A beautiful daughter came to the Xiangfu

Ah Ying was puzzled as to why an old acquaintance had to dress so formally.

Ah Ying's aunt returned the greeting, "Meet Duke Qing."

Ah Ying also followed suit and saluted.

Next is the main thing to do when visiting Duke Qing’s Mansion today.

My aunt sat down randomly, without any regard for seat order.

"Duke Qing didn't even attend the morning court. It seems that I have a lot of face. If that's the case, why not explain directly why you came to me."

The aunt seemed to be nonchalant. After she finished speaking, Duke Qing smiled and said, "The princess is still the same. She hasn't changed much in all these years!"

"It's not that I haven't changed, I just act this way when I see an old acquaintance. Duke Qing is a very reasonable person, he won't blame me, right?"

After saying that, he sneered.

Duke Qing still kept smiling, as if no one was being rude.

"How dare I? I just wonder if the princess has heard about some of the things happening in Jin State. Now people from your Qianyuan are also involved. Miss Ying is quite friendly to Jin State, but another of your juniors, Zhu, has done something that is harmful to our dynasty. I wonder how the princess wants Jin State to deal with it?"

Ah Ying was stunned after hearing this, and thought: Isn't Ah Zhu guilty of a capital crime? Looking at the situation now, it is such an honor for my aunt to save him?

At this time, Ah Ying heard her aunt say, "According to the law, how should I deal with this matter? Do I need to ask an outsider like me?"

My aunt's tone was still a little cold.

"Princess, I admire your impartiality. But Ah Zhu is indeed young and may be bewitched by others. Princess, don't you want to save her?"

The princess took over the words of Duke Qing, her tone still unfriendly, "Save her, and then let her continue to harm others, aren't you afraid?"

"Haha, of course I won't let her harm anyone. Princess, have you ever thought about restoring the country? Are there any old ministers in southern Xinjiang who support the restoration of the country?"

At this point, Duke Qing picked up the tea bowl on the table and slowly drank a sip of tea.

"Don't try to trick me. If I wanted to, I wouldn't have lived in seclusion for more than a decade. Are you afraid that I will pose a threat? My brother didn't pose a threat at all, so how can I pose a threat?"

The princess looked unhappy. She didn't want to recall the history of more than ten years ago.

Duke Qing put down his tea bowl and said, "In fact, the princess helped us before. Your Majesty always remembers that your brother's death was due to the war, not entirely the fault of the Kingdom of Jin."

The princess sighed and did not deny it.

"We have always believed in Jinguo. Unfortunately, Jinguo is still here, but Yuanuo is gone." Aying noticed that her aunt's tone was no longer as "tough" as before.

Duke Qing continued, "Princess, now that you know the truth, why do you feel resentment? Although Jin cannot help Yuan recover, we still remember Yuan's former dignity and help."

The princess sighed and closed her eyes. "Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"Back then, Jin and Yuan were four countries that had relations. Now, a small part of the jade seal is in the hands of Yuan, and Yuan was destroyed because of this. Those people didn't find a small part of the jade seal, and Jin spread the word that all the jade seals were in the hands of the Jin emperor, so the people of Yuan were safe. In fact, only the princess knows the whereabouts of that small piece of jade seal."

The princess raised her eyes, curled her lips, and looked at Duke Qing with disdain.

"Hahaha, you guys are asking me for the imperial seal, but unfortunately I don't have it, and even if I did, I wouldn't carry it with me, right?"

Duke Qing frowned slightly and said:

"At the beginning, the two countries were going to form an alliance, but..."

Ah Ying glanced at her aunt. She remembered asking her aunt when she was a child why she didn’t get married. What did her aunt answer at that time?

"Many years have passed, and there is no princess in Yuan country anymore."

Duke Qing seemed not to have heard. "Most people in Yuan are very friendly with Jin. As long as the princess hands over the jade seal, Jin promises that the future queen will be from Yuan, and will return your apprentice to the princess safely. If the princess is willing, she can stay in Jin and enjoy wealth and glory."

The princess was confused. "The future queen? Will she be the old emperor's or the prince's? But your prince is going to be executed. She can't be marrying a ghost. The Yuan Kingdom is gone. Let's call off the marriage."

Duke Qing smiled.

"The Emperor now has a Queen, and His Majesty has promised a new Crown Prince."