Chapter 377 Princess Qingcheng Dances
Zhao Lingmeng first heard Eunuch Zhuo's voice outside Anhe Hall, "The envoys from the Xuanlong Ling Kingdom are here to see you."
Soon after, a group of people, led by a veiled woman, entered in an orderly manner. Zhao Lingmeng guessed that the woman in the lead should be Princess Qingcheng, and the person who was half a step behind Princess Qingcheng should be Lord Li, the actual person in charge of the peace talks.
"Funing, do you think Princess Qingcheng is prettier than you?" Huaishu teased Zhao Lingmeng while staring at Princess Qingcheng.
Zhao Lingmeng didn't mind making peace with Huaishu for a while. Since there was no one to chat with anyway, she might as well chat: "She must be prettier than both of us. After all, the princess of our Jing Kingdom can't afford such a job. Look at her figure."
Although Huaishu disliked Funing, she had to admit that Funing was right. The princesses of their Jing Kingdom really couldn't eat this bowl of rice. They were all people with eight hundred minds: "The prince is blessed!"
The prince was sitting above Funing and Huaishu. When he heard his two imperial sisters say this, he almost wanted to beat them up on the spot.
The prince could only tell himself, 'Calm down, calm down, this is not the right occasion.'
While Zhao Lingmeng and the others were daydreaming, Princess Qingcheng and the others had already finished their greetings and sat down.
To be precise, everyone else in Longling Kingdom had sat down, but Princess Qingcheng was still standing.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of Jing, this is a letter from the Emperor of Longling. Father hopes that our two countries can put aside past grievances and forge a lasting friendship."
After Princess Qingcheng finished her report, she presented the letter from Longling Kingdom with both hands. The letter of surrender had already been delivered at the border.
As for why it was not said that it was presented respectfully, but Princess Qingcheng's figure and graceful movements really had nothing to do with respect.
Eunuch Zhuo took it first, had it inspected by a specialist, and then respectfully presented it to the Emperor. The Emperor looked at it but said nothing. Instead, he handed the letter directly to the Crown Prince, who frowned after reading it. He then gave it to Fu Ning and Huai Shu. Finally, the people at the top had all seen it.
After reading it, Zhao Lingmeng and Huaishu looked at each other with a bit of disdain. They sent a princess and asked them to return the two cities they currently occupied, and it would be best if they could share weapons. They would never dare to think of such a thing in their dreams.
Zhao Lingmeng and Huaishu looked at each other and saw the word "sick" in each other's eyes.
Seeing that no one was talking after watching, Huaishu was the first to speak up, "Princess Qingcheng, do you have any special abilities? Like turning stone into gold?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Lingmeng next to him almost couldn't hold back her laughter, and most of the people at the table looked like they were having a hard time holding back their laughter.
Princess Qingcheng looked up at the person sitting and talking. Although of average appearance, he was dressed quite formally. She subconsciously assumed that he was from the emperor's or the crown prince's harem, so she rebuked him without hesitation: "How insolent!"
After Princess Qingcheng finished scolding, she immediately turned her pitiful gaze towards the emperor and the crown prince and said softly, "Your Majesty, a gentleman can be killed but not humiliated."
The emperor pretended to cough before calmly speaking, "What Huaishu said makes some sense. Your emperor is asking for so much, but he only has you, the princess, to pay. Unless he has the special ability to turn stone into gold, are we crazy to agree to such an unreasonable request?"
As soon as the emperor said this, Huaishu looked at Princess Qingcheng provocatively, perfectly portraying the role of a woman who had achieved success with a mean streak.
Upon seeing this, Lord Li of Longling State could no longer sit still and immediately stood up to smooth things over. "Your Majesty, we will discuss the contents of the letter later. First, let Princess Qingcheng dance for you."
What Mr. Li meant was, you guys take a look at the beauty first, maybe you’ll change your mind later! Anyway, if you ask for a high price, you’ll pay it back easily!
"Your Majesty, please take a look first! I want to see it too!" Zhao Lingmeng also gave a ladder.
When the emperor saw that Funing had given him the ladder, he also said, "Since you like it, let's take a look!" Anyway, it's just a look, and it's impossible to agree to the request.
Although Princess Qingcheng was prepared to perform a dance today, after hearing what the Emperor of Jing said, she felt that she, a princess of a great country, was just a toy to make others laugh.
Princess Qingcheng felt a sense of humiliation rising in her heart. She really wanted to stop dancing, but when she looked at Lord Li, she could only pretend to calmly take off her coat, revealing her beautiful dance costume underneath.
She began to dance to the music, and it was quite beautiful indeed. Even Zhao Lingmeng, a woman, watched with rapt interest. The Emperor and the Crown Prince, however, looked indifferent, mainly because they remembered how the princess had been covered in feces and urine a few days ago.
People of the emperor and the prince's status are more or less a bit of a germaphobe. There are thousands of beautiful women, so forget about this one!
Then the emperor and the prince started a fierce eye contact. In the end, the emperor gave in after Princess Qingcheng was splashed with feces and urine without seeing it with his own eyes.
Huaishu looked at Funing next to him with eyes almost fixed on him: "Wipe your saliva."
Huaishu felt her eyes hurt when she saw Funing, who looked like he had never seen the world.
Zhao Lingmeng didn't care about Huaishu's thoughts and said happily, "It's a waste not to watch it. It doesn't cost any money."
Huaishu pursed his lips and said nothing more.
After finishing her dance, Princess Qingcheng removed her veil, leaving Huaishu stunned by her beauty. Zhao Lingmeng, however, thought it was just that; she'd seen many more beautiful celebrities in her past life. She still preferred a hazy beauty.
Everyone around was quite surprised. They exclaimed in surprise at first, and then some people started to applaud. Even the emperor and the crown prince praised it.
Princess Qingcheng was quite proud of this. At this moment, she saw so many men cheering for her, and her vanity was greatly satisfied. She glanced provocatively at the two women above.
The Emperor glanced at the Crown Prince again, implying that it was still not too late for him to regret. But the Crown Prince didn't want to do that. He didn't want to get into trouble in the backyard. Besides, Chen'er was still learning weapon design. If this person saw anything, it would be a big trouble. Then again, if he wanted a beautiful woman, it wasn't impossible to find one in Jingguo who was prettier than this one.
"I see that Princess Qingcheng likes you very much, so please enter my harem and become a concubine!"
When the emperor said this, Princess Qingcheng was visibly panicked. Which girl wanted to marry an old man? "Your Majesty, I am very pleased."
When Lord Li and the others saw Princess Qingcheng like this, they knew it was over. They were just a defeated country, so how could they choose anyone at will? They immediately stood up to express their gratitude and interrupted Princess Qingcheng's words: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Princess Qingcheng turned around and glared at Lord Li.
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