On that day, Jiang Li asked someone to give three hundred taels of silver to Pao San.
First, to thank him for his hard work in teaching Mei Qiuyi these days, which is Mei Qiuyi's gift to her master.
Second, those things were burned by Mei Qiuyi herself, so naturally she should be responsible for it.
"Don't worry, Princess. I will definitely return the silver when I return to Qinzhou." Mei Qiuyi vowed.
Originally, Xue Rou had given her some silver, but after she made a scene at the palace that day, she lost the box at some point. Therefore, before leaving, Jiang Li gave her some more banknotes.
After returning from the camp in the city, Mei Qiuyi did not waste a single day and left in the carriage arranged by Mo Jiu that day.
As the weather gradually warmed up, Yin Tian led the team out to sea, and Gu Yuyan completely took over the herbal medicine shop. The Daning Daily, which had Mo Xiang and Taizi, also spread from the capital to all the major counties in Daning in a very short time.
For a moment, Jiang Li became idle.
At the end of February, the Wei State's wedding delegation arrived in Daning.
On the first day of March, Jiang Li was dressed up by Bai Zhi early in the morning, and then attended the palace banquet with Gu Qingchen.
"I heard that the prince of Wei State came in person?" Jiang Li stretched out her hand to support the hair accessories on her head. If it wasn't a special occasion, she really didn't like to wear such complicated clothes.
"Yes." Gu Qingchen glanced at Jiang Li, "Next time, you should wear the Queen Mother's Twin Phoenix Gold Jade Hairpin. That one is lighter."
Jiang Li waved her hand, "That's too exaggerated. Everyone will think I'm deliberately showing off the Queen Mother's favor."
"You are my princess, worthy of the best in the world. So what if you are showing off? I want to see who dares to say anything."
Jiang Li: ...
There really isn't anyone so stubborn.
"Have you met the Prince of Wei? What does he look like?" Jiang Li couldn't help but be curious. She heard that Princess Jingyi had entered the palace to get married, but according to the rules, she could not meet the Prince of Wei before getting married.
Gu Qingchen frowned slightly and said, "Looks... like a human."
Jiang Li didn't really want to talk.
Why does it feel like he is cursing?
Today's palace banquet is mainly to entertain the marriage delegation, and it is very lively outside the court hall.
Since Wei State had just conquered several small vassal states, this marriage could be considered as diplomatic relations between major powers, and the ministers' attitude towards the marriage delegation was obviously much better than before.
"Everyone says Princess Jingyi was punished this time, but I think it was a blessing in disguise."
"Yes, I heard that the emperor of Wei State only has three sons. The third prince of Wei State who came this time is the youngest and most favored son of the king of Wei. Maybe he will be the emperor in the future..."
"There were rumors before that Princess Jingling deliberately interfered and harmed Princess Jingyi. I don't believe those rumors!"
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There was a lot of discussion, and as they were talking, they heard someone say, "Prince Jingling and Princess Jingling are here."
Everyone quickly stood up and saluted.
Even the Wei State envoys sitting in the guest seats quickly stood up.
They had all heard of Prince Jingling, the war god prince who became famous in a single battle when he was young. He was the biological brother of Emperor Daning and also his right-hand man.
The two walked in hand in hand, and everyone watched as Prince Jingling escorted the princess to her seat and poured tea for her.
"It's true... he spoils me to the sky." Someone said softly.
Prince Jingling looked over and the others quickly lowered their heads.
"Who said that?"
Everyone was startled and looked around, cursing the talkative person in their hearts.
"Your Highness, that's what he said! It's him!"
A courtier pointed at the person next to him with a smug look on his face.
That man was his political enemy, so he was transferred back to Beijing from the local area.
This is a good opportunity to make him be targeted by the prince, and he will definitely suffer the consequences.
The man being pointed at trembled his legs and looked at Prince Jingling. Just as he was about to kneel down and admit his fault, he heard someone say, "Well said. I'll have a couple more drinks with you later."
Although he could not reward like the emperor, being able to drink a few more cups with Prince Jingling was already a great honor in the court.
The minister knelt down quickly and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. Your Highness and Your Highness are a match made in heaven. They are both talented and beautiful. I was only speaking the truth."
Everyone says that Prince Jingling is difficult to approach, but he seems to be quite easy to talk to.
The minister knelt on the ground, feeling a little confused.
But it made the people around him so angry that they fell backwards!
The palace banquet began.
As usual, the emperor delivered a welcome speech, which roughly meant that he welcomed the Wei State's wedding delegation and that from then on the two countries would forever establish friendly relations as the Two Jin States.
The wedding reception and betrothal gifts were something that the two countries had already discussed, so the atmosphere of the palace banquet was very harmonious.
"Your Majesty, I heard from my father that the girl I am going to marry this time is Princess Daning, who is of noble status, beautiful and generous. The reason why I came here in person to welcome her is because I want to meet my future wife. Is this possible?"
Suddenly, a person stood up from the Wei State wedding procession.
He claimed to be the third prince of Wei State, Ba Yongfeng.
Jiang Li put down his wine glass and looked over. Ba Yongfeng didn't look tall, but he was quite strong. His face was square and his skin was slightly dark. His facial features were also regular. Generally speaking, if he were to be in a crowd, no one would recognize him.
I can only say that I was born into a good family.
The emperor frowned slightly, with dissatisfaction in his eyes. It was a rule that men and women did not meet before the wedding. The third prince of Wei State, relying on the favor of the King of Wei State, was too ignorant of the rules.
"Your Highness Yongfeng," Crown Prince Gu Qianqi stood up and bowed, "Prince Wei is right. In this marriage, we in Daning, like the Wei Kingdom, are both sincere."
"However, according to my understanding, not only in Daning, but also in Wei State, there is a rule that the bride and groom cannot see each other before the wedding..."
Before the prince could finish his words, Ba Yongfeng slammed the wine glass in his hand onto the table.
"Rules? Rules are made by people. As long as the emperor agrees, who dares to talk about the rules?"
When Ba Yongfeng got angry, his face turned even darker and he looked really ugly.
Jiang Li secretly complained.
It seems that what Gu Qingchen said was really the truth and it couldn't be considered an insult.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Princess Jingyi was sentenced to marrying off as a foreign prince because she committed a serious offense. May I ask how a woman like this can be considered noble, beautiful, and generous? I feel that you, Daning, are trying to fool us, the Wei Kingdom. This is simply bullying!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent.
"I also heard that Princess Jingyi ended up in this situation because she offended Princess Jingling."
Ba Yongfeng raised his gaze upwards and happened to meet Jiang Li's eyes.
Ba Yongfeng was stunned. He had never seen such a beautiful woman.
But the next moment, the oncoming jade chopsticks attacked him like a hidden weapon.
"Come here, there's an assassin!"
Ba Yongfeng fell to the ground, howling.
But no one present spoke.
Because even the envoy from the Wei State clearly saw that the jade chopsticks were thrown from the hands of Prince Jingling.
Who made their Highness look at Princess Jingling and make such a disgusting sound?
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