Chapter 438: The quarrel between the emperor and the princess
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Princess Shui Lin is dubious, not sure that the letter can be sent from such a far away place?
Qi Yuanming nodded, "It can be sent, but it will take a little longer."
After all, the distance between the two countries is quite far, and it would take several months to send a letter.
After hearing this, Princess Shuilin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It would be great if you can send it back."
Although she didn't know who to send it back to, because her biological mother died young and she had no other relatives with whom she had a good relationship in Shuilin Kingdom.
Other princesses were of noble birth, so naturally they looked down upon her.
In addition, she had no other friends in the palace and was alone, so it seemed useless to send letters back.
Thinking about it, it actually doesn’t matter whether I go back or not.
Since the palace maids and nuns have all come out with her, where else can they stay?
Thinking of this, Princess Shuilin stopped crying.
Happily accepted the mission to go to the capital.
Seeing that she suddenly stopped crying again, Qi Yuanming was confused. He opened his mouth and wanted to ask, but he was afraid that she would cry again after asking, so he simply stopped asking.
He was about to ride away on horseback, but Princess Shuilin suddenly stopped him.
“General, please tell me about the customs and customs of your capital city. I don’t know what the capital city is like yet.”
Qi Yuanming scratched his head and said, "Well, the capital is just like that. Just eat, drink and play more, and there shouldn't be much else."
Princess Shuilin asked curiously, "Are you strict about women there?"
Over in Shuilin Kingdom, the requirements for women are not so strict.
She had heard someone say before that the requirements for women in the capital were very strict. They were not allowed to show their arms in summer, and they had to wear thick clothes even when it was too hot. She didn't know whether it was true or not.
Qi Yuanming thought for a while and replied naively, "That's true. Anyway, my mother and the others don't roll up their sleeves even in the summer, so I feel so hot for them."
He has a good physique, but gets angry every summer and wishes he could go bare-chested every day to cool off.
But women in the capital all wear long sleeves and do not have the habit of exposing their arms.
The climate in Shuilin Kingdom is relatively high, so girls wear short sleeves in summer, which is different from the custom in the capital.
Princess Shui Lin nodded and secretly wrote it down.
She asked, "So, what are the taboos over there? Or are there any taboo things?"
She rarely heard about other things in the capital city in Shuilin Kingdom. After all, they were far away and couldn't get much news from each other.
Even if there is a princess sister-in-law from the capital, she has never interacted with her. Naturally, she does not know the people and culture of the capital.
Qi Yuanming scratched his head and thought for a moment, "It's taboo. Let me think about it."
There doesn’t seem to be any taboos, right?
"When the princess arrives at the palace, the steward will come and tell you the rules. You will know then."
Otherwise, he is a grown man and has really not paid attention to those things.
Princess Shuilin nodded, her mood recovered, and she no longer worried about these things, "Okay, I understand, you can go and do your work."
Qi Yuanming breathed a sigh of relief and rode back to find Jing Shirong.
“Ajing, we are almost at the capital. The three princesses will have a conflict with the emperor, so we must stay away.”
When father and daughter quarrel, they don’t want to be affected by the fish pond.
Jing Shirong also said, "When the time comes, report that you are tired and take a good rest at home for a few days."
Qi Yuanming thought so too.
"Yes, I will sleep for three days and three nights after I go back, and then we will talk about the rest."
The third princess looked back at them and saw them muttering behind her. She rode over and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Qi Yuanming coughed and said, "No, we were talking about having a good rest after we go back."
Jing Shirong hummed and nodded in agreement. The third princess originally thought they were talking about herself, but she didn’t expect that they weren’t?
She looked Jing Shirong up and down, and saw that he was still so indifferent, his attitude was lukewarm, and he had no extra emotion at all. She couldn't help but clenched the sword in her hand, looked at him with unknown meaning, and finally rode back.
Qi Yuanming saw her walking away and then said, "Ajing, the third princess won't marry you after she returns, right?"
The emperor summoned the three princesses back from this trip, which was definitely to urge them to get married.
At that time, the third princess will want to marry Jing Shirong, which is not good.
Although Jing Shirong is already married, who knows what the emperor will do for the sake of the tiger talisman.
Jing Shirong was not worried, "If I don't agree, can he still kill me?"
He is not a temperless person and can be manipulated casually.
Every time the emperor forced him to do something, he would do whatever he was willing to do.
If he doesn’t want to, nothing can be done to him.
Every time the emperor was so angry that he had to give in.
Everyone is like this. If they have capital that can be exploited, they are qualified to negotiate.
Anyway, Sister Ying and her family are his bottom line, and no one can touch them.
If he touches them, he doesn't mind fighting to the death.
Over the years, he and Jing Shirong have been secretly cultivating their own power, and the emperor knows a little bit about it.
But the emperor doesn’t know the specific number of forces.
Because they traveled south and north and had a wide range of influence, the emperor had no way of checking them, but he also knew how much he had to worry about.
I think the emperor would not be so confused.
Qi Yuanming thought about it and said, "That's good."
As long as the emperor is not foolish and does not break up the young couple, he has nothing to worry about.
The team continued to move forward, and after walking for another month, the team finally arrived at the foot of the capital.
The third princess led the team and personally sent the Princess of Shuilin to the palace to meet the saint.
Qi Yuanming and Jing Shirong followed closely behind.
The three of them met together and the emperor breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they had brought back the Princess of Shuilin safely.
He asked someone to arrange for Princess Shuilin to rest, and then he talked to Jing Shirong and the others.
“This trip was dangerous, but you did a good job of turning the danger around.”
Jing Shirong clasped fists with Qi Yuanming, saluted and replied, "This is what a humble minister should do."
Seeing that they were getting better and better at explaining, the emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at the three princesses.
He waved his hand and told Jing Shirong and Qi Yuanming to go back and rest, leaving the third princess to talk in the imperial study.
The third princess has not seen him for several years, and now she looks at him as if he is a little older.
She was about to feel guilty when she heard what the emperor said.
“I’m calling you back this time mainly because I want to talk about your marriage.”
"You are not young anymore. Stop living like a man and a woman. Clean up your affairs and get married on the 16th of next month."
The third princess didn't react at first, and then she reacted, and she immediately became angry.
"What do you mean, father? What does it mean to get married at sixteen?"
Emotionally, has he arranged her marriage? Did you just call her back to get married?
When the emperor saw her glaring at him angrily, he became angry and said, "What's that look in your eyes? Isn't it for your own good that I'm doing this? Look at how old you are. You're an old girl and you're still not married. What's wrong with me?" Worthy of your dead mother!”
It's okay not to mention the queen first, but when she heard about the queen first, the third princess became even more angry.
“Father, do you still have the nerve to mention the queen? If the queen were still alive, how would you bully our siblings?”
(End of this chapter)