I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

"Impossible, this is impossible!" Princess Mingjia shouted hysterically.

The queen glanced at her with a cold look in her eyes: "Why not? You know nothing about the strength of our Great Qi!"

"No, no!" Princess Mingjia held her head and shook her head wildly.

If there was no marriage, wouldn't she be like a fool for all this trouble?

No, she is just a big fool!

Not only did he do so much for nothing, but he also offended Concubine Xian.

No, she not only offended Concubine Xian, she also offended the Queen!

Oh my God, how is she going to live in the palace from now on?

In an instant, Princess Mingjia felt hopeless.

Compared with Princess Mingjia's collapse, Concubine Xian seemed very calm. She looked at the Queen, as if trying to find some flaws.

At this moment, the Queen turned around and met Concubine Xian's gaze, calmly and confidently.

Concubine Xian shook her head slightly: "Empress, you don't have to lie to Mingjia like this. We are bound to lose in the training ground today."

“How come you see?”

"In just one day, it is impossible to make armor that can resist the sharp arrows of Daqi. Although I am a woman in the harem, I also know that it takes a long time for the Ministry of War to make weapons or armor."

"Noble Consort Xian, there is no need to say such discouraging words here. As a concubine, you cannot access the most core secrets of our Great Qi. I can tell you responsibly that everything I said just now is true. If you don't believe it, you can go and ask around."

After saying that, the Queen looked at Cui Shuyan with praise in her eyes: "Princess Xie, this time we were able to withstand the sharp arrows from Daliang, and Prince Xie played a great role. When His Majesty rewards you according to your merits, you will certainly not treat Prince Xie unfairly. I would like to congratulate Princess Xie in advance."

Cui Shuyan smiled and said, "Thank you, Queen, for your kind words."

At this moment, Cui Shuyan finally felt a sense of peace and relief in her heart.

At this time, Cui Shuyan realized that her hand was held by someone. She turned around and saw that it was Princess Heshuo.

At this moment, she seemed very excited. She just held Cui Shuyan's hand and was unwilling to let go.

Cui Shuyan patted her hands and said softly, "Let's talk outside."

"Okay." Princess Heshuo replied with tears in her eyes.

The farce was over, and the Queen left first with Princess Mingxi.

Cui Shuyan and Princess Heshuo followed closely behind.

As for Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu, and Princess Mingjia, they naturally have their own thoughts.

However, this was not within Cui Shuyan's consideration.

After coming out, Princess Heshuo could no longer suppress her excitement and said excitedly: "Shuyan, that's great! It's really great!"

"Yes, that's great!" Cui Shuyan also smiled.

She couldn't wait to meet Xie Xingyuan and wanted to know how exciting it was on the training ground today when the armor of Da Qi blocked the sharp arrows of Daliang.

At this moment, not only they were excited, but also Emperor Zhaowu.

Today, Emperor Zhaowu did not come to the parade ground in person, but sat in the Qinzheng Hall waiting for news.

When the news came, he couldn't believe his ears.

It was not until this moment that Xie Xingyuan appeared in front of him and told him exactly what happened on the parade ground today that Emperor Zhaowu's heart gradually settled down. He looked at Xie Xingyuan and said repeatedly: "Good! Good! Good!"

In his excitement, Emperor Zhaowu asked, "Thank you, my dear minister, what changes have been made to this armor?"

"In reply to your Majesty, I was inspired by the princess and used silk to wrap iron wires and inlay them inside and outside the armor, which resulted in the effect of using softness to overcome hardness."

"So that's how it is! Princess Xie is truly a good wife! Someone, come and pass on my decree to confer the title of First-Rank Lady of Imperial Concubine Xie Cui, grant her a phoenix crown, jewels, and a thousand taels of gold!"

Xie Xingyuan bowed and saluted: "I thank your majesty. However, the Daliang delegation is still in the capital, so the reward can be given later."

He was worried that if he accepted the reward at this time, it would make the people of Daliang think too much and bring unnecessary trouble to Cui Shuyan.

"Of course. The clothes for this lady of the Imperial Order need to be made quickly. Come, my dear Lord Xie, tell me again what happened on the parade ground today. Don't leave out any details."

By the time Xie Xingyuan walked out of the Qinzheng Hall, his mouth was already dry, but after walking a short distance, he saw Cui Shuyan waiting in front of him, and he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips and walked over quickly.

"Tired?"

Xie Xingyuan smiled and shook his head, and naturally held Cui Shuyan's hand: "His Majesty has decided to confer you the title of First-Rank Imperial Lady, but the Daliang delegation is still in the capital. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, this award will be issued later."

"Is there any reward?" Cui Shuyan said with a smile.

"There are a thousand taels of gold." As they spoke, the two of them had already boarded the carriage.

When the curtain was lowered, Xie Xingyuan immediately hugged Cui Shuyan in his arms and refused to let go.

Cui Shuyan hugged him with a smile. She knew that he was under a lot of pressure today.

Now that the pressure was gone, she was willing to let him do whatever he wanted.

After a brief period of relaxation, Xie Xingyuan immediately went to the Ministry of War and supervised the people there to speed up the production of large quantities of new armor in preparation for any eventuality.

At the same time, the Daliang delegation could no longer rely on the power of their sharp arrows and became much more low-key.

The peace talks in the following days were lukewarm and no longer involved the most fundamental interests.

On the last day of the peace talks, Yelu Wei, the regent of Daliang who had not been seen for several days, showed up.

This time when he appeared, he was much more low-key and even paid great tribute to Emperor Zhaowu.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be so polite."

However, after Emperor Zhaowu finished speaking, Yelu Wei did not stand up.

In an instant, Emperor Zhaowu felt something was wrong and quickly exchanged glances with Xie Xingyuan.

"Your Majesty, after I met your country's Princess, I couldn't help but be obsessed with her, so I dared to ask Your Majesty to marry the Princess to me."

Emperor Zhaowu's face suddenly darkened.

At this time, Yelu Wei added: "Your Majesty, rest assured, this is not a marriage of peace, but a normal marriage. To show your sincerity, I am willing to give you 100,000 taels of gold and 100,000 horses!"

When Yelu Wei said this, many ministers present took a deep breath.

Yelu Wei is really generous!

Emperor Zhaowu's pupils also shrank slightly.

This was a big deal, but Yelu Wei was not a pushover and he would not agree to this marriage proposal no matter what.

Otherwise, if you really marry her and something happens, it will be too late to deal with it.

Besides, Da Qi and Daliang are not on good terms after all, and it is unknown when the war will break out again.

However, how to refuse also requires careful consideration.

After all, Daliang's strength is there, and it would not be appropriate to refuse directly.

You know, although Daliang's sharp arrows did not play their due value, there were also many other powerful weapons.

After all, Daliang's strength is still far superior to Da Qi and should not be underestimated.

At this moment, the eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the magistrate of Huangzhou, Luo Jinyu, wants to see you!"