"I don't care, there is nothing in this world that I can't get Wu Tingting." Wu Tingting began her eldest lady's temperament, staring, approaching Meng Sanqian step by step, not caring at all about the eyes of the people around her, but Meng Sanqian was forced by her to keep retreating. "Besides, I don't think you're completely uninterested in me, otherwise why would you say the same thing in front of others, and there would be a way out for me to do anything?" Wu Tingting was very confident, and the corners of her mouth were about to fly into the sky.

"I'm too lazy to tell you." Meng Sanqian was really speechless, this girl was really confident in her mystery, and in the end she simply stayed away from her, for fear that she would be accidentally stuck by this dog skin plaster.

"I tell you, you are destined to be mine in this life." Looking at Meng Sanqian's back, Wu Tingting didn't care about her image at all, jumped up and shouted loudly. Hearing Wu Tingting's words, Meng Sanqian's whole person was speechless, this little girl is really difficult.

Meng Sanqian couldn't help frowning, quickened his pace, and rushed to the front hall.

"General Meng, you are here, the Queen Mother has been waiting for you in the palace for a long time." When the prince was fair, the relationship with Meng Sanqian was quite good, and any news would still be revealed to Meng Sanqian in advance, but this time he was also a little worried about Meng Sanqian.

Meng Sanqian's face did not change, he had already expected the worst outcome, the Queen Mother would not do anything to him, and he was ready to go in when he thought of this.

"General, the Queen Mother's anger has not subsided, after you go in, you should be more obedient to her wishes, and wait for the Queen Mother's anger to disappear." The prince still couldn't help but remind.

"Thank you father-in-law for reminding me." Meng Sanqian doesn't like to communicate with people, and he doesn't like to form gangs, but he is a person who understands etiquette and knows how to repay kindness. Meng Sanqian went in after making a move.

"Weichen greets the Queen Mother." Meng Sanqian made a move, but the Queen Mother sat on the throne and did not pardon her body for a long time, so Meng Sanqian could only bend over and wait for the Queen Mother to speak.

Just when there was silence in the hall, a voice came from outside the hall.

"Empress Dowager Qi, the prince of Qi Siyuan begged to see." The prince said. If you want to say that this Qi Siyuan, it is obvious that he went back to the capital with Meng Sanqian, but he was infected with a cold on the road, and the Queen Mother forgave him for choosing a day to worship, so he couldn't meet Meng Sanqian together, but he didn't expect to bump into one today.

"Let him in." The Queen Mother still didn't pay attention to Meng Sanqian, who was bending down and bowing on the side.

Qi Siyuan's eyes quickly swept around when he entered the hall, of course, what caught his attention the most was Meng Sanqian, who was bent over and standing aside, Qi Siyuan calmly retracted his gaze.

"Qi Siyuan, the prince of Qi State, visited the Queen Mother." Qi Siyuan is a person who knows advance and retreat, and he also knows the number of etiquette, so he was ready to bow down on the spot. Looking at Qi Si's appearance of the big salute, the Empress Dowager Wu was very satisfied, the person who knew the times was Junjie, and compared with Meng Sanqian, who had become more and more rampant and unconscious recently, the Empress Dowager's heart was even more difficult to balance.

"Flatten. Prince Qi has been tired all the way, why don't you rest for two days and come to see him? The Queen Mother was polite, with a lovely smile on her face.

"Thank you for the Queen Mother's compassion, in the next this is also in accordance with the requirements of the father, come to discuss the details of the return of Qi to Wu, that is, for the courtiers, that is, the ministers, they must fulfill their responsibilities, please be safe is the basic, only because the road was infected with the cold a few days ago, this was delayed for two days, and the Queen Mother can ignore the minister's dereliction of duty is the honor of the minister." Qi Siyuan's words were very pertinent, and he clearly gave himself a position, it was simply about the heart of the Empress Dowager Wu, but Meng Sanqian on the side was unmoved when he heard this sycophant, the matter between them had just begun, and it was really not certain who would win and who would lose, but it was a pity that he was trapped here and couldn't retreat.

"The prince of Su Wen Qi is smart and well-known, and he really deserves his reputation when he sees it today." The two were polite, but they both had their own ghosts.

"Thank you Queen Mother for the compliment."

"Since the State of Qi is now willing to submit, then from now on, the State of Qi will be the vassal state of my Great Wu in the border area, that is, the vassal state, so the annual tribute is indispensable. The treasury also needs to be taken care of by Wu State, does Qi State have any objections to this? "Empress Dowager Wu is too lazy to go around the bend, the economic base determines that the superstructure is not just for fun, she has been sitting in this seat for so many years, she still understands this truth.

"Since you are willing to submit to the country, then the state of Qi is willing to pay tribute like other vassal states, and is willing to accept the commissioner sent by the state of Wu to take care of the treasury of the state of Qi." Qi Siyuan readily agreed, this is the most basic.

"Of course, there is also a very important - the army, the army of the Qi State must be handed over to the Wu State to take care of, and the number of troops must be reduced, except for the necessary guards, the rest of the royal family will be disbanded, such as it is peaceful today, leaving so many soldiers, just to increase the people's taxes to support these idlers." Empress Dowager Wu finally said her biggest goal, that is, to reduce the army, which is a normal means and the best way to ensure that the country is unable to resist.

As soon as these words came out, the most excited person was Meng Sanqian, who was standing aside and bending over, and was the most concerned. If Qi Guo reduced his soldiers so much, then he would have no reason to continue to stay here as a general.

"The Queen Mother is too worried, when I came, my father had already dismissed a group of people from the royal guard, and as for the tiger talisman of the army, my father specially asked me to bring it and present it to the Queen Mother." Qi Siyuan said as he took out the tiger talisman in his arms and offered it with both hands. Seeing that Qi Siyuan was so decisive, Empress Dowager Wu was a little worried about the authenticity of the Tiger Talisman and whether there was a conspiracy behind it.

"The Emperor of Qi is really worthy of being a Ming Jun, and the problem is really thoughtful." Empress Dowager Wu said with a smile. But he still took the tiger talisman in Qi Siyuan's hand and weighed it.

"What my father did was to hope that the world could be peaceful and unified, the people would live and work in peace and contentment, and the country of Qi would be fortunate to contribute to the unification of the world, and my father and I both hoped to do our best to promote this ending, and I hoped that the Queen Mother could understand our sincerity through our practical actions." Qi Siyuan's eloquence is really not covered, and a few words make the heart of the Empress Dowager Wu bloom, but this still can't dispel the suspicions of the Empress Dowager Wu.

"The world is peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, this is not only the hope of the Qi country, but also the pursuit of the Wu country, in the future, we will make unremitting efforts for this goal, share the joys and sorrows, and create a peaceful and prosperous world." The Queen Mother said a lot of high-sounding words, but it was just some clichés, and she used this set of rhetoric in the previous surrendered vassal states.

"Weichen congratulates Wu Guo on adding tiger wings, and also congratulates Qi Guo on being able to find the Ming Lord, and he will definitely be the greatest man in the world in the future." Meng Sanqian, who was on the side, took the initiative to speak when he heard this, anyway, he bent down and bowed, and at this time, he needed to say something good about the time, which could be regarded as such a smooth conversation and applause.

"Today's things are here first, Siyuan, you are tired of traveling, your body has only improved, I haven't had time to pick up the wind and wash the dust for you, it is better to choose a day than to hit the day, today I will invite a few important ministers in the Houhe Court, one to catch the wind and wash the dust, and the other to discuss the plan of Wu Qi's friendship, how about it?" The Queen Mother automatically ignored Meng Sanqian's words, including him, after so many years of begging for life under the Queen Mother, he knew the Queen Mother's temperament and temperament, and she was jealous and resentful.

"Then thank the Queen Mother for her grace." Since the Queen Mother wants to ignore him, then Qi Siyuan under the fence can only follow the Queen Mother's wishes, his overall situation has not yet started, and he must be careful to watch out for everyone.

"Okay, you can go back first, and you can go directly to the dinner party." Everything that should be said has been said, and now there is still Meng Sanqian on the side, which is a bit tricky, but it is difficult for this big Wu to find a second person who is brave and resourceful and can be used by her in addition to Meng Sanqian, but on the other hand, the Queen Mother is suspicious, and she is also worried from time to time that Meng Sanqian will take power privately and threaten her position in the future.

"The minister will retire first." Qi Siyuan changed his title in time, and now that the State of Qi has returned to the State of Wu, then he has to make the appearance of submission, and the title is the first step.

After Qi Siyuan left the dormitory, the Queen Mother spoke first.

"Tell me, what are you doing here?" The Queen Mother sat back on the dragon chair and picked up the book casually, without even looking at him.

"Yesterday, the palace was a micro-minister who was ignorant and reckless, and disturbed the Queen Mother, your Yaxing, and today I came to ask for sin."

"Since you have already known your mistake, the mourning family is not an unkind person, I don't blame you for yesterday's incident, but tonight's Houhe Court dinner, don't make trouble for me after you go." The more the Queen Mother looked at the twists and turns, the more upset she became, everything should have gone well, but on this happy day, there was a war all year round, and the grain was already low-yielding, where did the surplus reserve support come from, it was really a headache to think about.

"Empress Dowager Xie. In addition, the marriage between the minister and the girl of the Wu family, can you ask the Queen Mother to give more consideration, after all, the Wu family is huge, well-connected, and I am still a general, if this is a marriage, it will not be a good thing for my Great Wu. Meng Sanqian tactfully said the pros and cons, anyway, he has no intention of power, but this marriage is different for the Wu family, if the Wu family has bad intentions, or the emperor is ready to seize power, this is a fatal blow.

These are all in the expectations of the Queen Mother, she wants to suppress the forces of all parties, and she wants to smash these intricacies in one fell swoop, and it is precisely because of this that she chose Meng Sanqian as Wu Tingting's marriage partner, and the timing of this marriage is still a little early.

"This mourner will think about it carefully, you can go back first." Empress Dowager Wu also sent Meng Sanqian away, and she also had a headache, pressed her temples, thinking about how good it would be if these people were replaced by a group of thoughtless puppets.

"General, where are you going?" Adjutant Guo saw Meng Sanqian coming out and hurriedly asked.

"Go home." At this time, it was only morning, it was still early, there were still a few hours before the dinner, and now when I went back to the house, I could still accompany Li Chu to have lunch, thinking about it, Meng Sanqian would get into the sedan chair and go home.

"Father-in-law, where's my brother?" Meng Sanqian had just left, but Meng Yunlan heard that his brother had come to see the Queen Mother, so he hurriedly came to check, for fear that this brother would cause trouble again.

"Back to Miss Meng, General Meng has left." The prince didn't have a good impression of this little girl.

"My brother didn't cause trouble, did he?" Meng Yunlan spoke straightforwardly, and with the Queen Mother there to support her, she didn't take a eunuch in her eyes.

"Miss Meng, where is this, General Meng knows how to be polite and courageous, and he is praised for his work, where is the word "trouble" used." Wang Gonggong couldn't help but reply.

"Cut." Meng Yunlan didn't have the heart to continue to waste words with him here, after all, the second son of the Shangshu family had just sent him an invitation, and he hadn't had time to dress up properly.