Chapter 451: The Palace Undercurrent (2 & 1)
It's just a simple matter of asking for a cup of *coffee, *coffee and black tea are commonly used drinks in the Arab world, Xiao Cheng is puzzled, does a cup of *coffee still violate any rules?
Seeing the staring of his sister-in-law and the gloating of the dead dog, Xiao Cheng had a bad premonition.
Everyone looked at Xiao Cheng, Prince Hu Saiying frowned slightly, the nine-year-old Haheim looked at Xiao Cheng with interest, and the little princess Salma, who was nearly fourteen years old, grew her mouth.
The eighteen-year-old Princess Iman was on the spot, her beautiful brows furrowed, her blue eyes were in a trance, as if she was trying to think hard to make a choice, and two shy blush climbed on her fair and beautiful face.
The four heavenly powerhouses standing behind King Dura were dressed in white robes, and they couldn't see their true faces in white veils, and when they heard Xiao Cheng's words, their bodies couldn't help but be shocked, and a pair of eyes showed a cold edge, and the original meek and obedient aura dissipated instantly, and the temperament of the whole person became fierce.
Everyone looked at Xiao Cheng stunned, and then turned their eyes to King Dura, obviously waiting for the king's decision.
After a short period of stunnedness, King Dura regained his usual gentleness, looked at Xiao Cheng and smiled with relief, lowered his head to taste the black tea in the cup, and only raised his head for a while, coughed and cleared his throat.
Hearing the cough, the atmosphere in the restaurant became extremely tense, except for Yun Tingyu and Xiao Cheng, who were confused, everyone pricked up their ears and waited for King Dura's decision.
"Then let's drink *coffee!" King Dura's clear voice rang out in the empty dining room.
When this voice sounded, everyone's expressions became extremely complicated, and the eyes of the four heavenly powerhouses standing behind King Dura narrowed slightly, and he stopped talking.
After Hu Saiying was stunned for a moment, he turned his head and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Xiao Cheng cordially, while Princess Iman on the opposite side was crimson, and the eyes that looked at Xiao Cheng became different, and her blue eyes were full of cordiality.
Seeing Princess Iman's eyebrows, the corners of Xiao Cheng's mouth twitched. Suddenly, there was a pain in his foot, and it was obvious that Ning had kicked him.
At the behest of King Dura, the black tea on the table was removed and the *coffee was served.
"I appreciate your courage, on this issue, we will talk about it another day, and we will eat first!" Du La took the *coffee, took a sip of the *coffee, and motioned for Xiao Cheng to drink the *coffee.
When Xiao Cheng heard the translator's words, he was even more puzzled. Can anyone explain what the hell is going on here?
Xiao Cheng nodded politely, raised his glass and took a sip of coffee.
"Laughing at the dead dog, your eighth boy has won the jackpot, this king has agreed to your proposal, and the princess Iman will be your person in the future, hehahaha."
This Princess Iman is said to be the first beauty of Jodan, and her blessings are not shallow, ouch, her stomach is full of laughter!" The voice of the dead dog gloating sounded in Xiao Cheng's ears.
Seeing that Xiao Cheng was still at a loss, the dead dog explained, "Hehe. There is a custom here that if a man takes a fancy to a woman, he will say to the woman's father that I want to drink *coffee, and if the other party agrees, he will say then drink *coffee! Wowha"
Hearing the dead dog's explanation, Xiao Cheng's mind was suddenly full of black lines, and he was helpless for a while, didn't he just want a cup of coffee. There would be such a ridiculous thing, and a princess daughter-in-law could be drunk
What kind of unhurried custom is this? This custom is simply used to trick people, and men dare not ask for *coffee when they come to a house where there is a woman?
Xiao Cheng really wanted to scold his mother at this time. I really can't understand why there is such a custom.
King Dura hesitated a little and planned to marry Princess Iman to him, probably because of the strength of the Scarlet Security, and wanted to win over the Scarlet Security.
Princess Iman is indeed very beautiful, with a noble temperament, fair skin, black hair and blue eyes, a straight nose bridge, whether it is temperament, figure or appearance, it is impeccable, even from the perspective of the Oriental, she is also a beauty, and she is just eighteen years old, full of youthful vitality.
However, even if Princess Iman is a national beauty, he has no interest, but it is definitely inconvenient to refuse directly on this occasion.
He said that he wanted to drink *coffee, and others sent *coffee to the door, but he was embarrassed and didn't want it, isn't this a blatant slap in the face of the king, so he can only go back and say it in private.
Xiao Cheng subconsciously glanced at Princess Iman, Princess Iman's face was slightly red, but she suddenly winked at him, which was quite moving.
Xiao Cheng saw that Princess Iman actually threw a flattering eye at him, and almost spit out the * coffee in his mouth, but he hasn't skimmed the eight characters yet, is it necessary to be so enthusiastic?
There is really no taste in this meal, the taste is the same as chewing wax, it is not that the dish is not delicious, the key is the whole process of eating, Princess Iman always looks at him with flattery, and he has goosebumps all over his body.
After the dinner, the two princesses Iman and Salma left first, Xiao Cheng finally felt a lot more relaxed, King Dura said that there was still something to do, and then left the restaurant, and there were only two princes and Xiao Cheng and other people left in the restaurant.
Prince Hu Saiying and Xiao Cheng exchanged pleasantries, and Prince Haheim also greeted him with a smile and showed his teeth, but they quickly became acquainted, but they were only familiar on the surface.
"Miss Surprise, it's cool outside at night, why don't we take a walk in Huā Garden together?"
There are freshly blooming roses and tulips, which are extremely bright and beautiful in the moonlight, and we can enjoy huā, we can take a walk, and we can talk about the actions of the day after tomorrow" Hu Saiying stood up, his face was full of flattering smiles, and he bowed slightly with the extreme priest, stretched out his hand to sign, and invited.
"I'm sorry, I'm not available!" Ning glanced at Hu Saiying and refused coldly, a flash of disgust flashed in his eyes.
She couldn't remember how many times Hu Saiying had invited her, she was really bored, to put it bluntly, Hu Saiying just wanted to date her. What else do you see?
"How can I not be free? Miss Shocking has always had plenty of time during this time, we are just going out for a walk!" Hu Saiying said unexpectedly.
"I'm not free!" Ning glared at Hu Saiying in shock, his face was slightly cold, and he was already a little angry.
After listening to the simultaneous translation of the dead dog, Xiao Cheng's brows furrowed, and he really didn't see that this Prince Hou Saiying still wanted to beat his sister-in-law.
Although he knew that it was impossible for his sister-in-law's character to agree to a date, he was still a little uncomfortable in his heart.
"No, don't you understand, the prince doesn't understand? Sister Shocking wants to discuss things with me tonight!" Xiao Cheng said coldly.
"There's no hurry, your guests are tired of traveling, I'll let Haheim take you around, the scenery here is beautiful. You have something to discuss tomorrow!" Hu Saiying tried to make a smile and turned his head to Xiao Cheng as a matter of course.
Xiao Cheng smiled coldly, he really often met these people who felt good about themselves, it seemed that they were the masters, others should revolve around them, no matter what they should do, they should give priority, and other people's affairs should be put last.
"Let's go, leave him alone, don't worry about him!" Ning stood up and came to Xiao Cheng's side. Pat Xiao Cheng on the shoulder.
She was really a little worried that Xiao Cheng would go too far and kill and maim the prince if he wasn't careful.
Xiao Cheng guessed Ning Jingying's worry, nodded, he really couldn't worry about Hu Saiying, glanced at Hu Saiying, and walked out of the restaurant with Yun Tingyu and Ning Jingying.
After Xiao Cheng and the others left, Hou Saiying's smile disappeared in an instant, his face was blue, and he clenched his fists. Gritting his teeth, he scolded softly: "It's just a group of civilians with low blood, and they don't have a shameful face, isn't it just a little army in their hands, what qualifications do they have."
I don't know what my father thinks. He even promised to marry Iman to this man!"
Walking out of the restaurant, Ning Jingzhen stopped in the corridor, looked at Xiao Cheng, and clasped his hands in front of his chest. He asked angrily, "What are you going to do?" Are you really going to marry that Princess Iman?"
Ning Jingzhen could naturally see that Xiao Cheng just wanted to casually ask for a cup of coffee, since he had already said it on this occasion. It was also inconvenient for her to remind, she thought that King Dura would refuse, but she didn't expect to really agree.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, it is a great honor to marry a royal family, but she is extremely disgusted.
On the one hand, once he marries Princess Iman, the bloody security will definitely want to make a decision, and the biggest taboo of a mercenary is that he can't have a position, and if he has a position, he will be tied to Jodan's chariot.
On the other hand, she was very resistant to Xiao Cheng marrying an Arab woman, and as for why she was so resistant, she herself was not very clear.
"Definitely won't marry, how did I know there is such a strange custom!" Xiao Cheng shook his head, he was quite annoyed when he mentioned this matter, and fell into the pit without paying attention.
"Ahh
"Hmph, I'll just say, what princess has been frowning at her brother! Brother, don't marry her, this princess is not a good person at first glance, and she is shameless.
And ah, I've heard that the Arab's body hair is so heavy, don't look at her very good-looking, maybe it's just a gorilla, chest hair, leg hair, uh, it's terrible!
When Xiao Cheng heard Yun Tingyu's last sentence, he was suddenly messy, and the appearance of Iman stripping off his body hair appeared in front of him, and he had goosebumps all over his body for no reason, and he said in his heart that Tingyu This Nizi's mouth is really unforgiving, there are no taboos, and he can say anything.
"Whew, I think it's pretty good!" the dead dog subconsciously interjected, and was immediately greeted by Ning Jingyu and Yun Tingyu's horizontal eyebrows, and couldn't help but shudder.
"Let's go, let's go to Huā Garden, Copper Ball, you can walk by yourself!" Xiao Cheng put down Princess Iman's matter and said with a smile.
Let the dead dog wander by himself, naturally it's not as simple as wandering, he came this time to investigate that matter, the dead dog's perception is extraordinary, and it won't attract attention, it is undoubtedly the best spy.
In the middle of the night, the moon was like water, and in the king's office, King Dura and Husseying father and son sat facing each other.
"Why, Ning Jingzhen hasn't agreed to your date yet?" King Dura asked, putting down the pen in his hand and looking up.
At this time, King Dura was like the two of them, his gentle temperament was gone, his face was gloomy, and his eyes showed a sharp light.
"Well, Ning was stunned and refused. However, there is no need for this to be the case, and we are not yet dependent on others.
Moreover, it is said that she is still a married and widowed woman, I am a prince, how can I marry such a woman, this is an insult to the royal family and even the ancestors! Besides, I don't love her!" Hu Saiying plucked up the courage to retort, his face a little pale.
You don't understand that in today's international environment, whether it is in the Middle East or other regions, war may break out at any time, and our army of about 100,000 people will surely be defeated if there is no foreign aid!
What's wrong with her being a married woman, but she has an army in her hands, which is equivalent to about one-third of our troops.
Don't forget. We can marry four wives for a man, and you can get her, and you can marry three, and then you don't have the final say.
Don't even talk about the glory of your ancestors and your family!" King Dura scolded, the disappointment in his eyes could not be concealed.
He was very disappointed in this eldest son, who was far from him in every way, without a city government, without a wise mind, and without self-confidence.
Hu Saiying has long understood these truths he said. As for what family ancestor glory is an excuse, the most important thing is that Hu Saiying lacks self-confidence, and he always feels that a man's self-esteem has been hit in front of Ning Jingying.
"But"
"Nothing, but, this is the king's order to you, you must complete it! You can't conquer a woman, how dare I hand over Jodan to you!" King Dura interrupted Husai Ying without mercy.
"Yes! Father!" Hu Saiying nodded heavily and agreed.
Although he was disgusted by this, he had to accept the task for the sake of the throne in the future. It's just that thinking of Ning Jingjing's momentum and combat effectiveness, he felt weak in his heart.
"Women's instincts are terrible, your mindset is completely wrong, they can detect it. So even if you don't like it, you have to convince yourself repeatedly to like it, so that you can deceive their instincts!" King Dula saw Hu Saiying nodding, and his expression softened a lot.
Obviously, King Dura didn't know about Ning Jingzhen's character and the situation of the Xiao family. Ning Jingzhen's will was extremely firm, and it was impossible to shake it.
And the situation of the Xiao family is also extremely special, it is a hermit family. Even if there are very few people who know the Xiao family in China, he naturally doesn't know, so his plan will definitely fall into vain.
"Well, what my father said makes sense!" Hu Saiying nodded, not wanting to continue to dwell on this topic, and asked suspiciously: "Father, are you really going to marry Iman to that young man, I think that young man is very ordinary and has no merit."
No manners, no manners, no knowledge of advance or retreat! Even for the sake of a dog, arguing with me, I am no matter how much I am a prince.
I don't think he was sincere in proposing marriage, and even if his father agreed to the proposal, he wasn't very excited. ”
King Dura sighed, the disappointment in his eyes became more and more obvious, this eldest son didn't even see the actual situation of the proposal, and his eyesight was really poor.
"Do you think he's really proposing? He didn't propose at all, he didn't understand the customs, he just wanted a cup of coffee, you didn't understand?
I don't know how to advance or retreat without etiquette or demeanor, but I think he is much better than you, even if he doesn't have the intention of proposing, I deliberately misunderstood this, he is still very calm, his expression is as usual, and he didn't immediately refute, this is the bearing, do you understand?"
"This" Hu Saiying couldn't help but speak, he really didn't see these things hidden under the table.
"But since he didn't really propose, then why did you deliberately misunderstand him? and promised to marry Iman to him? What if he repented?" Hu Saiying was puzzled.
"This young man's background is obviously very unusual, the mercenary group that Ning Jingzhen is in charge of is only a branch of a certain big family in the Celestial Empire, and judging from Ning Jingzhen's attitude, this young man must be an important person in this family.
The family of the East is not much different from us, there is only one heir. You are the heir to the king, and the attitude of the people below towards you and Haheim is very different, so this young man is likely to be the heir of this big family.
If Iman can marry him, it will naturally be a good thing, and Iman will be much happier in the future. The heavenly kingdom is by no means boastful, and the conditions there are many times better than Jodan. Dula carefully analyzed Hu Saiying.
His observation can be described as nuanced, and after only seeing one side, he speculated Xiao Cheng's true identity as inseparable.
"But he had no intention of proposing, and he was likely to withdraw from the marriage!"
"Hehe!" Dura smiled confidently and continued, "You're right, I guess he'll come and explain it to me in less than three days." When the time comes, give him a big gift that he can't refuse, and this thing may be done!"
"Also give a big gift?" Hu Saiying obviously couldn't accept this qiē, and gave Princess Iman not to mention, but also to give a big gift.
"You know what, there is no return for what we have done, we are about to be tired now, pay these to win over allies, and we will get more in the future!" Hu Saiying explained coldly.
It is very worthwhile to have a daughter and a rich dowry in exchange for an ally who has more than about a third of the army, and the daughter will have to marry sooner or later, and the dowry will have to be given sooner or later.
"Of course, it's hard to say whether this matter will succeed or not, the plan of the day after tomorrow will not change, and we must push the Scarlet Mercenaries to the opposite side of the surrounding countries.
In this way, they will be willing to cooperate with us, and they will also bring you opportunities, which is a strategic goal!" King Dura said coldly.
Although there is now an opportunity that Xiao Cheng can seize, other plans are equally important, and the eggs are not put in one basket.
The father and son continued to discuss the plan, deducing the possibilities of each step until eleven o'clock in the evening, when they did not notice a black dog in red pants under the windowsill.
Late at night, Xiao Cheng absorbed the spirit of plants and trees in the huā garden to cultivate, and soon the dead dog found him and told him the original text of the father-son conversation in the king's office.
"This King Dura is really not simple, and I even suspect that the black tea was specially arranged for me by him!" Xiao Cheng smiled faintly, and his brows furrowed inadvertently.
King Dura has no reason to kill his eldest son to blame the Scarlet Mercenary Group, so who else is there to control this qiē?
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~(To be continued......)