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MTL - The Crown Prince Chases His Wife-Chapter 128 provocative
On March 12, the Daxia royal family held a birthday banquet for the Empress Dowager's 60th birthday in Fengtian Hall of the Imperial City.
In the Fengtian Hall, members of the Daxia royal family, officials of the fourth rank and above, official family members, and envoys from various countries, outside the hall, Dan Chi set up seats for officials and family members of the fourth rank and below.
Empress Dowager Xiao, who was under "house arrest" in Shou'an Palace for many days, stepped out of the palace gate for the first time today.
Empress Dowager Xiao was quite hesitant to learn that among the embassies from various countries that came to celebrate, only Beiliang had not yet arrived in Shangjing.
Did the Northern Liang Emperor take her, the former regent queen mother of Daxia, in his eyes?
In the hall, the ceremonial supervisor played the palace music, and everyone presented gifts and congratulations to the queen mother.
Afterwards, everyone on the table pushed the cups and exchanged the cups.
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During the banquet, Ashina Pearl, the ninth Turkic princess, frequently turned her attention to the crown prince Feng Zhan, who was wearing a golden crown and a black gown with a five-clawed golden dragon embroidered with gold thread, and the prospective prince-concubine beside the prince. Qin Yan.
Ashina Mingzhu looked at Prince Feng Zhan with enthusiasm and admiration in her eyes, she retracted her gaze, turned her head blushing and said something in a low voice to her elder brother, the Turkic Khan Ashina Qigu, who was seated next to her.
The Turkic Khan Ashina Qigu, thirty years old, tall and tall, with a high nose and deep eyes, a shallow beard on both cheeks, and the rough wild beauty of a prairie man.
He raised his eyes and glanced at the prince Feng Zhan, his eyes were sharp and a little gloomy.
"My Turkic Khanate wants to marry Daxia and marry the Ninth Princess to His Royal Highness. What does the Queen Mother think?"
As soon as the Turkic Khan said this, the whole audience was shocked, and everyone stopped talking. Except for the palace music, there was no sound in the hall.
Crown Prince Feng Zhan is about to get married with Crown Princess Qin Yan, who has already done the canonization ceremony. After the remaining three ceremony of the wedding ceremony, the Turks proposed to marry the prince at this time. Isn't this a disaster?
Emperor Hui, Prince Feng Zhan, Qin Yan, and the people in the palace of the Duke of Zhenguo all looked cold and severe.
After the Turkic Khan said what he had just said, he immediately raised his glass to the Queen Mother Xiao on the high platform. The Queen Mother Xiao also raised the wine cup at the same time and respected Ashina Qigu, and then both of them raised their heads and drank it all. Wine in a glass.
This action has to make people feel intriguing.
This formulation of the Turkic Khan king only asked "What does the queen mother think?"
The other side of the story is that he only recognizes Empress Dowager Xiao, and does not recognize Emperor Hui, who is still on the throne in Daxia, and the prince in power.
This is slapping Emperor Hui and the Crown Prince naked in the face.
Empress Dowager Xiao put down the wine cup, smiled and said:
"Bengong feels that it is not bad for the ninth princess to be the concubine for the prince."
"Prince, what do you think?" Empress Dowager Xiao still looked at the prince and Qin Yan beside him with a smile on her face.
The Empress Dowager Xiao was at ease physically and mentally at the moment, and finally caught a chance to rub Qin Yan's spirit.
people...
The queen mother is... turning her elbows out, wanting to do something?
At this time, the nine princesses of the Turks, Ashina Pearl, suddenly said loudly:
"This princess is a princess of a country. How can I be a side concubine? Of course, it must be a crown princess."
Ashina Pearl raised her chin slightly and looked at Qin Yan:
"This princess is the main concubine, and letting the Princess Zhaoren be the side concubine is also a compliment. I don't know what is good or bad."
As soon as Ashina Pearl said this, the hall was shocked again.
This Turkic ninth princess is so arrogant!
Feng Zhan and Qin Yan immediately showed killing intent in their eyes. Several people in the government of the township also forcibly suppressed the urge to rush over to kill the Turkic dog thief.
On the throne, Emperor Hui frowned and was about to speak, when Prince Feng Zhan spoke first, his voice cold:
"It's not impossible for King Khan to have a relationship with Daxia."
"Then see if anyone in the royal family is willing to accept your princess as a side room."
"However, King Khan should keep in mind that the Queen Mother has retired to Shou'an Palace for many years, and today's Daxia, the Queen Mother cannot be the master."
Prince Feng Zhan has been dissatisfied with the soft-hearted policy pursued by the Empress Dowager Xiao when she was in power and towards neighboring countries for many years.
The Empress Dowager Xiao once ceded many important towns in the northern part of Daxia to the Turks in order to seek temporary stability, but she did not know that the Turks had ambitions, and they were able to take an inch. In the end, there was a war more than ten years ago.
The envoys of other countries were secretly watching the battle between Daxia and the Turks in the Fengtian Palace.
The Turks and Daxia have been in a truce for many years. If there is another war, they may not be able to stay out of it. It is best to make a prediction that is most beneficial to them in advance.
Mrs. Xiao is ugly in the back, the prince is not going to give her half the face?
The nine Turkic princesses glared angrily at the prince Feng Zhan.
side room? How dare this prince humiliate her like this!
Ashina Pearl was about to stand up when the Turkic Khan king held down his left shoulder.
The atmosphere in the hall was a little tense, and everyone was holding their breaths, waiting to see how this farce would end.
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The Turkic Khan Ashnaqigu was silent for a moment, then spoke again to the high platform:
"The Turks do have the sincerity of being with Daxia. Ben Khan heard that there are two unmarried princesses of Yunying in the Daxia royal family."
"Ben Khan once again formally proposed to the Daxia royal family for a marriage, and asked to marry the Daxia princess to be married to Ben Khan."
As soon as this statement came out, all four were shocked.
The empress, Concubine De, Princess Changle Feng Yunchao and Princess Jingyi Feng Yuyao all changed their expressions.
Emperor Hui's face was also extremely ugly,
"King Khan already has something to offer. It would be inappropriate for me to re-enter the Turks with the princess."
The Turkic Khan Ashina Qigu, before taking the throne, married a powerful Turkic tribe and married the daughter of the tribe leader as his wife, which is now the Turkic Ketun.
It is precisely because of this reason that Ashina Qigu became the most competitive son of the previous generation of Turkic Khans and won the Khan position.
Ashina Qigu laughed and said:
"What's wrong? Princess Daxia will become the most honorable Ye clan when she marries Ben Khan."
people...
Ye's?
Is the king of Turkic Khan going to let Princess Daxia be the side room?
In the past, there were nine Turkic princesses who wanted to marry His Royal Highness as a concubine, and later proposed that Princess Daxia should go to Turkic as a concubine.
Where is the kinship? This is clearly provocation and humiliation!
The members of the royal family and the civil and military officials in Fengtian Hall were very ugly.
Turks are too arrogant!
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At this moment, a cold female voice suddenly sounded in the hall. It was the Crown Princess Qin Yan who was seated next to Prince Feng Zhan on the high platform:
"King Khan has such a big tone."
Everyone in the hall turned their attention to Qin Yan, the princess who spoke.
Qin Yan lifted her lips, her tone slightly sarcastic:
"Your Turkic princess, if you want to be a concubine for others, that's your business. But my Daxia princess has no such interest."
Both the Turkic Khan and the Nine Princesses shrank their pupils and their expressions suddenly changed.
Empress Dowager Daxia and Emperor Hui are all good words to their Turkic envoys. Did this prospective crown princess Qin Yan not do anything to save face?
Qin Yan continued to speak, her voice cold and cold:
"Let my Daxia princess go to your Turks as a side chamber, and it depends on whether my Daxia royal family agrees or not, whether my Daxia people agree or not, whether my millions of soldiers at the Daxia border agree or not!"
Crown Princess Qin Yan's eloquent words made everyone in the palace feel agitated, as if they were out of anger.
Feng Yuyao looked at Qin Yan with red eyes, Yan Yan was so domineering, if Yan Yan was a man, Feng Yuyao would be the first to marry her.
Princess Changle Feng Yunchao is the younger sister of the prince, and her own prince will try her best to protect her, but Feng Yuyao is just a concubine princess. If she really wants to get married, she will be the first to be pushed out.
A few days ago, Concubine De was worried that there would be an appearance in the palace today, so she proposed to Emperor Hui early to set up Feng Yuyao's marriage, but Emperor Hui had been focusing on alchemy recently and didn't pay any attention to it.
At this time, Feng Yuyao and her mother concubine De Fei were a little relieved. They all knew that Qin Yan had a very strong voice in front of the sage and the prince, and Qin Yan made a statement. can die.
At this moment, the Empress and Feng Yunchao felt a sense of warmth in their chests at the same time, and their eyes were a little wet.
As a member of the royal family, I have long been prepared to sacrifice my marriage for various reasons.
Although Feng Yunchao was the first princess, she was no exception.
Qin Yan is the crown princess of the Daxia royal family and the sister-in-law of Feng Yunchao's direct relative, but Qin Yan has never had a close relationship with Feng Yunchao and the queen. How could the queen and Feng Yunchao not be moved by Qin Yan's words to protect each other.
The nine princesses of the Turks were embarrassed and angry, and glared at Qin Yan:
"Zhaoren..." The conversation was interrupted by Prince Feng Zhan's cold voice.
"King Khan, take care of your people."
The Turkic Khan Ashnaqigu and Prince Feng Zhan looked at each other coldly, both of them had sharp eyes and refused to give in to each other.
After a while, Ashina Qigu looked away and gave the Ninth Princess a wink.
At the beginning, they discussed the proposal of marriage at the banquet, but it was not intended to be achieved, just to humiliate the Daxia royal family.
The nine princesses of the Turks swallowed what they were about to say, looked at Qin Yan, and changed the topic:
"This princess has heard that the princess is very good at equestrian, and wants to ask the princess for advice."
"Does the princess dare to come to a polo match and compete with this princess?"
The Daxia ministers outside the inner and outer halls of Fengtian Hall were so angry that they gritted their teeth at the words that the nine Turkic princesses had just said.
The Turks were built on horseback, and the whole people were martial arts. This was because they had an absolute advantage in the polo match, and they wanted to stomp Daxia's face on the ground.
But there are also people who have seen the crown princess Qin Yan's superb equestrianism in the paddock in the western suburbs, and those who have seen Qiu Yan when Qin Yan twisted the horse's head with his bare hands, but they all looked at the Turkic ninth princess who was holding the victory with some sympathy. .
Nine princesses, do you know that you are courting death?
The young son of the Zuo Xiangfu, Wang Jingyu, is gearing up to start a bet again. If he really wants to play polo, he will use all his wealth to block the crown princess to win. He has never lost, and he will not lose this time.
Qin Yan hooked his lips and smiled,
"It's a guest from far away, and I, Qin Yan, will accompany you."
"Refreshing." The nine princesses of the Turks stroked their palms and added:
"However, in our Turks, we don't have the rules of your Daxia. Can I decide the rules of the polo match?"
Qin Yan spoke softly:
"But it doesn't matter."
The Ninth Princess got up slowly at this time, fixed her eyes on Qin Yan's face, smiled and said:
"According to the rules of our Turks, everyone on the field depends on their ability, regardless of life or death."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall changed their faces.
Nine Turkic princesses, this is for the life of the crown princess!
Prince Feng Zhan's eyes suddenly turned cold, and killing intent appeared all over his body.
Qin Yan stretched out his hand and shook Feng Zhan's left hand on the food table, Feng Zhan turned his head, Qin Yan nodded slightly towards Feng Zhan, and then looked at Ashina Pearl,
"it is good."
Everyone in the hall was surprised by the answer of the Crown Princess Qin Yan, this polo match is likely to be fatal!
The Turkic Ninth Princess got the answer she wanted and turned her head:
"Are the envoys of various countries interested in discussing with the host Daxia with this princess?"
Xirong King Jiang Quyi and his eldest son Jiang Shang looked at each other and nodded.
Then Jiang Shang said to Qin Yan:
"I'll be there too."
Princess Crescent Moon, the princess of the Southern Border, has been silent, and has no intention of making a move at this time, while her confidant and valet beside her is about to speak to the hall, but Princess Crescent Moon raises her hand to stop her.
Princess New Moon looked at the princess Qin Yan, who had an undistinguished expression as usual, her eyes narrowed slightly.
According to the news she got, whether it was the prince Feng Zhan or the prince concubine Qin Yan, they were all unfathomable and mustn't rush in.
The other small country embassies were watching the excitement, regardless of whether they were offended by the Turks or Daxia, they all avoided the sight of the nine princesses of the Turks and bowed their heads silently.
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The nine princesses of the Turks looked at the cowardice of those small countries with irony on their faces.
Ashina Pearl said to Qin Yan again:
"Prince Concubine can also find help, but... there shouldn't be no one available in Daxia, hahahaha..."
"Ha ha ha ha…"
The Turks and the Xirong embassies were full of sarcastic laughter, especially harsh in the hall, and everyone in Daxia was furious when they heard it.
At this moment, a cold male voice sounded from the back of the hall:
"Chen, Nanya Longwu Army Lu Shen, please come to the competition!"
Everyone looked for the reputation, and saw Lu Chen, the commander of the Nanya Imperial Army, standing on the hall, with his back straight, and clasping his fists above the throne.
"My minister, Xie Changyuan of the Beiya Shence Army, please take part in the competition!" It was Xie Changyuan, the prince of Yongding Hou!
"My minister, thanks to the Nanya Longwu Army, please take part in the competition!" It is the deputy commander of the Nanya Forbidden Army, Xie Zhao!
Xie Changyuan and Xie Zhao looked at each other, and then quickly moved away, both with awe.
"Chen, ... please come to the competition!"
"Chen, ... please come to the competition!"
"Chen, ... please come to the competition!"
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A series of sturdy figures stood up and clasped their fists from the inside and outside the hall, and the voices came one after another, resounding through the hall, and the people in Daxia were full of enthusiasm and excitement.
This is their Daxia soldier, Daxia's hot-blooded man!
The civil servants present at this moment wish they could also be skilled in pommel horses and win glory for Daxia.
In the past, they often looked down on military generals and polo, but after this incident, they have changed their view of these rude warriors.
Seeing this scene, the envoys of various countries were greatly shocked.
This is the cohesion of Daxia, so why worry about the invasion of other countries?
A clear female voice resounded in the hall:
"The woman of the people, Han Shuangling of the Zuo Xiangfu, please come to the competition."
Everyone looked around and looked surprised.
She is the only daughter of the Marquis of Guannei, the eldest daughter-in-law of Zuo Xiangfu, Han Shuangling!
Zuo Xiang Wang Xian was a little hesitant. The Turks and Xi Rong were here for the Crown Princess, and this polo match was likely to result in fatalities. They had nothing to do with themselves, so Han Shuangling went to join in the fun, If it doesn't work, it will get you into trouble.
Wang Jingheng looked at Han Shuangling, who stood up, with worry and disapproval in his eyes.
Han Shuangling saw the look of her husband Wang Jingheng in his eyes, and smiled coldly in his heart.
Han Shuangling was very sure at this moment that she and Wang Jingheng were not the same person at all.
Han Shiyan, the Marquis of Guannei, was very proud of his daughter's behavior. If it wasn't for the juniors who proposed the polo match, he Han Shiyan would be the first to ask the Turks and Xirong people to see that the Daxia man is not a coward!
The third prince, Feng Yi, sat idle and watched the show. He really didn't know if these people were out of their minds. It was just a ball game. Winning was the glory of Daxia, and losing was the matter of the Crown Princess Qin Yan.
The second prince, Feng Xian, could hardly sit still at the moment. Since he was born, he has only known that his identity is a prince who can compete with the prince for the throne, but now he feels that he has another identity, a big summer man.
Feng Xian was about to get up, but was stopped by someone sent by Concubine Shu hurriedly.
Feng Xian saw his mother and concubine shaking his head again and again, full of worry, he finally settled on his seat and didn't get up again.
Feng Yuyao was also eager to try, but she knew that she had a few pounds and a few taels, so it was best not to cause trouble for Yan Yan.
Emperor Hui was very satisfied with the situation in the hall. Since he took power, he has not been as comfortable as he is now.
"Okay, okay, okay!" Emperor Hui raised his hand and gestured downward, and the soldiers returned to their seats.
Qin Yan spoke to the nine Turkic princesses:
"Nine princesses, how about giving you one day to prepare, the day after tomorrow?"
Ashina Pearl said loudly:
"It's a word."
Prince Feng Zhan arranged in a deep voice:
"The Imperial Academy, the Ministry of Rites, and the Honglu Temple will, within tomorrow, draw up a life-and-death contract with the embassies of the participating countries in this polo match, and each participant will sign and sign before the game, and it will be witnessed by the envoys of other countries. "
embassies...
Really come to life and death contract! It's a big game now, big countries are fighting, what's the matter with these little shrimps? This time, the people watching the fun can't tell the difference!
At the end of the birthday banquet, some people are excited, some people are looking forward to it, some people are nervous, and some people are waiting for a good show.
The polo match the day after tomorrow will be held in Shanglin Garden, the Royal Palace Garden.
The Dongyuan Polo Field at the other end of the Imperial City is temporarily used for training and running-in between the Turks and Xirong.
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Western suburbs paddock, racetrack.
Crown Princess Qin Yan stood in the stands, observing the performance of everyone on the field.
Tomorrow's game will be ten players per team, plus the replacement players, it will not exceed twenty.
However, there are dozens of soldiers and soldiers with rank who signed up for the competition in the main hall today, not to mention the members of the two forbidden armies who got the news later.
Qin Yan pre-selected fifty trainees, among them Lu Chen from Nanya, Xie Zhao, Xie Changyuan from Beiya, Han Shuangling, the only daughter of the Marquis of Guannei, other sergeants, and those who were added temporarily, who came to the paddock in the western suburbs after hearing the sound. Jiang Mu.
Jiang Mu bears the burden of humiliation, he has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.
"Qin Yan, you must give me this opportunity."
Qin Yan said solemnly:
"You know this polo match, someone might die, and maybe you're in there."
Jiang Mu's eyes were stern:
"Jiang Quzhi and Jiang Shang's father and son killed my father, mother, brother, and sister, four lives. I can't wait to eat their bones and eat their flesh."
Qin Yan finally nodded:
"Okay, I'll give you this chance."
"However, keep your life for me, and there are still business to do next."
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The evening in the western suburbs hunting ground was as red as blood. Qin Yan stood on the high platform, and off the stage were twenty contestants and substitute sergeants she selected, including Han Shuangling and Jiang Mu.
Qin Yan spoke, his voice was cold but not lacking in strength:
"The polo match of the day after tomorrow is similar to the battlefield, and perhaps its ferocity is not inferior to the battlefield."
"Some of you could be seriously injured, disabled, or even killed."
"If anyone wants to quit, I'll give him one last chance."
The twenty soldiers in the audience shouted in unison:
"No retreat! No retreat! No retreat!"
Qin Yan raised his hand and continued:
"Xirong and Turks have repeatedly violated our Daxia border and slaughtered my Daxia people."
"You are not fighting for my Qin Yan, but for Daxia!"
"Since the opponent wants to leave our lives on the field, then we don't have to show mercy, and they don't want to leave alive."
"Do you dare!"
The sergeants in the audience shouted in unison:
"Dare! Dare! Dare!"
Han Shuangling's eyes were firm, and the woman on the stage made her regain the meaning of her existence.
The most suitable for her is the military camp, the battlefield, not the back house trapped in the high wall.
Xie Zhao's gaze followed the figure of the woman on the stage. This was Qin Yan, the woman who did not lose to men.
Xie Changyuan's chest rose and fell, looking at Qin Yan on the high platform, the current Crown Princess, his former fiancee, had an unreal sense of trance.
Are they going to fight side by side?
Prince Feng Zhan and Song Zhi had just arrived on the sidelines and stopped when they saw this scene.
Song Zhi…
"His Royal Highness, it's up to the Crown Princess? This..."
Feng Zhan's eyes have been fixed on the murderous and glamorous woman on the high platform.
"A lonely woman does things, and she is worthy of her own responsibility."