When Jia Lian came out of the meeting hall, two maids from Princess Zhaoyang came to summon him.
Jia Lian nodded and followed her to Princess Zhaoyang's palace.
The interior of Ganning Pass is no better than the towns in the Central Plains. Both the roads and the surrounding buildings appear primitive, desolate and vast.
Throughout the pass, groups of soldiers patrolled at all times, showing the strict military discipline here.
Only being close to Princess Zhaoyang's palace does one feel a bit more peaceful about life.
It is said to be a palace, but in terms of solemnity and majesty, it is completely incomparable with the Tianjia Villa in Gyeonggi. It is just a huge official residence, which has been re-decorated both inside and outside to make it look more luxurious.
Walking to Princess Zhaoyang's bedroom, the four young and beautiful maids standing at the palace gate immediately bowed down. Two of them knelt at Jia Lian's feet.
Jia Lian was born in a public family, so he would not be unable to understand the etiquette here.
When the palace maid on the left carefully stretched out her hands, she didn't mean to embarrass herself and let her lift her feet, take off her official boots and put on a cloth shoe.
Then the palace maid on the right is the same.
The other two palace maids opened the door curtain at the right time, revealing the scene inside.
Although it is still the place where Princess Zhaoyang lived when she first visited Ganning Pass, the layout inside is completely new.
A lot of new furnishings have been added, and the decoration is brighter. At first glance, the floor is paved with silk, and the room is filled with fragrance. It looks very luxurious.
It can be seen that the living quality of Princess Zhaoyang has improved to a higher level compared to the last time.
Just like the etiquette of taking off boots at the door, Jia Lian remembered that the last time he came here, it was not so particular.
But if you think about Jia Lian carefully, it doesn't seem strange.
The last time Princess Zhaoyang just passed by this place, but this time, she will stay here for a long time until the order from above arrives. Moreover, the princess has suffered a lot this time. It is said that the master humiliates the minister and dies. Wu Shiwei and others will naturally
I want to serve with all my heart to make up for it.
As for having such a battle in such a bitter cold place, Jia Lian didn't think there was anything wrong.
Because this battle was not just for Princess Zhaoyang, but for the majesty of the entire Wei Kingdom.
A princess who sacrifices her life for her country naturally represents the glory and majesty of the entire country.
Otherwise, it would not be possible that since Princess Zhaoyang left the capital, in addition to the escorting officers and soldiers, there were nearly a thousand maids, eunuchs, and servants dedicated to taking care of her.
These people stay in the pass, and they are idle when they are idle. They might as well give orders to them, lest they cause trouble in their idleness.
Walking on the bright red carpet into Princess Zhaoyang's palace, a more beautiful maid came to guide her.
In the dormitory, everything was as Jia Lian expected. There were palace maids with fragrant clothes and beautiful figures everywhere.
When Jia Lian passed by them, in addition to saluting Yingying, they would also take the opportunity to steal a glance at Jia Lian. Of course, no one dared to do so openly, otherwise they would be severely punished by the nun.
"Your Majesty Jia Lian, please pay homage to the princess."
Entering the Nuan Pavilion, in front of an exquisite silk translucent screen, the palace maid who led her stood aside, and Jia Lian bowed to a vaguely visible woman above.
Although she is already his woman, she still has to do the hard work on the surface.
"Everyone else, please step aside."
Following Princess Zhaoyang's instructions, the other maids filed out, leaving only the two tall maids on both sides of the couch inside.
The two palace maids were not idle either. After the others retreated, they stepped forward and pulled open the screens in front of Jia Lian and Princess Zhaoyang from both sides.
Jia Lian did not expect that the screen embroidered with a complete landscape and duck scene was actually made of two screens.
As the middle of the screen opened, Princess Zhaoyang's solemn and beautiful figure, sitting sideways, was revealed in front of Jia Lian.
At this time, Princess Zhaoyang was completely dressed up.
She is wearing a gorgeous palace dress, her hair is raised high, and she has a phoenix crown on her head. Even her jade hands, which are stacked on her knees, have golden fingertips on her ring and little fingers for the first time. She is so solemn.
The dress, coupled with Princess Zhaoyang's tall, slender figure and fair skin, completely reveals the majesty and beauty of a Tianjia princess!
Even Jia Lian, who was already very familiar with Princess Zhaoyang, couldn't help but look bright at this moment and took a second look.
Perhaps when she saw Jia Lian's gaze, Princess Zhaoyang smiled slightly, lightly parted her lips and said, "This palace is able to escape safely thanks to the general who sacrificed his life to protect me. Zhaoyang has not thanked the general yet, so I invite the general to come and talk to me today."
Jia Lian cupped his hands and replied: "It is the duties of a minor official. I dare not act like a princess."
"hehe."
"General, why don't you come forward and talk?"
Princess Zhaoyang chuckled, raised her hand, and motioned for Jia Lian to come up.
Jia Lian frowned slightly and glanced around. The Nuan Pavilion here was not big. Apart from the two of him, there were only two palace maids standing beside them. After a closer look, Jia Lian could see that these two seemed to be the right ones.
It was the maid arranged by Princess Zhaoyang to attend his bath, and she must be her confidant. No wonder she was so casual.
However, Princess Zhaoyang was sitting sideways on the couch at this time, and there was no other stool seat in front of her.
Should he be allowed to come closer and look at her condescendingly while speaking?
still……
Jia Lian also discovered that although there were no seats, the couch in front of Princess Zhaoyang's knees, covered by the palace skirt, could accommodate people.
Jia Lian then came forward and decisively sat down on Princess Zhaoyang's knees.
Seeing this, Princess Zhaoyang smiled even more in her eyes, "General, I have rescued you this time and even escorted you thousands of miles away. Such a great kindness, Zhaoyang will remember it in my heart."
I wanted to repay the general, but the general is already in a high position and has no shortage of official titles, wealth, and honor. Although I am a princess, I am afraid that I can't offer anything that can attract the general's attention.
However, I heard that this time the general left the capital with only a servant, so I am afraid that he will not be able to properly arrange and take care of the general's daily life.
It just so happens that I have a lot of servants here, how about I send the general as a gift?"
Speaking, Princess Zhaoyang waved her hand casually.
Immediately, one of the palace maids standing next to her walked forward gracefully under the envious eyes of the other person.
"General, let's see, maybe this person can catch the general's eye?" Princess Zhaoyang asked with a smile.
Jia Lian frowned and turned to look at Princess Zhaoyang.
As his woman, you actually take the initiative to give him women?
Seeing Princess Zhaoyang looking at him calmly, Jia Lian couldn't guess what she was thinking. However, he knew that Princess Zhaoyang was not Wang Xifeng, but a person who acted generously and with a gentleman's style.
This move is definitely not just to test him.
So Jia Lian turned around and glanced at the woman in front of him.
With her rosy face, sweeping brows, and tall, slender figure, she is indeed a rare beauty. Among the hundreds of maids serving Princess Zhaoyang, her beauty is also among the best.
But after Jia Lian looked at it twice, he still shook his head and said: "Thank you very much for the princess's kindness. However, this time I not only shoulder the duties of an envoy, but also command the officers and soldiers. It is really inconvenient to carry the beauty next to me. I can only accept the princess's thoughts with my heart."
Already."
Princess Zhaoyang said: "With the general's status and merits, it is only natural that there are people around to take care of me. What's more, I gave this beauty to the general. I don't expect others to say anything...
That's all, I know the general is a strict self-discipline, so I won't force him.
In this case, I will keep it for you first, and after returning to the capital, the general will take him back to the palace, so the general will have nothing to say."
Princess Zhaoyang seemed to want to give advice, but after seeing the displeasure on Jia Lian's face, she smiled like this.
Seeing Princess Zhaoyang's insistence, Jia Lian didn't want to argue with her, and just said: "Then thank you princess for the gift."
Anyway, the two mansions cover a vast area, so there is no need to worry about not being able to accommodate a maid.
Princess Zhaoyang felt funny in her heart when she saw Jia Lian's unhappy look.
You must know that each of the maids in the palace is carefully selected and sent to the palace to serve the nobles.
Although not all of them are as beautiful as flowers, at least none of them are ugly or have obvious physical flaws.
Therefore, other courtiers would regard it as a great honor and gift if they could be rewarded by nobles in the palace with a maid. But like Jia Lian, it was as if she forced Jia Lian to get it.
But she had already known that Jia Lian was not a womanizer.
On the day when Jia Lian was drunk, she specially asked her two most trusted and beautiful women to help each other take a bath. She wanted to take the opportunity to explore Jia Lian's character.
It would be fine to say that Jia Lian was really drunk and did not know what was going on. However, she already knew that Jia Lian was pretending to be drunk. Therefore, under such circumstances, Jia Lian still had no offense against the beautiful palace maid Qiu who was within easy reach, which shows his character.
After beckoning the woman to leave, Princess Zhaoyang looked at Jia Lian and asked softly: "Speaking of returning to the capital, I vaguely heard that the court seems to be interested in marrying Wala again?"
While speaking, Princess Zhaoyang turned her head and looked at Jia Lian quietly. Obviously, she seemed careless, but in fact she was very concerned.
Jia Lian pondered for a moment, not intending to hide it from him. After nodding, he briefly told Princess Zhaoyang about the negotiations between the two parties and the previous reprimanding of the ministers in the meeting hall.
After hearing this, Princess Zhaoyang was silent for a long time, not knowing what she was thinking.
"Don't worry, I will never let you get married again."
After all, she was his woman. At this time, Jia Lian couldn't help but comfort her.
Princess Zhaoyang laughed: "I feel relieved after Erlang said this. Before, I was worried that Erlang would go along with the situation and kick me out of this trouble."
Although what Princess Zhaoyang said was playful, Jia Lian still looked unhappy and stared at the woman in front of him angrily.
What does it mean to kick her out of trouble?
Could it be that since this woman felt that she had volunteered herself, he would not cherish her at all and regard her as a trouble and a burden?
Well, he did feel that way before, so he was unmoved by the princess's expression of love.
But today is different from the past. Now that the other party has succeeded, he says this, which makes him, a grown man, feel very unhappy.
"Give you a chance to speak your talents again."
Now that Princess Zhaoyang had naturally given up her dignity as a princess and started calling her "Erlang", Jia Lian didn't bother to pretend anymore and adopted the attitude of a man.
Anyway, although the eyes of the two palace maids in the room changed slightly, they didn't look too surprised. They obviously knew something.
Princess Zhaoyang's eyes turned into two crescent moons, she covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Why, Erlang is still angry? Why did you tell me that you ignored me in every possible way and hurt people's hearts again and again. It's not normal for people to have this worry.
Well.
Okay, don’t be angry, I know you are a great man who can protect his woman, and you will not do anything like starting a mess and then abandoning it. I guess you said something wrong, okay?"
Princess Zhaoyang and Jia Lian started teasing each other casually, just like they did in the desert.
Seeing her being so low-key and cowardly, Jia Lian felt embarrassed to argue with her, and just snorted: "I worked tirelessly on your behalf, regardless of offending others, and worked hard on planning. In the end, you, a woman, questioned me, which is really disturbing.
People feel chilly."
"Okay, okay, I know you have worked hard, and the little girl has to apologize to you."
Princess Zhaoyang took Jia Lian's arm and shook it a few times, then sat next to Jia Lian and stretched out her hand to rub Jia Lian's shoulders as an apology.
Perhaps it was inconvenient to sit sideways, so Princess Zhaoyang simply stepped off her shoes, huddled up on the couch, knelt down behind Jia Lian, and massaged Jia Lian's back very considerately.
This was a trick she used to please the Queen Mother in the past. Jia Lian was the second person to enjoy this treatment.
The scene of Princess Zhaoyang obediently kneeling behind Jia Lian and massaging his shoulders made the two maids standing next to her widen their eyes and find it a bit incredible.
Although the princess had arranged for them to wait for Jia Lian to bathe, they had already realized that something was not right between the princess and General Jia.
This time, General Jia and the princess returned safely from the desert. Those who served closely found that the princess after returning was a little different from before.
The melancholy and deepness I felt when I first disappeared completely. Throughout the day, in addition to reading and studying the piano, I spent most of the time sitting in front of the dressing table trying to dress myself up, and occasionally humming a few beautiful melodies...
Of course, they were occasionally sent to find out what General Jia was doing.
In short, compared with before, the princess looked much lighter.
Those who are smart may have roughly guessed the reason.
Sure enough, after the princess dressed up today and sent someone to invite General Jia, they knew better.
But no matter how much I understand, I can never understand such a profound situation.
The majestic princess, the darling daughter of heaven, behaves like a well-behaved little wife in front of General Jia. This...
The two women, who felt that staying any longer might cause unnecessary trouble, looked at each other, then quietly bowed and retreated to the pavilion door.
Now that the maid had resigned obediently, Princess Zhaoyang had no worries and could only focus on stretching Jia Lian's muscles.
She knew that Jia Lian was not exaggerating. Although Jia Lian was an envoy, he still had to face huge pressure and risks if he wanted to override the opinions of the public and veto the marriage plan proposed again by Wala.
You must not only convince your colleagues on your side, but also convince the Wala side.
The most important thing is not to harm the vested interests of the Wei Dynasty by refusing to make peace. Otherwise, the officials of the mission will definitely jointly impeach Jia Lian after they return to Beijing.
Therefore, after hearing Jia Lian's plan, she was very moved, so she gave Jia Lian a massage and was very sincere.
But after a while, she still asked Jia Lian: "If so, then why does the Wala envoy refuse to give in?"
"I'll make him quit."
"What if they insist? I heard that this is King Navarre's order."
Princess Zhaoyang asked very objectively.
Although Jia Lian could speak for himself here and represent the court with full authority, he could not control Wala, nor could he control Wala envoys.
If we can't reach an agreement, other changes are likely to occur, and by then, it may be beyond Jia Lian's control.
Apart from anything else, if the negotiations with Wala cannot be settled for a long time, the Wei court may not be able to sit still and may change envoys. By then, it is difficult to say whether Jia Lian himself can escape unscathed, let alone protect her.
Already.
Jia Lian was silent for a moment, with a cold light flashing in his eyes, "Don't worry, with the current situation in Wala, they don't dare to offend our great Wei.
Of course, if King Song Ye is really determined to pursue this marriage, it will not be of much benefit to them at all...
Then, let him stay at Ganning Pass forever like the third prince."
Princess Zhaoyang was shocked when she heard this and glanced at Jia Lian's face in surprise.
She understood what Jia Lian meant.
If the Nawala envoy really refuses to accept the hard words, Jia Lian's intention is to get rid of him secretly.
I believe that after two Wala royal families and the Wala envoys died in the hands of the Wei Dynasty, it will be difficult to discuss the alliance between the Wala and Wei Dynasties.
Since we can't even talk about an alliance, let alone talking about it.
In this way, she was in no danger.
I'm afraid it's not good news for either Dawei or Duowara.
Even if a war doesn't break out immediately between the two sides, the situation at the border will become increasingly tense.
As the initiator of all this, once the incident comes to light, one can imagine how the court will deal with Jia Lian.
It can be said that this is very irrational and does not conform to Jia Lian's behavior style in Princess Zhaoyang's mind.
As a bystander, she would make Jia Lian think twice before taking action.
However, Jia Lian did this for her! This made Princess Zhaoyang not have many other thoughts in her heart, only emotion and love.
She slowly lowered her rubbing hands in front of Jia Lian, hugged Jia Lian from behind, and whispered in her ear: "Qingran is very happy, and I didn't make the wrong choice..."
However, Erlang should not try such a risky method unless absolutely necessary.
As Erlang said, Wala cannot afford to offend our great Wei. The original marriage was just a conspiracy of the third prince of Nawala. I believe Wala will not insist on this too much. And I believe that Erlang has the ability to make the other party realize the difficulties.
retreat."
Jia Lian smiled, raised his hand to stroke Princess Zhaoyang's smooth catkins, and nodded in agreement.