Chapter 39 The Princess Returns to the Palace
The eldest princess returned to Beijing.
Yun Ju'an and Yuan Yao looked at each other. They were both shocked when they heard the news.
The Yuan Kingdom had an eldest princess named Yuan Qi. Although she was not born of a legitimate wife, her name showed that she was very much favored by Emperor Yuan. She followed the will of heaven and not the will of jade. Moreover, she was the daughter of Concubine Ying Gui, so her status was beyond description.
Three years ago, the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple predicted that as long as he traveled outside in the next three years and did not stay in Shangjing, he would be safe.
So the eldest princess had no choice but to embark on this journey of travel at the age of sixteen.
The identity of this eldest princess is legendary. When she was eight or nine years old, Emperor Yuan had just ascended the throne and it was an extraordinary period of internal and external turmoil.
At the same time, Biansha had become very powerful. They had not yet split into today's 14 states, but were divided into eight very brave tribes.
Zanpu, the leader of the most powerful tribe, was a leader who worked hard to govern the country and did not support war. Otherwise, the Yuan Dynasty at that time would have found it difficult to resist such fighting power.
In order to show one's sincerity, sending princesses, princes and important officials to Biansha as envoys is the best choice.
But Emperor Yuan had only one daughter, and she was the first to bear the brunt of the disaster.
But the princess is young and precious, and the journey will be full of dangers. She might die on the way.
Concubine Ying was not a concubine at that time, but Concubine Xiao. She did everything she could to protect her daughter, but was rejected by her family with the words "The princess is noble and is supported by the people and court officials, so naturally she should go on a diplomatic mission to the border to help the people of the Yuan Dynasty settle down."
Or he threatened Concubine Xiao with the honor of his family and forced her to obey.
But Concubine Xiao was a mother, and Emperor Yuan was just a husband and a father when he took off his imperial cloak.
Concubine Xiao stood outside the Xuanzheng Hall all night, and Emperor Yuan knelt in the Buddhist temple all night.
In the early morning when the dew was on, Emperor Yuan wanted to give up this plan, but when he heard Yuan Qi asking for an audience, he thought he should also listen to the child's ideas.
If she doesn't want to go, I will do everything I can to protect her.
"Your son requests that I be sent as an envoy to Biansha!"
The sound is not loud, but it is sonorous and powerful.
The little girl, who was only eight years old and knew nothing, asked for permission to go to Biansha. For a moment, Emperor Yuan even hated his own incompetence.
“Recently, when I paid my respects to my father, I often saw that he looked unhappy. As his only child, I would like to share his worries.” Yuan Qi bowed deeply.
"I do not want you to question the officials in the court any more. The officials are loyal, and your father needs to have clear eyes and ears and make a decision."
If you don't stop doing this, you will suffer from the chaos.
Other countries are watching us covetously, which will definitely give them the opportunity to take advantage of us.
Emperor Yuan was naturally pleased, but he had mixed feelings. Concubine Xiao saw that her daughter had thrown all her efforts into vain, yet she couldn't bear to beat her. Her daughter did this not only for her, but also for the Yuan Kingdom, including the Xiao family.
From then on, the eldest princess was named the Princess Protector of the Country, the first rank, and Concubine Xiao was promoted to the rank of Imperial Concubine, jumping two levels and becoming the first person under the Empress.
It's a legendary journey.
Finally, when the princess returned safely, she not only brought the good news of the friendship between the two countries, but also brought back gifts from the Qiang people.
At that time, the eight tribes were Hu, Qiang, Yi, Zhen, Chi, Jue, Rong, and Di.
Now they are divided into Eastern and Western Hu, Qiang, Zhongyi, Dongyi, Zhen, Chi, Northern Jue, Turkic, Da Jue, Danrong, Rong, Southern and Northern Di, and they are imitating the Yuan Dynasty and the Northern Yun Dynasty to establish states.
Thus, the eight tribes of Biansha became the fourteen states of Biansha.
This time they were divided and no longer cared about the then weak Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty quickly grew stronger amid their internal strife.
The legendary princess was not a person with a good temper, and she never lived with the princes and princesses. People could not imagine how such a young princess could be so decisive and ruthless.
Be harder on yourself.
The other princes and princesses all have an innate respect for the eldest princess.
So, how could one not be surprised when one bumped into the princess's carriage returning to the capital in the evening?
The two of them got out of the car and said, "This servant (Lan Deng) has met the Princess Protector of the Country (the eldest sister)."
The driver was a man wearing a veil and his face could not be seen clearly. All one could tell was that he was tall and slender, and was listening attentively to the instructions given by the driver.
"Stand up." The woman's voice was elegant and dignified. "The Marquis of Wu'an has made great contributions in the war and protected the country. Miss Yun does not need to perform such a grand ceremony."
"Sixth Princess should return to the palace as soon as possible."
After they finished speaking, the two men stood up and told the coachman to make way for the princess's carriage.
Not long after, there was only a crisp sound from the driver, and soon he disappeared into the alley.
Yun Ju'an was still in the mood just now. This princess really had aura.
Yuan Yao exhaled: "I guess father should have known about the eldest sister's return to the capital earlier than we did, right?"
When she returned, the direction she was heading to was not the Princess Protector of the Country's Mansion, and her father would probably let her eldest sister live in the palace.
Yun Zhuan was also thinking in his heart, what exactly did this Princess Yuan Qi, who was in charge of protecting the country, go through when she traveled to Biansha, and why she now seemed to have no weaknesses at all.
Is it because there is nothing, or is it because no one knows?
No one is without weaknesses.
Yun Zhu calmed down, turned around and gave Yuan Yao another flawless and innocent smile:
"Your Highness, let's go back quickly. The palace gates will soon be closed, right?"
The two of them had their own thoughts in their minds and were silent all the way.
The emperor held a general election every three years to select the daughters of court officials to be concubines.
Although the emperor is not very old now, he rarely pays attention to the harem. Therefore, the court officials who cannot figure out the emperor's thoughts are even more uneasy.
In order to find out the emperor's thoughts, one can only keep the palace maids in captivity or arrange for them to enter the palace to be concubines.
This was done to find out a little about the emperor's thoughts so as to protect himself.
This is what happened to the Shen family. After using two schemes in succession, they suffered a lot of losses in their chess pieces. If it weren't for the fact that Concubine Rong had a son, they would have had a hard time.
When Luo Meiren's mother's family heard about Luo Meiren's choice, they naturally had no choice but to join the Shen family.
The two parties cooperated, selected two beauties, and took advantage of this election to enter the palace.
Emperor Yuan originally wanted to cancel the election, but the Empress Dowager was unwilling to do so. The royal family had few heirs, and the number of heirs could be counted on one hand. How could people not worry?
Yun Zhuan also had a plan in mind, so naturally he had to go to the Queen Mother to stir up trouble.
He also hinted at something about going out with Yuan Yao and accidentally meeting a Taoist priest who said that there would be a new prince in the palace next year.
But if we don't choose a concubine, wouldn't the chance of having a prince be greatly reduced?
How could the Queen Mother tolerate this?
The harem today can't even be considered as a single flower in full bloom, let alone a hundred flowers blooming together.
Yun Zhuan went back with a smile to play shuttlecock with Yuan Yao, while the Empress Dowager had just left Yongshou Palace when she set off for Qinzheng Palace.
“Gugu——”
Yun Zhuan looked up and saw a white pigeon landed on the tree. It looked at her and then flew back into the sky.
Collect, collect, the princess is here, why don't you talk properly? ?
(End of this chapter)