Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 178 Whoever Qiao Lili marries will be the crown prince

At 9:00 p.m., the guard at the entrance of Tuanyuan Lane came to report that the Lanna Princess's procession would soon arrive at the lane.

Qiao Lili led a group of noble ladies to the gate of Tuanyuan to welcome them. When they arrived at the gate, the princess of Lanna happened to get off the carriage at the gate. Both sides greeted each other according to their respective countries, welcomed them into the flower hall, seated them as host and guest, served them tea, and exchanged polite greetings. It was a very pleasant occasion.

The Princess of Lanna was accompanied by a ceremonial guard of thirty or forty people on this trip, which was quite impressive. These people came to the capital after she submitted her letter of credence.

The princess and her maid were wearing traditional costumes of Lanna. Unlike the long skirts of Dayan, the skirts of everyone in the group were above the knees, and they wore trousers of the same color underneath. The material used to make the clothes was also very special. The colors were bright, but the texture of the fabric was much rougher than that of Dayan. The embroidery was also unique, with a very bumpy texture. The lapels, trouser legs and shoes were all strung with all kinds of jingling silver ornaments. The princess wore a silver flower crown on her head, which was exquisitely made and very luxurious.

The group walked into Tuanyuan, and the sound of silver ornaments rang out with every step, filling the exotic atmosphere.

The ceremonial team was arranged to rest and have meals. Following the Princess of Lanna were two female officials who were about 40 years old and four maids.

During this period, they were running around in the capital. There were five of them in the group, including only the princess and her maid, dressed as people from Dayan. It is possible that the two female officials arrived with the ceremonial guard.

The Lanna princess behaved like a naive little girl, likable and unguarded. When Qiao Lili picked up the cup to drink tea, her eyebrows were restrained, with a barely perceptible coldness. She knew this Lanna princess. She had had a not very pleasant encounter with her in the City Lord's Mansion of Dunhua Ancient City. At that time, it was this princess and her four maids.

At that time, they were very arrogant, which was completely different from the gentle little girl with an innocent smile on her face.

Qiao Lili was dressed as a man that day, and he didn't know whether they recognized him or not. Qiao Lili felt that there was no way they couldn't recognize him and they were just pretending not to have seen him. It was possible that they knew his and Yu Jingyan's identities and followed them all the way to the capital.

Ever since they learned at the auction that the princess of Lana had arrived, these people have been under the surveillance of Qiao Lili and Emperor Yong'an. The reason why Qiao Lili didn't receive them for so many days was not only because he was busy with government affairs, but also because he wanted to give them a warning. On the other hand, a princess of a tiny country did not need to be received in a hurry by the Great Yan Kingdom. She could just wait until she was done with her work and had time to entertain them.

Another reason was that Qiao Lili wanted to give her enough time and freedom to see whether she would go to Broom Lane to find Lou Xinyue.

In fact, it didn't.

The little princess and her maid visited all the shops in the streets and alleys of the capital, buying whatever they liked, but they didn't go to Broom Lane in the north city. Was it because they deliberately avoided it, or was it because Broom Lane didn't have what they wanted to buy.

Saozhu Lane is located in the civilian area of ​​the northern part of the city. There are no particularly exquisite shops there, so it is normal not to go there. Many outsiders come to Beijing, and most of them do not go to the northern part of the city.

Qiao Lili was not in a hurry. She just kept watching. The fox would eventually show its tail.

"Excuse me, Crown Princess, how many years have you been married to the Crown Prince?" Rong Jiang, the little princess of Lana, blinked her innocent eyes and asked without any ulterior motives.

As expected, verbal humiliation came first. Whoever gets impatient first will lose. She is not afraid of those old guys in the court, so how could she be afraid of a little princess from a foreign country? A few non-offensive words can't faze her.

"Princess Rong Jiang, didn't you learn about the national conditions of Dayan before you came there?" Qiao Lili said calmly, "At least you should know how many princes and princesses Dayan has, how old they are, and whether they are married or not."

Everyone knows how to set traps. It is impossible that you didn't know these things before you came to Dayan. If you didn't know them, it means that your country, Lanna, didn't take Dayan seriously. You sent a princess as an envoy to another country, but you didn't even understand the most basic situation of that country. Isn't this too illogical?

Princess Rong Jiang of Lanna was stunned for a moment. Everyone said that Qiao Lili was cowardly, but she was not angry at such an embarrassing question. "I understood it when I was in our country, but Lanna is far away from the capital of Dayan. My master and I are both women, and we walk slowly. It took us almost half a year to walk from our country to Dayan today. It is possible that the prince or the crown prince got married within this half year."

"Princess, what you said is right, but you didn't come to our Dayan today. You have been here for more than ten days. In these ten days, what kind of news could you not get?" Qiao Lili almost said that you were Mingzhi Consultant.

Princess Rong Jiang was speechless for a moment. She didn't expect Qiao Lili to be so sharp and didn't give her any face at all. She didn't think about it. Since she didn't give others face, they would naturally reciprocate.

At this time, the female official who was following Rong Jiang spoke up: "Greetings, Crown Princess. Our Lanna Kingdom sent our little princess to Dayan this time with the intention of establishing friendly relations with Dayan. Our little princess admires Dayan's great culture, and has heard that Dayan's Sixth Prince is a man of noble character, both civil and military skills, and has not yet married. I wonder if your country has this intention."

What the hell? Qiao Lili almost laughed out of anger.

Qiao Lili didn't know she could play it this way. She pretended to be ignorant while knowing the truth. They really took it to the extreme. They even wanted to make peace between the two countries. I'm afraid they are tired of living and want to die. Qiao Lili doesn't want to do anything now. She just wants to lead an army to destroy this Lanna country, which dared to covet Brother Ajing so blatantly.

Do you take Qiao Lili seriously? Qiao Lili didn't know who gave this tiny country the confidence. The bidding disruption on the auction day and the marriage proposal today were simply a blatant provocation.

Everyone in the capital and in Dayan knew that the Sixth Prince Yu Jingyan and her daughter Qiao Lili, the daughter of Duke Dingguo, had just been engaged. Several hundred pieces of dowry were carried to the Duke Dingguo's mansion. They were carried for a day and were waiting for the Duke Dingguo to return from the border to get married. Even if she didn't ask, she could hear people's unconscious discussions when she walked on the street.

Besides, since they all want to discuss marriage, how can they not ask around?

Qiao Lili really laughed, but there was a chill in her smile.

"In theory, I can't make the decision on this matter, because this is diplomatic relations between two countries, and the two countries need to submit letters and send envoys to discuss. However, I can't make the decision for other princes, but I have the final say for the Sixth Prince." Qiao Lili changed her previous gentle and humble attitude, her eyes were sharp, and she exuded unusual coercion.

All the noble ladies present felt Qiao Lili's awe-inspiring aura, and once again suppressed their thoughts and remained silent.

"He is my, Qiao Lili's future husband, and has nothing to do with anyone else." Qiao Lili smoothed the non-existent wrinkles on her sleeves and looked at Rong Jiang unscrupulously.

Rong Jiang still had an innocent smile on her face. She was also an expert at managing her emotions, and she deserved the title of princess. She pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Aren't you the Crown Princess? The Sixth Prince is not the Crown Prince either, so how can he be your future husband?"

"Whoever I, Qiao Lili, marry will be the crown prince." Qiao Lili answered calmly. These words coming out of her mouth should have been light and floated away by the wind. However, it seemed as if each of these words weighed a thousand pounds, leaving deep holes when they hit the ground, and hitting the hearts of everyone present like a drum, deafening.

This princess is so domineering.