Chapter 234: A War Without the Smoke of Gunpowder for Two Women
Princess Paula has a very strong self-esteem, and of course she is not willing to be ignored. Thinking that even if the true king is with him all day long, he thinks about other women all the time, even if the woman that the true king thinks of is his wife. Princess Paula was very displeased and frustrated. This is the first time she has been ignored by a man since she has grown so old.
Princess Paula has always been proud of her beauty, and before coming to the Qianchao, she thought that she was marrying the real king, and it was a matter of being caught. But now it seems that the real king is really very fond of the real princess as rumored. It seems that he has become a third party to other people's feelings. It's still a third party who can't be inserted. But it also fully provoked Princess Paula's competitiveness. She still had faith in herself, believing that she would eventually be able to subdue the true king and become his wife.
Princess Paula is bent on marrying the real king, in addition to her overconfidence in herself, she also involves some past affairs.
Everyone thought that the contact between the true king and themselves was the real king's envoy to Siam last year, but in fact, they didn't know that their fate with the real king had already begun.
It turned out that two years ago, the real king Zhu Xi accepted the secret order of the emperor of the Qian Dynasty to go to Siam to investigate the matter of weapons that "can shoot thousands of miles and penetrate the city wall". The True King disguises himself and infiltrates Bangkok, the land of Siam, to secretly investigate the secret weapons of Siam. Coincidentally, during the investigation of the real king in Bangkok, Princess Paula once secretly went out of the palace, got separated from the maid, met a hooligan on the way, and happened to be rescued by the real king. Since then, Princess Paula has regarded the real king as a true hero in her heart. However, at that time, the true king did not reveal his identity, and he did not know that the girl he saved was Princess Paula of Siam. The two just met in Pingshui and soon separated.
The following year, the real king Zhu Xi sent an envoy to Siam on behalf of the emperor of the Qian Dynasty, and Princess Paula met the man who saved her at that time again. Only then did I know that the original life-saving benefactor was the true prince of the Qianchao. Although Princess Paula recognized the real king, she did not point out the fact that the real king had infiltrated Siam. Princess Paula had a good impression of her life-saving benefactor, and since she knew that the other party was the famous true prince of the Qian Dynasty, she intended to marry the real king Zhu Xi. So, Princess Paula asked the King of Siam to knock on the side and propose to the real king.
Unexpectedly, the true king made it clear at the time that he had no idea of marrying a wife. Princess Paula thought that the other party disliked her young age, so she politely refused. The King of Siam felt that the real king was not interested, so he stopped mentioning the matter.
However, Princess Paula never gave up. I want to wait until I become an adult, and then go to the real king, maybe the other party has changed his mind and has the idea of marrying a wife. But who knows, it didn't take long for Princess Paula to hear the news that the real king was critically ill and wanted to marry a wife. Princess Paula was shocked, but she was thousands of miles away, and she couldn't do anything.
Paula thought she was dead, but when she heard that the emperor of the Qianchao wanted to form an alliance with Siam and invited the crown prince to the Qianchao, Princess Paula decided to fight for it again, so this time she came to Qianchao Kyoto with her brother.
After listening to Qingwei's introduction, Princess Paula has already sketched the image of the real princess Song Yi in her mind. A woman with a strange and ugly appearance and an unbearable temperament, standing beside the majestic and upright and personable true king. Thinking of a man like the real king, but with such a princess, Princess Paula has a feeling that she is not worthy of the real king.
Thinking about it again, even if he went to such a princess for Chongxi, the real king not only did not dislike it, but rejected himself for the sake of the princess. This made Princess Paula even more sure of the true king's character. I feel that the real king is not one of those men who only value women's beauty at all.
Princess Paula had an urge to save the real princess, and the more she heard about the legend of the real princess, the stronger the urge to save the real king. Almost trapped in it, unable to extricate itself.
On the other side, Song Yi also heard about Princess Paula from Chunxiang. You know, Princess Paula has always been regarded as a treasure of Siam, not only because of her amazing beauty, but also because of a legend about her.
Legend has it that when Princess Paula was born, a warlock told the King and Queen of Siam that the little princess would become the queen of Siam. The king of Siam was frightened at that time, and fearing that the news of the emergence of a queen in Siam would spread, so he killed the warlock. But the paper can't hold the fire, and the news that Princess Paula will become the queen is still spread. Rumors are rife in Siam, and Princess Paula's fate is also full of uncertainties.
Fortunately, the King of Siam loved Princess Paula very much and did not put Princess Paula to death because of the warlock's words. Simba, the prince of Siam and the elder brother of Princess Paula, loved Paula as much as his father.
The father and son have always protected Princess Paula very well, and they are not afraid of that legend, and they have carefully cultivated Paula, and although Princess Paula is very smart, she has not shown superior resourcefulness in politics. This made the big stone in the hearts of the king and queen of Siam gradually fall. thinks that the warlock of the year deceived the public. However, as Princess Paula grew up, her beauty spread more and more on the mainland. There are even maritime countries who come to ask for marriage.
The king and queen of Siam were overwhelmed and could not offend their admirers who were asking for marriage. At this time, Princess Paula stood up and announced that her future husband must be a true hero. Otherwise, she would rather not marry than settle.
Everyone thought it was a rhetoric that Princess Paula had come up with in order to reject those admirers. Everyone didn't take it seriously, but Princess Paula rejected all her admirers with a strong heart.
Although Princess Paula is still stunningly beautiful, her marriage has also become a big problem for the king and queen of Siam. Since the princess herself said that she would marry a real hero. Then the man she marries must convince all admirers. Instead, where to find the real heroes?
No, Princess Paula is an adult and has not yet confirmed her marriage. In order to make those who covet the Kingdom of Siam and Princess Paula die, the King of Siam has announced that the princess will definitely marry before the age of eighteen.
In order not to disappoint the King of Siam, Princess Paula came to Kyoto in the Qianchao with her brother Prince Simba, nominally to relax, but in fact, they all knew that she came to the Qianchao to find a favorite marriage partner.
The Qianchao Dynasty was the largest country on the mainland and one of the few countries with prosperous national strength. If Princess Paula wants to find the true hero, it is more likely to look for it in the Qianchao.
These are all rumors from the outside. After Song Yi heard this, he only laughed it off. Knowing the truth of the matter must not be as rumored outside.
Princess Paula has been burdened with such legends since she was a child, and such legends are not a good thing for a country like Siam. Not to mention, Princess Paula is still beautiful, which is not a good thing.
The so-called guilt is also the truth. Regardless of whether Princess Paula really wanted to find a husband in the Qianchao Dynasty, it was also a good thing for the King of Siam to be able to marry the Qianchao.
The two countries are already adjacent to each other, Siam is a small country, but the sea army is strong, but the land force is not strong, while the Qiandi Dynasty is just the opposite, if the two countries can join forces, it is equivalent to making up for each other's shortcomings.
In addition, the Qian Dynasty was now pinned down by the steppe Jurchen State and urgently needed to find an alliance. This led to the arrival of the Siamese envoys.
Song Yi knew that the King of Siam could let Princess Paula follow the envoy to the Qianchao, and he must have asked the princess to find someone to marry in the Qianchao.
As for who he wants to marry, Song Yi also guessed. However, I didn't expect that Princess Paula was such a picky person and was willing to entangle with a married man. Song Yi didn't know whether he should be happy or unhappy. The fact that her husband is coveted just shows that she has a good vision. But his man was coveted, and Song Yi was really not happy.
Both women are very interested in each other, but they have never found a chance to meet. Soon, however, the opportunity for the two to meet came.
The Gao family army led by Gao Jinyun sniped the Jurchen army outside the border city and won a rare victory. Although only a small group of Jurchen troops was wiped out, the emperor was still very happy, and in the face of a rare victory, in order to boost morale, he held a celebration banquet in the palace.
Siamese envoys in the territory of the Qianchao were also invited to participate. When Song Yi knew, she understood that this was the first official meeting between her and Princess Paula.
In the past, I only heard his body, but did not see his people. Now that we are going to meet, Song Yi has some expectations. On the other side, Princess Paula was very happy when she heard that the emperor of the Qian Dynasty had invited their brothers and sisters to a palace banquet.
Thinking that the real princess will definitely participate in the palace banquet, when the time comes, she will be able to crush the other party ruthlessly.
So, Princess Paula dressed up carefully and attended the palace banquet of the emperor of the Qianchao Dynasty.