Chapter 152: Inquiring about the Princess's Temperament
"No need, let's talk later. I haven't seen you for a long time, and I want to chat with you." Chang Xixi picked a flower, looked back at Qingyue who was standing with the virtuous king, and put the flower in her hair. "This suits your looks. Why are you always so plain? If I were as pretty as you, I would dress myself up beautifully all day long."
Qingyue glanced at Chang Xixi, who looked no worse than him, and just smiled.
"This is the wise king."
Chang Xixi glanced at the virtuous king. He really had artificial dog eyes! What a pity, why did Qing Yue fall for such a guy in the first place? "Yeah."
The wise king was somewhat displeased to see Chang Xixi being so rude.
Chang Xixi laughed out loud, pointing at the virtuous king and saying, "If it weren't for me, would you still have the chance to meet Qingyue? You must be dreaming! If it weren't for Lord Lu finding me back then, your little Qingyue would have died long ago... and you're still putting on airs in front of me."
The virtuous king knew the position of Chang Xixi in Qingyue's heart, but he did not expect that she was directly involved in the whole process. Feeling guilty, he clasped his fists towards Chang Xixi and said:
"Thanks."
"No need to thank me. I have a flaw... Do you know what it is? My kindness cannot be repaid easily. Remember this favor, and I will ask you for it when I need it."
"This?" The wise king now understood that this person was not so easy to mess with! At least for now, it seemed that he was not easy to bully.
After Chang Xixi finished speaking, she wanted to talk to Qingyue alone. She glanced at Qingyue, stretched out her hand, and led her into the room. The virtuous king was thrown into the courtyard.
Then Li Da brought the tea table and some good tea, and told him to wait there.
inside the house.
Chang Xixi took Qingyue's hand and asked, "Have you thought it through? Marry him and become a member of the royal family? Is this what you want? Who was it that vowed to kill him? Now that you've seen him in person, all those decisions you made before are gone."
Qingyue heard the sarcasm in these words.
He simply said, "Everything I want to say is written in the letter. Since everything that happened was just a misunderstanding, there's no need for me to be so picky. This is what I want to tell you. Miss Zhang and I recommended you to come here together. That princess is too arrogant. If this continues, she'll think there are no capable women in our Southern Dynasty. She'll be the only one who can take the top spot. If she gets that reputation and directly enters the Eastern Palace... that would be chaos. The emperor might not like such a person, but he can't stop someone from using some despicable means."
Qingyue spoke.
Now, she is also considered a legitimate princess, and the things you think about are the fate of the country and the destiny of the nation, rather than the so-called love of the common people.
She had to share the worries of the emperor with the wise king.
Although the virtuous king was not an emperor and was just a virtuous king, he also received a salary from the court and was a prince of the Southern Dynasty, so he should put the country first.
Miss Zhang and Chang Xixi listened and also felt that the princess might be playing a big game.
Maybe she is waiting for the internal collapse of our Southern Dynasty. She comes here to provoke a civil war, or to be an internal accomplice. The best thing is to find her a son-in-law and have her follow him back to the Zhu Kingdom.
The three of them thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case.
But what they can think of, can the emperor also think of it? Of course, so Chang Xixi wants to compete with her and fight in the ring, which seems particularly important.
"What do you think?"
"Me?" Chang Xixi thought and asked, "What do you think of the princess's temperament? In your opinion, can she fight me on equal terms? With my current knowledge, can I surpass her?"
Miss Zhang thought for a moment. "I only had a brief encounter with the princess. I didn't really notice anything else. But she was very polite... and just like everyone else. Nothing special. If there was anything special, it was that she admired my beautiful piano playing."
"What's the meaning?"
"You taught me how to play the qin. She thinks I play exceptionally well. So... she's always wanted to spar with me again, but because I'm just a commoner, she never had the chance to get close to me. Everything else, she heard from Qingyue. She seems to really want to be a matchmaker for others."
After Miss Zhang finished speaking, they both looked at Qingyue.
She is now the princess's personal attendant and has been with the princess for more than ten days. Every day she accompanies the princess in sightseeing, reciting poems and composing couplets with her, or observing how the political situation in the Southern Dynasty is distributed.
Qingyue asked the palace maid outside the door to bring all the poems and speeches written by the princess before, which were copied down and given a copy to Chang Xixi.
She didn't look at the information first, as she had plenty of time to do so. Wasn't the palace banquet three days away? She still had plenty of time to prepare.
"What is the princess's temperament like? How does she treat the palace maids, you, and the virtuous king? And what is her evaluation of the emperor? In your eyes, you only need to express your own thoughts, and you don't need to think too much."
Chang Xixi asked.
We need to first see what the princess's temperament is like... Can we use provocation or other methods to make her speak out her true thoughts?
As she thought about this, Qingyue spoke, "She treats me and the virtuous king like a friend. Although she would say some inappropriate things, she would never overstep the line. The virtuous king and I were able to be together again because of the opportunity she gave us. Moreover, she also gave us plenty of time to spend together! Moreover, before others discovered our relationship, she was the first to do so."
"Could it be possible that he was a traitor within the Zhu Kingdom? He told her all this? That's why she knew about you and the Xian King. And she's trying to curry favor with you and the Xian King in this way?"
Chang Xixi talked about a possibility.
"I think that's impossible! She talked about the first time she saw us... She said there was love in our eyes, nothing but love."
"That's why she wanted to bring me and the virtuous king together. She couldn't bear to see lovers in the world separated."
Qingyue said.
She recalled that she had discussed this topic with the princess later, and it seemed that the princess had a love affair that ended without success.
"I understand. You all should go out first! We can talk about other things later. Miss Zhang, please help me with my makeup today. Xiaohong is too lazy now, and I can't punish her yet."
Miss Zhang knew that Xiaohong had gone to take care of the child. She just smiled slightly and picked up the comb on the side. "You! Xiaohong is alone. How can she take care of you and the child? You should also find a few more people to serve you. She should always be by your side."
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