Chapter 167: A Thousand Miles of Marriage

It has to be said that a woman's sixth sense is often surprisingly accurate. When Murong Qiancheng jokingly said that prophecy in Chu Jiangmian's ear, she may not have known that thousands of miles away, someone was already weaving another red thread. In other words, God wants to add a period of fate entanglement that they cannot get rid of.

Queen Qi Wuyan is really too busy these days. Since the arrival of the Zhao delegation, she has hardly had a good rest until now. Whether it is winemaking, fine salt refining, or the production and application of looms, they all take up a lot of her time, and she personally asks about these industries that have just started, and she does not dare to slack off.

For many years, King Qi has done nothing and indulged in beauty. She also participated in many major military and political events. This queen, who is very virtuous in the eyes of the people of Qi, has made great contributions to the tranquility of the land on the coast of the East China Sea.

Someone once secretly discussed in private that if Queen Wuyan was a man, she would definitely govern the Qi country better. But alas, this is destined to be a pity. Fortunately, King Qi trusts her very much, and Wuyan has always understood his own proportions. Although she has participated in many government affairs, the king of Qi does not doubt it, and the ministers of the royal court do not object, which is enough to see her ability.

The intelligence of Queen Wuyan is that she knows how to balance interests, even if it is for the interests of the royal family, she is never too eager for quick success. Just like this time, although she knew very well that what Zhao Guoren brought involved huge interests, she still made a trade-off, and did not take all of them under the royal family.

Among them, the salt industry, which has the greatest benefits, excludes the part of the fiscal and tax that the state is due. The royal family only accounted for a small part, and the rest of the majority was handed over to the faction headed by the above doctor, Gongsun Ji. With them, the ministers of the court who were born in huge wealthy families, and the specific cooperation with the Zhao people can be said to be counted in one fell swoop, and they are all happy with each other. These people, who will surely benefit greatly from this, will henceforth support the interests of the queen in some major matters.

And the winemaking technique was naturally handed over to Tian Wuzhao. This was originally the first noble son to personally take back from Chu Jiangmian, the king of Zhao. Officially under his name, and with the name of "Lanling", it can be said that it is well deserved.

Only the loom was the only one, and Queen Qi did not let anyone interfere. This is a major matter that is largely related to the well-being of the people, and she must do it herself to be able to rest assured.

There has always been a custom of planting mulberry trees to breed silkworms in the territory of Qi State, and according to legend, this was brought by Taigongshang himself for his people. After so many years of inheritance, the planting area is spread all over the mountains and forests. Even around Canghai County, the city of the King of Qi, a large number of fields have been opened up to breed spring silkworms.

And among them, there is a place that belongs to the queen Wuyan herself. Whenever spring came, she would come here with the king of Qi and personally lead her subjects to work, thinking that all the people would set an example. The king of Qi ploughed and ploughed, and the queen picked silkworms, a happy scene. Of course, King Qi is just putting on a show and will soon sneak away. If it weren't for the queen's face, he would never have participated in such an event.

The queen's industriousness and benevolence without salt are obvious to all. Although she does not have the beauty of the country and the city, in the eyes of all the people of Qi country, she is their most worthy of respect. And those women in Qi regard her as a role model.

It's early summer, and miles of mulberry orchards are full of busyness. The peasant girls are working hard, and before the heavy rain comes, they collect the freshest mulberry leaves and keep them to feed the silkworm babies.

The queen straightened up and glanced at the dark clouds in the sky. The personal maid who followed hurriedly wiped the sweat from her forehead. The queen herself had been working here for most of the day. Fortunately, everyone is used to it, and the maids are not tired when they help and talk some happy things.

However, a short time later, when she sat down in the Mulberry Garden Pavilion to rest a little, the queen looked around, frowned, and finally found something and asked.

"Worry-free? I haven't seen it for a long time, where did I go? ”

Several maids quietly glanced around at each other, but they didn't even see half a shadow, and they couldn't help but be secretly anxious in their hearts. Remembering the words that the princess had told them to cover for her when she had sneaked away, she had just wanted to hide her whereabouts for her, but when she looked up and met the queen's stern gaze, she finally told the truth.

"Queen, Princess Sanssouci was bored here, and rode away by herself at that time. She said that she would go around the mountains to the south and come back soon, and that the queen should not worry! ”

Wuyan's face showed an expression that was really like this, and he couldn't help but feel angry and sad in his heart. She is tolerant of all the people around her, and rarely gets angry. And everyone is also respectful to her, and never dares to easily disobey her will. Perhaps, the only exception is this carefree princess.

To this day, the queen has no sons of her own. This cannot but be said to be the greatest regret. And her only daughter is Princess Sanssouci. It is precisely because the queen has no children that Tian Jiang, the king of Qi, has not really established his heir until now.

The reasons for this are, of course, complex. But there is one thing that cannot be ignored, that is, the king of Qi is very concerned about the influence of the queen. If he is not forced to do so, he will not casually announce the successor. The mysterious relationship between this is well known to all the ministers inside and outside the royal court.

And this also shows from another aspect that although the queen is not favored by King Qi, his dependence on her in major matters cannot be replaced by anyone.

As the only daughter of Queen Qi, Princess Wuwu has been delicate since she was a child, and in a sense, the treatment she received may be much more expensive than the authentic royal princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, at the same time, this carefree princess has also been pinned on by the queen because she has been smart and clever since she was a child. Since she was sensible, she has hired the best master to teach all kinds of knowledge of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Although the name of the little princess is worry-free, in a practical sense, her experience since she was a child is probably more than the time when she is forced to study with a sad face all day long!

The original intention of the queen to be saltless is naturally good. But she didn't expect it to backfire, as the princess grew older, she found more and more that her desire to grow up to be a knowledgeable princess of the royal family was likely to be frustrated. Because Princess Sanssouci was not interested in all the aspects she had assigned to study, her favorite was riding a horse and archery, dancing with a sword and a sword.

Such a discovery made the queen feel very helpless. How could a princess of a large country with a noble status be so unladylike? What's more, this baby daughter, who has been held in the palm of her hand since she was a child, is simply willful and rude at times, and there is no reason to talk about it. Whenever the palace was troubled by her, the queen couldn't help but worry in addition to being angry and scolding, what kind of husband would she have to find in the future to be able to tolerate her brutal nature?

If you want to pick a wishful husband in the Qi country, I'm afraid it will be a difficult task to achieve. This is not to say that there are no outstanding young talents in Qi Kingdom, but this arrogant and carefree princess is too picky!

"If the queen mother has to force her daughter to marry in the future, then I must be the first hero in the world! And, first of all, he has to be able to beat me! ”

This sentence was said by herself in front of King Qi and Queen Qi after teaching a few guys who wanted to come to propose marriage. Of course, King Qi has an indifferent attitude, a girl's family, he can afford to marry or not. However, Queen Wuyan had a different idea in her heart.

After apologizing to the sons of the heavy ministers who were injured, the queen did not propose to her casually. Because she heard something unusual in her daughter's words. And more importantly, not long after, she secretly let the most famous physiognomist in the palace secretly show Wuwu a look.

"Princess Sanssouci looks unspeakably precious! If you follow what the ancient secret biography says, her face is very similar to that of the previous Shang Dynasty's Queen Wuding! Legend has it that a woman with this appearance will be the main soldier and cut down the world...... The heavens are mysterious, I only hope that the queen can guide her well. As for what the future holds, it is not up to the ministers to speculate! ”

Queen Wuyan was taken aback at the time. She was well versed in history books, and of course knew that Wu Ding, the king of Shang, was the most famous lord of Zhongxing in the Great Shang Dynasty. And his queen wife is good, and she is a heroine with both civil and military skills. She was the queen of the Shang Dynasty and an invincible general, brave and good at fighting, and pacified half of the troubles for the Shang Dynasty. And, more importantly, she also has her own fiefdom, and in addition to not having the title of a real king, her power is almost equal to that of the king of Shang.

Could it be that his daughter, Princess Sanssouci, will have such an encounter in the future?! In her heart, she was skeptical.

However, it was then that she stopped interfering with Princess Sanssouci's actions. Perhaps the appropriate relaxation of freedom is the best help for her growth.

And in the past few days, Queen Wuyan has suddenly imposed restraints on Wuwu, because there is a matter on her mind that she has been thinking about for a long time. Although he has not yet made it public, he has already made up his mind. This time, whether her daughter agrees or not, she must make this thing successful!

"Look, Queen, Princess Sanssouci is back!"

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, the maids were relieved. The queen's thoughts were interrupted, and she looked up and watched as the red makeup became more and more strange, and returned with a lightning-free light. A smile began to appear in the corner of her eye.

"My worry-free, sure enough, only the best hero in the world can be worthy of it!"