C233 The arrival of the princess(1)

The envoys from the Northern Chu arrived in the capital three days later.

During the morning assembly that day, the Emperor had ordered Xiao Yi Xiu to go to the Cheng Yang Inn to wait for the envoy to present himself.

The Chenyang Inn was a place where doors were tightly guarded and the imperial guards outside the white walls of the jade-green roof were arranged in a neat and respectful manner. Xiao Yi Xiu, on the other hand, was waiting inside the door with his hands in his sleeves.

He did not intentionally change his appearance. When he had just left the Imperial Court, his hair was still in a purplish-gold crown, his black robe was fluttering in the wind, and his deep clothes were tied up with a dragon's head and jade ribbon.

Compared to the grandeur of Princess Lan Xun's envoy, the grandeur of the Northern Chu was much smaller. Unexpectedly, it was only the presence of an ordinary diplomatic mission, a trivial entourage of eighty guards hugging each other from both the front and back, and behind them was a carriage with a bronze horned bell hanging from it.

As for the envoy from the Northern Chu, the Crown Prince Helian Yu, she was riding a magnificent steed. She was riding on the left side of the carriage at a leisurely pace.

Upon hearing the commotion, Xiao Yi Xiu walked out of the inn. He subconsciously looked down and saw the rut marks left by the horse carriages. He frowned slightly.

"Prince Xiao Yi Xiu of Dongyuan Palace welcomed Your Highness Helian, the Crown Prince of the Northern Chu. May I ask Your Highness, is your sister here to join you in your mission to Dongyuan City?"

"It is inconvenient for a woman to show her face along the way. Naturally, it is to sit in a carriage with a woman."

Xiao Yi Xiu looked at the ruts and said slowly, "If your sister wasn't as light as a swallow, then there would be no one in this carriage."

At the same time, guests from the Mo King's Manor had arrived.

After Suifeng heard the report from the guards at the gate, his expression suddenly changed as he hurried to report to Gu Qingli.

"Princess, there's a guest visiting the mansion from outside, and he wants to speak with the Prince."

"Who is it? "If you know that the Prince has not returned yet, you can just return to him." Gu Qingli put down the acupoint in her hand and looked at the missing markings in the room. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Normally, they would always return to the residence at the right hour of the morning. Where would they find out that they had not returned yet? She thought for a moment. The guests outside the door were obviously not the regular guests of the Mo King Manor. Otherwise, there would be no need to spread the news along with the wind, and someone would have already brought them in.

She lifted the bead curtain and looked out. She was waiting outside with her body half bent in the wind. Her expression was strange, different from her usual flying body.

According to his personality, if he wasn't a regular customer, he would usually have to have two different attitudes. One, he would directly send the guards back, and the other, he would disdainfully return the favor. But this time, it was obvious that there was some uneasiness in the heaviness, as if he was thinking about something unpleasant from the past.

Usually, when they were in the mansion, they would show off even more than Xiao Yi Xiu. This kind of character was obviously not someone who was used to worrying about the face. If his face also had a heavy and uneasy expression, then this guest would definitely not be an ordinary person.

"Who are you to not dare to refuse?"

Wind seemed to hesitate, but in the end, he still said, "The Northern Chu Envoy's sister, Princess Helian Peng."

Gu Qing Li suddenly sat up from the couch and thought for a moment. "How do you know it's her?"

Suifeng sighed and closed the door.

Gu Qingli took the red sand plastered on it. The name of the sender was clearly written on it: Princess Helian Shuang of the Northern Chu.

"Didn't they say that after they arrived at the capital, the prince would go to the inn to receive them and arrange them as guests?" Why is Princess Helian … "He went through the door on his own?"

Just as Suifeng wanted to speak, the sound of a battle could be heard from outside the pavilion. A clear and biting cold female voice rang out, "Xiao Yi Xiu, come out and see this princess!"

Gu Qing Li frowned and abruptly stood up. In her heart, she was strongly averse to this disrespectful shout.

Regardless of how noble Helian Xianzi was, he was only the Northern Chu Princess. Hearing the berating tone, Helian Xianzi's domineering attitude made it clear that no one could disobey his orders. What kind of place was the Mo Residence considered to be a place for people to behave atrociously?

If the Princess lacked a lesson, could it be the second delicate and pretty Princess Lan Xun? Gu Qingli thought for a while before smoothing out the folds of her clothes and stepping out the door.

Although Princess Lan Xun was arrogant and willful, she still possessed all the basic etiquette. But this woman who was shouting was simply a barbarian of a country, which made Gu Qing curious. Could it be that the people of the Northern Chu were all so uncivilized?

Not too far away, a young girl stood with her sword in hand, her long hair tied up in an apricot hat. She wore a silver mail to protect the heart, and outside of her apricot-colored satin trousers was a pair of embroidered riding boots, seemingly quite heroic.

Gu Qingli only took a few glances to identify the guards. Although they were all light armored and wielding sabers and spears, they were all women. It was obvious they were Princess Helian's army.

Gu Qingli sized her up. She had also noticed that someone was looking at her. She looked back at them with her fierce, untamed phoenix eyes that carried a hint of wildness. Although she was good-looking, with her rosy lips and deep eyes and straight nose, she was not a peerless beauty. It was just that she had an exotic charm to her, giving her a wild beauty.

Because she was alone at home, she did not put on the red silk, but simply wore a light green robe with wide sleeves. Inside, she wore a white scholarly jacket, a lily skirt that was the same color as the moon. She looked fresh and light, with a plain face.

The girl raised her chin high, and Xiuzhen's height became even more imposing. "Who are you?" she asked in a condescending tone. What about Xiao Yi Xiu? "

Gu Qingli lightly smiled, "If this is Princess Helian, then this wangfei will have a whole new level of respect for you … Could it be that you people from the Northern Chu have always been such guests, going to someone else's house and replacing the greeting gift with a fist, foot, blade, and sword?"

Helian Peng was slightly startled. It was obvious that he was not used to her calm and gentle tone. Although it sounded neither impatient nor angry, it carried a sense of majesty and prestige. Her sharp words were not to be refuted.

"Stop!"

At Helian Peng's command, the northern Chu guards all withdrew from the battle and retreated from the battle. The shadow guards of the mansion did not press them and scattered in a flash, disappearing without a trace like a gale.

This stance caused Helian Shuang's heart to tremble.

In reality, although she was arrogant, she did not charge straight into the mansion. Instead, she waited for Xiao Yi to fail and revealed her identity as the Northern Chu's princess, forcing her way into the mansion. The guards did not dare to be rude to the princesses of the neighboring kingdoms. They hurriedly sent people to inform Xiao Yi Xiu at the imperial palace.

And after Helian Xiufeng entered the palace, at first he was puzzled as to why this palace seemed to be devoid of people. However, as soon as he arrived at the door of the mansion, he was intercepted by a group of guards who had arrived from who knows where, and more and more of them appeared. Under her observation from all directions, she was actually unable to determine where this group of people had come from. Out of curiosity, she did not stop her subordinates, but rather deliberately tried to see clearly the other party's background.

However, even with Helian Peng's vigilance, he was still unable to pinpoint where these shadow guards came from. He only felt that their gray clothes were as light as smoke. When they came, they disappeared without a trace. Some of them even disappeared into thin air.