After rebirth, she was forced into marriage by the sickly prince

Chapter 259 Chapter 259

"Princess Taiping of Great Liang pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor Daqi."

When she came to the front of the hall, Mu Yunjiang respectfully performed a cool etiquette, which belongs to the royal family's unique female etiquette. She put her hands together on the left and right, and clasped them on the right waist, dignified and three blessings.This is the etiquette that the Empress of Great Liang would only perform when meeting nobles from neighboring countries.

Generally, in the Great Liang Palace, one would only kneel down when seeing the emperor and empress, and others would at most perform the three blessings.

"Bold, seeing our Great Qi Emperor, how dare the princess not bow down and bow down..."

A servant nearby shouted sharply, his voice full of dissatisfaction.

Emperor Qi was in his prime, but his complexion was very bad. He looked like the kind of character who would die anytime and anywhere, but his life was very good. In his previous life, after the death of the queen mother, his body got better little by little.

"Back to His Majesty the Great Qi Emperor, I, the Great Liang royal family, only kowtow to my parents in the palace. When I leave the border of Great Liang, I perform the ceremony of envoys.

"If one day, the princess marries into the royal family of Daqi, she will learn the etiquette of Daqi and bow down to the emperor... But now, according to Taiping's status, she should perform such a ritual."

This is a very decent answer.

Now, she is still from Great Liang and has not joined the Daqi royal family, so she only needs to follow the etiquette of Great Liang.

"Little girl, you're quite smart. You haven't married into my Daqi yet, so it's okay for you to stay in the cold for a while in terms of etiquette; but why do you have to hide your face? Is this something shameful?"

Emperor Qi asked feebly, it sounded soft, but his words were very fierce.

"Back to the emperor, in my Great Liang. When a woman gets married, she should hide her face. On the wedding night, her husband lifts the veil. Only then can this life be happy and complete. Otherwise, there will be many disasters.

"Taiping's marriage to Daqi is for the sake of a century-old relationship with the Daqi royal family. If there are many disasters and disasters, how unlucky is it?
"Therefore, Taiping could only wear the veil until his wedding day.

"Empress Dowager, you understand the customs of Daliang, do you think it's right for Taiping to do so?"

She linked the importance of the veil to the fate of the country, so who would dare to let her take off the veil in public... Moreover, she finally asked the Queen Mother who was listening behind the curtain.

After all, in this palace, only the Empress Dowager is half of Daliang, and the most authoritative statements are all from the Empress Dowager's mouth.The queen mother hopes that the two countries will be harmonious.Impossible to talk nonsense.

"There is such a custom. Forget it, just wear it! Today, I invite the princess to face the holy, mainly because I invite the princess to meet His Royal Highness the King of Chu..."

Obviously, the queen mother wanted to ration the princess to the king of Chu—this king of Chu, besides the prince, should be the most favored in the court.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the King of Chu is not a good match. He raises concubines all over the house, and all the beautiful maidservants get their hands on them. They are not suitable for Taiping..."

That's right, without waiting for the Queen Mother to say anything more, Mu Yunjiang flatly refused.

This refusal made the king of Chu rush out angrily.

This man, who looked gentle and handsome, yelled angrily: "This is a bloody spout. It's absolutely nothing. Please let the Queen Mother and Father be the masters."

The king of Chu saluted his father and grandmother first, and waved his sleeves and shouted angrily: "Princess Taiping, although this king is not as literary and martial as the prince's elder brother, he is also a person who has read a lot of poetry and books. Filial piety to your relatives and harmonious brothers, you actually slandered the character of this king in front of all civil and military officials, did your emperor of Great Liang send you here to drive a wedge between our father and son?"

This king of Chu has a good set of teeth, and the ability to bite back is enough.

As the deputy envoy, Xiao Qiyu frowned secretly when he heard it, and immediately picked up the words:

"His Royal Highness Chu, you may have read poetry and books, become more filial to your relatives, and reconciled with brothers, but you have meddled with the maids in the mansion behind your back, and as long as there are beautiful peasant girls in your village, you will be favored.

"Whoever is marrying a bride, you have to go and have a look. If you see a good-looking one, you will train the groom first...

"This kind of thing is not made up by the envoy, but it really happened.

"His Majesty the Great Qi Emperor, as long as you go to investigate, you will definitely find out... Those wronged women, some threw themselves into the river, and some hanged themselves. Such things have already caused public complaints.

"That's why, this envoy seconded the proposal that the King of Chu is not worthy of our Da Qi's Princess Taiping, and I ask His Majesty the Emperor to choose another good son-in-law. Don't disappoint the expectations of the people of the two countries..."

When the King of Chu heard this, his face changed drastically. He never expected that they would find out about his affairs so clearly—what should we do?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am terrified. How could he, a little envoy of Great Liang, know that our King Chu has done so many evil things? How many spies have they planted in our Daqi... Your Majesty, Your Majesty. Liang's dark village must be thoroughly investigated..."

There was a minister in Qi country next to him, and when he intervened, he directly decided that Great Liang had planted spies in Da Qi based on their accusation, so the problem would become serious.

The officials in the hall were in an uproar.

Someone immediately echoed: "Yes, yes, there must be spies planted. Your Majesty, these spies must be removed..."

What is this called?

Want to add to the crime.

Mu Yunjiang secretly sighed, none of these people questioned her princess's identity, but were fussing over such trivial matters. Obviously, Xiao Yudai's disappearance should not have been robbed by any of these courtiers.

Xiao Qiyu said with a serious face: "The Great Miao of the Desolation, where are the spies of the Great Liang?

"Your Majesty the Emperor of Daqi learned from you. There have always been intermarriages between Daliang and the people of Daqi. If there is intermarriage, there are in-laws. Among them, after my daughter from Daqi married into Daliang, she was unmarried and happy, and that woman personally testified to Chu The character of the king is not good; there are also my daughters from Daliang who were bullied after marrying into Daqi, and went home crying.

"His Majesty the Great Qi Emperor, a mere prince has already disturbed the hearts of the people. How can such a prince be worthy to marry my princess from Great Liang? How can the hearts of the subjects of the two countries be reassured?"

His accusation is convincing and even more deafening.

At this time, a young minister standing outside the hall suddenly rushed in from the outside, "Your Majesty Qizuo, the king of Chu's character is indeed not good. There have been complaints from the people, and the minister has received a lot of pleadings, but later, not Few people were forced to withdraw the pleadings and stay away from the royal city...Here I can prove that what the envoy of Great Liang said is true..."

If people from Great Liang still stood up to testify against the King of Chu, it would appear that Great Liang had come prepared and came here specifically to trouble the King of Chu.But now it is their courtiers of Daqi who are testifying.

This is properly slapping Daqi in the face.

Sitting high on the dragon chair, Emperor Qi glanced at it from a distance, and frowned secretly: "Who are you? Go forward and answer."

"Yes."

Na Qichen walked up, knelt down on the ground again, and replied:
"I am Lengsu, the chief guest of the Ministry of Rites. I used to be a servant of my family and told me about the absurd things about the king of Chu. I also investigated secretly. There are indeed such things. I have collected a lot of things that the king of Chu committed. The case is difficult to expose the king of Chu, and I have never dared to bring it up lightly. Today, since an envoy from Great Liang made a move, I agreed and asked the emperor to investigate thoroughly...to give justice to those humiliated people..."

Mu Yunjiang glanced at it, and the doctor of the host and guest department was the official who came to respectfully invite the princess to face her.

Well, there are still good officials in Daqi.

"Slander, this is not slander..." King Chu yelled, his face flushed red with anger: "This is absolutely nothing..."

"It's not slander..."

Someone else stood up and called out, and the response was thunderous.

This time it was a heavyweight, the first general: Yuen Long.

But seeing him wearing a military general's court uniform, he strode out, hugged his fists, and proclaimed loudly:

"Since the matter of the King of Chu has come out, I would also like to say that the behavior of the King of Chu outside is not very good... I have also heard some rumors.

"That's why, Your Majesty, the King of Chu is not suitable for marriage... This marriage is for the sake of a hundred years. The virtue of the King of Chu cannot bear the great responsibility of the diplomatic relations between the two countries... Please think twice, Your Majesty..."

The King of Chu was born to the favorite concubine of the Qi Emperor, so the King of Chu was favored by the Emperor, and it was also because the Concubine Yuan of the King of Chu passed away early, and now the position of wife is vacant.Only then did Emperor Qi want the king of Chu to marry the princess.

"Then let the Ministry of Punishments go and investigate thoroughly..." Emperor Qi frowned and waved his hand: "Come here, send King Chu back to the palace. Before the matter is investigated clearly, you are not allowed to leave the palace. Everyone, no one is allowed to go out. The imperial army surrounded the palace..."

When the King of Chu heard this, he collapsed on the ground in fright and shouted: "Father, my son is wronged, Father..."

In the end it was taken out.

In the Golden Palace, Emperor Qi looked at the little girl in front of him. It shouldn't be a coincidence that a prince got involved in a lawsuit as soon as he came to Daqi!
"Princess Taiping, what do you think about the marriage between you and Daqi? Should I choose another one for you, or you should choose one yourself... Most of my grandsons are unmarried princes..."

Emperor Qi's words sounded very generous, but in fact, he was deliberately spying.

Mu Yunjiang made a big gift: "Your Majesty, Taiping married Daqi with the aim of building harmony between the two countries. Therefore, Taiping's future husband should be an idle minister with no power.

"The advantage of the idle minister is that he has no real power, and if the secrets of the court and China are not handled by him, there will be no suspicion that the princess will be connected to the mother country in the future; if there is no reliance, the husband will not bully the princess as a foreign woman; It is easier to communicate with each other in this way; with a pure heart, the husband and wife can live in harmony, and if there are fewer quarrels, there will be fewer differences between countries..."

On the side, Xiao Qiyu sighed secretly, and reminded her before coming here, not to show off her sharpness in front of the palace, but in the end, she ignored his words.

Look, it's a set of things, it should be really stupid.

It's hard not to be noticeable.

Ugh!
She, no matter where she is, she can win a good future for herself.

"Your Majesty, Taiping doesn't know the princes of Daqi, so he can't choose a husband by himself. Please, Your Majesty, be the master of Taiping. Taiping's marriage does not seek eminence, but only a gentle husband. The harmony between the two countries is the great fortune of the people in the world."

Fortunately, she didn't choose her husband directly.

This made Xiao Qiyu secretly heave a sigh of relief.

Of course, Mu Yunjiang would not choose by herself. According to the emperor's suspicious temperament, the more she chooses by herself, the less likely she will be the last destined husband.We can only let the emperor and queen mother worry about it.

"From this point of view, King Qian, King Shu, and King Lan are all suitable..." A courtier beside him agreed.

So Emperor Qi looked at his other three sons, King Qian, King Shu, and King Lan, who were all in the palace. They were all over 18 years old and could come to discuss politics.

However, they usually just listen to politics, so they can't come up with any ideas.

After the three sons heard that they were called, they all shrank there, wishing to run away. They were all unreasonable things. He shook his head secretly, thought for a while, and said:
"In this way, the princess has just arrived in Daqi, and she is not in a hurry to discuss marriage. After discussing with the queen mother, I will decide who you will marry in the end. During this period, you can stay in the palace and learn the rules..."

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Qiyu was in a hurry, he really wanted to stay in the palace, if something happened, he would have to regret it, so he hurriedly said something to stop him:
"Your Majesty, since the princess has not yet become the bride of Daqi, she should be guarded by me from Daliang. You can learn the rules at the Royal Station.

"Before the princess gets married, the envoy is responsible for guarding the princess. If the princess makes a mistake in the palace, the envoy will be beyond my reach. So, sorry, the princess cannot enter the palace for the time being."

What he said was very strong, leaving no room for it.

This made Mr. Zhen, who is an envoy, sweat profusely on his forehead. Today, as an envoy, he is just here to make a fuss, so there is no room for him to speak.

Emperor Qi frowned, feeling that the deputy envoy seemed to have more weight to speak than the envoy, and the envoy was only qualified to stay at the side, so he couldn't help but look at the envoy:

"Master Zhen, do you think so too?"

"Yes."

Lord Zhen quickly responded:
"The princess is still the princess of Great Liang before the wedding ceremony is completed. The safety of the princess must be guarded by Great Liang."

The queen mother coughed a few words: "Then learn the rules outside the palace. In the next few days, King Qian, King Shu, and King Lan will all come and walk around with the princess. If the princess thinks who is more suitable, you will then You can talk to the Ai family. The Ai family only hopes that the princess can live comfortably in Daqi when she comes."

"Thank you Empress Dowager for your compassion..."

Mu Yunjiang thanked deeply there.

"That's it for today. The princess can go to the post station to have a good rest. Tomorrow night, there will be a banquet in the palace to clean up the dust for the princess..."

After the queen mother gave such an order, the matter will be settled! "

"Yes."

Mu Yunjiang agreed.

*
Yuen Long came out of the palace, he didn't go back to the mansion right away, but went back to Shang Shan Tang first.

This is a herbal medicine shop, and all the four continents have their branches.Actually, this is the queen mother's death camp.

It's just that many years ago, all the hidden stakes that Daqi sent to Great Liang were pulled out. It took him a lot of time to establish a dark line in Great Liang again. Unfortunately, not long ago, a lot of them were pulled out .

It was the King of Jingbei who got a list by some means, which caused them to lose a lot of life.

Fortunately, the most important line is still there, and now, their news exchanges with Great Liang are gradually recovering.

When he came to the secret room in the back hall of Shangshan Hall, a secret envoy sent him a letter, "General, this is a secret letter that just came from Daliang Tiandu..."

Yuen Long took it over, roasted the secret letter hidden in the bamboo tube on a candle, and then removed the sealing wax, took out the secret letter from the bamboo tube, unfolded it, and then used a brush to put it in the secret water slurry Dip it, wipe it on the white paper, and bake it on the fire.

Immediately afterwards, a line of words appeared on it:

Princess Taiping has committed suicide by throwing herself into the lake, and the princess in Jinjing City is an impostor.

(End of this chapter)