The visitor calmly looked at Mrs. Qian's reaction and said with a smile: "Eldest Princess, the Emperor misses you very much and asked you when you will go back. The house has been decorated and is waiting for your return. Over the years, there have been other
Princess, the prince has always said that the house that the princess has chosen has been given to him, and it has an owner."
An empty house, a beautifully decorated house, has always been vacant. The location is good, so naturally many people are interested in it, but this house belongs to her, and no one can take it away.
Thinking of these, Mrs. Qian was in a good mood.
He handed the gift list to the mother-in-law and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty and I are blood brothers and sisters. We cannot be compared to others. Those princesses and princesses may not all be of our own blood."
The regent of the Southern Tang Dynasty seized power. The royal family was gone before, but some close relatives with extraordinary status still stayed. At first, they were close to the rebels of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and they defected to the regent early. Regarding the identities of these people,
Naturally, he is also noble, and has granted many titles to princesses, princes, and even princesses.
But these people may not have close bloodline to the regent, but they are very close to the direct lineage from before.
"The princess is absolutely right, and the emperor thinks so too. There are only a few people who are really close to the emperor. Princess, you are the only one who has always stood behind the emperor and has been worrying about the emperor. Now it is your turn to go back and enjoy the happiness."
It's time, the emperor ordered me to take you back."
The visitor spoke respectfully.
After hearing the words asking her to go back again and again, the smile on Mrs. Qian's face slowly faded. Go back? How could she go back when her granddaughter was in such a critical situation!
"Is peace talks ready?" Mrs. Qian asked.
"The general direction has been set, and peace talks are underway." The visitor did not hide anything and said frankly.
Mrs. Qian was silent for a moment and said with a serious face: "The peace talks have not yet been successful, and the Jin Dynasty has not yet sent troops to formally attack the vassal king. I will not go back for the time being. Since the Jin Dynasty has come, I must give full credit.
The emperor spent so much manpower and material resources to send me to Dajin, I must complete it all."
"The princess is really deeply affectionate to the emperor." Visitors praised her.
Mrs. Qian frowned slightly: "There aren't many banknotes this time?"
She just took a look and saw that there were not even as many banknotes as there were last time. She was short of money now, really short of money. However, although there were many gifts above, and even a few were specially added, they were not what she wanted most right now.
need.
"Princess, the peace talks went smoothly before, and Dajin didn't ask for much, but then..." The visitor clicked his tongue twice, with a depressed look on his face.
"What happened?" Mrs. Qian asked in a deep voice.
"It was said that the death of Marquis Zhengyuan of the Jin Dynasty was caused by our Southern Tang Dynasty. The generals of the Jin Dynasty suddenly became excited. During the peace talks, they repeatedly asked the Southern Tang Dynasty to make concessions. Otherwise, they would rather not negotiate. There were several fights at the border.
This small-scale battle caught the Emperor by surprise."
This means that the battle was defeated.
Mrs. Qian had really never heard of this, and was shocked for a moment. "When did the fight happen? How come the capital hasn't heard of it?"
"It's the border with King Qi, and some borders with other vassal kings." The visitor said vaguely.
"The King of Qi is at war with the Southern Tang Dynasty?" Mrs. Qian was startled and sat upright suddenly.
Afraid of her misunderstanding, the visitor from the Southern Tang Dynasty hurriedly waved his hand: "It's not really a war, it's just that when we encounter someone occasionally, the vassal king is unreasonable and just takes action, and then returns the person as a prisoner."
The person who came here didn't want to talk more about this matter, and he didn't know some of the details. The main reason he came to Beijing this time was for Mrs. Qian.
"Princess, the peace talks are not going well. The Emperor is afraid that something might happen to you here, so he wants to ask you to go back first." The visitor continued to persuade.
"I won't go back now. The peace talks have not yet been concluded. My stay here is still useful. The previous relationship between the Emperor of Jin Dynasty and the vassal king has not yet officially become chaotic. I can do a lot by staying here."
Mrs. Qian will definitely not leave at this time.
"The princess really won't leave the capital?" The visitor was not worried.
"I won't leave for the time being. I won't go back until all the things that the emperor ordered were completed." Mrs. Qian said righteously.
road.
"Since the princess wants to stay, the emperor also agrees, but the princess needs to pay more attention to the danger. The emperor is worried about the princess being in danger day and night in the Southern Tang Dynasty." The visitor said.
"Go back and report to the Emperor. I will be careful, but ask him to send more manpower and money. It is not convenient for me to work here now."
Mrs. Qian stretched out her hand and patted her leg, with an unclear meaning: "I was injured before and couldn't move, but now I'm almost healed. I should also go out for some activities and go to Prince Duan's Mansion to see my granddaughter. Prince Duan's Mansion now... is really...
The chaos."
"Old madam, I heard that Prince Duan is getting married again?" The visitor smiled understandingly, and Madam Qian felt a chill in her heart. The smile on her face immediately froze, and there was some suspicion in her eyes: "What do you mean, Brother Huang?"
"Your Majesty, it doesn't mean anything. He just thinks it would be good if the Jin Dynasty is in chaos. The more chaos, the better. King Yi is very good." The visitor said meaningfully.
King Yi and Feng Lexuan have been in peace talks with the Southern Tang Dynasty. In the eyes of people in the Jin Dynasty, King Yi is the most unlikely. Now King Yi has taken some action.
After Mrs. Qian's face darkened, she suddenly smiled: "I will consider this matter. If possible, I will naturally take action. It's just that I injured some manpower before, and the emperor didn't replace it for me. Do you have more manpower this time?"
bring?"
Come and spread the manpower: "Princess, there will be small battles at the border from time to time. The princes are not honest now and even detain our people. The emperor is preoccupied and the manpower is becoming increasingly scarce. There is no extra manpower for this time in Beijing.
, just a few people who came with me to escort things."
There were not many things, but someone had to transport them to Dajin. Everything could not be left in the Southern Tang Dynasty. In fact, no one in the Southern Tang Dynasty knew about this "princess" with royal blood.
After all, she was originally a foreign concubine. If she hadn't been favored by the emperor, she might not have been married to a certain family now, and she might not even have been the official wife. After all, she was just a foreign concubine.
Of course, the visitor would not dare to say this in front of Mrs. Qian.
"How many people?" The number of people was small, and Mrs. Qian was very dissatisfied. The men she wanted were not ordinary guards, but rather maids, mothers-in-law, etc. who could act in secret.
Since she is a woman, it is easiest to enter and exit the backyard.
Too many people were lost before, and now she has almost no available people around her.
"There are just two of them. They are both ordinary guards who help deliver goods. They are not specially sent by the emperor." The visitor said implicitly.
These were the guards who escorted him, and they were his own people. They had nothing to do with the Emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, which naturally meant that the Southern Tang Dynasty did not arrange new personnel for Mrs. Qian.
"Didn't I tell Brother Huang before... that there is a shortage of people?" Mrs. Qian's face darkened and she said displeasedly.
"Princess, the emperor is very tight on manpower now. On the one hand, he has to negotiate peace with Dajin, and on the other hand, he has to redeem the manpower left among the vassals. The princess still has a lot of manpower. The emperor said that there should not be much shortage.
I'll send someone over later." The visitor said.
"The maids here, are there any powerful ones among them?"
"Just... just normal." When the visitor spread his hands, there was nothing. Mrs. Qian choked and raised her eyebrows, "Since there is nothing, what are you doing in Dajin?"
"The emperor is thinking of the eldest princess, so he specially allows his subordinates to go like this." The visitor replied with a good-tempered smile.
"Okay, let's go down!" Mrs. Qian said angrily.
"Yes, I'll come see the princess next time." The visitor bowed respectfully, picked up the medicine box, and retreated.
The room became quiet, Mrs. Qian's brows became more and more frowned, and she leaned back, irritated. She was short of money and manpower...
Li Xiangyi bowed to the Queen Mother in a dignified manner, with a natural and generous look on his face, making him look like a woman from an aristocratic family.
"Look up."
"My daughter dare not look into the sky." Li Xiangyi lowered his head and said.
"I forgive you." The Queen Mother said gently.
Only then did Li Xiangyi raise his head. The Queen Mother and the Empress who were sitting above looked around and saw only a charming face. Even with the Queen's critical eyes, she had to agree with the eldest daughter's charming appearance.
She was so charming that she couldn't help but knot her eyebrows slightly, but when she saw the Queen Mother's increasingly kind eyes, she let out a sigh of relief.
The Queen Mother looked at this woman for the sake of Prince Qi, which made her feel at ease.
The Queen smiled and pressed the veil: "Your Majesty, Miss Li is indeed very pretty and seems to be a well-informed woman. Even though she is only the daughter of a minor official, her behavior is no different from that of a daughter of a wealthy family in the capital."
The Queen Mother nodded repeatedly.
"Miss Li's appearance is unparalleled in the entire capital. She looks generous and decent, and her behavior is not bad. She can save her father from thousands of miles away, and is extremely filial. In the end, she can still present the case. It can be seen that she is a thoughtful person.
Yes, such a woman, so beautiful and beautiful, is really rare."
The queen praised again.
What the Queen Mother likes the most is someone with Zhang Wanyin's temperament. She is calm and decent in doing things, very magnanimous, and also very organized. This woman looks to be about the same age as Zhang Wanyin, a little older than Yu Xijiao, at least there is no childishness on her face.
With her calm actions and this face, in every aspect, she fits the Queen Mother's idea of being the Crown Princess of Qi.
"No courtesy." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
"Thank you, Queen Mother, Queen Mother." Li Xiangyi said softly, a palace maid came over, gave her a gentle hand, lifted her up and sat down on a brocade stool on the side.
The Queen Mother looked at it a few more times, and the more she looked at it, the happier she felt. She looked really good, and her age was in line with her ideas.
This is even more appropriate. Prince Qi’s palace still has a young concubine, with both status and appearance. His grandson once said that he wanted to see a good-looking woman. Isn’t this woman just right?
My grandson will definitely like it.
When the grandson sees it, he will not know what he said before. An and the eldest princess will not be ignorant and make things up with their childish words.
The Queen Mother thought very beautifully, and she felt even more beautiful when she looked at the girl in front of her. After looking up and down, she asked some questions about the girl. She found out that Li Xiangyi was delayed because of her mother's funeral, and she was immediately filled with sadness.
Zhang Wanyin accompanied Li Xiangyi into the mansion. Seeing the smile on the Queen Mother's face, she already felt a little confused in her heart. No one knew the Queen Mother's thoughts better than her.
I always feel that it was Yu Xijiao's fault that caused her grandson to cause trouble again and again and cause so many things. If she was a stable princess, how could such a thing happen.
"What do you think, the Queen Mother?" The Queen accompanied her with a smile.