In the days that followed, Xiao Ye got used to Xu Qing going out early and coming back late every day.
He handles everything in the mission.
Xiao Ye thought that with Xu Qing here this time, nothing would happen to him, and he would travel at official expense. However, he didn't expect that he was not doing anything right now. He went to visit other princesses every day, and everything about the mission fell on Xiao Ye.
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Especially for issues that Zhou Guo wanted to negotiate, Xiao Ye had to push them back every time Zhou Guo wanted to talk. He had pushed back three times in a row.
Now people in Zhou State think that their Chu State envoy is not here to negotiate, but to make money...
No, Brother Xu went out again today.
It's been like this for five days in a row.
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Mingyue Princess Mansion
Xu Qing leaned against the bed, and Li Mingyue was still lying on the bed, with her head leaning on Xu Qing's arms. Xu Qing was feeding Li Mingyue some medicine.
In a few days, Li Mingyue has almost recovered from the cold she contracted, and today's medicine is her last dose.
Just when Xu Qing finished taking the medicine and picked up a handkerchief to wipe away the remaining medicine juice next to Li Mingyue's red lips, a maid's voice suddenly came from outside.
Generally, other men are not allowed to enter the inner house. Even if the concierge has something to report, he can only pass it from the outer house to the door of the inner house and then the maid can enter the inner house to report it.
The maid came outside the residence and said, "Princess Qi, King Loulan invites the princess to go to the Plum Garden to appreciate plum blossoms tomorrow."
Li Mingyue had just finished drinking the medicine and was still lying in Xu Qing's arms without thinking about getting up. Naturally, she had no intention of admiring the plum blossoms with others, so she said, "I've been feeling cold recently, so I can't go out."
The maid naturally understood what Li Mingyue meant and responded, "Yes."
The servants like them must know how to figure out what their master means. The master's suggestion that he was infected with the cold was just an excuse. He just didn't want to see anyone.
And King Loulan is naturally the visitor that the princess does not want to see.
Li Mingyue in the room was covered with a quilt, and her two flawless white jade slender hands were placed outside the quilt. Li Mingyue's hands were covered with Xu Qing's hands, which held Li Mingyue's slender hands tightly and dispersed the slender hands of Li Mingyue.
of coolness.
Li Mingyue's eyes fell on Xu Qing's hands holding hers, and she murmured, "Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, five days passed."
Xu Qing said: "At least we still have thirteen days."
Li Mingyue nodded slightly when she heard Xu Qing's words: "Yes, thirteen days."
After Li Mingyue got along with Xu Qing for a few days, she was no longer as shy as usual, but she was still a little bit reluctant to let go, and she still had a weak sense of submission when she spoke and acted.
She could never learn to be rude and pushy in front of Xu Qing like Su Qian, Xiao Ruxue or even Long Bing'er.
Li Mingyue has always been like that. When you come, I will do my best. When you don't come, I will miss you silently. I will never force anything.
Xu Qing was extremely passive when she was with Su Qian, especially when Su Qian wanted to have a child. It can be said that Xu Qing at that time was freezing to the extreme at night.
Being with Xiao Ruxue wasn't much better, so she was tied directly up the mountain to worship in the church.
Long Bing'er didn't even need to sleep anymore, she just banged her head away and snatched Xu Qing's first kiss that day.
But it was with Li Mingyue that Xu Qingcai gained the long-lost initiative.
Li Mingyue would never take the initiative to take the relationship to a further level, but when Xu Qing proposed to take the relationship further, Li Mingyue would not refuse. It was so unknown that Xu Qing's self-esteem as a man was greatly satisfied.
When getting along with Li Mingyue, he always had the initiative.
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Outside Princess Mingyue's Mansion
King Loulan, who was in his prime, couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard the words returned by the concierge, and then disappeared.
Ever since he received the marriage grant from Emperor Zhou, he had wanted to see the beauty of Princess Mingyue, but every time he was invited, Princess Mingyue refused because of physical discomfort.
King Loulan had received news earlier that Princess Mingyue was actually not favored. She was just a concubine. There were almost no rumors among the people. Few people mentioned her and no information about Princess Mingyue could be collected.
Of course, King Loulan also knew that the current Loulan was not qualified to marry the legitimate daughter of the Central Plains. The legitimate daughter of the Central Plains would only be betrothed to important ministers of the Central Plains, or used to intermarry with each other to strengthen ties between the three countries of the Central Plains.
The only country that is qualified to marry the legitimate daughter of the Zhou Kingdom is the Chu Kingdom, to which even the grasslands surrender.
Being able to marry the emperor's concubine princess shows that the Zhou Kingdom already attaches great importance to the vassal country of Loulan. The fact that some daughters of the clan are not named princesses shows that the Zhou Kingdom still values Loulan very much. I remember that there are also some small countries in the Western Regions and the Central Plains.
In the beginning, a few maids were sent to serve as princesses in marriage, and those small countries did not dare to have any objections, and they had to treat her as a real princess.
Loulan is already very proud to be able to marry a genuine princess.
But the problem is, it is a bit too much for a concubine princess to be so arrogant. Even if she is a vassal state of the Chu State, she is still the king of the vassal state. In name, she is equal to the king of the Zhou State. Maybe her power is higher than this.
The prince, who does not even have the right to rule the fiefdom, is still in glory, but Princess Mingyue just doesn't see him.
Until now, he had no idea whether Princess Mingyue was fat or thin, beautiful or ugly.
There are rumors that Princess Mingyue was frail since she was a child, but she was not even given the honor to go out for a walk, which really made King Loulan a little angry.
There are still thirteen days until the wedding. As for you, are you still covering yourself up like a baby?
What is Princess Mingyue busy with in the mansion all day long?
King Loulan, who had returned without success, was quite unwilling to walk on the road. The black-clothed attendant next to him said: "Your Majesty, please calm down."
King Loulan gritted his teeth and said, "Stop being angry? I don't even know whether Princess Mingyue is beautiful or ugly, fat or thin. Princess Mingyue is going to become my royal concubine. If I marry an ugly monster, what will be the prestige of our Loulan country?"
The black-clothed attendant made some suggestions: "Your Majesty, I see that the guards at Princess Mingyue's Mansion are not very strict, so why not sneak in and find out what's going on?"
King Loulan thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said: "There are so many maids and servants in the Princess of Central Plains Mansion. If someone finds out, how can I lose my face?"
The black-clothed attendant said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates are willing to sneak in on your behalf to explore the truth."
King Loulan glanced at the attendant in black: "You?"
The attendant in black said: "Even if the subordinate is discovered, all the blame will be borne by the subordinate alone and has nothing to do with the king."
After thinking for a while, King Loulan looked at the black-clothed attendant and said, "Okay, you can sneak into Princess Mingyue's mansion to find out the truth for me, and see if Princess Mingyue is really ill or is deliberately trying to deal with me."
The attendant in black said: "The king will return to the post house and wait for news from his subordinates."
King Loulan then ordered: "If the guards are tight, we will withdraw first."