Chapter 117 The Emperor and His Wife
Walking in front was a young man of about 27 or 28 years old. His skin was very fair, which was rare among the people of Daliang. He had a handsome face and a proud demeanor.
Her black hair was braided into many braids and tied on top of her head with a golden crown. She was wearing a purple robe embroidered with a giant python and a jade belt around her waist with all kinds of stuff hanging on it. Su Qianqian looked carefully and saw that there seemed to be a pipe that her great-grandmother had used.
Behind the young man were two middle-aged men, who looked noble in their attire, and there were also several young people who were also well dressed.
[The one in front is the Liang State’s Prince Mengdu, a most noble idiot.
He was the only son born to the Queen, who was the most beloved woman of the Emperor of Liang. Before she gave birth, all the women in the harem were given a bowl of contraceptive soup when they were favored by the Emperor, and any unexpected pregnancy would be aborted, so he was destined to be the prince from birth.
The prince had a strange habit. He loved to smell all kinds of stinky smells. The stinkier the smell, the more he could get used to it, and he would not feel satisfied until he vomited. So he set up a special courtyard in his East Palace. Every room in the courtyard was filled with stinky things, but the smell was different. 】
The first piece of melon that the system ate made Su Qianqian frown. In this world, apart from the smell of money, not everyone can accept other things, even stinky tofu and snail noodles. It turned out that the prince of Liang was so tolerant.
[The two behind him are his uncles, Prince Ning and Prince An. The one wearing the blue brocade robe is Prince Ning, and next to him is his younger brother, Prince An. Prince An follows Prince Ning's lead and does what his brother says. 】
When the system explained this, Crown Prince Mengdu had already walked to the center of the hall, crossed his hands in front of his shoulders, and bowed to the emperor: "Crown Prince Mengdu of Liang led the envoys to pay tribute, and respectfully wish His Majesty the Great Qi Kingdom good health! And the Queen good health!"
There were more than fifty envoys behind Mengdu, and they also saluted with Mengdu.
Emperor Gan De's expression did not change, but he did not utter a word.
"A defeated country should meet the emperor with the etiquette of a subject. Does Prince Mengdu not know the etiquette? Do you want the officials of the Ministry of Rites of Daqi to teach you?" Taifu Su said in a deep voice, and some officials in the hall sneered.
Meng Du turned his head to look at Su Taifu, who was a middle-aged civil servant. He was very disdainful and said, "Liang is a martial country, while Qi is a culture country. Why should we be so rigid about complicated etiquette? I personally lead the envoys to pay tribute to you. Isn't this enough to show our sincerity in respecting Your Majesty?"
"As a country that values martial arts, why did you come here in defeat? In my Great Qi, we must follow the etiquette of my Great Qi. If Your Highness the Crown Prince is not satisfied, you can try a fight."
Qin Hanzhang sat upright, looking directly at Prince Mengdu, but his voice was murderous.
Meng Du's arrogant expression turned into anger. Just as he was about to say something else, Prince Ning behind him suddenly laughed:
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of our country always likes to joke around. He sees Your Majesty as if he were his own father. It is not uncommon for a son to act pretentiously in front of his father to please him. Please don't be offended, Your Majesty!"
Prince Ning stared at Mengdu as he spoke: "Your Highness the Crown Prince naturally knows etiquette and knows how to advance and retreat."
Mengdu had no choice but to kneel down according to the etiquette of the officials of the Great Qi Dynasty. The envoys behind him also knelt on the ground and congratulated him loudly.
Emperor Gan De then raised his lips and smiled: "Liang State's envoy, please stand up without any formalities."
[Don't speak when you don't have the strength, and there is no need to speak when you have the strength. You have a mouth that stirs up trouble but don't have the ability to settle things. This prince is really not as good as that prince. 】Su Qianqian made a comment in her heart.
Prince: I have to thank you for not eating my melon!
[Speaking of which, our Crown Prince did not wear the Lianlizhi underwear today. Perhaps he felt that it was not very effective for making wishes, so he specifically requested that only solid colors be used.
But the one who was in charge of the prince's inner clothes this time was a newly selected palace maid from the needlework bureau. She thought she should show off her skills, so she quietly embroidered a circle of Bixi (a dragon eldest son who can bear weight) on the seams with silk threads of the same color. It really took a lot of effort to embroider it, and you can't tell unless you look closely. It's low-key but has substance! 】
The system still ate the prince's melon.
[Bixie, is that the son of a bitch? This is good, the spiritual creatures in the wishing well can live longer! 】Su Qianqian agreed.
Prince: Can you spare my underwear?
The Liang State delegation had already taken their seats by this time. Su Qianqian listened to the systematic explanation, but her eyes fell on the one-armed Daliang envoy, who also glanced over at her vaguely.
[Although Liang is a small country, it has always produced beauties. Even if their skin color is slightly dark, their facial features are three-dimensional and their figures are well-proportioned. The three beautiful women who came today are the three princesses of Liang. The tallest one in the middle is the prince's younger sister Meng Yun. 】
The system mentioned the women behind several princes. Su Qianqian looked over carefully and found that they were indeed vivid exotic beauties. They were so charming just sitting there. No wonder she could stir up trouble in the harem of Da Qi in the original plot.
At this time, the banquet was served, and Su Qianqian discovered that two of the dishes actually used tomatoes and potatoes, and peppers also appeared. There had been a series of large orders recently, and it turned out that they were purchasing for the palace.
These dishes had no appeal to Su Qianqian, she was more focused on eating melons.
[Prince Mu brought Princess Mu to the banquet today, which is also very rare.
When Princess Mu was young, she was the eldest princess's companion. Her family thought that she would naturally become the prince's concubine. Unexpectedly, Madam Xiao, who was also the eldest princess's companion at that time, was inadvertently noticed by the emperor, who was still the prince, and wanted to take her into the Eastern Palace.
Madam Xiao had no intention of living in the deep courtyard of the harem. She used the excuse of being weak and turned down her tutoring assignment to return home to recuperate. Soon after, she discussed marriage with Prime Minister Xue. In order to appease the prince's anger, the Duke of Min sent his second daughter to the East Palace, who is now Concubine Xiao.
Besides, Princess Mu had admired the Crown Prince at first, and was disheartened for a while. Unexpectedly, Prince Mu had already had a special liking for her and asked the late emperor to grant them a marriage. However, after all, there was such a previous relationship, and Prince Mu seldom brought Princess Mu to palace banquets. Relying on his own unruly attitude, he would at most be scolded by his brother the Emperor. 】
[There is such a twist in this story. It turns out that Concubine Xiao entered the palace for her sister and was able to enjoy such great wealth. It really is a fate. 】
Su Qianqian sighed and looked towards Prime Minister Xue. Madam Xiao was also looking at her at this time. She smiled gently and gracefully. As expected, she was no longer sick. Her eyes were as clear as autumn water and were even more breathtakingly beautiful.
No wonder her mother-in-law spoke in a lilting voice when she saw Madam Xiao, and when she saw a beauty, even if she was as generous as Madam Du, she couldn't help but be afraid of offending the beauty.
Sitting next to Madam Xiao were Xue Wanning and Lu Zhiqing. Xue Wanning still had her usual sweet smile on her face, but Lu Zhiqing's gaze was fixed behind the Crown Prince, where a group of princes and princesses were sitting.
Su Qianqian followed her gaze and saw that the Ninth Prince, who had just been named King of Xiang, was moving his phoenix eyes away from Xue Wanning and looking at the envoy from Liang State, the bearded General Wuwei of the Han Dynasty, who stood up from his seat and bowed to demonstrate his invulnerability to swords and spears for the emperor.
"I have shown you a trifle to make Your Majesty laugh. If no one in the Great Qi Kingdom can imitate me, please reward me with a small gift. I wonder if Your Majesty will grant me this favor?" The bearded general bowed humbly and asked.
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