Shangguan Shu: "My sister Wen Shuang is beautiful and graceful, and she is a perfect match for you as your wife."
Wei Fu: "Your sister is good in every way except her nostrils, like a hippopotamus. I'm an ox, and I'm not related to you, right? Our zodiac signs clash...why don't you ask your sister to have her nostrils sewn?"
Shangguan Shu: ...
Shangguan Shu: "If you don't like my elder sister, I have a younger sister named Chaolu. She's beautiful, like clouds and dew, and her temperament is even more charming and lovable..."
Wei Fu: "Hey, hey, Shangguan Chaolu, I don't recognize her. She's chirping... like clouds and dew, but I think she's more like chickens and crows. I'm my father's son. Have you ever heard of a dog and a chicken being in turmoil?"
Shangguan Shu: ...You wish for someone who has no conflict with you!
In this way, Wei Fu relied on his "clever mouth" to win the hearts of countless women.
But there were still people who continued to come, such as Zhao Hui, the daughter of Prince Ning, who was staring at Wei Fu in the crowd, and Xu Lian, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhongding.
The two have been fighting for Wei Fu for more than ten years, and she is still unmarried.
At this moment, the two women looked at Wei Fu with one eye and kept watch on the other party with the other eye.
An uninformed auntie nearby said in confusion, "Why are there so many old ladies with squinting eyes in Beijing..."
Xu Lian: ...
Zhao Hui: ...
At this time, the deputy general who was sent in advance to inquire about the news came back and came up to Wei Fu, looking a little excited.
Wei Fu glanced at him and asked, "What happened while I was away from the capital?"
The deputy general was so excited that he didn't know where to start. After a while, he calmed down and said, "Great news, General! Princess Chengqian got divorced!!!"
"What?"
Wei Fu couldn't believe his ears.
The deputy general told him everything he had gathered. "It's said that the Duke's son and Princess Huai'an have rekindled their old love. Yesterday, Princess Huai'an, heavily pregnant, went to the Duke's son to ask for his approval. When Princess Chengqian learned of this, she divorced him the next day."
"I heard that Princess Huai'an is currently in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to take care of her pregnancy!"
The deputy general said, and spat, "Scumbag!"
Wei Fu's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth, "I've always thought that the white-faced prince is no good! How dare he bully my Cheng Qian like this..."
The more Wei Fu thought about it, the more hatred he felt. A trace of murderous intent suddenly flashed across his brows. "After I see the emperor, I will go to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to deal with this adulterous couple!"
Wei Fu was surrounded by a circle of generals who had fought alongside him through thick and thin. They had also heard what he said and volunteered, "That's right! How could the Princess of Great Chu allow him to humiliate me like this? I am willing to accompany you!"
"I will follow you too!"
"Me too!"
"good!"
The generals stepped forward with sullen faces.
When the team was halfway there, they saw the envoy sent by Emperor Jianxi to welcome Wei Fu.
Because the crown prince was sent to Quzhou to suppress bandits (actually to pick up Empress Xiaomin), Emperor Jianxi sent the eldest prince Zhao Heng, the fifth prince Zhao Qing and many princes and ministers as envoys.
Emperor Jianxi had eight sons and two daughters, and the crown prince was the third oldest.
The eldest prince's mother was a concubine of Emperor Jianxi when he was in his private residence. Because she died in the fight for the throne and made great contributions to Emperor Jianxi, she was posthumously named a noble concubine. Therefore, the eldest prince's status was not low.
The fifth prince's mother is Concubine Rong, whose status is even more noble.
Sending these two sons here shows how much importance he attaches to Wei Fu.
After exchanging greetings for a while, everyone started heading towards the palace.
When they arrived at the palace, Emperor Jianxi rewarded them according to their merits. Since Shangguan Shu had resigned, his original position as a first-rank general became vacant, so Emperor Jianxi let Wei Fu fill it.
In addition, Wei Fu was granted the title of Marquis of Xuanping and was given ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred acres of farmland.
Wei Fu accepted the order and expressed his gratitude.
Emperor Jianxi ordered him to hand over the military order, and Wei Fu handed it over without hesitation.
Emperor Jianxi was very satisfied with this.
He specially ordered a banquet to be held three days later, inviting princes and ministers to welcome the generals.
Before leaving, Wei Fu ordered someone to bring up another young man who looked to be no more than 28 years old, with a high nose, deep eyes, red lips and white teeth. His eyes were evil and arrogant, like a dormant poisonous snake, which was totally inconsistent with his current situation.
The young man was tied with iron chains and his brocade clothes were torn in several places. He looked extremely miserable.
Emperor Jianxi was curious, "Who is this?"
"Your Majesty, this man is the Tubo prince, Jiang Cheng. He is the hostage the Tubo king mentioned in the letter of surrender!"
Emperor Jianxi nodded. "Since he's a hostage, our Great Chu is a nation of propriety and etiquette. We will certainly not make things difficult for you. Lord Wei, untie him!"
Wei Fu received the order, and the two deputy generals behind him stepped forward to untie Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng rubbed his wrist and bowed to Emperor Jianxi, "Thank you, Your Majesty, the Emperor of Great Chu!"
The standard and melodious Mandarin of the Great Chu State.
Emperor Jianxi was surprised and asked, "Can you speak the language of Da Chu?"
Jiang Cheng nodded, a hint of darkness hidden in his eyes, and then he answered respectfully, "Little Prince... my mother is from Da Chu, and I have known some Da Chu dialect since I was a child."
Emperor Jianxi understood. "No wonder... You seem much more polite than your father. That's how it should be. Without rules, there will be no order. I hope you can learn the essence of the cultural heritage of the Great Chu and pass it on to the barbaric lands. This is the grace of the Celestial Empire!"
Emperor Jianxi gave instructions for a while, then asked Wei Fu to take Jiang Cheng away. Wei Fu asked where Jiang Cheng was going.
This question stumped Emperor Jianxi.
In the past, whenever Shangguan Shu went on a campaign, he always killed many people and destroyed the country and the race, and he never brought back any "trophies". When his father was alive, he didn't like fighting wars, but loved saving money, and had never dealt with such a situation. How could he know how to place the hostages?
Proton, you can't treat him badly, but you can't treat him too well either...
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