Chapter 65: cost

In the evening banquet, I drank a little wine and fell asleep early.There was no dream for a night, but the next day it was early in the morning

when I was called by Yan Kechai.Vaguely getting up with a bit of anger, resisting the discomfort, and letting

the attendant wear it for me in a dazed manner, it took a long time to wake

up.Through the dim bronze mirror, the approximate outline was shown, and it

turned out to be a pale yellow court dress, which reminded me that this

morning was the day of the court meeting. Wait patiently for the attendant to

put on the whole suit lightly, and walk slowly to the side hall for breakfast,

where Yan Ke was already waiting."His Royal Highness, today's meeting, I am afraid it is not peaceful again."

She whispered while instructing the attendant to prepare dishes for me."Well, Aunt Ke don't have to worry, this king has his own measure." I knew

that she was referring to Duan Wang, and I didn't intend to say anything more-

it would be just right and left.And in the bottom of my heart, there is a vague idea: If the king's thing can

be done, then for me, there will be an extra help. For this, why not be a

leader?However, this level of thinking is not good enough to tell Yan Ke in advance

to avoid her objection.After tidying up, he hurried to the palace by car, and then guided the female

officer into Mingde Hall.I straightened my crown and walked to my seat. I was able to sit down before

the beginning of the dynasty, and listened to the voice of the attendant.

Kuang Xiqing walked leisurely on the steps and sat in to accommodate three

pure pure In the Golden Throne, after waiting for everyone to bow, he raised

his hand and gave his life aloud.After the salute, seeing that no one was paying attention to me, she leaned

back loosely on the back of the chair, absently listening to the usual set of

rhetoric of the Chaohui, and quietly went to find the King of Duan-as an adult

emperor, she had long been involved. Although the regime is comparable to

Kwong Xihan, who has various privileges since he was a child, it is not

comparable to the imperial clan who generally have empty titles and no real

power.It's just that she has been stationed in the fief and never had a chance to go

to court. It is probably her first time today; she doesn't know how she

compares to Kuang Xihan, who was pretending to be senseless and pretending to

be meaningless.I was thinking about it, I saw King Duan step forward and respectfully

presented the memorial in his hand to the deacon female officer, repeating the

words at the banquet again, as if to express his firmness: "The minister

invites Na Jiang Lanyi to be the princess. ."In front of Manchu Civil and Martial Arts, Kuang Xiqing was not good to fool

around like this. I saw that she nodded blankly, took the paper from the

female officer, and buckled it back on the case. She didn't open it, just

asked quietly. : "What about Zhuqing's opinion?"Her gaze swept across the position of Yushitai, and immediately a sensible

adviser jumped out and said, "Your Majesty Rongji.""Quasi." Kuang Xiqing nodded, her expression gentle, and there seemed to be

encouragement in her eyes.The remonstrance officer's waist straightened up straighter, but King Duan

frowned, and gave a cold glance at the weak remonstrance officer who was not

as tall as her shoulder.Even though I was quite a distance away, I felt the pressure of that glance,

not to mention the remonstrance officer who was directly exposed to the power.

I thought that if it weren't for showing timidity in front of the people and

the monarch, she would have been shaking like chaff— \-Deserving of the

commander-in-chief of killing and decisiveness.In just a moment, King Duan withdrew his gaze, stood aside with his eyes and

nose, and waited quietly, as if he had never shown such a sharp and terrifying

look.Without the shock of his eyes, the admonisher had a bit of courage, and raised

his head high: "Who is the king's husband? This is a matter of the king's

family... It's just the state-owned state law, the family has its own rules,

and Dawu has never had it. The precedent for a woman to become a marriage, how

can it be that the majesty is foolish and willful and breaks the rules? After

all, the name of the king's husband is to be included in the ancestors.

Burning incense and offering sacrifices to the heavens told the ancestors. If

the sacred kings have spirits under the spring, how can they just let them go?

His Royal Highness Duan behaves recklessly? We are brave, and please think

twice about His Highness Duan!""Courage? Humph, according to the king, you are so courageous!" King Duan

raised his eyebrows and smiled, his blue eyes were as clear as spring water,

but what was flowing was murderous intent.I guess, if he were on the battlefield at this moment, the admonishment

officer would have been slammed by her."Zongzheng Temple." Kuang Xiqing looked to the other side again, turning a

blind eye to the tit-for-tat.The officials named in the name rushed to the same place. The middle-aged

woman headed by the middle-aged woman unhurriedly talked about a big deal, and

finally concluded: "...Weichen thought that the request of His Royal Highness

is not appropriate, and we still need it. Think long-term." It means to

oppose.As the Zongzheng Temple in charge of royal clan affairs, their opinions

largely represent the attitude of the clan dignitaries, while Yushitai is the

position of ordinary officials. Whether it is from Kuang Xiqing's instruction,

the result is not optimistic."The ministers seconded." Kuang Xiqing asked the six temples and the other

monasteries one after another. No one of the officials of the Manchu dynasty

stood by the side of the king.I looked at that abnormally white face and almost lost blood. I felt quite

uneasy, and couldn't help but speak for her: "This king thought...""Han'er!" Kuang Xiqing sternly yelled before I knew I was ugly, and stopped my

words.Seeing everyone looking at the past in shock, she knocked on the table without

changing her face, and explained gently, "I will consider the opinions of the

princes. I am a little tired today, so the meeting ended here and broke up.

Right."I obviously felt the thoughtful look that King Duan had cast before he quit

the hall, but there was no time to respond. I was full of Kuang Xiqing's calm

face and told me to let her go to the bedroom—there was only one thought left

in my heart: What is it? Was it impulsive?After retiring the attendants and female officials, Kwong Xiqing sat at the

desk, Zhu Bi kept reviewing the papers submitted by the officials, and did not

take the initiative to speak; I had to hold the tea cup, pretending to be a

tasting, from the beginning. Anxious to gradually calm down, I can still think

about how to express some support for Duan Wang euphemistically without

angering her.Before I could think about the reason, I listened to Kuang Xiqing's Zhu pen

put aside, took a sip of bitter tea, and asked casually, "Just now at the

meeting, what do you want to say?"Why not ask her directly like this. I licked my lips, not knowing if this is a

good time to tell the truth, but the words in my heart almost never pass the

brain before I say: "I want to plead with Duan Wang. ""Oh?" Kuang Xiqing raised her eyebrows, neither showing an expression of

anger, nor a smile on her face, she just showed respectful concentration,

waiting for me to continue.Seeing that she didn’t seem to be angry, I thought about it, and said with

courage: “I think that King Duan’s marriage is her private affair. After

marrying back, the person who gets along with each other day and night is also

her own. Then, with What is the relationship with others?""Even if the person she is going to marry... is a woman?" Kuang Xiqing stared

at my eyes and asked meaningfully."As long as it does not hinder others, she chooses a man or a woman, so what?"

At this point, thinking about herself, she couldn't help saying a few more

words, "What's more, there are always too many clan families like us. I can’t

help myself. It’s rare to have someone I like. How can I just let it go like

this?"I had just said the words. I realized that I had made a mistake, and I quietly

looked up at her, for fear of teaching her to see some clues. Unexpectedly,

she suddenly looked up as if she was caught up in my mind--the ink-colored

eyes were as deep as Han Yuan, with a bit of eagerness in surprise, quickly

melted into the obscure and complicated eyes.Faced with such eyes, I only felt that my heart was tightly held by a pair of

invisible hands, and I was actually tense for no apparent reason.He opened his mouth, unable to speak, and suddenly there was a cautious knock

on the door.Kuang Xiqing's personal female officer carefully said outside the door: "The

King Duan offers something, please submit it to your Majesty.""Enter." Kuang Xiqing frowned very quickly, then lowered her eyebrows, avoided

her gaze first, and replied slightly.I also followed with a sigh of relief and held up the tea cup to conceal the

embarrassment just now.The female officer slowly approached with a brocade box less than the size of

her palm, stopped a few steps away from Kuang Xiqing, bowed and saluted.After receiving Kuang Xiqing’s signal, I opened the box-I took a glance at it.

It was a semicircular blood-colored jade pendant. The jade is transparent and

bleaked like a haze. If you look closely, it was a gift from Zen Master

Kongxi. The jade jue looks very much like this... In this way, apart from the

different colors, isn't it the same as breaking the jade jue into two halves?What does it mean that King Duan sent someone to send this half of the jade?But seeing Kuang Xiqing fixed her eyes on the brocade box, a different color

flashed in her eyes, taking the jade in her hand and playing back and forth,

the corners of her mouth faintly curved.When I was puzzled, she glanced sideways, and then said to the female officer

if nothing had happened: "Go and reply to the person, just say what the king

asked for, and I agreed.""Emperor Sister?" After waiting for a while, I still couldn't hold back, and

asked tentatively.What is so special about this jade, that Kuang Xiqing can change her previous

attitude, and under pressure, agree to the shocking marriage of King Duan?"Does Han'er recognize this thing?" Seeing me shook my head blankly, Kuang

Xiqing smiled, and said gracefully, "This is the half tiger charm that

commanded the Qingyuan Army. King Duan made one with fifty thousand Qingyuan

Army and I. transaction."—— In exchange for a promise of 50,000 troops, King Duan gave away most of his

family...The entire Qingyuan Army's establishment was only 100,000 people.It can be seen that King Duan is really affectionate towards her princess.Seeing the satisfaction in Kwong Xiqing’s eyes, I was relieved for Duan Wang,

but at the same time I couldn’t help feeling a bit of melancholy-Duan Wang was

able to get what she wanted because she paid the price; if it were me, I don’t

know what else to pay. What about the price?A few days later, Duanwang’s mansion sent a greeting note, inviting me to a

banquet.Although I didn't mention it, I don't need to think about it to know that it

must be to celebrate her marriage with the princess.Without paying attention to Yan Ke's dissuasion, I comforted her a few words

and took Jiang Zhuo and a few servants to the banquet-it would be good to be

able to go out with Jiang Zhuo to relax.It’s just that I didn’t expect that at the dinner that day, looking at the

dignitaries of the entire Guanlan City, no one was present except me.Two rows of red lanterns were hung high in joy, but the mighty and solemn

palace was the door. I stood hesitatingly at the door, feeling that my mood

was heavier than the steps I took, and it was inevitable that something would

hurt it.