Generally, the secret envoy asking for a meeting must be a very valuable and urgent letter, but the secret envoys of the Xi Kingdom are all signed with life and death certificates, so Emperor Guangzhao changed to a more upright posture.

The secret envoy sent a handwritten letter from Yan Hao, the monarch of the Tribute State, in which in addition to thanking Emperor Guangzhao for his hospitality last time, was to solemnly invite Emperor Guangzhao to visit the Tribute Kingdom for a friendly visit, and at the end of the letter, he also specially added a sentence of 'courtesy and exchange, and seek common development'.

'Seeking common development'? Emperor Guangzhao remembered the purpose of Yan Hao's last visit and couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart, he knew that Yan Hao's invitation this time was by no means as simple as it literally meant, so he put the letter aside and said in a cold voice: "Yan Hao has started to fight our idea. ”

"I wonder what he said in his letter?" Chu Zihou hurriedly asked. Emperor Guangzhao asked Gonggong Liu to hand the letter to Chu Zihou and Shen Xizhen.

"In your opinion, do I want to visit the Wèn Tribute Kingdom?" Emperor Guangzhao looked at them and asked.

"The emperor must not go this time, as soon as he goes, he will be tricked, it is a yin. Scheme. Xi Zhen said busily.

"Oh? What do you mean by that? Emperor Guangzhao asked in a different posture.

"If it were in normal times, he could still consider such an invitation, but this time is different, this is not long after Yan Hao and Yan Yuan came to Xi Country to negotiate and returned, and their negotiation attempt this time failed, the courtiers are worried that they are afraid of us, so they want to strike first." Xi Zhen analyzed calmly and clearly.

"The sons also think that this is the case, they may want to take advantage of your visit to Wèn, and want to turn the passive situation into an active situation, in which case the safety of the father and the king will be in danger." Chu Zihou said.

Yes, they are not stupid, how could they not know Yan Hao's thoughts?

"It makes sense, I don't think it's a good time to go."

"Yes, does the emperor still remember Yan Hao's no-show back then? It's just a good taste for him. Xi Zhen pursed his lips and smiled.

Emperor Guangzhao was overjoyed when he heard this: "Well, I didn't even think about it all of a sudden, thanks to you for waking up!" After that, Emperor Guangzhao immediately wrote a letter back to Yan Hao, the monarch of the Tribute State, indicating that he had recently been unable to take a break due to the busy state affairs, so he could not go to the Tribute Kingdom for the time being to make a friendly visit, and hoped to go again next time.

It's the same as the letter Yan Hao gave him back then.

Hahaha, Yan Hao, you finally got the taste of having to lower your voice when your wish was attempted, right? Emperor Guangzhao said in his heart while writing a reply, in a happy mood.

After sending the letter away, Emperor Guangzhao asked Gonggong Liu to move out the three guqins, and he wanted to play a song with Chu Zihou and Shen Xizhen happily.

It was rare for Emperor Guangzhao to be in such a good mood, Chu Zihou and Shen Xizhen naturally did not shirk, each took out their housekeeping skills, and played an ensemble with Emperor Guangzhao for nearly an hour, and then remembered that the time for the dinner was almost up.

As soon as the three of them stopped playing, a palace maid came into the report: "The queen asked the slave maid to inform everyone - the banquet over there in the Juyuan Palace has been prepared, please ask the emperor, the prince and Guang'an to move over there." ”

"Let's go, let's eat." Emperor Guangzhao waved his hand and walked in front with his head held high, and Chu Zihou and Shen Xizhen followed closely with a smile.

Uncle Jiang Ping, his wife Ning, and daughter Jiang Weibai have arrived at Juyuan Palace and are greeting Queen Gina.

This is the first time that Uncle Jiang Ping has come to the banquet as a family member, and his mood is naturally exceptional. Now that his baby daughter can marry the third prince Chu Ziyao, he, who is a father-in-law, has a bright face when he goes out. In the past, he was worried that Jiang Weibai's temperament was not suitable for marrying into such a prominent and complex family, but he didn't expect Chu Ziyao to like people with a temperament like her, and the emperor and queen were also very satisfied with her.

Jiang Weibai is also a simple person, and he is blessed! Uncle Jiang Ping sighed in his heart.

Thinking about it carefully, it was Shen Xizhen who introduced Jiang Weibai to the palace as a pianist, otherwise where would Weibai have the opportunity to meet Chu Ziyao? Therefore, Uncle Jiang Ping not only toasted the emperor and queen during the banquet, but also toasted Shen Xizhen and thanked him, which made Shen Xizhen embarrassed.

Usually it is the young or those with low official positions who toast to the elders or chiefs, but Uncle Jiang Ping and Shen Xizhen do not touch each other, and Uncle Jiang Ping's ability to do this shows the gratitude and sincerity in his heart, so Shen Xizhen also hurriedly returned to him.

After the banquet was dismissed, Jiang Weibai gently took Shen Xizhen's hand and said, "Sister Zhen, I want to go to your house tomorrow afternoon to ask you something, okay?" ”

Shen Xizhen immediately understood what she was referring to, and hurriedly said, "Of course you can, then you can go directly to me tomorrow evening for dinner, and we will talk slowly after dinner." ”

"Okay, then we'll see you tomorrow night, thank you!"

The next afternoon, Jiang Weibai went to the prince's mansion, and Shen Xizhen also took some time out of his busy schedule to return early, but it was dark when he returned.

Seeing Jiang Weibai as a guest, Xizhen personally made garlic pork ribs and fried pork with ginger, green onion and red pepper for her, which are all dishes that Jiang Weibai loves to eat.

Jiang Weibai was very moved.

After dinner, Shen Xizhen pulled Jiang Weibai into the room.

Chu Zihou knew that the two of them had a good relationship, and there must be a lot of whispers to talk about when they got together this time, so he went for a walk in the backyard alone.

"Sister Zhen, you have such a good relationship with King Qingping, that ...... It must be harmonious, right? Before entering the room, Jiang Weibai asked with a red face.

She heard that if there was disharmony, it would also affect the relationship between husband and wife, but she had never experienced this kind of thing, and she was embarrassed to ask her mother, so she had to ask Shen Xizhen.

Shen Xizhen is also an introverted person in this regard, and he relies on Chu Zihou to drive the atmosphere on weekdays, so he is not too embarrassed to talk about this matter, but Jiang Weibai is her best friend, who will help her if she doesn't help her? Therefore, she had no choice but to blush and tell Jiang Weibai some of her experiences.

Jiang Weibai listened to it as if he had won a treasure, and left with satisfaction.

As soon as Jiang Weibai was sent away, Xiang'er walked in with a red face.

Shen Xizhen rarely saw Xiang'er with such a shy look, and couldn't help but be a little curious: "What's wrong?" Is there something looking for me? ”

"Yes, Miss, the ...... Can I talk to you about that? Xiang'er asked in a hesitant manner, her head almost hanging down her neck.

Shen Xizhen sneered: "If you have something, just talk about it, look at your worried appearance, it shouldn't be a trouble, right?" There was something funny in her tone, Shen Xizhen knew that Xiang'er was timid, so he deliberately helped her to strengthen her courage to lead her to speak.

"No... No, I didn't get into trouble at all. Xiang'er hurriedly argued.

"So what are you nervous about? Sit down and have something to say. Xizhen patted the stool next to him and said.

Xiang'er obediently walked over and sat down.

"Miss, what do you think of Pepper?" Xiang'er asked with a red face.

Xizhen's eyes lit up, and she secretly scolded herself for being careless, why didn't she think of it.

Pepper is her personal guard, Xiang'er is her personal maid, they face each other day and night, and it is very likely that they will have affection. Moreover, she also thinks that Pepper is very good to Xiang'er on weekdays, although his love for Xiang'er teases Xiang'er from time to time, but those words are only said when Xiang'er is her own, if they can be together, it will naturally be great.

"He's a very good person, not only is he strong in martial arts, he is also down-to-earth, and he looks talented, if he can marry someone like him, it's also very good." Xizhen said with a smile.

"I just think he's been looking at me with a hot look lately, and it's a little ...... I thought of this, and I don't know if it's my own delusion. Xiang'er lowered her head and said.

Hee-jin chuckled happily.

"Don't worry, I'll call Pepper later, I'll ask him, see what he thinks, if he really has such thoughts, then are you willing?"

Xiang'er immediately blushed and nodded shyly.

Xizhen exhaled heavily, thinking of Xiang'er's crush on her third brother Shen Xicong before, thinking of Shen Xicong's later reply that only Xiang'er was her sister, and thinking of Xiang'er's grief-stricken expression when Shen Xicong died, it was time for this girl to step out of the past and welcome the future.

If she and Pepper really have a crush on each other, then Xizhen is happy to make a large room for them on the side of the ear room to make a new room for them, and personally officiate the wedding for them.

Thinking like this, Shen Xizhen was even more overjoyed, and hurriedly asked Xiang'er to inform Pepper and ask him to come to her study.

Xiang'er happily took the order.

After a while, Pepper came to the study, and Xizhen was already waiting in the study.

"Pepper, you've been with me for almost two years, time flies so fast, and you've changed from the young man you were back then to a steady and reliable adult." Shen Xizhen said sincerely.

Today's pepper, whether in words and deeds or the ability to deal with things, has improved a lot compared to back then, and his brain is flexible, and he will not die on the tip of the horns, so he is very happy.

She would be happy for him to marry Xiang'er, after all, the feelings that arise after getting along with each other can stand the test of time, if the two of them can be combined, Xizhen's descendants may also be served and protected by their descendants, how good it would be!

"Yes, master, thanks to you, otherwise I might still be wandering somewhere." Pepper said seriously.

"You've also reached the age of starting a family, but do you have anyone you like?" Shen Xizhen didn't want to beat around the bush with him, so he went straight to the topic.

Pepper's face turned red.

If you want to talk about the person you like, Shen Xizhen is the person he fell in love with at first sight, and later even after knowing that her sweetheart was Chu Zihou, he still had a silent crush on her in his heart, and it was not until she got married that she completely broke off this thought. At first, he also regarded Xiang'er as a sister, but then somehow he fell in love with her, and he was about to find a time to talk to Xizhen about it - he wanted to marry Xiang'er.

"I'm not going to hide it, I'm ...... I really like Xiang'er's girl. Pepper said boldly, not daring to look at Xizhen's face, for fear that she would scold him.

Xiang'er is treated well by Xizhen, and the relationship between the two is as good as sisters, and he is afraid that Xizhen will scold him for not doing his best. R1152