Emperor Ming Yuan brought Empress Chu and Concubine Lu out of the palace tonight to attend the wedding of King Huai.
Seeing the newlyweds kneeling down, Concubine Lu's tears could no longer be held back. They fell like broken beads. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, help me up quickly."
If before the wedding, she still had some grudges about Rong Yue's background, but now she has completely gone.
Only happiness remains.
Just as the wedding was getting into high gear, Emperor Ming Yuan was about to return to the palace with Concubine Lu, but he heard someone outside the door reporting that Prince Su of Daxing Kingdom had arrived.
Among the seven kingdoms, Daxing Kingdom and Dayue Kingdom were the most prosperous. In terms of agriculture, economy, and military strength, they were slightly better than the Northern Tang Dynasty.
Daxing Kingdom and Northern Tang Dynasty had established diplomatic relations in the early years. However, due to some border issues, since Emperor Ming Yuan ascended the throne, the two countries have continued to have minor frictions, which did not damage the root cause, but they also tried to cause unpleasant troubles.
In recent years, Daxing Kingdom had little contact with Northern Tang Dynasty. Even when it was time to confer a crown prince, Daxing Kingdom sent an envoy, but he was only a third-grade civil servant, and he was perfunctory.
But at this time, Prince Su of Daxing Kingdom came and went straight to the wedding banquet without receiving any prior notification from Daxing Kingdom, which shocked Emperor Ming Yuan.
As a matchmaker today, the first assistant was also a little drunk. He was also very surprised when he heard that Prince Su from Daxing Kingdom was coming.
Prince Su was the younger brother of Emperor Wen of Daxing State. At that time, Emperor Jingling of Daxing State, Yang Hanlun, once praised the five-year-old Prince Su for his intelligence and bravery, so he almost made Prince Su his crown prince.
Prince Su is a famous tiger general of the Daxing Kingdom with outstanding military exploits. He now serves as the Minister of War of the Daxing Kingdom.
Why did Prince Su, who holds a military position, come here at this time?
The lively banquet stopped, and everyone stood up and watched Prince Su of Daxing Kingdom come in with two attendants.
He was about forty years old, dressed in blue casual clothes, dusty from all the travel, his hair was slightly messy, and he looked slightly tired, which showed that he had come all the way in a hurry.
He was tall, with handsome features, and moved with the agility of a military commander. Within a moment, he entered the main hall and stood in front of Emperor Ming Yuan.
He stepped forward and bowed his hands in worship, "My brother, please visit the official family!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Ming Yuan's heart suddenly dropped.
He calls himself the younger brother, which means that Dazhou and Daxing are still brothers. He is the younger brother of Emperor Wen of Daxing. When facing Emperor Ming Yuan, it is right to call himself younger brother.
Emperor Ming Yuan said with a smile: "Zishun, please sit down quickly."
Zishun is the name of Prince Su.
After Prince Su sat down, Chu Shoufu asked: "I didn't know beforehand that Prince Su was coming, but it caused Northern Tang to lose its etiquette. Prince, don't blame me."
Only then did Prince Su see Chu Shoufang, and he quickly stood up and clasped his fists, "Hello, Shoufang."
"Your Majesty, please take a seat quickly!" Chu Shoufu said with a smile.
After Prince Su sat down, he saw Yu Wenhao and the groom, Prince Huai, come in, followed by a group of guests, most of whom were relatives of the emperor and civil and military officials in the court.
After seeing them one by one, Prince Su looked at Prince Huai with judgment, scrutiny, and various unspeakable meanings.
Concubine Lu felt a little uneasy. Why was Prince Su of Daxing so rude? With so many people around, they stared at Lao Liu.