Although Chen Qian had the intention to negotiate peace with Zhou Guo, he was unwilling to stop there, after all, in the first battle of Xiangzhou, Bazhou, how much Chen Guo was lost, he knew that this was a war provoked by Zhou Guo first, and it was impossible for him to gently expose it. It must have been Chen Qian who embarrassed others, which made them aim their arrows at me and use me as an excuse to fight back against Chen Qian.

I was not in a hurry or impatient, and I looked at the provocative eyes of the envoy of the Zhou Kingdom, and said with a calm smile: "It is precisely because the palace knows that today's banquet is unusual, so I don't want to come rashly, so as not to be untidy, rude in front of the emperor, and let people underestimate me Chen Guo." ”

As he spoke, he bowed to Chen Qian and said tactfully: "Qingqiang is late, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive your sins." ”

Chen Qian smiled appreciatively at me, "It's okay, your outfit today is beautiful, graceful and elegant, not rude, it will only make people feel that you are more noble and cannot be blasphemed." ”

"But why does Shang Xi think that the mother is dressed so plainly, but it looks like she is here to mourn?" The man stared at the white robe embroidered with cherry blossoms under my moon-white water blue skirt, and mocked lightly.

This person calls himself Shang Xi, then he is Yang Shangxi, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites.

I didn't rush to fight back, but slowly sat down, sat down at the desk, and smiled, "Really?" Poor Qingqiang has had no relatives and no reason since she was a child, and now she has neither parents, uncles, nor brothers and sisters, even Your Majesty is not Qingqiang's relatives. Your Majesty is the king, Qingqiang is the minister, the monarch and the minister cannot be encroached upon, I can respect him and love him, regard him as the sky, regard him as the earth, but I can't regard him as a husband and a relative. But when I saw Lord Yang today, I felt extremely kind, Qingqiang has always hoped to have a brother as close as Lord Yang, so I unconsciously regarded Lord Yang as my relative, Lord Yang don't be surprised. ”

Chen Qian heard the meaning of my words, couldn't help but smile, and said, "In this way, Qing'er regards Lord Yang as a relative. Lord Yang, who are you cursing for? ”

There was also a burst of laughter in the hall.

Probably didn't expect me to say such a thing, I couldn't argue with a woman, Yang Shangxi also felt that his face was dull, and he didn't answer again, his face was red, and his deep eyes were finally willing to look at me. His eyes had always been slanted before, and he didn't take me as a little woman in his eyes at all.

The moment he saw my face, there was a flash of surprise, and then his eyes widened, as if he wanted to see me more clearly, to confirm something.

Finally, Yang Shangxi was unusual, and said with a faint smile: "It is Shangxi's luck to be favored by his mother and recognized as a brother." Speaking of which, Shang Xi also felt very amiable when he saw Niangniang, who was very much like an old man whom Shang Xi knew before. ”

"The deceased? What deceased? "Someone in the hall is interested.

Looking at the weird smile on Yang Shangxi's face, my brows jumped suddenly, and I had a bad premonition.

The corners of Yang Shangxi's eyebrows raised slightly, "I recognize this old person, but she may not remember me." ”

"What kind of girl does Lord Yang recognize, but doesn't recognize Lord Yang?" The curiosity of the crowd was aroused.

"Speaking of which, I only have two sides to that girl, once at my birthday banquet for Otsuka, and the other after the banquet on the first floor." Yang Shangxi's eyes fell on me, "She is a girl in the Otsuka Mansion, she is unusually beautiful, and she is quite smart, but our Majesty will never forget her?" Since her disappearance, His Majesty has privately sent people from all over the country to look for her, and has also posted portraits everywhere to find people with a reward of 10,000 taels. Unfortunately, so far, no one has been found. His Majesty is for her, she eats unhappily all day long, can't sleep at night, and there are few women, and there are few concubines in the harem. It's really a disaster! ”

My heart thumped, remembering that I had indeed seen this person, my fingers clenched unconsciously, my heart was cold, and Chen Qian's face became more and more ugly with Yang Shangxi's next words.

Yan Shuyuan seemed to sense something unusual, and asked, "Missing?" How long has this girl been missing. ”

"Moyo disappeared a year ago."

"A year ago?" Concubine Kong Guifei, who was sitting on the left side of Chen Qian's throne, glanced at me, "If this palace is not mistaken, my sister seems to be a palace that has advanced a year, right?" ”

In a word, it was as if the stones thrown into the bottom of the lake were flooded with a thousand waves, and some strange eyes shot at me. The words in the hall of Fang Cai may have aroused their suspicions. I turned a blind eye to all of this, and said casually: "What do you mean by this, Sister Guifei, Qingqiang has long been used to seeing nothing. People often say that if you say too much, you will lose, and disaster will come from the mouth, so my sister should be careful. "If I had shown the slightest hint of panic at this time, would I have confirmed their suspicions?

"Sister Xiao doesn't have to take irrelevant words to heart, some people are used to chasing after the wind and shadows." Yan Shuyuan smiled at me soothingly, gentle as spring water.

It's really good, ostensibly for me, but in fact it deliberately reveals my last name.

"Niangniang's surname is also Xiao?" Yang Shangxi looked at me suspiciously, and immediately smiled, "What a coincidence, the girl I know is also surnamed Xiao, called ......."

"When-" suddenly, the violent collision sound blocked Yang Shangxi's words, but it was the sound of Chen Qian pressing down the wine glass, his eyes were gloomy, but there was a warm smile on his face, "The mountains and rivers of Zhou are magnificent, and the products are abundant, I have always wanted to visit a few more times, Qing'er has lived in the water town in the south of the Yangtze River since childhood, and has never left his hometown for half a step, and has always wanted to go with me to enjoy the scenery of the northern country." It's a pity that I have been unable to fulfill my wish due to my busy government affairs, and I don't know if there will be a chance to fulfill this wish in the future! ”

Chen Qian obviously changed the topic, and at the same time, I "lived in Jiangnan and never left." "Got rid of the suspicion that I was the girl in Yang Shangxi's mouth, and eliminated the suspicion of the courtiers and concubines in the palace.

With the emperor coming forward to testify, the people below naturally didn't dare to be suspicious anymore, and no one dared to look at me with that kind of strange gaze. For a while, the invisible pressure dissipated a lot.

Yang Shangxi naturally accepted it when he saw it, anyway, the seeds of doubt were planted, and he was relieved, the purpose of making me sad had been achieved, and he had no reason to hold on to this topic anymore, so he catered and smiled: "Your Majesty can come to my Great Zhou, I can't ask for it, and my Great Zhou can open the city gate at any time to welcome Your Majesty." ”

"There is no need to talk about Fengyue anymore." Chen Qian finally got to the point, and said, "Your country sent three people here, what's the matter?" Yin is harmless, you can talk about it. ”

"I have come for peace." The one who was pointed out by Chen Qian is not harmful, but he is handsome, without the rugged heroism of the northerners.

"Peace?" Chen Qian's eyes were like frozen ice, and he smiled, "If your country wants to negotiate peace, then my tens of thousands of Jiangzuo disciples who fought bloodily will not die in vain!" The deep voice has a faint sense of crampedness.

"No, if the two sides are fighting, there will be casualties." Yin Buxian was not in a hurry, and said calmly, "Although Chen is based on the south of the Yangtze River today, he has lost the important place of the two Huai in Qi, and Chen Qi is facing each other in the north and south. Moreover, the Southern Dynasty has been weak for a long time, the state is insufficient, and the powerful families in the southwest have the heart to oppose Chen. The foundation of the Chen State is not stable, there is a danger that the Qi State is eyeing the outside, and there is the danger of the division of the powerful clan inside, if it is still at this time with the Zhou State, it is really unwise. The so-called sandpiper and clam compete with each other, and the fisherman profits. The Qi State is ambitious, and when the two countries of Zhou and Chen lose each other, it is the time for the Qi State to reap the benefits. If I, Zhou and Chen, have been fighting for each other, and the soldiers meet each other, isn't it equivalent to sitting and watching the Qi country become strong and swallowing my Zhou and Chen territory? ”

"Tens of thousands of Jiangzuo disciples sacrificed bravely to defend the territory, if Your Majesty allows Qiang Qi to cut down Chen and lose his territory, then he really lives up to the sincere heart of tens of thousands of Jiangzuo disciples."

Looking at Yin Bu and clearly distinguishing the situation, knowing the benefits and disadvantages, every word is fine. Chen Qian's eyes showed appreciation, this is a talent.

"This dynasty and Chen are neighbors and neighbors, and if they become enemies because of the territorial dispute, they will fight endlessly, so that Qi Kou will take advantage of the gap to enter, and they will be in danger of each other." Saying that, Yin Bu bowed his hand and knelt on his knees, "I implore Your Majesty to let go of old grievances first, abandon previous suspicions, and cultivate good neighborliness with the Great Zhou, and be the horns together to control the Qi clan." ”

"Lord Yin is right." Chen Qian finally smiled, "Hurry up, please." ”

Zhou Chen's discussion and the matter of stopping the fight were decided in this way.

The meeting in the East Hall of the Taiji Hall was only the beginning of the preliminary consensus reached between Zhou and Chen, and I do not know the specific matters of peace. It is only known that the envoy of the Zhou State was summoned by Chen Qian several times, and the two sides negotiated on the peace incident, and the final agreement was reached. The envoy of the Zhou State finally fulfilled his mission and completed the mission and returned to the Zhou State.

After the meeting in the Taiji Hall that day, Chen Qian never stepped into the Yilan Hall again, probably because he was angry, and when he heard his concubine's "affair" from others, he was inevitably uncomfortable. The matter between me and Yu Wenyong is like a thorn in his heart, he has been thinking about this matter, but he has kept silent and hidden. Now that he was suddenly uncovered by Yang Shangxi and stabbed him hard, this made him feel very shameless, and he shouldn't want to see me again during this time?

However, how do you want me to explain that, in fact, I have nothing to do with Yu Wenyong?

I finally know why Chen Qian was so sure that I was Yuwen Yong's beloved woman, he would never decide that I had a relationship with Yu Wenyong just because of a flute, Chen Qian must have sent someone to investigate and confirm afterwards. And it just so happened that Yuwen Yong had been pretending to love me in front of Yuwen Hu, I was missing, and he couldn't help but make a move, otherwise it would arouse Yu Wenwu's suspicion. He ordered people to post portraits everywhere to find my traces, and he was acting in front of Yuwen Hu.

And Chen Qian sent someone to investigate, and learned that Yu Wenyong posted portraits everywhere to find me, which confirmed the relationship between me and Yu Wenyong. I think that at the beginning, in order to survive, I acquiesced to Chen Qian's misunderstanding, but now this has become an obstacle to my survival, and now it is useless to explain and clarify. Chen Qian will only think that I am quibbling, he has long recognized the relationship between me and Yu Wenyong in his heart, and it is estimated that he will not believe me in whatever I say, and will only get darker and darker.

Looks like I'm going to have to do something to distract him.

Exegesis:

(1) The title comes from the title of Li Yi in the Tang Dynasty, "The Bamboo Window Smells the Wind and Sends Sikong Shu Early": "Open the door and move the bamboo, it is suspected that the old man came." ”