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Chapter 121 Marriage (2)
Verified, Wu Jiu asked himself, obviously began to doubt himself.
Peng Yu turned pale and said, "This...this..."
Wu Jiao smiled coldly, and said, "Doctor Peng, do you want someone to open it for you to see if what's in the jar is the ghost of the former king?!"
Peng Yu was frightened to death, and said again and again: "No need!"
Others didn't know what happened, but Wu Jiu told the whole thing, everyone immediately looked at each other, it turned out to be a bug!
Someone was so bold as to be disrespectful to the body. It turned out that Xiong Pei's body suddenly jumped and laughed. It wasn't a ghost at all, and it wasn't a dead thing. It was just a bug, and because of this bug, Princess Mi and Qihou were infected. up.
Everyone whispered to each other when they heard this, but Wu Jiu said coldly: "There are people who disrespect the ancestors, play tricks, and try to disturb the audience. In our current state of Chu, which is waiting to be rebuilt, this kind of person has committed a heinous crime. It is heinous! He will sit today. Among you, I think that the widow can't touch him, and I can't catch him, so I'm unscrupulous..."
When everyone heard this, they immediately looked at each other, looking for that person.
Then I heard Wu Jiu continue to say: "However, I will tell you clearly today that I have already discovered you, so don't force me, and when I lose my head, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Listening to Wu Jiu's voice, everyone didn't dare to breathe.
Peng Yu didn't dare to take a breath, because he knew that Wu Jiu's words were probably meant for himself...
Wu Jiu sneered, then said, "Peng Yu."
Peng Yu was so frightened that he almost changed from sitting to kneeling immediately, walked forward on his knees, and said, "My king!"
Wu Jiao said indifferently: "Nowadays when the state of Chu needs to be united as one, because of a small bug, you, as Bu Yin, deceive the public, can you be convicted?"
When Peng Yu heard this, his eyes rolled, and he quickly kowtowed and said, "Convicted! Convicted! Peng Yu convicted! Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Peng Yu pleaded guilty in such a hurry, of course, because he had a bigger crime, and he was afraid that Wu Jiu would reveal it, so he pleaded guilty in a hurry.
Wu Jiao smiled coldly and said, "Remove to Bu Yin."
Peng Yu was covered in cold sweat, and quickly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Wu Jiu ignored him and said, "Let's stop here for today's court meeting. When you go back, you should think about what the widow said today."
He said, stood up and left.
Wu Jiu walked into the inner hall, Qihou was already waiting, he has been in the inner hall, listening to Wu Jiu's words, Wu Jiu's momentum is getting stronger day by day, even Qihou, the king of Qi, is also convinced up.
Seeing him walk in, Qihou said with a smile: "Second brother is also full of majesty today."
Wu Jiu said: "Peng Yu is cheap, I should chop him up into eight pieces and chop them into meat."
Qi Hou smiled and said: "In the past, he was from Ling Yin and Peng's family. Later, he was Bu Yin. Now he is just a commoner. Is the king afraid that he will not have the opportunity to dismantle his property?"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "That's exactly what you said."
Seeing that Wu Jiao finally laughed, Qihou breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a coquettish tone, "Second Brother, Gu was poisoned yesterday, you should cook something delicious to comfort Gu."
Wu Jiu said helplessly: "It's a bug, just spit it out, it's not really poisoned."
Qihou said unrelentingly: "No, no, second brother, you look so thin and haggard."
Wu Jiu looked up and down, carefully looked at it several times, really didn't see why Qihou's tall and handsome figure was thin and haggard?
Marquis Qi recovered much faster than Princess Mi, and she was alive and well within a day. Princess Mi was frightened and in pain, and there were spies around her, so she was a little bit shocked and hadn't recovered from it in a day.
Wu Jiao thought for a while, fearing that Princess Mi would spit out the worms from her mouth, she might be psychologically disturbed and unable to eat, so she said, "Forget it, Jiu will go to the dining room now."
Qihou didn't know that Wu Jiao wanted to cook for Princess Mi, and he followed suit, planning to go to the dining room as well.
Wu Jiu stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, don't come here, aren't you still haggard? Go back and lie down."
Qihou wanted to be a follower. After all, after King Chu was buried, he would go back to Linzi City. At that time, the two places would be separated. When Qihou thought of this, he didn't want to leave Wu Jiao for a moment.
Wu Jiu insisted on not letting him follow him because he was afraid that Marquis Qi would not be able to do well, after all, he was in pain just yesterday, so Wu Jiu also felt distressed.
Qihou had no choice but to go back to the small dormitory and wait. Wu Jiu hadn't left for long, at most half an hour, and came back again, holding a plate, and Tang Wu behind him was also carrying a plate.
Wu Jiu put the plate in his hand on the table, Qi Hou immediately smelled an indescribable fragrance, sniffed his nose vigorously, it was burnt smell, it must have been fried.
Qihou likes to eat fried food, although it is not healthy, but Qihou likes it, because Qihou is full of muscles and smooth, so he indulges his taste very much.
Qi Hou couldn't wait to open the lid, and there were long, golden-yellow rolls on the plate.
The small rolls were fried until golden, with a scorched aroma. They looked crispy and raw, and could smell a meaty, mushroomy scent.
Qi Hou was almost drooling, he was smiling, he didn't even take the chopsticks, he just grabbed the small paper and put it in his mouth.
There is a "click", the mouth is called a crispy, deep-fried crispy, and it will scum when you bite it. Under the crispy coat, there are fried fragrant meat fillings, meat fillings, and shredded vegetables. And mushrooms, crispy and raw bamboo shoots, and inside each small roll, there is also a huge shrimp wrapped, which is full of umami.
Qihou took one bite at a time, chewing vigorously, and then wiped his hands and mouth gracefully after swallowing, and said with a smile: "Second brother, what is this famous, so crispy and delicious?"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "This is called fried spring rolls."
Upon hearing this, Qi Hou picked up another fried spring roll, bit it open first, and looked inside. There were light-colored white meat fillings, emerald-green cabbage shreds, translucent shrimp, and milky white bamboo shoots. The chopped shiitake mushrooms dotted with stars, don't they look like spring?
The name Chunjuaner really lives up to its name and is very realistic.
Qihou especially likes fried spring rolls. Firstly, they have meat. He likes meatless. The most stimulating taste buds.
Qi Hou ate ten of them in one go, one at a time, at most two at a time, and when he ate the last one, he reluctantly took three or four bites, still sucking small bites.
Qi Hou was eating, and found that Tang Wu was still holding a plate in his hand, and immediately stuffed the spring rolls into his mouth, staring at the plate in Tang Wu's hand.
Tang Wu suddenly felt a lot of pressure, and really subconsciously wanted to retreat, otherwise, what if Qihou rushed over to grab it?
Qihou smiled and said courteously, "Second brother, what is that plate?"
Wu Jiu said: "It's also fried spring rolls, and there are ten more. I heard that the princess has no appetite, so I plan to send it to the princess."
When Qi Hou heard this, he was very jealous. His second brother actually gave fried spring rolls to Princess Mi?Shouldn't the dishes made by his second brother be exclusive to him?
Marquis Qi stopped Wu Jiao and refused to let Wu Jiao go. Wu Jiu suddenly had a headache and said, "Your Majesty, you have to think about it. If it wasn't for Princess Mi's sudden illness, how could Jiu have experience? Let Tang Wu give it to you." Your Majesty’s treatment? How much pain has your Majesty saved? Besides, Princess Mi is also pitiful, so Peng Yu’s main problem is to be punished.
Qihou thought, that's the case, if it was his second elder brother who was suffering, his second elder brother was already in poor health, and he didn't know if he could survive. Qihou thought about it, and felt that it was reasonable for the princess to eat those spring rolls among.
But when I thought of Princess Mi eating his second brother's craftsmanship, I felt jealous. After some ideological battles, I said: "It's okay, but the princess eats the same amount as Gu, and Gu doesn't like it. Second brother, give me more." Just be alone."
Wu Jiu immediately spat blood on Qi Hou's face, after all, Qi Hou just wanted to eat more and occupy more...
Wu Jiu had no choice but to give Qi Hou an extra fried spring roll. After Qi Hou solved eleven fried spring rolls, it was considered a compromise, but he insisted on going to see Princess Mi with Wu Jiu.
Wu Jiu had no choice but to take Qihou to find Princess Mi. Coincidentally, Princess Mi was not in the house, so she was in a bad mood, so she took a walk in the garden.
When they passed by, they happened to see Princess Mi and Li Ji together, but it seemed that they were not happy with each other, so Li Ji left angrily.
When Princess Mi saw them coming, she quickly saluted and said, "Mi pays homage to Uncle Wang and Duke Qi."
Wu Jiu said, "There's no need to be too polite, Li Ji came to see you?"
Princess Mi nodded, because Wu Jiao reminded Princess Mi to be careful of Li Ji last time, so Princess Mi was already paying attention, and now the death of the eunuch is definitely inseparable from Li Ji, otherwise how could Li Ji come by such a coincidence , and such a thick powder on the body?
Princess Mi is not stupid, so she was careful about Li Ji. Li Ji said that she came to visit Princess Mi today, but in fact she came to ask Princess Mi to ask for money and food. How miserable, the child in the stomach will be starved, making Princess Mi feel sorry for her younger brother and so on.
Princess Mi didn't want to talk too much to Li Ji, but Li Ji felt ashamed and walked away angrily.
Wu Jiao saw that Princess Mi was frowning, so he beckoned her to sit down in the small building near the lake, then took out the fried spring rolls, put them on the table, and asked Princess Mi to eat.
Princess Mi had never eaten fried spring rolls before, they looked very fresh, but her movements were much more refined than Qihou's. She picked up the chopsticks, covered them with her sleeves, and took a light bite, which was always delicious.
Princess Mi's eyes were filled with astonishment, but she still chewed and swallowed the spring rolls, and then said with a smile, "Uncle Wang, this is really delicious."
Qi Hou watched Princess Mi eating spring rolls, and thought jealously, the ones made by the second brother Gu are naturally delicious, so need I say that?
However, Qi Hou can show a very magnanimous appearance on his face.
Wu Jiu said with a smile: "I heard that you don't have much appetite, so I naturally think it's delicious, so use more, don't starve to death."
Princess Mi said, "Thank you, Uncle Wang, for your concern."
She said, and quickly ate another one. As she was eating, she felt a piercing gaze, poking herself straight, almost piercing into the bone. Princess Mi looked up suspiciously, and bumped into it. Qi Hou's "sorrowful" gaze.
In fact, Qi Hou was not staring at Princess Mi, but at the spring rolls in Princess Mi's hands. Princess Mi didn't know Qi Hou's foodie nature, and said enthusiastically: "Mi is really rude, Qi Gong is a distinguished guest, has Qi Gong ever enjoyed it?" Is this delicious?"
Qi Hou lied without changing his expression, and said, "No."
Wu Jiu immediately pinched him hard, of course secretly, Princess Mi didn't see it at all, so Princess Mi said: "Xuehua, quickly add two sets of chopsticks, and invite Uncle Wang and Duke Qi to have a meal."
The maid beside Princess Mi hurriedly trotted to add chopsticks, but Wu Jiu repeatedly refused, but Qi Hou was not modest at all, just picked up the chopsticks and ate them.
Princess Mi was very modest, but Marquis Qi ate quickly. Princess Mi only ate three, and Marquis Qi ate six. Wu Jiao wanted to spurn Marquis Qi.
Princess Mi also didn’t have a big appetite, she was full after eating three, so Qi Hou ate ten at first, then one more, and now she ate six of Princess Mi’s, Wu Jiao calculated, good guy, ten Seven spring rolls, why didn't Qihou hold on to death...
After Qihou ate the spring rolls, his mood brightened instantly, and he seemed to have a different view of Princess Mi, who was more amiable than Wu Jiu's attitude, but now it was Wu Jiao's turn to be jealous.
Qi Hou's methods of coaxing the little girl came out endlessly, making Princess Mi, who was in a bad mood, cover her lips and "giggle" and smiled coquettishly. Tears came out of her smile. She really had a beautiful appearance with almond eyes.
Wu Jiu rolled his eyes secretly, when it comes to the methods of flirting with girls, it seems that there is no one who does not bow down to Qi Hou Gan.
Qihou said with a smile: "The princess is amazing when she smiles, you should smile more, if there is anything you don't like, just come to Gu."
Princess Mi said very embarrassedly: "Thank you Qi Gong, Qi Gong is not the same as the rumors outside."
Qihou smiled and said, "Oh? How is it different?"
Princess Mi said: "It is rumored outside that Duke Qi is a vigorous and powerful master, but now Mi sees him and feels that Duke Qi is a gentle and humorous person."
Wu Jiu smiled "hehe" in his heart, gentle and humorous, obviously he was a foodie.
Marquis Qi and Princess Mi had a very happy chat, and then Ziqing came to them, saying that the emperor Hu Qi had sent a letter, I don't know what it was, and asked them to go to the bedroom, and the two got up and said goodbye.
Wu Jiu and Qi Hou walked to Lu's bedroom, Wu Jiao said sourly, "Qi Gong didn't like Princess Mi very much before, why did he suddenly become so warm?"
Qihou smiled and said, "Well... because Gu suddenly understood a truth."
Wu Jiu asked suspiciously, "What reason?"
Qihou said: "The person who can give up the delicious food to others, Princess Mi must have a good heart, and she is also a selfless person."
When Wu Jiu heard this, he really wanted to smack Qihou's face. What he said was so high-sounding, but actually?Isn't it because Princess Mi gave him six spring rolls, and the six fried spring rolls bought the monarch of Qi, and Princess Mi still thinks that Qi Hou is humorous, gentle and considerate.
Qihou laughed and said, "Second brother, did you taste it?"
Wu Jiu refused to admit it, and said with a smile, "Mr. Qi, you are overthinking."
Qi Hou said with a proud face: "If the second brother makes more fried spring rolls for Gu, there is no need to eat them."
Wu Jiu gritted his teeth secretly, thinking that next time he would strangle him to death with fried spring rolls.
When Wu Jiu arrived at the Lu bedroom, Marquis Qi couldn't follow him in, so he waited in the small bedroom. As soon as Wu Jiu entered, the senior official of Chu State was already waiting, and said, "Your Majesty, Zhou Guo sent a letter suddenly, please take a look at it. "
Wu Jiu took it over and took a look. The document was very simple. It just said that in order to express his apology, Hu Qi wanted to send envoys to contact the relationship between the two countries.
Wu Jiu is suspicious, but it's not good to refuse rashly, it seems very rude, especially now that Chu State is waiting to be rebuilt, it's better to be polite.
Wu Jiu also wanted to know what kind of tricks Hu Qi was playing, so he said: "Go back to the document and say that Chu State welcomes Zhou State envoys very much."
Doctor Qing hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
When Hu Qi's special envoy was going to Chu State, preparations for Xiong Fei's burial were completed immediately, and the burial was done quickly, so as not to overlap with the mission.
Now that Xiong Fei was buried and Qihou also attended the funeral, there was no other reason to stay. After all, Qihou had stayed here for a long time, and it was time to go back to Qi.
Wu Jiu mentioned this matter to him, but who would have thought that Qi Hou would suddenly act foolishly, "lingering on the sick bed" every day, hey hey he pretended to be seriously ill, and said pitifully: "Second brother, second brother, is there a bug here? Gu's stomach is moving, ouch, it hurts..."
Wu Jiu rolled his eyes at Qihou who was rolling on the couch, even biting the corner of the quilt, and said, "It's not a bug, your majesty is probably agitated?"
When he said this, Ziqing and Tangwu couldn't hold back, they all burst out laughing with a "puchi", Qihou immediately stared at the past, Ziqing and Tangwu hurriedly bowed their heads and withdrew, closing the door for them, lest Qihou The embarrassment is thrown to Chu State.
Qihou said pitifully: "If it is fetal gas, it is also the second brother's. Now the second brother will throw it away after eating and let Gu go back to Linzi. How can there be such a reason?"
Wu Jiao had a headache even more, he stretched out his hand to rub his forehead, he would throw everything away after eating, and he didn't know who would eat who, Qihou was so cute all day long, and at that time he would really turn into a vicious wolf, no match for Wu Jiao had him?
Wu Jiu said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing to do now. If you don't go back to Qi, what will you do if there is something important in Linzi City?"
Qi Hou said: "It's nothing serious. I just received the military report from Linzi City in a few days here. Zhao'er and Wukui have taken care of Linzi City in an orderly manner. Don't worry about the second brother. I just want to accompany the second brother. Gu If we go like this, I don’t know when I’ll see Second Brother again, can you be so hard-hearted, Second Brother, that you’re willing to be alone?”
When he said this, Wu Jiu really didn't want to part with it, he sighed and said, "Then stay for a few more days."
Qi Hou immediately said: "Okay, okay, isn't the envoy of the emperor coming, and Gu is also worried about what kind of tricks they are playing. After this matter is over, Gu will leave, okay?"
Wu Jiu had no choice but to compromise.
The envoys of the Son of Heaven arrived very soon, almost at the speed of their horses. Wu Jiu did not go to greet them in person. After all, he was the king, and Hu Qi was also the king, so there was no need to go to greet them. Instead, he sent someone over.
Soon someone reported that the emperor's envoy had already stayed at the posthouse, and this time the emperor's special envoy was... Qingfu, son of the state of Lu.
When Wu Jiu heard this, he was a little confused, Qingfu, the son of Duke Lu, was the concubine brother of Duke Lu, and he had nothing to do with the envoy of the Son of Heaven, so why did Qingfu come over to be Zhou Guo's envoy?It sounds very weird.
After Qingfu stayed in the posthouse, he went into the palace to meet Wu Jiu. He brought a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, beautiful jade and silk, and countless beauties to the palace to meet Wu Jiu.
Wu Jiu met Qingfu at the bedroom palace on the road. As soon as Qingfu came up, he asked someone to carry a large amount of jewels, saying: "King Chu, the Son of Heaven is deeply sorry and guilty about what happened last time. Now let Qingfu bring rare toys. , give it to the King of Chu first, I hope the King of Chu will not dislike it."
Wu Jiu sat in the hall, looked up at the jewels, and said with a smile: "Zhou Guo is indeed the Central Plains, the emperor's handwriting is great, and once he makes a move, it will impress people."
Father Qing laughed and said, "My Son of Heaven is very sincere, and please accept it with a smile from the King of Chu."
Wu Jiu stood up, walked down the steps slowly, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid it's not because the King of Zhou is sincere, but because the King of Zhou has other matters? Let the envoys of the King of Zhou say it all at once."
Father Qing was confirmed by Wu Jiu, so he laughed dryly and said: "The king of Chu is as good as a god, he is really wise, it is true... My son and the state of Chu have always been on good terms. Now that the new king is on the throne, my son wants to Continue to carry forward this kind of friendship, so I want to ask for a marriage with the state of Chu, the emperor wants to marry Princess Mi, the niece of the king of Chu, as the queen of Zhou, I don't know what the king of Chu wants?"
When Wu Jiao heard this, the first thought in his mind was disgusting.
Hu Qi's calculation is probably because he offended Chu State before, so he is afraid that Chu State and Qi State will unite, which will threaten Luo Shi, so he wants to lay a good foundation with Chu State, and I heard that Wu Jiao is very fond of him. Princess Mi regards it as her own, so she thought of the idea of marriage.
Wu Jiu finally understood why the envoys of the Son of Heaven sent people from the state of Lu over here. Because the state of Lu has the surname of Ji and the vassal states with the same surname, they can marry the emperor. If they really marry Princess Mi of the state of Chu, Duke Lu will be needed. Come and greet me in person.
When Wu Jiu heard that Hu Qi was slapping Princess Mi's attention, and thought of the disgusting things about Hu Qi and his little mother Yao Ji, he was about to vomit immediately, so he dared to say such brazen words as marrying his niece.
Princess Mi's appearance is exactly the same as Wu Jiu's mother in the previous life. It is impossible for Wu Jiao to let Princess Mi be bullied, and it is even more impossible for Princess Mi to marry someone like Hu Qi. Wouldn't it be precarious to marry him? Far away, who knows how Hu Qi will treat Princess Mi.
When Wu Jiu heard this, he laughed and said, "This is something even a widow can't do. The envoys may not know it. The rules in the Central Plains are different from ours. Here, the children's marriage depends on the children themselves. I mean, although the widow is the king of Chu, Princess Mi is the widow of the king's brother, and the widow can't bear her being wronged at all, so this matter depends on the princess herself."
Father Qing saw that he disagreed, and said it in a high-sounding way, and didn't force it, why didn't he force it?
In fact, because Hu Qi repeatedly shifted the responsibility to the State of Lu, the State of Lu also complained. He Qing's father wasn't taken advantage of, so how could he be willing to do things for Hu Qi?
Everyone knows that if the state of Chu marries with the state of Zhou, it will not do them any good. Father Qing thought that if Princess Mi could marry him, the marriage between the state of Lu and the state of Chu would mean that it is also a friendly state with the state of Qi. Come on, which country is not afraid of Lu?
Father Qing had this idea in mind, so he didn't try his best to do things for Hu Qi, wishing that the marriage would fail and let the princess marry him.
Father Qing heard Wu Jiu's refusal, so he didn't bother anymore, but went out of the palace.
Wu Jiu came out of the bedroom on the road, went back to the small bedroom, and talked about this with Qihou. Qihou smiled and said: "The emperor's style is becoming more and more shameless, and he made a son of the king before. Now you want to have a relationship with Chu Guo, and you want to marry Princess Mi, hmph!"
Since Princess Mi generously fried spring rolls for Qi Hou, Qi Hou and Princess Mi have become "best friends". Princess Mi often comes to chat with Qi Hou, and Qi Hou has nothing to do. When Wu Jiao goes to work, he is not good. Then, I am afraid that others will say that he was spying on Chu's secrets, etc., so Qihou had no choice but to chat with Princess Mi, and the two had a very happy chat.
Princess Mi is naive, although she is not suitable for the court, she is indeed a good candidate for a friend. Wu Jiao often hears Qi Hou and Princess Mi talking and laughing when he comes back.
Therefore, when Qi Hou heard that Hu Qi wanted to marry Princess Mi, he was very disdainful, and he must not agree to this matter.
Wu Jiu said: "Speaking of which, Young Master Qingfu's attitude is also strange. The widow rejected him, but he didn't say anything more."
Qihou said: "What's so strange about this? Lu also has a temper. How many times has the emperor sold Lu? I can't count the number of orphans. How can Lu have no temper?"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "That's true."
After Wu Jiu went to find Princess Mi and asked her if she wanted to, Princess Mi naturally didn't want to marry Hu Qi. After all, Zhou Guoyuan was in the Central Plains and they were in the south. Her father killed her father and enemy, how can she marry Hu Qi?
Besides, Hu Qi is much older than Princess Mi, and already has a lot of concubines. Although Princess Mi is going to be a wife, she is inevitably angry. Wu Jiao asked her to choose by herself, and Princess Mi definitely does not want to marry.
Wu Jiu didn't force it either, after all, Wu Jiu didn't want her to marry him, Hu Qi's behavior was not good, and he would definitely feel wronged by Princess Mi.
Wu Jiu didn't mention this matter, and Father Qing didn't ask, just a few days later, Wu Jiu came back from Lu's bedroom, went in and didn't see Marquis Qi, so he asked Tang Wu, "Did you see that you are here?"
Tang Wu said: "When you went to court, your lord took Ziqing to talk to Princess Mi, and she hasn't come back yet."
When Wu Jiao heard this, he couldn't feel jealous anymore. He didn't know what those two people were stubborn about. It happened that Wu Jiao had some free time today, so he was going to find Princess Mi.
Wu Jiu led Tang Wu there, and heard faint cries in Princess Mi's house, and the voice of the palace maid, saying: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I beg Duke Qi and the princess to spare the servant girl."
Wu Jiu didn't know what happened, when he walked in, he saw Qihou and Princess Mi sitting, and the maid named Xuehua was kneeling on the ground, crying, and there were many things beside her, some silk, bamboo slips and sheepskin or something.
Wu Jiu walked over strangely and said, "What's the matter?"
That Xuehua is Princess Mi's personal court lady, she has no name, and this name was chosen by Princess Mi herself. She has been with Princess Mi for some years, and Princess Mi is also gentle and never beats or scolds her servants. I don't know what happened today.
Qi Hou said with a smile: "The king of Chu came just in time. The princess said that she has often lost things here in the past two days. Unexpectedly, she turned out to be a bad thief."
When Wu Jiao heard this, he realized that the personal maid named Xuehua was actually a thief who stole Princess Mi's things.
In the past two days, Princess Mi has always lost things, not valuable things, but bits and pieces, such as some words that Princess Mi usually wrote out of boredom, those silk sheepskins and bamboo slips are all written by Princess Mi, Princess Mi was very surprised why she threw these things away.
Because Qihou had nothing to do and often came here to chat, Princess Mi told Qihou about the distress, and Qihou played a very simple trick and caught the thief. Take the stolen goods and get it.
The inner thief turned out to be Xuehua, the court lady next to Princess Mi, who stole these things, but was discovered unexpectedly, and was crying.
Wu Jiu looked at those things, frowned and said, "It's worthless if you steal these things, why?"
Xuehua cried and didn't want to say anything, but just begged for mercy. Knowing that Princess Mi was soft-hearted, she said to Princess Mi: "Princess, this servant girl is just fascinated by ghosts for a while, and I don't dare to do it again."
Seeing that she was crying so hard and these things were worthless, Princess Mi softened her heart, but Wu Jiao was not relentless, after all the maids stole all the things in Princess Mi's handwriting, and wanting these things was clearly imitating Princess Mi's handwriting.
Qi Hou also took care of this nosy matter because he saw this. This matter seems to be a big deal, but it is definitely not a small thing.
Before Princess Mi could speak, Wu Jiao had already said: "Since you don't want to say it, then drag it out, cut off the thief's hands, and drive you out of the palace."
Princess Mi was taken aback, thinking that Wu Jiao was really going to cut off Xuehua's hands, the maid was also frightened, she couldn't calm down at all, she cried and said, "My lord, spare my life! My lord, spare my life! The maidservant said! The maidservant said! Son said!"
Wu Jiu sneered and said, "You say it."
Xuehua didn't dare to pause, and quickly said: "Yes...it was the maid next to Li Niangniang two days ago, that maid was from the same town as the maidservant, and gave... gave the maidservant a lot of money, and let the maidservant do some stealing. At the beginning, the maid didn't dare to do business, but... she said, she just stole some worthless things, and she wouldn't care if she lost the princess. Lord Qi, please forgive me!"
When everyone heard that it was Li Ji, Princess Mi was also surprised, while Qi Hou and Wu Jiu looked at each other, feeling that the matter was even more complicated.
Wu Jiao said again: "Is there anything else? Did the palace lady tell you why she asked you to steal these things?"
Xuehua shook her head again and again, and said: "No, she didn't say anything, just let the maid hand it over to her on time."
Wu Jiao squinted his eyes, and Princess Mi said in surprise, "Why did Aunt Li do this? She...what's the use of these things?"
Wu Jiu sneered and said, "I'm afraid it will be of great use."
As he said, he looked down at Xuehua who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "If you don't want to cut off your hands, I will give you a way to pay off your crime and make meritorious service. If you do it well, I will spare your life."
Xuehua immediately nodded and said: "Yes, yes! Thank you, the king, for your kindness! This maid will definitely do her best!"
It was not difficult for Wu Jiu to ask Xuehua to do it, he just asked Xuehua to hand over the things he stole today to the maid next to Li Ji according to the plan. The maid caught it, and she knew it as soon as she asked.
Xuehua didn't dare to go against it, seeing that the agreed time was almost up, she hurriedly carried the stolen things and went to the agreed place.
It's very remote there, people with status won't come here, only palace maids and eunuchs come and go, and there are few guards.
Xuehua walked over, and saw a maid standing there long ago, Li Ji's maid, Xuehua's fellow villager, when the maid saw Xuehua coming, she blamed and said: "Why are you so slow today, hurry up I."
Tremblingly, Xuehua handed the things to the other party, but at this moment, he suddenly heard "Wow!", and several black-armored warriors surrounded him.
Li Ji's maid almost cried out in fright. Not only that, not only the black-armored warriors, but also the king walked out of the crowd, followed by the king of Qi and Princess Mi.
Li Ji's court lady was so frightened that she hurriedly hid the things, but Wu Jiao said coldly, "Arrest him."
The court lady couldn't resist at all, and was immediately arrested by the black-armored warrior, begging for mercy, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! What has this... maidservant done, please tell me clearly."
Wu Jiao smiled and said: "Still pretending to be stupid with the widow? Well, since you are pretending to be stupid, won't you bully the widow? The widow is happy today, and I want to kill a court lady for entertainment. Lungs, can't you?"
The palace maid turned pale with fright, and said in a trembling voice, "My lord, please spare me..."
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Huh? Why, don't you pretend to be stupid?"
The palace maid quickly said: "No, no, please forgive me, the servant girl is only following orders, please forgive me!"
Wu Jiao smiled coldly and said, "Take it away first."
Wu Jiao was afraid that the maid's voice would be too loud and would provoke people, so he ordered the maid to be taken to Princess Mi for interrogation.
Qihou waited behind with a smile, leaned over and said in a low voice, "Gu just likes to watch Second Brother frighten others, he looks so pretty."
Wu Jiu's eyelids twitched, feeling that Qihou's taste needs to be improved...
Everyone entered Princess Mi's house and closed the door. The maid's psychological quality was not as good as Peng Yu's, so she knelt down and begged for mercy, saying: "Your Majesty, the servant girl is only following orders, please forgive the servant girl. The servant girl knows that Li Ji There are many things about the empress, and the servant girl has been following the empress Li Ji, so the servant girl can tell them all!"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Oh? Then tell me first, why Li Ji asked you to steal the princess's belongings."
The court lady was unequivocal, and immediately said: "Back to the king, Empress Li Ji wants to steal the princess's notes, imitate the princess's notes, and forge a suicide note!"
When Wu Jiu heard this, he narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "You bastard!"
Princess Mi was taken aback, suicide note! ?I'm not dead yet.
Qihou had been mentally prepared for this, but he also felt very angry when he heard this. The suicide note was clearly a posthumous matter, and the imitation of the suicide note was clearly intended to poison Princess Mi.
The palace maid repeatedly kowtowed and said, "Recently, Empress Li Ji has not benefited from the princess, so she often complains about the princess. Two days ago, Empress Li Ji had a private meeting with Peng Yu..."
When he said this, everyone was even more surprised. They thought they heard it wrong. After all, Peng Yu was thinking about his past at home, so how could he go to the palace for a private meeting?
But the palace lady said it was true, that Peng Yu was indeed thinking about his mistakes at home, but he was not at ease, he held a grudge against Wu Jiu, and wanted revenge all the time, so he secretly dressed up as an eunuch, and recently sneaked into the palace to have private meetings with Li Ji every day.
The two of them were in Li Ji's room, because Li Ji was a widow, so generally no one would go to her, so they were very unscrupulous, every private meeting, this court lady was a watcher, so she heard a lot of secrets.
Peng Yu talked about his hatred for Wu Jiu. Li Ji also wanted to overthrow Wu Jiu and let her child be the king of Chu. The medical officer said that the child was probably a boy, so the two started plotting again. Want to secretly kill Princess Mi.
In the past, Princess Mi took good care of Li Ji, but now Princess Mi has seen through Li Ji, so she ignores her, so Li Ji has a grudge against Princess Mi, so she comes up with a plan to kill Princess Mi.
Princess Mi is the daughter of the former king Xiong Pei. If Princess Mi died suddenly and left a suicide note, saying that Wu Jiao treated her harshly and could not tolerate the daughter of the former king, and forced her to marry Hu Qi who killed her father and enemy. Suicide, in this way, Wu Jiu's status will be worrying.
Everyone knows that Xiong Pei's death has something to do with Wu Jiao. After all, it has something to do with Qi State. At that time, Wu Jiao was the great Situ of Qi State. With the suicide note, the outrageous rumors about the new king of Chu must spread quickly. Taking this opportunity, if Li Ji and Peng Yu instigate together again, someone will definitely respond.
The palace lady said: "Ms. Li Ji said that after forging the suicide note, she planned to ask Princess Mi out alone. In this way, Master Peng pretended to be an eunuch and strangled Princess Mi to death with his own hands. No one would know, and he could pretend to be a princess." Looks like he hanged himself."
Princess Mi's face was pale by what they said, she didn't know that Li Ji was planning on her like this, thanks to how many times she took care of her before,
Peng Yu turned pale and said, "This...this..."
Wu Jiao smiled coldly, and said, "Doctor Peng, do you want someone to open it for you to see if what's in the jar is the ghost of the former king?!"
Peng Yu was frightened to death, and said again and again: "No need!"
Others didn't know what happened, but Wu Jiu told the whole thing, everyone immediately looked at each other, it turned out to be a bug!
Someone was so bold as to be disrespectful to the body. It turned out that Xiong Pei's body suddenly jumped and laughed. It wasn't a ghost at all, and it wasn't a dead thing. It was just a bug, and because of this bug, Princess Mi and Qihou were infected. up.
Everyone whispered to each other when they heard this, but Wu Jiu said coldly: "There are people who disrespect the ancestors, play tricks, and try to disturb the audience. In our current state of Chu, which is waiting to be rebuilt, this kind of person has committed a heinous crime. It is heinous! He will sit today. Among you, I think that the widow can't touch him, and I can't catch him, so I'm unscrupulous..."
When everyone heard this, they immediately looked at each other, looking for that person.
Then I heard Wu Jiu continue to say: "However, I will tell you clearly today that I have already discovered you, so don't force me, and when I lose my head, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Listening to Wu Jiu's voice, everyone didn't dare to breathe.
Peng Yu didn't dare to take a breath, because he knew that Wu Jiu's words were probably meant for himself...
Wu Jiu sneered, then said, "Peng Yu."
Peng Yu was so frightened that he almost changed from sitting to kneeling immediately, walked forward on his knees, and said, "My king!"
Wu Jiao said indifferently: "Nowadays when the state of Chu needs to be united as one, because of a small bug, you, as Bu Yin, deceive the public, can you be convicted?"
When Peng Yu heard this, his eyes rolled, and he quickly kowtowed and said, "Convicted! Convicted! Peng Yu convicted! Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Peng Yu pleaded guilty in such a hurry, of course, because he had a bigger crime, and he was afraid that Wu Jiu would reveal it, so he pleaded guilty in a hurry.
Wu Jiao smiled coldly and said, "Remove to Bu Yin."
Peng Yu was covered in cold sweat, and quickly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Wu Jiu ignored him and said, "Let's stop here for today's court meeting. When you go back, you should think about what the widow said today."
He said, stood up and left.
Wu Jiu walked into the inner hall, Qihou was already waiting, he has been in the inner hall, listening to Wu Jiu's words, Wu Jiu's momentum is getting stronger day by day, even Qihou, the king of Qi, is also convinced up.
Seeing him walk in, Qihou said with a smile: "Second brother is also full of majesty today."
Wu Jiu said: "Peng Yu is cheap, I should chop him up into eight pieces and chop them into meat."
Qi Hou smiled and said: "In the past, he was from Ling Yin and Peng's family. Later, he was Bu Yin. Now he is just a commoner. Is the king afraid that he will not have the opportunity to dismantle his property?"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "That's exactly what you said."
Seeing that Wu Jiao finally laughed, Qihou breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a coquettish tone, "Second Brother, Gu was poisoned yesterday, you should cook something delicious to comfort Gu."
Wu Jiu said helplessly: "It's a bug, just spit it out, it's not really poisoned."
Qihou said unrelentingly: "No, no, second brother, you look so thin and haggard."
Wu Jiu looked up and down, carefully looked at it several times, really didn't see why Qihou's tall and handsome figure was thin and haggard?
Marquis Qi recovered much faster than Princess Mi, and she was alive and well within a day. Princess Mi was frightened and in pain, and there were spies around her, so she was a little bit shocked and hadn't recovered from it in a day.
Wu Jiao thought for a while, fearing that Princess Mi would spit out the worms from her mouth, she might be psychologically disturbed and unable to eat, so she said, "Forget it, Jiu will go to the dining room now."
Qihou didn't know that Wu Jiao wanted to cook for Princess Mi, and he followed suit, planning to go to the dining room as well.
Wu Jiu stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, don't come here, aren't you still haggard? Go back and lie down."
Qihou wanted to be a follower. After all, after King Chu was buried, he would go back to Linzi City. At that time, the two places would be separated. When Qihou thought of this, he didn't want to leave Wu Jiao for a moment.
Wu Jiu insisted on not letting him follow him because he was afraid that Marquis Qi would not be able to do well, after all, he was in pain just yesterday, so Wu Jiu also felt distressed.
Qihou had no choice but to go back to the small dormitory and wait. Wu Jiu hadn't left for long, at most half an hour, and came back again, holding a plate, and Tang Wu behind him was also carrying a plate.
Wu Jiu put the plate in his hand on the table, Qi Hou immediately smelled an indescribable fragrance, sniffed his nose vigorously, it was burnt smell, it must have been fried.
Qihou likes to eat fried food, although it is not healthy, but Qihou likes it, because Qihou is full of muscles and smooth, so he indulges his taste very much.
Qi Hou couldn't wait to open the lid, and there were long, golden-yellow rolls on the plate.
The small rolls were fried until golden, with a scorched aroma. They looked crispy and raw, and could smell a meaty, mushroomy scent.
Qi Hou was almost drooling, he was smiling, he didn't even take the chopsticks, he just grabbed the small paper and put it in his mouth.
There is a "click", the mouth is called a crispy, deep-fried crispy, and it will scum when you bite it. Under the crispy coat, there are fried fragrant meat fillings, meat fillings, and shredded vegetables. And mushrooms, crispy and raw bamboo shoots, and inside each small roll, there is also a huge shrimp wrapped, which is full of umami.
Qihou took one bite at a time, chewing vigorously, and then wiped his hands and mouth gracefully after swallowing, and said with a smile: "Second brother, what is this famous, so crispy and delicious?"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "This is called fried spring rolls."
Upon hearing this, Qi Hou picked up another fried spring roll, bit it open first, and looked inside. There were light-colored white meat fillings, emerald-green cabbage shreds, translucent shrimp, and milky white bamboo shoots. The chopped shiitake mushrooms dotted with stars, don't they look like spring?
The name Chunjuaner really lives up to its name and is very realistic.
Qihou especially likes fried spring rolls. Firstly, they have meat. He likes meatless. The most stimulating taste buds.
Qi Hou ate ten of them in one go, one at a time, at most two at a time, and when he ate the last one, he reluctantly took three or four bites, still sucking small bites.
Qi Hou was eating, and found that Tang Wu was still holding a plate in his hand, and immediately stuffed the spring rolls into his mouth, staring at the plate in Tang Wu's hand.
Tang Wu suddenly felt a lot of pressure, and really subconsciously wanted to retreat, otherwise, what if Qihou rushed over to grab it?
Qihou smiled and said courteously, "Second brother, what is that plate?"
Wu Jiu said: "It's also fried spring rolls, and there are ten more. I heard that the princess has no appetite, so I plan to send it to the princess."
When Qi Hou heard this, he was very jealous. His second brother actually gave fried spring rolls to Princess Mi?Shouldn't the dishes made by his second brother be exclusive to him?
Marquis Qi stopped Wu Jiao and refused to let Wu Jiao go. Wu Jiu suddenly had a headache and said, "Your Majesty, you have to think about it. If it wasn't for Princess Mi's sudden illness, how could Jiu have experience? Let Tang Wu give it to you." Your Majesty’s treatment? How much pain has your Majesty saved? Besides, Princess Mi is also pitiful, so Peng Yu’s main problem is to be punished.
Qihou thought, that's the case, if it was his second elder brother who was suffering, his second elder brother was already in poor health, and he didn't know if he could survive. Qihou thought about it, and felt that it was reasonable for the princess to eat those spring rolls among.
But when I thought of Princess Mi eating his second brother's craftsmanship, I felt jealous. After some ideological battles, I said: "It's okay, but the princess eats the same amount as Gu, and Gu doesn't like it. Second brother, give me more." Just be alone."
Wu Jiu immediately spat blood on Qi Hou's face, after all, Qi Hou just wanted to eat more and occupy more...
Wu Jiu had no choice but to give Qi Hou an extra fried spring roll. After Qi Hou solved eleven fried spring rolls, it was considered a compromise, but he insisted on going to see Princess Mi with Wu Jiu.
Wu Jiu had no choice but to take Qihou to find Princess Mi. Coincidentally, Princess Mi was not in the house, so she was in a bad mood, so she took a walk in the garden.
When they passed by, they happened to see Princess Mi and Li Ji together, but it seemed that they were not happy with each other, so Li Ji left angrily.
When Princess Mi saw them coming, she quickly saluted and said, "Mi pays homage to Uncle Wang and Duke Qi."
Wu Jiu said, "There's no need to be too polite, Li Ji came to see you?"
Princess Mi nodded, because Wu Jiao reminded Princess Mi to be careful of Li Ji last time, so Princess Mi was already paying attention, and now the death of the eunuch is definitely inseparable from Li Ji, otherwise how could Li Ji come by such a coincidence , and such a thick powder on the body?
Princess Mi is not stupid, so she was careful about Li Ji. Li Ji said that she came to visit Princess Mi today, but in fact she came to ask Princess Mi to ask for money and food. How miserable, the child in the stomach will be starved, making Princess Mi feel sorry for her younger brother and so on.
Princess Mi didn't want to talk too much to Li Ji, but Li Ji felt ashamed and walked away angrily.
Wu Jiao saw that Princess Mi was frowning, so he beckoned her to sit down in the small building near the lake, then took out the fried spring rolls, put them on the table, and asked Princess Mi to eat.
Princess Mi had never eaten fried spring rolls before, they looked very fresh, but her movements were much more refined than Qihou's. She picked up the chopsticks, covered them with her sleeves, and took a light bite, which was always delicious.
Princess Mi's eyes were filled with astonishment, but she still chewed and swallowed the spring rolls, and then said with a smile, "Uncle Wang, this is really delicious."
Qi Hou watched Princess Mi eating spring rolls, and thought jealously, the ones made by the second brother Gu are naturally delicious, so need I say that?
However, Qi Hou can show a very magnanimous appearance on his face.
Wu Jiu said with a smile: "I heard that you don't have much appetite, so I naturally think it's delicious, so use more, don't starve to death."
Princess Mi said, "Thank you, Uncle Wang, for your concern."
She said, and quickly ate another one. As she was eating, she felt a piercing gaze, poking herself straight, almost piercing into the bone. Princess Mi looked up suspiciously, and bumped into it. Qi Hou's "sorrowful" gaze.
In fact, Qi Hou was not staring at Princess Mi, but at the spring rolls in Princess Mi's hands. Princess Mi didn't know Qi Hou's foodie nature, and said enthusiastically: "Mi is really rude, Qi Gong is a distinguished guest, has Qi Gong ever enjoyed it?" Is this delicious?"
Qi Hou lied without changing his expression, and said, "No."
Wu Jiu immediately pinched him hard, of course secretly, Princess Mi didn't see it at all, so Princess Mi said: "Xuehua, quickly add two sets of chopsticks, and invite Uncle Wang and Duke Qi to have a meal."
The maid beside Princess Mi hurriedly trotted to add chopsticks, but Wu Jiu repeatedly refused, but Qi Hou was not modest at all, just picked up the chopsticks and ate them.
Princess Mi was very modest, but Marquis Qi ate quickly. Princess Mi only ate three, and Marquis Qi ate six. Wu Jiao wanted to spurn Marquis Qi.
Princess Mi also didn’t have a big appetite, she was full after eating three, so Qi Hou ate ten at first, then one more, and now she ate six of Princess Mi’s, Wu Jiao calculated, good guy, ten Seven spring rolls, why didn't Qihou hold on to death...
After Qihou ate the spring rolls, his mood brightened instantly, and he seemed to have a different view of Princess Mi, who was more amiable than Wu Jiu's attitude, but now it was Wu Jiao's turn to be jealous.
Qi Hou's methods of coaxing the little girl came out endlessly, making Princess Mi, who was in a bad mood, cover her lips and "giggle" and smiled coquettishly. Tears came out of her smile. She really had a beautiful appearance with almond eyes.
Wu Jiu rolled his eyes secretly, when it comes to the methods of flirting with girls, it seems that there is no one who does not bow down to Qi Hou Gan.
Qihou said with a smile: "The princess is amazing when she smiles, you should smile more, if there is anything you don't like, just come to Gu."
Princess Mi said very embarrassedly: "Thank you Qi Gong, Qi Gong is not the same as the rumors outside."
Qihou smiled and said, "Oh? How is it different?"
Princess Mi said: "It is rumored outside that Duke Qi is a vigorous and powerful master, but now Mi sees him and feels that Duke Qi is a gentle and humorous person."
Wu Jiu smiled "hehe" in his heart, gentle and humorous, obviously he was a foodie.
Marquis Qi and Princess Mi had a very happy chat, and then Ziqing came to them, saying that the emperor Hu Qi had sent a letter, I don't know what it was, and asked them to go to the bedroom, and the two got up and said goodbye.
Wu Jiu and Qi Hou walked to Lu's bedroom, Wu Jiao said sourly, "Qi Gong didn't like Princess Mi very much before, why did he suddenly become so warm?"
Qihou smiled and said, "Well... because Gu suddenly understood a truth."
Wu Jiu asked suspiciously, "What reason?"
Qihou said: "The person who can give up the delicious food to others, Princess Mi must have a good heart, and she is also a selfless person."
When Wu Jiu heard this, he really wanted to smack Qihou's face. What he said was so high-sounding, but actually?Isn't it because Princess Mi gave him six spring rolls, and the six fried spring rolls bought the monarch of Qi, and Princess Mi still thinks that Qi Hou is humorous, gentle and considerate.
Qihou laughed and said, "Second brother, did you taste it?"
Wu Jiu refused to admit it, and said with a smile, "Mr. Qi, you are overthinking."
Qi Hou said with a proud face: "If the second brother makes more fried spring rolls for Gu, there is no need to eat them."
Wu Jiu gritted his teeth secretly, thinking that next time he would strangle him to death with fried spring rolls.
When Wu Jiu arrived at the Lu bedroom, Marquis Qi couldn't follow him in, so he waited in the small bedroom. As soon as Wu Jiu entered, the senior official of Chu State was already waiting, and said, "Your Majesty, Zhou Guo sent a letter suddenly, please take a look at it. "
Wu Jiu took it over and took a look. The document was very simple. It just said that in order to express his apology, Hu Qi wanted to send envoys to contact the relationship between the two countries.
Wu Jiu is suspicious, but it's not good to refuse rashly, it seems very rude, especially now that Chu State is waiting to be rebuilt, it's better to be polite.
Wu Jiu also wanted to know what kind of tricks Hu Qi was playing, so he said: "Go back to the document and say that Chu State welcomes Zhou State envoys very much."
Doctor Qing hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
When Hu Qi's special envoy was going to Chu State, preparations for Xiong Fei's burial were completed immediately, and the burial was done quickly, so as not to overlap with the mission.
Now that Xiong Fei was buried and Qihou also attended the funeral, there was no other reason to stay. After all, Qihou had stayed here for a long time, and it was time to go back to Qi.
Wu Jiu mentioned this matter to him, but who would have thought that Qi Hou would suddenly act foolishly, "lingering on the sick bed" every day, hey hey he pretended to be seriously ill, and said pitifully: "Second brother, second brother, is there a bug here? Gu's stomach is moving, ouch, it hurts..."
Wu Jiu rolled his eyes at Qihou who was rolling on the couch, even biting the corner of the quilt, and said, "It's not a bug, your majesty is probably agitated?"
When he said this, Ziqing and Tangwu couldn't hold back, they all burst out laughing with a "puchi", Qihou immediately stared at the past, Ziqing and Tangwu hurriedly bowed their heads and withdrew, closing the door for them, lest Qihou The embarrassment is thrown to Chu State.
Qihou said pitifully: "If it is fetal gas, it is also the second brother's. Now the second brother will throw it away after eating and let Gu go back to Linzi. How can there be such a reason?"
Wu Jiao had a headache even more, he stretched out his hand to rub his forehead, he would throw everything away after eating, and he didn't know who would eat who, Qihou was so cute all day long, and at that time he would really turn into a vicious wolf, no match for Wu Jiao had him?
Wu Jiu said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing to do now. If you don't go back to Qi, what will you do if there is something important in Linzi City?"
Qi Hou said: "It's nothing serious. I just received the military report from Linzi City in a few days here. Zhao'er and Wukui have taken care of Linzi City in an orderly manner. Don't worry about the second brother. I just want to accompany the second brother. Gu If we go like this, I don’t know when I’ll see Second Brother again, can you be so hard-hearted, Second Brother, that you’re willing to be alone?”
When he said this, Wu Jiu really didn't want to part with it, he sighed and said, "Then stay for a few more days."
Qi Hou immediately said: "Okay, okay, isn't the envoy of the emperor coming, and Gu is also worried about what kind of tricks they are playing. After this matter is over, Gu will leave, okay?"
Wu Jiu had no choice but to compromise.
The envoys of the Son of Heaven arrived very soon, almost at the speed of their horses. Wu Jiu did not go to greet them in person. After all, he was the king, and Hu Qi was also the king, so there was no need to go to greet them. Instead, he sent someone over.
Soon someone reported that the emperor's envoy had already stayed at the posthouse, and this time the emperor's special envoy was... Qingfu, son of the state of Lu.
When Wu Jiu heard this, he was a little confused, Qingfu, the son of Duke Lu, was the concubine brother of Duke Lu, and he had nothing to do with the envoy of the Son of Heaven, so why did Qingfu come over to be Zhou Guo's envoy?It sounds very weird.
After Qingfu stayed in the posthouse, he went into the palace to meet Wu Jiu. He brought a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, beautiful jade and silk, and countless beauties to the palace to meet Wu Jiu.
Wu Jiu met Qingfu at the bedroom palace on the road. As soon as Qingfu came up, he asked someone to carry a large amount of jewels, saying: "King Chu, the Son of Heaven is deeply sorry and guilty about what happened last time. Now let Qingfu bring rare toys. , give it to the King of Chu first, I hope the King of Chu will not dislike it."
Wu Jiu sat in the hall, looked up at the jewels, and said with a smile: "Zhou Guo is indeed the Central Plains, the emperor's handwriting is great, and once he makes a move, it will impress people."
Father Qing laughed and said, "My Son of Heaven is very sincere, and please accept it with a smile from the King of Chu."
Wu Jiu stood up, walked down the steps slowly, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid it's not because the King of Zhou is sincere, but because the King of Zhou has other matters? Let the envoys of the King of Zhou say it all at once."
Father Qing was confirmed by Wu Jiu, so he laughed dryly and said: "The king of Chu is as good as a god, he is really wise, it is true... My son and the state of Chu have always been on good terms. Now that the new king is on the throne, my son wants to Continue to carry forward this kind of friendship, so I want to ask for a marriage with the state of Chu, the emperor wants to marry Princess Mi, the niece of the king of Chu, as the queen of Zhou, I don't know what the king of Chu wants?"
When Wu Jiao heard this, the first thought in his mind was disgusting.
Hu Qi's calculation is probably because he offended Chu State before, so he is afraid that Chu State and Qi State will unite, which will threaten Luo Shi, so he wants to lay a good foundation with Chu State, and I heard that Wu Jiao is very fond of him. Princess Mi regards it as her own, so she thought of the idea of marriage.
Wu Jiu finally understood why the envoys of the Son of Heaven sent people from the state of Lu over here. Because the state of Lu has the surname of Ji and the vassal states with the same surname, they can marry the emperor. If they really marry Princess Mi of the state of Chu, Duke Lu will be needed. Come and greet me in person.
When Wu Jiu heard that Hu Qi was slapping Princess Mi's attention, and thought of the disgusting things about Hu Qi and his little mother Yao Ji, he was about to vomit immediately, so he dared to say such brazen words as marrying his niece.
Princess Mi's appearance is exactly the same as Wu Jiu's mother in the previous life. It is impossible for Wu Jiao to let Princess Mi be bullied, and it is even more impossible for Princess Mi to marry someone like Hu Qi. Wouldn't it be precarious to marry him? Far away, who knows how Hu Qi will treat Princess Mi.
When Wu Jiu heard this, he laughed and said, "This is something even a widow can't do. The envoys may not know it. The rules in the Central Plains are different from ours. Here, the children's marriage depends on the children themselves. I mean, although the widow is the king of Chu, Princess Mi is the widow of the king's brother, and the widow can't bear her being wronged at all, so this matter depends on the princess herself."
Father Qing saw that he disagreed, and said it in a high-sounding way, and didn't force it, why didn't he force it?
In fact, because Hu Qi repeatedly shifted the responsibility to the State of Lu, the State of Lu also complained. He Qing's father wasn't taken advantage of, so how could he be willing to do things for Hu Qi?
Everyone knows that if the state of Chu marries with the state of Zhou, it will not do them any good. Father Qing thought that if Princess Mi could marry him, the marriage between the state of Lu and the state of Chu would mean that it is also a friendly state with the state of Qi. Come on, which country is not afraid of Lu?
Father Qing had this idea in mind, so he didn't try his best to do things for Hu Qi, wishing that the marriage would fail and let the princess marry him.
Father Qing heard Wu Jiu's refusal, so he didn't bother anymore, but went out of the palace.
Wu Jiu came out of the bedroom on the road, went back to the small bedroom, and talked about this with Qihou. Qihou smiled and said: "The emperor's style is becoming more and more shameless, and he made a son of the king before. Now you want to have a relationship with Chu Guo, and you want to marry Princess Mi, hmph!"
Since Princess Mi generously fried spring rolls for Qi Hou, Qi Hou and Princess Mi have become "best friends". Princess Mi often comes to chat with Qi Hou, and Qi Hou has nothing to do. When Wu Jiao goes to work, he is not good. Then, I am afraid that others will say that he was spying on Chu's secrets, etc., so Qihou had no choice but to chat with Princess Mi, and the two had a very happy chat.
Princess Mi is naive, although she is not suitable for the court, she is indeed a good candidate for a friend. Wu Jiao often hears Qi Hou and Princess Mi talking and laughing when he comes back.
Therefore, when Qi Hou heard that Hu Qi wanted to marry Princess Mi, he was very disdainful, and he must not agree to this matter.
Wu Jiu said: "Speaking of which, Young Master Qingfu's attitude is also strange. The widow rejected him, but he didn't say anything more."
Qihou said: "What's so strange about this? Lu also has a temper. How many times has the emperor sold Lu? I can't count the number of orphans. How can Lu have no temper?"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "That's true."
After Wu Jiu went to find Princess Mi and asked her if she wanted to, Princess Mi naturally didn't want to marry Hu Qi. After all, Zhou Guoyuan was in the Central Plains and they were in the south. Her father killed her father and enemy, how can she marry Hu Qi?
Besides, Hu Qi is much older than Princess Mi, and already has a lot of concubines. Although Princess Mi is going to be a wife, she is inevitably angry. Wu Jiao asked her to choose by herself, and Princess Mi definitely does not want to marry.
Wu Jiu didn't force it either, after all, Wu Jiu didn't want her to marry him, Hu Qi's behavior was not good, and he would definitely feel wronged by Princess Mi.
Wu Jiu didn't mention this matter, and Father Qing didn't ask, just a few days later, Wu Jiu came back from Lu's bedroom, went in and didn't see Marquis Qi, so he asked Tang Wu, "Did you see that you are here?"
Tang Wu said: "When you went to court, your lord took Ziqing to talk to Princess Mi, and she hasn't come back yet."
When Wu Jiao heard this, he couldn't feel jealous anymore. He didn't know what those two people were stubborn about. It happened that Wu Jiao had some free time today, so he was going to find Princess Mi.
Wu Jiu led Tang Wu there, and heard faint cries in Princess Mi's house, and the voice of the palace maid, saying: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I beg Duke Qi and the princess to spare the servant girl."
Wu Jiu didn't know what happened, when he walked in, he saw Qihou and Princess Mi sitting, and the maid named Xuehua was kneeling on the ground, crying, and there were many things beside her, some silk, bamboo slips and sheepskin or something.
Wu Jiu walked over strangely and said, "What's the matter?"
That Xuehua is Princess Mi's personal court lady, she has no name, and this name was chosen by Princess Mi herself. She has been with Princess Mi for some years, and Princess Mi is also gentle and never beats or scolds her servants. I don't know what happened today.
Qi Hou said with a smile: "The king of Chu came just in time. The princess said that she has often lost things here in the past two days. Unexpectedly, she turned out to be a bad thief."
When Wu Jiao heard this, he realized that the personal maid named Xuehua was actually a thief who stole Princess Mi's things.
In the past two days, Princess Mi has always lost things, not valuable things, but bits and pieces, such as some words that Princess Mi usually wrote out of boredom, those silk sheepskins and bamboo slips are all written by Princess Mi, Princess Mi was very surprised why she threw these things away.
Because Qihou had nothing to do and often came here to chat, Princess Mi told Qihou about the distress, and Qihou played a very simple trick and caught the thief. Take the stolen goods and get it.
The inner thief turned out to be Xuehua, the court lady next to Princess Mi, who stole these things, but was discovered unexpectedly, and was crying.
Wu Jiu looked at those things, frowned and said, "It's worthless if you steal these things, why?"
Xuehua cried and didn't want to say anything, but just begged for mercy. Knowing that Princess Mi was soft-hearted, she said to Princess Mi: "Princess, this servant girl is just fascinated by ghosts for a while, and I don't dare to do it again."
Seeing that she was crying so hard and these things were worthless, Princess Mi softened her heart, but Wu Jiao was not relentless, after all the maids stole all the things in Princess Mi's handwriting, and wanting these things was clearly imitating Princess Mi's handwriting.
Qi Hou also took care of this nosy matter because he saw this. This matter seems to be a big deal, but it is definitely not a small thing.
Before Princess Mi could speak, Wu Jiao had already said: "Since you don't want to say it, then drag it out, cut off the thief's hands, and drive you out of the palace."
Princess Mi was taken aback, thinking that Wu Jiao was really going to cut off Xuehua's hands, the maid was also frightened, she couldn't calm down at all, she cried and said, "My lord, spare my life! My lord, spare my life! The maidservant said! The maidservant said! Son said!"
Wu Jiu sneered and said, "You say it."
Xuehua didn't dare to pause, and quickly said: "Yes...it was the maid next to Li Niangniang two days ago, that maid was from the same town as the maidservant, and gave... gave the maidservant a lot of money, and let the maidservant do some stealing. At the beginning, the maid didn't dare to do business, but... she said, she just stole some worthless things, and she wouldn't care if she lost the princess. Lord Qi, please forgive me!"
When everyone heard that it was Li Ji, Princess Mi was also surprised, while Qi Hou and Wu Jiu looked at each other, feeling that the matter was even more complicated.
Wu Jiao said again: "Is there anything else? Did the palace lady tell you why she asked you to steal these things?"
Xuehua shook her head again and again, and said: "No, she didn't say anything, just let the maid hand it over to her on time."
Wu Jiao squinted his eyes, and Princess Mi said in surprise, "Why did Aunt Li do this? She...what's the use of these things?"
Wu Jiu sneered and said, "I'm afraid it will be of great use."
As he said, he looked down at Xuehua who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "If you don't want to cut off your hands, I will give you a way to pay off your crime and make meritorious service. If you do it well, I will spare your life."
Xuehua immediately nodded and said: "Yes, yes! Thank you, the king, for your kindness! This maid will definitely do her best!"
It was not difficult for Wu Jiu to ask Xuehua to do it, he just asked Xuehua to hand over the things he stole today to the maid next to Li Ji according to the plan. The maid caught it, and she knew it as soon as she asked.
Xuehua didn't dare to go against it, seeing that the agreed time was almost up, she hurriedly carried the stolen things and went to the agreed place.
It's very remote there, people with status won't come here, only palace maids and eunuchs come and go, and there are few guards.
Xuehua walked over, and saw a maid standing there long ago, Li Ji's maid, Xuehua's fellow villager, when the maid saw Xuehua coming, she blamed and said: "Why are you so slow today, hurry up I."
Tremblingly, Xuehua handed the things to the other party, but at this moment, he suddenly heard "Wow!", and several black-armored warriors surrounded him.
Li Ji's maid almost cried out in fright. Not only that, not only the black-armored warriors, but also the king walked out of the crowd, followed by the king of Qi and Princess Mi.
Li Ji's court lady was so frightened that she hurriedly hid the things, but Wu Jiao said coldly, "Arrest him."
The court lady couldn't resist at all, and was immediately arrested by the black-armored warrior, begging for mercy, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! What has this... maidservant done, please tell me clearly."
Wu Jiao smiled and said: "Still pretending to be stupid with the widow? Well, since you are pretending to be stupid, won't you bully the widow? The widow is happy today, and I want to kill a court lady for entertainment. Lungs, can't you?"
The palace maid turned pale with fright, and said in a trembling voice, "My lord, please spare me..."
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Huh? Why, don't you pretend to be stupid?"
The palace maid quickly said: "No, no, please forgive me, the servant girl is only following orders, please forgive me!"
Wu Jiao smiled coldly and said, "Take it away first."
Wu Jiao was afraid that the maid's voice would be too loud and would provoke people, so he ordered the maid to be taken to Princess Mi for interrogation.
Qihou waited behind with a smile, leaned over and said in a low voice, "Gu just likes to watch Second Brother frighten others, he looks so pretty."
Wu Jiu's eyelids twitched, feeling that Qihou's taste needs to be improved...
Everyone entered Princess Mi's house and closed the door. The maid's psychological quality was not as good as Peng Yu's, so she knelt down and begged for mercy, saying: "Your Majesty, the servant girl is only following orders, please forgive the servant girl. The servant girl knows that Li Ji There are many things about the empress, and the servant girl has been following the empress Li Ji, so the servant girl can tell them all!"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Oh? Then tell me first, why Li Ji asked you to steal the princess's belongings."
The court lady was unequivocal, and immediately said: "Back to the king, Empress Li Ji wants to steal the princess's notes, imitate the princess's notes, and forge a suicide note!"
When Wu Jiu heard this, he narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "You bastard!"
Princess Mi was taken aback, suicide note! ?I'm not dead yet.
Qihou had been mentally prepared for this, but he also felt very angry when he heard this. The suicide note was clearly a posthumous matter, and the imitation of the suicide note was clearly intended to poison Princess Mi.
The palace maid repeatedly kowtowed and said, "Recently, Empress Li Ji has not benefited from the princess, so she often complains about the princess. Two days ago, Empress Li Ji had a private meeting with Peng Yu..."
When he said this, everyone was even more surprised. They thought they heard it wrong. After all, Peng Yu was thinking about his past at home, so how could he go to the palace for a private meeting?
But the palace lady said it was true, that Peng Yu was indeed thinking about his mistakes at home, but he was not at ease, he held a grudge against Wu Jiu, and wanted revenge all the time, so he secretly dressed up as an eunuch, and recently sneaked into the palace to have private meetings with Li Ji every day.
The two of them were in Li Ji's room, because Li Ji was a widow, so generally no one would go to her, so they were very unscrupulous, every private meeting, this court lady was a watcher, so she heard a lot of secrets.
Peng Yu talked about his hatred for Wu Jiu. Li Ji also wanted to overthrow Wu Jiu and let her child be the king of Chu. The medical officer said that the child was probably a boy, so the two started plotting again. Want to secretly kill Princess Mi.
In the past, Princess Mi took good care of Li Ji, but now Princess Mi has seen through Li Ji, so she ignores her, so Li Ji has a grudge against Princess Mi, so she comes up with a plan to kill Princess Mi.
Princess Mi is the daughter of the former king Xiong Pei. If Princess Mi died suddenly and left a suicide note, saying that Wu Jiao treated her harshly and could not tolerate the daughter of the former king, and forced her to marry Hu Qi who killed her father and enemy. Suicide, in this way, Wu Jiu's status will be worrying.
Everyone knows that Xiong Pei's death has something to do with Wu Jiao. After all, it has something to do with Qi State. At that time, Wu Jiao was the great Situ of Qi State. With the suicide note, the outrageous rumors about the new king of Chu must spread quickly. Taking this opportunity, if Li Ji and Peng Yu instigate together again, someone will definitely respond.
The palace lady said: "Ms. Li Ji said that after forging the suicide note, she planned to ask Princess Mi out alone. In this way, Master Peng pretended to be an eunuch and strangled Princess Mi to death with his own hands. No one would know, and he could pretend to be a princess." Looks like he hanged himself."
Princess Mi's face was pale by what they said, she didn't know that Li Ji was planning on her like this, thanks to how many times she took care of her before,
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