After the court meeting, the ministers came out of the main hall and walked together in twos and threes chatting on the hundred steps.
Wang Su was walking with Jia You and said with a little joy: "These Bailuo and Xinxi are quite interesting."
"We, the Qin Dynasty, can't benefit from these two places. It's a good thing to have two of their subjects there." Jia You said: "Even if Bailuo and Xinxi reconcile under your majesty's mediation, they will still be together in the future." The friction is constant, and as long as our country, Da Qin, even slightly leans toward any one side, the other side will be extremely frightened."
He is right. In fact, it is very easy to destroy these two distant small countries. It only takes tens of thousands of Qin soldiers to go on an expedition to wipe out their lands.
However, it is meaningless to travel thousands of miles to gain small profits by spending a lot of money without the convenience of long-term rule, which is equivalent to wasting people and wasting money.
What's more, they have surrendered long ago, respecting Da Qin, and are vassal in the true sense.
Wang Su said: "Master Jia's words are exquisite. Bailuo and Xinxi are the places outside the world."
On the other side, although the two envoys had temporarily reached an agreement, there was no doubt that they still disliked each other, but they still walked together.
The new envoy taunted: "If you can't beat me, ask His Majesty the Qin Emperor to reason with you. If you have the ability, you will see the real results on the battlefield!"
"How dare you disobey His Majesty the Qin Emperor?" Messenger Bailuo said deliberately. The two of them were like children fighting.
The expression of the new envoy changed: "Whoever disobeys the will is just because I can't stand a villain like you!"
Bai Luo's envoy sneered: "You know who the villain is! You still don't want His Majesty Qin Emperor to side with Xin Xi, how is that possible! We Bai Luo are the ones who truly respect Great Qin!"
"Absurd!" the new messenger immediately retorted, and the two started arguing again while walking.
The noon banquet was to entertain foreign envoys, and it was a national etiquette, so there was naturally nothing to say about it.
After lunch, there was no political matter to deal with today, so Xiao Yuan went to Mu Lianying's place to discuss the child's matter.
Now Xiao Yuan's eldest daughter, Xiao Qingluo, is almost eighteen years old. The other children, who are seventeen or sixteen, have grown up, except Yun Yuerong's child who is younger.
When they arrived at Mu Lianying's bedroom, the latter was folding some clothes in the room.
"Where did you go again?" Xiao Yuan asked naturally when the child was not seen.
"Going out to play." Mu Lianying put away her clothes and poured him a cup of tea.
"I haven't seen her all day. The older you are, the more disciplined a mother you are." Xiao Yuan held her catkins in his hands and pulled her to sit next to him.
Mu Lianying said: "Young man Chen'er Fang, when you were young, were you willing to stay in the deep palace?"
Xiao Yuan was dumbfounded, yes, who didn't want to fight with a sword to the end of the world when they were young?
He paused and ignored the question: "Is that girl Meng Ling with him?"
"Yes." Mu Lianying nodded lightly and said, "By the way, what about the child's marriage? Bai Zhi wrote to me in Nanzhou and specifically asked about it."
"Is it still early?" Xiao Yuan said.
"What's too early?" Mu Lianying said: "Chen'er is sixteen and Ling'er is seventeen. It's the time for men and women to get married. As you said, even if they are childhood sweethearts, this boy and girl hang out together all day long. , it won’t sound good if it gets spread out.”
This makes sense, Xiao Yuan thought about it and said, "Then you can reply to Bai Zhi's letter. In addition, take some time to send Meng Ling back to Nanzhou. Since she is the official wife, it will be clear that the matchmaker is marrying her."
This gave Meng Ya a lot of face.
Mu Lianying nodded: "I think so too."
The next day, Chang'an Academy, the country's number one academic institution.
It was during the recess period, and scholars could be seen walking together in the academy. They were all young talents, of all shapes and sizes, gathered from all over the country.
Not far away, a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old appeared, wearing a pink dress and classic hair accessories. She was also playful and cute, and her whole body exuded a youthful and girlish atmosphere.
The girl is Xiao Yuan's precious daughter Xiao Qinghe, born to Zhong Duoduo. Like her mother, she has a beautiful face, but also has a lively temperament and is always fond of love.
Be naughty and mischievous.
Xiao Qinghe is undoubtedly a beautiful sight in the academy, and her identity is no longer a secret.
The girl was accompanied by several young scholars, all of whom dared to talk to her, and there were countless who secretly admired Xiao Qinghe.
One person said with a flattering face: "Princess Qinghe, I heard that a new restaurant has opened in the south of the city. It is full of delicious food and delicious food, especially their pre-dinner desserts, which have a Jiangnan flavor."
The other person also followed suit, but curled his lips and said: "What are some delicious snacks? Besides, the south of the city is so far away, how can Princess Qinghe have time?"
Then he said hurriedly: "Princess, I know a bakery with a unique flavor, and it's near the academy."
Xiao Qinghe was very annoyed. At this moment, her eyes stopped on a young man in front of her, and her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up.
Then regardless of others, he trotted over, grabbed the young man's arm, leaned his head gently, and smiled sweetly with his beautiful face.
ah! ?
Seeing this scene, several followers were shocked and quickly stepped forward. One of them said urgently: "Princess Qinghe, this, this."
"This is my future husband." Xiao Qinghe explained.
"What?" Several people's eyes widened, and a rather handsome young man said, "Princess, this person is not a classmate of the academy, and his origin is unknown. You must not be deceived by the libertines outside."
"Yes, princess." Someone else pointed at the young man hurriedly: "Princess Qinghe has a body of thousands of dollars, why don't you quickly take your dirty hands away! Otherwise, even if you are killed, it will be difficult to avenge the crime!"
"I told you, he is my future husband!" Xiao Qinghe's angry look became even cuter, and she didn't forget to tighten the boy's arm as she spoke.
The young man smiled bitterly. He was dressed in brocade clothes, with jade-like hair tied in jade hairpins, and handsome and starry eyes. He was simply the young version of Xiao Yuan, especially the charm between his eyebrows.
But he is more handsome than Xiao Yuan, because his mother is so beautiful, and his appearance is similar to that of Lu Yunyan.
The young man who came was none other than Xiao Yu, and he came specifically to visit Xiao Qinghe this time.
Xiao Yu naturally knew his sister's intention in his heart, how could he reveal it, but before he could speak, the young master said: "Who on earth dares to be so bold and climb up to my princess of Da Qin!"
"Who are you, dare to pester the princess?" Xiao Yu asked back.
"I am Jiang Zhongwei. My father was involved in political affairs in the dynasty and held the position of Marquis Jingjing." The young master said, "Sir, don't talk nonsense. Jiang is very polite and thoughtful and never dares to go beyond it. How can he be like you? Don't you know whether men and women are intimate or not?" ! Don’t let go of Princess Qinghe yet!”
It turned out to be Jiang Yi's son.
Xiao Yu said: "Your Excellency has a distinguished family background, but there is nothing we can do about it. The princess has already
