Chapter 437 Tears
Zhou Qing reported back the entire banquet situation at Minghe's side.
The emperor listened without saying a word. When Zhou Qing finished speaking, the emperor said, "Do you think there is something wrong?"
Zhou Qing wondered why the emperor asked her such a question.
She was sure that there must be someone at the banquet arranged by the emperor, and that person would definitely report the situation exactly as it was.
But since the emperor asked, Zhou Qing said frankly: "Separating the banquet itself is problematic. My wife asked Shen Li if envoys from foreign dynasties came before, whether the banquet should also be divided. Shen Li said no."
The emperor said: "This time it is for marriage."
Zhou Qing shook his head, "I believe that from the beginning to the end, the Queen never really intended to marry Princess Minghe."
The emperor raised his eyebrows, "Reason."
"The Empress is the direct mother of Princess Minghe. Before that, she had always been kind to Princess Minghe, which was true love.
This time, he suddenly decided to let her get married, but he never showed any reluctance to part with his daughter, and he didn't even mention anything that she should pay attention to when marrying in another country.
If the former is for cruelty, what about the latter?
The marriage was for the benefit of both countries. Princess Minghe shouldered heavy responsibilities and was in a foreign country. Even if the empress did not worry about her daughter's safety, she would always worry about whether Princess Minghe could gain a foothold in Nanzhao.
This marriage will only make sense if Princess Ming and Princess can stand firm.
Therefore, my wife felt that this marriage was just a pretense from beginning to end. "
There was a smile in the emperor's eyes, and he nodded with satisfaction, "Then what do you think this pretense is trying to dazzle?"
Zhou Qing hurriedly lowered his head, "I am stupid and don't know."
How dare she say this!
Don't say that women don't discuss government affairs. Even if they do, they can't show off in front of the emperor.
The emperor looked at Zhou Qing, with a smile on his lips, and said silently: "Then tell me, why are you arranging this palace banquet like this? Tell me everything you know."
Zhou Qing pursed her lips, "I may be a little arrogant. I feel that the palace banquet is arranged like this because of me."
"reason."
Zhou Qing said: "Huang Chen's mother knows the art of disguise, and she was once arranged by the Queen Mother to play an important role in this palace banquet.
My wife has reason to guess that this link is related to the art of disguise.
As for this palace banquet, the male and female guests were seated separately, and the female guests' seat was located in Princess Minghe's palace. In fact, the minister felt that this location was not very suitable, unless it was to attract someone. "
The emperor was very interested, "Why?"
Zhou Qing said: "That is the princess's palace, and this palace banquet is a palace banquet for marriage. Although the princess has been scheduled for marriage, she has not yet left the palace. The banquet is placed in her palace, which is really detrimental to the princess' face.
However, as the other party to the marriage, the seventh prince of Nanzhao had an excuse to go to the princess's palace because of this. After all, the seventh prince's sister was also at the banquet. "
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes full of appreciation and approval, "But what does this have to do with you?"
Zhou Qing smiled and said: "If I had been at the banquet from beginning to end, I might not have cared too much, but not long after the banquet started, Shi Yuexin's dress was accidentally wet by the palace maid, which was very strange. "
The emperor smiled and said, "Isn't it normal for a palace maid to have thick hands and feet and wet her clothes?"
Zhou Qing looked back at the emperor, you have attended so many palace banquets, have you ever gotten your clothes wet for no reason at the palace banquets?
I don’t believe it anyway.
When this happened, no one's clothes that got wet were innocent.
The emperor was amused by Zhou Qing's gaze and laughed, "You continue."
"Furthermore, after changing her clothes, I never returned to the palace banquet. This may not be surprising in itself, but if it is connected with the disguise technique, I have to worry about it."
"Do you think the Queen Mother arranged for another one of you to appear at the banquet?"
Zhou Qing said: "Maybe I think too much of myself, but that's what I think. As for what will happen if another minister appears at the palace banquet, it depends on whether the seventh prince of Nanzhao really wants to come. , it also depends on whether the queen really wants to marry the princess Ming."
The emperor simply wanted to give Zhou Qing a high-five for his rigorous logic.
I wonder what the Queen Mother's face would look like if Zhou Qing's analysis reached her.
"Then since you analyzed this, why did you continue to stay at Minghe's place?"
Zhou Qing said: "My wife trusts my father."
The emperor's smile grew thicker, "Zhou Huaishan?"
Zhou Qing nodded, "Before entering the palace, my wife's father once told me that as long as he is here, I will feel at ease."
To be precise, this is what the original scene looked like.
After Qingyang Hou dyed his hair, he looked at his orange hair in the bronze mirror and sighed sincerely, "Brother Shan, we feel so arrogant! After entering the palace like this, I guess the Nanzhao envoy must have Crazy."
Qingyang Hou said: "Is this called arrogance? When the Beiyan envoy came to visit, have you forgotten how we were arrogant?"
Marquis Lide, with his purple hair on his head, answered quickly, "We forced an adult from the Beiyan mission to admit his incompetence in public."
The monk from the Great Buddha Temple touched his bald head and said, "My sin, my sin, I was so young and vigorous back then. If it were now, how could I force him to admit that he didn't do it!"
Yun Qingbo rolled his eyes and said, "Yes, now you will only beat him until he really doesn't do anything."
The monk of the Great Buddha Temple sighed with emotion, "It's a pity that I can't enter the palace! Damn it!"
Zhou Huaishan held his green hair, one foot on the chair, one foot on the ground, and said to Zhou Qing proudly: "My daughter, you can go into the palace steadily. If the sky falls, your father will support you. As long as your father is fast enough, you will be safe."
The monk of Dafo Temple said: "Fast? There is no faster way except impotence!"
Zhou Huaishan slapped his thigh, "That's right, just try your best to bring the topic to impotence!"
Marquis Qingyang hugged Zhou Huaishan's neck, "That's right, Brother Shan, it's still the old rules. Let Marquis Lide call him an idiot. This word works better than anything else!"
The monk of Dafo Temple rubbed Marquis Lide's hair, "Let's make it clear first, you can call him an idiot, but you are not allowed to sing Little Swallow."
"Why?" Marquis Lide felt wronged at the time.
The monk of Dafo Temple coaxed him, "Singing Little Swallow once takes up too much time and delays saving my niece."
The seventh prince of Nanzhao Kingdom would never have thought that his impotence was determined in this way.
Moreover, the person who was chosen was actually a monk!
I wonder if he would shed tears after knowing the truth!
Anyway, the emperor burst into laughter after hearing Zhou Qing's words, and laughed until tears fell.
After laughing, he said to Zhou Qing: "You didn't count on Shen Li? Why, do you think Shen Li is incapable of protecting you?"