Yunqi and others quickly got up and followed.
께二 saw their backs gradually going away, his brain, which had just woken up, was still a little slow to react.
He murmured, "This young master is really interesting. How come I know more about him than I do? He doesn't even know that he is going to marry Shuyang County. Does he think he is the prince of Ding Wang?"
What?
Prince Ding?
The person who just appeared in his shop was Prince Ding?
He couldn't help but recall the scene of He Jingheng holding Shang Ruoyi's hand, and he couldn't help but stand there in a daze.
Their prince! Brave God of War!
She actually likes men!
Soon, rumors that He Jingheng was homosexual spread.
"Aren't you afraid that your reputation will be ruined?" Shang Ruoyi said to He Jingheng beside her while riding on the horse with a smile: "If your king knew this news, he would probably want to break your legs."
"Why not? As long as it doesn't delay the march and the battle, I think my king won't mind."
Shang Ruoyi nodded, he was right.
"If this method can completely solve my marriage problem, it is not a good solution."
At this time, Shu Yang had already arrived in the capital.
As a county magistrate from southern Xinjiang who came to marry a foreign princess, the first thing Shu Yang did when he arrived in the capital was to pay homage to the emperor in the palace.
Emperor Shun sat on the dragon throne, looking coldly at Shu Yang and the Jiedushi standing in front of him.
"Greetings to Your Majesty. I am Wen Bin, the governor sent by Southern Xinjiang. This is Shuyang County, the legitimate son of the King of Qi in Southern Xinjiang."
Shu Yang leaned forward slightly and said, "Your servant Shu Yang, I pay my respects to your Majesty."
"Stand up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The Jiedushi stood up, looked at Emperor Xiaoshun, and said softly: "I came to Xiaoshun this time to show my sincerity. On behalf of your Majesty in Southern Xinjiang, I have brought you generous gifts. Please accept them."
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of maids and guards brought up several large boxes filled with gold, silver, jewelry, rare treasures and antiques. Emperor Shundi was very happy to see this, because his private vault had been emptied before, and with these things filled in, he would become wealthy again.
"Thank you for your Majesty's kindness." He waved his hand, and the guards carried the boxes to the back: "Tonight, I will welcome you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The governor smiled and said, "But there is one more thing I need to clarify with you."
"What is it?"
"You can probably guess that Shuyang County is here this time because our Majesty wants to let Shuyang County men marry men from Jishun County. Our county's dowry is the two cities bordering Jishun County and the Western Regions."
What? Two cities?
Are they all her dowry?
Emperor Shun couldn't help but mention it.
That’s two cities!
Finally, a smile appeared on his face: "Hahaha, we have many good men in our country. I'm sure Shuyang County will be able to choose a suitable man."
In the evening, the banquet was held as scheduled. The Queen and Concubine Zhao sat on both sides of Emperor Shun, and the Crown Prince He Lingsheng sat on the left, opposite to Shuyang County Governor and Jiedushi.
Emperor Shun said a lot of polite words, his eyes always vaguely sweeping over Shu Yang's face. He wanted to know now, who did Shu Yang want to choose as her husband?
Shu Yang looked around but didn't see the person he wanted to see.
At this moment, a sharp gaze came. Shu Yang shrank his neck, lowered his head, and dared not look around anymore.
Concubine Zhao's voice came, and she leaned towards Emperor Shun softly and said tenderly: "Your Majesty, look, how beautiful is this Shuyang County girl? I like her very much!" She looked at the Queen on the other side: "Your Majesty, what do you think? Do you like it?"
"What does the Queen like? She is here to choose a husband, not to be the Queen's goddaughter." The Queen looked at Shu Yang and said calmly, "I wonder if there is anyone she likes among the princes?"
Shu Yang lowered his head and said nothing.
Concubine Zhao smiled and said, "Jun Shuyang is the prince's. If she marries the prince, it's not impossible, but if she is to be the principal wife, I'm afraid she is not qualified." For a county of a defeated country, it was a blessing for them to accept the marriage.
Emperor Shun looked at Shuyang and asked in a low voice: "Shuyang County, do you have a son you want to marry?"
Shu Yang looked around and lowered his head.
The governor beside her smiled and said, "Your Highness is right. Before we set out, our Majesty and the Prince told us not to be too ambitious. The prince dare not dream of anything. He only asks for the position of the Crown Prince's Consort."
The position of Crown Prince’s Consort?
"I heard that your country's Prince Ding has not yet had a princess consort. I wonder if our Shuyang County princess can marry him to the Prince Ding's palace?"
Everyone's eyes fell on the people in Dingguo Palace.
He Jingheng did not attend today, only Prince Ding, the Princess, and He Yunyi came to the banquet.
Emperor Shun looked a little surprised. This was the Princess Dingguo, a princess sent from the southern border all the way to make peace with the emperor. However, she did not even consider marrying her own princes, but instead set her sights on He Jingheng. This was simply a shame.
He Yunyi looked at Shuyang Jun and sneered, "Shuyang Jun, long time no see."
Seeing this, Concubine Zhao smiled and said, "Are you old acquaintances?"
"More than an old acquaintance?" He Yunyi said calmly, "It was Shuyang Jun who led the Southern Border soldiers to massacre the people of the exile area. If it weren't for my sister-in-law who captured her and her king, the entire Qingzhou would have fallen into the hands of others."
When talking about these old things, the faces of people in Southern Xinjiang changed several times.
People's eyes fell on He Yunyi. In their memory, He Yunyi had always been a taciturn person with almost no presence in public. They never expected that she would speak out these things today.
The governor smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry for disturbing your peace."
Prince Ding whispered, "There is some resentment between our Prince Ding's Palace and Shuyang County, so it is not appropriate to marry Shuyang County."
Princess Xiao's eyes lit up when she heard this. The Dingguo Palace didn't want it, but the Xiao Palace did! Just looking at Shuyang County's dowry, Princess Xiao was very excited.
Just as she was about to speak, she received a warning look from Concubine Zhao.
The governor continued, "It is better to resolve a feud than to create one. There were some misunderstandings before, and I thought that they would be resolved."
Upon hearing this, Prince Ding frowned, put down the wine glass in his hand, and said in a cold voice: "Do you want you to teach Prince Dong how to do things?"
"The people dare not!" The Jiedushi said hurriedly: "The people are just making some suggestions."
"A military governor of a defeated country actually dares to make suggestions? How can he be ashamed?" Xu Zimo said in front of him, "Even Young Master is embarrassed for him."
Emperor Shun glanced at him, and Xu Zimo smiled awkwardly.
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