Chapter 3 Nominal but Unsubstantial
The next day, the military beard, who did not show up on the wedding night, came to visit the princess with apologies, perhaps feeling guilty, and brought her a lot of fur jewelry as compensation.
Looking at the beautiful woman carved in front of him, the military beard was full of words and didn't know where to start, and comforted according to the words he had thought of in advance: "Princess, Ni'er was unwell last night, and this king is really lacking in skills, so I can't come to accompany you, don't take it to heart!" ”
Liu Ye smiled indifferently: "The king's words are serious, of course, the body of the prince is important, and now there is no big problem!" ”
"Well, it's finally okay, I made your sister anxious to death last night, fortunately there is no big problem, otherwise this king will have a headache!"
"It's okay, the king and his sister haven't closed their eyes all night, you also have to pay attention to your body!"
"Okay, good, or the princess is generally empathetic." The soldier exclaimed heartily, turned around and left the tent step by step, as if talking to himself, "He will come to visit the princess again when he is free, and repay the debt of yesterday." ”
Liu Ye bowed his head and bowed his head, these short words were too raw for the newlyweds, but she was helpless, and Jun Xu Mi was obviously more concerned about Su Qige's feelings. In fact, she didn't take it seriously whether Jun Su Mi would come, but what she was worried about was Jun Sumi's wavering attitude, in case Wusun was co-opted by the Huns, then her peace would lose its meaning.
For several days in a row, Jun Su Mi never showed up, and there were more and more rumors around her that were unfavorable to Princess Xie Wu, such as the rumors that Xie Wu relied on her identity as a princess of the Han Dynasty to make things difficult for Jun Su Mi spread as if it were true, Feng Yan was anxious but there was nothing she could do, but as long as she heard similar rumors, she would definitely not tolerate it.
The temperature difference between day and night is very large, and it is enough to wear a light shirt at noon, but at night you have to put on a fur. One day, Elder Wusun gave his grandson a hundred days and worked all day, but in the evening, the temperature plummeted, and people put on sheepskin jackets to protect themselves from the cold.
Liu Ye was invited to the banquet, wearing the white fox shawl that the military beard rewarded her, originally this dress did not have any special meaning, but in the eyes of good deeds, it can make a big fuss.
There is a big gap between the national strength of the countries of the Western Regions and the Han Dynasty, and even if the national strength of Wusun is above average, the living standards of the people are still limited to food and clothing.
The most prosperous place in the Wusun Kingdom is the national capital Chigu City, which is also the center of economic exchanges between the countries of the Western Regions, but most of the remaining dozen tribes rely on raising horses and hunting for a living, and their lives are still quite difficult. In order to obtain Kunmo's support and assistance, the various tribes often paid tribute to some rare treasures, and those who were fortunate enough to be rewarded were either rich or noble, and they were also the objects of other people's eyes.
"Hey, isn't this the white fox shawl paid tribute by the Meridian tribe, you guys come and take a look, I'm not dazzled, right?"
"But isn't it, this is a rare white fox that the eldest son of the head of the Meridian tribe specially went into the mountains to catch, and it took a lot of effort, didn't the king say that he wanted to give it to the Son of Heaven, why did he put it on for her again?"
"Tsk, people, but what about the princess of the Han Dynasty, isn't it the same for the king to please her, how dare you not send it!"
"What's the use of pleasing her, she still doesn't take our king in her eyes, you don't know, she's a woman, and she hasn't been touched by the king so far, just because she is also worthy of being called 'Right Lady'! Look at Mrs. Zuo, who has raised a good son and a daughter for the king, what qualifications does she have? ”
People who misbelieve the rumors indiscriminately solve their worries, and although they dare not use words that are too disrespectful, these words still sound inevitably embarrassing.
Many elders and ministers were present, and Liu Ye originally didn't want to deal with these laymen, but Feng Yan was not happy when he heard it, and accused them of telling right and wrong on the spot.
"Don't talk nonsense everywhere, who said that the princess didn't take the king seriously, how much do you know about it, why are you judging it here? This shawl was given to our princess by the king, and it wasn't the princess who asked for it, what left lady and right lady, aren't they all the king's wife! ”
Feng Yan was so aggressive that she refused to give up, and those who chewed the root of her tongue didn't dare to provoke her anymore, after all, tonight was the joy of the elder's grandson, and it would not end well for anyone if the scene was messed up.
"Good men don't fight with women, and they are too lazy to see like a girl!"
"Cut, don't you just rely on the princess to support her, what are you dragging!"
"Yes, yes, who called someone a princess, there is a backer, we can't afford to mess with it!"
Seeing the sour appearance of the other party's eyebrows and pouting, Feng Yan was even more angry, pointing at the back of their heads and about to make a big noise, Liu Ye hurriedly grabbed her.
"Forget it, let them go, let's go, don't delay business!"
Liu Ye greeted the elders and ministers, sat on the right hand side of the throne under the guidance of the division, and quietly waited for the arrival of Jun Sumi. However, she vaguely felt that something was not right, and she couldn't tell what the problem was.
At this time, Su Qige came with the military beard, she was still dressed in heavy makeup, with layers of twisted braids on the top of her head tied with colorful ornaments, and her eyes depicted as peach pits blinking desperately, hoping to kill the audience in an instant. She twisted her waist exaggeratedly, swaying and charming, as if she couldn't walk, clinging to Jun Sumi's body.
When they approached, Liu Ye finally realized that something was wrong, there was only one position next to Jun Sumi's throne, and Su Qige was clearly coming for her, and his eyes with a knife in his smile were staring at her.
Jun Sumi also noticed this embarrassing situation, he was slightly stunned, and he couldn't think of any good way to break the siege for a moment, and the elders and ministers were waiting for him to sit down, so they simply pretended to turn a blind eye and sat directly on the throne.
Xu Qige suddenly felt a chill in his chest, gritted his teeth and glared at Jun Xu Mi resentfully, and then flaunted Liu Ye with a swagger, as if to say, "Get out of the way of the old lady if you know each other."
If Liu Ye is the kind of person who is obedient, Xu Qige doesn't have to rack his brains to deal with her, in the face of Xu Qige's anger, Liu Ye just glanced at her lightly, and then smiled at everyone casually, without the intention of giving in obediently.
Everyone just heard that the two ladies of Jun Sumi were not in harmony, and it was the first time they saw this kind of situation on the spot, and they all had the mentality of watching a good show, hoping that the two ladies would have a quarrel.
Jun Sumi naturally didn't want the scene to be chaotic, so he immediately glanced at his entourage: "Go, bring a stool for Mrs. Zuo." ”
The entourage trotted all the way to bring a stool to Xu Qige, who expected that she didn't even pay attention, pointed to the seat carved with dragons and phoenixes under Liu Ye, and said with a smile: "Sister, my sister is too old to sit on this kind of hard board, the fur you sit on looks quite comfortable, can you change it with my sister?" ”
Xu Qige's words sounded very polite, but they didn't save any face for Princess Xie Wu, originally she was sitting in the position of Mrs. Right, and she couldn't talk about anything to grab from her. Su Qige's words are really unreasonable, if Liu Ye is at her mercy, it will really make people laugh.
"Sister, you like to take this piece of fur, you don't have to change positions, my sister is on the right, how dare I take my sister's position!"
Liu Ye said this, which can be regarded as giving Xu Qige enough face, but in Xu Qige's opinion, this is an obvious provocation. Not to mention who deliberately arranged the seat battle, but in front of everyone, his face must not be lost.
The words "sister ......" were almost squeezed out of her teeth, and Xu Qige's patience had reached the limit, she impatiently kicked the foot of the lower army Su Mi, and said coquettishly, "King, ......what do you see?"
Jun Xu coughed a few times, this matter is clearly not right, the princess sits well, there is really no reason to ask her to give way, and Su Qige is aggressive, every word is aimed at solving worries, if he deals with it unfairly, it is easy to leave a handle for people.
"King, King......" Xu Qige became more and more hurried, resolutely refusing to sit down, and had the momentum to fight with Liu Ye to the end.
Jun Xu looked at the irritable Xu Qige, looked at the calm Liu Ye, and hesitated not knowing what to do.
"King, Lady Left, Lady Right......"
In embarrassment, Jun Sumi's eyes lit up when he saw the man come forward, and beckoned him to come closer.