Chapter 185: Marrying the Princess (18)
Chapter 185: Marrying the Princess (18)
Gu Yuxi stood up and said directly: "Everyone knows the purpose of this banquet. Anyway, you all look down on me. I am just a mediocre person. You can do whatever you want."
"Princess Yuxi is very self-aware."
"Of course, Princess Qingcheng is smart. If you have any new things, you can ask her for answers."
"You don't think we're looking for you, do you? Don't be too confident."
"That's good. Look at Princess Qingcheng more and stop talking about me."
Gu Yuxi sat down, and those people were about to say something, but the emperor had already arrived.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
The man said, "This is a small banquet. Please feel free to do as you please, envoys."
The palace servants quickly brought up the wine and food. Gu Yuxi saw that the man sitting on the throne looked even worse. In a few years, she wondered what this land would be called.
"Now, please let the ladies perform their talents for everyone."
Gu Yuxi watched those people perform. These women were forcing themselves to smile, but how could they be happy facing those eyes that were examining them as if they were commodities?
Perhaps it was because the gaze was too scorching, Gu Yuxi raised his glass. The man was startled, then he also raised his glass and choked!
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Sheng Baru: ...
He Tuchi: "Nothing!"
His face turned red, so embarrassed, would she laugh at him? He took a small piece of paper and wrote...
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Cuihong leaned close to Gu Yuxi's ear and said, "Princess, someone handed this to you."
Gu Yuxi took the note. The handwriting was quite nice. She unfolded it and said: Princess Yuxi, our Khan is young and promising. Hejiang borders Dongli. Do you want to try for a marriage alliance?
He is pure in body and mind, and he only wants to marry you... I promise you, you can get engaged to him first, and if you don't like him in the future, you can just find an excuse to leave Hejiang...
He Tuchi nervously looked at the expression of the person opposite him as she read the letter. Would she be angry with him for robbing her by force?
"Good! This is a great dance!"
"This Princess Qingcheng is a talented woman, why don't you perform for us?"
"We have some talented ladies there, too. Would you like to compete with Princess Qingcheng in playing chess, singing and dancing?"
"We also have a talented woman, and we also want to learn from Princess Qingcheng. How about sword dancing?"
This was the first time that Li Qingcheng entered the palace to attend such a party, because she had Wei Chenyang's engagement to protect her. But now facing those old and lecherous people, she felt full of regret.
"Since the envoys have this idea, Princess Qingcheng, please don't let me down."
She could only endure the emperor's majesty, and suddenly looked at Gu Yuxi, who was still watching a show, and lowered her eyebrows...
"My envoys are too modest. I don't deserve the title of Qingcheng, a talented woman."
A grumpy man slapped the table and said, "If you want to perform, do it quickly. Don't be so shameless as to be a second-hand commodity whose engagement has been cancelled."
"Princess Qingcheng, the envoy can't wait any longer, please hurry up."
"Let me play the piano for you!"
The other women breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt a little gloating. Since Li Qingcheng wanted to stand out, then let her stand out.
Gu Yuxi admired Li Qingcheng's guqin playing, but it was hard to say where she would be sent to marry.
"As expected of a talented woman, this piano is great."
Someone stood up and said, "Your Majesty of Dongli, I, Xili, wish to ask Princess Qingcheng to marry into our country."
"We in the Later Jin Dynasty also like Princess Qingcheng."
"..."
"Everyone wants to marry, so why not let Princess Qingcheng make the choice?"
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"I only like a princess. What choice does she have? Even if it's a princess, you should give her to me. Let's see a woman's choice. Do we still have face?"
"This woman is arrogant. She just knows how to play the piano. I have a lot of them in Nanping. It doesn't matter if we are not on good terms with each other. One day we will unite with you and capture Kyoto in one fell swoop. You can pick any one you want."
Sheng Baru drank his wine and said sarcastically, "I don't know what you guys are interested in?"
No one answered, so he turned his head and saw He Tuchi looking at the person who was eating heartily across the table.
The person at the main seat wiped his sweat, lowered his posture and asked: "But there is only one Princess Qingcheng, and there are many marriage proposals. I don't know what to do."
Li Qingcheng suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Xili Kingdom to marry."
"You, woman, look down on our Later Jin. Xili has married two princesses back and forth, but we didn't get any. They took all the benefits."
"Emissaries of the Later Jin Dynasty, please stop making unfounded arguments. This princess likes me, Xili, so why are you angry?"
"No, let's pause this performance. Let's change the rules this time. We will first select the noble ladies to marry, and then see their abilities."
"This……"
"Your Majesty, do you have any objections? Our Seven Nations Alliance teams are still around Dongli. I'll give you a favor and let you decide."
A eunuch whispered in the emperor's ear, and the emperor's face changed. These barbarians were indeed rude.
The man rubbed his brows and said, "Messengers, we have already signed a ceasefire agreement. It's just a small marriage. You decide."
Seeing that the time had come, Sheng Baru slammed the table and stood up, saying, "Your Majesty Dongli, we have taken a fancy to Princess Yuxi of Dongli. Please make an exception and let our Khan marry her."
Bang!
Gu Yuxi dropped her chopsticks. The others looked at her. The person she had just scolded suddenly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, since the envoy from Hejiang has also asked for marriage, we also implore you to give us some face."
"The Khan of Hejiang likes this kind of thing, and we won't fight with them."
"Messengers, please do as you wish. If you have any intention, please inform the Governor-General and he will record it."
"Then we won't be polite."
Sheng Baru stood directly in front of the eunuch and urged him, "Write quickly, write that Princess Yuxi has married Hejiang."
The eunuch was also anxious. It seemed that all the benefits he had received from Gu Yuxi would be wasted. After all, he could not afford to be a sinner in history.
"Sir, this is only the first time we meet. It won't be too late to make a decision in a few days."
"Just write it if I ask you to. If this princess is chosen by his country, we in Hejiang will not talk to you in a friendly way."
"Your Majesty, this..."
"Write it or not? No? We in Hejiang have not signed any armistice agreement with you. We will just attack you directly."
"Yes! Write down the name for me, it's so fussy."
The man looked at Gu Yuxi. These people were just putting pressure on him. He immediately asked in a cold voice, "Where is Princess Yuxi?"
"Your Majesty, since the envoys from Hejiang are determined, I am willing to help you resolve your worries and establish a marriage alliance with Hejiang to promote harmony between the two countries."
"Great! As expected of you, you are the daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. You are your uncle's blessing. You can really help your uncle solve his problems." He said to the eunuch, "Little Dengzi, I will confer the title of Princess Yuxi as Princess Jieyou and prepare to draft an edict."
"twitter!"
"Princess Jieyou has set an example for everyone. You ladies can take this as a reference."
The women looked at Gu Yuxi. Isn't this courting death? The Khan of Hejiang is an old man.
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