The tenth day of the fifth lunar month.

"Your Majesty, I heard that there will be envoys coming to the imperial capital this Dragon Boat Festival?"

"Well, every year a representative from a small country comes to the imperial capital to pay tribute."

"Then where are the people coming this year? Does the prince know?"

Dongfang Li carefully trimmed the green chrysanthemum in front of her. This was a seed that Nangong Xu bought from the dark market. It took many experiments to grow such a plant.

"It should be Yao Yuguo. It seems to be their turn this year."

Nangong Xu's eyes followed Dongfang Li's hand, and he was very happy to see her liking this green chrysanthemum so much.

"Yao Yuguo? I haven't heard of it before?"

"Yao Yuguo has always been ruled by women. The current queen's name is Lin Bai, and her husband is Teng Hao, the great general of the dynasty. They have a son and a daughter. Our people have found that in the past year, the health of the queen of Yao Yuguo has been deteriorating. Wangfu Tenghao intends to replace him."

"It's understandable. A general has been living under the oppression of the Queen all year round. Once he is given a chance, it is almost certain that he will turn over... Your Majesty, let's see how this green chrysanthemum is doing."

Dongfang Li pushed Lu Ju in front of Nangong Xu, like a child waiting to be praised.

"The flowers and leaves are stretched and the flowers are full-shaped. The ones cut by Ali are naturally the best."

Nangong Xu praised him without hesitation.

"You're being careless. Yao Yuguo still insists on sending people to pay tribute under such circumstances. He says it has no purpose. I'm afraid even children won't believe it."

"It is said that the person who came this time... is the princess of Yao Yuguo..."

"A princess from a country comes to pay tribute? Does this mean... that she wants to get married?"

Dongfang Li stopped what he was doing and looked at Nangong Xu with raised eyebrows.

"I'm afraid so. The palace has just sent away a noble concubine, so it might be a good idea to add another beautiful lady."

"I can't see it."

"How to say?"

Nangong Xu looked like he was all ears.

"Marrying into the palace may improve Yao Yuguo's status in the surrounding small countries, but if we want to relieve Yao Yuguo's own crisis, I'm afraid... the prince is the best choice."

"Except for Ali, I will not let anyone enter the palace again."

"Of course I know, and I believe everyone in the entire imperial capital also knows, but... people in Yao Yuguo may not know? Moreover, if this princess really enters Prince Xu's palace, with the reputation of the prince, that prince must Fu Tenghao, even if you really want to replace him, I'm afraid you have to think carefully about it."

The more Dongfang Li analyzed it, the more likely he felt that this matter was possible.

"If this princess is lucky enough to give birth to another son and a half daughter for the prince, then for the sake of the child and the prince's character, she shouldn't just sit back and watch Yao Yuguo's affairs..."

"The more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes. I think... Ah Li has been too busy recently, so she has time to think wildly."

Nangong Xu listened to Dongfang Li's words. Although they were reasonable, he could also hear the dissatisfaction in them.

"Is it outrageous? But why do I think this is very possible?"

Dongfang Li was only thinking about Princess Yao Yuguo, and did not notice at all that a dangerous aura was quietly approaching.

"Since Ah Li is so free, I don't mind working a little harder and let Ah Li have a good rest..."

Nangong Xu said, directly picked up Dongfang Li and returned to Chaochen Pavilion.

"Ah...Nangongxu, are you crazy? Let me down!"

"Nangongxu, if you don't let me down, you... believe it or not, I will bite you..."

"Nangongxu...I was wrong..."

A 'bang' sound...

Dongfang Li's voice was isolated in Chaochen Pavilion...

Xunyu appeared in the yard, picked up the lonely green chrysanthemum and turned to the backyard.

--

The thirteenth day of the fifth lunar month.

A half-open sedan walked ostentatiously on the streets of the imperial capital.

The pale pink curtains are dotted with translucent beads, which exude colorful light under the sunlight.

A slender woman wearing white gauze and a white veil sat quietly in a sedan chair, her expression unclear.

"Wencheng, Prime Minister of Dadu Dynasty, has met Princess Yao Yuguo Jing. Princess, you have had a hard journey. Please go to the post house to rest first. Tomorrow, the king has prepared a sumptuous banquet to welcome Princess Jing."

Prime Minister Wencheng and the people from the Ministry of Rites, representing Nangong Hefeng, greeted Yao Yuguo's envoy in the center of the street.

"In that case, many thanks to Prime Minister Wen."

Princess Jing's voice came from the sedan, followed by a faint fragrance.

"Come here, take the princess and others to the post house."

"Yes."

"Princess Jing, please."

Wen Cheng watched Yao Yuguo's people drive to the post house, quickly turned around and got into his carriage, and drove quickly in the direction of the palace.

--

Royal study.

"Kings."

"Well, Yao Yuguo's people have received it?"

Nangong Hefeng raised his head from the memorial and glanced at Wen Cheng standing below.

"Go back to the king. I have received it and sent it to the post house. You should have settled down by now."

"Well, did you see who's coming?"

"Your Majesty...this person is Princess Jing of Yao Yuguo."

Wen Cheng clearly saw that when he mentioned Princess Jing, Nangong Hefeng's hands visibly paused.

"I know, let me take care of you carefully. How are the preparations for tomorrow's reception banquet?"

"It has been prepared according to regulations."

"Okay, Prime Minister, thank you for your hard work. Come on down."

"Yes."

Wen Cheng retreated.

In the imperial study room, Nangong Hefeng put down the ink brush in his hand, pulled out a scroll from the painting bucket on the side, and carefully laid it on the table.

On the exquisite canvas, a woman is sitting by the pool playing the pipa, looking in one direction with a sweet smile.

Nangong Hefeng gently touched the woman in the painting, with indelible sadness in his eyes.

"Qingzhu...are you okay?"

……

"Your Majesty, the envoy from Yao Yuguo has arrived. Wencheng arranged for him to go to the post house and said that he would be received in the palace tomorrow."

Xunjian summarized the information he had learned, and then picked out the important ones and handed them to Nangongxu.

"Well, who is here from Yao Yuguo?"

Nangong Xu took the book and put it aside, and continued to look through the accounts in his hand.

"This is Princess Lin Jing of Yao Yuguo."

"Well, it seems that Ali guessed it right..."

"Of course, don't look at who I am, I am the dignified Princess Xu..."

Dongfang Li appeared at the door of Linfeng Pavilion holding a stack of ledgers.

"Why did you take so many things? Where are the others?"

Nangong Xu ducked to the door, took the account book from Dongfang Li's hand, and looked behind her. Sure enough, there was no one there.

"I asked them to do other things."

Dongfang Li moved his sore wrist.

"There are not enough people. You can ask the old housekeeper to buy some people back. Why bother yourself?"

Nangong Xu put down the ledger and took Dongfang Li's arm. A stream of warm air flowed down his arm and into his body, and the pain in his wrist disappeared immediately.

"I like peace and quiet, you know..."

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