Chapter 847 The Eldest Prince of the Northern Owl Kingdom
Inside the hall, Dada, unable to break through after a long attack, grew increasingly irritable, and his moves gradually became chaotic.
Shangguan Li was determined to wear down Dada's patience, waiting for the right moment. His wooden sword, like a serpent emerging from its hole, struck Dada's wrist with a fierce blow. Dada cried out in pain, and his curved knife clattered to the ground. Shangguan Li continued with his wooden sword, the tip pressed directly against Dada's throat, and said coldly, "You've lost."
Dada never expected this outcome. His face turned pale, and he realized that he had underestimated his opponent.
The officials and envoys in the hall were even more astonished, their mouths agape. This young man looked so young, yet he was so powerful. He had actually defeated the enemy's curved sword with a wooden sword.
Shangguan Li sheathed his sword and retreated, neither humble nor arrogant. If he had taken the real sword today, Dada's life would have been over.
Shangguan Li was simply annoyed by his opponent. He saw the wooden sword as childish, so he decided to defeat him with a child's toy.
Dada was humiliated in public, and he was furious. He felt a throbbing pain in his wrist and was in a daze for a long time.
Jiang Fenghua couldn't help but clap her hands and praise, "Excellent swordsmanship!"
At the same time, thunderous cheers erupted in the hall, with everyone praising, "As expected of General Shangguan's grandson, he's truly amazing!"
Dada was stunned by what he saw. He clenched his fists, his face turned ashen, and he tried hard to recall how he had lost.
His opponent kept trying to lure him into making a move, but he was too agile. It turned out that he was deliberately using a wooden sword to feign weakness and make him lower his guard. He was fooling him with a broken wooden sword. Dada picked up the curved knife on the ground and said, "Let's start over. You use a real sword."
At that moment, a cold voice came from outside the palace gate, "Disgraceful."
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in white standing outside the palace gate. He was tall and slender, with a face as white as snow and long hair that was not tied up or tied up, looking casual and lazy.
When Dada saw him, she took the initiative to step forward and kneel on one knee, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Everyone was stunned. What, a prince? Does the Northern Owl Kingdom still have envoys coming to the Great Zhou?
Jiang Fenghua and Xie Shang exchanged a glance. To their surprise, the eldest prince of Beixiao Kingdom had entered the palace with Princess Kang and Prince Kang.
The ministers were also surprised to find that King Kang and the eldest prince of the Northern Xiao Kingdom were together, seemingly having a good relationship.
Yuezhi took Xie Kang's arm and walked gracefully into the main hall.
Approaching the Emperor and Empress, Yuezhi said to Xie Kang, "Your Highness, you didn't even introduce our relationship."
Xie Kang looked up at the Emperor and Empress on the high throne, "Your Majesty, this is my Princess Consort, Yue Liyin."
Xie Shang stared at Xie Kang. He certainly couldn't say that King Kang had been placed under house arrest in this situation. The Yuezhi and the royal family of Beixiao Kingdom also had connections, and were they not even willing to pretend when they appeared in public?
Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "I thought that since you and your wife have not seen each other for a long time, you must have a lot to talk about. So I did not have anyone invite you and your wife to the palace to attend the banquet. I also plan to hold a family banquet to entertain you and your wife another day."
Jiang Fenghua stared at the man next to Yue Shi. She had seen him before; he and Yue Shi had entered the palace today. She had watched from afar then, though she couldn't see his face clearly, but now she remembered.
The man in white bowed to Xie Shang in greeting, "Prince Xiao Shang of Bei Xiao greets the Emperor and Empress of Great Zhou..."
Upon hearing this name, Xie Shang unconsciously clenched his fists.
Xiao Shang explained, "Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand. My name is different from Your Majesty's. My name is the 'Shang' in 'Yao Shang'."
Jiang Fenghua chuckled, "Back injury? Doesn't the eldest prince have a bad back? How could he have such a name? It's really funny."
Xiao Shang's lips twitched, and he said again, "The 'Shang' in 'Guoshang' means 'death'."
Jiang Fenghua added, "It means dying young. It's really strange. What kind of parents would give their child such an unlucky name? In our Great Zhou, the word 'death' is very taboo."
Xie Shang was also given this name by the late emperor when he was born. Later, the Empress Dowager insisted on changing it to Shang. His lips twitched. His intuition told him that the eldest prince of Beixiao Kingdom had come prepared, and his name was even more peculiar.
Xie Shang said coldly, "The eldest prince of Beixiao Kingdom did not come with your envoy, but instead came to the palace with my aunt, the Prince Kang. Such uninvited arrival is quite surprising to me."
Xiao Shang explained, "My ancestors had connections with the natives of the Northwest. The prince of the Great Zhou married a Yuezhi woman. When I came to Shengjing, I knew that Aunt Liyin was also coming to Shengjing. In order to have someone to look after me on the way, I came with Aunt Liyin. That's why I didn't come with Dada and the others."
He clearly had ulterior motives. If that's the case, then King Kang should also bear some credit for the Northern Xiao Kingdom's future plots against the Great Zhou.
Xie Kang only just learned that the Yuezhi clan and the Beixiao royal family were related. He called her aunt. Could it be that a member of the Yuezhi clan married into the Beixiao Kingdom?
Xie Kang had been married to a Yuezhi woman for twenty years and had a son and a daughter. He was unaware that some Yuezhi women had married into the extremely cold Northern Xiao Kingdom. Xie Kang kept saying that he was thinking of the Great Zhou and avenging the Holy Ancestor Emperor.
Does he realize that he has become a joke?
After going around in circles, Xie Kang even connected the eldest prince of the Northern Xiao Kingdom with the Xie family, making them relatives.
Xie Shang just wanted to curse, "Bullshit."
As Jiang Fenghua stared into Xiao Shang's eyes, she unconsciously clenched her sleeves. Why was this person's gaze so strange? She always felt that there was an elusive emotion in his eyes, like surprise or relief.
Jiang Fenghua didn't understand why she had this feeling. Perhaps it was because she was a reborn person, and her mental age was older than it is now. When she looked at things from the perspective of reality, she always thought more and more broadly.
Xiao Shang smiled slightly and said, "I've come specifically to ask for a drink; surely His Majesty wouldn't object!"
Does this mean he's also a guest, just with a different way of appearing, and the Emperor isn't going to host a welcome banquet for him too?
Xie Shangchao said in a deep voice, "Please be seated for the King of Kang, the Queen Consort of Kang, and the eldest prince of the Northern Xiao Kingdom."
What kind of trouble did Xie Kang get into in the Northwest?
Jiang Fenghua had no memory of the Northern Xiao Kingdom or Xiao Shang from her previous life. She only knew that decades later, the Northern Xiao Kingdom invaded the Great Zhou and successfully took over the Xie family's empire.
Once the Prince Kang and his wife were seated, Xiao Shang also took his seat.
He suddenly said, "If Dada was impolite just now, please forgive him, Your Majesty. Dada is rough and easily offends people, but I will restrain them in the future. To express my apology, how about I entertain everyone by playing a nice tune to apologize?"
He took out a bamboo flute from his waist, put it to his lips, and began to play as if no one else was around.
Jiang Fenghua stared at him. These outsiders were too familiar and arrogant! What was he plotting?
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