Chapter 264 He is the Crown Prince of Northern Qi
She opened her eyes, sat up, and looked out the door.
A senior palace maid came in with two younger palace maids with an expressionless face.
"The Emperor wants to see you and has ordered us to help you wash up."
Xiangying saw the little palace maid behind her holding a tray with new clothes and jewelry on it.
It seemed like he was going to help her dress up.
Why should she dress up to meet the Emperor of South Vietnam?
When the senior palace maid reached out to help Xiangying take off her outer robe, Xiangying pushed her aside with her backhand.
The senior maid exclaimed, "What are you doing!"
The guards at the door rushed in and shouted, "How dare you! This is the Nanyue Palace. How dare you do this?"
Xiangying snorted and sneered, and a dark cold light flashed in her phoenix eyes.
"I don't want to dress up, just give me a basin of clean water to wash my face."
"How dare you meet the emperor without makeup? That's disrespectful!"
"I don't care whether you are respectful or not. This is your rule. I am a princess of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Why should I listen to you?"
The senior palace maid looked back and saw that Xiangying's tone was firm and he would not tolerate any argument.
She gritted her teeth and finally compromised, and Xiangying let her go.
A basin of clean water was brought in. Xiangying wet the handkerchief and simply wiped it, then followed the head palace maid out.
The palace maid led the way in front, and the guards followed, standing on both sides and behind Xiangying, as if they were escorting someone.
Xiangying thought she would really meet the Emperor of Nanyue, but unexpectedly, the chief palace maid took her to a secluded garden.
The weather is gloomy today, the scenery in the garden is bleak and desolate, and the grass is covered with some snow.
A cold wind blew over, and people shivered with cold.
Xiangying secretly complained to himself, could it be that the Emperor of South Vietnam has thick skin and is resistant to cold?
But at this moment, she looked up and saw a vague figure standing in the pavilion not far away.
Judging from his appearance, he is probably waiting for her.
As they were quite far away, she couldn't see the other person's face clearly, but she felt that the person had a tall and straight figure and looked exceptionally young.
It is expected that the Emperor of Nanyue, as Xie Chen's father, should be as old as the emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
She was secretly guessing the other person's identity in her heart, not knowing that her figure had already fallen into the other person's sight.
Xiangying was wearing an extremely simple jacket and a homemade fox fur scarf around her neck.
She was as indifferent as a cloud in the sky. The white snow in the garden and the red walls and golden tiles of the nearby walls instead made her look elegant and pure.
The man nodded slightly, a hint of satisfaction flashing across his eyes.
When they got closer, Xiangying and the other person's eyes met, and then their eyes were stunned.
"Lu Feiyi? Why is it you?"
The man standing in the pavilion in front of him was wearing a dark purple robe, his face was as handsome as jade, and his eyebrows and eyes were still as thick and dark as before.
But at this moment, his temperament and demeanor were completely different from before.
His every move was filled with the aura of a superior. Even though there were no complicated patterns on his clothes, Xiangying still used his excellent eyesight to see the top-quality jade pressing down on his robe.
His identity is not simple.
Lu Feiyi pursed his thin lips and let out a laugh.
The senior palace maid beside him introduced: "This is the Crown Prince from Northern Qi who is visiting as a guest."
Northern Qi, Crown Prince?!
Xiangying was stunned.
It turned out that he was the man who was going to marry Princess Xining.
"You are the prince? Then who is Lu Feiyi?" Xiangying was surprised.
Lu Feiyi put his hands behind his back, walked down two steps, and said with a smile: "It's me too."
He waved his hand, the senior palace maid bowed, and immediately left with her people. Even the guards behind Lu Feiyi retreated.
After the two of them had some time alone, Lu Feiyi explained the reason.
At that time, there was a vague trend of war between Nanyue and Western Zhou. As the third party in the three-way balance of power, Northern Qi certainly could not sit idly by.
But if you act rashly, you run the risk of becoming cannon fodder.
So, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Lu Feiyi volunteered to come to Western Zhou to observe the war situation and inform Northern Qi at the same time.
He brought his own group of people and, relying on his superb martial arts skills, found a place to live as a bandit.
They were called bandits, but in fact they were a group of capable people who refused to submit to the Western Zhou court.
Later, as Lu had expected, Nanyue and Western Zhou started fighting. Western Zhou not only suffered a crushing defeat, but also lost its territory all of a sudden.
"Now that your king has been captured, I don't think there is any chance of a comeback."
Xiangying frowned and looked at him: "Since you knew we had lost, why did you pretend to be a bandit and follow our exile team all the way to South Vietnam?"
Lu Feiyi looked at her: "Of course it's because of you."
Xiangying was puzzled.
Lu Feiyi took a step closer and said, "To be honest, I am very interested in you. When I was in Northern Qi, I heard about the reputation of the princess. There is one more thing you probably forgot a long time ago. We were once engaged."
"But when you saw the envoy from Northern Qi coming to ask for marriage, you not only had him dragged out and beheaded, but also said that I was a villain and not a real man, and that even a group of husbands would not marry me. Do you remember?"
Xiangying would of course not remember it, because it was not she who did it, but the original owner.
She searched her memory carefully but could not remember such an incident. It seemed that the original owner really did not like the Crown Prince of Northern Qi at that time.
Lu Feiyi's eyes were burning: "If you had agreed to this marriage earlier, the Western Zhou Dynasty would not have been destroyed."
Xiangying smiled, a sneer.
She took a half step back: "So what are you trying to do now, to show off to me your pride as the victor?"
Lu Feiyi saw the defensiveness in her eyes and shook his head.
"I am very interested in you, even a little fond of you, Xiangying. I don't want you to die in Nanyue, so after Princess Xining died, I made a new request to him."
Xiangying frowned and looked at him, having a bad feeling.
As expected, Lu Feiyi said calmly, "I said that you should marry Princess Xining instead. We, Northern Qi, are still willing to establish friendly relations with Nanyue."
Xiangying laughed out loud, her pretty face full of sarcasm.
She laughed so hard that tears came out.
"I am from the Western Zhou Dynasty. You, a prince of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the emperor of Nanyue, have decided my life?"
Lu Feiyi stared at her and said, "Your father, Xiang Yuande, also agrees."
"He's nothing." Xiangying said in a tone that was neither light nor heavy, "None of you can be my master."
She turned around and was about to leave. Lu Feiyi chased after her, saying, "You don't have to rush to reject me, because you will find that if you don't agree to me, the outcome will be even worse. At least I've bought you some time."
Xiangying smiled coldly: "Get lost, don't follow me."
Instead, Lu Feiyi took two steps forward and stood in front of her.
"Do you know how to get back if I don't follow you? Or do you plan to wander around the palace and be satisfied if someone catches you?"
Xiangying glanced at him, her eyes full of impatience.
"Then take me to find Jie Chen."
"I can't do that," he said. "I can take you back to rest."
"Then lead the way and stop talking nonsense." Xiangying said unhappily.
Lu Feiyi pointed at the garden and said, "Let's talk while we walk. How about this? In order to eliminate your hostility, I will answer whatever you ask. Is that ok?"
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