Chapter 265 The Fifth Prince of Nangan Wants to Marry into the Imperial Family
Zhao Lingmeng ignored the gazes from the people around her and followed Fushou to the seat at the top that belonged to her and sat down.
Nanny Sun immediately stood beside Zhao Lingmeng. Chunshui Dongyuan and others also stood around Zhao Lingmeng. Zhao Lingmeng had no intention of asking the four of them to go down.
Seeing Funing's attitude, Fushou did not let the four palace maids beside her leave. In this way, with so many people serving them, it would not be so strange.
It was already quite late when Zhao Lingmeng and Fushou arrived at Anhe Hall, so they had barely sat down for a moment when a eunuch called out, "The Emperor and Empress have arrived."
Zhao Lingmeng also followed Daliu and knelt on the ground to pay his respects. After the emperor and empress sat on the highest seats and asked them to stand up, Zhao Lingmeng stood up and sat down with Daliu.
Then came Cheng Shifan from the Nangan Kingdom. General Cheng presented the emperor with the peace letter from the king of their Nangan Kingdom and also presented some rare treasures on the spot to show their Nangan sincerity.
The Emperor immediately ordered Eunuch Zhuo to go and collect the items. He then opened the Nangan surrender letter and, upon seeing the terms within, he burst into laughter. Nangan was actually trying to trade these useless items for the secret to hardening and sharpening their weapons. Their tone was truly impressive.
"So your king wants to use these to compensate our Jing Kingdom for the losses caused by this war! I agree!" The emperor shamelessly understood it this way. After all, it was a competition of shamelessness, and he would not lose.
The moment the Emperor spoke, the people of Nangan were stunned. They had anticipated the Emperor of Jing's reaction upon seeing the peace letter: perhaps he would fly into a rage, perhaps readily agree, or perhaps even try to stall, suggesting a postponement. But they had never imagined the Emperor of Jing would be such a fabricator.
It seemed that Jingguo was now confident. It seemed that they had not accidentally obtained some secret recipe, but had acquired an incredible weapon manufacturing talent. This was a problem. As long as this person was not dead, there was a possibility that new and powerful weapons would appear at any time.
Everyone in the Nangan Kingdom knew that things had reached the most difficult step, and they had to take the Lianyan step.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor sent this prince and sister here because we admire the magnanimity of the Kingdom of Jing and hope to form an alliance with the Kingdom of Jing to show the friendship between our two countries for peace talks and alliance."
"We can negotiate peace, but I have no intention of marrying off my beloved daughters. Each of my daughters is precious to me and cannot be married off far away."
The emperor is also confident at this time. After all, they are the victorious country. Although they have been fighting for years and the treasury is very empty, they cannot lose momentum at this time.
Moreover, all the guards today were equipped with new weapons. The sharp and reflective appearance was enough to intimidate these people. Didn't you see that some people in the delegation were almost glued to the new weapons.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to be so absolute! This prince thinks Princess Funing is a good match. Isn't she looking for a son-in-law? This prince admires her style and is willing to marry into her family."
The Fifth Prince said this, and he was very confident that Funing would agree. He was a prince, and it was logical that she would agree to marry a princess from another family who was married for the second time. Besides, he thought he was quite handsome.
Zhao Lingmeng was originally watching the show with great interest from the side, but she didn't expect that the war would spread to her before the banquet even started.
Fushou also looked at Zhao Lingmeng at this time, and raised his eyes, as if to say, here it comes.
The happiest people at the scene were Concubine Rong and Princess Huaishu. One of them was happy because the Third Prince and Zhao Lingmeng had a mortal feud, and the other was just jealous and envious.
When the emperor heard the fifth prince say this, he didn't care at all. Funing was not someone to be trifled with. He said casually, "The fifth prince has taken a fancy to Funing. Then I have even less say. Although Funing doesn't have my surname, I watched him grow up.
Moreover, she has made great contributions to the country, so I will not force her. I believe that no one in the entire Jing Kingdom has the nerve to force her. You can't eat with a bowl in your hand and then put it down and curse your mother!"
"Then, Your Majesty, you have no objection?" When the Fifth Prince heard the Emperor say this, he thought his chance had come, and he felt relieved. Who wouldn't like such a handsome young man like him!
If Zhao Lingmeng could hear the Fifth Prince's thoughts, she would just want to say, if you are sick, please take medicine.
The emperor turned to look at Zhao Lingmeng and said with a smile, "Fu Ning, what do you think?"
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the emperor's expression and could only curse him in her heart as an old fox. But the boss called her out to work, so what could she do? She could only stand up calmly and salute.
"Father, I don't like it."
When the Emperor heard what Zhao Lingmeng said, he looked at the Fifth Prince cheerfully again, "It means it's not my fault. It's Fu Ning who didn't like you."
The Fifth Prince instantly felt a huge insult surrounding him, and there was an unprecedented ruthlessness in his eyes when he looked at Zhao Lingmeng.
"Princess Funing, can you explain why? This prince considers himself quite capable in both civil and military matters."
"Oh, isn't it normal for me to dislike you? After all, you're not as pretty as the one before me, and the ambition in your eyes can't be concealed. I'm afraid of trouble, if you insist on marrying into my family.
At that time, I will have no choice but to buy a farm on the border and keep you there. Out of sight, out of mind. So I have to keep you far away, which will only cost a little more money.
Zhao Lingmeng said this while playing with her fingers, perfectly portraying her nonchalant attitude. She was just short of saying, "I'm not a pushover. Stay away from me."
Not to mention the Fifth Prince, even the nobles present were shocked by Zhao Lingmeng's remarks, but they felt quite relieved in their hearts.
The Fifth Prince was silent for a moment, and could only use the alliance between the two countries to explain the matter: "Princess Funing, you treat me like this, it concerns the alliance between the two countries. You will have a hard time explaining it to the world when the time comes!"
"So, let's be clear! I finally became the eldest princess, not to endure any humiliation. And I made a great contribution by discovering the miracle drug for smallpox.
Those who live a life of idleness and wait for death, who dares to criticize me? Wait until they can do something for Jingguo before they can act arrogantly in front of me! Father, do you think what I said is right? "
"My dear daughter, what she said is definitely not wrong." The emperor looked at Funing lovingly, like a good father. The noble ministers present could only sigh in their hearts once again at the emperor's deep affection.
If they had known that the emperor was so kind to his daughters, they would have fought for it. It can only be said that those who want to take shortcuts will only see shortcuts.
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