Chapter Fifty-Eight: Meeting with the King of the Mongol Counties
The representative people specially selected by the emperor came to participate in the banquet, firstly, to express the Qing Dynasty's generous treatment of the Mongol subjugation to the county king, and secondly, to show the prestige of the Great Qing Dynasty.
In the reception house, everyone who received the emperor's banquet invitation had already arrived, waiting for the Mongolian county king, who was long overdue.
The representative of the civil official is Zhang Tingyu, the representative of the military attache is Amuru Hebai, the representative of the prince is of course Hongli, the representative of the princess is the third princess and Shuo Duanrou, and the representative of the harem concubines is of course Orange Creek.
Zhang Tingyu, Hebai and Hongli were drinking wine and talking very happily. Orange Creek is also fortunate to be able to see the face of the third princess, the princess is gentle and quiet, and her speech is generous, and she deserves to be the pearl of the emperor's palm.
Looking at Heber, who he hadn't seen for a long time, and he had lost a lot of weight, Orange Creek felt a little distressed.
The two of them looked at each other from a distance, looking at them affectionately, nodding and smiling silently, everything was silent.
Everyone was chatting energetically, but was interrupted by a sudden noise at the door.
The Mongolian king and his entourage were stopped by the guards at the door, "Please also ask the king of the county to remove the sword, and it is strictly forbidden to bring a sword face in the palace." ”
"Joke, except for sleeping, the saber never leaves my body." The entourage shouted unconvinced, and the face of the Mongolian county king was also a little displeased, and he did not mean to remove the saber. "King Jun, I'm afraid they don't trust you!"
"The king of the county also asks to calm his anger, this is the rule of the palace, and the servants are allowed to go in and ask the emperor."
Gonggong Chen hurriedly entered the hall, and before he could speak, the emperor asked, "Chen Yu, who is making noise outside?" ”
"Back to the emperor, it was the Mongolian county king and his entourage, and the guards saw that they had swords at their waists and stopped them, and the prince seemed to be displeased."
"One side has the custom of one side, Mongolian men have always worn swords without leaving their bodies, and passed on my oral message, and the king of Yunjun brought a sword into the palace."
"Huh!"
Gonggong Chen went out for a while, and led two men in, the two of them were mighty, wearing robes, with animal skin belts around their waists, wearing overturned hats, and a scimitar hanging from their waists, and the scabbard was inlaid with blood-red agate, which was very chic, walking with their heads held high, and their steps were vigorous and powerful.
"The king of Horqin County, Borzigit, Zimmert Dorzi, pays a visit to the emperor." The king of the county took his entourage and performed the Qing Dynasty in a decent manner.
"The king of the county, please get up quickly, take a seat!" The emperor said enthusiastically.
"Thank you for the emperor's grace!"
Gonggong Chen led the king of the county into his seat, and clapped his hands and invited the dancing queen to come in and dance to add to the fun.
"The emperor's palace is really beautiful, the wine is fragrant and the food is beautiful!" The king of the county held his cup, drank the wine in the cup, looked at the fair-skinned and beautiful woman in front of him, and was full of praise.
"Haha, the king of the county praises, the king of the county praises, the king of the county is also a man of temperament!"
"Let the emperor laugh."
When the fun stopped, the dancers exited the room.
Orange Creek of the County Dynasty looked at this side, "Who is this?" ”
"This is my Concubine Tong, and the one next to me is the loyal and righteous Gege who serves Concubine Tong." The emperor introduced to the king of the county.
"Please Concubine Tong, Niangniang!" The county king got up and saluted Orange Creek, and turned around and nodded lightly to Yu Lan.
"The prince is polite!" Orange Creek also stood up to return the salute.
Taking the opportunity, the emperor introduced the people present to the king of the county one by one.
The king of the county fell in love with Yu Lan at first sight, and during the banquet, his eyes rarely left Yu Lan, and the emperor saw the clues.
"Yu Lan, in the past, when you were serving by my side, you often used dance to relieve my fatigue, and today, the king of the county came from afar, and you came out to dance for the king of the county." The emperor was a little happy, and the idea of adult beauty came to his heart.
This matter came too suddenly, and after listening to the emperor's words, Yu Lan did not ease her senses for a while.
Orange Creek was curious, she didn't know that Yu Lan could dance, she saw Yu Lan in a daze, and pulled her, "Yu Lan, go back to the emperor!" ”
"Yes, the slave and maid are ugly, please ask the emperor, the prince of the county not to laugh." Yu Lan walked to the center of the hall and replied, "Then the slave maid will have a wishful dance!" ”
The band followed the music, and Yu Lan danced in the hall, dancing lightly, like a fairy in the hall.
Everyone watched it very happily, Orange Creek was especially surprised, I didn't expect that Yu Lan, who was diligent and diligent by her side on weekdays, was still a master of dancing, she was really versatile, I really don't know how many skills she still hasn't taken out, Orange Creek only understood at this moment why the emperor would send Yu Lan to her.
The king of the Mongolian county already looked at Yu Lan differently, and then he was matched by the emperor like this, and his eyes were almost attached to Yu Lan.
When the banquet was over and everyone left, the king of the county couldn't help it after all, and revealed his thoughts to the emperor, in them, as long as it was a woman he liked, he should boldly pursue it. "Your Majesty, the minister has a reluctant request, and it's really a little difficult to say."
"Haha...... Did you fall in love with Concubine Tong's loyalty? The emperor smiled and asked the king of the county, to be able to make peace with the king of the Mongolian county, for the court, there is all benefit and no harm, and the emperor should help him bring it up.
"The emperor is really the emperor, even the minister's careful thinking has been seen through, I don't know if the emperor can pull the strings for Weichen?" The king of the county was blunt and immediately expressed his intentions.
"Don't say it's loyal and righteous, you are the princess who has taken a fancy to me, and I have also allowed your marriage, so you just wait to get the beauty back!" The emperor agreed, "The king of the county must be tired all the way, you go down to rest first, and the court will discuss it tomorrow, rest assured, I will definitely let you take the beauty back to Mongolia." ”
"The minister is here first, thank the emperor for his longen! Retire! Gonggong Chen led the king of the county and his entourage out of the door.
Wen Xiuxiu, who was snubbed by the emperor in Qingshui Building, was already bored and angry. Now, when he heard that the emperor actually took Orange Creek to meet the ministers, he was even more angry in his heart. "Ahhh......h
"Mother, don't be like this, you cut these clothes, what are you wearing?" Yun Mei was worried beside her, but she didn't dare to step forward and forcibly stop her.
"What to wear? No one looks at it, who is it to wear, it's better to use it to dissipate anger. The more Wen Xiuxiu spoke, the more angry she became, and the scissors in her hand cut harder and harder. Yes! "I accidentally cut my hand.
"Mother, are you alright?" Yun Mei hurriedly took a strip of cloth to stop the bleeding for Wen Xiuxiu.
"Go, go to the palace to pass the imperial doctor, and then go to invite the emperor, just say that the palace personally cooked for him, accidentally cut his hand, the blood did not stop, and he had fainted." Wen Xiuxiu had an idea, how could this blood flow in vain, even if he couldn't deceive the emperor, at least he could win a little bit of the emperor's mercy!
In Kunning Palace, the emperor was full of smiles, just staring at Yu Lan, Orange Creek and Yu Lan were confused by the emperor's abnormal behavior.
Yu Lan was stared at by the emperor, "Your Majesty, did the slave do something wrong?" Why do you stare at the slave and the maid like this, the slave and the maid are very frightened. ”
Orange Creek was also full of doubts, "That's right! Your Majesty, Yu Lan didn't make any mistakes, right? ”
The emperor shook his head and sighed, "Hey! It's really more beautiful the more I look at it, why didn't I notice it before? When I was serving in front of the palace, I should have accepted you, but it's a pity, it's a pity. ”
"Your Majesty, the mother is here! Don't make fun of slaves. Yu Lan was embarrassed by the emperor's words, and she didn't know how to deal with herself.
The emperor finally stopped selling Guan Zi and told them the good news, "I'm not joking!" It's really a good thing, the Mongolian prince fell in love with you at first sight and wanted to marry you, I have already promised him, you are ready to be the princess of the county! ”
The emperor thought that she was a slave and maid, and she should be happy to hear such news, but on the contrary, as soon as the emperor's voice fell, Yu Lan knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, Niangniang...... The slave maid only wants to serve the mother for the rest of her life, and does not want to get married, so she asks the emperor to fulfill the loyalty of the slave and maid. ”
The emperor didn't understand Yu Lan's thoughts, but Orange Creek knew very well in his heart that even if he wanted Yu Lan to marry, he had to marry someone she liked, otherwise he would follow in her footsteps and regret it for life.
The emperor's face changed abruptly, and he had already promised the king of Mongolia, he was the king of a country, and he was a man of all his word, how could he go back on his word.
"Your Majesty, if this is not the case, don't rush to reply to the king of the county, if Yu Lan has someone she likes, wouldn't we be beating the mandarin ducks like this, and the concubines will think of a way to get the best of both worlds." Orange Creek tried to find a way to prevaricate first.
"Yu Lan, do you really have someone you like? But even so, I can't refute the face of the king of the county, and I can't lose my words, for the prosperity and stability of the Qing Dynasty, you have to marry if you marry, and you have to marry if you don't marry. ”
"Just three days, you give us three days, please emperor?" Orange Creek begged the emperor in a begging tone.
At this time, Gonggong Chen came in and reported, "Your Majesty, there is a word from Qingshui Tower, saying that Concubine Qian was cooking imperial meals for the emperor, and she was accidentally injured and fainted. ”
The emperor was worried at this time, "If she likes to make trouble, let her make trouble, I don't have so much leisure." Let's go! Back to the Heart Palace, there are still a lot of twists and turns that have not been approved. Yingying, take care of yourself, I'll get down to business first. ”
"Your Majesty, what about Yu Lan?"
"Three days, only three days, don't say goodbye!" After speaking, the emperor went out of the room.
"The concubine sends the emperor!"
After the emperor left, Yu Lan couldn't help it at all, tears flowed out, "Niangniang, save Yu Lan, Yu Lan doesn't want to marry Mongolia, the slave maid is a lowly subordinate, even if she marries, it won't play any role in the court, not to mention, Mongolia is far away from the capital, I heard that people over there drink blood, eat and sleep, and live by the sky, and they treat women as human ......beings at all."
"Don't talk about it, let's hurry up and find a way!" Orange Creek felt very sad in her heart, was she really so useless, the people around her, when she needed help, she always couldn't help at all.
When the emperor returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace, he still felt pity for the one in Qingshui Tower, "Go to the Tai Hospital to get some medicine and send it to Qingshui Tower!" ”
"Huh!" Gonggong Chen was stunned for a moment, "Your Majesty, why don't you go and see it yourself?" ”
The emperor glared at him......
"The slave is talkative, the slave will do it immediately, and the slave will retire!" Gonggong Chen cowered and withdrew from the Heart Cultivation Palace. "Hey! Am I not thinking about him? I'm still angry, I'm afraid I'll have to spend the night in the Heart Nourishing Hall again tonight. Chen Gonggong muttered to himself as he walked.