Seeing Meng Guxue's bewildered look, the King's wife immediately spoke to comfort him:
"Don't be nervous, Xue'er. Tianhe Hall is where envoys are entertained. It's time for lunch."
"You are a princess who came from the Yong Dynasty to marry into the Yong Dynasty. Now that the Yong Dynasty envoy has come, it is customary to summon you to meet him. Don't worry."
Meng Guxue breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.
It turns out they were going to have lunch, although it could be a Hongmen Banquet...
"Mother, Xue'er will take Jiaojiao to the banquet first. You should have a good rest. Xue'er will come back to see you after the banquet."
The Lord's wife nodded gently, "Go ahead, don't worry, Qiushi Gong You'er must have left someone behind."
Meng Guxue carried Jiaojiao out of the main hall, and the eunuch who was supposed to announce the decree was still waiting there.
The two of them followed many twists and turns and finally arrived outside the Tianhe Temple.
When the young eunuch saw the person coming, he immediately went into the palace to report. After a while, a summons sounded:
"Announce - the three imperial concubines to enter the palace for an audience."
Meng Guxue took a deep breath, took Qiao Jiaojiao's hand and walked in gracefully.
Jiaojiao looked around calmly with her pair of black eyes. As soon as she entered the hall, she saw the King of Nanli Kingdom wearing a dragon robe sitting on the main seat.
Different from the image of an old man in imagination, the King of Nanli Kingdom sat on the main seat with great openness, with a dignified appearance, a majestic figure, and a warm smile on his face.
Meng Guxue took Qiao Jiaojiao to salute. At this time, the voice of the King of Nanli Kingdom sounded gently:
"Third Princess, who is this child beside you?"
Meng Guxue immediately replied respectfully: "Father, this is the youngest daughter of Envoy Qiao."
Qiao Zhongguo, who had just left his seat, immediately stepped forward to claim the responsibility: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Lord. There are many reasons, and I had no choice but to bring my daughter with me."
"My daughter is young and unruly, please forgive me, Lord."
Although there has been no precedent of bringing young girls along on diplomatic missions to other countries since ancient times, this was a relatively relaxed lunch, and Qiao Jiaojiao was brought by Meng Guxue, so it was not a big deal.
The king smiled and waved his hand, "The child is innocent and cute, how can I tolerate him? The envoys have come from afar, I just hope you will feel at home."
Qiao Zhongguo stood up and took Jiaojiao over, and Meng Guxue also walked over and sat down next to Baili Chengyou.
Baili Chengyou tilted his head to glance at Meng Guxue, then gently squeezed her hand under the table.
Meng Guxue didn't understand what was going on. After hesitating for a moment, she pinched back.
Baili Chengyou might be greeting her...
I have to find an opportunity soon to tell him the inside story that the King's wife has just revealed!
While listening to the king's polite words, Qiao Jiaojiao looked at everyone present.
Below the king were three princes, opposite them sat envoys from the Northern Kingdom, led by the old acquaintance Che Hebi!
Qiao Jiaojiao glanced at each of the Northern Kingdom's envoys and thought to herself:
[Shen Yuanbai and Yinzhu will definitely contact Che Hebi. I even suspect that Shen Yuanbai will hide among these Northern Kingdom envoys in disguise!]
Qiao Zhongguo's eyes moved slightly when he heard this. He had just looked at it carefully, but didn't see any clues.
However, he has already recognized the faces of these people, so if a strange face appears next time, he will definitely be able to recognize it!
At this time, the topic in the hall turned to the king's wife. The king looked relieved and especially thanked Doctor Zou.
Doctor Zou stood up in panic and said he dared not.
Qiao Jiaojiao already knew the truth about the king's wife's sleeping state, and upon hearing this, she immediately looked at the king's expression.
Unfortunately, this king is an old fox at the ceiling level. It is unlikely to get any clues from his face.
Qiao Jiaojiao thought about it and then set her gaze on the face of the Second Prince who was sitting on the throne.
The second prince was currently tilting his head back to drink the wine in the glass. From Jiaojiao's angle, she could only see his resolute profile.
At this time, the king clapped his hands, signaling the start of the luncheon.
Soon, a stream of delicious dishes were served, and dancers followed in, twisting their waists.
Just as Qiao Jiaojiao was feeling hungry, a fragrant breeze suddenly blew between her nose. It turned out to be a dancer in cool clothes who came forward to pour wine for her.
Qiao Jiaojiao took a glance and saw that the dancer was almost leaning on her father!
Qiao Jiaojiao: ヾ(?`?′?)??
[Ahhh! Dad! You must abide by the male ethics! ]
As soon as Qiao Zhongguo smelled the strong scent of makeup, he felt uncomfortable all over and quickly raised his hand to stop the dancer.
"No need to wait here, you can go down."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Jiaojiao nodded with satisfaction and turned to look at her elder brother.
【Wow! 】
Qiao Jiaojiao: (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
Qiao Tianjing was born handsome and without the little baby Jiaojiao blocking his way, the two dancers on his left and right wanted to stick to him.
Qiao Tianjing frowned and refused repeatedly.
The king was sitting on the throne and couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene.
"Why are you two Mr. Qiao so polite?"
Qiao Tianjing did not try to fool around, and immediately said respectfully: "Thank you for your kindness, Lord, but I am not used to being served by others, so please forgive me, Lord."
Seeing that Qiao Tianjing was serious, the king smiled and waved his hand.
"I think Master Qiao already has a good wife and beautiful concubines at home, so he doesn't look down on these mediocre women. Well, forcing people to do something is not good."
The dancers were ordered to leave, and Qiao Zhongguo and Qiao Tianjing both breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally free...
Qiao Jiaojiao looked up and saw that in addition to the second prince and the third prince, even the king had two beauties leaning against his side.
She suddenly realized that she almost forgot the style of Nanli Kingdom.
After all, even the "secret elixir of bliss" can be popular and become a means of entertainment for princes and nobles, which shows that lust and pleasure are indeed put out in the open here.
Meng Guxue snorted coldly when she saw the extravagant scene before her. After thinking it over, she decided to use the jade table in front of her to cover herself and pinch Baili Chengyou!
Humph, they are all pigs!
It turns out that only the Qiao family has a clean and upright family tradition!
Baili Chengyou:?
Why pinch him? He's not interested in dancers.
The most exaggerated thing at this time was the number of princes in the field.
He did not seem to be shy in front of the king. At this time, three dancers surrounded him, one poured wine, one picked fruits, and one massaged his shoulders. He was enjoying himself to the extreme.
The king tilted his head and saw this scene, he just smiled indulgently, without any intention of blame or disgust.
In sharp contrast to the eldest prince was the second prince. There was no one around him at this time, and the dancers seemed to know his rules and no one dared to approach him.
Qiao Jiaojiao saw this and exclaimed in surprise.
[The three princes of the Nanli Kingdom have very different personalities. The king openly favors the eldest prince, but secretly tells his wife that he prefers the third prince.]
[This time, it was clearly the King's wife and the Second Prince who were both slandered, but the King attacked the King's wife, while the Second Prince escaped unscathed.]
[The water here is frighteningly deep...]