Seeing that this incident could not be resolved peacefully, Ge Zhong had no choice but to humble himself and apologize to Chu Qingluan.
He took a step forward, almost bending his body at a right angle: "Princess Zhaoyang, please understand! This is a complete misunderstanding. My princess is young and hot-tempered, and her words were offensive. I, this old minister, apologize to the princess on her behalf!"
As he spoke, he took the initiative to bow to Chu Qingluan and said sincerely: "Da Qin has no intention of offending you. This mission is originally for the diplomatic relations between the two countries..."
Seeing this, Meng Ping had no choice but to kneel on one knee, grit his teeth, and forcefully squeeze out a few words:
"Please Princess...Hai-Han."
And Qin Jialuo...
Everyone's eyes turned to Qin Jialuo, it would have been fine if they didn't look, but when they did, they saw that her eyes were shining, and she was staring at Xie Yunqi's enchanting face!
The scene instantly fell into an eerie silence!
Some insiders kept looking back and forth between Qin Jialuo and Xie Yunqi——
The atmosphere, which was tense just now, suddenly became subtle.
Pei Yuan raised his eyebrows, turned to look at Xie Yunqi, a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes.
Xie Yunqi's face froze, and his eyes suddenly flashed with a chill as sharp as a knife. The folding fan in his hand closed with a "click", and he obviously had not expected this development.
Ge Zhong still maintained the posture of saluting, and when he looked up at his own princess, he almost choked.
"Princess?!"
Qin Jialuo pretended not to hear anything. She stared at Xie Yunqi, and a suspicious blush instantly appeared on her cheeks.
Chu Qingluan looked at Qin Jialuo, with a hint of coldness in her eyes, "It seems that Princess Jialuo is tired."
He gave Xie Yunqi a meaningful look and said, "How about I arrange for Prime Minister Xie to take you back to the posthouse?"
Qin Jialuo was about to agree when Ge Zhong suddenly stepped forward and squeezed between Qin Jialuo and Xie Yunqi. "I dare not trouble Prime Minister Xie. This old minister will escort the princess back to the posthouse!"
As he spoke, he almost half-pulled Qin Jialuo's arm, and Qin Jialuo finally woke up as if from a dream, her pretty face as red as a boiled egg.
She bit her lip and tried to maintain her princess demeanor: "Today... I was rude. I'm sorry."
She was obviously absent-minded when she said this, and her eyes couldn't help but glance towards Xie Yunqi.
Xie Yunqi was emitting cold air, and his jade-like face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.
Qin Jialuo reluctantly withdrew her gaze, and before turning around to leave, she suddenly raised a provocative smile to Chu Qingluan: "I heard that your country will hold an autumn hunt in three days, and this princess will definitely... ask for your advice."
Ge Zhong's eyes suddenly turned dark, and he wished he could use something to cover this little ancestor's mouth.
He lowered his voice and said to Qin Jialuo: "Princess! Have you forgotten the instructions of His Majesty before leaving?"
These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over one's head. Qin Jialuo then shut up awkwardly and left dejectedly with Ge Zhong and his group.
After the Qin envoys left, Pei Yuan crossed his arms and sneered, "It seems that Prime Minister Xie's peach blossoms have all bloomed in Qin."
Xie Yunqi folded his folding fan and said in a cold voice: "General Pei should worry more about the defense of the autumn hunt."
The two people's eyes met in the air, full of tension.
Chu Qingluan coughed lightly: "Okay, why are our own people quarreling first?"
She turned to look at Xie Yunqi, her gaze lingering for a moment on his meticulously carved face - his eyebrows were painted in ink, his eyes were like cold stars, and his thin lips, when tightly pursed, revealed a hint of sharp beauty. He was indeed a rare beauty.
"General Pei is right. Prime Minister Xie's face is indeed..."
She dragged out the last syllable and saw Xie Yunqi's eyebrows twitching.
"The look in Princess Daqin's eyes just now shows that she really has feelings for Prime Minister Xie. It seems that Prime Minister Xie should be more careful during the autumn hunt."
Xie Yunqi's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and the folding fan in his hand broke with a snap.
"wishful thinking!"
His voice was as cold as ice: "If she really dares to do this, I don't mind letting her know what it means to humiliate herself!"
Pei Yuan frowned slightly, his eyes were a little subtle: "Xie Xiang, are you going to destroy the flower with your own hands?"
Xie Yunqi sneered: "If it is a wild flower, what's the harm in picking it?"
Pei Yuan didn't say anything else, but his cold eyes revealed that he was not in a good mood at the moment.
In terms of blood relationship, Qin Jialuo is his biological aunt. She is the youngest daughter of the Qin Emperor, but she is a few years younger than him, so she has not yet married.
It is said that Princess Jialuo is a royal princess in the Qin Empire. As the only princess of the royal family, she was raised in the palm of her hand since she was a child. Therefore, she is rather arrogant and self-centered.
Thinking of this, Pei Yuan's eyes became deep.
If Qin Jialuo behaved herself, it would be fine. But if she dared to harm the princess during the autumn hunt—
He doesn't mind killing his own relatives for the sake of justice!
——
Coming out of Sifang Pavilion, Pei Yuan went straight to a secluded teahouse.
When he pushed the door open, Qin Jialuo was playing with a teacup out of boredom, while Ge Zhong and Meng Ping were standing on both sides with serious expressions.
Seeing Pei Yuan, Ge Zhong was startled at first, then he immediately lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, performing a standard ceremony between a monarch and his subjects: "Old minister! I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Emperor!"
Meng Ping also knelt on one knee, "I pay my respects to Your Highness!"
The teacup in Qin Jialuo's hand fell onto the table with a 'pop', and the tea splashed onto his sleeves without him noticing.
She widened her eyes and looked at the man in front of her, who was dressed as a general of the Great Chu, in disbelief. "You...you are the person my father has been looking for?"
Previously, her attention had been on Xie Yunqi, and she didn't notice Pei Yuan standing beside her.
Upon seeing him this time, he discovered that Pei Yuan's face was indeed 50% similar to that of his deceased brother, the Crown Prince.
Pei Yuan looked at Qin Jialuo with a sudden cold look in his eyes.
"I sent you a message asking you to keep a low profile, but you guys, on your first day in the capital, openly provoked the Princess of Great Chu?"
His voice was low, but it revealed an unquestionable pressure: "Or do you think this is the palace of the Qin Dynasty and you can do whatever you want?"
Ge Zhong's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he quickly explained: "Your Highness, calm down! The princess is just young and hot-tempered, and confused for a moment..."
"Confused for a moment?" Pei Yuan sneered: "What she did in Sifang Pavilion today, if used by someone with ulterior motives, is enough to provoke a dispute between the two countries!"
Qin Jialuo's expression changed slightly, and he finally realized the seriousness of the matter.
But she was also a person who refused to admit defeat. She bit her lip and retorted unconvincedly: "I just want to see what kind of ability Chu Qingluan has that is worthy of you..."
Qin Jialuo paused, but didn't dare to say the words "never forget" to her face. She just muttered, "Besides, didn't she handle it well? She didn't really cause any trouble."
Pei Yuan's eyes flashed coldly, and murderous aura burst out from his body: "Do you think this is a joke?"
Qin Jialuo was startled by his sudden momentum and took half a step back.
Then she straightened her back and tried to act like an elder: "Pei Yuan! What's your attitude? I am your aunt after all!"
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