Shu Kingdom, Sifang Pavilion. Xu Fengnian took a hot bath, ate and drank, and was about to have a good sleep. The next day, she went to the palace to pay homage to Emperor Shu.
Lao Huang knocked on the door, walked in, and reported: "Master, the Crown Prince of Jiaodong sent me a greeting card. He said he knew you were coming and wanted to pay you a visit!"
"Prince of Jiaodong? Why is he also in Jinguan City?" Xu Fengnian muttered, and it didn't matter. He waved to Lao Huang to invite people in.
Under the name of the Liyang Dynasty, in addition to the King of Northern Liang and the expelled King of Guangling, there are also King Zhao Bing of Yanchi, King Zhao Heng of Jing'an, King Zhao Sui of Jiaodong, King Zhao Ying of Huainan, and King Zhao Ao of Langya.
Among the Liyang vassal kings, Jiaodong King Zhao Sui and Beiliang King Xu Xiao have the best relationship. When the prince of Jiaodong, Zhao Yi, learned about Xu Fengnian's arrival, he naturally handed over a greeting card and wanted to pay him a visit. This was also etiquette.
After the two of them exchanged their greetings. Xu Fengnian was dressed in a white brocade robe. She and Zhao Yi, the prince of Jiaodong, looked at each other. After discovering that he was a handsome young man like himself, his liking for him immediately increased: "My dear brother, please sit down!"
"Brother, please!" Zhao Yi is only fifteen years old this year, two birthdays younger than Xu Fengnian. Because of his young age, Zhao Yi didn't have much scruples when speaking. After sitting down, he asked curiously: "Brother, the canonization ceremony has been over for more than a month, why did you come to Jinguan City?" The two counties of Beiliang The Lord entered the palace together with the Queen during the canonization ceremony in April.
And now, it's already May. Zhao Yi was indeed a little curious about what Xu Fengnian was thinking.
"Didn't I travel around the world 'on orders' before? I got the news late on the way, which wasted time!" Xu Fengnian was embarrassed to say that he had become a beggar because of his downfall. He deceived people all the way and came here, which wasted time.
Xu Fengnian explained his situation and asked Zhao Yi curiously: "Brother Zhao Yi, as the crown prince, why did you serve as an envoy and come to Shu?"
"I'm here to see my sister-in-law marry!" Zhao Yi's voice was a little high when he talked about this, and his eyes couldn't hide the rebellion, aggrievedness, and anger!
At the beginning of the new year, various forces discussed 'marriage' with Emperor Shu in order to protect themselves! The Jiaodong King's fiefdom was in Liangliao, which was almost four to five thousand miles away from the Shu Kingdom. There was no need to worry about the Shu Emperor.
However, other forces discussed the 'marriage' issue with Emperor Shu. In particular, King Jing'an and King Yanchi did not have daughters of the right age, so they simply adopted two adopted daughters and wanted to 'marriage' with Emperor Shu.
As a result, the envoy of the King of Jiaodong did not discuss the 'marriage' issue, which made him seem a bit unique among many forces.
The envoys of the King of Jiaodong were also afraid of causing trouble to their own king, so they quickly used the fastest Yan Falcon to pass a message and told the King of Jiaodong about the situation.
King Jiaodong was somewhat helpless and unhappy when he received the news. However, current events were like this. Even the King of Beiliang gave away two daughters. The King of Jiaodong was so weak that he could only follow the trend.
Finally, after thinking about it, he married his second daughter who was not yet engaged. Zhao Yi came to Jinguan City this time to see off his bride.
Because the other forces were relatively close, they had already followed the Queen's canonization ceremony and entered the palace together.
Only the second daughter of the King of Jiaodong was delayed due to the long distance and several heavy rains on the road. It took more than three months to arrive at Jinguan City, delaying the Queen's canonization ceremony.
Now, if Zhao Yi's sister wants to enter the palace, she still needs to find a good time. Zhao Yi and Xu Fengnian chatted for a while, and Lao Huang went to the kitchen of the post house to order food and drinks.
The two chatted while drinking, and the conversation slowly opened up. Seeing that Xu Fengnian's mood was up and down, Zhao Yi thought that Xu Fengnian missed his two sisters, so he comforted him: "Brother, I heard that in the harem of Emperor Shu, in addition to the queen, there were a total of eight concubines and twelve concubines. Among them, there are six from Beiliang! And among the eight concubines and twelve concubines, the most favored one is the Jade Concubine from Beiliang!"
"There are eight people from Beiliang? The most favored one is the Jade Concubine? Who is this Jade Concubine?" Xu Fengnian had a question mark on his face and quickly asked Zhao Yi, who is this 'Jade Concubine' and if she is the 'little one' she has longed for. Clay Man'.
Zhao Yi was a light drinker and had only drank a few glasses of wine. His face was already red: "Brother, how did I know the maiden name of the concubine in Emperor Shu's harem? The reason why I know this 'Jade Concubine' is because I heard it when I was shopping. The Shu people in the restaurant told it themselves." Xu Fengnian was aroused, and while urging Zhao Yi to drink, he asked: "Brother Xian, tell me what you heard."
"Then let me tell you, Brother Shi!" Zhao Yi calmed down and then said: "I heard that this Jade Concubine is none other than your second princess in Beiliang, that is, your second sister."
"Impossible! You must have confused my eldest sister with my second sister!" When Xu Fengnian heard Zhao Yi's words, he burst into laughter.
"How could my second sister be named 'Jade Concubine' when she is so ugly?" In Xu Fengnian's eyes, although his second sister's appearance is not ugly, she is definitely not good-looking, not to mention her temper is particularly bad. They shouted to fight and kill at every turn.
How could Emperor Shu like such a woman?
"I'm not confused. The eldest princess of Beiliang was named 'Xue Fei', and the second princess was 'Jade Concubine'!" As a young man, how could Zhao Yi admit that he was wrong? He directly argued: " I heard that at the Queen's canonization ceremony, when the Emperor of Shu conferred the titles on your two sisters, he pointed at your eldest sister and said, King Xu Xiao of Northern Liang is dark and rough, but his eldest daughter has icy skin and jade skin, as if she is beating the frost against the snow. She must have inherited the princess’s appearance, so I canonized your eldest sister as ‘Xue Fei’.”
"When he canonized your second sister, the Emperor of Shu said: 'Although the second daughter of the Northern Liang King is plain in appearance, she knows the art of warp and latitude, has the ability to strategize, and is a talented person who can defeat Wang Zuo thousands of miles away. She is a rare beauty!' With the Emperor of Shu!" With such an evaluation, your second sister deserves to be the 'Jade Concubine'." After Zhao Yi said this, he also began to let himself go and continued: "In addition to your eldest sister and second sister occupying two concubine positions, there is another concubine. I heard that this 'Fragrant Concubine' is also from Beiliang. I heard that this 'Fragrant Concubine' has had a strange smell since she was a child. When the Emperor of Shu was happy, he canonized her as 'Fragrant Concubine'." Zhao Yi said, While drinking, he lay down under the table after a while.
Xu Fengnian was so angry that he kicked him and couldn't wake up. At this time, his own drunkenness began to rise. A lake appeared in front of him, and he also lay on the floor and fell asleep.
It was the next day in a blink of an eye. An eunuch came to the Sifang Pavilion and found Xu Fengnian, who had not yet sobered up, and asked him to wash up and get dressed quickly.
Concubine Xue wants to meet Xu Fengnian. Xu Fengnian thought that the eldest sister and the second sister wanted to see him together, so she did not dare to delay. She hurriedly washed and dressed, and followed the eunuch to the Jade Embroidery Palace in the harem of the palace.
The Jade Embroidery Palace was awarded to sisters Xu Zhihu and Xu Weixiong by Su Mingzhe. Xu Fengnian rushed there in a hurry, but saw only the eldest sister. She suddenly felt relieved, and then asked curiously: "Eldest sister, is the second sister not here?" Xu Zhihu married away to the Lu family in Jiangnan at the age of sixteen. Five years passed before I met my younger brother Xu Fengnian, but as soon as I opened my mouth, I asked my second sister.
That is to say, Xu Zhihu has a good temper and is used to doting on his younger brother Xu Fengnian, so he explained indifferently: "Your second sister is in the imperial study, accompanying His Majesty to correct the memorials." When Xu Fengnian heard that his second sister was not there, his expression immediately changed. After relaxing, he even had the heart to joke: "This Emperor of Shu does not love beauties but ugly girls. No wonder he succeeded in restoring the country!" After Xu Fengnian whispered that his second sister Xu Weixiong was an 'ugly girl', he subconsciously felt timid and fearful. He looked around.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he noticed that there were no other people around except for a few serving maids. Xu Fengnian would definitely be scared if she saw her second sister Xu Weixiong.
However, when he looked around and didn't find his second sister, he felt a little missed. Xu Zhihu felt funny when he saw his brother's appearance, and couldn't help but said: "But, yesterday, I knew you were coming, and I would give your second sister a half-day holiday at noon..." Xu Fengnian's expression changed again, The loose waist also straightened up again.
Afterwards, the two siblings chatted for a while. First, Xu Fengnian asked Xu Zhihu and Xu Weixiong whether they were used to living in the Shu palace.
After Xu Zhihu answered, he asked her brother whether it was hard to travel this year, and whether she should intercede with Emperor Shu to save Emperor Liyang from traveling for three years.
Before I knew it, noon time was here. A woman in a palace dress with thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a dashing appearance, walked into the main hall of the Jade Embroidery Palace and shouted loudly: "Sister, that kid didn't run away, did he?"
"I didn't run away, I'm still here." Xu Zhihu was now a little afraid of this sister. He quickly stood up and held his younger brother who was already trembling with fear.
The three sisters met. Xu Weixiong was in a good mood, and stretched out his hand to pinch Xu Fengnian, trying to check if Xu Fengnian was injured or anything: "Fortunately, no arms or legs are missing..." Xu Weixiong finally saw Xu Fengnian, but he didn't know that there was anything wrong with him. I missed him so much, but when I met him, he was rude in his words and kept mocking and laughing at him.
Xu Fengnian's face was so pinched that it turned red, and her ears were pulled almost to the point of breaking. She had no choice but to beg for mercy.
"A manly man, begging for mercy so easily is really worthless!" Xu Weixiong angrily slapped Xu Fengnian on the shoulder, and with this slap, Xu Fengnian sat on the ground.
"Okay, you two don't start making trouble as soon as you meet." Xu Zhihu tried to smooth things over, but he was afraid that the two of them would make trouble again, so he quickly ordered the palace maids to start passing the food around.
Xu Fengnian originally saw the two sisters and wanted to ask about Jiang Ni. However, the courage that Xu Weixiong had just frightened and finally gained him back was frightened back.
In desperation, Xu Fengnian could only drink hard while eating. Hope, drunkenness will make you bold!
An hour later, the banquet between the three siblings ended. Xu Fengnian drank a lot of wine and felt emboldened. He couldn't help but ask his two sisters: "Eldest sister, second sister, and that bastard Xu Xiao, did you give all the maids from Wutong Garden to Emperor Shu?" Already?"
"That's right!" Xu Weixiong knew that Xu Fengnian would ask this question. Without waiting for Xu Zhihu to explain, he said with a cold face: "My eldest sister and I have not been living at home for a long time. My father used your maids from Wutong Garden to give your two sisters Are you not happy to be a dowry girl?" Xu Fengnian was glared at by Xu Weixiong. She couldn't help but shuddered and retracted her head: "No, no, how could I not be happy...just...just... , How many of this Xu Xiao will he leave for me..." When Xu Fengnian faced her second sister Xu Weixiong, her courage was about to be shattered.
He wanted to ask about Jiang Ni, but when he saw the cold eyes of the second sister, he couldn't open his mouth.
