yao and Wei Chan reminisced about the past in private.
Wei Chan said, "My Lady, I have had a lot of contact with the little princess from Northern Frontier along the way. She seems innocent and naive, and doesn't know much about the world, but I always feel that...she may not be as harmless as she appears."
"My lady, please be careful."
"Okay." Xie Yao nodded.
Wei Chan continued, "Your Majesty, I heard that Xuan Yue and Xuan Shu have been arranged by Your Majesty to go to Yuanzhou to provide disaster relief?"
Wei Chan and Xuan Yue had an average relationship, but the two had a lot of contact during Xuan Shu's six months in the Northern Territory.
Wei Chan was in charge of the secret line. Xuan Shu was a spy in the northern border, and all the secret messages were handled by Wei Chan.
Xie Yao nodded and looked at her. "Want to go?"
Wei Chan chuckled and said, "My Lady, I heard that Yuanzhou is not stable. This is a good time for me to take action."
She is the leader of the secret guards, and it is just right for her to go to Yuanzhou to catch those small fry who deliberately fan the flames.
"Anyway, I can't do anything else if I stay in the capital, so why don't you let me go, Your Majesty?" In the capital, Si Nan was in charge of all the secret forces, so she didn't need to put in any effort.
Xie Yao couldn't help but smile and looked at her, "Do you really want to go?"
When Wei Chan saw that there was a chance, her eyes lit up instantly and she nodded hurriedly, "I want to go, I want to go! Your Majesty, please let me go."
"Aren't you tired?" Wei Chan had just traveled all the way from the northern border, and Xie Yao was really worried that she was tired.
But Wei Chan answered firmly, "Not tired!"
Why bother working hard when there is work to do?
"Then I will discuss it with His Majesty." Xie Yao said.
Wei Chan smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I knew you were the best to me." Obviously, Xie Yao had agreed, and she didn't think Xiao Ji would object.
Xiao Ji did not object.
When Wei Chan said this, Xiao Ji heard that Xie Yao agreed, and he immediately said, "The queen has the final say."
Then he glanced at Wei Chan again and said, "I'm glad you're not tired."
Wei Chan smiled confidently. Wei Zhe saw helplessness in her eyes but didn't say much. It was obvious that nothing he said would work.
After having dinner in the palace, brother and sister Wei Zhe and Wei Chan left.
The Wei family's original house had always been taken care of, so the brother and sister could move in directly when they arrived without making any other arrangements.
Just left the palace.
Wei Chan looked at Wei Zhe and said, "How is it? Brother, I told you, the Queen is a very nice person."
Wei Zhe was silent.
What does he say about this?
That's the Queen Mother. How can he, a foreigner, comment on her?
But there was one thing he was very sure of, that his cousin the emperor was in good condition and loved the queen terribly.
Wei Zhe said, "I remember there was a rumor that your majesty's birthday would not exceed twenty-five."
Next month is the Emperor's Birthday. Your Majesty is twenty-five years old this year, but he looks very healthy.
Wei Chan nodded, "It's not a rumor, it's true."
"Your Majesty was once bewitched by a poisonous insect. Your Majesty is weak and will not live past the age of twenty-five."
Wei Chan has specifically confirmed that this matter can now be discussed.
“Then…” Wei Zhe just opened his mouth, and Wei Chan said, “It was Shanshan. Shanshan saved His Majesty.”
"But the price is that His Majesty loses his most unforgettable memory." Wei Chan sighed softly, as if he had returned to more than a year ago.
"When His Majesty learned of this, he would rather exhaust his life than save himself. He was unsure whether he would lose his memory of the Queen."
"He doesn't want to forget the Queen, and he's not sure how he will treat her after he loses his memory."
"It was the Queen who risked being forgotten and desperately asked Shanshan to save His Majesty. After His Majesty woke up... he really had forgotten the Queen."
"Brother, there is one more thing that you absolutely cannot imagine."
Wei Zhe asked, "What's the matter?"
"After His Majesty wakes up, although he has lost the Queen's memory, he will instinctively protect the Queen."
"I heard from Shanshan that whenever His Majesty gets close to the Queen, he will feel unbearable pain, but he keeps getting closer to the Queen despite this pain."
"Your Majesty, has your memory recovered now?" Wei Zhe couldn't help but be moved.
Wei Chan shook her head, "No, lost memories will never be restored."
"It's just that Your Majesty has fallen in love with the Queen once again." There was a hint of envy in Wei Chan's tone.
"Brother, you know, I've always loved swordplay and gunplay since I was a kid, and I don't have any thoughts about love."
"But the relationship between Your Majesty and the Queen is truly enviable." Wei Chan said while looking at Wei Zhe.
Wei Zhe raised his eyebrows, keenly sensing that Wei Chan's words had a hidden meaning.
As expected, the next second Wei Chan said: "So, brother, the Princess of Northern Frontier must not enter the harem!"
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