Chapter 532 Special Gift
The ministers were discussing the matter of forming a friendly alliance, and for the moment they ignored the idea of seeing the true appearance of Fucang, the Crown Prince of Yan. Since he was the crown prince who came to get married, it was natural that he should meet with Her Majesty the Queen first.
However, the ministers only heard the words of King Yan from beginning to end, and never saw the face of Prince Yan. Moreover, they naturally ignored the matter because they talked about the alliance.
On July 25th, Ye Qingcheng, the eldest princess of Shu, and her husband Yunting arrived in the imperial capital of Xiqi.
The kings and dignitaries of the four countries gathered together, and Xiqi ushered in the most glorious and lively moment in history.
"First of all, congratulations to Her Majesty the Queen of Xiqi and His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty." Ye Qingcheng sent a generous gift and sincerely blessed, "Congratulations on the expansion of the territory of the two countries, congratulations on the destruction of the Northern Territory, and the spread of your Majesty the Queen's reputation."
Chu Qinghuang responded politely: "Elder Princess, please take a seat."
Another grand palace banquet.
In less than half a month, three grand palace banquets were held in the palace, which cost a lot of money. However, there were many congratulatory gifts from Zhou Dynasty and Shu Kingdom. In comparison, the money consumed by the palace banquet was insignificant.
I originally thought that this was something that I had to deal with with all my strength. After all, these were the kings and dignitaries from all over the world, and their status should not be underestimated. And now that the four remaining countries are all powerful, the ministers of Xiqi were afraid that one of them would The poor reception caused dissatisfaction among the kings, and the peaceful alliance instantly turned into a sword fight on the battlefield.
But they were wrong.
Neither the Emperor of Zhou nor the eldest princess of Shu seemed to have any airs. When speaking to their Majesty the Queen, their tone was particularly gentle, as if they were treating their own juniors... Well, their Majesty the Queen is indeed young.
But countries are not judged by their age, otherwise the Emperor of Northern Xinjiang would not have personally set foot in Xiqi, and even tried to send people to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen one after another.
In addition to having no airs, the Xiqi ministers also found that these kings and dignitaries particularly liked to stay in a separate courtyard in the imperial city. Except for a few formal palace banquets, they almost never appeared in the palace at other times. Her Majesty the Queen is pregnant and needs to rest, and they don't want to disturb Her Majesty's peace.
It's really strange.
As Her Majesty the Queen's wedding ceremony approaches, the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the inner court are busy. The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty dare not slack off at all, and all government affairs are handled in an orderly manner.
At the end of July, the Dongling War King arrived in Xiqi with his envoys. Xie Shoufu and General Xuanyuan Yao accompanied them and sent a grand congratulatory gift to congratulate Xiqi on their victory in the battle in Northern Xinjiang, their great defeat in Northern Xinjiang, and their victory in the Northern Xinjiang. Half of the territory.
The gifts included fifty thousand taels of gold, eight hundred thousand taels of silver, twenty boxes of silk and satin, twenty boxes of jade treasures, twenty boxes of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and twenty young men in their prime.
After the ceremony officer announced the congratulations, the hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
A young man in his prime?
Twenty people?
Boxes of congratulatory gifts were piled in the main hall, glittering gold ingots, white silver, boxes of valuable jade antiques, authentic calligraphy and paintings by famous artists...
The ministers of Xiqi sighed inwardly that Dongling was rich and wealthy.
Fucang, who was standing beside Chu Qinghuang, only focused his gaze on the faces of the twenty young men standing in the main hall.
There are four people in each row, five rows in total.
They have handsome and delicate appearance, with downturned eyebrows and eyes. The eldest man has a weak crown, and the youngest is only fifteen or sixteen years old.
I dare not say that they are one in a thousand, but they are definitely one in a hundred in appearance and figure.
"I heard that Her Majesty the Queen has a special liking for the Shadow Guards." Xie Jin smiled slightly, with an extraordinary look on his face, "My emperor ordered people to carefully select twenty young people, among whom the six Shadow Guards are all the top masters of the martial arts pavilion. , loyal and heroic.”
Chu Qinghuang sat quietly on the dragon chair, her expression a little subtle. After being silent for a while, she said, "Why isn't the eldest brother here?"
"Brother Emperor originally planned to come here, but the news that the Queen's wife was suddenly diagnosed with pregnancy made it inconvenient to travel long distances. Brother Emperor had to stay in Dongling to take care of Sister-in-law." Rong Zhan said, "Brother Emperor asked me to send him off on my behalf. Congratulations to Xiqi for their great victory in the battle with Northern Xinjiang."
Chu Qinghuang raised his hand: "Second Emperor Brother and Mr. Xie, please take a seat. All envoys, please take a seat."
Twenty young men were still standing in the hall. Fu Cang had a calm expression on his face. He could not see any hostility, and of course he did not show any blatant dissatisfaction. If these twenty people were given by others, maybe he could kill them one by one. Throw them all out.
But the person who carefully selected these beautiful boys was His Majesty Emperor Dongling, his uncle and Nuannuan's biological brother.
Fucang dare not be disrespectful.