Chapter 555: Envoy from Western Shu
After the poisoning incident, Feng Jun fell out of favor, His Royal Highness Prince Rui was suppressed, and for a time, the Second Princess was in the limelight.
It happened that an envoy from Western Shu came, and the empress asked the second princess to welcome the envoy.
Western Shu is located in Bashu, which is full of hills. It is a small country on the northwestern border of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and its strength is not as good as that of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
However, there were many capable people in Western Shu, as well as many poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts. Especially in the Tianqi Valley at the border between Western Shu and Eastern Zhou, it was full of miasma and it was easy to get lost.
Although Western Shu has natural barriers and rugged terrain, there are Qiang people in the north and Jin State in the south.
The Northern Qiang were brave, fierce and savage; the State of Jin was ambitious and intended to expand; Western Shu, sandwiched in between, was a piece of fat meat, and both countries wanted to annex and divide it.
Therefore, Western Shu had to seek help from the Eastern Zhou in the east, and since women were respected in both countries, compared with the other three kingdoms where men were in power, Western Shu and Eastern Zhou should be more of one mind.
Therefore, Western Shu and Eastern Zhou signed an alliance.
Every few years, Western Shu would pay tribute to the Eastern Zhou and submit letters of marriage to continue the alliance between the two countries.
The people sent by Western Shu this time were a general of Western Shu and the sixteenth prince Xilingyu.
Xiling Yu is the youngest son of Feng Jun of Western Shu. He has been favored since childhood and is a tyrant in Western Shu, and no one dares to provoke him.
Normally, such a favored prince should not come for marriage, but the reason is that the current Feng Jun of West Shu is the second Feng Jun of the Western Shu Empress.
The Empress of Western Shu's sweetheart is Li Guijun, but Li Guijun's status and position are not as good as other men. In the end, the Empress still canonized him as Guijun despite the pressure.
There was no Phoenix King at that time, and the men in the harem used all means to fight for the position of Phoenix King. It is said that Li Guijun was plotted against and had multiple miscarriages, and finally passed away after giving birth to the eldest princess.
Perhaps the empress truly loved Li Guijun. Even after his death, the empress overpowered all the ministers and named him Fengjun, and even named the eldest princess the crown princess.
But later, the eldest princess accidentally fell into the water and died. It is easy to imagine the conspiracy behind this.
Later, Yue Guijun became the most powerful person in the palace. Because of her prominent birth and strong family background, all the ministers strongly recommended her, and eventually Yue Guijun was canonized as the successor.
Perhaps because her favor was snatched away by her dead rival and her status was suppressed, the queen hated Li Guijun to the core.
The Queen of Western Shu also suspected that Yuanjun's death was related to the queen, but she never found any evidence.
It is not surprising that the sixteenth prince was pushed forward for marriage because of his dissatisfaction with the queen.
Xiling Yu was spoiled and domineering. On the surface, he was the most favored prince of Xishu, but in fact, his reputation had long been ruined. He was also unwilling to be pushed out for marriage, but what could he do if he was unwilling?
Who told him that his mother was the empress of Western Shu, and who told him that he was a prince.
Now that you have enjoyed the glory and wealth of the royal family, you should have known that one day you will be sacrificed and abandoned.
Who wouldn’t feel sad when living in an imperial family?
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The envoy from Western Shu had traveled a long way by boat and carriage. As the receiver of the envoy, the Second Princess did not dare to neglect him and sent him to the Royal Posthouse, waiting for him to enter the palace to meet the Emperor the next day.
"Prince Yu, please have a good rest tonight. I will take my leave!"
Baili Jing, the female general escorting the sixteenth prince, said this respectfully and then withdrew.
Xiling Yu did not stop him. He impatiently sent the man away and said, "Come here, this prince wants to take a bath."
As soon as he finished speaking, a waitress responded and prepared hot water for bathing.
The night was dim, the lights of the post station were not turned off, and there were guards at every door.
A lamp was lit in the dim room.
A black shadow appeared in front of the bed. In the moonlight, only a pair of black-bottomed flowing cloud boots and half of a dark red shirt could be seen.
At this moment, a hand stretched out from the bed through the gauze curtain and pulled the person in.
Soon, a blushing voice floated out...
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(End of this chapter)
