Chapter 716 Northern Barbarian Princess
In mid-July, another eight hundred miles was rushed to Kyoto.
This time, everyone in the imperial capital knew that the Northern Barbarian envoys were coming.
What the neighbors near Qin Yao's house talk about most now is the envoy's visit to Beijing.
Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been banned, there is nothing new to learn from the fight between the eldest princess and the Crown Prince. The people of the imperial capital are feeling bored. This Northern Barbarian envoy has arrived just in time, and everyone can finally change their conversation to a new topic.
Therefore, when the news came from Beilou Pass that the Northern Barbarian envoys were about to arrive in Beijing, everyone in Kyoto was very excited.
Qin Yao stood a little closer to the group of sisters chatting at the door of her house, and she could hear everyone discussing this matter.
To the west, the Qiu family all work as errands at the Xishi Mutual Market Supervisor, which is in charge of foreign trade. They may not be first-hand with the news in Shengguo, but things outside of Shengguo are not as fresh as theirs in the entire Kuanzhengfang. of.
Old Mrs. Qiu said while picking up the soles of her shoes: "Don't you know that the leader of the Northern Barbarians' envoy to our Sheng Kingdom this time is the uncle of the Barbarian King, the famous Northern Barbarian regent King Huyanchan. "
As soon as the name of the regent came out, the buyer of Wang Jin's family suddenly showed an angry look in her eyes, "This King Chan has killed so many people in our Dasheng, and he actually dares to come?"
Others knew that all the men of the Wang family died on the battlefield, and not in the fragmented civil war, but in the northern border troops when the Sheng Kingdom was about to unify the world and the Northern Barbarians took the opportunity to invade.
Aunt Yu then patted the Wang family purchaser's wife on the shoulder and said comfortingly: "The enemies of the country will never forget it, but now that the two countries have a truce, for the sake of future generations, we still have to put the overall situation first."
The purchasing woman sighed, probably thinking of the young master at home, and then she endured the harsh words.
But he turned his head and pouted at the ground, wishing he could spit on King Chan's face!
Seeing this, everyone came to comfort him one after another. After they were coaxed, the big guys continued to ask Mrs. Qiu if there was any news.
"Didn't you say that the Northern Barbarian mission also brought a princess this time? Which princess is it?" Zhang Guizhi asked curiously.
The Man King not only had many aunts, but also many sisters, even daughters. When they married Princess Huiyang, they also had two.
It’s just that they don’t have a son yet, otherwise their princess would be even more wronged.
Old Mrs. Qiu said: "It's the compatriot of the Barbarian King and his mother. What's his name? What kind of fragrance is he?"
It was really difficult for her as an old woman to remember. This barbarian's name was so long that it took her a long time to remember it. She patted her thigh and said, "Huhe Tixiang!"
Everyone shook their heads. They didn't know or recognize her, but if she could follow the delegation to the capital, this Princess Huhe Tixiang should have a high status in the Northern Barbarians.
"How old are you? You brought the princess here because you want to recruit a consort from our Sheng Kingdom and want to kiss her, right?"
Mentioning this, Qin Yao's spirit of gossip also ignited. She handed over the pumpkin seeds in her hand and listened with open ears while sharing them with everyone.
Old Mrs. Qiu shook her head, "I don't know about that, but this princess is young, only sixteen years old. According to the rules of the Northern Barbarians, a royal woman cannot get married until she is eighteen years old. She should not be married yet."
Aunt Yu clapped her hands and said, "That's it! Princess Beiman wants to come to us to choose her consort!"
As soon as she raised her voice, everyone in Kuanzhengfang knew that a princess had arrived from the northern barbarians and they were going to choose a consort in the capital.
This news spread from ten to ten, and somehow it reached the ears of the unmarried young men of aristocratic families in Kyoto, who were so frightened that they wanted to hide.
Who doesn't know that the poor place in the Northern Barbarians is miserable, it's freezing cold, and I heard that the people living there are still tents, not even as good as the stables in their house.
Not to mention the food, every meal was either goat milk or mutton, not even vegetables.
I can't even eat any fruit, and I can't even poop smoothly.
In this kind of environment, can Huhe Tixiang grow well?
It's just that he is black and strong, and his mouth is full of yellow teeth when he smiles. Just imagining it, these noble young men from aristocratic families would make all the hairs on their bodies stand up.
However, such a 'good thing' family is really not enough. On the contrary, the princes, princes and princes of the counties should be more careful.
Of course, there are also dandy boys who feel that they can endure hardships and are not afraid of their ugly wives and cannot survive in the imperial capital. They feel that they may be able to rise to prominence through this, and they are already secretly planning how to create a chance encounter with Princess Huhe Tixiang that will last forever.
Qin Yao stood in front of her house all afternoon and was full of melons. When she saw Awang and Yin Le coming back with a bunch of fresh melons and fruits, she went home satisfied.
Seeing Qin Yao entering the door, Yin Le immediately said excitedly: "Master, it turns out there are melon fields in Kyoto!"
"When we went to Bei City today, we saw a lot of courgettes being sold. I thought they were some new thing, so I went over to take a look. Isn't this the watermelon from our village?"
Qin Yao was greatly surprised and quickly walked into the hall. There were two round green melons on the table. She laughed and said, "Finally, I have a melon to eat!"
She just said, this summer this year, I always felt that something was missing. As soon as I saw these two melons today, I realized it. Would summer be complete without watermelons?
Qin Yao first poured herself a glass of cold water to quell her cravings, then asked Awang to put down the food in his hands and carry the two large watermelons he bought to the backyard.
Let it chill in the well first, and wait until everyone in the family is here before eating it. It's so cold, I can't wait to think about it.
Awang responded, picked up two big watermelons and went to the backyard.
Yin Le quickly put the things he bought in order, took the ingredients to the kitchen and put them in the food box.
The fresh peach cakes were still hot and crispy, so he gave them to his master to try first.
Today, he also bought a bag of glutinous rice and a bag of mung beans. Awang said he was going to make cold rice cakes with mung bean paste to relieve the heat.
Yin Le poured the rice and mung beans into the corresponding pottery jars, then wiped the sweat off his face with a clean towel and walked back to the hall to say to Qin Yao excitedly:
"Master, have you heard about the coming of the northern barbarian envoys?"
Qin Yao ate the peach cakes, her mouth couldn't open, and nodded, asking her if she had any new news.
Yin Le sat down on the chair beside her, leaning closer and asking mysteriously: "Who do you think the emperor sent to receive the envoy?"
Qin Yao shook her head to indicate that she didn't know, but seeing Yin Le's excitement, she tentatively guessed: "Could it be the imperial teacher?"
Yin Le, who had been planning to keep it a secret, suddenly felt frustrated. He took off the handkerchief that was applied to his forehead to absorb sweat, and nodded indifferently, "Yes, it was the imperial teacher. I just heard about it from people on the street."
Qin Yao was a little surprised. Logically speaking, the prince was under house arrest because of the martial arts incident. As the man behind the prince, Si Kong Jian should have stayed in the mansion to avoid suspicion.
As a result, only one month after the prince was under house arrest, Si Kong Jian became the one to receive the envoy.
Could it be that the emperor didn't want to investigate the matter of Prince Feng?
"Hiss~" Qin Yao took a breath of cold air, and she suddenly thought of a question.