Many courtiers were shocked - not only did the Queen know the Marquis of Zhenbei, but they also seemed to have a close relationship with each other. So if the Marquis of Zhenbei was granted the title of Marquis as his daughter, could he also have a close relationship with the Empress?
Seeing the solemn looks on the faces of many old stubborns, Jiang Yan was secretly happy - His Majesty ordered him to be the "Queen's Party". This task should have been completed, right?
On the day the new emperor ascended the throne, King Nanrong presented dozens of boxes of rare treasures. Therefore, after the Marquis of Zhenbei presented the gifts, it was the Marquis of Anxian who came to represent the former Donghuan royal family.
Marquis Anxian's gift was quite special. He had traveled around the continent over the years and drew a very detailed map. It not only recorded mountains and rivers, but also surveyed many unexploited mineral veins.
Although An Xianhou called this map the "Mineral Map", Si Haochen examined it carefully and found that it also marked dangerous passes and hidden stakes placed everywhere.
Si Haochen held the map tightly. He originally thought that the Supreme Emperor had been traveling around these years and arranged some spies to gather intelligence in the four countries. Unexpectedly, this old man was quietly doing big things, and he actually spent more than ten years making these arrangements.
"Marquis Anxian is interested." Si Haochen nodded slightly.
Although the brat didn't show it on his face, his red eyes showed that he could see the weight of this map.
An Xianhou said with a smile: "I am getting old, and my back and legs often hurt. It would be great if I could have a hot spring village to take care of myself in my old age."
Ha, Si Haochen rolled his eyes hugely in his heart, this smelly old man was still thinking about the hot spring village he built for his wife.
He cannot give away the place where he and his wife have been dating for the rest of their lives, but there are several places in Zhuangzi with hot springs, so arranging a place for him to retire will not be a problem.
"There are many hot springs in my fiefdom, and there are many manors of various kinds. Marquis Anxian likes the hot springs, so he will choose a few places and stay in them in rotation." His son couldn't be fooled, so Yan Yuan quickly thought of a plan to dump the blame - use the hot springs first.
Wenquanzhuangzi deceived the 'former emperor' into Nanrong.
After that, he left half of the fiefdom's general affairs to him. Wouldn't he have more time to stay in the capital and share a family relationship with his daughter?
"Nanrong is too hot, and I really can't bear it." An Xianhou sneered in his heart. I have worked hard for most of my life and am finally 'easy'. I still want to capture my 'strong man'. What a beautiful idea!#@
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King Nanrong and Marquis Anxian were fighting wits and courage on the sidelines. Feng Muling, on behalf of the Xikang royal family, presented the tiger talisman that commanded the soldiers to show submission.
Zhao Shilang, who was on duty at the Ministry of Household Affairs, had been to Xikang in his early years and knew that the attitude of Xikang people towards the royal family was far less than their respect for the great witches.
At this time, he did not know that there was a rift between his mother and his daughter-in-law, and that his daughter had the honor to be the first person to stay in the Tianlao. Naturally, he had the leisure to stir up trouble: "According to Zhao's knowledge, in Xikang, the great witch is respected by all people, and his status is extremely respected.
I wonder why the Great Witch did not come with Marquis Xizhao, is it because he does not want to submit to my emperor?"
Over the years, the Cao Gang, which is inextricably linked to the Zhao family, has caused many troubles in Xikang. The Zhao family has long regarded the Xikang royal family as its old enemy.
Feng Muling didn't know the origin of this, and narrowed his eyes slightly. An official from the Ministry of Household Affairs, who has the right to speak on such an occasion?%&(&
Feng Muling just wanted to fight back. Cao Yushi, who had received many benefits from the Zhao family, saw Zhao Shilang winking at him and had to come out to help: "Master Zhao said it is true. If it's not the great witch who refuses to surrender, it's the Marquis of Xizhao."
You are too indulgent to your subordinates!"
"Ha." Feng Muling glanced at Cao Yushi. This man had just been punished by the right minister in the morning, and he came out to dance so quickly. "There is no one to inherit the position of the great witch. I have informed your majesty."
, this matter will be decided by His Majesty. Are Mr. Cao and Mr. Zhao so anxious that they want to overstep their authority?"
Cao Yushi was choked and his face turned green and red. It was obvious that he was not of high rank and he was not brought along when discussing this matter.
But Cao Yushi was not called the 'Iron Mouth' for nothing. He was very tough: "There are always saints, right?"
"Ahem." Mingruo coughed lightly, "The Holy Maiden of the Witch Palace has been sent by me to run an errand. Cao Yushi really wants to participate, so let's find someone else."
Feng Muling had not yet seen her cousin after entering the capital. When the Queen Mother said that A Yuan had gone on an errand, she immediately felt confident: "Cao Yushi might as well read a copy of Zhao Shilang's book. I was presenting the military talisman to His Majesty when he suddenly jumped out
Interjection, why should we be punished with the crime of 'the Holy Spirit's words and deeds are unreasonable'?"
Cao Yushi couldn't wait to turn to the almanac now. It was inconvenient for him to leave the army today, so why did he fail again?
The courtiers looked at the Queen with a little more fear. It was a bit unfathomable that the Queen could actually instruct the Holy Maiden of the Witch Palace to do things!
After the gifts were presented, His Majesty Yun Huang announced the opening of the banquet.
Palace banquets are all in the style of bells ringing and cauldrons ringing. The palace maids serve delicacies and the musicians begin to play music.
After the early court, many officials fought for the opportunity for their daughters to appear in front of the emperor and gave Eunuch Ke red envelopes just to perform her talents at the palace banquet.
Eunuch Ke could neither make any decisions nor dare to bother the emperor with such matters, so he had no choice but to ask the empress for instructions.
The Empress seemed to be very interested in the performances of the ladies from various prefectures, so she specially canceled several programs to make time for their performances. Eunuch Ke saw that the Empress attached so much importance to them, so he specially arranged the performances for the ladies from each prefecture, and informed everyone
grown ups.
It was soon time for the ladies from all the provinces to perform, but no one started to prepare. Eunuch Ke could only wink wildly at the first young lady to come on stage.
But the young lady kept her eyebrows lowered and her eyes lowered, unable to receive Eunuch Ke's 'signal' at all.
Eunuch Ke had no choice but to send the palace maid to remind her. The palace lady came closer and lowered her voice and said: "Miss Sun, you will be playing the piano soon."
Sun Zhilan showed an apologetic smile: "I was blown by the wind in the imperial garden just now, and now I have a severe headache. I really can't touch the piano."
The little palace maid had to go to the noble lady who was behind Sun Zhilan and asked around. The ladies from all the palaces had headaches, leg pains, stomach pains... My whole body ached, except for the pain in my hair and fingernails.
When Mrs. Zhao saw the palace attendant coming to ask, she turned her head and looked at Mrs. Zhao: "Where is Jiao Shu?"
Mrs. Zhao was stunned when she was asked: "During the visit to the garden, wasn't Shu'er with her mother?"
"She said she was going to look for you on the verandah, so she took Qingyu with her." Speaking of this, Mrs. Zhao was very angry. Her daughter-in-law and granddaughter were not with her, making her very shameless in front of everyone.
"I haven't seen Shu'er in the imperial garden. I thought she was always with my mother!" Mrs. Zhao just heard someone say that "fox monsters eat people". Could her daughter have been taken away by the fox monster?
Bar!
Mrs. Zhao panicked immediately, but the palace banquet had just begun, and it would be inappropriate to leave now.
I wanted to send people to look for him, but there was no one available - neither the old lady nor she had official duties. According to the official rank of the master, the official family could only bring one servant to the palace. Only Shu'er brought a maid.
