Princess Niya never thought that Prince An would ignore her existence so much, and didn't even respond to her own greetings. He really didn't take her seriously!
Princess Niya suddenly felt angry. She was the most noble and favored princess among all the Southern Barbarian tribes! Not only was he of noble birth, but he was also the most favored by the Khan. How had he ever been treated with such contempt? !
Princess Niya was very dissatisfied. She knew that Prince An was also from the Zhou royal family, but he was not the biological son of the current Emperor of Zhou, but the son of the prince. How could such an identity be compared with her own?
By greeting him so condescendingly, I was already giving him a lot of face. How dare he ignore me? !
But as soon as she saw the handsome face of the man in front of her, and thought of the fierce momentum and heroic posture of the man in front of her on the battlefield, she unconsciously suppressed her manic anger.
"Prince An, I'm greeting you!" Niya suppressed her anger and spoke again, but the volume was much higher.
When everyone saw this situation, they immediately became energetic. It seemed that there must be a story here!
The courtiers who can attend the reception banquet today are all of high status and naturally have their own channels for information. They all know about the bad temper of this Nanman princess.
But it was precisely because he knew that the Nanman princess had a bad temper that he was surprised by the situation in front of him.
Princess Niya, who had been completely ignored by Prince An once, could still hold back her temper and talk to Prince An "well" again?
There must be something wrong here!
Some people even looked at Princess An next to Prince An, with either a look of inquiry or a look of gloating in their eyes.
However, what disappointed these people was that the expression on Princess An's face was exactly the same as that of Prince An. Both of them had no reaction at all. They just lowered their eyes and looked at the tea cup in front of them, as if the tea cup was so exquisite that she could not move it. Just keep your eyes open.
Princess Niya suddenly made such a fuss, coupled with Prince An's lack of response, actually caused a moment of silence in the hall.
Some people were worried, some were watching the fun, and some were looking at the emperor uneasily, as if they were afraid that the emperor would be angry, and something unexpected happened to the reception banquet.
Fortunately, the silence did not last long. Just as the smile on the emperor's face gradually solidified and the raised corners of his mouth gradually sank, Prince An finally spoke.
"I don't know you. Why do I respond when you speak?" The cold voice, without any emotion, was exactly what Prince An looked like on weekdays.
When Prince An opened his mouth, many people immediately realized that Prince An was really like this, and he was not deliberately targeting the Nanman princess!
However, Prince An said that he did not know this Nanman princess...
The Nanman Princess doesn't look like she doesn't know her, so who is telling the truth?
Princess Niya was also stunned, looking at the cold look on Prince An's face, thinking that he looked like this at that time, cold and expressionless from beginning to end.
Princess Niya couldn't help but have some doubts——
Did he really just forget?
Thinking of this, Princess Niya directly reminded: "In the autumn two years ago, we had seen the border battle..."
However, before Princess Niya could finish her "reminding", she was interrupted.
"I don't remember the defeated generals under my command, let alone that the Southern Barbarians sent female generals to the battlefield."
The emotionless voice was just like Prince An's cold and ruthless appearance on weekdays, even if he was facing the most favored princess of the Southern Barbarian tribe.
But as soon as Prince An said these words, the expressions on everyone's faces changed. Some were suppressing laughter, some were frowning, and the envoys of the Southern Barbarian tribe had their faces darkened with embarrassment.
But what made the Nanman envoys feel most uncomfortable was that they were unable to refute.
It is true that Nanman has not sent any female generals to the field. The Nanman princess went to the frontline military camp in the name of inspection, but in fact it was just out of curiosity that she asked the Khan to agree to let her go and have a look.
Prince An said it so bluntly, obviously intending to ridicule Princess Niya, but no one could refute this.
As for what Prince An said about not remembering his defeated generals, it made the Nanman envoys blush and wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. In their hearts, they even complained about Princess Niya, who was having all sorts of troubles.
Prince An's words may sound arrogant at first, but he does have the capital to be arrogant, and no one can blame him on this point.
Because he has never been defeated in the war against the Southern Barbarians! Countless southern Xinjiang generals were defeated by him!
With such a brilliant record, it seems that it is not arrogant to not remember those defeated generals...
Hearing Prince An's ruthless words, Princess Niya's face already showed a look of embarrassment. But the more Prince An behaved like this, the more she couldn't let go. This is the attitude that a real strong person should have. It is precisely because the man in front of him is strong enough that he can be so strong and arrogant.
Princess Niya was reluctant and wanted to say something else, but it was impossible for the Nanman envoys to embarrass their princess any longer. After all, their trip represented the Nanman coming to the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they would embarrass the entire Nanman!
If things get ugly, the Khan may not do anything to Princess Niya when he finds out about it, but those ministers who failed to take good notice of Princess Niya are destined to be unhappy and may even suffer the consequences!
With this in mind, the two envoys from the Southern Barbarians immediately stepped forward, blocking Princess Niya's gaze from looking at Prince An, and kept signaling to Princess Niya not to continue to entangle her.
"Your Highness, what happened back then happened so long ago that Prince An couldn't recall it all at once. We can discuss this matter later. We have to stay in the capital city of Great Zhou for a while. The reception banquet will continue at the moment. Let’s go back to our seats first.”
The Nanman envoys tried their best to smile, partly to persuade their princess, and partly to find steps for themselves to get off. Although the steps seemed a bit forced, no one jumped out to cause trouble.
But outsiders did not make trouble, but the wayward princess of her own family looked like she did not want to go down the steps, with a look of reluctance on her face. She looked like she wanted to talk to Prince An again.
The leading Nanman envoy finally couldn't help but darken his face, and in a voice that only the three of them could hear, he said half-reminding, half-warning: "Princess! The Emperor Zhou's face no longer looks good. We are now on the territory of Dazhou, not our Nanman! If the princess angers the emperor of Dazhou, the Khan who is still in Nanman may not be able to save Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
