Chapter 148 Miss Zhang Arrives in Beijing
Lord Lu agreed to this matter and also asked further questions.
The next day, the virtuous king heard about this from Qingyue and felt that Lord Lu was truly understanding and righteous! He was also willing to accept him and decided to visit him in advance. Unexpectedly, Lord Lu ignored him completely!
This made the wise king angry for a long time.
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Qingyue bent over the desk and wrote a long letter, telling Chang Xixi some things in the capital and telling her about his marriage.
Chang Xixi was looking at the peony in the corner of the wall in the yard, with a smile on her lips. She handed the letter to Li Da behind her and asked him to read it word by word. Unexpectedly, he only read to the beginning of the letter.
She impatiently put down the fan in her hand, walked over, grabbed the letter and took a look, "What does it mean? An engagement? And to the virtuous prince? What is her relationship with the virtuous prince? She was pregnant with his love child. If the royal family knew about it, wouldn't the entire Lu family be doomed? This is a heinous crime of deceiving the emperor."
I read the whole letter in a hurry and finally understood the whole story.
It was a false alarm!
Patting his chest, he said, "This can be considered a blessing in disguise! I thought it was a disaster, but who knew that the virtuous king was such a romantic and truly loved her. They hit it off right away and got together. It's a perfect match. Then her plan to have me torment the virtuous king has also been ruined. You know what, life is really unpredictable."
She sighed and thought of the princess Qingyue mentioned in the letter. She was aggressive in the court of the Southern Dynasty, and it was she who facilitated the two of them to be together.
I don’t know whether he is a good guy or a bad guy!
However, this is what the court has been looking for talented women for recently. When the news came from the capital, everyone thought that the old emperor was still lustful and was going to choose a concubine.
It seems that Miss Zhang is also going to Beijing, so I'd better prepare some more money for her.
She asked Xiaohong to deliver the news, and also included a silver note of one hundred taels, telling Miss Zhang that she could not help much... so she had to give her the money.
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In Kyoto, everyone is talking about the marriage of King Xian and Qingyue. Some say that the two have known each other for a long time, while others say that they fell in love at first sight in the hall.
There were many different opinions, but everyone thought that it was Qingyue's face that won the favor of the wise king. Little did they know that her talent was only slightly inferior to that of the princess.
In this way, Qingyue walked in the palace as the virtuous king's fiancée.
Occasionally, he would go to the Xianwang's mansion to hang out, and every time, the Xianwang would accompany him. Although the two of them were in love, they never crossed the line. Especially the Xianwang, who didn't want to be despised by Lord Lu, so he was even more sensible.
He has come to the door and been turned away three times.
The people were all talking about this matter. It might be that Lord Lu did not like the virtuous king and wanted to marry his daughter to the crown prince or the wise king, so he was dissatisfied with the virtuous king.
Only the virtuous king knew that it was his father-in-law's final act of resistance. He still harbored a grudge against him. He was vying with him again.
The emperor didn't care about these trivial matters. He just thought that his wise king had offended Lord Lu. But when he heard that Qingyue and the wise king were really in love with each other, he didn't think much about it.
His son didn't marry Lord Lu, he just married his daughter, so it doesn't matter whether he treats his son or not.
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The Zhang family received an imperial edict, ordering her to set off for Kyoto, and the female members of the family could accompany her. Master Zhang was also to accompany her to the capital. If Miss Zhang could not fight the princess to a draw, they would be punished.
Miss Zhang was very nervous before she left. Who knew what the princess of Zhu State looked like?
She was forced into the imperial garden of the harem.
There are many flowers here, but most of them are cultivated by gardeners, so they have a bit of artificiality... No matter how beautiful they bloom, they are just for people to appreciate.
This lady in this picture is not as pretty as Qingyue, but she is also quite iconic.
Qingyue knew she was coming a long time ago, and he had heard her name many times in Chang Xixi's letters, but he had only heard of her name, not the person, and had never wanted to meet her.
I didn’t expect that our first meeting would not be in Ruzhou City, but in this palace.
She walked over and said, "I guess you must be Miss Zhang! I've heard of your name for a long time, but I've never wanted to meet you. Although, we both live in Ruzhou City."
Miss Zhang turned around and saw Qingyue's appearance. She was instantly stunned by her.
"You must be Qingyue! You are really beautiful."
"You're not bad either. I think your talent is definitely superior to mine. I lost three games to the princess. This time it depends on you. Can you defeat the princess?"
Qingyue went straight to the point and said that his main mission this time was to defeat the princess.
Miss Zhang asked, "Do you think there's any shortcut to this? My knowledge is indeed superior to yours, but... I'm not necessarily superior to the princess. I can only give it a try. Do you know what she's not good at?"
"The princess has a thorough understanding of Southern Dynasty culture, but... she has an excessive amount of trust in her own country. She simply doesn't believe that other countries' things and cultures have their own charm and merits. It's not that she's intolerant of flaws, but... she's a little naive. Not naive, but pure faith."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Actually, the meeting with the princess is in half an hour. The Queen arranged this so that I can chat with you for a while and exchange some information. You are helpful, and besides, I recommended you. Now that I am the fiancée of the virtuous king, I naturally have to do my part for the Southern Dynasty. I am sorry for you."
Miss Zhang shook her head. Even if this matter had nothing to do with her, as long as it was related to the Southern Dynasty, she would help!
Previously, the court only wanted talented women from the capital, and didn't mention women from other cities, so she didn't recommend herself. If she knew it was okay, then it wouldn't be impossible for her father to submit a memorial.
Now that I’m here, I’m here to bring glory to the South!
I’m afraid she can’t do it!
From what Chang Xixi said, Miss Lu was not much worse than her, except that she liked to go out and make friends, which made her famous. Miss Lu, on the other hand, did not like to go out or make friends.
Therefore, it is little known!
This time, she happened to go to the capital to recuperate, and she was brought out by chance.
"It's okay. We are all citizens of the Southern Dynasty, and this is what I should do." Miss Zhang said. The two found a place, sat down and talked about some details in detail.
Miss Zhang felt that she really couldn't beat the princess, so it would be better to let Chang Xixi come, who might be able to do the job.
She could only ask the queen for advice, hoping that the queen would listen to her.
It will take only one stick of incense to meet the princess. Qingyue is going to be the princess's attendant. The wise king is going out of the city on business today, so she has to go alone.
Miss Zhang had not yet gone to see the Queen. After the two said goodbye, one went to Fengyi Palace and the other left the palace.
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