Chapter 303: Treaty Rejected
"You danced very well, I named you a butterfly concubine, come here, give a seat!" The emperor's gaze couldn't take off her bewitching face, someone put the seat next to the emperor, and the dancing girl sat down generously.
Although the imperial concubine was annoyed and unhappy in her heart, she would not show it on her face, and she still had a stiff smile on her delicate face. The emperor was very satisfied with the dancing concubine paid tribute by Western Chu, and was about to discuss the matter of returning the gift with the envoy of Western Chu, but he saw that the envoy of Western Chu suddenly fainted in the hall.
"Someone, pass on the Imperial Doctor!" The emperor frowned suddenly, wondering how the envoy of Western Chu suddenly fainted, and his expression was faintly flustered, if the envoy of Western Chu died unexpectedly in his Dayuan, he would not be able to explain to the Emperor of Western Chu, then I am afraid that Dayuan and Western Chu will only be in war in the future.
"Excuse me, thank you!" Chen Yuanxi looked at the envoy of Xichu who was surrounded by everyone, frowned and carefully squeezed in, she knew about Puyang Haoyue and Lin Qingwan, it was the prince's mother and concubine who held the banquet, if the envoy of Xichu had an accident during the period, then I am afraid that not only the imperial concubine would be punished, but Puyang Haoyue would also be implicated.
When the emperor saw Chen Yuanxi, he remembered that she was a doctor with superb medical skills, not inferior to the imperial doctors in the palace, and even more than that, even if he ordered someone to make way for her, let her give the fainted Xi Chu to diagnose and treat.
Chen Yuanxi frowned and gave Xi Chu a pulse diagnosis, looked at his gradually darkened lips, plucked his eyelids, and found that the symptom was likely to be food poisoning, his face was slightly condensed, and he said directly: "One or two snake monnieries, three coins of angelica powder is the last ......."
Behind him, even if someone wrote these down, he ran to the Tai Hospital to relay it to the doctor on duty to grab medicine, in order to alleviate the poison, Chen Yuanxi directly cut his lip and released a little black blood.
"What to do? I'll ......" The imperial concubine muttered quietly, she was also nervous at this time, and she couldn't hide the irritability on her face with heavy makeup, if Xi Chu came to die at the banquet she held, it didn't matter if she was punished, the most important thing was because it would affect the prince.
Several people looked nervously at Chen Yuanxi saving people, hoping that she could really save Xi Chulai, the medicine was boiled on the spot in the main hall, Chen Yuanxi poured the medicine into the corner of his mouth little by little, and her heart was also a little solemn and flustered, she was not very sure that her method was feasible.
Fortunately, after the envoy of Xichu drank Chen Yuanxi's antidote, he looked at the emperor with a displeased face as soon as he woke up, and snorted coldly: "It turns out that this is the hospitality of Emperor Dayuan, poisoning the wine banquet of foreign envoys, and pretending to be anxious to save life!" Hmph, please ask the emperor to give me an explanation today! ”
The emperor knew that he was at his own fault in this matter, and looked at Chen Yuanxi on the side with a solemn look on his face: "Chen Yuanxi, why did the envoy of Xichu faint, can you find out?" ”
"Your Majesty, it should be food poisoning, but the food at the banquet is the same, and it is impossible for the person who poisoned it to guess what the envoy of Xi Chu will eat, so the problem should not be the food of the banquet......" Chen Yuanxi's expression was slightly irritable, and he said his judgment in confusion.
"The emperor forgives the sin, I don't know if Concubine Butterfly can take off the sachet and show me, if I make a mistake, I am willing to be punished!" Chen Yuanxi glanced at the dancing girl who had just been named Concubine Butterfly on the side, and felt a little nervous in his heart.
The emperor nodded in agreement, Chen Yuanxi took the sachet on the dancing girl, gently put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed, and raised his head with a firm look: "Your Majesty, it was the strange fragrance in the sachet that caused Xi Chu to faint from poisoning!" ”
"Reward!" As soon as Chen Yuanxi's words fell, the emperor glanced at the envoy of Xichu with a little pride on his face, although he didn't like Chen Yuanxi in his heart, he had to admit that she had helped a lot just now, and directly rewarded Chen Yuanxi with a lot of treasures, gold and silver.
The misunderstanding has been resolved, and everyone is obviously relieved, the imperial concubine smiled with relief, and threw a grateful look at Chen Yuanxi, Puyang Haoyue has been worried since the moment Xi Chu came to make him faint, and the big stone hanging in his heart finally fell.
As soon as Chen Yuanxi's words came out, Xi Chulai's face was full of disbelief, and he was about to deny it on the spot, but Chen Yuanxi said with a gloomy face: "If Xi Chulai's envoy doubts my medical skills, he can find someone else to test it, and if I have half a lie, I am willing to bear any punishment!" ”
The envoy of Xi Chu was speechless by her words, so he could only stand aside with an embarrassed and ugly face, and the emperor also had doubts in his eyes about the purpose of Xi Chu's tribute to this dancing girl, with a little gloomy on his face, and sneered: "Xi Chu is really good, and I really admire it." ”
"Your Majesty, I'm still a little tired today, if there is nothing for me to do next, then I want to retire first!" Chen Yuanxi's beautiful face was slightly tired, and the emperor looked at her with a slightly softened complexion, and nodded in agreement.
After Chen Yuanxi left, the emperor's mood was also a little irritated by what happened just now, and he snorted coldly with a gloomy and unhappy face: "This matter is handled by the crown prince with full authority, my body is a little tired, and I don't want to care about this for the time being!" ”
The atmosphere was a little embarrassing for a while, Puyang Haoyue didn't need to be reminded by the emperor, and naturally handled the matter, if it wasn't for Chen Yuanxi just now, the imperial concubine would probably be punished because of the words of the envoy from Xichu, so now he has to ask the envoy from Xichu for an explanation!
"Since the moment when the envoy of Xichu arrived at Dayuan, my Dayuan thought that he had never treated you badly, but he didn't want to come to make such a despicable thing, just now he mistakenly thought that it was my Dayuan who poisoned the food, and wanted to ask us for an explanation, should the envoy also give us an explanation?"
Puyang Haoyue's face was displeased, and she angrily questioned Xi Chu's envoy, and the imperial concubine also had some pretentiousness, and the originally high-spirited Xi Chu's face was gloomy, and she didn't know how to deal with it for a while, so she could only turn to speak.
"This matter is my fault, I have caused trouble to Emperor Dayuan, I don't know how you want me to make amends? If your request is reasonable, I will do my best to meet it! ”
"I have asked my father about this matter and the emperor is making a decision, and the envoy of Xichu should also know the truth that my Dayuan is difficult to chase after him, and he must not play tricks when he comes to make it, and he will be tired and so on!" When Puyang Haoyue heard this, he finally had a bad breath in his heart, he was a little cowardly and generous, but this did not mean that he could tolerate others bullying his mother.
The crown prince stepped forward to convey the words of the envoy of Western Chu to the emperor, and the emperor suddenly appeared a slightly treacherous smile, and replied leisurely: "Go and tell the envoy of Western Chu, if you want to give me an explanation, then sign the treaty of peace between Western Chu and the Great Yuan for a hundred years, otherwise my Dayuan will remember what the envoy of Western Chu did today!" ”
"Father, I'm afraid there are some difficulties in the hundred-year peace treaty, not to mention whether the Emperor of Western Chu will agree, and although we are reasonable in this matter, we can't make such an rude request, and the envoy of Western Chu can't do this......" Puyang Haoyue felt that the emperor's words were a little unrealistic, and couldn't help but question.
"Father, the emperor forgives the sin, the ministers feel powerless in this matter, and the envoy of Xichu will not agree to our rude request......" Puyang Haoyue Junxiu's face had a tangled and distressed look, and as soon as these words came out, the emperor immediately reprimanded him for dissatisfaction.
"Humph! What do you know? Although Su Qing has already married Princess Xichu on behalf of Da Yuan, I always have to keep an eye on it, in case Su Qing marries Princess Xichu and betrays Da Yuan......" The emperor didn't give the prince a chance to refute, and Puyang Haoyue looked a little unhappy when she heard his words.
"Father, it is impossible for the regent to betray Dayuan, and the father should trust his subordinates, instead of being suspicious everywhere......" Puyang Haoyue didn't believe in Su Qinghui's rebellion, and Jun's face was a little displeased.
"How do you know that he has not been treasonous?" The emperor suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at the prince, his eyes were full of suspicion, and Puyang Haoyue suddenly felt a sense of helplessness to set himself on fire.
"I also want to alleviate the war for my Dayuan, every time I go out to fight, I will collect a lot of taxes, this year's frequent droughts and floods have led to low harvests for the people, and I am also for the sake of the people of my Dayuan! If the envoy of Xi Chu doesn't agree, he has to agree, don't forget that he is still in my Dayuan land! ”
The emperor reprimanded a few words gloomily, Puyang Haoyue walked out with an extremely unkind face, what the emperor is talking about now is high-sounding, what is it for the sake of the people to reduce taxes, who will know who will end up with the silver in the treasury? Although he was a little frightened by the emperor's request, he still hesitated to find Xi Chu's envoy again.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, have you emperors thought about it? I've been waiting here for a long time, and if I want to make any request, I don't need to say something inconsequential, we in Xichu have always spoken so directly, and I ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince not to care! ”
The envoy of Xichu saw Puyang Haoyue go and return, his arrogant face was a little impatient and ridiculous, and there was a look of disdain in his eyes, which fell on Puyang Haoyue's eyes, and his face was slightly coldly angry, and then he slowly spoke: "Then please come and remember the story of following the customs of the country, we are now in Dayuan, but not in your Xichu!" ”
"My father proposed to sign a hundred-year peace treaty with Xichu, and within a hundred years, my Dayuan and Xichu will coexist peacefully without aggression against each other, and the people of the two countries can live happily and peacefully. Although Puyang Haoyue knew in her heart that the envoy of Xi Chu would probably not agree to this request, she still stubbornly passed the word.
"A Hundred Years Peace Treaty?" After listening to Puyang Haoyue's words, the envoy of Western Chu thought that he had heard it wrong, and asked the prince loudly, "I admit that the matter of Wuji is not our fault with Western Chu, but your Emperor Dayuan may not be too strong, and Western Chu will not agree to this treaty!" ”
"His Royal Highness the Prince, I thought that your Da Yuan would make a request for tribute to gold and silver treasures, but I don't want you to make such a rude request, since your Da Yuan does not have the sincerity to marry us, then there is no need for marriage, our eldest princess likes your Su Qing, but it is not necessary for him!"
Xi Chu came to make a look of death and looked at Puyang Haoyue, his face was full of firm and blunt refusal.