Chapter 99: The Princess

Huo Yanzhi hesitated for a full stick of incense, not sure whether he should hide this matter for the time being, but after thinking about it, he overturned this idea.

Soon, he was overjoyed with his wisdom.

Because, the new king of Tubo not only sent a secret letter to the palace, but the messenger also carried a second letter, and as soon as he left the palace, he turned around and went to the alley of the big banyan tree.

Zhi Wei looked at the letter in her hand, and was directly shocked by the huge information above and was speechless.

Before she could digest the news that her father might have someone else, her mother gave her a bigger surprise!

A more powerful stepfather!

Zhi Wei didn't know about it, Huo Yanzhi had Xiao Jiujiu in her heart, and she didn't mention it to her, but when she lived in the Big Banyan Alley, Jinxiu had already confessed everything she should and shouldn't say to her own girl.

I have to say that when she heard Jinxiu mention it, she finally matched the rhyme between King Xiaojun and a widow and woman in her heart, and felt that the world was a little ridiculous.

The folk customs of Daqi are not too conservative, widows and women remarry are very common, and Zhiwei does not want her mother to be widowed from youth to death, and she is happy to see the latter's second spring.

However, if the object of this second spring is replaced by the prince of the dynasty, it will be too exaggerated.

Although Zhi Wei is very confident in the appearance of her mother, she is also very practical in looking at things, and a few months ago, she heard a lot of criticism from the noble circle about King Xiaojun's pursuit of the Su family, and felt that this was probably not possible.

Who would have thought that this would be the case?

"King Xiaojun is a good man, and he has never used his power to persecute his wife before. Now, since he has married his wife, this matter is a certainty, and his wife should be willing. ”

Jinxiu smiled and recited Amitabha, and said: "I don't know what happened in the middle, Mrs. set off from Shu to Beijing, and finally went around to Tubo, and met the prince, what a great luck!" ”

Zhi Wei's mind floated, and she couldn't help but conspire about it.

The disappearance of the mother's relatives can't be the ghost of the prince, right?

When the Tibetan messenger came, he didn't know that the "Tubo princess" who was halfway out of the house was in the alley of the big banyan tree, and when he delivered the letter, he was taken aback by the defense in all directions.

Although he entered the city alone to take the lead, he was very sensitive, smelled a certain meaning, and hurriedly sold it to Zhiwei.

Zhi Wei saw a lot of things from this person's respectful attitude, for example, the most important one, her mother, the position of the princess, should sit very firmly.

Because, on the day when the Tibetan envoys visited the emperor, they ran to Zhiwei to offer their courtesy.

These people were ordered by Er Ti before they set off, and the main purpose of coming to Daqi this time was to bring the new princess back to Tubo, and the relationship with the emperor of Daqi was secondary. After all, they were relatives and allies, and they all had some trust in each other, so there was nothing to show in particular.

In order to show respect, the envoy even invited Zhiwei to live in the inn, and the food, clothing, housing and transportation were all respectful of the princess, and the attitude was extremely natural, as if they were not here to ask for the princess, but to bring a princess to the envoy.

Zhi Wei was flattered by this change of identity, but she did not refuse the kindness of the envoy.

She really wants to see her mother, no matter what she looks like and who she is now, she believes that the family bond between them has not been broken. Otherwise, she would not have been able to have this treatment.

Jiang Xue and Wen Zhu were also very shocked by this miraculous turn, especially Jiang Xue, who knew a little about the inside story.

She secretly decided that she resolutely could not tell the girl the news of the Su family's disappearance that His Majesty had suppressed, and she had forgotten all the words that Qin Guogong had muttered that day, and she couldn't even say it when she died!

The two couldn't help but discuss in private, if Zhi Wei really followed the Tibetan envoys back to Tibet, what should they do?

It stands to reason that they are His Majesty's people, but if they are given to Miss Zhiwei, the latter will become their serious masters.

One slave doesn't do anything about the two masters, to tell the truth, for some time now, I have been hiding from the girl to report to His Majesty, this thing is really not authentic, and they are still unhappy in their hearts.

After some discussion, the two reached a consensus.

They can't take care of His Majesty the Emperor who is far away in the "sky" now, so they can only cling to Zhiwei who is close in front of them.

Even if Zhiwei wants to go back to Tibet, they have to follow honestly, otherwise, if Zhiwei doesn't return, His Majesty will have to pick their skins.

There is an extra princess in the ranks of the Tibetan envoys, and the noble circles in Beijing have also heard about it.

However, few people dared to take the initiative to visit.

First, the queen's mourning period has not yet passed; Second, it is suspected that there was a palace change a while ago, and even the Queen Mother went out of Beijing.

Even if he knew that the king of Xiaojun had turned over and become the new king of Tubo, the nobles of the capital had always been quite arrogant, where could they afford to look down on foreign kings and princesses, and they were also panicked, and they didn't have the heart to go to the door to see the excitement.

Zhiwei, the new princess, also easily does not go out, very mysterious, and no one has seen her true face.

As of before the New Year's banquet, the people who have really seen the "Tubo Princess" are the Duke of Qin, except for the mountain barbarian envoys.

When Qin Zhongguang heard about this, he didn't think so, but he only said that King Xiaojun had been created, but within two days, he learned the truth from Huo Yanzhi's mouth.

Huo Yanzhi saw clearly that at that time, his father-in-law's face could be described as wonderful, more colorful than the color palette.

He hinted at a few vague words, and then showed mercy and sent him away, leaving him alone to lick/lick his inner wounds.

Qin Zhongguang walked out of the palace in a daze, he couldn't believe his ears.

He originally thought that the Su family had not remarried for many years after being single, and perhaps they were waiting for him silently, waiting for him to reunite with their mother and son.

Today, everything has changed!

If the Su family married a commoner, maybe he could still do something, but would he dare to fight the idea of the princess of Tubo?

He understood the hint in His Majesty's words, and hoped that he would strive to keep Zhiwei and not go to Tibet.

Qin Zhongguang was naturally willing to do the same.

He went to the post house worriedly, but Zhiwei's attitude was very cold.

In desperation, he had no choice but to meet the emperor and suggest that Song Zhige be transferred back to Beijing.

Huo Yanzhi hesitated and didn't agree.

The war in northern Xinjiang is not over, because of his own selfish desires, he uses troops and horses without permission, which is not a move of the Ming monarch.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the palace held a New Year banquet as usual, and many princes and ministers and their families could enter the palace to attend.

However, because of the series of major events that happened in the winter months, it is naturally impossible to celebrate this new year.

Although it is not as festive as in previous years, there is no shortage of rules and etiquette.

The mountain barbarian envoys and Tibetan envoys who were "stranded" in Beijing were invited to attend, and Zhiwei, the newly baked Tubo princess, was naturally no exception.

As soon as Zhi Wei entered the arena, she felt that the inquiring eyes from all directions had converged.

Her face was slightly red, and her palms were covered with a thin layer of sweat, so she could only rejoice that she was dressed in Tibetan decoration today, and the golden crown on her head covered half of her face tightly, adding a lot of security to her.

The Tibetan people love gold and silver, and both nobles and commoners like to dress themselves up in the direction of wealth and glory.

Zhi Wei's body is already a streamlined achievement, but compared to Daqi women, it is still very luxurious and conspicuous.

Especially the brocade dress embroidered with gold thread, which can simply brighten people's eyes in the sun. With the well-depicted makeup and bright eyebrows, the eyes of the women were immediately attracted to the past.

Those who have female dependents in the harem are particularly nervous, and they begin to worry about whether this princess of Fanbang is here to kiss.

The men of the right age who were not married in Xunguili began to think about it, thinking that the queen had just died, and maybe the emperor would give them this princess of Fanbang for the sake of losing face.

When the feast began, everyone's hearts were cold.

Because, anyone with a discerning eye can see that although His Majesty the Emperor, who is sitting on the throne, has a restrained expression, his eyes are not less in the direction of Princess Tubo.

Everyone hated it, and even angrily glared at Zhiwei several times.

After watching it for a long time, one or two of them began to mutter: "Why does this Tubo princess look a little familiar, strange!" ”

As soon as King Xin connected to Huo Yanzhi's several glances, he smiled bitterly in his heart, and could only raise his wine glass to salute the Tibetan envoys.

"The new king of your country has succeeded to the throne and has a marriage ceremony with our country, which is indeed a sign of peace. If you can marry Qin and Jin with our country, wouldn't it be beautiful if you can marry Qin and Jin again with our country, and the two countries are like a family? ”

Zhi Wei's polite smile froze instantly, and as soon as her beautiful eyes rose, her eyes fell on the person.

As if he felt something, the man also looked at him slightly, the corners of his mouth were tightly pulled, and he still looked like a mountain that was immobile in the wind and rain, but there was a smile in his eyes.

Zhi Wei scolded secretly, lowering her eyes and pretending to be deaf.

Anyway, she is just a vase, and it is impossible to decide such a thing as marriage in a few words, and the envoy has no decision-making power, so she doesn't have to worry about it at all.

Sure enough, the envoys showed embarrassment and euphemistically said that the matter was very important and they needed to ask the king of Tubo for instructions. What's more, the princess of their family didn't plan to get married, but just admired the atmosphere of the great country of Qi and came here to play.

After the princes and ministers were stunned, they began to scold their mothers in their hearts.

The ladies were bright-eyed, and they saw that this was King Xin speaking for the emperor, so as not to fall into the emperor's wisdom.

Look, such a small country as Tibet, actually gives a shameless face, don't you think how noble your princess is?

The men could see it clearly, so they scolded the king for really touching the emperor's pulse, and this sycophant shot can be said to be just right.

There are also those who mistakenly think that King Xin has fallen in love with the princess of Tubo, and is performing the live version of "My Fair Lady, Gentleman".

It's a pity that he was rejected by the envoy, and I don't know who such a delicate beauty will be cheaper in the end.

Kanya immediately jumped out, and also took a glass of wine to salute the king, changed his words, and came up with a straightforward "marriage proposal" as concocted.

At this moment, the princes and ministers were not only stunned, some people couldn't help laughing, some people were frightened out of the wine glasses in their hands, and one by one they stared at Kanya as if they had seen a ghost.

Zhiwei also glanced at Kanya curiously.

Unexpectedly, the latter didn't have a good impression of her, and glared back viciously, turned his head, and changed his appearance when he looked at King Xin.

King Shin had a headache, and it took a lot of tossing before he invited Kanya down.

This palace banquet allowed everyone to see the situation clearly.

For example, the Queen Mother, who suddenly left the palace a few years ago and didn't even appear for the New Year, is afraid that it will be difficult to see her again in the capital in the future.

For another example, King Xin was silent before, and he did a few errands for the emperor this year, and even served a pot of secondary assistants, and he really won the sacred heart, and he will have to stutter more in the future.

For another example, it is really possible for the Tubo princess to enter the palace, so she has to send a letter to the nieces and nieces in the palace as soon as possible.

Within two days, the news finally spread throughout the harem.

There are very few people who react violently, the reason is very simple, they are about to forget what the emperor looks like, and what impact does it have on them if there are more princesses who are not princesses?

When Concubine Shu, Wen Meiren and others heard this, they were only stunned for a moment, and then called for someone to bring the little prince/princess over to make fun of them.

There are still few people who can treat them normally, mainly those concubines who have children and everything is enough.

Some people are unwilling to be lonely, and their mothers have some skills, so they do it in secret.

After encountering several inexplicable "poisoning" and "drunkards" in the post house, the faces of the Tibetan envoys were as black as the bottom of a pot.

Coupled with the flood of worship posts and invitations, Zhiwei is also unbearable.

It was easy to survive the fifteenth Lantern Festival of the first month, and she discussed it with the envoys, and quietly went out of the city overnight.

When the people at the post house found out, there were only half of the people left, and Jiang Xue, the representative who stayed to finish.

So, on this day, Wang Dexi wiped the floor of the imperial study for half a day.