"Yin Xue, please make some arrangements for me. After the dinner, I want to see Zhao Shun." Yao Mowan folded the banknotes in her hand and put them in her sleeves, and solemnly ordered. Yin Xue took the order and retreated.
At this time, Ting Yue came in carrying tea from outside.
"Your Majesty, I have heard that the eight princesses and consorts will attend the banquet tonight, as well as some important officials in the court, such as Feng Yi and Zhao Shun." Ting Yue reported the truth.
"I really don't understand why King Xia was so eager to sign a letter of credence with Ye Junqing, and he didn't even intend to observe it anymore?" Yao Mowan was puzzled.
"Mother, when I came back from fetching water, I heard that King Xia Guoping's daughter met Lin Shoucheng while playing on the street, and was then taken to the palace by his men." Ting Yue only heard this much.
"Really... Hehe, this is true for Lin Shoucheng. No matter how poor the Xia Kingdom is, the royal family is the royal family. How can he be allowed to bully him? If I am not wrong, then Lin Shoucheng was probably killed by King Ping in anger. In addition,
The news of Ye Junqing's arrival in the Xia Kingdom cannot be suppressed. Even if the King of Xia wanted to explain, he would not believe it with Ye Hongyi's suspicious personality. Instead of living in fear, it would be better to bet on Ye Junqing and still be able to
Please say something else." Yao Mowan brushed aside her doubts and suddenly became enlightened.
The dinner party was indeed extremely ordinary, but the scene was very lively. The eight princesses of King Xia came to the table one after another with their consorts. Yao Mowan felt that these eight princesses were gentle and lovely, and any one of them he picked would be more attractive than Xia Furong.
Although it looks pleasing to the eye, I don't know if there is something wrong with King Xia's eyes. The one he favors the most is probably the most tricky one. Standing in the center at this moment is the fifth princess and her consort Xia Houyuan.
The Xia Houyuan in front of me is a talented person, he is suave, his eyebrows are bright, and his posture is tall and strong. Perhaps he loves the house and the bird. Yao Mowan has a good relationship with Feng Yihan. Naturally, he has good intentions towards Xia Houyuan of Qi State, who has also been persecuted by Concubine Hua. Wait for Wu.
After the princess and Xia Houyuan sat down at the table, the eldest princess and Feng Yuanshan arrived late.
Yao Mowan studied Feng Yuanshan deliberately. He had a dark complexion and sword-shaped eyebrows. He was the queen of the generals. He had an indescribable domineering presence about him, which made Yao Mowan look at him sideways.
Seeing the eight princesses arriving, Yao Mowan subconsciously glanced at King Xia, and saw that although King Xia had a smile on his face, his eyes were full of sadness. Yao Mowan knew that he was emotionally moved by the situation.
Next, the important ministers of the court came to the table. What surprised Yao Mowan was that the wife Feng Yi brought was not his original wife.
"Feng Yi is a little ruthless if his wife refuses to go to court." Yao Mowan muttered in a low voice.
"How do you know that the wife next to Feng Yi is not his wretched wife?" Ye Junqing approached Yao Mowan and said disapprovingly.
"Does Your Majesty think that a pretty lady of twenty-eight years of age can give birth to a son as tall and strong as the Prince Consort?" Yao Mowan felt that Ye Junqing was almost an idiot for asking this question.
"How do I know that the eldest prince consort is Feng Yi's son?" Ye Junqing felt very aggrieved.
"A blind person can tell that the beauty next to Feng Yi is only in her early twenties and is a loser. If true, it only means that Feng Yi matured too late." Yao Mowan shook her head. She always thought that Ye Jun was
Qing's logical thinking is okay, but it turns out she was wrong.
"Your Majesty, the eldest prince consort seems to be unhappy." Ting Yue leaned over and whispered in Yao Mowan's ear. Yao Mowan raised her eyes after hearing the sound, and saw the eldest princess sitting opposite to the left who seemed to be appeasing her anger.
Feng Yuanshan.
"She looks very angry." Yao Mowan muttered with deep meaning.
At the banquet, everyone toasted and drank freely, and occasionally there were songs and dances to add to the fun. It looked peaceful, but most of them were smiling, so after the banquet, everyone felt that it was boring.
When the banquet was over and Yao Mowan returned to the room, Ye Junqing also followed her in.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Seeing Ye Junqing walk in, Yao Mowan asked with raised eyebrows.
"It's okay, just have a cup of tea." Ye Junqing said matter-of-factly, smiling calmly.
"Is there no tea in the prince's room? If not, Mowan will ask Ting Yue to make it and send it over. It's getting late, so it would be better for the prince to rest early." Yao Mowan declined politely.
"You... don't welcome me?" This was the first time Yao Mowan rejected him in his memory. Ye Junqing felt a thump in his heart, as if something had fallen off and he felt very uncomfortable.
"Mo Wan just thinks it's too late." Yao Mowan smiled gently.
"Oh... Then you should rest early." Ye Junqing nodded subconsciously, turned around immediately, hesitated for a moment before walking onto the small stone arch bridge.
Yao Mowan didn't turn around until she saw Ye Junqing closing the door.
"Your Majesty, actually I think...it's still too early!" Tingyue laughed twice, but Yao Mowan didn't respond, so she had to suppress her smile and waited respectfully beside Yao Mowan.
"Tingyue, have you noticed that after the whole banquet, almost every important minister in the court toasted to Zhao Shun, except Feng Yi?" Yao Mowan sat down on the chair slowly, with a solemn expression.
"Really? This servant only focused on observing the eldest son-in-law and the fifth son-in-law, and the others didn't pay much attention. But what does this mean?" Ting Yue asked confused.
"It means that the relationship between Zhao Shun and Feng Yi is not harmonious. Even if it is just for fun, they are not willing to do it." Yao Mowan had a dark look in his eyes. At this moment, Yin Xue floated over and nodded towards Yao Mowan.
"Ting Yue, you stay here to watch the night. If anyone asks, just say that I am asleep, do you understand?" After Yao Mowan ordered Ting Yue, she left the Summer Palace with Yin Xue and headed straight for the Prime Minister's Mansion.
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Let's say that the stone chamber of the Prime Minister's Mansion is spacious and bright, but the facilities are much worse. Generally speaking, the light in a sealed place like the stone chamber is extremely dark, and night pearls are the best choice for lighting. Unfortunately, at this moment, the entire stone chamber is lit up.
There were five torches, and the green smoke coming out of the torches made Yao Mowan's eyes sore and painful.
"I'm here to see the Queen of Chu. I wonder what the important thing is for Queen Chu to ask me to meet you?" Zhao Shun saw Yao Mowan walking in and bowed respectfully.
"Please sit down, Prime Minister Zhao." After Yao Mowan sat firmly, she raised her hand to signal Zhao Shun. Zhao Shun did not show any pretense, stood up and sat down opposite Yao Mowan.
"The prime minister's palace can't even bring out a night-light pearl?" Yao Mowan looked around and spoke softly. Zhao Shun suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"If you have something to say, Queen Chu, you may as well speak up. I am all ears." After all, he was a prime minister, and he was more or less from the city government. Speechless, Yao Mowan smiled lightly, and immediately put a hundred thousand taels of gold silver notes from his sleeve on the stone table.
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"This is..." Zhao Shun looked at the banknote on the table suspiciously. When he saw the amount on it, he couldn't help but take a breath, but he recovered in an instant.
"What does Empress Chu mean by this? Although Daxia is poor, poor people have great ambitions. Empress Chu does not need to use such things to insult me!" Zhao Shun was angry.
"Prime Minister Zhao misunderstood. This one hundred thousand taels of gold is just a deposit. I want to order five hundred thousand rattan chairs in Daxia." Yao Mowan had already known that Zhao Shun was not a short-handed master, so even if he had the intention to use money to bribe
, you also have to think of your words.
"Rattan chair? What Empress Chu was talking about...but this kind of rattan chair?" Zhao Shun was surprised and pointed at the chair sitting under his buttocks.
"Yes, it's this kind of rattan chair. However, the rattan chairs in Prime Minister Zhao's Mansion are too simple to weave. If more effort is put into the weaving, I believe the sales will be very good." Yao Mowan briefly expressed his opinion.
"Queen Chu is not joking, let alone five hundred thousand, even five million is not worth one hundred thousand taels of gold." Zhao Shun smiled bitterly.