Chapter 82: Alliance
"What? Marry Princess Enrou to the third prince? How can it be? When did it happen? Princess Duan couldn't hide the anxiety on her face.
"I also heard from the officials who came from Chu Jing and Wangdu along the way, it is said that they came in secret, and they were ordered by the emperor, and I heard yesterday that the third prince has already agreed to this marriage."
"How can this be" Princess Duan looked puzzled, slumped on the stool, half sad that her good sister could not marry the person she wanted, and half worried about her husband.
"Second Emperor Sister, this marriage is not a good thing for you and me or for Sister Enrou, so, do you know what to do?" The moon's eyes never left Princess Duan's face, watching the expression on her face change and change, until the last nod, the beginning of the month did not let go.
Princess Duan said with some embarrassment: "But at the beginning of the month, with the current identity of King Duan and my family, I am afraid that there is no way to stop the marriage of the third prince."
At the beginning of the month, he naturally knew that the third prince was in the limelight now, and King Duan was now a prince in name only, and it was impossible to compete, so he had to say: "I naturally know it, but I heard that the second emperor sister is the most liked by the emperor and queen, and I believe that the second emperor sister will have a way."
"Okay, I'll give it a try"
"I've been in Xixia recently, living in the post house, if you want to see me, you can come to the post house to find a son named Liu Junxuan, it's not too early, I'll go first, so as not to cause criticism."
This time, at the beginning of the month, he did not inquire about the marriage between the two countries, but concentrated on finding a hundred herbs. It's just that there is no result for several days, as if there is really no such medicine in this world.
Early in the morning, as soon as I got up at the beginning of the month, I heard Xiao Er knock on the door and say, "Is Liu Gongzi here?" There's a lady downstairs looking for you."
At the beginning of the month, after a little thought, he knew who was coming, and said to Xiao Er: "Let Mrs. sit down a little, and I will come immediately."
Sure enough, the person who came was Princess Duan, but she was wearing ordinary clothes, and her hair was simply tied in a common bun for Western Xia women, looking simple and simple, sitting in the corner of the post station, looking very inconspicuous.
"Second Imperial Sister" walked behind Princess Duan at the beginning of the month, shouted softly, and then sat down in the opposite position.
Princess Duan saw that the beginning of the month was still a little unaccustomed to his man's dress, and was stunned before she came to her senses, smiled faintly and said, "At the beginning of the month, I came to tell you something."
"But the marriage of the third prince and Sister Enrou?" Asked at the beginning of the month.
Princess Duan nodded and said: "Yes, that's the matter, the queen treated me well in the past, so now even if we move out of the palace, but let me often enter the palace to serve, these days I intend to mention the matter of Enrou to me, I only think that I have never heard of Enrou to marry the third prince, so I told the queen how Enrou fell in love with Chu Nanhuai, how to ask to marry him as a wife, Xixia women pay great attention to chastity, there is no divorce of the wife, as long as the husband is still alive, the wife will never marry Erlang, Therefore, the queen disagrees, and the queen intends to find a woman of the right age from her mother-in-law to be the princess of the third prince, so she is not very optimistic about this marriage."
The beginning of the month nodded and said: "The queen is unwilling, which is very beneficial to us, but I don't know how this Western Xia Emperor will deal with this matter."
Princess Duan also sighed and said: "I don't know, the emperor has always valued the three princes, if it weren't for the orderly order of the eldest and youngest, he would have been established as the prince a long time ago, but I don't know why the prince was abolished this time and the third prince was not appointed as the prince."
At the beginning of the month, he asked with some curiosity: "Why don't you even know why the third prince was not made the crown prince?" ”
Princess Duan shook her head and said, "I don't know, I also feel strange, I wanted to inquire from the queen several times, but it seems that even the queen doesn't know the reason."
The two were silent for a while, and at the beginning of the month said, "By the way, Second Emperor Sister, I have something to ask for."
"You say"
"I wonder if the second emperor sister has heard of 'hundred herbs' in the palace for so long?"
"Hundred herbs?" Princess Duan muttered, shook her head a little uncertainly, and said, "I seem to have heard the queen mention it inadvertently, but it seems to be a very confidential matter, and there are very few people who know about it", raised her eyes and looked at the beginning of the month and asked, "What are you asking about this?" ”
The fourth day of the first month looked down, and made sure that there was no one around, so he lowered his voice and said: "Second Emperor Sister, I can't hide it, my husband is highly poisonous, and he needs these hundred herbs to detoxify, so I came to Xixia thousands of miles to seek the whereabouts of the antidote, but I have been clueless", the voice of the beginning of the month said with a little helplessness: "Second Emperor Sister, if you can, please help me find out the whereabouts of these hundred herbs, what does he need from King Riduan, my husband and wife will do their best to help."
"Okay, I'll go back and ask the prince if he knows about this, and see if I can ask you a thing or two, at the beginning of the month, what is the identity of Chu Beige?"
"The son of Chu Xiaoyun, the first prince of Great Chu", the voice of the beginning of the month was low, but just a few words were still like a huge wave in Princess Duan's heart. It was a little incredulous, but it quickly returned to the same state as at the beginning, and said, "How true is the rumored word?" ”
At the beginning of the month, he thought about it and said, "Except for the news from Chu Jingli, it's all true."
Princess Duan nodded, looking at the beginning of the month, her eyes were a little more admiration and envy, and the beginning of the month was not verbose, since she asked, the beginning of the month also said directly: "Second Emperor Sister, you should know King Duan's ambitions, and you should also know our ambitions, since we have a common goal, can you ask the second emperor sister to tell King Duan about supporting my Anwang Mansion?" ”
I understand the meaning of the words at the beginning of the month, in fact, I have heard King Duan mention this matter these days, and now this suitable opportunity, he is naturally unwilling to let go, and asked the beginning of the month with some uncertainty: "At the beginning of the month, you may be in charge of this matter?" ”
The moon smiled, his eyes bent into a good-looking arc, although it was a men's dress, it did look extraordinarily bright, and said lightly: "Natural".
Everything that should be said has been said, and everything that should be asked has been asked, Princess Duan did not stay longer, got up to say goodbye, and went out but did not return to Duan Wangfu, but walked to another teahouse.
In the box on the second floor of the teahouse, a richly dressed and burly man was staring out the window, and the direction was exactly the direction of the post station.
Hearing the footsteps at the door, he didn't look back, with a faint smile on his face, he picked up the teacup in his hand, put it to his mouth and blew and drank before turning around and saying lightly: "Back?" ”