Chapter 149: Asking to marry a princess
Xie Shiyun accompanied Xie Shuyi for a long time and comforted her for a long time, but she knew that it was useless to talk more, so in the evening, she left her palace and returned to Changle Palace.
She has experienced the pain of the person she cares about leaving her forever, the pain of losing a child, she can't forget it no matter what, pushing herself and others, she can naturally understand the pathos of Xie Shuyi's beloved leaving forever.
In the days that followed, as long as she was free, she would go to visit Xie Shuyi, and every time she would see her holding an unembroidered purse for a long time, which was really distressing.
It wasn't until three days later that Fei Yu brought the news, "Princess, Xun Qiancheng has come to Dachen with an envoy. ”
At that time, Xie Shiyun was studying the book of war in the room, and when he heard this, he stopped his movements, "The battle on the frontier has just ended, why did he come with an envoy?" ”
"I don't know." Fei Yu also wondered if it was too abnormal.
While the two were talking, someone from outside the palace had already come to report, "Your Royal Highness Princess, summon the three princes of the country to visit Dachen, Your Majesty has set up a special banquet tonight, and all the princes and princesses are invited to be present." ”
Is it already there? Xie Shiyun didn't expect that she had just received the news here, and Xun Qiancheng had already arrived.
Xun Qiancheng visited, as a friend, Xie Shiyun of course had no excuse to shirk it, that night, she chose a lake blue skirt, with a hairpin of the same color, casual and beautiful, appeared at the banquet.
Xun Qiancheng and Emperor Anhe have already taken their seats, this time, he is not dressed in military clothes on the battlefield, he is dressed in a gold-collared robe, which makes him more and more free and easy, and the civil and military officials have come with their families, and there are already many female dependents who are attracted by his appearance.
Xie Shiyun's arrival has aroused the attention of many people, this is the first time she has met the courtiers as a princess since she came back from the frontier, and respectfully saluted the emperor and the concubines on the seat, the woman had a faint smile on her face, and looked at Xun Qiancheng who had been watching her:
"The three princes haven't seen each other for a long time, and once the frontier is parted, it's been some time now, right?"
Xun Qiancheng returned the salute, still with the same smile he had seen before, "Yes, I miss the frontier very much, so I rashly came to visit Da Chen, Princess An Chen will not be unwelcome, right?" ”
"You are a guest of your father's emperor, and I don't know how to answer this question." Xie Shiyun skillfully avoided his question and sat down in his place, and his every move was extremely beautiful.
Shen Wenwen, who was not far away, had not left her eyes since she came in, and the thoughts in her eyes were always revealed unconsciously, seeing that she was so familiar with Xun Qiancheng, she was still a little jealous in her heart.
Until the luxurious woman on the other side smiled at her, her heart immediately sank, and she couldn't care about being jealous.
Xun Qiancheng is an anxious person, seeing that Xie Shiyun has arrived, he can't wait to say his intention at this moment, in the surprised eyes of everyone, he stood in the center of the hall, and treated Emperor An He with the courtesy of Da Chen:
"Your Majesty, this prince has come to Dachen this time because he has a request."
Intuitively, seeing his appearance, Xie Shiyun had a bad premonition, but he didn't show it on his face, just calmly eating his own wine.
"This prince came this time to make friends with Da Chen, Qin and Jin, and this prince wants to marry Da Chen's Princess Anchen!"
As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar, and all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty looked at Xun Qiancheng in shock, especially led by Shen Wenwen and Shen Sijun, both of whom had a little hostility in their eyes.
Only Xie Shiyun herself, her face was still faint, as if she was out of her body, and all this had nothing to do with her.
"This ......" Emperor An He himself didn't expect that Xun Qiancheng was ashamed to marry a princess who already had a marriage contract? If it is other requests, he only needs to choose a woman among the courtiers, give the title of princess, and marry her, but on the contrary, Xun Qiancheng refers to the name of Xie Shiyun.
"Your Majesty, the third prince, Weichen is courageous, Princess Anchen has a marriage contract with Weichen, how can she be a princess again? This is unfair to the country! "Shen Wenwen is the most anxious, he just had an engagement gift with Xie Shiyun, but now someone wants to marry her as a princess? He, naturally, was the first to disagree!
Xun Qiancheng didn't seem to hear his words, and still looked at Xie Shiyun on the high seat stubbornly, as if he was bound to win.
Seeing this, Emperor An He couldn't make up his mind, so he had to look at his daughter, "What about Princess An Chen?" What do you have to say? ”
The eyes of the people in the hall fell on Xie Shiyun at once, and everyone was waiting for her perversion.
As soon as Xie Shiyun raised her eyes, she saw a pair of eager eyes and anxious eyes, one was Xun Qiancheng's, the other was Shen Wenwen, and there was a deep gaze - it was Shen Sijun's.
Suppressing the surprise in her heart, the woman smiled lightly, and the flowers in the hall seemed to have withered at that moment, only to hear her say lightly, "The third prince's desire to marry, this palace is very grateful, but——"
"This palace is already a person with a marriage contract, and the future concubine is deeply righteous, if this palace really becomes a princess and a princess, with the identity of this palace has a marriage contract, the emperor who summoned the country, will definitely not agree to this palace to be the princess, is it possible, the third prince wants to make this palace a concubine? Hongu doesn't have that kind of heart. ”
used the marriage contract as a shield, and she made it clear that she would not agree to Xun Qiancheng's request.
But Xun Qiancheng wanted to marry her, and he could completely settle these concerns, "As long as the princess is willing to marry this prince, the position of the princess and concubine can only be yours alone, and my father will not say anything!" If the princess is worried about the marriage......"
Xun Qiancheng glanced thoughtfully at Shen Wenwen on the side, and suggested a method, "Why don't I compete with this Lord Dudu, whoever wins, who will ask to marry the princess?" ”
Seeing him so unrelenting, Xie Shiyun was also a little dissatisfied, but before she could speak, Shen Wenwen had already hurriedly agreed, "Since the third prince has already said this, does Weichen have a reason to refuse?" Then take what the three princes said, let's compete! ”
Shen Wenwen's feelings for Xie Shiyun were clearly revealed, and the entire court knew that he was infatuated, and he agreed without hesitation, which moved Xie Shiyun for a while.
"Since you want to compete, why don't you take me with me, everyone has the heart to marry a princess, I wonder if you can give me a chance?" Shen Sijun, who had been silent, poured down the last glass of wine in his hand, slapped the cup on the table heavily, his eyes were deep, and he looked straight at the two people in the hall.
All of a sudden, there were three people confronting each other for Princess An Chen, and the entire hall was talking for a while, speculating who had a better chance of winning.