The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1318: impatient
Chapter 1318: Impatient
Zhong Xingxiao planned to send his own people to inquire more. He planned to visit with valuable gifts any minister in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty who supported Murong Li’s strategy of merging the two countries, and he must do his utmost to make this happen.
Soon, Xiao Rongyan’s people came back first. It was said that the Emperor of the Great Zhou was more in favor of the bet on the country in the court. Lu Jin also seemed to speak well of the bet on the merger of the two countries in the court. The uncle of the Emperor of the Great Zhou, Dong Qingping, was between agreement and disagreement. General Lu and Shen Sikong also seemed to be inclined to agree with the bet on the country, believing that the Great Zhou would win.
After hearing the report, Xiao Rongyan sat on the chair and thought for a long time before saying, “In this case, I’ll trouble you, my uncle… to bring generous gifts to the residence of Lord Lu Jin in person and ask Lord Lu for any suggestions. Our Yan State should interact with those ministers next. As for General Lu and Minister Shen, they have always been of the same mind as the Emperor of the Great Zhou, so you can wait… no need to rush.”
Zhong Xingxiao quickly stood up and responded respectfully: “Yes, Lord Regent, rest assured, I will do my best in this matter!”
“Ninth Prince, if the news is accurate and the Great Zhou Emperor is in favor of your majesty’s bet, why don’t we strike while the iron is hot and ask to see the Great Zhou Emperor in private and talk to him about the benefits of merging the gambling countries, maybe we can make it happen?” The accompanying official of the Yan State took two steps towards Xiao Rongyan and said with a firm look, “After all, the one who makes the final decision is definitely the Great Zhou Emperor.”
Xiao Rongyan’s facial features were hidden behind the mask, so his expression could not be seen. One could only see his deep eyes, which seemed to reveal his unwillingness.
Seeing this, Zhong Xingxiao thought for a moment and stepped forward and said, “Yes, Regent! Since the Emperor of Great Zhou also agrees with your Majesty’s method, why don’t you go to the palace in person to meet the Emperor of Great Zhou? This way, we will have a better chance of convincing Great Zhou.”
“Your Highness…” The Minister of Finance of Yan State bowed to Xiao Rongyan, “Your Highness can have someone pass the message to the Great Zhou Palace. If the Great Zhou Emperor is willing to meet privately, it means that there is a great chance of success. If… if the Great Zhou Emperor is unwilling to meet with our Yan State envoys privately, it means that we need to work harder on this matter. What do you think, Your Highness?”
Xiao Rongyan’s hands were tapping on the armrests of the chair, as if he was lost in thought. After a while, he spoke: “How about this, let the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Honglu Temple, and Wang Hanbing go to the palace to meet the Emperor of Great Zhou. I… won’t go.”
“Regent…” Zhong Xingxiao stood up immediately upon seeing this and bowed to Xiao Rongyan. “Our trip to Great Zhou is just as His Majesty said before we left. It is our Yan State that begged Great Zhou to agree to this matter. Our Yan State should lower its attitude. The Regent is not an ordinary prince of Yan State but the Regent of our Great Yan. Moreover, it is the Regent who has led the team to Great Zhou this time. His weight is not comparable to that of ordinary envoys!”
After Zhong Xingxiao finished speaking, he turned around and glanced at the courtier of the Queen Mother’s Party who came with the Yan State envoys. The courtier immediately stepped forward and said, “Your Highness, what the King’s Uncle said makes sense. If you, the Regent, hadn’t come, it would have been fine. But now that you have come… you only let the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Honglu Temple, and Wang Hanbing to meet the Emperor of Great Zhou. It is inevitable that the Emperor of Great Zhou will feel that our Yan State is neglecting the Great Zhou!”
After saying this, the courtier bowed to his colleagues and said, “I don’t mean to think that the Minister of Revenue and my colleagues are of lower official positions. It’s just that with the Regent in front of us, we are nothing!”
Behind the mask, Xiao Rongyan’s lips curled up slightly. This time…it was the Queen Mother’s party who forced him to go to the palace to see A Bao, but he didn’t want to go.
Although… he was already impatient.
Xiao Rongyan was silent for a while, then he said, “Let someone arrange it! I… will go there in person!”
Zhong Xingxiao could tell from Xiao Rongyan’s tone that he was not very willing, and he became more and more convinced that it was right to ask Xiao Rongyan to make a contribution to meet the Emperor of Great Zhou. Xiao Rongyan must also know that only if he was worthy enough to meet the Emperor of Great Zhou could this matter be negotiated.
But in order to prevent Xiao Rongyan from not being attentive, Zhong Xingxiao said, “Then I’ll trouble the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Honglu Temple, as well as the envoy appointed by His Majesty, Wang Hanbing, to personally accompany the Regent.”
Xiao Rongyan did not object, but remained silent.
Seeing that Xiao Rongyan had no objection, Zhong Xingxiao left the meeting room in front, using the excuse of going downstairs to prepare a gift for Lu Jin. As soon as he returned to his room, he asked the loyal servant who followed him to close the door, and then he sat down at the round table, thinking carefully.
The loyal servant stepped forward and asked, “Master, are we about to set off for Lord Lu’s residence? Do you need me to prepare a car…”
“Don’t be impatient!” Zhong Xingxiao raised his hand to signal his loyal servant, lowering his eyes in deep thought with a serious expression, “Wait until our people come back. If what they find out is the same as what the regent’s people found out, it won’t be too late for us to go again! You… go and prepare the gifts first, the more expensive the better.”
“Yes!” Zhong Xingxiao’s servant responded and turned to go out to prepare the valuable gifts for the officials of the Great Zhou.
Soon, news came from the Great Zhou Palace that the Great Zhou Emperor was only willing to see the Regent of Yan State.
After Zhong Xingxiao saw Xiao Rongyan leave the posthouse, he hurriedly asked someone to inquire about who the Emperor of the Great Zhou had sent to summon Xiao Rongyan and what his attitude was.
I heard that they were just ordinary imperial guards who came here without even a carriage. Zhong Xingxiao’s heart skipped a beat and he immediately became uneasy. The Emperor of Great Zhou treated their Regent of Great Yan too poorly. This was not a good sign.
It was not until the people he sent out came back and found that the information in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty was no different from that found by the Regent’s people that Zhong Xingxiao hurriedly drove the carriage and headed for Lu Jin’s mansion.
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Inside the palace.
Bai Qingyan had her wet nurse bring the two children over early in the morning and waited in Ming’an Palace. Wei Zhong sent away all the other palace maids and eunuchs, leaving only him, Chuntao and Chunzhi to serve them.
Wei Zhong knew Xiao Rongyan’s identity very well. He saw from afar Xiao Rongyan wearing a silver mask and holding a robe, slowly walking up the stairs towards the magnificent Ming’an Hall, and a smile appeared on his face.
Wei Zhongying stepped forward and stood beside the lifelike bronze crane lamp, smiling and bowing: “Ninth Prince…”
Xiao Rongyan nodded, his silver mask flickering in the swaying lights, his heart beating very fast, his beloved wife and children were in the hall, he had wanted to fly here since he left Yan State, and he almost tried his best to suppress his impulse.
Although he saw her from a distance in the court today, and although it could be considered as seeing her, it was far from enough for Xiao Rongyan.
The fourth update, making up for the one I owed.