Chapter 197 The Visitor
The closer it gets to the end of the year, the colder the wind becomes.
It was a day off. Rong Que and Su Qingqing had been very busy the night before, and neither of them got up in the morning.
It was almost noon today, and they were not forced to get up until the palace issued an order.
The oral order only ordered the two of them to enter the palace immediately, and the eunuch who delivered the order did not mention the specific purpose.
Sitting in the carriage, Su Qingqing and Rong Que were both confused and didn't understand what was going on.
It was not until she entered the imperial study and saw the two boxes on the floor, the boxes full of things and the person standing next to the boxes, that Su Qingqing's nose suddenly felt sore.
The emperor looked at her lovingly, "Your father and mother are thinking about you."
Standing next to the box was an envoy from the Zhao Kingdom. Su Qingqing was not familiar with this man. After all, she did not have the original owner's memory and had been in the Zhao Kingdom for a very short time.
The man bowed to Su Qingqing with a respectful look on his face, "May your majesty be well. His Majesty and the Queen miss you so much that they specially sent me here to give you some New Year gifts."
Su Qingqing raised her hand, "Thank you for your hard work, sir."
After saying that, she turned around and knelt down in front of two large boxes beside her. The boxes were filled with small gadgets commonly seen in Zhao State.
The precious princess married to a neighboring country and became the Crown Princess. Even if her parents-in-law gave her some precious gifts, they would not show them openly.
This box contains some small gadgets bought according to the original owner's preferences, such as masks, windmills and so on.
Even though she is married, she is still treated like a child by her parents.
The emperor looked at her with a smile, "Look, you are so arrogant on weekdays, but now you are crying. All right, both of you should stop standing here, and take your things back quickly. I will not entertain the envoys tonight. You can have a banquet at the prince's mansion and have some private conversations. Tomorrow I will host a banquet in the palace to entertain the envoys."
The envoy who came to present the gift immediately expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
After coming out of the imperial study, although Su Qingqing felt a sore nose and a swollen heart, her mind was still clear.
How come the things sent by the envoy were sent to the imperial study?
Is it the emperor's intention or the envoy's own intention?
Su Qingqing did not dare to ask the envoy about this for a moment. After all, she was not sure what party the envoy belonged to in Zhao State, and Dou Xun had visited Dayan State some time ago.
The envoys were arranged to get on the carriage, and Su Qingqing and Rong Que got on the carriage together.
As the carriage started moving, Rong Que pulled Su Qingqing's hand and said, "The things should have been sent directly to the Imperial Study by Father."
Su Qingqing didn't ask Rong Que how he knew, but just said, "Did the emperor check the things in the box?"
Rong Que nodded, "The chief eunuch personally checked it out, and apparently found nothing."
Su Qingqing suddenly smiled.
From the time he entered the palace until now, this person has always been with me, and we have never been apart. How did he know this information?
Su Qingqing didn't ask just now because she believed that Rong Que's information must be reliable.
Now, she was really curious.
Rong Que reached out and pinched her cheek. His fingers slid down her cheek, pinched her chin and gently lifted it up. He leaned over and kissed her, "Curious? Do you want me to tell you?"
Su Qingqing looked into Rong Que's eyes. This man's eyes were very dark and heavy. When he looked at you with affection, that kind of affection made it impossible to look away.
Su Qingqing shook her head. "Nothing was found that was obvious, so is there something hidden?"
Rong Que held the man in his arms and said, "I'm not sure if there is anything hidden, but Father is suspicious."
Su Qingqing frowned, "Our country, Zhao, is no match for the Great Yan in terms of national strength, military power and financial resources. Your emperor is too defensive."
Rong Que did not correct her distinction between you and me, but just said in a friendly way: "He has always been suspicious. You know that he doesn't trust anyone."
After a pause, Rong Que added, "In the past, when envoys came, father would not let them go to the ministers' homes, but this time the situation is special. You are the princess of Zhao State, so..."
Rong Que didn't finish his words, but Su Qingqing understood what he meant.
"Do you think that this envoy is in league with your Majesty and is here to test the contents of the box?"
Rong Que was silent for a moment, and rubbed his chin on Su Qingqing's shoulder. "They may not be in the same group, they may be taking advantage of each other."
Su Qingqing laughed.
"You mean, the emperor used the envoy from Zhao to test me, so as to find out if there is anything hidden in the box? Isn't this funny? And how can he be sure that this envoy can be used?"
Rong Que held the person in his arms and said with a smile: "Who knows?"
From the palace gate to the Prince's Mansion, the two men analyzed these things, but before they could finish, the carriage stopped.
Jixiang did not follow Su Qingqing into the palace. He was guarding at the second gate. When he saw someone coming back, he immediately went to greet her. However, at the same time as he was meeting Su Qingqing, he saw the envoy getting off the carriage behind him and was stunned.
Su Qingqing looked at Jixiang's reaction and whispered in her ear, "What's wrong?"
Without waiting for Jixiang to answer, the envoy stepped forward.
When envoys go on a diplomatic mission, there will naturally be inns to arrange accommodation for them. Here, Su Qingqing is just hosting a banquet.
You Rongque accompanied the envoy to the reception room. Su Qingqing used the excuse of changing clothes and took Jixiang back to the inner courtyard first.
Two boxes of stuff were also moved in.
As soon as he separated from the envoy, Jixiang immediately asked, "My Lady, what's going on?"
"My father and mother asked him to deliver something ."
Jixiang shook his head in shock, firmly denying, "Impossible."
Su Qingqing was stunned. "What's impossible?"
Jixiang said, "This man committed a crime of disrespect a few years ago and was exiled to the border by Your Majesty. We have only been in the Great Yan Kingdom for a short time. Even if this man has been vindicated, how could Your Majesty send him to deliver things?
The biggest disrespect he committed was when he was drunk and flirted with you in public at the banquet."
boom!
Su Qingqing felt as if a thunder had struck her head.
Someone wants to harm her.
A dense fear crept up from the soles of her feet, like a ghost, and instantly covered Su Qingqing's entire body, making her shiver violently.
Calm down, calm down.
Su Qingqing took a deep breath and reminded herself not to panic, because if she panicked, she would be led by the nose.
She bit her lip, "Do many people know about this?"
Jixiang said: "The palace banquet at that time was on the eve of the Chinese New Year, and all the officials in Kyoto and their families were there."
Su Qingqing clenched her fist and took a deep breath, "Are there any envoys?"
Jixiang thought about it carefully and said, "Probably not. This happened suddenly. If it wasn't for our prince who noticed something was wrong and rushed over first, that madman might have succeeded."
The man wanted to kiss Su Qingqing forcefully in public under the pretext of toasting.
As a result, he was kicked by Su Heng who was standing next to him.
Su Heng was only five years old at that time.
Su Qingqing frowned, "Why didn't you find out the reason for this incident? What was his official position before?"
Jixiang shook his head. "I don't remember what official position he held, but I remember that His Majesty was very angry. Ask the nanny about this. She may remember more details."
