After a long time, Xue Chongxun finally opened the door of the study, Bai Qimei was rinsing her mouth on the side of the desk under the "borrowed window", and a copper basin placed on the desk had been spit out by her half of the basin. She blushed and said angrily, "I know how to coax people, look what you have made me do!" ”

Xue Chongxun sat there a little tiredly, and said in his heart that the princess who was caught was not in danger, and he couldn't be treated simply and rudely, it was indeed a lot of trouble. He was about to say a few kind words to coax her, but a scribe came to the door, and he had to hold back what came to his mouth.

The scribe bowed down and said: "The Dianfu sent a small person to inform the prince that the Tibetan envoy had sent a gift, and he wanted to be received by the prince." ”

"Welcome the envoy to the front hall to summon you, and I will arrive later." Xue Chongxun ordered. In the blink of an eye, Xue Chongxun seemed to be a different person, serious and a little old-fashioned, but he had to be more old-fashioned to appear serious, where did he still want to be so clever in the room with Bai Qimei just now?

After the scribe left, Bai Qimei really laughed at him. Xue Chongxun said: "Everyone has to act, and they have to make the right words and deeds on the right occasion to be decent, aren't you?" ”

Bai Qimei smiled disapprerovingly: "What if it's indecent? ”

"Then you are not suitable to live in the government system, and it is more in line with your nature to wander in the rivers and lakes." Xue Chongxun said.

Bai Qimei Leng's face, which had always been lively and relaxed, suddenly flashed a trace of gloom, and her brows also frowned slightly: "Xue Lang was born noble, and he never knew about the rivers and lakes. ”

Xue Chongxun was influenced by the martial arts literature of his previous life, and was curious with great interest: "Then what is it like for you to sue me?" ”

Her expression flashed away, and she soon said coquettishly: "What is suitable and unsuitable, everyone is treated by you as that kind of thing, you are not allowed to break your word, I have to be an official by your side!" ”

"Okay, I'll let the prince want to attach you in a while, although it's a little unruly, but ...... You come here every day to be on duty, you have a rest every ten days, you have to report at other times, and you must abide by the various internal decrees drafted by Wang Shaobo. Xue Chongxun smiled, "Now I'm going out to meet guests, are you resting here?" ”

Bai Qimei snorted and said, "I'm going to follow you to meet the foreign envoys, I just want to see how you pretend in front of people!" ”

Xue Chongxun was helpless, although he was worried that she would do something unruly, but there was such a lively girl by his side, but he didn't feel bored at all, but there was a lot less loneliness.

He dressed neatly and went out, Bai Qimei naturally followed all the way, she was still wearing that nondescript robe, and Xue Chongxun didn't bother to care about her. The people in the house knew her and knew what was going on, if people who were not familiar with it saw a woman dressed like this next to Xue Chongxun, they would probably wonder.

Fengmanlou is a two-storey building complex, as the main building of the pro-kingdom, built on a high pedestal, although it cannot be compared with the palace scale of Daming Palace, but the momentum of sitting north to south is still enough. According to Xue Chongxun's meaning, the first floor is mainly some official offices, and the stone steps placed outside can go directly to the second floor, and the largest front is an open hall, with only two walls built of earth rammed plates, and there is no barrier at all on the east and west sides, and the middle is supported by large pillars.

When Xue Chongxun and the others arrived at the open hall, they saw that there were already a few people waiting there in the middle of the hall, and they were looking around to see the furnishings in the open hall. It seems that these Tubo people are coming to Chang'an for the first time, and even some cities in Tubo must not have such exquisite and gorgeous buildings.

When the Tibetan people saw someone walking towards their seats due north, they stopped looking and stood still in front and back. Xue Chongxun sat on the throne, Bai Qimei naturally couldn't sit and could only stand in front of the screen, in fact, most of the officials in the hall could only stand, only one or two scribes sat in the corner because it was difficult to write with a pen.

There were a total of three Tibetan envoys who came in, and the one standing in front should be the envoy, who spoke Chinese with an impure accent, at least the sentence "Meet the King of Jin" was said more fluently. Naturally, when they met, they first reported their names, and their surnames were the end, and as for the name, Xue Chongxun couldn't remember it, because it was a name transliterated into Chinese characters. His name can also appear on some official documents, and it is usually a bit difficult to get Xue Chongxun and other Chang'an nobles to call out their names.

Then he exchanged a few pleasantries and said something inconsequential. Xue Chongxun casually asked them if they served water and soil in Chang'an, and the envoy said: "It's just that the weather is very hot, much hotter than Tibet." ”

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Bai Qimei interjected: "You are dressed like this, I will warm it for you." ”

As soon as she spoke, the whole hall fell silent, and the atmosphere immediately became very strange, and the officials couldn't help but look at it quietly. Seeing this, Bai Qimei's face also became embarrassed, and she innocently looked left and right and then looked at Xue Chongxun.

Don't look at the fact that as soon as everyone meets, they talk about the water, soil, weather, etc., it seems to be very natural and casual, in fact, with Xue Chongxun's current status and power, meeting with foreign envoys can be regarded as a major matter of diplomatic relations...... In the major affairs of the country, a person who should be a follower standing next to him interjects something, according to common sense, it is necessary to punish crimes, and this kind of occasion is a matter of etiquette, and it is fundamentally different from ordinary times. For example, it's okay to talk up and down normally, but if a soldier talks back to Shangfeng's order on the battlefield, it is disobeying the military order and can be cut immediately!

The Tibetan envoy did not say a word, as if waiting for Xue Chong to punish the sins of this person who did not know the rules. Unexpectedly, Xue Chongxun didn't say anything...... This makes the Tibetan people confused, and they can't understand the current situation at all.

At this time, a Tibetan man said: "Tubo is cool, and it does not produce silk, and we also have our own living habits, so it is not rude for us to dress like this today, and it is not inappropriate for the envoys sent by Tubo to Tang Dynasty to dress like this in the past." ”

Obviously, it was the people on the side of the Tang Dynasty who were rude and "spoke disrespectfully", and the Tubo people couldn't get angry and had to accompany them with good words, which was really too different from the previous Tubo envoys they mentioned. Ten years in Hedong and ten years in Hexi, since the Battle of Wuhai, the Tubo people can no longer be angry in Chang'an. What's more, now this group of people are the envoys of the Mo clan, and they have a request for the Tang court, what can they do?

Bai Qimei felt the embarrassing atmosphere just now, and she also knew that she had lost her words, but she was okay for a while, and she didn't answer the words of the Tubo people anymore.

Xue Chongxun looked at what was happening in front of him quietly, and he had already figured out the joints in his heart, and felt a little funny...... Although Bai Wuchang was rude, he was not wrong, Xue Chongxun also felt that these Tubo people were dressed strangely, and they looked eyesore. However, they are still a little more civilized than the Turks: at least the Tibetans also comb some pigtails, and the Turks directly wear their heads.

At this time, the Tibetan envoy took out a piece of something and said: "This is some small gifts prepared by Lord Mo, not a tribute, please accept it with a smile from the King of Jin." ”

Xue Chongxun turned his head and whispered to Bai Qimei: "If you don't take it, do you want me to run down as the prince himself?" ”

Bai Qimei turned her head and grimaced underneath, so she had to walk down the steps. There were two slaves and maids behind the throne, they could see Bai Qimei grimacing facing this side, and they almost didn't laugh, and their faces were red and couldn't help it.

When Bai Qimei went down and took the gift list and handed it to Xue Chongxun, she whispered next to him: "I suddenly thought of a question, Sanniang often follows you, did you also let her do the kind of thing she did today?" ”

Xue Chongxun was stunned, but he still maintained a serious look on his face, and shook his head slightly. When the Tubo people saw a series of small actions on the throne, the second monk was really confused, and he didn't know what was wrong, and he saw Xue Chongxun shaking his head and saying in his heart, Could it be that the gift was not rich enough?

Xue Chongxun opened the gift list and looked at it, but he didn't look into it much, his thoughts were affected by Bai Qimei, and he couldn't help but think of Sanniang's appearance in his mind. At the beginning of this year, Xue Chongxun went to Anbei, because it was a little inconvenient to lead the soldiers and women in the army, so he didn't let her go with him this time, and only let the guards of the Xue Mansion and the people of the Flying Tiger Regiment serve as close security work. After he returned to Chang'an, Sanniang still followed around, but he was not on duty today. I heard that she was in the house with the Dong family girl red needlework...... It's really incomprehensible to Xue Chongxun, it seems that she was still learning to cook last year, but she never remembered to try her craft.

…… The gift list is nothing more than some gold, silver, jewelry, precious and rare furs and medicinal herbs, anyway, whatever is valuable, you will give it. Xue Chongxun didn't look at it carefully, and accepted it directly, his identity was not worried at all that someone said that he was accepting bribes.

He put down the gift list and said, "The leader of the Mo clan has a heart, but this king is disrespectful. ”

When the envoy saw that he had received the gift, he felt that he could get down to business, so he took out another thing, bent down and said, "This is a letter from Lord Mo to the King of Jin, please take a look at the King of Jin." ”

Seeing this, Bai Qimei had to go down and get it again, and blurted out: "This person is really, since there are two things, why do you have to dig it out?" ”

Although the voice was not loud, the people near the side heard it, and the Tibetan envoys seemed to hear it, and their faces were suddenly very ugly. A look of shame hung on his face.

Xue Chongxun still didn't say what he wanted to do to Bai Qimei, and he didn't even say a word of reprimand. If Wang Changling was here, he would definitely have to say a few words of advice, but they were not there, and now these officials who are pro-kingdom are not strong enough, and they don't want to disobey Xue Chongxun, so naturally no one will say a word. Seeing that the prince is conniving, everyone doesn't want to ask, just watch the fun in secret.

At this moment, a Tubo man finally couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Dare to ask, what is the identity of the woman next to King Jin, and why do you repeatedly speak coldly to us?" ”

Xue Chongxun said indifferently: "Lonely scholar." ”

The Tubo man's face turned blue when he heard this, and he hurriedly reprimanded the Tubo man: "Hugh has to ask more, that is the person of the King of Jin, why do you need to care?" After that, he saluted and said to Xue Chongxun: "The deputy envoy has not been to Chang'an, and he has no knowledge, please don't blame the king of Jin." ”G