The emperor pretended not to see anything.
Anyway, the third prince of Wei State was fine, he just fell down.
When he got up, the envoy from Wei State had already said something in his ear. Ba Yongfeng snorted coldly and said nothing more.
However, he still couldn't help but look in the direction of Princess Jingling. The woman was so beautiful that it was hard to take his eyes off her.
Fearing that Prince Jingling would attack him again, Ba Yongfeng hurriedly asked, "May I ask Princess Jingling, is what I said true?"
"Princess, you are so pure and innocent. I think my future princess must be ignorant of the rules and have offended you. How can such a woman be the princess of Wei State?"
These words, praising the superior and criticizing the inferior, pushed Jiang Li into an embarrassing situation.
Although no one knew the details of the incident in which Princess Jingyi offended Princess Jingling, everyone knew about it. If anyone wanted to deny it here, it would obviously be a lie in front of the emperor.
But if they admitted it like this, it would prove that the emperor deliberately sent a guilty daughter to marry, and the wedding party from Wei State would certainly not be happy about it.
Especially this troublesome Ba Yongfeng, maybe he will take advantage of King Wei's favor and make a big fuss, and who knows what kind of trouble he will cause then.
Everyone looked at Jiang Li, not knowing what to do.
"Your Highness Yongfeng is right and wrong."
Jiang Li stood up and bowed to the emperor first.
When the emperor saw Jiang Li's eyes, he knew that she had a countermeasure and immediately signaled her to continue.
Jiang Li then turned to look at Ba Yongfeng, "Although I don't know where Your Highness heard that Princess Jingyi had offended me, I just want to say that the person who told you this must not be a good person."
Ba Yongfeng was stunned and glanced at one of the ministers sitting opposite him. The other person lowered his head and did not look at him.
Ba Yongfeng looked at Jiang Li again, "I don't quite understand what you said. What do you mean by that, Princess? Please explain."
It is said that being good-looking is an advantage.
Ba Yongfeng is a naturally impatient person.
Jiang Li's mind was racing, but on the surface he appeared to be slow and unhurried.
If it were someone else, Ba Yongfeng would have been anxious a long time ago, but looking at Jiang Li, he didn't think that the other party spoke too slowly. Instead, he felt that the other party was very elegant, extremely elegant.
"First of all, Your Highness Yongfeng, you've just arrived in Daning. Logically, we in Daning have always valued etiquette. The main focus of these few days will surely be welcoming the wedding party. Besides that, we'll also be introducing Daning's customs and practices to them."
"But His Highness Yongfeng found out about Princess Jingyi being punished the moment he arrived. What does this mean?"
Jiang Li's eyes swept over the people below one by one.
"This shows that someone doesn't want this marriage to go smoothly. To put it more deeply, someone doesn't want Wei State and Daning to have a friendly relationship."
"I heard that Wei State recently conquered several small states. Now is the time to stabilize the country. If they fall out with Daning at this time, then I would like to ask Your Highness Yongfeng, who do you think will suffer the most?"
Ba Yongfeng kept staring at Jiang Li, with only Jiang Li's every move and smile in his mind, and he had no brain to think about anything else.
When I heard Jiang Li's question, my heart suddenly tightened.
It seems that this is the truth.
"Secondly," Jiang Li continued, "was Princess Jingyi really punished? I can tell you that it was indeed the case. She did offend me, and she was indeed severely punished by the Emperor."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the audience gasped.
Everyone looked at each other, wondering what Jiang Li wanted to do by saying this?
"Then..." Ba Yongfeng raised his hand to interrupt. Wait, he was a little overwhelmed.
According to Princess Jingling, the woman who wanted to marry him was indeed ignorant of the rules and was a criminal severely punished by the emperor. So...
"Just now I said that His Highness Yongfeng was both right and wrong. What I meant was that what you heard did happen. However, it seems that not only you, but even the person who told you, does not understand the situation."
Jiang Li curled her lips into a smile, causing Ba Yongfeng to stare at her.
"Princess Jingyi is the legitimate daughter of Prince Zhuang and is of genuine royal blood. Based on this alone, I would like to ask Your Highness Yongfeng if this proves her noble status."
Ba Yongfeng: ...
I didn't know what to say, but I nodded.
"Okay, then I'll tell you. Princess Jingyi offended me because she thought it was against the royal etiquette for the princess to go out to meet guests with only a maid, so she scolded me for meddling in other people's business."
"You also know that Prince Jingling protects me very closely." As he said this, Jiang Li glanced at Prince Jingling. The two looked at each other affectionately, filling the audience's mouths with dog food.
"Besides, I am her imperial aunt. No matter what happens, it is not her turn to criticize me. So, what do you think, should the emperor punish her?"
Ba Yongfeng: ...
Continue to nod.
"As for the so-called severe punishment, I don't know. Is Princess Jingyi marrying His Highness Yongfeng a severe punishment? Could it be that Wei Country is such a bad place that marrying there is a punishment? Or does His Highness Yongfeng think that for a woman to marry you is not an honor but rather..."
Jiang Li said this with a slightly strange look in his eyes.
Ba Yongfeng waved his hands quickly, "Of course not. In our Wei Kingdom, there are so many people who want to marry me that even ten hands can't count them..."
"If that's the case, Your Highness, why do you listen to the opinions of those with ulterior motives and think that our Emperor is just being perfunctory with you?"
Jiang Li's voice gradually increased. "To be honest, the Emperor did punish Princess Jingyi, but he ordered her to reflect on her mistakes. May I ask, Your Highness, does this count as a breach of etiquette?"
Ba Yongfeng: ...
Looking at the man opposite who had been lowering his head, Ba Yongfeng clenched his fists tightly. If it weren't for the emperor of Daning sitting there, he really wanted to rush over and beat the man up.
He also said that he wanted to be friends with him and tell him a secret to prevent him from being played with by others!
In the end, he turned himself into a clown.
"Princess Jingling is absolutely right," the emperor chuckled inwardly, then he sat down and said slowly, "If Prince Yongfeng feels that marrying Princess Jingyi to you is a punishment for her, then I would have to reconsider whether to continue this marriage."
When the Wei Kingdom's wedding party heard this, they knew that their prince had been deceived.
He also said that he knew a big secret and wanted to make trouble for Daning at the palace banquet. He would not give up unless he got some benefits this time.
Now, not only is there no benefit, but this marriage is almost ruined!
If they mess this up, King Wei will probably chop off their heads when they return!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please calm down!"
The wedding procession hurriedly dragged their own prince to the center of the hall and knelt down to salute. "The marriage is a matter of great importance to the friendship between the two countries. It must not be changed lightly!"
"But your Prince Yongfeng has already made me unhappy. I think it's better not to get married!"
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