At the banquet in the evening, I drank a little wine and went to bed early.

I didn't have a dream all night, but the next day I was called up by Yan Ke in the early morning.

Vaguely a little angry to get up, I endured the discomfort, and was dressed for me by the attendant in a daze, and it took me a while to wake up.

Through the dim bronze mirror, the general outline was reflected, and it was actually a light yellow court dress, and then I remembered that this morning was the day of the court meeting. Patiently waited for the attendant to put on a full set of clothes lightly, and slowly walked to the side hall for breakfast, Yan Ke was already waiting there.

"Your Highness, today's court meeting, I'm afraid it won't be peaceful again." She whispered as she instructed her attendant to prepare the dishes for me.

"Well, Aunt Ke doesn't have to worry, this king has his own measure." I knew that she was referring to King Duan's affairs, and I wasn't going to say anything more - just don't mix left and right.

And in the bottom of my heart, there is a vague delusion: if King Duan's thing can be done, then for me, it will be one more help, for this, why not take a hand?

However, this consideration is not easy to say to Yan Ke in advance, lest she object.

After packing up, he hurriedly took a car to the palace, and followed the female official into the Mingde Palace.

After straightening up the crown, he walked to my seat, and sat down before the court meeting began, and listened to the attendants sing and harmonize loudly; Kuang Xiqing paced leisurely to the steps, sat down in the pure gold throne that could accommodate more than three of her, and waited for everyone to salute and raise their hands in vain.

After saluting, seeing that no one was paying attention to me, I leaned back in my chair relaxedly, absentmindedly listening to the usual set of rhetoric of the court, while quietly looking for King Duan - as an adult princess, she had already participated in political power, although it was not comparable to Kuang Xihan, who had various privileges since childhood, but it was not comparable to ordinary royal relatives who had empty titles and no real power.

It's just that she has been stationed in the fiefdom and has never had the opportunity to go to court, and today is probably her first time; I don't know what kind of situation it is compared to Kuang Xihan, who was fierce and pretended to be meaningless.

Just as he was thinking wildly, he saw King Duan take a step forward, respectfully presented the song in his hand to the deacon lady, and repeated the words at the banquet again, as if to express his firmness: "The minister invites Jiang Lanyi to be the princess." ”

In front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, Kuang Xiqing was not good at fooling the past like this, I saw that she nodded expressionlessly, took the fold from the female official's hand and buckled it on the case, and did not open it, but asked lightly: "What about the opinions of the Qings?" ”

Her gaze gently swept over the position of the Imperial History Tower, and immediately an acquaintance of the counselor jumped out and said righteously: "Your Majesty." ”

"Exactly." Kuang Xiqing nodded, her expression was gentle, and there seemed to be encouragement in her eyes.

The counselor's waist straightened even higher, but King Duan frowned, and glanced coldly at the thin counselor who was no taller than her shoulders.

Even at a distance, I felt the pressure of that glance, let alone the official who was directly under the power, and if it hadn't been for the fact that she was not cowardly in front of everyone and the monarch, she would have trembled like chaff - worthy of a commander who is decisive in killing.

In just a moment, King Duan withdrew his gaze and stood aside with his eyes and nose and nose, waiting quietly, as if he had never shown such a sharp and terrifying look.

Without the shock of his eyes, the official had a little more courage and raised his head high: "Who is the prince's husband, it is a matter of the king's family...... It's just that the country has national laws, the family has family rules, and Dawu has never had a precedent for a woman to marry, how can it be that His Royal Highness is messing around and willful, and the rules are broken? After all, the name of this royal husband is to be included in the sect, and the ancestors are informed of the incense and sacrifice to the heavens. Weichen is brave, please think twice about His Royal Highness King Duan! ”

"Courage? Hmph, according to the king, you are very bold! Duan Wang raised his eyebrows and smiled, his blue eyes were as clear as spring water, but what flowed was the killing intent of Sensen.

I guess if it was on the battlefield at this moment, the counselor would have been □□ by her.

"Soshoji Temple." Kwong Xiqing looked to the other side again, ignoring the-for-tat confrontation of the attack.

The officials who were named invariably excited, and the middle-aged woman led by them talked about it unhurriedly, and finally concluded: "...... Weichen thought that what His Royal Highness Duan Wang asked for was not appropriate, and he still needed to think about it in the long run. It means against.

As the Zongzheng Temple, which was in charge of the affairs of the royal clan, their opinions represented the attitude of the clan magnates to a large extent, while the position of the imperial historian was that of ordinary officials, whether it was at the behest of Kwong Xiqing or not, the results were not optimistic.

"The ministers seconded the proposal." Kuang Xiqing asked the six departments and the rest of the temples one after another, and the officials of the Manchu Dynasty were unexpectedly no one on the side of King Duan.

I looked at the already unusually fair face that almost lost its blood, and I felt quite uncomfortable, and I couldn't help but speak for her: "This king thinks it's ......"

"Han'er!" I didn't know that I was ugly before I could say anything, so Kuang Xiqing screamed and intercepted my words.

Seeing that everyone looked over as if they were frightened, she knocked on the table without changing her face, and Wen Yan explained, "Your opinion, I will consider it, I am a little tired today, so the court meeting will end here, let's disperse." ”

I clearly felt the thoughtful glance that King Duan had cast before he exited the main hall, but he had no time to respond, and his mind was full of Kuang Xiqing's calm face and telling me to follow her to the dormitory - there was only one thought left in my heart: Why did I feel impulsive?

After retiring the attendants and female officials, Kuang Xiqing sat at the desk, and Zhu Bi kept reading the folds presented by the officials, and did not take the initiative to speak; I had no choice but to hold the teacup and pretend to taste it, my heart went from being apprehensive at the beginning to gradually calming down, and I could spare some energy to think about how to euphemistically express some support for the Duan King without angering her.

Before I could think of a reason, I listened to Kuang Xiqing's pen put aside, took a sip of bitter tea, and asked casually: "What do you want to say at the court meeting just now?" ”

I licked my lips, I don't know if this is a good time to tell the truth, but the words in my heart almost came out of my mind without thinking about it: "I want to intercede for King Duan." ”

"Oh?" Kuang Xiqing raised her eyebrows, neither showing an angry look, but also a smile on her face, just putting on a focused feeling, waiting for me to continue.

Seeing that she didn't look annoyed, I thought about it, and then I had the courage to say: "I think that King Duan's family affairs are her private affairs after all, and after marrying back, the person who gets along with the other party day and night is also herself, so what does it have to do with others?" ”

"Even if the person she wants to marry...... Is it a woman? Kwong Xiqing stared into my eyes and asked meaningfully.

"As long as it doesn't get in the way of others, what if the person she chooses is a man or a woman?" At this point, thinking of himself, he couldn't help but say a few more words, "What's more, like us, the royal family, there are always too many people who can't help themselves, and it's rare to have someone you like, how can you be willing to let go like this?" ”

Before the words could be spoken, I noticed that I had lost my words, and quietly looked up at her, for fear of teaching her to see some clues, but she suddenly raised her eyes as if I had been struck by me—her inky eyes were as deep as the cold abyss, and there was a hint of eagerness in her doubts, and they soon dissolved into the obscure and complex eyewaves.

In the face of such eyes, I only felt as if my heart was being held down by a pair of invisible hands, and I was nervous for no reason.

He opened his mouth, but before he could speak, there was a cautious knock on the door.

Kuang Xiqing's personal female officer said cautiously outside the door: "King Duan presents a thing, please present it to Your Majesty." ”

"Enter." Kuang Xiqing frowned very quickly, then lowered her eyebrows, took the lead in avoiding her gaze, and replied with a slight voice.

I also breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the teacup to hide Fang Cai's embarrassment.

The female official slowly approached with a brocade box less than the size of her palm, stopped a few steps away from Kwong Xiqing, and bowed.

After getting Kuang Xiqing's signal, I opened the box - I took a look, it was a semi-circular blood-colored jade pendant, the jade was transparent, the color was like the sun, and if you looked closely, it was very similar to the jade Jue given by the empty Zen master...... Thinking about it this way, in addition to the different colors, isn't it the appearance of breaking that jade jue in half?

What does it mean that King Duan sent someone to send this half of jade?

But seeing Kuang Xiqing fixed his eyes on the brocade box, a different color flashed in his eyes, and he took the jade jue in his hand and played back and forth, with a faint arc at the corner of his mouth.

When I was puzzled, she glanced sideways, and then said to the female officer casually: "You go and reply to the visitor, and tell me what King Duan asked, and I agreed." ”

"Imperial sister?" After waiting for a while, I still couldn't hold back and asked tentatively.

What is so special about this jade jue that can make Kuang Xiqing change her previous attitude and agree to Duanwang's shocking family affair under pressure?

"Can Han'er recognize this?" Seeing that I shook my head blankly, Kuang Xiqing smiled and said, "This is half a tiger talisman for the commander of the Qingyuan army, and King Duan made a deal with me with 50,000 Qingyuan troops." ”

-- 50,000 troops in exchange for a promise, Duanwang gave away most of his wealth...... The establishment of the entire Qingyuan Army is only 100,000 people.

It can be seen that King Duan really has a deep affection for her princess.

Looking at the satisfied look in Kuang Xiqing's eyes, I was relieved for King Duan, but at the same time, I couldn't help but feel a little melancholy - King Duan was able to get what she wanted because she paid the price; If it were me, I don't know what price I would have to pay?

A few days later, Duanwang's mansion sent a message inviting me to a banquet.

Although she didn't make it clear, she didn't have to think about it to know that it must be to celebrate her marriage with the princess.

I didn't care about Yan Ke's dissuasion, I comforted her for a few words and then took Jiang Zhuo and a few servants to the banquet - it was good to be able to go out with Jiang Zhuo to relax.

It's just that what I didn't expect was that at the dinner that day, no one from the entire Guanlan City was present except me.

Two rows of red lanterns hung high in joy, but the majestic and solemn palace was full of doors, I stood hesitantly at the door, only to feel that my mood was heavier than the steps taken, and it was inevitable that some things hurt me like that.