Chapter 122, Reciprocity
Marquis Jing'an was on pins and needles, but he did not show it. He still had to build a good relationship with the princess.
The princess only knew that he was the one who led the people to kill Xu Bei's family. In
this regard, the princess should thank him.
He pulled up the corner of his mouth and replied, "Princess, I haven't seen you for many years. Thank you for remembering me."
The princess' smile deepened, and she clenched her hands under the table tightly.
"Of course I remember it. Thank you for your kindness, Marquis. I will never forget it!"
After saying this, Marquis Jing'an was relieved.
Fortunately, the princess remembered his kindness.
The princess smiled and stood up, offering wine to the emperor, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. I have waited for the return of the 'loyal' minister. I would like to ask for your grace during the wedding banquet!"
The emperor frowned silently on the high platform.
He wrinkled his face and looked at Xia Siheng.
Xia Siheng's eyes were deep and he nodded slightly.
"You say!" The emperor replied.
The princess smiled and said, "Your Majesty once sent a special witch from the Great Xia Dynasty to this palace, but the witch was not used to the local climate in this palace. Now that the meritorious minister has returned, I will send the witch to Lord Xie and wish Lord Xie all the best." As
soon as these words came out.
The scene was silent.
The things that His Majesty gave to the princess were given away by the princess in person.
No matter how you look at it, it seems like contempt for this thing.
It's a slap in the face of His Majesty!
The court officials stopped laughing and looked up carefully to see His Majesty's expression.
Who knew.
Not only did the emperor not get angry, he also said with a smile, "Okay!"
The eldest princess wanted to ask someone to carry the old woman up.
But the emperor stopped her with a gloomy face, "No need, the banquet will be over soon, just let Xie Qing carry her back to the mansion."
He was in a shadow.
If he saw that old woman again, he was afraid that he would chop her up in public!
Having said that, the eldest princess didn't know what to say.
She silently agreed and sat down, but she was a little unhappy in her heart that she didn't let Jing'an Hou see this good show.
It would be interesting if Jing'an Hou knew that his mother was given to her by His Majesty and made a fuss in the palace.
Their conversation fell into the ears of a baby, and only the special product remained!
"Mother, special products, witches...what are they?"
"Is it food?"
[Wow, special products, I want to eat them so much. When I grow up, I want to eat all the special products of the Great Xia Dynasty! ]
[However, what ingredients are special products witches made of? Is it delicious? Why doesn't the princess want it? ]
The baby raised his cute little face and asked Liu Wan. 欞魊尛裞
Liu Wan's hands trembled, and she quickly covered the little guy's mouth.
Baby, your great-grandmother doesn't like to eat it!
It will dirty your little mouth!
The banquet began.
The singing and dancing were performed in an orderly manner, and everyone began to drink and watch the performances, discussing something from time to time.
Jing'an Hou has always wanted to find an opportunity to let His Majesty restore the title of the Marquis' Mansion.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone applauded.
It turned out that the sword dance was performed so well just now. A tall woman in a black and pink dress walked out slowly.
She saluted the emperor, "Your Majesty of Daxia, I am the daughter of Prince Shu of Nanmei State, Yan'er."
Princess Yan'er moved quickly, with a slightly raised eyebrow, and she looked very special among the many gentle female relatives!
"Your Majesty, before I came here, Prince Shu told me that Daxia is a vast country with abundant resources. If my niece Yan'er can find a good husband in Daxia, her parents will be relieved, and the two countries are friendly, isn't it the best of both worlds?" The
eldest princess spoke slowly. She and Princess Yan'er looked at each other, with smiles in their eyes.
Yan'er is a daughter of the royal family. If she marries to Daxia, she must be a son of the royal family.
In the royal family, the only ones of similar age to Yan'er are the eldest and third princes under the emperor. The other princes are married, and the crown prince is still young.
If the two princes are unwilling, Princess Yan'er can also marry the older Ninth Prince, which will not be a loss.
The emperor's brows wrinkled again, "You are indeed right. But before you came to Daxia, you didn't send an engagement letter to discuss marriage, and you didn't look at the date and the candidate. The princess of Nanmei Kingdom is of high status after all, so why are you so eager to get married?" As soon as
these words came out.
The female relatives present covered their mouths and laughed secretly. When
a woman asks for marriage, the most basic thing is to meet the two things that Your Majesty said. How can a girl stand up in person and suddenly say that she wants to get married.
Especially in such a big occasion, even if she is shameless enough to say that she wants to get married, no male relative would be willing to marry such a woman who is so eager to get married.
The princess of Nanmei is like this, not to mention the people of the kingdom.
In short, they are not as good as the country of etiquette in Daxia.
Princess Yan'er didn't hear the emperor's sarcasm at first.
But when she saw the women laughing, she became angry and said in a cold tone, "The women of my Nanmei Kingdom have always been brave, and naturally they will not be as coy and delicate as the women of Daxia. Your Majesty, please don't blame me, I am a straightforward person!"
She couldn't stand the women of the Daxia Dynasty.
Previously, she was just on the street, arm in arm with a few good guards, and some women from the common people secretly talked about her for being immoral.
She asked someone to teach those women a lesson personally, but she still felt depressed in her heart.
Men can be arm in arm with men, why can't women?
She and those men are just good brothers!
But what she said made the women laugh even louder.
How could a woman say she was brave?
Nanmeiguo really lost all face today.
Thinking of their humiliation, the emperor finally felt a little happier.
"I don't blame you, but it was a bit abrupt. When you go back, you can take your princess to understand the etiquette of marriage proposal, and then choose the man of your choice!"
What does this mean?
Isn't it that Nanmei doesn't know the etiquette? The princess
's face was gloomy. She stood up and said, "Yes."
Princess Yan'er's face was not good either. She didn't understand why the etiquette here was so troublesome.
She scanned the men at the banquet and began to secretly choose a husband for herself.
After this matter was said.
Jing'an Hou finally found a chance to speak.
He clenched his fists and was about to speak, "Your Majesty, I have something to say..."
But before he could finish, he was interrupted by the emperor who slapped the table and said:
"Oh, right! It's a rare opportunity for all of you to gather together. Last time when Nanmei presented our dynasty with the golden jade glass cup, Wanwan was a meritorious minister, and I promised to reward her. Now the representatives of Nanmei are here, and all of you are here too!"
"I think it's better to do it today than today, how about rewarding Wanwan with a title?"
The officials at the banquet nodded in agreement.
"If Wanwan hadn't opened the golden jade glass cup, it would still be snowing heavily in Daxia!"
"Yes, the peace and prosperity of the country and the prosperity of all things are all thanks to Wanwan!"
"Yes, in my opinion, it's not too much to give Princess Wanwan a title!"
Everyone nodded and discussed.
Jing'an Hou was confused. Whose family would get this great honor? He had always dreamed of having a princess in his own house.
For this reason, he started helping the Xu family 20 years ago. In these years, the whole family was on tenterhooks, taking every step carefully, and calculating with great care.
But now he heard that someone was going to be crowned a princess so easily, and he was really jealous.
He turned around and asked a colleague beside him:
"Who is Wanwan?"