Chapter 463: See the Son-in-law
The brother and sister looked at each other.
What kind of beautiful woman could Abu offend in Pu State?
Before the brother and sister could figure out what was going on, they heard another guard come and report, "Your Highness, that woman is the Queen of Pu State."
"Sister, take a rest. I'll go see her."
Now that we know the identity of the person, we also know why she came.
It was probably because she saved Xing'er and was alone with her.
Wei Qingyan said, "Let's go together."
It is said that this queen was born a fisherman's girl and was favored by Emperor Pu because of her beauty. She became the only one in the harem afterwards.
But the queen rarely appeared in public in recent years. It was said that she was in poor health and went to recuperate elsewhere.
Wei Qingyan thought that since Pu State had secretly developed a plan to escape by water boat, it was very likely that they were also looking for a place to settle down after escaping, otherwise they could not have stayed in the water all the time.
Such an important matter as finding a hiding place should naturally be entrusted to someone trusted, and perhaps the queen is the one who is responsible for this.
But when Wei Qingyan saw him, he felt that his suspicion might be wrong.
Because the Queen of Pu looked really fair-skinned and petite, and she looked like she would fall down at the slightest breeze. Of course, this had to ignore the fact that she was grabbing a guard's ear with her hand.
When Empress Pu saw the two men emerge, she released the guard's ear and nodded sternly at them. "Excuse me, but your guards wouldn't let me see you, so I had no choice but to take action."
Wei Qingyan glanced at the guards who were touching their ears with a somewhat aggrieved expression, and said with a smile, "It's their fault that they were shortsighted and didn't recognize you."
Don’t you know your own people well? If Queen Pu revealed her identity and asked for a meeting seriously, how could the guards stop her?
The guards were all young men. Being grabbed by the ears by such a beautiful woman, and not really fighting, the guards were reluctant to draw their swords. Empress Pu obviously knew this. It seemed that the couple both liked to test others.
Empress Pu paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I was so anxious to come see you that I forgot to introduce myself."
It is said that the character of the master can be seen from the qualities of the servants. The master may be able to pretend, but the servants do not have such good disguise skills as the masters.
Judging from the performance of the Wei guards just now, the character of the Wei brother and sister cannot be too bad.
Queen Pu was satisfied, and the smile on her face became more sincere.
Wei Qingyan smiled and didn't expose her words.
Then she continued, "I heard that you rescued my little lucky star and brought her back to the imperial city?"
Abu said hurriedly, "I brought her back."
He thought Queen Pu was here to cause trouble, but unexpectedly, Queen Pu bowed to him and said, "Thank you for your help. I came here today to repay you for saving my daughter."
She raised her hands and clapped, and two people each carried a bulging sack and placed it in front of Queen Pu. Queen Pu then passed the two bags to Abu.
"You saved my precious daughter, so I will give you my treasured Dongzhu."
As she spoke, she untied one of the sacks, and the round, white, and dazzling oriental pearls appeared in front of Wei Qingyan and his sister.
Wei Qingyan's eyes trembled slightly.
Empress Pu was of small stature, and she carried two sacks filled with eastern pearls as lightly as if they were feathers.
These two bags of Dongzhu are worth a fortune in countries like Wei and Fengzhao, and Empress Pu must be aware of this.
He gave it to Abu so easily. Was he really just thanking Abu for saving him?
How could Abu dare to accept such a valuable gift? He quickly said, "It's just a small favor. Besides, I did something wrong too."
The inappropriate part he mentioned was naturally the strict separation of men and women, which was used by Emperor Pu as a handle.
Empress Pu chuckled and waved her hand nonchalantly, "Don't listen to my Majesty's nonsense, he's the best at this.
Back then, I saved him from falling into the water out of kindness, but he insisted that physical contact between men and women was inappropriate and that he must be responsible for me. He pestered me to marry him, and now he is just repeating the same old trick.
But now that I think about it, I'm really grateful for his thick skin, which has given me decades of happiness."
After a pause, she smiled and said, "Look at me, why am I telling you all this? Thank you so much anyway."
She looked at Wei Qingyan again, "Thank you, Princess, for your thoughtful consideration.
Although I see that the eldest prince is very satisfied, marriage is indeed a major event in life, and both the eldest prince and my little lucky star should consider it carefully.
However, whether they are suitable or not can only be known after they have met each other, so I was thinking, while you are still in Pu State, whether we can let these two young men have more contact with each other."
After hearing this, Wei Qingyan understood.
Empress Pu had the same idea as Emperor Pu, but she took a more graceful approach.
However, she said regretfully, "To be honest, my brother has something to do and will have to return to Wei the day after tomorrow at the latest."
If Lin Wanzhi had not made arrangements in the Great Wei, and if Cao Yizhao had not fled to the Great Wei, she could indeed have allowed Abu to stay for a few more days.
"That's a pity indeed."
Empress Pu also showed a look of regret, then smiled and said, "The princess must stay in our Pu country for a while longer.
Although the territory of Pu State is not as vast as your Great Wei, the scenery is still beautiful, especially the sea.
If your health allows, I can accompany you on a few days of sea travel. Even if we can't go to the sea, the scenery at the beach is also very nice."
Wei Qingyan had to wait until the matter of Pu State was completely finalized and the grain was shipped out before he could leave. It would certainly not be done in three or five days, so he agreed to Queen Pu's request.
After some more pleasantries, Queen Pu left with a smile on her face.
He refused to take the two bags of Dongzhu with him and said they were to thank Abu.
Abu looked at the two bags of Dongzhu and said, "Sister, I feel like I'm owed something to someone else."
Wei Qingyan smiled, "Since it's a gift from Empress Pu, just accept it with peace of mind."
When you have the chance to repay in the future, repay me.
What's more, it seems that Queen Pu has made up her mind to make Abu her son-in-law. If he really becomes a son-in-law, then the things in Abu's hands will eventually be given to Xing'er.
But Abu...
She asked, "What were you worried about just now?"
Abu understood that she was asking about the words that had been interrupted by Empress Pu's visit. He was silent for a moment before saying, "Sister, although I have a human form, I am not a real person. I don't know if I can have children in the future.
If I can't have children, it would be unfair to Xing'er, so I want to tell her about this possibility and let her make the decision."
This is also the reason why Ajie interrupted Xing'er before she could reply and he did not insist.
He had proposed marriage earlier because he didn't want Emperor Pu to make things difficult for his elder sister. He and Xing'er had indeed been in contact. If Xing'er lost her reputation because of this, he would have no choice but to marry her.
But after leaving the Pu State Palace and flying in the air, he suddenly thought of this question.
He is not yet a real person, is he qualified to get married?
Wei Qingyan didn't know whether the spirit could give birth to new life, but Abu was kind. If he didn't ask him to explain it to Xing'er, he would be worried about it in the future. So he said, "Okay."
She believed that Abu would not easily reveal that he was a spirit, and would probably use excuses like being injured on the battlefield, so there was no need for her to nag him.
However, Wei Qingyan remembered this matter and said to Abu, "After solving the current predicament, you can go to Penglai with my sister.
The fat monk's mother is still suffering there, I need to rescue her, and perhaps there's a solution to your problem in Penglai."
However, Penglai is hard to find. Although the fat monk has been there, he never told her the way. She only knew that it was on the sea.
Perhaps she could ask Empress Pu, who has been on the sea for many years.
Abu listened to Wei Qingyan, and the brother and sister talked about the current situation. Abu was about to give the two bags of Dongzhu to Wei Qingyan, "Sister, take it. Now is the time to use money."
He knew his sister's personality well. Even if she cooperated with Pu State, she would not ask for other people's food for free. She would buy it with money.
"You are old enough to get married. Keep it for yourself and give it to your wife in the future."
When Abu heard this, Xing'er's round face suddenly came to his mind, and he lowered his head to cover up.
Wei Qingyan smiled knowingly.
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