206 Attending a banquet
The new emperor of Northern Yan invited Prince Yong of Northern Xinjiang and Prince Jiang to a banquet. //The fastest update is 78xs.//[]
Since both of them had the same request, they asked to marry Qingyi, the daughter of the Duke of Chu.
Although the new emperor had secretly reached an agreement with Prince Yong, he could not completely offend Prince Jiang openly.
So the ball was kicked to the Duke of Chu, who also reached an agreement with Prince Yong in private.
Children's marriages are decided by their parents, so naturally Qingyi can only choose Prince Yong.
When the time comes, the person chosen by the woman is Prince Yong. No matter how unhappy Prince Jiang is, he cannot force the woman to marry him, so this matter has nothing to do with Beiyan.
The reason why the new emperor, who was the original crown prince, was so sure that Qing Yi would choose Prince Yong was because he knew that Qing Yi had entered the Pingyang Marquis Mansion as a concubine.
As the concubine of the Duke of Chu, she has the status of a princess. How could she be given as a concubine to a marquis?
It is said that Qing Yi lost his memory and lived among the people before, so he accidentally entered the Pingyang Marquis Mansion and slept with Pingyang Marquis' attendant.
Now that she has restored her identity, what happened in the past is a huge shame. Let me ask, who has suffered such a huge insult and is willing to go back now that she has escaped?
No one wants to go back. Not only do they not want to go back, they are afraid that they will stay as far away as possible.
If she wanted to draw a line with Marquis Pingyang, she would naturally not choose Jiang Guo, who had a close relationship with Marquis Pingyang.
Therefore, in everyone's eyes, Qing Yi would only choose Prince Yong.
The new emperor was still worried about Marquis Pingyang.
When Marquis Pingyang returned to Beijing, the first thing he did was not go to the palace for an audience. Instead, he went to the Duke's Mansion of Chu State for the purpose of getting Qingyi.
Fortunately, when he returned to Beijing for the first time, he had too many affairs to deal with. He could use this opportunity to let the Duke of Chu bring his daughter to the banquet, and quickly settle the matter between Qing Yi and Prince Yong, leaving Marquis Pingyang helpless.
When Qing Yi received the order to enter the palace, he saw the new emperor's intention and sneered.
She is not a little sheep who can be manipulated by others. She couldn't run away now if she wanted to, and crying, making trouble, and hanging herself was not her style.
So, this palace. (Just to .) She has to go in.
Moreover, although she hated Marquis Pingyang, she knew that he would never let her marry to Northern Xinjiang, so she could find an opportunity to escape.
Attending the banquet with her were not only her father Chu Guogong, but also her mother Yueniang, as well as Xiangqin and Caiyi's mother and daughter.
It was Snake Hou's idea to wear colorful clothes for mother and daughter.
Tsing Yi and colorful clothes have to be tied up in a pile and married. If Marquis Pingyang goes to make a scene and insists on Qingyi, then he has to accept Caiyi. With Qingyi's temperament, she is already frustrated enough to be a concubine, so how can she become a concubine with Caiyi again?
If Marquis Pingyang wants Qingyi but not Caiyi, the Duke of Chu can openly reject him.
Naturally, Caiyi didn't know Snake Hou's twists and turns. She only knew that Snake Marquis had promised not to accept her, so he had his own way, so he followed his mother into the palace. There was no doubt at all.
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Although the new emperor of Beiyan came to the throne with the help of Shehou Hou's 200,000 troops, according to his status, he was the emperor after all, while Snake Hou's Xiao Qi was from Shiqi and had a lower status than him.
By chance, the Duke of Chu is from the woman's side, so he will naturally come to the table later.
Therefore, Shehou and Xiao Qi, who were Prince Yong, were led to the table first.
During these three days, Xiao Shiqi looked forward to it day and night. I hope Qing Yi will come to find him and fly away with him.
But three days later, he could not wait for Qingyi.
He finally understood that Qing Yi would not follow him.
Although the result was already known, he still had to come to this feast. He wanted to hear Qing Yi's final rejection with his own ears.
Xiao Qi was in a bad mood. He just sat down and looked up. He saw the arrogant look of the Snake Lord across from him. Then he thought of the purpose of the Snake Lord's coming. A ball of fire suddenly filled his chest and he glared at the opposite person fiercely. .
Although the Snake Marquis already knew that the Crown Prince of Jiang Kingdom looked exactly the same as Xiao Shiqi, the dead soldier of Snake Kingdom, it should be said that the Crown Prince of Jiang Kingdom was Xiao Qi, the dead soldier of Snake Kingdom.
Xiao Qi was just a little murderous slave in the Snake Kingdom, but now he was on an equal footing with him, which made him very unhappy.
Snake Marquis felt that it was disgusting to be on an equal footing with a servant, but that servant dared to stare at him blankly. He was really outrageous, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed. []
The angrier he became, the more Xiaoqiu glared at him. Their eyes clashed in the air, sparks flying everywhere.
The Duke of Chu led a group of female family members to sit down at the table, and the fierce gazes in the air suddenly broke away, and they all looked at the carefree and indifferent girl behind the Duke of Chu.
Qing Yi met Xiao Qi's eyes and smiled slightly. Only by completely breaking off the relationship with him could he return to Jiang Country safely.
The Duke of Chu and his family had just sat down at the table when the new emperor came and sat down. After a while of greetings, the new emperor said: "This is just a family banquet. You don't have to be polite. Just feel free to do it."
Qing Yi looked at the new emperor indifferently, how dare he call it a family banquet? There are several households in the house, all of which cannot be hit with eight poles.
Just when I thought of this, I heard Xiao Hua's calm voice coming from outside, "Since it's a family dinner, how about strengthening me?"
When the voice reached her ears, Qing Yi's body trembled. She was sure that he would definitely come, but when he did come, her heart was in chaos.
But it only took a moment to calm down.
She came here to solve all this.
Turning around, he saw the figure of Pingyang Hou, who was dressed in a white robe, walking in like a pine tree or a cypress. His face was full of spring light, and his body was full of warmth, covering the entire courtyard.
Xiao Qi's heart sank, and she looked straight at Qing Yi with a pair of star-like eyes. The more she looked, the colder her heart became. She really had Marquis Pingyang in her heart, and Marquis Pingyang would not give up on her.
Although I had known it was hopeless before, at this moment, I still felt an indescribable loss, and there was even a twinge of pain in my heart.
The overall situation has been decided, but he still sits still. No matter what, he has to see it to the end. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, he will wait and will not give up.
What are you really afraid of, what are you coming for? The new emperor's face was a little confused, but people came to him on their own, and they still used 'family' as a trap. He couldn't blow people out, so he had to say: "What did the emperor say? I wanted to I sent someone to invite the emperor's uncle, but I was afraid that the emperor's uncle just returned to Beijing yesterday and would be too hard, so I didn't dare to harass him."
Pingyang Hou smiled and said, "Easy to say."
He slowly looked at everyone present. He was still wearing the Green Wolf Ghost Mask, only showing a little bit of his face below his nose, but even so, he was still dazzling and unparalleled.
Caiyi lost her mind the moment she saw Pingyang Hou come in.
She was shocked, not only because of Pingyang Hou's peerless elegance, but also because this figure was so familiar. Although the half of his face was very different from Xiao Hua, she still felt that they were very similar.
Being swept by his gaze felt like being struck by lightning, and I couldn't look anywhere else.
Xiao Hua was completely unaware of Cai Yi's crazy gaze and looked away.
The new emperor was sitting at the front, with Snake Marquis and Xiao Qi sitting on the left and right, and the Duke of Chu's family sitting at the bottom.
There are three tables at the bottom. The Duke of Chu and his wife Yueniang sit at the middle table. On the left is Qing Yi and on the right is Xiang Qin's mother.
The new emperor was extremely annoyed, but he had to pretend that nothing happened and shouted: "Prepare the table quickly."
When the young eunuch was about to leave, Marquis Pingyang said, "No need." He walked straight to Qing Yi and sat down, "I'll just squeeze in here."
Qing Yi's body stiffened again, and she subconsciously turned her face away and looked to one side.
The faces of everyone present were all changing, but Xiao Hua just looked at Qing Yi and smiled slightly, resting his chin on the table with one hand, looking up at the new emperor sitting above him with a smile.
The new queen was originally afraid that Marquis Pingyang would come to make trouble, so she planned to go straight to the topic as soon as she sat down and said: "The two countries have asked me for the daughter of the Duke of Beiyan. It is my blessing for Beiyan, but one daughter cannot marry two husbands, so what?" how."
But his third uncle, who was not much older than him, shamelessly posted on his own. Pingyang Hou knew that he had met Qingyi in Pingyang Hou Mansion. Since he had met him, he naturally knew the relationship between them.
Qing Yi is from Pingyang Marquis. Even if you are the emperor, you cannot put your hands into other people's houses.
So I couldn't say what I had thought about before, and kept looking at Snake Hou.
Marquis Pingyang wanted to disrupt the situation, which was naturally expected by Marquis She.
He had done so much before, including dealing with Marquis Pingyang to disrupt the situation, so he was confident.
He said: "This prince is here sincerely to marry Qing Yi. If the Duke has no objections, can we settle this matter?"
Duke Chu did not answer. Xiao Hua chuckled lightly and said, "She is mine and can't marry you anymore."
Qing Yi was furious and turned around to glare at him, "I have nothing to do with Mr. Hou."
Xiao Hua didn't know what happened last night, but she only knew that she was still angry about the humiliation caused by him yesterday, and said softly: "When the matter here is settled, Xiao Hua will be beaten and scolded by you."
The corners of Qing Yi's eyes became colder and colder, and he said with a smile: "Beat and scold the Marquis? Qing Yi doesn't dare, and he doesn't want to." After saying that, he stood up and left the table, saluting the new emperor: "Qing Yi is feeling a little unwell, please allow Qing Yi to leave first. .”
When Xiao Hua left yesterday, Qing Yi was not so cold and hard. At this time, the determination in her eyes was like an ice pick piercing her heart. She quickly glanced at the Snake Marquis, who looked sideways with a look of pride. His expression, his brows furrowed slightly, there was something wrong.
The new emperor nodded and said: "That's fine. Anyway, for marriage matters, it would be good if the Duke and his wife are here."
Qing Yi suddenly smiled, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. Qing Yi will not marry anyone here. Qing Yi will not marry anyone here."
None of Xiao Hua, She Hou, and Xiao Qi were surprised by what she said. However, Duke Chu and Yueniang, who were Tsing Yi's parents, looked a little unhappy, while Xiang Qin's mother had her head buried. , eyes full of smiles.
Yueniang scolded in a low voice: "Peace, don't mess around."
Marquis Pingyang came, and the new emperor already had a headache. Now that Qing Yimu was disrespectful and said such treacherous words, the new emperor felt that he could not communicate with Prince Yong, which made the new emperor even more headache. He said: "The marriage of children is decided by their parents. You are a girl, so don’t talk nonsense.”
Qing Yi raised his head and looked directly at the new emperor who was sitting in the seat, with a smile like a flower, and said: "I have forgotten, Your Majesty."
The new emperor was startled for a moment. Could it be that she actually wanted to identify whether she had seen him in Pingyang Hou Mansion?
If that happens, the Duke of Chu will lose his face.
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From before going to Hangzhou to coming back, I couldn't sleep because of the cough. I took n number of medicines but it didn't work. I went to the hospital this morning and took the baby for a physical examination in the afternoon. I really didn't have time to type, so I rushed out now. The update is late. Let me Everyone has been waiting. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
