Chapter 96 It’s an honor
"Also, Prince, we'll be welcoming Miss Lin into our family in a few days, so we must not treat her unfairly."
Xiao Jingrui looked at Lin Rou's half-dead eyes that occasionally glanced at Xiao Yulan, and clenched his fists: "Your Majesty is right, I will definitely learn from the Ninth Prince and will not treat Miss Lin unfairly."
Lin Rou had already accepted her fate, but when she saw Xiao Yulan stand up again, her heart began to stir again.
The War King's body has recovered. If I can help him take that position...
Yes, that’s right, she doesn’t want to be Xiao Jingrui’s queen, she wants to be Xiao Yulan’s queen.
"Rou'er, don't forget what you promised your father. Don't make things more complicated."
Lin Rou lowered her head, hiding the resentment in her eyes: "Don't worry, mother, I know."
The emperor was restless and kept asking Xiao Yulan about his health to test whether he was really well, but he got very few responses.
The emperor didn't mind. After all, his ninth brother had been cold-tempered since childhood, and was only different towards his own princess. However, he only thought it was because Buruo's father had saved him, and nothing else.
Not long after, with the eunuch's announcement, the envoy from Southern Xia arrived.
Bu Ruo looked at Shi Yongyan who was walking towards the door in a moon-white uniform, and her eyes were almost narrowed into slits due to her smiling face.
"Princess, please be more careful. There are many people around looking at you."
Bu Ruo: ...
The prince waited for Shi Yongyan to finish his greetings with the emperor before getting straight to the point.
"It is truly an honor for our Great Zhou that the Crown Prince of Nanxia can come here in person this time."
Shi Yongyan sat in his seat without even looking at him: "It is quite an honor. Before this prince came, my father told me that he was old and a little unable to do the job. When I return from the Great Zhou, he will let this prince succeed to the throne."
"I'm afraid it won't be easy to come to the Great Zhou again in the future..."
Xiao Jingrui paused, then glanced at his father sitting on the throne.
I heard that after Shi Yongyan became the crown prince, the emperor of Southern Xia directly gave him power to govern the country, while he himself went to tend to the gardens and plants.
Other emperors knew that they were old and took the initiative to abdicate, but his father... wished he could live a few more decades, and it would be best if he died on the throne.
Xiao Ruijing coughed lightly and said, "Then this prince wishes Your Highness a smooth ascension to the throne in advance."
"Your Highness, I believe you are here to discuss border trade between Nanxia and Dazhou. This palace..."
"no."
"Huh?" Xiao Jingrui was stunned. No? What's not?
Shi Yongyan put down his teacup and looked at Bu Ruo: "This time, the Crown Prince is not here for the border trade between the two countries, but for Princess Zhan."
"Nanxia is the least short of money among the Three Kingdoms. Whether or not we trade with the Great Zhou actually has no significant impact on Nanxia. This prince is worried that Princess Zhan is not living well here, so he came to visit."
"If Princess Zhan lives well here, then trade between the two countries can naturally continue. But if Princess Zhan does not live well here, then this prince will close the border between the two countries, no longer trade with Great Zhou, and take Princess Zhan away."
When Buruo got married, Lin Rou was busy smashing things in her room to vent her anger, so she didn't understand the relationship between Buruo and Wumingshan.
Hearing Shi Yongyan's words at this moment was like finding a breakthrough: "I didn't know that Princess Zhan and the Crown Prince of Nanxia had such a good relationship, and it could actually affect the border trade between the two countries."
"Your Majesty, I believe a woman should abide by her duties and keep her distance from other men, let alone men from another country. Princess Zhan...it's hard not to think of this as treason."
The emperor looked at Lin Rou as if she were a fool, and even Xiao Jingrui wanted to cover her mouth.
Other ministers who knew the situation looked at Prime Minister Lin with sympathy, but there were also some who, like Lin Rou, were unaware of the situation and agreed with her statement, such as... Princess Danyang.
Princess Danyang spoke up for Lin Rou not for her, but because she had a crush on Shi Yongyan and even more so on the position of Queen of Nanxia Kingdom.
"This princess feels that what Miss Lin said makes sense. A woman should abide by her duties, take care of her husband and children, and let men handle matters outside. Princess Zhan should not be too involved with the Crown Prince of Nanxia."
Princess Danyang is the daughter of Princess Xihe. The princess was found to be pregnant some time ago. She was not feeling well today and did not come to attend the palace banquet. The prince consort was naturally with her at the princess's residence, and only Princess Danyang came to join in the fun.
Otherwise, if Princess Xihe were here, she would definitely regret giving birth to such a fool.
Bu Ruochong shook his head and smiled, "A woman should abide by her duties and keep her distance from other men. This princess also thinks that Miss Lin is right."
"But this princess heard that when my prince was in poor health and recuperating in his villa outside Beijing, Miss Lin came to visit every month, saying that she wanted to take care of my prince. She persisted even though she had never been put in once..."
"And that time at the Qionglin Teahouse. This princess was going to marry the prince in less than two weeks. Miss Lin actually told my prince in front of me that she loved him and asked him to ask the emperor to break off the engagement with me and marry her instead."
"She even said that even if the prince died the next day, she would be willing to be buried with him. She has already prepared her wedding clothes and doesn't want any betrothal gifts. She is very affectionate."
"Oh, by the way, Miss Lin originally wanted to talk to my prince alone, but I didn't let her go because I was afraid of affecting his reputation. I even asked the waiter to open the windows and doors. This matter is not difficult to investigate. Many people saw it at the time."
"And during the spring raid, Miss Lin was spotted having an intimate relationship with other men in the woods."
"So... Miss Lin, before you start talking about others, shouldn't you think about what you've done?"
"Princess Danyang, as far as I know, the reason you're still unmarried at the age of over 20 is because you set your sights on a scholar and tried to elope with him, but he was caught and brought back. Later, you discovered that the scholar already had a wife and daughter, and you must have been heartbroken."
"But just now, ever since my Second Senior Brother walked into the hall, your eyes seemed to be glued to him. Why is that? I am really curious."
"As for what the princess said, that women should stay home to take care of their husbands and children, and that men should handle matters outside. But... when the emperor ascended the throne, Princess Xihe made a great contribution. I heard that she even sent palace soldiers to surround the residences of some ministers and took their families hostage to force them to support the emperor's ascension. I wonder if this is true?"
As soon as Bu Ruo said this, the entire hall fell silent, because everyone present knew that what Bu Ruo said was true, even the ministers whose mansions were surrounded at the time were now among them.
However, no one dared to mention these things since the emperor ascended the throne. Princess Zhan... is really brave.
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