84_84041Ancient Shu?
The hearts of the Feng family members all moved, and even Feng Yuheng couldn't help but look at the man's face a few more times.
The ancient Shu in the south, separated from Dashun by an uninhabited area in the south, is like Qianzhou, with two extremes, one is cold all year round, and the other is hot all year round. This also led to the extremely fair skin of the people in Qianzhou, while the ancient Shu people were somewhat dark.
The rule of the Four Kingdoms of Tribute is that two countries pay tribute on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and two countries pay tribute on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Today is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and it is not uncommon for the ancient Shu envoys to come to the capital. But she was a little confused, why did the ancient Shu envoys come to Fengfu?
Feng Jinyuan's question was immediately responded to, and the man said, "Prime Minister Feng has good eyesight. I am the second prince of ancient Shu, Fantianhe. Left Prime Minister of Dashun, polite." He raised the corner of his lips and saluted Feng Jinyuan. When he stood up again, his face became even more feminine.
When the old lady heard that it was from Gu Shu, she felt embarrassed and guilty. She felt that she didn't even recognize the person and rushed to speak first. She was afraid that it would cause trouble for Feng Jinyuan, so she quickly said to Fan Tianhe: "It turned out to be His Highness Gu Shu. Please don't blame me. I am old and I mistook you. It is a capital crime."
The woman next to Fantianhe took over the conversation: "Old Madam, you are too kind. We brothers and sisters should apologize for our intrusion."
Feng Jinyuan quickly asked: "Is this the Princess of Ancient Shu?"
Fantian He nodded, "My younger sister Fantian Man is the seventh princess of my ancient Shu Kingdom."
The Brahma Man chuckled again and saluted Feng Jinyuan first: "Prime Minister Feng, you are polite."
Feng Jinyuan quickly returned the greeting, "No, no, the princess is polite."
Several people stood in the courtyard and exchanged greetings. The old lady hurriedly woke Feng Jinyuan up: "Hurry up and ask His Highness and the Princess to sit in the front hall."
Unexpectedly, the Brahma Crane waved his hand and said, "No need. I came here today just to deliver some things, and I will leave after delivering them." As he spoke, he clapped his hands, and immediately a group of servants came in from outside the door carrying several large boxes.
Feng Jinyuan was puzzled, "Your Highness, what is this..."
Fan Tianhe did not answer him, but turned to Kang Yi, "As soon as I arrived in Beijing, I heard that the princess had moved into the residence of the Left Prime Minister, so I followed her. These are the betrothal gifts that I brought from Ancient Shu, and I am begging to marry Princess Kang Yi of Qian Zhou Kingdom."
"What?" Feng Jinyuan immediately turned hostile, "What does His Highness Gu Shu mean by this?"
Fan Tianhe's eyes were fixed on Kang Yi, and he ignored Feng Jinyuan. But his sister Fan Tianman spoke for him again: "My brother meant that he wanted to marry the eldest princess of Qianzhou Kingdom. This matter has nothing to do with Lord Feng. We only came to bother you because the eldest princess is staying here temporarily. We will prepare a generous gift to apologize to Lord Feng one day!"
As she explained, Fan Tianhe also spoke to Kang Yi, "Ancient Shu and Qianzhou are at opposite ends of the cold and hot regions. If it weren't for the fact that both of them came to Dashun to pay tribute, it would be extremely difficult for them to meet. Eight years ago, I had the honor of catching a glimpse of the eldest princess at the border of Qianzhou. I have been thinking about her for many years. Today, I have asked my father for permission and am taking this opportunity to come to Dashun to propose to the eldest princess. I hope the eldest princess will favor me."
"No!" Kang Yi didn't say anything, but Feng Jinyuan got anxious first, "Prince Gu Shu, this is Dashun. If you want to ask for marriage, you should go to Qianzhou. What kind of rules are these in Dashun?"
His excited words caused the ancient Shu princess Fan Tianman to giggle, as if she had heard the funniest joke, and she laughed so hard that her waist bent over.
Brahma Crane looked at his sister helplessly and said, "You can't be so rude."
"But don't you find it funny, my brother?" She raised her head and looked at her brother. "The prince of Gu Shu proposed to the eldest princess of Qian Zhou, but the officials of Da Shun blocked it. What's the meaning of this?"
No one knew what this meant. Even the people in the Feng family turned their eyes to Feng Jinyuan. Except for the old lady, everyone else wanted to know what kind of explanation Feng Jinyuan would give for this matter.
But Feng Jinyuan was the prime minister of a country after all. He had his impulses and his reasoning. As soon as he said this, he had already found a reason for himself. He heard him say, "The marriage between the vassal states should be discussed by the vassal states. The betrothal gift of His Highness Gu Shu should be sent to the Qianzhou royal family. Otherwise, if the Qianzhou state and county question it someday, I cannot bear this responsibility."
Fan Tianhe shook his head, "There is no need for Prime Minister Feng to take responsibility. This thing was only sent to let the princess take a look, and then it will be moved to the inn. When I go to the palace to meet the emperor tomorrow, I will tell His Majesty about it. Qianzhou is a vassal state of Dashun. If the monarch of Dashun nods in agreement, Qianzhou will have no reason to refuse. Princess Kangyi, don't you agree?" Fan Tianhe was born with a feminine appearance, with narrow eyebrows and eyes, but he was indeed good-looking, and people couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.
Feng Jinyuan looked at Kang Yi and Fan Tianhe for a long time, and couldn't help but be jealous and snorted fiercely. Then he heard Kang Yi say: "I am Princess Qian Zhou, the eldest sister of the king. My brother has already given me the right to decide my own marriage. Please forgive me for not agreeing to your marriage proposal. Your Highness, please take the things back and don't talk about this matter again in the future."
"Oh?" Fan Tianhe thought Kang Yi would refuse, but he didn't expect him to refuse so straightforwardly. You know, a marriage between two countries is a big deal. Even if the person being proposed to is not happy, he should always stay for a while to weigh the pros and cons. Why did Kang Yi refuse so straightforwardly?
While he was thinking, Fan Tianman had already cast his gaze towards Feng Jinyuan. After looking at him for a while, he curved his eyebrows and suddenly asked, "I heard that Prime Minister Feng was still in the Northern Territory to suppress the disaster a few years ago. I guess he and Princess Kang Yi came back to the capital together, right? No wonder the princess wants to live in Feng Mansion. It turns out that she and Prime Minister Feng are old acquaintances."
Fan Tianhe actually started talking to his sister, "Man'er, what you mean is that I came too late?"
"Yes!" She sighed softly, "My brother has fallen behind Prime Minister Feng this time, but I don't know which side the princess belongs to."
Kang Yi's cheeks flushed at the direct words of the two people. Even Ru Jia couldn't stand it anymore and pointed at the brother and sister and said, "Are you here to ask for a marriage or to rob a bride? If you are asking, I tell you, my mother won't marry! If you are robbing, then please ask your king to talk to my king of Qian Zhou. It is not your turn to make trouble here."
"Huh?" Fan Tianman looked at Rujia in surprise and asked, "What mother did she say? She is the eldest princess' daughter?"
Fan Tianhe nodded, "That's right, the eldest princess has a daughter, named Princess Rujia, I think this is her."
"Oh." Fantianman nodded, and said to Rujia: "Little princess, calm down. Matters between elders should be resolved by the elders." Why are you interrupting, little kid?
Kang Yi held Ru Jia's arm, signaled her to shut up with his eyes, and then said: "I have made my meaning very clear. Ancient Shu is very far away from Qian Zhou, and I don't want to marry to such a far place. What's more, the people of Qian Zhou are used to living in a cold place, and I am afraid they can't stand the heat of Shu."
Fan Tianhe glanced at Kang Yi, then at Feng Jinyuan, and once again confirmed that the two must have had a private agreement. He had heard that Princess Kang Yi was an extremely intelligent woman, and she would never reject his marriage proposal so arbitrarily. Qian Zhou and Gu Shu were at the north and south ends of Dashun. If they could get closer through marriage, it would be a great thing to put Dashun in the middle!
He stared at Kang Yi with his narrow eyes, as if he wanted to find out something from her gaze. After a long time, he could only see Kang Yi's dignity and calmness, and a pair of eyes as still as water.
"Okay." He didn't force it. He raised his hand and the servants immediately carried the boxes out again. "Since the princess is determined, I won't force it. I will mention this to His Majesty Dashun when I go to the palace tomorrow. I hope the princess will think twice."
After he finished speaking, he bowed to Feng Jinyuan and turned to leave. Fan Tianman also left, but before leaving, he glanced at Kang Yi and said, "It's not a loss to marry my second brother. The eldest princess had better think about the destiny of Qianzhou."
Kang Yi didn't say anything. Feng Jinyuan was furious. He looked at the backs of the two and said, "No need to think twice! Princess Qian Zhou will never marry into Ancient Shu!"
"Jin Yuan!" When the old lady saw that Gu Shu and his party had already left the mansion, she pushed her staff hard on the ground and shouted, "You must remember your identity!"
"Mother!" Feng Jinyuan looked at the old lady, then at Kang Yi who looked aggrieved, and Ru Jia who was about to lose her temper. He gritted his teeth and said simply, "My son will go to the palace to see the emperor tomorrow. I hope mother will help me with this matter."
Although he didn't say it clearly, the Feng family knew what he meant. Jin Zhen's eyes turned red and she asked weakly, "What did the master say?"
Feng Jinyuan glanced at Jin Zhen, and there was no longer the loving look in his eyes as before. He snorted coldly and said, "I will let you know when His Majesty gives me a reply tomorrow."
An leaned over to the old lady and said, "I have no right to interrupt the master. Miss Third is wearing too little. I will take Miss Third back first."
The old lady nodded, "Go!" Then she looked at Jin Zhen and said, "You should go back too." Then she turned around and put her hand on Zhao Ma's wrist, "Let's go too. I'm old and can't take care of things. Let the master do whatever he wants!"
Watching people leave one by one, only Shen Fengyuheng and Chenyu were left. Fengyuheng looked indifferent, clearly watching the show, while Chenyu approached Kang Yi with a bit of joy on her face, and said to her: "Chenyu also feels that she has a good relationship with the princess, and hopes that this fate can go a step further. Chenyu will go back first, and I hope that my father will bring back good news tomorrow." After that, she bowed to Kang Yi and Feng Jinyuan, stepped back, and left with Xing'er.
Ru Jia stared at Feng Yuheng and asked, "Why don't you leave?"
Feng Yuheng asked back: "This is my home, where should I go? How come Princess Rujia still can't figure out this fact?"
This time, Ru Jia was not angry at her words. Instead, she said cheerfully, "County Lady, please be happy for a few more days!"
Feng Yuheng laughed, "What's the matter? Princess Rujia is planning to change her surname to Feng? Let me tell you this, even if you change your surname, this place is still mine." After she finished speaking, she looked at Feng Jinyuan with a wicked smile, "Father, is that right?"
Feng Jinyuan shuddered instantly, and suddenly remembered that the deed to the Feng Mansion was now in Feng Yuheng's hands. If she went against the grain and insisted that the house was hers, he really wouldn't be able to do anything to her.
At this time, the prince and princess of the ancient Shu Kingdom were already sitting in the carriage and returning to the posthouse. In front of the two of them, a secret guard stood with his head bowed, and Fan Tianhe said in a deep voice: "Go back and tell your general that I have tried my best. I hope he can fulfill his promise to me."
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