Chapter 843 The Queen of Chaoxi Kingdom Has Arrived
After the officials from the Ministry of Rites led the envoys away, Xie Shang and the ministers went directly back to the Imperial Study to discuss matters related to the envoys' arrival in the capital.
Just then, Sang Yupianpian suddenly appeared in front of Xie Shang and said with a smile, "I would like to borrow someone from Your Majesty."
Xie Shang glanced at Jiang Jinyan, then said to the ministers, "You all go to the Imperial Study and wait for me. I will be there shortly."
Just as Jiang Jinyan was about to leave, Xie Shang said, "Minister Jiang, come with me!"
Jiang Jinyan merely nodded slightly when he saw Sang Yupianpian, as a greeting.
He and Sang Yupianpian had no romantic relationship, and he didn't know why he wanted to avoid her whenever he saw her.
Xie Shang asked ambiguously, "Did the Empress come to the Great Zhou Kingdom this time just to borrow people?"
Sang Yu Pianpian didn't mind Xie Shang's teasing and said directly, "I still hope that Chaoxi Kingdom and Great Zhou will be on good terms forever, but Your Majesty should be wary of the purpose of the other countries coming to Great Zhou! As one of the invited allies, Chaoxi Kingdom will always stand on the neutral line. It is up to me to decide which side it will lean towards in the future."
Xie Shang understood Sang Yu Pianpian's meaning; it seemed everyone had their eyes on the Great Zhou and wanted a share.
Jiang Fenghua shouldn't know Sang Yupianpian right now. She said, "Does His Majesty know the Lady?"
Sang Yu Pianpian was stunned, "Your Majesty doesn't recognize me..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xie Shang said, "The Empress injured her head a while ago and doesn't remember some things."
Sang Yupianpian was somewhat puzzled; she felt that Empress Jiang did not seem to be unfamiliar with her.
Xie Shang then said, "Jin Yan, go and chat with the lady!"
Jiang Jinyan respectfully replied, "Yes."
Jiang Fenghua deliberately glanced at her elder brother, "Brother, do you know the Lady? This isn't the Lady's first time in Shengjing, is it?"
Jiang Jinyan said, "Empress Pianpian visited Shengjing five years ago. At that time, the Empress had not yet entered the palace, and His Majesty was still the Prince of Heng, so the Empress and the Empress knew each other."
Xie Shang took Jiang Fenghua's hand and left. "I will explain their matter to you in detail later. Let's go back to the Imperial Study to discuss state affairs first."
As he led her away, Jiang Fenghua asked, "What's their business?"
Xie Shang gently pinched her nose. "What could possibly happen between a man and a woman?"
Jiang Fenghua pretended to cover her mouth, "The Emperor means that my elder brother and the lady-in-waiting..." What did Jiang Jinyan and Sang Yupianpian have? She couldn't remember.
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On the other side, Jiang Jinyan respectfully bowed to Sang Yupianpian, "What does the Empress want with me? Let's say it here!"
His coldness left Sang Yu Pianpian somewhat disappointed. "It's been so many years, and Young Master Jiang hasn't changed at all. I remember those days when I lived in the Jiang residence..."
Jiang Jinyan quickly replied, "This humble official is already married."
Sang Yupianpian didn't care at all. "I know, Zhang Yumo, I was the one who gave you to her. Are you doing well after you married her?"
Jiang Jinyan felt a little embarrassed when he heard Sang Yupianpian say that, but since she was the empress, she could say whatever she wanted, and he couldn't interfere.
Then he thought about how his relationship with Zhang Yumo seemed to be in trouble, and he said, "Great, we also have a very lovely daughter."
Sang Yupian felt a little bitter, but smiled and said, "Young Master Jiang is living a happy life, and I haven't wasted my efforts. A woman like Zhang Yumo is the most suitable to be Young Master Jiang's wife. Not everyone can have such good fortune as her."
Sang Yu Pianpian is the empress of Chaoxi Kingdom. She has a heavy burden on her shoulders, so she cannot marry and have children like ordinary women and live an ordinary life.
Jiang Jinyan said, "The Empress should be married by now!"
Sang Yupianpian nodded, "My existence is the same as that of Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom. I already have several imperial consorts in the palace."
However, she always had a man in her heart, so over the years she failed to meet the expectations of her ministers and did not give birth to an heir for the Chaoxi Kingdom.
Hearing this, Jiang Jinyan finally felt relieved. Now that Sang Yupianpian was married, she probably wouldn't bring up the matter from back then!
Unexpectedly, Sang Yu said gracefully, "Young Master Jiang, do you still remember when we drank together? That night was the first time I was moved by a man."
She gave her first kiss to the man in front of her, but she didn't know that she had also forcibly taken Jiang Jinyan's first kiss.
During the two months he was away from Beijing on a case, Sang Yupianpian followed him. After returning to Beijing, she moved into the Jiang residence, where she could see him every day.
Jiang Jinyan suddenly became very uncomfortable. "I will send someone to escort the lady back to the post station to rest. I will send someone to pick her up again when the banquet begins."
Sang Yupianpian suddenly took his arm, "Your emperor said you would accompany me personally, I don't want to go back to the post station now."
Jiang Jinyan quickly pushed her away and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, please have some self-respect."
Sang Yupianpian never expected that she would fall for a dull, bookish man. She straightened her fiery red dress and said in a deep voice, "I don't want anyone to send me anything except Lord Jiang."
She leaned closer to Jiang Jinyan and blew a breath of hot air onto his face. "I am not an empress now, but a female envoy who has come to celebrate the wedding of the Emperor and Empress of the Great Zhou Kingdom."
Jiang Jinyan paused for a moment before saying, "Please, Madam."
"Jiang Jinyan, do you really have to be so cold?" Sang Yupian leaned closer to him and whispered, "You liked me back then, didn't you? If it weren't for a twist of fate, you wouldn't be Zhang Yumo's."
Sang Yupianpian bluntly stated, "If I want a man, I will definitely take him as my own."
Jiang Jinyan just wanted to leave as soon as possible. Even if there were problems in his relationship with Mo'er, he couldn't possibly get entangled with other women, especially since the other woman's identity was not someone he could afford to offend.
Before he could say anything, Sang Yupianpian continued, "I knew long ago that I was the heir to the Chaoxi Kingdom, but after I actually became the empress, I found that I wasn't very happy. Instead, I was burdened by the affairs of the country, and the person I loved was thousands of miles away. The longing in my mind made me miss the days when I was in the Jiang Mansion more and more."
Therefore, I often send people to deliver gifts to the Jiang family. I wonder if you have received them? I wonder if Mrs. Jiang likes them.”
Sang Yupianpian shared her thoughts, "This trip to the Great Zhou was a decision I made on my own initiative; the ministers all disagreed with the Empress personally going on this mission."
Jiang Jinyan then asked, "Why did the Empress travel to the capital with envoys from other countries? Why was there no prior notice?"
Sang Yupianpian said, "Take me back, and I'll tell you."
Jiang Jinyan was stunned. He knew Sang Yupianpian; she was a fearless and proud young woman.
Sang Yupianpian wasn't afraid of losing control of him, and walked away directly.
Jiang Jinyan knew that the Emperor also wanted him to learn the purpose of the alliance between the various countries from Sang Yupianpian.
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