Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

In order to welcome the Khan of Tubo, Nian Shilan had already prepared a banquet in the Qianqing Palace.

The emperor naturally did not come. Nian Shilan instructed Xiao Xiazi to take good care of him. As for the others, they must have all been present.

After everyone arrived, Su Peisheng brought the Khan over.

"Tibetan Khan, how are you?"

As soon as someone came in, Nian Shilan started talking.

At first, he couldn't see the people clearly, but as soon as Nian Shilan opened her mouth, the Tibetan Khan immediately recognized the voices of ten women.

"What? The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty actually sent a woman to fool this Khan?!"

Naturally, he got angry on the spot.

However, in Nian Shilan's eyes, this scene was nothing at all. He was angry only because he was a woman.

"Does Khan think that the Qing Dynasty does not value Khan?"

Nian Shilan stood up as he spoke: "Khan, why don't you take a look? In this hall, besides the Emperor, is there anyone missing from the royal family?"

Of course not.

After hearing what Nian Shilan said, the Khan turned around and looked around. Sure enough, she was right.

But at this point, he began to look at this woman with a new eye. She was able to remain calm in the face of danger, which was something he had never seen in other women before.

"May I ask who this person is..."

The Khan looked at Nian Shilan and said.

Naturally, there was no need for Nian Shilan to introduce it personally, but Jinxi on the side spoke up.

"This is the Empress of the Qing Dynasty."

Jinxi's deep voice introduced her, which really matched Nian Shilan's aura.

"The emperor is not feeling well, so I will be in charge of all matters in the court and harem."

Before the Khan could speak, Nian Shilan spoke first, at least to explain why the emperor didn't come.

Besides, even though the Khan is so arrogant now, whether he can go back or not depends entirely on whether Nian Shilan allows it or not.

"I invited the Khan here today because I thought that if we could get together more often, it would help calm the people living on the border. I heard that there have been some unusual movements around Tubo. I wonder if the Khan knows about this."

It was obvious what Nian Shilan had pointed out to him. If he continued to say he didn't know, he would be pretending.

"Although the Queen is in the palace, she has never missed any news from outside."

The Tibetan Khan had nothing to hide and was frank: "We have vast and fertile land, and we have enough money, grain and grass. Why should we pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty every year?"

He seemed to have been holding it in for a long time before he expressed his dissatisfaction.

"That's what the Khan meant."

Nian Shilan said slowly with a smile.

It seems that this Khan is not someone who can be easily provoked. Nian Shilan said so, but Jinxi, Songzhi, Zhou Ninghai, and everyone present were all worried about Nian Shilan.

But in the current situation, they still have to wait and see how Nian Shilan reacts and act accordingly. They can't say anything. If any of their words really cause a fight, it would be bad.

"The Queen is so smart, don't you understand?"

The Khan smiled contemptuously and said, "Your Highness, please make your own decision or tell the Emperor. I only ask that the Qing Dynasty give Tubo 10 million taels of silver every year. That's all."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a lot of discussion below.

Ten million taels, he really dared to ask for it.

"Zhou Ninghai, you go."

Nian Shilan didn't rush to respond whether it was allowed or not, but quietly let Zhou Ninghai go out first.

Now that he is in the Qing Dynasty, he dares to speak so arrogantly. I wonder how many soldiers he has brought with him.

What Nian Shilan had to do now was to hold the Khan back first, and quickly let Zhou Ninghai find out the truth before making plans for the next step.

At the same time, Nian Shilan was also looking at Prince Dun. When their eyes met, Prince Dun could understand what Nian Shilan meant.

If things go wrong, there will be a bloody battle today.

"Oh? Are you kidding me, Khan? Ten million taels, Khan is really brave enough to ask for it. Maybe there is another way."

Nian Shilan would definitely not agree to 10 million taels. If this 10 million taels were spent during his reign, wouldn't it lead to complaints from the ministers?

The Khan also heard the reluctance in Nian Shilan's words. In fact, there are other ways. Of course, the best one is money.

In today's world, naturally no one wants to go to war, but they must also gain some benefits from it.

"That's what the Queen meant."

Listening to Nian Shilan's words, he knew that the Queen must have some ideas.

"What I mean is, a marriage of peace."

In fact, this method of marriage was also a temporary decision made by Nian Shilan.

On the one hand, it can prevent the war and avoid paying 10 million taels of silver to Tubo every year.

Secondly, Nian Shilan never forgot that there was a Princess Chaogui in the Qing Dynasty.

In her previous life, Princess Chaogui was married to Junggar and became a concubine, suffering all kinds of humiliation. As a woman, she thought this Tubo Khan was quite good-looking. Nian Shilan thought that she could make some plans for Chaogui.

The marriage with Junggar has not happened yet, but Nian Shilan has to make preparations early, otherwise, when the time comes, the person to marry will definitely be Chao Gui.

Hearing this, the Khan laughed, and everyone present looked at Nian Shilan with surprise.

They knew that none of the princesses in the palace were of the right age.

"can."

Khan said with a smile.

In fact, the main reason why the Khan could say this is because of Nian Shilan, who is beautiful, intelligent, has a broad mind, and a calm and unhurried temperament.

He naturally admires such women and is willing to make friends with them.

"My queen, please think twice."

Concubine Qi was afraid that Nian Shilan would cause a big mess, so she quickly stood up and said, "Where in our palace is there a princess of the right age?!"

She was also thankful that she gave birth to a prince who was already an adult. If it was a princess, she would probably have had no choice but to marry a foreign prince.

The one who was most worried should be Concubine Qi. Concubine Duan and Concubine Jing, who were sitting next to her, would not be so rash. They knew that if Nian Shilan was not sure, she would not say that.

"Alright, Concubine Qi, I know what's going on."

Nian Shilan didn't want to pay attention to her, as she didn't use her brain all day long, but with so many people around, she had to give her face.

Fortunately, Concubine Qi didn't make any more noise, as this was already making people laugh at her.

"What? The princess isn't here yet. Is the Queen going to come here in person to marry the Khan?"

He was joking, but this was already extremely disrespectful to Nian Shilan.