401 Dressed up
There was originally laughter and laughter in the Taiji Hall, but with Xiao Ting's step.
After a brief meeting of the eyes and blades in the main hall, there was silence again, and then there was a sudden rise in the low table and someone stood up.
The words are strong, and they have the meaning of rejuvenating the teacher and asking about sin.
Xiao Ting looked herself up and down suspiciously, and suddenly sighed, "Oh, I'm sorry, I came in a hurry, I didn't change my clothes, this concubine will go!" ”
In the main hall, everyone looked at Xiao Ting, thinking in their hearts how to ask about the whereabouts of the Nine Princes, and when they were pressing, they didn't expect Xiao Ting to come lightly and leave lightly.
made everyone's hearts rise to their throats, and they fell down with a thud.
This feeling was extremely uncomfortable, but they couldn't do anything about it, so they could only watch Xiao Ting disappear in front of everyone's eyes again.
The atmosphere in the main hall froze directly there, as if it was a little difficult to even breathe.
Chu Jiyao got up and said something about the scene, and then calmed down everyone.
The envoys who came this time were not only ministers of various countries, but also national lord-level figures, such as King Yan, who were sitting right now.
Compared to the other envoys, these people were relatively calm.
Xiao Ting went and didn't return, everyone present gradually lost their patience, although they seemed to be talking to each other, but their eyes drifted to the door of the hall from time to time.
A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour, half an hour passed, and there was still no reaction at the door.
The figure they had been expecting never appeared.
Eventually, someone took the case.
"Great Prince, what do you mean by this in your empire?"
It was the general of Lin Guo who spoke, and it was the first person to ask Xiao Ting's identity.
He is full of murderous intent, and he doesn't seem to be easy to match.
The sharp eyes looked directly at Chu Jiyao, and he didn't take this imperial prince seriously at all.
In fact, it is said that the Lin State is close to the imperial power, and there is no gap.
As his words fell, everyone's eyes focused on Chu Jiyao's body.
"General Lin, don't be angry, is there a misservice in my empire that makes you lose your temper?"
Chu Jiyao didn't get up and slowly put down the cup in his hand, his eyes were calm, looking at him lightly, not smiling or angry.
But it has a majesty of its own.
General Lin looked at his prince and saw that he nodded to himself faintly, so he glanced around and said to everyone.
"Now everyone don't pretend anymore, the purpose of our coming to the empire is obvious, that is, to find the Nine Princes, we all want to see the legendary national seal that we haven't seen for twenty years, what does it look like?"
"Aren't you?"
No one replied to his words, and no one echoed them.
"You are all saints, then my Lin Kingdom should be this bird."
After General Lin finished speaking, it was just Chu Jiyao above the main hall.
"What about the Empress Dowager of your empire, she sent an invitation letter inviting us to discuss the ownership of the national seal, and now that we have all arrived for three days, she still hasn't shown up, what do you think of us?"
Chu Jiyao's answer from the good flow.
"The Empress Dowager occasionally felt a cold a few days ago, and now she can't see any outsiders, General Lin has something to say directly to the palace, and the palace will convey your meaning."
It is no secret that the current court of the empire is controlled by the Empress Dowager, so Chu Jiyao has no intention of hiding it.
His attitude is obvious, everything in the empire must be decided by the Empress Dowager, and he can only be a messenger, so it is useless for these people to ask him.
All the people present are human spirits, who can't hear what he means?
Immediately whispered above the main hall.
As for the courtiers of the empire, they were even more angry, and they were very dissatisfied with Chu Jiyao's words.
But it's not good to fall into the reputation of the prince again.
"It's a joke, since you can't be the master, how can you accompany us here? Hurry up and call your Empress Dowager out. ”
At this time, not only the general of Lin Guo, but other people also moved, and asked Chu Jiyao to invite the empress dowager out one after another.
But their words were somewhat gentle.
The attitude is very tough.
Chu Jiyao still said the same thing.
This seemingly simple but chaotic banquet lasted for an hour, but no one left.
The atmosphere between the countries was tense to the extreme, and in the end, almost the other four countries and ten places jointly coerced Chu Jiyao.
At this moment, Xiao Ting, who everyone had long forgotten, finally arrived.
"The Nine Princesses have arrived!"
This voice was not loud, not even as loud as the voices of some people in the main hall, but because of what he said, the main hall instantly became audible, and it was extremely quiet.
All eyes were on the doorway, the woman in full costume.
Dressed in a dark palace dress, the atmosphere is full of generosity, but when compared with her smart and non-stop eyes, there are some contradictions.
However, solemnity and agility unexpectedly appeared in her, which seemed both contradictory and harmonious.
Xiao Ting shook her arms, feeling a little tired, it was the first time she wore such a formal palace dress.
"Nine princesses, you finally appeared."
It was still General Lin who spoke.
Xiao Ting didn't pay attention to him at all, and even ignored all the eyes around her, walked forward openly, came to the front of the main hall, and looked at Chu Jiyao.
"The eldest prince, where is the seat of the concubine?"
Chu Jiyao was also stunned by his messy behavior.
Immediately they were given tables and chairs, and they were placed next to them.
After all, nominally, Xiao Ting is twice as tall as them.
Xiao Ting sat down and looked to the right, and saw the third prince with an angry face and a strange young man, who seemed to be similar in age to them.
And the young man smiled kindly at her.
"Who are you?" Xiao Ting poked half of her head over and asked the strange youth.
"Aunt Jiuwang's memory is really bad." The young man shook his head and explained with a little helplessness, "I'm Jiqiu." ”
People took the initiative to report the door, but Miss Xiao Liu still looked stunned, yes, she had never heard of this name at all.
Chu Jiyao really couldn't stand it anymore, so he helped Xiao Ting, "Yes, don't tease the princess, her memory has always been bad." ”
Hearing Chu Jiyao's title, the eyes of the four princes flickered a few times, but they didn't say anything, said hello to Xiao Ting casually, and continued to act quietly as an invisible person, sitting behind them.
"It turned out to be you, I remembered, I saw you with Zhaohua when I just entered the palace, it seems that you are crying, I didn't expect that I haven't seen you grow so big for a long time!"
The face of the fourth prince turned red instantly, he had never seen such a person.
It's not good to say anything, even if you don't know him, it's better than saying that he cried in front of the public here.
What's more, they are two years old, so they've both grown up, okay? Why did Xiao Ting's mouth become an adult?
The fourth prince finally replied stubbornly.
"Aunt Jiuwang, we are both the same age!"
"Ah, yes, you're so old, I feel like a slug when I see you." Xiao Ting scratched her hair, obviously forgetting that her grooming was not suitable for this kind of action at the moment.
This drag directly threw a jade hairpin to the ground.
It was directly broken into three halves, and the sound was crisp, alarming everyone present.
"Aunt Jiuwang...... The fourth prince really didn't have the face to sit down anymore, so he got up and left directly.
"Hey, why did you go? Am I saying something wrong? ”
Xiao Ting looked innocent and looked at Chu Jiyao.
The others only shook their heads, and they didn't know what to say.
In such a large public, everyone was watching her, waiting for her to speak, and as a result, she was joking with the four princes there.
"Nine princesses, since you are here, it's useless to pretend to be crazy and stupid, hurry up and tell the whereabouts of the nine princes!"
"Yes, I waited for thousands of miles to come to the empire just to witness the appearance of the national seal, and now you only say that the Nine Princes are missing, so you will send us away, which is impossible."
Representatives of the two forces came out to speak one after another.
"Yes, he can run the monk and the temple, since his woman is here, then we will arrest her as well."
There are even people who say such things presumptuously, ignoring Xiao Ting and the empire at all.
And Xiao Ting had been prepared for all this, and her aunt had already said that the Empress Dowager had planned to let her do what she wanted, but since this was the case, she was not ready to be polite.
Xiao Ting got up slowly and waved her hand to interrupt Chu Jiyao's words.
I walked directly to the front of the main hall.
Facing everyone, he slowly spoke.
"So you came all the way to see my lord?"
Without waiting for them to answer, Xiao Ting continued.
"Now that I haven't seen my prince, I plan to see this concubine first, and this concubine is here now, what do you want?"
Xiao Ting patted the dust under her feet and sat down on the ground.
He doesn't care about his identity at all.
looked at everyone with a smile, and there was no arrogance in that bright expression.
"Ninth Princess, what do you mean by this? Want to cheat? ”
Someone almost politely expressed his attitude and wanted to persuade Xiao Ting.
However, Xiao Ting didn't give him this opportunity at all.
"What's wrong, what did this concubine promise you? Or do I owe you something? ”
"Oh, by the way, you should be here for the national seal this time, right?"
Xiao Ting straightened her legs and patted her thighs, feeling a little tired.
"The national seal has been handed down for nearly a thousand years, haven't you seen it? Even if you haven't seen it, haven't your ancestors seen it? Didn't leave a portrait? Don't you just want to take away the national seal? It's so good, I want to see it. ”
"You want to see it, don't you? Go and dig out your ancestors, and ask them if you know, my prince has the ability to bring back the national seal, and that belongs to our empire, and it is your business. ”
"One by one, they are embarrassed to come to our empire to force them, do they want to break the old agreement, or do they want to fight? Single-handedly or in a group fight, this concubine will accompany you to the end! ”
Speaking of this, Xiao Ting stood up again, rolled up her sleeves directly, and didn't take these lords of the four countries and ten places and the big names in her eyes at all, looking stunned.
Call at the other side.