frightfiction Chapter 561: Marriage between Two Countries
Chapter 561: Marriage between Two Countries
Although they cursed in their hearts, the envoys still stood up and followed the eunuch to the main hall.
It's not a big deal. They are representing their own country and royal family when they go out, so they have to be dignified... dignified!
When the envoy entered the palace, he even walked lightly.
Where does such resentment come from? ?
Especially when the officials turned around to look at them, their eyes were dark and lifeless, as if their souls were floating in the air! !
What happened…
The envoy almost pulled back his foot as he stepped into the hall.
At that moment he even wondered if he could return to his country safely.
Among the officials, Jiang An took out a handful of things like a magic trick.
The little girl's hands were grabbed by two people at the same time.
She blinked her eyes, looked up blankly, and asked in a whisper, "You guys want to eat too?"
Wu Heting and Li Shangshu looked puzzled and gave Jiang An a cold look.
They don’t want to eat it, okay!
"The envoys are paying homage, and you are eating fruit... it makes too much noise."
"Oh."
Jiang An looked down at his white and tender paws and said without thinking, "This is not a Bian fruit."
Wu Heting: Ah?
The little girl grinned and smiled proudly, "Yuanyuan peeled the chestnuts for me~"
With your palm facing up, you can see the round chestnut flesh.
For some reason, Minister Li smiled and praised you without any emotion, "You are quite smart."
I know I can’t eat edge fruits.
The little girl raised her chin with pride, "That's it!"
She patted the new cloth bag hanging on her waist, indicating that she still had a lot of chestnuts, and cordially invited the two, "Would you like to try some?"
Perhaps the chestnuts were too fragrant, or perhaps Jiang An had really led him astray, Wu Heting picked up a piece for some unknown reason.
Don’t mention it, it’s really delicious…
"Where did you buy the chestnuts? They're well made."
"My brother fried it~"
"I'll send some to your house when we get back from the court."
"..."
Minister Li was speechless. Why did you two start chatting?
"His Majesty…"
Originally, the envoys from various countries could leave the Golden Palace after delivering their New Year gifts, but the envoy from Dongli did not leave with the other envoys. Instead, he looked as if he had something else to say.
His Majesty followed the etiquette of a great country and was warm and asked the eldest princess of Dongli with a smile, "Princess, please stay, but is there anything else?"
The eldest princess once again performed the Dongli salute to the emperor, which was truly graceful and elegant.
The girl poked Li Shangshu and said to him, "Old Li, I think this woman must be up to something bad!"
Minister Li snatched a chestnut from her hand and threw it into his mouth, "Let's take a look first..."
In front of all the civil and military officials, no matter how stupid Your Majesty is, he will not be fooled by this woman!
"Eh?"
Jiang An was so angry that his cheeks puffed up. That was the last piece!!
The Princess: "I am still talking about what was mentioned at the palace banquet yesterday..."
"Dongli wants to become closer to Nanshang. From now on, the borders will be connected, trade will continue, and the people of the two countries will be as close as one family!"
"It has been more than ten years since the war ended. The borders of both countries are now deserted and the people are suffering..."
"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and I am also assisting the young emperor. Your Majesty and I both want to see the day when the sea is peaceful and the rivers are clear."
"Yier carries the royal blood of Nanshang and Dongli. If she can return to her roots..."
"It can not only relieve his homesickness and miss his father, but also promote the friendship between the two countries."
"I, Dongli, am willing to present you with state gifts to facilitate this matter!"
"this…"
Your Majesty frowned and thought, as if he was considering something.
"Nonsense!" The old man rushed out from among the censors.
If the princess wasn't a woman, he would have taken off his shoes and thrown them at the man's face.
"How can I allow you foreigners to mix up my royal bloodline with my Nanshang bloodline?"
"Let alone whether he is the son of the late King Yong, just because he was born into the Dongli royal family, he cannot enter the Nanshang Ancestral Hall!"
"Correct!"
People stood up one after another, pointed their fingers at the princess and shouted, "If Dongli hadn't started the war more than ten years ago, many good men of Nanshang would have died on the battlefield!"
"How many families have only women and children but no men?"
"I, Nan Shang, will not recognize a child with foreign blood!"
Most of the officials could not hide their anger, especially the young officials who followed Jiang An...
Most of them became officials when they were young, and the war in their childhood memories was long and difficult.
Their families might still be buried on that battlefield in the north where corpses are buried.
Jiang An lowered his eyebrows, not knowing what he was thinking...
Seeing that she was in a low mood, Wu Heting returned the piece of chestnut meat in his hand.
Qi Shanyuan seemed to sense something in his heart and cast a worried look at Jiang An.
These officials did not know that the young man brought by the princess was a fake, but the words they said were sincere.
They really hate it!
The boy was worried...the little girl would feel uncomfortable hearing these words.
Among the remaining court officials, there are older ones who think more and will be moved by the benefits mentioned by the eldest princess.
In their eyes, it was just a title of nobility, at worst they would not give him any fiefdom...
A false reputation can bring so many benefits, why not do it? !
However, now that they have seen the attitude of these young people, they dare not say this out loud.
The anger of these young people reminds them that some meals can be eaten... and some meals cannot be eaten!
As a great country, we cannot kneel on the ground and eat food given by others!
The main reason is... they are afraid that someone will walk out of the throne room sideways after they say it.
These young people are the same as that little ancestor!
When it came to this, the old ministers looked back in confusion, wondering why the ancestor was so quiet today?
Shouldn't he be asleep?
Even though Princess Dongli was criticized by the ministers, she still looked noble and calm as she stood in the palace.
She glanced at the extremely indignant faces, but the smile on her lips grew bigger and bigger.
Jiang An, did you see...
This is the Nan Shang that you are unwilling to give up.
Once these people know your identity, they will repay you with the curse a hundred times as much as you have today!
She chuckled and said calmly: "Since you gentlemen think that Yi'er can't come back..."
"Then let's get married!"
"How about marrying a princess from your Southern Merchants to our emperor and making him his queen, so that our two countries can form a Qin-Jin friendship?"
"Your Majesty, our dynasty sincerely wants to make friends with Southern Merchants!"
The noise in the palace suddenly stopped, and everyone was stunned...
Jiang An's eyelids twitched, and he had a bad feeling.
"But my Nan Shang only has one princess..." someone murmured.
That is Princess Nanshang, who has been married for a long time. Song Shen is now an official in the court!
At the same time, several pairs of eyes were staring at the eldest princess.
Her red lips curled up slightly, "Nan Shang doesn't have a princess, but it does have a county lady!"
When Sheth heard this, a gleam appeared in his eyes.
Those old officials were also enlightened...
What interests... The two countries are on good terms. What they are thinking at this moment is that if Jiang An marries Dongli, then they will no longer have to endure the threats from this little ancestor! !
"Tsk..." The little girl almost laughed out of anger.
Princess Dongli must be crazy about power. She even thought of marrying her daughter to her younger brother!
Seeing that even His Majesty was tempted, Qi Shanyuan stood up and said in a cold voice: "An An will not marry!"
"That's right, she won't marry!" Li Xingsang also stepped forward, and the two of them protected the little girl.