Chapter 182 Marriage Cannot Be Forced

"You look decent, but your brain is not working well?" Ye Qingcheng curled her red lips slightly, and the mockery at the corner of her lips was not concealed, "I said you are uneducated, don't you understand?"

"You are uneducated!" Rong Miaomiao's face flushed, almost furious, "You, the princess of the enemy country, are so presumptuous in front of me! Do you believe it or not, I will report to the Queen Mother and let her punish you?"

Ye Qingcheng raised her hand nonchalantly, and the action of lifting her hair was charming: "It just so happens that this princess is deeply dissatisfied with the decision of the two countries to marry, If you can really tell your queen mother, this princess will thank you, but I don't know if you have the guts. "

Hearing this, Rong Miaomiao raised her eyebrows: "Do you think I have the guts--"

"Miaomiao." Rong Le, who heard the words, interrupted her in time, "The princess has come from afar and is a distinguished guest of the Great Zhou. We should treat her with courtesy and don't lose the face of the Great Zhou royal family."

Rong Miaomiao was stunned, and then realized that her emotions were out of control. She pursed her lips and kept silent with a stern face.

Humph, I almost fell for this princess.

Shu was a defeated general of the Great Zhou. They sent a princess here to marry because they were worried about the strong military strength of the Great Zhou. If the two countries went to war again, Shu would definitely not be able to bear it, so they quickly sent a princess here to ask for peace.

The marriage between the two countries should show the magnanimity of the Great Zhou. If she offended the princess at this time, people would say that the Rong royal family was arrogant and unreasonable, and bullied others. If the petty princess felt that she was wronged and went back to Shu crying, wouldn't she be speechless?

It was really cunning, she refused to be fooled.

"Okay, today is the Queen Mother's birthday, don't make it unpleasant." Lin Jia started to smooth things over, "Sister Nan is so much older than us, I'm afraid of calling you old, I will just call you Sister Nan in the future."

Nan Xi smiled faintly: "I don't care about these, whatever is convenient."

She regarded Lin Jia as a friend, and it was completely fine to call each other by their names.

The maid came over to add tea. With Nan Xi's warning just now, the princess of Shu didn't seem to be a woman who was easy to mess with. No one in the pavilion was stupid enough to take the initiative to provoke trouble. Although the conversation between them was not very happy, there was no longer a tense atmosphere.

"Why didn't Wen Lan come?" Lin Jia looked around and didn't see Wen Lan. "Didn't she come to the palace today?"

"Miss Wen is in Ci'an Palace paying respects to the Queen Mother." Rong Le lowered her eyes and drank tea. There was no special meaning in her tone. "The Queen Mother likes her. She always wanted to marry her to the Regent. Miss Wen also loves the Regent wholeheartedly. She even gave up the opportunity to enter the palace as a concubine. Unexpectedly, she didn't get her wish in the end. So she has been in a bad mood during this period. The Queen Mother called her over to comfort her."

These words were said in a plain way, as if she was just stating the facts, without any other meaning.

But at this time, saying such words in front of the legitimate Regent Princess, it is inevitable that people will think too much. The implication is that Nan Xi, a latecomer, has taken the position of the Princess that should have belonged to Miss Wen.

And the Queen Mother deliberately called Wen Lan over to comfort her. Doesn't it mean that the Queen Mother favors Miss Wen and dislikes Nan Xi?

The atmosphere was a little subtle for a while.

Lin Jia smiled faintly: "Wen Lan's sincerity is indeed touching, but marriage cannot be forced. Just because she likes the Regent does not mean that the Regent must like her. Girls should be more reserved and reserved when it comes to marriage."

Nan Xi sat calmly on the side, holding a teacup in hand, sipping tea quietly, with a relaxed expression, without any displeasure or embarrassment.

"Although many people say that Sister Nan comes from a merchant family and is not of high status, I think it is still a bit superficial." Lin Jia sat next to Nan Xi, carelessly holding her cheek, and spoke like a normal sister chatting, "The regent likes Sister Nan, it must be because Sister Nan has advantages that others do not have, and this advantage is exactly what the regent sees, so other women are not in his eyes... Sister Nan, don't you think so?"

"Well, I like to hear this." Nan Xi seemed to be coaxed and happy, and raised her lips in a good mood, "So Jia Jia is still discerning. Let's go shopping tomorrow, and I will take you to Mo Yu Pavilion to pick two pieces of jewelry."

Rong Le originally wanted to make a sarcastic remark, but after hearing this, she gave up, clenched her hands, and couldn't help biting her lips.

Mo Yu Pavilion.

The place where these royal princesses rarely go twice a year is as common as a rouge and powder shop in Nan Xi's mouth.

If brothels and casinos are men's dens of money, then Moyu Pavilion is where noble ladies and daughters spend their money.

Picking a piece of jewelry in Moyu Pavilion would cost thousands of taels of silver. Nan Xi was generous and could take Lin Jia to pick two pieces of jewelry casually, as if it was free.

But who can blame her for having so much money that she can't spend it all?

Rong Le and Rong Miaomiao gritted their teeth secretly, angry at Lin Jia's behavior of trying to please Nan Xi, and envious of her good luck of being able to go to Moyu Pavilion to pick jewelry at any time.

As for Nan Xi, although she was rich before, she was always ridiculed as a merchant girl. Now she has become the regent princess. Not only does she still have endless money in her hands, but her status is so noble that even serious noble ladies dare not offend her. She lives a more comfortable life than the current queen.

She has become a real winner in life. How can she not be envied and hated?

This is exactly what Nan Xi wants.

Things that can be solved with money are not problems. Things that cannot be solved with money can be solved with power. How simple is that?

As long as it can give her peace of mind, it's fine.

But at the moment, she was thinking about Wen Lan.

She took a sip of the teacup and frowned, thinking to herself, will the Queen Mother have any tricks up her sleeve at the birthday banquet tonight?

Even though she knew that the Regent Rong Yu was someone who could not be provoked, there were always people who did not believe in evil and wanted to die. She had to be prepared to deal with it in advance, right?

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At this time, not only Wen Lan was in Ci'an Palace, but also the Queen and the concubines in the harem.

The eldest princess had just arrived.

As soon as she entered Ci'an Palace, except for the Queen Mother and the Queen, all the concubines and noble ladies stood up respectfully to salute. The eldest princess said lightly, "No need to salute," and walked to the Queen Mother with a cold face and sat down.

The Queen Mother sat in the main seat and noticed that her daughter's expression was a little strange. She frowned and said, "What's wrong? Who offended you?"

The eldest princess said calmly, "Mother, do you think that as a son, who among the relatives and court officials dares to make me unhappy?"

When the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately knew what was going on and her expression became a little gloomy: "Regent Princess?"

The eldest princess snorted coldly, "A little girl who is still wet behind the ears dares to be so arrogant in front of me. Aren't you afraid of shortening her life?"