Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 402; Bluntly Speaking
"What does the Supreme Emperor mean? Why do you want King Qin to come back? Or do you want the whole family to come back?"

King Qi, who had been so proud of himself some time ago, now had no trace of the spring breeze on his face, and was full of gloom and mania.

He clearly remembered that when the prince made a mistake, the Supreme Emperor privately mentioned to the Emperor that he wanted to support King Qin to ascend to the throne.

Although it was settled in the end and King Qin left, it also showed that the Supreme Emperor always wanted to return the throne to his eldest son.

Now that the crown prince has been deposed, that seat has become vacant again. Recently, he and the King of Chu have been dividing up the power of the deposed crown prince. Zhengmei is thinking that after a while, he can exert his efforts and let people mention him. Things.

As a result, the Supreme Emperor asked King Qin to come back at this juncture, and he did not come back alone as before, but brought back the whole family, apparently to settle in Liujing.

It’s hard not to think about a vassal king, and a vassal king with a special status, suddenly staying in Beijing to settle down.

"I'm afraid this matter will not be easy to deal with. Your Majesty, the King of Qin, is a greater threat than the King of Chu."

"I think you can consider joining forces with the King of Chu?"

After hearing the words of his staff, King Qi frowned and thought deeply. As far as the current situation is concerned, King Qin has the support of the Supreme Emperor, and the Supreme Emperor is also the founding king after all. No one can tell how much hidden strength there is behind this thing. Leave it all to King Qin, who is really no match for him.

The most important thing is that many important ministers in the court have followed the Supreme Emperor. If the Supreme Emperor stands up to support the King of Qin, it is hard to say what will happen to these people.

However, to be honest, he didn't think much about asking him to cooperate with King Chu.

As a rival for many years, King Qi was still quite wary of King Chu's insidious methods, and he was also worried that if they cooperated, he would be tricked by this guy.

It was undeniable that he was still a little afraid of King Chu.

"Your Majesty, although you and King Chu are in a competitive relationship, it was a fight between your brothers. It is different now than before."

As soon as he said this, King Qi nodded slowly. It was indeed different. When he fought with King Chu, the meat was rotten in the pot, and it was all his own.

As for King Qin, although he is a cousin, he is not from their bloodline after all. There is a layer of separation between them because of their natural blood connection.

"I understand the truth, but it's hard to say whether King Chu will think so."

When the King of Qi was discussing, the King of Chu was also discussing, and the content of the discussion was similar. Let's work together to deal with the King of Qin first.

It's just what the King of Chu wants. This alliance cannot let him be the first to speak, and he will not ask the King of Qi.

In each mansion, with different thoughts, it was already afternoon.

Huo Jingzhi, the eldest princess Ningyang and her husband and their family left the mansion and rushed to the palace.

At the same time, the prominent clan members in the capital also went to the palace.

"Your Majesty, this is my first time attending such a banquet. What should I pay attention to?"

In Prince Qin's Mansion, Princess Qin, who was dressed in formal attire, felt her heart pounding.

Her mother's family's family background is not particularly high. Although she is also a Beijing official and has received a lot of education, her horizons are limited, so she still doesn't understand many rules.

It was even said that in her entire life, she had only been to the palace once, and it was after she married King Qin that she went to the palace to thank him.

After that, she followed King Qin to the land of Qin. Apart from King Qin, she had the highest status there. Even the banquets in the land of Qin had many rules, but because of her status, those rules didn't mean much to her. effect.

But it's different now. It's the palace, the residence of the emperor and empress. Her status is higher than that of Princess Qin, and there are many relatives this time. Although these people may be somewhat inferior to her in terms of status, they are higher than her in terms of seniority. Quite a few. "It's just a family dinner, there aren't that many rules, so don't be nervous."

King Qin looked at her with a smile. Not long after, someone came to report that the carriage was ready.

King Qin immediately took Princess Qin and her two children out.

In the palace, many people have come to today's banquet venue. Emperor Zhaowu, Queen Shen, and the Supreme Emperor are all there.

Since it was a family banquet, I didn’t think that other banquet empresses would need to appear last.

In addition to these three, the kings of Qi and Chu also arrived early.

"Duke Ji, Princess Ningyang, and Princess Zhaode are here!"

The voice of the little chamberlain's announcement came, and everyone in the hall looked at the door.

Duke Ji Guo and Princess Ningyang walked in front, followed by Huo Junyao and Huo Jinyan's family of three.

This time it was a royal family banquet. Logically speaking, Huo Jinyan's family was not qualified to come, but the empress specially sent invitations to the three of them.

After all, when Fang Zhilan was at the Hot Spring Villa, Prince Wenruo studied with her for a long time. Although he did not have the title of master and apprentice, he had the actual status of master and apprentice.

Moreover, the things Fang Zhilan gave to Prince Wenruo were indeed good, so Emperor Zhaowu specially invited her over.

"Ning Yang, Jingzhi is here."

"Zhaode, you girl, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why are you so busy recently?"

Emperor Zhaowu first greeted his sister and brother-in-law, and then looked straight at Huo Junyao.

"It's true that I'm a bit busy. Your Majesty, you also know that I don't like going out very much."

In this regard, many people really have nothing to say. Princess Zhaode really wants to live in seclusion and seldom moves out.

After a while of greetings, Huo Junyao looked at the situation in the palace and asked with some confusion, "I heard that His Royal Highness King Qin and his family are back, why haven't they been seen?"

When she finished speaking, King Qi took over.

"Brother King Qin, I have become accustomed to being aloof in Qin these years, so it is understandable that I will appear in the end."

Tsk tsk, the knife comes out as soon as you open your mouth, and you don’t shy away from it at all.

Immediately, the expressions of many people present changed. The smiles on the empress's faces faded a lot, and the Supreme Emperor frowned and glanced at King Qi.

As for the other clan members, they looked at each other and frowned.

Why King Qin's family came back suddenly? Except for the Supreme Emperor, the Queen, and a few people who saw some clues, no one else knew the reason.

However, the last time King Qin came back, many people had heard about the private proposals of the Supreme Emperor over the years. So now that King Qin and his family suddenly came back, and it was arranged by the Supreme Emperor, many people would naturally speculate about what was going on. Tricky.

It's just that King Qi is so outspoken. Is he really not afraid of making the Supreme Emperor dislike him?
Many people looked at the Supreme Emperor secretly, but the Supreme Emperor didn't really have any other expression except that his face was not good-looking.

Huo Junyao immediately stopped talking after being answered by King Qi. She had always looked down on King Qi, so naturally she didn't like to have anything to do with him.