[Red Mansions] Guide to "The Empress of the Wise"

"The royal court of the Ximan Dynasty was wiped out by my uncle, so where is the time to get married? The new Khan hasn't been established yet, right?" Wang Shuo was puzzled, her uncle beat the royal court to pieces, how could he recover so quickly.

"The Ximan did not support a new Khan at all, and directly formed an alliance with the chiefs of the big tribes, and discussed and acted." Wang Ziteng explained.

"That's not right. The one whose name is not justified is not King Khan. How can he be qualified to exchange credentials with the court? Where did the envoy come from? What is the plan of Ximan?"

"The letter of the kingdom is easy to handle. The king seal is here. Several leaders discuss politics, just hold the cover. Every tribe selects beautiful and talented people to present to His Majesty, but only asks His Majesty to drop a princess. Such a good thing, The court ministers will be happy." Wang Ziteng sarcastically said that only a few decades after the founding of the country, some people in the court wanted to seek peace and stability, and they did not have the vigor they had when they conquered the world.

Wang Shuo frowned and tapped his fingers on the table, thinking about who would marry him. His Majesty's princesses are all married except for Princess An Rou. Princess An Rou is an old woman, and His Majesty always loves her.Some time ago, Princess An Rou also participated in Wang Shuo's ceremony, and acted as a praiser, and made friends with her. The only ones left were Princess Qinghe and her.As for the matter of sending courtiers or court ladies to marry, it has always been hated by His Majesty, so I will omit it.

"Where did you get the news? How many people in the court know?"

"My grandfather told me that the mission should have just set off from the grassland now." Wang Ziteng explained, "Sister, uncle just smashed the royal court, don't underestimate the revenge of the Western barbarians, in case they want to take you The niece and daughter of King Zhongyong are married and tortured, so what should I do?"

"It still needs to be tortured. Unaccustomed to the environment can kill a person, not to mention that no one has been discussed about marrying now. You must know that in Ximan, father dies and sons succeed, and brothers inherit each other. Now, non-birth mothers can marry the new King Khan." Wang Shuo said flatly, this is nothing to be despised and ridiculed, it is just a custom, women are also a kind of property, but Wang Shuo hates this custom.

"Then what should I do? A few days ago, I offended a few princes when discussing relatives. If they make trouble..."

"Isn't there another Princess Qinghe? She is the one who should be more anxious." Wang Shuo said, Princess Qinghe would be very willing to be promoted to a princess for the sake of her young brother who has been made a duke and her mother who has been suffering for half her life. Gentile.

"That's right~" Wang Ziteng said with a smile, "But don't be careless, I will report to my mother, your marriage should be settled as soon as possible, at least before the mission arrives in Beijing."

Wang Shuo watched the back of Prince Tengyuan walking away, but he knew in his heart that the possibility of Princess Qinghe getting married was unlikely.She is the archway set up by the imperial court, besides, Princess Cheng's health has been bad all the time, and her younger brother is also timid and cowardly, if something happens, Princess Qinghe will definitely turn against her directly.There is a Bank of China in history who said that there is no guarantee that Qinghe will not hold a grudge, and she does not have a great sense of belonging to the imperial court and the Central Plains.But Wang Shuo is different, just looking at her risking her life to get rid of crimes for Yongwangfu, you can tell that she has a bond in her heart.

As soon as Wang Ziteng left, Xuanwu handed over the news on the back foot, which was the fact that the Ximan mission came to Beijing to marry.Wang Shuo deeply felt the gap with Prince Yong's Mansion. Her grandfather gave her all the power, but she didn't have the ability to turn it into her own ability. She still needs to improve!

Things happened one after another, and then, Wang Shuo received another invitation from Xue Hong, inviting her to visit the lake in the eastern suburbs tomorrow.

She thought that Xue Hong had tested her attitude last time, and the two of them would not need to meet in the short term, but she did not expect to meet again.

Wang Shuo packed his bags and went to the eastern suburbs early in the morning.Wang Shuo has always moved freely, even if there is one or two things that are not in accordance with the rules, the nuns around her don't have the guts to remind her.

"My sister is here, please get on the boat. The lotus in the eastern suburbs blooms earlier, so it's worth a visit." Xue Hong pointed to the boat behind him.The lotus in the eastern suburbs has always been famous, and there are not many people who come to visit, but it is still early today, and the large-scale flow of people has not yet arrived.This painting boat was originally the property of the Xue family, and Wang Shuo accidentally mentioned the business opportunity of providing painting boats for those who go on lake tours and enjoy flowers.

Wang Shuo brought more than a dozen female guards to board the boat, and sent the boat to the center of the lake. The two of them had no intention of admiring the flowers. After sending the others away, Xue Hong cut to the chase and said, "The Ximan delegation is about to enter Beijing."

"I know, I'm here to make a kiss." Wang Shuo replied calmly.

"Sure enough." Xue Hong smiled wryly and shook his head, "I can't hide anything from you, and I planned to scare you."

"You still invited me to play, you already scared me." Wang Shuo joked.

"You are very likely to be married to Ximan; you don't want to marry the prince and get involved in a fight." Xue Hong seriously stated Wang Shuo's current situation.

"That's right, so what?"

"Do you want to marry me?"

"Pfft..." Wang Shuo was so surprised that he spit out the fruit wine in his mouth, widened his eyes, and said, "Are you kidding me?"

"I'm not joking." Xue Hong said seriously.

"You must be joking!" Wang Shuo said categorically, she never thought of marrying Xue Hong, just being a secret agent made her unacceptable, even more unacceptable than marrying the prince.

Xue Hong's eyes darkened, and he said: "I will be 25 years old this year, and I am not yet married. Although I have been married to a woman, there is no concubine in my family, and I will not accept it in the future. I have a young brother, even if I have no children, There are also people who inherit the family business. Your Majesty has given the Xue family the grace to leave me from the Secretary of General Administration when I am 25 years old. Your Majesty will let me take charge of Jiangnan Salt Administration."

"I'm not..."

"I know what kind of woman you are. After marriage, I won't trap you in the backyard. You can do business, train soldiers, write books, travel anywhere." Xue Hong said sincerely.

Wang Shuo listened quietly to him talking about the benefits of those prices, and had to admit that Xue Hong knew her well. Her greatest expectation for her husband was nothing more than loyalty and tolerance. Xue Hong satisfied both requirements, but...she still Can't agree.

"Xue Hong, you are excellent..." Wang Shuo conjectured about Kai Kaou, she knew that His Majesty would not let Xue Hong leave the Secretary of General Administration. How to tolerate Xue Hong who has mastered many secrets.

"Okay, I understand." Xue Hong waved his hand to stop what Wang Shuo was going to say next, lowered his eyelids to hide his slightly watery eyes, picked up the wine glass on the table and drank three times in a row, then looked up with a smile on his face, Jokingly said: "Oh, if you refuse even an excellent person like me, I'll stare wide-eyed at your future husband-in-law."

"Well. You deserve better." Wang Shuo said softly.

"Hey, hey, what are you talking about? Let me tell you, I'm very popular. It's rare to see a man like me who is capable and careless these days! Don't think that you are great because you have a title, Princess Qinghe You have my blue eyes." Xue Hong joked.

Wang Shuo tensed his face and said, "Princess Qinghe?!"

"What's wrong, I regret it, I know I'm in demand." Xue Hong said cheekily.

"Stop being playful, let me ask you, when did Princess Qinghe signal to you?" Wang Shuo asked anxiously.

"Before going out this morning, he sent me an invitation card and a meal, saying that he invited me to visit the mansion tomorrow, and thanked me for leading away the pursuers when I was attacked in Guangdong last time." Xue Hong confessed honestly.

"Last time, when the three of us were attacked together?" Wang Shuo was puzzled. Did the two of them meet in other ways?

"It was that time." Xue Hong said.

"Strictly speaking, that time she led away the pursuers..." Wang Shuo laughed halfway through saying that, it was just an excuse, otherwise why would he thank you after several years.

"You want to marry her?" Wang Shuo asked.

"Why not, the status is noble but the situation is difficult. I have some power in my hand, but I don't know how to use it. Marrying her will not only raise the Xue family's status, but will not be subject to her. Princess Qinghe is still in her twenties. If you get married, His Majesty doesn't care much about her, and you don't have to worry that she thinks too highly of herself, which is not good for the Xue family." Xue Hong explained.

"If you marry Qinghe, then our cooperation will come to an end." Wang Shuo sighed, and explained in detail what Qinghe plotted against her, and then said: "I have a grudge against her, and she became your wife. You will be the closest people in the future, and when you have children, you will become a family, and I don't worry about keeping my secrets in the hands of the enemy."

Betrayed once, tolerated a hundred times, Qinghe and her are already enemies.

Xue Hong remained silent. Princess Qinghe was the most suitable wife he could find.

"Think about it carefully. I'm going back first. The wind is getting tight recently, so you don't want to ask me out." Wang Shuo walked out of the cabin quickly, let someone row to the shore, and soon abandoned the boat and went back to the city.

Xue Hong looked at her riding Juechen on the deck, and muttered to himself, "Do you think of me as a man?" The object, but treat him as a partner, without the concept of gender at all.

When Wang Shuo went back, he ordered Qing'er and Suzhen to sort out her assets. She didn't know what choice Xue Hong would make, so she had to prepare first.It just so happened that Wang Shuo was negotiating marriage, and when preparing the dowry, he also had to count the assets, so it was not surprising.

Just as Wang Shuo was instructing Xuanwu to step up the search for her potential marriage partner according to the list, Suzaku came in and took out a letter with a black seal from her arms.Black and the others agreed to keep the letter with the highest level of confidentiality, Wang Shuo waved everyone down, leaving only Suzaku and Xuanwu in the hall.

He opened the letter and saw that it was Tu Geng, who asked her to meet her at home tonight.

Wang Shuo looked back and forth twice, lit the paper and threw it into the incense burner. After watching the paper burn to ashes, he closed the lid and said with a helpless smile, "Many people miss me today."

"Master?" Suzaku didn't know why.

"It's okay, you go and do your work, let Xuanwu handle this matter." Wang Shuo smiled, Suzaku stepped back and went to work on his own. Sometimes they still have to get together specially to ventilate, there is no need to hide it from her, it's just that Suzaku is too busy.

"Tu Geng will come over at night, you should take care of it while you are on defense."

"Evening?" Xuanwu hesitated.

"It doesn't matter. When I fled with him, I didn't shy away from these things. The gentleman is open-minded. Since he dares to come, why don't I dare to see him." Wang Shuo said with a clear conscience.

In the evening, Tu Geng dressed up in the clothes of a servant in the house, and the first thing he said when he saw Wang Shuo was: "Will you marry me?"

Wang Shuo shook his head and smiled wryly, what's the matter?Are you lucky?I was questioned like this by two men in one day.In fact, she knows that such inquiry has appreciation, interest, judgment of the situation, and smooth sailing, but the only thing that does not exist is charming love.