in2ebook Chapter 253 Princess Mansion Test
Chapter 253 Princess Mansion Test
"Your Highness, the Marquis of Anyang from the Great Song Dynasty is outside the palace requesting an audience."
A woman in red was standing before a bronze mirror, carefully examining her clothing and accessories. Hearing the maid's voice behind her, she couldn't help but frown slightly and tilt her head in suspicion, "Why is he here?"
Ever since she nearly succeeded in the assassination on the seventh day, the two had not had any contact since then, partly due to the chaos caused by Yelu Hongji's assassination.
Han Ming did not want to get involved in the quagmire of the Liao Kingdom. As for Yelu Wulitai, he felt a little scared to face Han, so the two had never met.
When she heard that Han Ming had taken the initiative to visit her today, Her Royal Highness Princess Zheng had some doubts. She was afraid that the Song Dynasty delegation would cause trouble during the time when her brother was in trouble.
After thinking for a moment, Yelu Wulitai felt that he still couldn't let Han Ming act arbitrarily. At least he should find out the details of the other party's visit.
"Please invite Marquis Han into the palace and present this year's tribute tea."
After giving a brief explanation, Yelu Wulitai began to change his clothes, thinking that he must not be rude when they met soon.
After a while, Han Ming, who was sipping tea, looked up from the living room and saw the beautiful and charming Princess Zheng, Yelu Wulitai, who was wearing a palace dress.
"Your Highness, are you well?" Han Ming put down the tea bowl, stood up and bowed respectfully.
"No need to be so polite, my lord. Please take a seat." This time, Yelu Wulitai's attitude was not as proactive as usual, nor did he have any teasing intentions.
This is consistent with Han Ming's thoughts. After all, if the other party is talking about feelings with him, some things are really difficult to do or cannot be said out loud.
"I wonder what important matter has brought the Marquis to your sudden visit?"
Yelu Wulitai asked in a calm tone, but he was actually a little scared.
After all, Han Ming gives people the feeling of a wolf in sheep's clothing, which makes people unconsciously increase their vigilance and dare not relax.
"Foreign ministers come to visit for two main purposes."
Han Ming smiled gently and expressed his opinion directly without waiting for the other party to ask.
"Firstly, your great emperor was assassinated some time ago. I am deeply saddened by this and have come to visit you. I hope you will not be too sad and hurt yourself."
Han Ming bowed slightly, pretending to express his sadness, but in fact, not a single tear fell.
This made Yelu Wulitai's eyelids twitch violently twice, and he couldn't help but curse inwardly: Really, this guy really is here to laugh at me, if the corners of his eyes weren't so tilted, I would have thought you were really sad! ╭(╯^╰)╮
"It is truly touching that the Marquis cares so much about our Majesty and me."
What a weird thing! It's like everyone is capable of that, Yelu Wulitai thought bitterly.
"It is enough for Your Highness to understand the intentions of a foreign minister." Han Ming did not talk about this topic any further.
"The second reason I came here is to say goodbye to Your Highness."
Hearing Han Ming's words, Yelu Wulitai was immediately shocked. He knew that the other party was going to run away, and he couldn't help but start thinking about how to delay the other party.
"However, due to the unwellness of His Majesty the Emperor, the credentials submitted by our delegation have not been processed."
"Now that the New Year is approaching, most of the people in our delegation still miss their wives and children back home."
"I hope that Your Highness can act as a matchmaker and, for the sake of our past friendship, help deliver the letter of credence and satisfy this foreign minister's homesickness."
Han Ming deliberately acted sincere and affectionate, trying to bring the two closer.
Han's expression made Yelu Wulitai shiver and feel like he was going to vomit the breakfast he had eaten in the morning.
"My Lord, what are you talking about? Your delegation misses their families, and we in the Liao Dynasty are not forcing you to do anything."
"It's just that my brother is in poor health right now and has been in a coma. All major military and political affairs are under the responsibility of Prime Minister Xiao Ge and Prince of Zhao Yelü Yixin, who will then submit them to my sister-in-law for approval."
"The best I can do is try to communicate with the Empress Dowager and see if I can get the approval document."
Yelu Wulitai was not an ordinary woman, and Han Ming could not easily seduce her with just a few words. This official speech that started with praise and ended with criticism made Han Ming laugh in his heart.
"On behalf of all members of our delegation, I would like to thank Her Royal Highness the Princess for her generous assistance."
Han Ming took advantage of the situation and immediately smiled and bowed.
"My Lord, there's no need to be so polite. I can't guarantee the final outcome, but I hope I won't disappoint you all."
Yelu Wulitai did not mention the full amount of goods, for fear that Han Ming would take the opportunity to cause trouble.
"Your Highness, what are you talking about? You are the sister of the Liao Emperor. This is a simple task for you."
Han Ming's shameless behavior made Yelu Wulitai blush with anger.
Bah! How could this guy be so shameless? I didn't even promise to help him, so how could he think I agreed?
"Your Majesty, you are joking..." Yelu Wulitai tried his best to force a smile and looked at the other person.
As a result, when facing Han Ming's smiling face, he suddenly felt that all the unhappiness of the day had piled up together.
. . . . . .
Yelu Wulitai personally escorted Han Ming out of the mansion and looked at the departing carriage with a bad face.
"Your Highness, are you feeling unwell?" The maid beside her couldn't help but ask when she saw that the princess seemed to be in a bad mood.
"No, I just think this Marquis of Anyang is a bit too shameless!"
Yelu Wulitai said each word with gritted teeth.
The maid beside him mistakenly thought that Han Ming had teased her own princess, and she couldn't help but smile, with her eyes full of hope for a couple.
"Did the Empress's sister-in-law bring any news from the palace today?"
Yelu Wulitai was not thinking about Han Ming, and turned his head to ask the maid beside him.
"The Empress has not leaked any information, but the Crown Prince and several princesses have been coming to the palace more frequently these past few days."
The maid's words made Yelu Wulitai frown slightly, and he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why haven't I seen them in the palace these days?"
"Your Highness, you've been visiting the Dragon Sikkim yamen every day these past few days. The Crown Prince and his men have only brought some palace treasures and haven't kept much. I reported this to you the other day."
The maid's words made Yelu Wulitai stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that such a thing did happen.
Ever since Yelu Hongji was assassinated, she often went to Yelu Liang's place in order to thoroughly investigate the assassin. She just happened to miss Yelu Jun, but she ran into Han instead, which was also bad luck.
"Did Jun'er and the others say they would come to our house tomorrow?" Yelu Wulitai asked with a slight nod.
"The young princes didn't tell us about this." The maid thought about it seriously and shook her head slightly.
"I happen to have nothing to do tomorrow, so I'll go to the palace to visit my brother and the others... and by the way, ask that shameless person about his situation."
Yelu Wulitai spoke normally at the beginning, but his words were so low and inaudible at the end that the maids were a little unsure of what their prince meant.
. . . . . .
After a busy day, Han Ming and others returned to the embassy and gathered together, only to find that there were fewer people in the embassy.
After asking Peng Yi, they realized that the people from the Border Pacification Office had acted very quickly and had already transferred the first batch of delegation members in the morning.
"This Lord Liang Wenxin is truly a master of swift operations! We just sent Xiao Cheng back with the news a few days ago. Early this morning, after you left, Xiao Cheng brought people to the door and removed some of the personnel."
Peng Yi stroked his long beard gently, sighing inexplicably.
"After all, he's engaged in espionage and intelligence work. We can't compare to his ability to seize opportunities!"
He Zhengru chuckled and admired Liang Wenxin's abilities.
"We'll talk about these things later. My Lord, I have received some great news!"
Du Ji Yang quickly stopped everyone from sighing and told them the news he had received from Yelu Yixin.
"Is His Royal Highness Prince Zhao implying that the current chaos in the Liao Dynasty is fake?"
Han Ming said calmly while holding a small heater.
As soon as these words came out, Du Ji Yang was immediately shocked by Han Ming's beauty and prostrated himself before him.
"The Marquis is truly a god!"
Du Ji Yang quickly bowed and flattered Han.
He then recounted his meeting with Yelu Yixin today in detail, then shook his head helplessly: "This Yelu Yixin is also greedy by nature. He even dared to easily hint at such important information."
"But how did the Marquis guess that Yelu Hongji was faking an injury and deliberately tricking Chongyuan and his followers?"
When Du Ji Yang finished speaking, he couldn't help but look at Han Ming curiously.
"Originally, I believed that Yelu Hongji would not die, but I was unsure of the severity of his injuries."
"If he remains in a coma, then the Liao Dynasty is indeed in the most dangerous time. However, if he is faking an injury, then the situation is different."
"Today, the Marquis went to the Princess Zheng's residence..."
Han Ming couldn't help but chuckle as he talked about his trip to the Princess's Mansion. "We all know that the Imperial City is now in the hands of Xiao Ge and the Zhongyuan clique."
"At this moment, the Princess of Zheng is able to enter and leave the palace at will. Doesn't this prove that the situation in the palace is still controlled by the emperor's party?"
"That's why I guessed that Yelu Hongji should be fine, or he should have woken up."
"Also, did Old He go to Xiao Ge's house today and still not see anyone?"
Han Ming's question made He Zhengru's eyes pop out. He felt that this Marquis of Anyang seemed to have some magical powers and knew everything about the situation.
"Your Majesty is right. I still haven't seen Prime Minister Xiao today."
Han Ming snorted coldly and said with disdain, "I guess Xiao Ge and the others have been captured by Yelu Hongji a long time ago. How can we have a chance to meet now?"
"We have underestimated the Liao Emperor this time!"