Chapter 39 Wanshou's Envoy
Lu Qiongshuang took the tea and drank it in one gulp in an unnatural manner.
Seeing her embarrassed look, Jiang Xue joked, "Are you still thinking about my second brother?"
Lu Qiongshuang choked on the tea and almost knocked over the cup, coughing continuously.
She whispered to Jiang Xue: "That's impossible!"
Fu Dong hurriedly stepped forward to take the teacup away, and Lu Qiongshuang reached out to pat the tea off his body.
"No, then no, why are you panicking?"
Jiang Xue took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the tea stains off Lu Qiongshuang's face, then teased her.
"I remember that on someone's tenth birthday, he made a bold statement that he would not marry anyone other than Cousin Yu."
Lu Qiongshuang glared at her.
Jiang Xue said pretentiously: "Did I remember it wrongly?"
"I am young and ignorant."
Lu Qiongshuang slapped Jiang Xue's hand away and whispered.
"It's all just a joke. People like me don't care about trivial matters."
"Go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion and tell him this. I wonder if you can stand the beatings from your aunt."
Jiang Xue folded up her handkerchief, looked up, and said to Lu Qiongshuang with a smile:
"Someone is coming."
As soon as Jiang Yu entered the room, he saw two girls half-leaning on the couch, with half-eaten fruit placed on the table in the middle of the couch.
"Don't eat too many snacks, or you will not be able to finish dinner and waste your mother's kindness." Jiang Yu said.
Lu Qiongshuang quickly stood up, bowed politely, and said, "Qiongshuang greets His Highness."
Seeing her awkward look, Jiang Xue couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Jiang Yu approached, walked around Lu Qiongshuang, and said sternly: "You are really very capable, Qiongshuang."
Lu Qiongshuang trembled all over and was about to fall to his knees.
Jiang Xue leaned on the table and giggled.
When they were young, Jiang Yu took them out to play, and Lu Qiongshuang always followed him closely and obeyed his orders, just like Jiang Yu's little follower and lackey.
"Brother, please don't scare her anymore. Don't you think the reprimand she received in the Prime Minister's Mansion these days is not enough?"
Jiang Yu reached out and touched Lu Qiongshuang's head, saying, "Go sit down."
Fu Dong brought a chair over, and Jiang Yu sat opposite the two sisters. He looked at Lu Qiongshuang several times and said leisurely:
"How can I get married if I get so tanned?"
Lu Qiongshuang pouted her lips and muttered softly, "Who wants to get married?"
Jiang Yu mocked, "I mentioned you to Xue'er the day before yesterday, and I said that you were the least worrying of your grandfather's grandchildren. I didn't expect you to be more noisy than your brothers."
"I'm not making a fuss, I was..." Lu Qiongshuang argued in a low voice, and his voice gradually became too weak to be heard.
"What is it? Nonsense!" Jiang Yu continued to scold.
"You don't understand what's going on in our world." Lu Qiongshuang said unconvincedly, "Children of the world should travel around more, how can this be nonsense?"
"Ms. Lu, you are not some chivalrous girl," Jiang Xue said slowly, "You are the only niece of the current queen, the granddaughter of the prime minister, and the apple of the eye of the uncle of the emperor."
"Cousin, could you please stop exaggerating this?" Lu Qiongshuang glared at Jiang Xue sadly.
"Alright, alright, your cousin is just scaring you." Jiang Xue said with a smile, "Why is my brother coming to Changle Palace at this time?"
Jiang Yu said, "My father summoned me to the Baohe Hall to discuss matters in the afternoon. After that, I went to Yi'an Palace to pay my respects to my mother."
"My mother said that you two are both in the palace, and asked me to come and find you to go to Yi'an Palace for dinner together."
He turned to face Lu Qiongshuang again, "If I hadn't heard it from my mother herself, I wouldn't have believed that you were so bold."
Lu Qiongshuang had a sad face, and Jiang Xue said hurriedly, "Now that you're back, stop missing her."
Lu Qiongshuang nodded repeatedly.
Jiang Yu said: "Then tell me, where have you been in the past two years?"
"More to say?" Lu Qiongshuang was shocked. "I've been talking about it all afternoon!"
Jiang Xue continued, "Brother, please let her go. If you keep talking, I'm afraid your lips will be worn out. I'll tell you later."
Seeing that Jiang Yu remained silent, Jiang Xue continued:
"Brother, I heard from Mother that Father is planning to let you take over both the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel at the same time?"
Jiang Yu nodded and said, "My father wants to confer the title of Zhen Wang on me, and the imperial edict will be issued in a few days."
Lu Qiongshuang was surprised and said, "Cousin Yu is going to be crowned king? Such a great thing, why don't you treat us out for a drink tonight..."
Jiang Yu and Jiang Xue both looked at her in silence, and she tactfully shut up.
"It's only a matter of time before I'm crowned king," Jiang Xue asked doubtfully, "but the Ministry of Personnel..."
Jiang Yu glanced at Lu Qiongshuang and interrupted Jiang Xue, "Father is the judge of state affairs. Don't ask too much. They are all boring. I'm afraid you'll get a headache if you hear too much."
Jiang Xue nodded thoughtfully.
Lu Qiongshuang said: "Why not talk about something interesting!"
Jiang Yu said: "Then you tell me what you have been doing outside in the past few years?"
Lu Qiongshuang waved his hands and said, "Your Majesty's birthday is coming soon. Have you prepared birthday gifts for your Majesty's birthday?"
Jiang Xue shook her head and said, "I heard from Fu Dong that there is a Wanbao Tower in the capital, which has many rare treasures. I plan to go and take a look in a few days."
Lu Qiongshuang shouted, "Then I want to go with my cousin!"
Jiang Xue asked, "You didn't prepare any birthday gifts? You traveled around for so long and brought nothing back."
"I brought it, I brought it," Lu Qiongshuang said mysteriously, "I brought a piece this big from the East China Sea—"
She stretched out her hands and gestured, "Such a big night-shining pearl, it must be face-saving enough."
"I just came back and wanted to go shopping. After all, I haven't been in Jijing for two years. I almost don't know what's popular in Jijing."
Seeing Lu Qiongshuang's distressed look, Jiang Yu said, "I advise you to stay in the Xiangfu and don't make your grandfather angry again."
"I'm not wandering around randomly. I'm accompanying my cousin—" She took Jiang Xue's hand and said, "I'm accompanying my cousin to pick out birthday gifts."
Jiang Xue pulled her hand away and said, "Don't use me as a pretext. But I heard that Wanbao Tower is very famous. If my brother doesn't have any birthday gifts, we can go and have a look together."
Jiang Yu said, "I have been busy with government affairs recently and have no time to hang out. I have prepared the birthday gift early in the morning."
Lu Qiongshuang asked, "Are you preparing to welcome envoys from various countries? I heard from my grandfather that the emperor's birthday will be celebrated in a grand manner this year, and envoys from surrounding countries will come to pay their respects!"
Envoys from various countries.
Jiang Xue frowned and looked at Jiang Yu with confusion.
Jiang Yu didn't have time to stop Lu Qiongshuang from speaking and could only nod silently.
"I'm back in Beijing at a really good time. The emperor is celebrating his birthday, and envoys from various countries are coming. I'm sure all the talented people will gather in Beijing. It will definitely be a lively occasion!"
Lu Qiongshuang was still chattering on to himself and didn't notice that Jiang Xue's fingers were already clenched on the table.
"Is there an envoy from Gan Country as well?" Jiang Xue asked in a low voice, suppressing her hatred.
"Gan Guo is coming too."
Jiang Yu said in a deep voice.
"I heard from the Ministry of Rites that the Qian Kingdom originally said that the envoys would arrive in Beijing next month, but for some reason they sped up their pace."
"They have arrived in the suburbs of Beijing a few days ago, and will enter Beijing after they finish packing in the next few days."
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