Chapter 376 The Anxiety of the Longling Kingdom's Envoys
"Thank you so much for the compliment, Prince Ruihe! It's quite interesting to look at the moon this way."
When Wei was young, he followed the rules all his life. But when he got older, he became more open-minded and accepted this sitting posture that did not resemble any statue. But it is really comfortable!
"Madam, please call me Chen'er! It's so kind!"
Yang Chengchen really likes this old lady, not only because she is his aunt's biological mother, but probably more because of her attitude of not spoiling children's fun!
Zhao Lingmeng looked at her mother and Yang Chengchen with envy, chatting animatedly across from them: "You two are in such good spirits!"
"You are too weak, not even as good as an old woman like me." After Wei finished scolding her daughter, she did not forget to turn around and glare at her.
Yang Chengchen didn't dare to agree with this, and could only secretly give Wei a gesture of approval from an angle where Zhao Lingmeng couldn't see.
They sat in the yard, looking at the moon. No one knew how long they watched, and in the end, no one knew who went back to their own room to sleep first.
Anyway, Zhao Lingmeng and the others slept well that night.
To be precise, almost everyone in Yuanjing slept well that night, except for the envoys from Longling Kingdom and the crown prince and the emperor's eldest grandson who were reading memorials in the palace all night.
But the next morning, Zhao Houyang rushed to Zhao Lingmeng's Menglin Courtyard and stood there, "My Lady"
Zhao Lingmeng could only angrily climb out of the bed with difficulty, quickly packed up, and then came out and leaned against the door of the main hall, looking at her little son in the yard with a gloomy face.
"Why are you howling so early in the morning? If you can't explain yourself, you won't be able to escape this beating today."
Zhao Houyang automatically ignored his mother's grumpiness and said happily, "Mom, I dreamed of my father last night. He said he was very happy!"
Zhao Lingmeng was about to beat her son, but when she heard Zhao Houyang say that, she froze for a moment, "As long as he's happy, that's good!"
Zhao Houyang immediately trotted over and hugged Zhao Lingmeng, whispering, "Mom, I'm so happy too. Father loves me and really did appear in my dream."
Zhao Houyang's words instantly made Zhao Lingmeng's eyes red. This kid must be lacking fatherly love! She reached out and gently stroked Zhao Houyang's head, "Our Yang'er is so good, Doctor Ma will definitely like him."
Zhao Lingmeng was about to say something when she saw Zhao Houyang suddenly jump out of her arms. "Mom, I'm going to tell my brother this good news."
She looked at her son's back as he ran away, her fists clenched, and finally she could only shake her head helplessly and go back to sleep.
In the days that followed, Zhao Lingmeng spent her days recuperating in the mansion, waiting for the Emperor's welcoming banquet, where she would have a chance to confront the people of Long Ling Kingdom. However, she waited and waited, and four or five days passed, and the Emperor hadn't even summoned the people of Long Ling Kingdom, let alone the welcoming banquet.
Like Zhao Lingmeng, the nobles in Yuanjing were eagerly awaiting the welcoming banquet, rubbing their hands in anticipation of a major event. However, the Emperor gave them a warning, preventing them from taking the stage.
The most anxious ones are the Longling Kingdom's envoys who are still staying in an ordinary post station. They want to meet the emperor as soon as possible and negotiate related matters as soon as possible more than anyone else. If they delay for too long, something bad will happen!
This day was the sixth day since the Longling Kingdom's delegation arrived in Yuanjing, and they still had not received any news of being summoned by the Emperor of Jing Kingdom.
Even the most proud Princess Qingcheng couldn't sit still and paced back and forth in the main hall of the inn.
Lord Li felt like his head was spinning and he could only say helplessly, "Your Highness, please take a rest!"
"Sir Li, what do you think the Emperor of Jing meant by this?" Princess Qingcheng was really getting anxious.
Lord Li saw that His Highness was about to rush out and fight someone, saying, "It's nothing more than a show of force! Your Highness, let's wait! It should be soon, it's already been six days."
Princess Qingcheng had just sat down when she heard Lord Li say this. She immediately threw the cup in her hand away with all her strength: "How dare the Jing Kingdom do this to show its power?"
Regardless of what Lord Li was thinking, he remained calm and tried to appease Princess Qingcheng. After all, the princess needed to enter the Crown Prince's Mansion smoothly, which was one of their goals this time.
"Your Highness, please wake up. We, Longling Nation, lost this national war. Our 200,000-man army was completely wiped out, and we lost two cities. It is said that Jing Nation also massacred the cities this time. Things are different now!"
Lord Li was also very angry, but he still patiently comforted Princess Qingcheng. After all, their peace talks had a purpose. Of the two lost cities, one was very important, with a large iron mine, and this time they had to get it back.
Therefore, they cannot fall out with Jingguo. If the iron mine is exposed at that time, it will be a truly fatal loss for their Longlingguo.
Princess Qingcheng didn't understand this. She looked at Lord Li in confusion, "Didn't we only lose this time? We, Longling Nation, often won before."
Seeing Princess Qingcheng asking, Lord Li also explained seriously. After all, many things in the future will depend on this princess. So it would be better if His Highness could wake up a little. Now, who among these surrounding countries does not want Jingguo’s weapons!
"Jingguo is different now. Their weapons are more advanced than those of all our countries. Their methods are more ruthless now, so they are naturally more confident."
After hearing what Lord Li said, Princess Qingcheng was silent for a moment, a rare moment. "Don't worry, Lord Li. I won't act capriciously in the future. After all, I've learned this time that only when Long Lingguo is doing well can I do well. I'm going back to my room to practice martial arts first."
And Lord Li's guess was not wrong. On the second day after he talked with Princess Qingcheng, the Emperor of Jing Kingdom ordered them to enter the palace.
When the people from Longling Kingdom received the notice, they immediately packed up and went into the palace, fearing that if they were a second late, the emperor of Jing Kingdom would change his mind again.
When Princess Qingcheng and her companions arrived at Anhe Hall, the emperor, the crown prince, adult princes, favored clan members, nobles, and ministers were all waiting inside.
Of course, Funing and Huaishu were also there. The emperor had specially notified them to go. After all, if a quarrel broke out, sometimes the princess would be better able to fight back.
Although Funing and Huaishu didn't know that they were the quarreling contestants prepared by the emperor, they were still happy to go to the palace to watch the fun. They both wore the palace costumes of the eldest princess and the ceremony was very formal.
This time, Huaishu sat next to Zhao Lingmeng, but she did not bring her husband with her, as she was afraid he would get in the way in such an occasion.
Before the Longling Kingdom's envoys arrived, Zhao Lingmeng and Huaishu were both ignoring each other. But as soon as the Longling Kingdom's envoys arrived, Zhao Lingmeng and Huaishu took the initiative to move a little closer to each other, trying to maintain harmony.
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