"Auspicious times? You guys in Northern Qi also pay attention to auspicious times. Don't you think this is red tape?"
Ye Jing was more surprised than him about the auspicious time that Zhao Li proposed, and the two of them immediately started staring at each other.
"Well, you still have to pay attention to this." Zhao Li coughed twice.
They in Northern Qi are indeed not as particular as Dayan. He proposed to delay the auspicious time, just because he wanted Princess Dayan to just leave it when she was ready, so he would not have free time to pick flowers for her.
Ye Jing sighed, seemingly not surprised, and made other requests.
"If there is no flower road, then let's go another way. Please also ask General Zhao to point me to two reliable banks."
"What do you want the bank to do?" Zhao Li was even more confused.
Now that she's not picking flowers, she's looking for money again. Princess Dayan doesn't know what she's thinking.
"It's not a money grab after all. With so many soldiers from Northern Qi here, no one will make a mistake. It won't waste a lot of time." Ye Jing chuckled and joked with him, showing no fear at all.
Zhao Li was so irritated by her that he didn't ask further questions. He just pointed out a royal bank to her.
Soon Ye Jing led a dozen strong men to the bank. When they came back, two strong men each carried a large box. The box looked heavy.
When the lid was lifted, there were exclamations of exclamation from all around.
"Hey, there are so many copper coins!"
In the Eastern Palace of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Lu Zhao was dressed in a wedding dress, sitting on the main seat, with a cold expression showing no joy at all.
However, the hall was replaced with red lanterns, and the banquet had been set up, which seemed to be somewhat of a wedding ceremony.
Several Northern Qi princes were already sitting on both sides, each holding a wine cup, waiting quite impatiently.
Suddenly there was a crashing sound of cups and cups, which was extremely harsh.
Sitting at the bottom of the table was the youngest prince of Northern Qi, ranking fourth.
He was wearing a prince's uniform and had red lips and white teeth, but when he ate, he wolfed down the food, grabbing a pig knuckle with one hand and tearing off a chicken leg with the other, and ate like a wild animal.
"Fourth brother, you eat more slowly. There is plenty of meat, and no one will compete with you." The second prince picked up the brocade handkerchief and wiped his mouth, admonishing him slowly.
Unfortunately, the fourth prince turned a deaf ear and stuffed the chicken leg directly into his mouth. When he pulled it out, only half of the bone was left with blood streaks on it. It was obvious that the meat was half-cooked.
His mouth was bulging, and when he looked at the second prince, his eyes were full of evil, as if he was warning him not to disturb his meal.
The second prince, Lu Qingfeng, didn't take it seriously and changed the topic: "I heard that Princess Yuanjin of Dayan is the legitimate princess and she is pretty. Brother, you left the capital a few days ago and you should have met her in advance. Right? I don’t know if the rumors are true or false.”
Lu Zhao didn't look at him at all, and said three words in a calm tone: "I don't care."
The second prince snorted softly: "Brother, has he been hanging out with the she-wolf for so long that he can no longer distinguish the beauty and ugliness of women?"
Lu Zhao finally raised his head and glanced at him, and said coldly: "You talk a lot."
The atmosphere in the palace became a little strange. The third prince, who had been silent until now, couldn't help but come out to smooth things over.
"Why hasn't the new sister-in-law arrived yet? General Zhao went to pick her up. Could it be that something happened to hold her back?"
Compared to the other three who were strong, the third prince spoke in a gentle voice.
The second prince chuckled softly: "The common people are very curious about Princess Dayan, maybe they are treating her like a monkey show."
Hearing such slanderous words, Lu Zhao frowned, obviously displeased, but he remained silent after all.
"But it's too late. Let's send someone to take a look. We brothers are waiting here. What are we talking about? We will also pay greetings to our father, emperor and mother, making it seem like the princess from Dayan has a very noble status. Yes, it's just something I sent to please my eldest brother." The second prince waved his hand, and someone immediately went to inquire about the news.
"Shut your mouth if you can't speak." Lu Zhao finally spoke back.
The second prince, who was playing with his fan, had a strange expression on his face when he heard these words.
"Brother, isn't it? Are you protecting me now? Women are like clothes, and brothers are brothers. From now on, we will only be the ones fighting the world with you, not the women from Dayan. What did she feed you? magic potion?"
Lu Zhao sneered: "She can please me anyway, who do you think she is?"
The two brothers' eyes collided in the air, and almost at the same time, the two leapt up from the table and started fighting.
The folding fan in the second prince's hand instantly turned into a weapon. After leaving his hand, it flew half a circle in the air and rushed directly to Lu Zhao's face.
He turned his head to dodge, came with bare hands, grabbed the second prince's shoulder with one hand to control his body, and twisted the second prince's wrist with the other hand, twisting it hard.
There was a muffled "click" sound, the second prince's face turned pale, and his left hand was broken.
But he did not retreat. He held the folding fan with his right hand and pressed the mechanism. The fan blades instantly lengthened a few inches and were made of fine iron. They directly cut Lu Zhao's cheek and drew a bloody mark.
Lu Zhao was careless at first, but when he smelled the smell of blood on the tip of his nose, his eyes suddenly changed.
He easily grabbed the second prince's right hand and made another "click" sound.
The second prince's two hands were disabled at the same time.
Lu Qingfeng was directly pressed to his knees, and the folding fan in his hand had long been kicked away.
His face could no longer maintain a leisurely look, his eyes were red, and the expression on his face was ferocious and resentful.
Lu Zhao didn't take it seriously, threw him away, stepped on the folding fan on the ground, and slowly returned to his seat.
"You should be lucky that your father has set the rules, otherwise you wouldn't even deserve to be called a toy." He poured himself a glass of wine and drank it down as soon as he raised his neck.
As early as when they started fighting, the fourth prince stopped his movements and even forgot to swallow the meat in his mouth.
A pair of eyes looked at them excitedly, wanting to rush forward and join the battlefield. The warlike factor was extremely strong.
The third prince shrank his neck and covered his ears with his hands, as if he was extremely afraid of this scene and did not even dare to take another look.
"Your Highness." At this moment, the person who inquired about the information came back.
"Dayan's motorcade was still some distance away from the palace. It was said that Princess Dayan couldn't stand the dust in Jicheng, so she spread red cloth on the ground and let the motorcade march on the cloth. They also carried the golden beans and got out of the car. There were palace maids One after another, they sprinkle gold all over the red cloth, saying that they are walking the golden road."
"They also asked people to go to the bank to exchange copper coins and throw money into the crowd. It was said that Princess Dayan thought that everyone was not lively enough, so she threw some money to make the atmosphere lively!" The voice of the person who replied became smaller and smaller, obviously aware of the strangeness in the palace. The atmosphere makes me want to disappear.
In addition, Princess Dayan has too many tricks to play. She dislikes this and that, and everyone who reports back feels numb.
The second prince took a few breaths before getting up from the ground.
He gritted his teeth and stood up and returned to his position, and the attendant behind him immediately stepped forward.
"Click - click -" Two sounds restored his hand bones to their original positions. The pain made Lu Qingfeng sweat all over his body, but he gritted his teeth without making a distorted expression.
"The new sister-in-law is so grand. I don't want to sit here anymore. I'm tired of seeing the old faces of the brothers. I have to go and see what this new sister-in-law has grown. She's so obsessed with me!"
Lu Qingfeng was teasing when he opened his mouth, with a bit of a smile on his face, as if the fiasco just now had never happened, and even the smile on his face looked very natural.
After saying that, he left the table with his guards.
Seeing that there was no excitement to be seen, the fourth prince blinked his eyes as if thinking, grabbed the remaining half of the chicken, stood up and left.
"Brother, are you going?"
The third prince sat there for a while, still feeling unbearably itchy, but he did not leave immediately, but asked Lu Zhao's opinion softly.
Lu Zhao didn't say anything, just stood up and left.
Finally, the four brothers met again on the wall of the palace.
No one spoke, except for the sound of the fourth prince chewing chicken, everything seemed so quiet.
Amidst this weird chewing sound, Dayan's motorcade finally arrived belatedly.
Sure enough, as the palace official reported, the person leading the convoy was not Liu Lei from Dayan, nor Zhao Li from Northern Qi.
Instead, a few soldiers were spreading red cloth, and the palace maids followed behind to tidy it up.
Then came a palace maid in pink clothes, with a veil on her face, holding a lot of golden beans in her hands, and throwing them forward from time to time.
Behind her were several soldiers, carrying a large wooden box full of golden beans.
The four Beiqi brothers have excellent eyesight. Even from a distance, they can see those golden beans falling on the ground, emitting a bright golden light, which is very eye-catching.
People were crowded on both sides of the road, and everyone stared at the golden beans with their eyes wide open.
However, they were separated by the soldiers who maintained order and could not be picked up at all. Some were a little restless and tried to squeeze in while taking advantage of the chaos, but the soldiers hammered them back with their fists.
Then the soldiers carried the money box, and several soldiers grabbed the copper coins and threw them into the crowd.
They were no more delicate and frail than the palace maids. On the contrary, they were very powerful. A handful of money was thrown far away and could hit someone's face if it hit the crowd. However, there were cheers everywhere and they didn't feel any pain at all.
Of course, the money was not thrown away in vain. The soldiers shouted from time to time: "Everyone, our princess is a golden branch and a jade leaf. Marrying to the Northern Qi Dynasty is a good relationship between the two countries. If you are not welcome, this money will not be given away." ."
"Welcome, welcome, we are very welcome!"
"I've long heard that Princess Dayan is a beautiful woman. She is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is indeed a beautiful person with a kind heart!"
"Princess Dayan is a fairy who has come down to earth, and she will definitely marry down to us in Northern Qi!"
All of a sudden, compliments came one after another. Compared with the previous cynicism, all of them had a different attitude now. Some people even bowed down for money and directly praised and trampled on him.
Someone immediately retorted that if he were not busy picking up money, he would definitely find the culprit and fight.
"Fart, who said such a bastard thing? You can't be like this when you are greedy for money! Princess Yuanjin is the king of the country, and our prince is a match made in heaven!"
"Yes, yes, our prince and Princess Yuanjin are the golden child!"
"A talented man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match for hundreds of years!"
"Give birth to a noble son early, give birth to ten or eight of them, and then bring Dayan over too!"
The bright red cloth spread all the way to the entrance of the palace. It was new and smooth, and it was obviously made of excellent material.
And after this motorcade passed by, it left countless horse hoof prints and footprints, which were instantly dirty and heartbreaking to see.
Coupled with the golden beans and copper coins to buy lottery tickets, the wolf-like people of Northern Qi turned into docile kittens in an instant, with a lot of good words.
Not to mention spreading hostility, they almost wanted to praise Dayan, the married princess, and wanted to rush up to express their feelings on the spot.
I just regretted that these soldiers from Northern Qi were too much in the way and prevented them from picking up the golden beans, so they could only pick up some copper coins.
Even the princes of Northern Qi couldn't help but gape at this mind-numbing spectacle.
