Chapter 378 Which girl wants to marry an old man
Lord Li could only use his eyes to appease Princess Qingcheng and prevent her from making a fuss at this time. Moreover, since the emperor values her so much, how could the prince dare to ask for her?
The Emperor and the Crown Prince both noticed the expressions of the two men, but he still pretended not to understand their arguments. "Princess Qingcheng, who did you say you were attracted to?"
Princess Qingcheng could only grit her teeth and admit it, pretending to be shy and said, "I just said that I am very pleased with you, Your Majesty."
"Hahaha, I've always said that I'm still as sharp as ever! Such a beautiful princess is also attracted to me. In this case, to avoid unnecessary complications, Concubine Yue will stay in the palace today."
When the emperor said this, the prince immediately took the lead and said, "Congratulations, father!"
The people below also had good sense and quickly said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Only Princess Qingcheng was extremely anxious. She winked at Lord Li and the others, her eyes almost cramping, but Lord Li and the others did not respond.
Lord Li and the others were looking at this and that, but not Princess Qingcheng. They all agreed that, although the Emperor was a little older, he was still the Emperor! Perhaps entering the Crown Prince's backyard would be more beneficial to them than their initial assumption.
The helpless Princess Qingcheng could only force a smile and thank the emperor.
The emperor didn't care about her expression! Anyway, he was at his age and had no intention of enjoying the favor of this beauty. He just wanted to put her in the harem as a vase. Who cared what she thought?
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the people from Long Lingguo and reached out to touch Huaishu.
Princess Huaishu turned to look at Zhao Lingmeng in surprise. Although she was smiling, her tone was very ordinary: "What's the matter?"
Zhao Lingmeng stared suspiciously at the Longling Kingdom envoys who were dealing with the emperor and the prince. "Do you think there's anything strange going on with those two cities in Longling Kingdom?"
Huaishu frowned. "Do you think their ultimate goal is to take back those two empty cities? That's understandable! Territory has always been a matter of life and death."
"My hunch is that they're desperate to get the two cities, otherwise they wouldn't make such an outrageous request as sharing weapons. And this princess is clearly attracted to the Crown Prince, but she's also willing..."
As Zhao Lingmeng spoke, she glanced at the emperor subtly.
"Wouldn't we know if we just try?" Huaishu was a man of action. He immediately smoothed his sleeves and stood up. "Father, Fu Ning and I are both princesses, and we don't even have fiefs. How about you give us the two cities we won in this national war to play with?"
As soon as Huaishu finished speaking, many people in the Longling Kingdom's delegation panicked, including Princess Qingcheng, who had just not wanted to enter the emperor's backyard. Now they threw all their romantic feelings behind their backs and stared at Huaishu fiercely.
Although the emperor was stunned by Princess Huaishu's words, he did not refute them immediately. This matter should be discussed privately when the time comes, and we must not let other countries see the joke.
When Lord Li saw that the Emperor of Jing Kingdom did not refute, he became even more anxious. Even though he was an old fox, it showed on his face.
He stood up hastily, putting on a mournful expression, "Your Majesty, absolutely not! Our Longling Nation is willing to pay the ransom for those two cities, and our most beautiful princess is already in love with you. You should at least give us Longling Nation a little sweetness!"
The emperor calmly surveyed the Longling Kingdom delegation and Huaishu's group. He didn't think Huaishu and Funing truly desired fiefdoms; he simply thought they might have sensed something and were probing them. So, the emperor calmly said, "Let's discuss this later! Let's not discuss it today."
When Lord Li heard what the Emperor of Jing said, he finally felt relieved and bowed to the Emperor and sat down.
Huaishu also sat down calmly. After she sat down, she looked at Princess Qingcheng provocatively. She wanted the people over there to think that it was just two women fighting against each other.
Then Huaishu whispered to Zhao Lingmeng, "Maybe your guess is right."
Zhao Lingmeng was leisurely eating the grapes in front of her, "I am now even more certain of my guess."
When Huaishu heard Funing say this, she became even more curious. Regardless of whether they had a good relationship or not, she moved closer to Zhao Lingmeng and asked quietly, "What do you think it is?"
Now, looking from below, the two princesses were talking and laughing, and their relationship was not at all as incompatible as the legend said. They all wondered if they had been blind before.
"Does what I said count as repaying your favor?" Zhao Lingmeng looked at the person next to her who was obviously very curious but still pretending to be curious with amusement.
Huaishu looked at Zhao Lingmeng with a look that said, "Are you crazy?" and muttered under Funing's smiling eyes, "You wish! It's not that easy to repay a favor."
After Huaishu finished speaking, he saw that there was no answer to be heard, so he moved back.
Zhao Lingmeng looked around and saw that the others were still chatting nonsense back and forth. Since she had nothing to do, she took the initiative to move towards Huaishu: "Do you still want to hear my guess?"
"Tell me about it!" Huaishu looked dignified, but Zhao Lingmeng could still see her ears pricked up.
Zhao Lingmeng smiled, and when Huaishu was about to drink tea, she whispered, "I suspect there is a mine. I also suspect it's a gold mine or an iron mine. But I'm more inclined to believe it's an iron mine."
"Cough, cough, cough, what did you say?" Huaishu almost choked on the tea. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed until her ears turned red.
"You heard it right." After saying this, Zhao Lingmeng sat back leisurely.
Huaishu was left alone to doubt her life, but she was not stupid to be named the eldest princess when there were already two eldest princesses in Jing Kingdom.
She was stunned for a moment, then bit her hand and wrote the words "Funing is suspected of having iron mines" on a handkerchief.
When Zhao Lingmeng saw Huaishu's movements, she could only say that she admired them. It must have hurt! But because of this, Zhao Lingmeng once again looked up to the eldest princess.
After Huaishu handed the handkerchief to the prince next to him, Zhao Lingmeng made a gesture to Huaishu, saying, "You are so powerful!"
"You're not bad either, but Fushou got there first after all!" Huaishu really felt this way at this moment. As long as Fushou was around, she and Funing would never be able to become true friends.
Zhao Lingmeng understood Huaishu's meaning. She didn't mention their past entanglements. She simply said that Fushou and Huaishu had been scheming against each other since they were young. Since she and Fushou were close, it was impossible for her and Huaishu to be friends.
But Zhao Lingmeng still smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment!"
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