Chapter 407: King Qing's Great Sadness and Great Joy
Tumasha also learned from Bai Qiutong that Duke Zhongguo was not in Daliang City, but had gone to Liaozhou. Naturally, she was a little disappointed. She only said that she would report the matter to her princess when she returned and left quickly.
After seeing off Tumasha, Bai Qiutong returned to the house, and Xu Qing greeted her. "Sister Tong, is the barbarian princess here for the Duke?"
"Yes." Bai Qiutong said with his usual smile on his face. Although he said that he might have another sister, the woman at that time seemed to have been accustomed to this lifestyle and didn't feel too much. .
This is not to say that Bai Qiutong doesn't love Shen Ao. On the contrary, women at that time respected the three obediences and the four virtues, and considered everything for their husbands. If she was unhappy, she would only be called a jealous woman by others. It's such a big deal.
Besides, Bai Qiutong was from a humble background, and Shen Ao was already blessed to have her, so how could he possibly dictate such a matter?
With Oyadan's status, it would be a good thing if she could not look down on Bai Qiutong if she really got married in the future.
"Our Grand Duke is really popular with girls." Xu Qing said with emotion at this meeting.
"Yes. The young master is a capable man, so he naturally attracts girls to like him. By the way, Sister Qing, you have also fallen in love with the young master, right?" Bai Qiutong just said it casually, but he never thought that this would happen. As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Qing didn't even say anything, but her face turned red, as if someone had touched her heart.
"Ah! Sister Qing, aren't you also..."
"No." Xu Qing blushed, shook her head, and ran away quickly. For a girl, she was naturally shy when someone told her what was on her mind. Why would she appear in front of Bai Qiutong now? .
Bai Qiutong felt something, and was about to catch up and ask what happened. At this moment, Zeng Tong came to the house, saw Bai Qiutong from a distance, and shouted, "Miss Bai, please stay, I have something to ask you." "
Knowing that Bai Qiutong was already one of the women recognized by the Duke, Zeng Tong was naturally very polite.
Bai Qiutong also knew that Zeng Tong was a capable person. Shen Ao had said more than once before that he should respect capable people. Yes, she stopped and said, "Mr. Zeng, what's the matter? ?”
"Miss Bai, I just heard that the barbarians are coming. Did nothing happen?" Zeng Tong asked nervously as he walked up and down, panting.
Before Shen Ao left, he had told him to keep an eye on the Duke's palace and not allow anyone to come and cause trouble. When he heard someone saying that barbarians had arrived at the Zhongguo Palace, he hurried over.
"Oh, there is something like this..." Bai Qiutong did not hide Zeng Tong's intention, so he explained the purpose of Tumasha's coming.
"That's a good thing, that's a good thing." Zeng Tong, who was a little worried at first, jumped up for joy. He originally thought that Duke Zhongguo had dealt with the barbarians, and now he was here to take revenge. But looking at it now, it's not the case at all. On the contrary. , the barbarian princess is interested in Duke Zhongguo. Doesn't this mean that there is another powerful force behind the family head?
Thinking of this, Zeng Tong was naturally overjoyed and jumped up excitedly. But then when he saw Bai Qiutong, he remembered that this person in front of him might also become one of the female family heads. Isn't the barbarian princess a rival? Then he stopped quickly, then awkwardly hugged his fists and said, "I still have something to do, so I'll say goodbye first."
Zeng Tong's performance before and after fell into Bai Qiutong's eyes. With her ice and snow intelligence, she could naturally see through her meaning. Then she silently calculated in her heart, she was one of them, sister Xue Fei must also count, and so did the fifth princess of the dynasty. If you want to count, there are three people. If you add the barbarian princess, oh, by the way! And the sister Xu Qing, there are already five people. But I don’t know if there will be more in the future?
In ancient times, the status of women was low, and it was normal for men to have three wives and four concubines. But as a woman, she naturally does not want her man to have too many close friends. Perhaps this is a human instinct. But what is Bai Qiutong? She can't do anything. She can only remember one thing. It is enough for the young master to have her in his heart.
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Just over an hour had passed in Prince Xiang's Mansion. Prince Xiang, who originally looked like he was going to be sick, became lively and lively at this moment.
When the news came that the so-called marriage partner between the barbarian princess and Da Qian was not King Qing, but Duke Zhongguo, he jumped up from the bed with joy. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to hate Shen Ao that much. Yes. At least on this matter, Shen Ao and himself stand together.
On the contrary, in Prince Qing's Mansion, there was another scene for Ichiban. Compared with his previous excited appearance, he had smashed countless things at this moment. At this time, he was holding his head and staying in the study without seeing anyone. , even if the teacher Fan Shitong came, he was still missing.
"Hey." Fan Shitong stood outside the study and sighed. It was completely beyond his expectation that things would develop like this.
When he wrote the letter to the Barbarian King, he did not write it very clearly. But he believed that the Barbarian King must have understood the meaning. But who would have thought that some people just don't know how to pretend to understand. It's good now that the certificate of credence for the Barbarian marriage has been The fact that the barbarian envoy was handed over to Emperor Qianwen was irreversible. Even though he was the head of the officials, he felt powerless at this time.
"No, we can't just take advantage of Duke Zhongguo, hum!" As if he had made up his mind, Fan Shitong strode away, left Prince Xiang's Mansion, and went straight to the right servant She Baili Mansion.
Baili Mansion.
Bailigui had just had dinner and was sitting in a side hall enjoying a massage from his concubine.
While sitting, I felt the gentle hands of my newly married concubine and thought about my thoughts.
The marriage of the barbarian princess was also beyond Bailigui's expectation. When he learned that it was Prince Qing and Fan Shitong who had planned it, he cursed the other party's shamelessness in his heart for actually doing it silently. Such a big movement. Now, once King Qing gets the full support of the barbarians, it will become even more difficult to deal with. This will undoubtedly be a big obstacle for the fifth prince to ascend to the throne in the future.
It's just that the matter has reached this point, and Baili Gui has no better way. But who would have thought that things suddenly changed, and the target of the marriage between the barbarian princess was not Prince Qing, but Duke Zhongguo.
Although Baili Gui is also very dissatisfied with Shen Ao, this time he helps Marquis Wu Yong deal with Marquis Zhongcheng, which is actually equivalent to indirectly dealing with Duke Zhongguo. But in comparison, who is the biggest between Prince Qing and Duke Zhongguo? He also knew his opponent well. At least in the matter of marriage with the barbarians, he still expected Shen Ao to win.
Thinking in his mind that Prince Qing and his old rival Fan Shitong might be jumping up and down in anger at this moment, Bailigui felt so comfortable all over his body. He looked at the concubine's gentle, boneless hands on his own
He was wandering on his shoulder and couldn't help but feel a little distracted. Just when he was wondering if he should do something later, his mood was disturbed by the servant's report. "Master, Lord Fan Shitong is here and is already waiting in the main hall.
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"Huh? What is he here for?" Bailigui couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. His first instinctive reaction was that this person was unhappy now, and he was afraid that he was coming to cause trouble for him. But then he thought about it, Fan Shitong was not like that
Bored people should have something important to do.
"Okay, I got it." After nodding, Bailigui stood up, patted the jade hand, and then said: "Go back to the room and wait for the master, he will be back in a minute. Hahaha!"
In the main hall, Fan Shitong's expression had already returned to normal, at least there was no sign of anger on his face.
When he heard footsteps and saw Baili Gui appearing in front of him, he stood up and said apologetically: "Brother Baili, I'm really sorry for disturbing your rest."
"Hey, Brother Fan, what are you talking about? You can come here, it will really bring glory to this humble house, hehehe, come here! Serve tea, serve good tea." Bailigui laughed and gave
People seemed to welcome Fan Shitong's appearance.
But in fact, both of them know that these words are just superficial words. In fact, they are superficially compatible and have their own hidden agendas.
The two of them were seated at the guest of honour's seat, and then the servant came forward and handed over the hot tea before retreating.
There was no one else in the main hall, and Fan Shitong didn't even take a sip of tea, so he directly said: "Brother Baili, you must have heard about the barbarian princess. I can't believe that she actually came here for Duke Zhongguo. When
It’s really unimaginable.”
"Yes, I really didn't expect it." Bailigui nodded. This was not because he was lying, but because he really didn't expect it.
"Now that Duke Zhongguo has the support of the barbarians behind him, I am afraid that it will be even more serious, and no one will be able to stop his future development. At that time, no matter which prince succeeds to the throne in the future, I am afraid that his actions will be based on his face. This
But something is seriously wrong." Fan Shitong didn't look at Baili Gui's face. In fact, he also knew that the other party might be laughing at him in his heart at this moment. But he couldn't care about that much anymore. What he had to do now
His purpose was to vent his anger for King Qing.
Otherwise, if King Qing is hit by this blow and cannot retaliate, he may not be able to raise his head from now on. If this is the case, there is no need to fight for a big position. I am afraid that he will be depressed and lose half his life because of anger.
It's also possible.
"Well, what Brother Fan said makes sense. Duke Zhongguo has now taken control of the economic power. If he had the support of the barbarians, his power would indeed be too great." Bailigui said in agreement, but up to now, he still has no idea.
To understand what Fan Shitong meant, we can only stop quietly and take one step at a time.