Chapter 53: Confrontation
The conditions put forward by the distinguished guests who came from afar were rude if they refused, so Yu Zhao had to nod in agreement, turned around and let Zhuo Yao help him go, and distanced himself from him and Chu Zikai.
Whether it is in the desert or the palace, Ye Geqi is the same, and there are still a lot of words.
"Niangniang has ever been to the West Fan Country to play......
"Niang Niang looked so good on the city wall last night......"
"Father and Queen Mother heard that you saved my life, I am very grateful, and said that the situation has stabilized for a while, and I invited my mother to Xifan as a guest......
Chu Zikai interjected several times without success, Ye Geqi kept asking, and Yu Zhao answered them one by one. "But I'm afraid that I will disappoint the king and queen, and I can't be a guest."
was rejected, Ye Geqi didn't care, and said: "Niangniang's Western Fan dialect is really good, and so is His Royal Highness the Prince, I went back to learn the Central Plains dialect after I met you, but as soon as I opened my mouth, the Great Chu people laughed." As he spoke, he tried to say a few sentences of daily greetings and exchanges, and the people who listened to the broken accent couldn't help but smile. Coupled with his handsome appearance, those little palace maids couldn't help but raise their eyes to look at him secretly, and their faces flushed.
Jegeqi immediately pointed it out to her. "Look, you see, that's it."
Yu Zhao also felt funny, but he still looked indifferent, Ye Geqi looked strange and asked: "Why don't you laugh, I've never seen you laugh, it was the same in the desert that day, and it was a grand celebration last night, so it must look better when Niangniang laughs." ”
Yu Zhao could only say: "Don't be surprised, prince, I think it's funny in my heart, but my face can't smile." ”
Ye Geqi was even more strange, and wanted to ask, Chu Zikai endured it for a long time, and finally forcibly separated him from Yu Zhao. "His Royal Highness the Second Prince, what do you think about the expansion of the border city, you can put forward some opinions and exchange with this king."
Fortunately, it worked, Ye Geqi began to talk to Chu Zikai about the cooperation between the two countries, Yu Zhao and Chu Zikai were relieved, but he finished his thoughts, saw Chu Zikai nodded in agreement, and asked Yu Zhao: "What do you think?"
was caught off guard by the question, Yu Zhao didn't listen to what they were talking about, so he had to hold back a sentence: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics......"
Come on, the military aircraft intelligence Yu Zhao, the concubine, has been sent, and this reason for prevarication is very easy for Ye Geqi to perceive perfunctory, and Yu Zhao hurriedly found a topic in order not to be embarrassed. "I heard the prince say before that the king and queen were injured, but now they are fine?"
Ye Geqi hurriedly replied: "It's no big deal, father and mother, after this common tribulation, the affection is even deeper, when the two go to Guiren Lake to worship the lake spirit, colorful light appeared, presumably God protects the true feelings, and gives this auspicious omen." ”
Guiren Lake, it was originally promised by Chu Zikai, even if he buried his affection deeply, when he heard someone mention it, his heart still inevitably jumped. But he didn't dare to change his expression.
Chu Zikai looked at it and failed to capture any strange feelings as he hoped. And this vision was disturbed by Yagqi again. The more uncomfortable it became, Yu Zhao rarely said so many things to others, except for himself, Wen Luo.
The second prince of the West in front of him, how can he be the same, he is a man, and he has a lifelong friendship with Yu Zhao. And when Chu Zikai saw him alone, he didn't talk so much. Who knows if the king and queen Zephan told Jegeqi the truth. If you don't know, why dare you talk to the concubine of Da Chu so enthusiastically, if you know that it is even more terrifying, it seems that all kinds of actions are definitely thinking about her. It's just that Yu Zhao is very indifferent to Chu Zikai now, and he doesn't even look at it. This vinegar jar can't even be noticed by her face.
All the way to Kyushu Terrace, Yu Zhao ordered someone to serve tea, went to the rear to check the list of dishes and drinks, and asked Chu Zikai and Ye Geqi to talk alone. The atmosphere between the two was really delicate, and Chu Zikai spoke first: "The second prince came here this time, can you have a good time in Dachu?" ”
Ye Geqi smiled and replied directly: "Actually, I came here this time mainly to thank Concubine Chen for saving her life." ”
It was obvious that Chu Zikai was sure in his heart that he must know that Yu Zhao's identity was fake, and listened to him: "I met her in the desert that day, and I was really surprised when I learned her identity, a thin woman had the courage to fight to save the country. Who knew that when I went back to check, she was carrying the name of another woman, which shows that it is not for fame, it can only be for affection. ”
Chu Zikai responded generously: "That's true, although the situation is a bit complicated now, presumably the prince has a lot of questions, but her affection is indeed ...... to me."
"It's really not worth ......," Ye Geqi interrupted, as if with emotion: "Whether her affection is for Da Chu or anyone, it is as kind as a mountain, but yesterday at the celebration, it can't be praised, not only that, but it seems that she has also been added to the crime by the people." Performing the gift of reparation with meritorious service, it can be seen that what she has done has been let down. ”
That's true, thinking that she could bear these grievances and that she couldn't successfully block it for her, Chu Zikai felt sad in his heart, but he didn't want to show weakness in front of people who had thoughts about Yu Zhao. "The coming day is long, this king will not forget, and he will definitely double the compensation in the future."
Ye Geqi's tone was soft, but his words were a little provocative: "Come to Japan? The marriage between Burning Xia and Da Chu is known to the world, and she is afraid that she will disdain His Royal Highness the Prince's compensation. ”
The words were clear, the saber rattling, fortunately, at this time, the news of the arrival of Emperor Yuan's royal car came, and the two of them gathered their arrogance and got up to salute, and Emperor Yuan hurriedly ordered to be exempted from courtesy, and talked with Ye Geqi.
After arranging everything, Yu Zhao came out of the apse, everyone sat down, and Emperor Yuan instructed Yu Zhao to sit in the deputy seat and help translate when communicating with Ye Geqi. It is not difficult for anyone who knows foreign languages to hear that where Ye Geqi's language is too public, Yu Zhao avoided it one by one and covered it up for him. It's rare for her to bother so much, and Chu Zikai's heart is even more uncomfortable.
Emperor Yuan had a very pleasant conversation with Ye Geqi, and couldn't help but invite: "I have exchanged letters with the king of Xifan, and the second prince has come here to discuss the resumption of trade between the two countries after the war. ”
Jegqi stood up and saluted: "In that case, I have been bothering for the rest of my days. ”
The matter was almost over, Yu Zhao got up and wanted to leave first, but was stopped by Emperor Yuan: "Have you read the list of official daughters that Feng An sent over yesterday?" Tell me about those young ladies who can get into your eyes? ”
As for the matter of Chu Zikaina's concubine, one princess of Burning Xia can accept it, and it is the same if there are several more. Anyway, no matter how deep the love in this life is, Yu Zhao endured the discomfort and did his duty.
Without looking at Chu Zikai's eyes, he sat down to discuss with Emperor Yuan, and said in a calm tone: "The eldest lady of the Zhang family of the Ministry of Rites, after the death of her mother, she was in charge of the affairs of the house, and she took care of it very well, and she was a woman with the ability to run a family. Then there is Concubine Liu's niece Liu Wanrou, who is infatuated with His Royal Highness the Prince, and asked Concubine Liu to hand me a letter early in the morning, not seeking to be in the right position, but only to be accompanied. There is also Ling Shilang's sister, who was born in a military general's family but has outstanding talent, and she is not bad......"