Chapter 167 Zhao Lingmeng's Combat Power is Off the Charts
Among all the envoys from Nangan, the most angry one was General Cheng. The war on the border between Nangan and Jingguo had never stopped in recent years, with wins and losses coming and going. The two countries had also experienced countless peace talks, but Nangan had never felt so aggrieved.
"Princess Funing has a lot of the charm of General Zhao! I wonder if she only inherited his mouth."
Zhao Lingmeng thought, if you want to compete with me in verbal skills, be careful not to get pissed off to death:
"Then don't bother General Cheng. You and my father are of the same generation. My father is already enjoying his retirement, but General Cheng, you are still running around at your age. It shows that there are no young talents left in Nangan. I also want to ask General Cheng, are you still able to eat now that you are old?"
As soon as Zhao Lingmeng said this, the Jing people present burst into laughter. They all thought to themselves that the daughter born to the old Marquis Zhao was really not bad. If nothing else, just this mouth alone could make many people angry to death.
As a military commander, the most taboo thing is to be told that you are old. Princess Funing is poking at the taboos of others! Didn't you see that General Cheng's face looked like he wanted to eat someone?
"Fu Ning, don't be so presumptuous." The emperor came out to smooth things over at this time, but his tone did not sound like a reprimand at all.
Zhao Lingmeng also knew that Jingguo needed to be cultivated, and she couldn't make Nan Gan angry. Since the emperor gave her a way out, she took it.
She bowed to the emperor and replied, "Yes, father!"
Zhao Lingmeng sat down after she finished speaking. The eldest princess wanted to say something, but the fifth prince stopped her. Their mission this time wasn't just to negotiate peace. The most important thing was to find the blueprints and manufacturing methods for Jingguo's new weapons. This was the top priority. There was no point in arguing with Princess Funing here.
The Fifth Prince bowed to the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, my sister has admired your achievements since she was very young. I came with the delegation this time because I wanted to serve His Majesty."
"Oh? But I am old now, and I am afraid I can no longer enjoy the favor of this beauty. Besides, my harem of empress, concubines, and even the four positions are all full. If I only confer the title of concubine on you, I am afraid it would be unfair to the princess.
However, my Third Prince is very dear to me, and there is currently a vacant position for a concubine. Is the eldest princess willing?"
"Is the prince that Your Majesty mentioned here in the hall today?" The eldest princess is not so easily fooled. She cannot marry a prince who is useless.
"That's not the case, but I do think highly of him, and you should have known this in advance. As for whether you're willing or not, that's up to you. If you insist on entering my harem, that's fine, but you can only be a concubine."
"Then I want to marry the current Marquis of Wu'an. Does Your Majesty allow?" This was something the eldest princess and the others had discussed in advance. Their original target was also the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion. Since the Marquis of Wu'an was so favored, he must have known some information.
"Haha, you want to marry into the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion! Being a concubine is fine, but if you want to be my sister-in-law, I'm afraid the eldest princess is not qualified. After all, my mother's family would never marry a clan woman who wears so little in public. And I'm very satisfied with my current sister-in-law. If the eldest princess insists on wanting a man this way, I can find you a few."
After Zhao Lingmeng finished speaking, she looked up and down at the Grand Princess in the center of the hall with the same expression as if she were selecting jewelry. She even touched her fingers alternately with her hands. She was so fed up with the Nan Gan people. They were so obsessed with the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. She was afraid they had something seriously wrong.
As soon as Zhao Lingmeng said this, the faces of the Nangan envoys turned ugly again. The eldest princess looked at Zhao Lingmeng with hatred: "Princess Funing, you are so presumptuous. I am the eldest princess of Nangan Kingdom."
"Oh, you are so powerful but you are just an eldest princess. I am the eldest princess! You are not even the eldest princess, how dare you say that I am presumptuous."
Everyone had only one thought in mind: Princess Funing was truly not to be trifled with. And as for Marquis Wenyuan, looking at the formidable Zhao Lingmeng, his resentment towards the two idiots at home only intensified. Such a wonderful daughter-in-law had been missed, and they had even made enemies.
The eldest princess also noticed that this Funing was not someone who could be easily talked to. She immediately adjusted her demeanor, showing her best side, and looked at Wu'an Marquis with all her charm. "Lord Zhao, do you like me?"
"Oh, our Marquis Wu'an is now decided by my sister. It doesn't matter whether I like it or not." Zhao Anping said with a silly look on his face, and no one could tell whether he liked it or not.
Zhao Lingmeng was the eldest princess and had the capital to be assertive, but he didn't. It would be better for his sister to take over! His sister-in-law would thank her later. Zhao Anping finally understood why his father had run away at this critical moment. It turned out that he was afraid someone would take a fancy to him.
When the ministers heard Zhao Anping say this, the whole room was in an uproar. The smart ones knew that this was just an excuse from Marquis Wu'an, but some believed it. After all, Zhao Lingmeng's words had been so forceful, and Marquis Wu'an hadn't refuted them.
"Princess Funing, you're just a married woman, how can you interfere in the affairs of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion?" The eldest princess was really angry. She thought that Marquis of Wu'an said this because he liked her. She was so conceited that she never thought of other meanings. So she was very angry about Funing's obstruction.
"Then who made my father love me? And my father, the emperor, didn't say anything. How can you, a princess from an enemy country, bark at me?"
Zhao Lingmeng was hungry at this time, but the banquet had not started yet. Nan Gan and his men kept pestering her, so her attitude naturally became worse and worse.
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The eldest princess really hated Funing so much that she was completely unmoved and could not win any argument.
"Your Majesty, won't you take care of it? This concerns the peace talks between the two countries." General Cheng had no choice but to come forward again and bring the matter to a larger level. He would definitely not be able to beat Fu Ning with just words.
"General Cheng, you are also an elder, why bother to argue with a few juniors? Didn't the eldest princess say that she has admired me for a long time? Why don't you enter my harem and make me Concubine Ning? And don't make things difficult for Marquis Wu'an. His wife has already given birth to two children. When Changyou comes back, he will definitely make trouble with me."
Although the emperor said it in a joking tone, his tone was not to be questioned.
Upon seeing this, General Cheng could only nod his head. The main reason was that there was a stubborn person named Fu Ning in the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion. General Cheng was also afraid that the eldest princess would make her unhappy and get killed. If that happened, he would lose both the wife and the army, which would be a huge loss.
"General Cheng," the Grand Princess called General Cheng softly. This was different from what they had discussed before!
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