Chapter 146 The Envoy Arrives

"Uh, it's General Guan's third son, Guan Shanyue." Concubine Liu Shu said embarrassedly, and was also upset about her performance just now.

If it wasn't for the second prince of Loulan, she wouldn't be so anxious. What if the second prince of Loulan asked for a marriage? She heard that Lou Haotian's princess died more than a year ago, and the position of the principal wife is still vacant.

Her daughter is of marriageable age now. If the emperor marries her daughter to Loulan on impulse, she will have nowhere to cry.

After hearing what Concubine Liu Shu said, Yun Hongxiao fell into deep thought.

That is General Guan's mansion guarding the border of the southeastern Shuilong Kingdom.

Did she do it intentionally or unintentionally?

However, thinking that the Liu family is not a prominent family, but just an ordinary family of scholars, the children of the family rely on their own efforts to study and succeed.

"Is it your idea or Lingxuan's idea?" Yun Hongxiao asked.

"We discussed it mother and daughter, please approve it, Your Majesty." Seeing that the emperor's face was very calm, Concubine Liu Shu also explained generously.

"Have you asked the Guan family's opinion?"

"This, I haven't asked yet, so I came to ask the emperor's opinion first." Liu Yueying was a little embarrassed, she didn't have time to ask.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and the time for the emperor to meet the second prince of Loulan is just around the corner.

"Then you should ask the Guan family's opinion first. Although I am the emperor, the marriage of my sons and daughters should be agreed by both parties, and then they can be harmonious after a hundred years of good relationship."

On this point, Yun Hongxiao is still relatively open-minded. The eldest princess is his first daughter, and it is natural to love her more.

"Yes."

"You can leave. I'll think about it." Yun Hongxiao now has to start worrying about his children's marriage. He also has to consider which family is more suitable for them to marry.

He also understands the entanglement of his father in the past.

Yun Hongxiao is the daughter of the empress.

The old emperor died early, and his father-in-law did help him a lot to sit on the throne.

But his father-in-law has a great influence in the court, and many times he, the emperor, has to be restricted by the prime minister.

But fortunately, the prime minister has no other ambitions and is only dedicated to the country. It's just that

when he was young, he didn't give him face. If the prime minister said he opposed the decision he made, he would oppose it.

So the eldest prince's marriage is very important. He has to think it over carefully.

In the afternoon, Eunuch Ren presented all the information about Chen Huizhen to the emperor.

After reading it, Yun Hongxiao was very satisfied. Such women are indeed rare in the capital. They are either vain, or self-righteous, or domineering because of their family background.

Then he made up his mind.

August 15th is coming soon.

This year's Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet is more lively than in previous years, because the second prince of Loulan will meet the emperor on this day. In order to show the national prestige and etiquette of Yanyan Kingdom, it is held very grandly.

From noon, officials and nobles in the capital and their families were allowed to enter the palace.

Feng Tianxing was dressed up again. This time the clothes were made by her new sister-in-law.

Now she is willing to wear it because her sister-in-law has started a new one.

In addition to learning how to manage the household from Song Shuqing, Yuan Qiaolan likes to make clothes for her husband and sister. There is not as much time to read as before.

Now that she has recovered from her illness, her complexion is getting rosier day by day. Feng Yuanhao often feels itchy when seeing her, but as a mother, she has to take care of him, telling him to prepare well for the exam and not to focus his mind on other things.

On such an important occasion as today, Feng Yuanhao still stays at home alone and forgets to eat and sleep.

It was Yun Ranqing who was waiting at the palace gate with two little eunuchs again.

He didn't have to go to class today, and he had been looking forward to Feng Tianxing's arrival.

"I don't want you to carry me, I want to walk by myself." When Yun Ranqing turned around to carry her as usual, Feng Tianxing was unwilling.

"Why?"

"I'm afraid of wrinkling my new clothes." Feng Tianxing said it very preciously.

Hearing this, Song Shuqing and Yuan Qiaolan covered their mouths and laughed.

Then he had to hold her hand and walk slowly into the palace with everyone.

Yun Ranqing was relieved that she did not meet Wu Yueqin this time. She

went to the harem to pay respect to the empress first.

But the empress was not in her palace, and a palace servant informed her halfway to go to the empress dowager's palace.

Shoukang Palace was very lively at this time.

When Feng Tianxing and her friends arrived, there were already many ladies there.

After a round of greetings, Feng Tianxing was called to the front by the empress dowager.

"This child is so cute. Eunuch Liu, go and get the things I prepared." The empress dowager rarely saw Feng Tianxing at such a close distance.

The empress dowager had always lived a low-key life in the palace. Except for major festivals, she rested and worshipped Buddha in the palace at other times.

The fifth princess often went to the palace to see her.

Now she is about to give birth, and she has not been to the palace to see her mother for half a year.

Eunuch Liu quickly brought a small box.

The Queen Mother opened it herself.

Feng Tianxing took a look and found that it was a Pixiu jade pendant carefully carved from jadeite.

The jade quality was so high that it was obvious that it was worth a lot.

It was emerald green without any impurities.

The Queen Mother personally hung it around Feng Tianxing's neck.

"Pixiu is a thing to ward off evil spirits. I hope it can protect our little Tianxing and help her grow up healthily."

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Feng Tianxing thanked her obediently.

She felt like she could receive gifts wherever she went.

It was a great feeling.

"Queen Mother, when will the Fifth Princess give birth?" Song Shuqing asked Yun Zhirou with concern.

"There are still about two months." Speaking of her daughter's upcoming birth, the Empress Dowager's smile became even kinder.

"Mother, it's about time, let's go to Minghe Hall." Wu Miaozhen suggested, seeing that everyone had almost arrived.

The highlight of today was the reception of foreign envoys.

Since the Empress Dowager became close to the Empress, the two had a very harmonious relationship.

Arriving at Minghe Hall, today's banquet table arrangement is different from the past.

It is divided into two sides, and the middle from the entrance of the hall to the emperor's throne is empty. A red carpet is laid out to facilitate the court officials to come out and foreign envoys to enter the hall.

The female family members are on one side, and the male family members are on the other side.

When the emperor entered with his family members, everyone knelt down.

The envoys of Loulan Kingdom were already outside the hall.

A loud shout: "Please see the envoys of Loulan Kingdom."

The whole place was silent.

Eight men walked in from the gate of Minghe Hall, all of them were tall and strong.

The second prince of Loulan was wearing a crimson purple dragon robe and led the way.

The other seven people, five of them were warriors at first glance, all wearing narrow-sleeved battle robes, and they could go to the battlefield as long as they put on armor.

The two scholars were dressed in gorgeous clothes, wide robes with big sleeves, and different colors. But they all have one thing in common, their heads are wrapped in cloth and tied with a ribbon.

All of their facial features are very three-dimensional, typical Loulan characteristics, and they look different from the people of Yanyan at first glance.

Five men dressed as generals, each one looks more powerful and fierce than the other.

Only the second prince looks gentler, with a bit of gentleness like jade.

"The second prince of Loulan, Lou Haotian, pays homage to the Emperor of Yanyan. I wish Yanyan a prosperous country and peace and prosperity." Lou Haotian stepped forward, bowed, performed the ceremony of paying homage, and spoke the occasion words.

"No need to be polite, welcome the second prince from afar. Please take a seat." Yun Hongxiao's face was calm, but he was actually looking at the eight people standing in the center of the hall.

The eunuch took small steps forward and led them to the seats that had been prepared for them, next to Yun Ranzheng and Yun Ransheng.

Being closer to the emperor, they were considered to be very polite to him.

Yun Hongxiao hoped to get along peacefully and not to control people over these small details.

"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I specially invite the Loulan envoy to watch the moon together."

"Thank you, Emperor Yanyan. Before the mission, my emperor asked me to bring gifts to your country. I hope you will accept them." Lou Haotian took a box from a man beside him, walked to the center of the hall, and opened the box.

Everyone looked at the box.

"Wow!" Exclamations rang out.

"The Tianshan Snow Lotus, and two of them." Those who knew the goods recognized it.