roccoschili Chapter 149 Cannon Fodder Jin 32 Targeted by Slaves
Chapter 149 Cannon Fodder Jin 32 Targeted by Slaves
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Both sides of the splendid hall were packed with seats, and the huge dragon chair above had lifelike golden dragons carved on it.
Xiao Rongjing, wearing a black dragon robe with gold patterns, sat high on the dragon chair, with his hair tied up and a crown high, looking very handsome.
The team of envoys from the desert were all sitting on the left side of the stairs. They were wearing exotic clothes and looked a bit rough.
The leader was Zhao Xun, the prince of the desert wearing a dark golden robe. His biological mother, the queen, was from the Central Plains, so her appearance was not as rough as other desert people.
The skin shows a healthy wheat color, the facial features are straight and clear, and the body is strong.
The singing and dancing in the main hall was very lively. After the music ended, the envoy of the Desert stood up and raised his wine glass to look at Xiao Rongjing sitting on the steps.
"I would like to offer you a drink, Your Majesty. I wish the Desert and the Xiao Kingdom will have good relations for hundreds of years."
The envoy spoke in a somewhat fluent Central Plains dialect, and Xiao Rongjing raised his glass and took a sip of wine as usual.
The King of Desert was also very good at sizing up the situation. Seeing that the Wei Kingdom had surrendered to the Xiao Kingdom, he immediately sent envoys and the crown prince to make peace with him.
After the envoy sat down, the prince Zhao Xun, who was sitting in the front seat, raised his hands and cupped his fists and said to Xiao Rongjing:
"My father is old and has not come in person, so I have been specially ordered to come and pay his respects to His Majesty on his behalf."
Zhao Xun said, his voice was loud and bold. Seeing that he was about the same age as Xiao Rongjing, he continued:
"Today I also brought a treasure from my desert royal family, and I hope your majesty will accept it."
After Zhao Xun said this, he clapped his hands, and soon a woman wearing red exotic clothes came in from outside the hall, holding a brocade box in her hand.
The woman looked more like a Central Plains person, and her skin color was not fair. It was a natural difference in skin color caused by years of exposure to the scorching sun on the grasslands.
She is the desert princess-Zhao Jinyu.
She is also the heroine of the novel "The Marriage Princess and the Cold-Blooded Emperor".
"Meet Your Majesty."
Zhao Jinyu's voice was loud and clear, and she nodded and saluted Xiao Rongjing above.
Zhao Xun stood up and walked around the seat to stand next to Zhao Jinyu. The two were brother and sister, and they looked somewhat similar when they stood together.
"Your Majesty, this is my sister, Desert Princess Zhao Jinyu."
Zhao Xun first introduced Zhao Jinyu to Xiao Rongjing, expecting to see some surprise on Xiao Rongjing's face.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Rongjing still nodded lightly, with a polite and distant expression.
His sister Zhao Jinyu was a well-known beauty in the desert with countless suitors. Although he was surprised that Emperor Xiao had no reaction in front of the beauty, he still restrained his emotions and opened the brocade box in Zhao Jinyu's hand.
"This object is red jade, which is rare in the world. I present it to His Majesty as a gift for coming to court today."
Some of the Xiao Kingdom courtiers around also nodded. This red jade is hard to find, and it can be said that it has a price but no market. This Da Mo has also worked hard to come to court this time.
I saw a medium-sized jade stone cushioned with silk cloth in the brocade box. It was bright red in color, transparent and shining.
"The prince is interested."
Xiao Rongjing said, then raised his hand to signal, and the eunuch waiting aside quickly walked down the steps and took the brocade box from Zhao Jinyu's hand.
Then a maid came forward and led Zhao Jinyu and Zhao Xun to sit down on the seats. During this period, Xiao Rongjing did not say anything else.
"His Majesty……"
The desert envoys couldn't sit still. Their important purpose this time was not to send jade.
Instead, he wanted to bring Zhao Jinyu into Xiao's harem as a princess.
Today, Zhao Jinyu was specially arranged to wear red clothes to send the red jade into the palace, just to make her fall in Xiao Rongjing's eyes.
"A beautiful jade is worthy of a beautiful woman. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
The envoy with a long beard said tentatively, and glanced suggestively at Zhao Jinyu, who was sitting next to him.
Zhao Jinyu followed Zhao Xun's wishes and was bored to death as she sat in her seat. After hearing the envoy's words, she couldn't help but smile.
The envoy looked at Xiao Rongjing with a smile, and then heard Xiao Rongjing say:
"It makes sense."
There was a faint smile on Xiao Rongjing's face. The envoy thought he had fallen in love with their princess. He was happy for less than a second when he heard Xiao Rongjing continue:
"This jade can be used to create a pair of head and face jewelry for the queen. It will definitely be suitable."
The smile on the envoy's face was a little stiff. The news from Da Mo was not timely, and they only knew that Xiao Rongjing had married the queen.
It is said that she is the daughter of a courtier from the Wei Kingdom.
They didn't know what the relationship between Xiao Rongjing and the queen was, but after hearing Xiao Rongjing's muttering just now, it seemed that the relationship between the emperor and the queen was not bad.
"Brother Wang, the food here is so delicious."
Zhao Jinyu said vaguely to Zhao Xun while quickly picking up the delicacies on the table.
It didn't go as planned, and Zhao Xun couldn't help but feel a little heavy in his heart. His father originally wanted to take this opportunity to get Xiao Rongjing to accept Zhao Jinyu.
After all, his sister was also a beautiful woman with a reputation in the desert. Unexpectedly, the new emperor of the Xiao Kingdom did not even look at her. He was still thinking about his queen from the Wei Kingdom.
At this moment, the eunuch outside the palace shouted:
"The empress is here!"
The courtiers of the Xiao Kingdom in the hall stood up and bowed their heads in salute. The envoys from the desert side, Zhao Xun and others also stood up.
Then he saw a woman wearing a red gold brocade dress walking in from outside the palace. She had a slender waist and a graceful figure.
She has black hair in a bun, a simple hairpin with a phoenix headband and a hundred-flower silk hairpin. Her face, lightly painted with pink and white, is pretty and soft, and her features are picturesque.
Zhao Xun, a desert native with a straightforward personality, was amazed by Yun Wu's appearance and looked at her generously.
Xiao Rongjing had already walked down the steps, and the handsome emperor personally took the little queen's hand and sat on the dragon chair in front of everyone.
"You don't need to be too polite..."
Yun Wu imitated what Chun Xing told her and spoke politely, and the courtiers below all bowed and took their seats one after another.
They were already sitting on the dragon chair, but Xiao Rongjing still held her hand and did not let go, and soon received an angry glare from his delicate little queen.
"I'm already late, it's all your fault..."
Yun Wu whispered to Xiao Rongjing, her voice was soft and pleasant, and her watery eyes looked at Xiao Rongjing angrily.
She was supposed to come with Xiao Rongjing to the banquet today, but Xiao Rongjing was so cruel last night that she didn't want to get up in the morning, so she came over late to dress up.
Xiao Rongjing held Yun Wu's soft hand soothingly, got closer and said a few words of apology to her.
There was nothing he could do, his lady was so fragrant and soft, he wished he could hold her in his arms every day, how could he bear it so late at night?
Only then did the people in the desert see clearly the true face of the Lushan Queen of the Xiao Kingdom.
The new emperor of the Xiao Kingdom took her hand without hesitation and sat on the dragon throne with her. The queen was as beautiful as a flower, which made people's eyes widen.
She now has an unconscious sense of coquettishness, as well as her skin as white and tender as snow.
Now that Zhao Xun has met the queen, he knows what a beauty from the Central Plains is. No wonder Xiao Rongjing has no reaction to his sister.
There were many people sitting down there, including people from the desert. Yun Wu blushed and pushed Xiao Rongjing, then sat down on the dragon chair dignifiedly.
How did she and Xiao Rongjing look like they were talking to each other in public?
When Yun Wu turned her head and looked down, she spotted two scorching gazes from the team of desert envoys.
A man and a woman, both luxuriously dressed and similar in appearance, were probably the prince and princess of the desert accompanying them.
Zhao Xun looked at Yun Wu who was sitting on the dragon chair with a serious look on her face. He didn't know how the people in the Central Plains praised her beauty. He was just thinking that the Queen of Xiao State was as beautiful as the bright full moon in the desert.
In the desert, both the full moon and the scorching sun are admired.
Zhao Xun remained silent, and the envoy couldn't sit still anymore. He was thinking about his plan to come to Xiao State this time. After thinking for a while, he stood up and said:
"I heard that Your Majesty has been on the throne not long ago, but there is only one Queen in the harem, and she has no heirs yet..."
The bearded envoy's voice was rough and resonant, and everyone in the palace looked at him.
"Why don't you take me, Princess of the Desert, into the harem as your concubine, and get married to His Majesty?"
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