Author: Shangtang Doumiao

As an envoy to welcome the bride, Pei Yue did not have much contact with Princess Qinghe. They were just some ceremonial contacts during the journey together. Therefore, all his impressions of this enemy princess who had a rough fate were focused on bearing humiliation and taking care of everything.

In terms of describing the overall situation.

At this moment, hearing Princess Qinghe's sad question, Pei Yue was a little bit dumbfounded, thinking that the other party thought too highly of him, and at the same time he couldn't help but feel a little shocked.

He glanced at the palace people in the palace unintentionally, because Liu Xian valued and loved Princess Qinghe. Most of these people were old people brought by Princess Qinghe from the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and only a few were internal eunuchs transferred from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

No matter who they were, the palace people seemed to have not heard Princess Qinghe's words at all. They all lowered their heads and lowered their eyebrows with calm expressions.

Pei Yue instantly understood that this seemingly submissive and weak-tempered princess of the Southern Zhou Dynasty had already conquered the people around her in the half year since she came to Kyoto.

His surprise didn't stop there. Princess Qinghe's vision was not that of a woman in the deep palace. Without any information sources, she could conclude that Liang Zhou would have a battle in a short time just based on Liu Xian's words.

——You need to know that even if Pei Yue issued a warning, there were still some people in the court who were doubtful about it.

Thinking of this, Pei Yue swallowed up the excuse he had prepared and whispered: "The noble concubine should understand that this matter cannot be reversed by human power. The general trend is like a rolling wheel and no one can stop it. Even your Majesty will have many options."

Princess Qinghe was slightly startled.

She is a smart person and quickly understood the profound meaning of Pei Yue's words.

The merging of the north and the south is inevitable, but the difference lies in the methods and means that Daliang will choose. Once the Southern Dynasty takes the initiative to send troops, Daliang will definitely take the most ferocious counterattack. After the cavalry crosses the river and goes south, there will definitely be no eggs left when the nest is overturned, and the royal family of the Southern Dynasty will also suffer.

After a thorough cleaning, even if Liu Xian likes her again, he will not be soft on this matter.

Unless the Emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, her father, surrendered his vast territory with both hands and Daliang regained his homeland without spending a single soldier, then he should be able to receive courtesy from the court and live in Kyoto as an idle prince.

But even though she was thousands of miles away from her homeland, she knew that this was absolutely impossible. Even if her father could not bear the loss of his life, the military nobles would never sit still and wait for death, let alone those noble families who could survive even if they died.

Of course, she also understood that the reason why the late emperor who died half a year ago agreed to Liu Xian marrying her was simply to use her identity to make it easier for the people on the south bank of the Tiancang River to accept the fact that they were included in Beiliang. The territory might be captured quickly.

, but it will be a long process to win over people's hearts. If there is a Queen of Liang who comes from the Southern Zhou royal family, this matter will be much easier.

However, with the death of Emperor Kaiping and Empress Dowager Wu not allowing Liu Xian to make her his queen, the road ahead became increasingly foggy.

After a moment of silence, Princess Qinghe said sadly: "Emperor Gaozu set an iron rule that the harem must not interfere with politics. I dare not or forget it, but after all, I cannot erase my origin. It is inevitable that I will feel panicked."

Pei Yue nodded and said, "This is human nature, and your concubine does not need to blame herself."

Such a smart woman, but also extremely cautious.

The simple word "birth" points out her embarrassing position in this majestic palace.

If Daliang could regain the Southern Zhou Dynasty at a small cost and reduce the bloodshed and sacrifice to a minimum, Princess Qinghe's position as a concubine would naturally be secure, and in order to appease the Zhou people, Empress Dowager Wu would treat her favorably at least openly. But

Judging from the current situation, there will definitely be a battle between Daliang and Nanzhou. Once the south bank of the Tiancang River is filled with blood and corpses, how can Empress Dowager Wu allow the bloodline she gave birth to to become the prince of Daliang in the future?

Furthermore, at that time, Empress Dowager Wu would allow a woman from the Southern Zhou royal family to occupy the position of concubine?

All she can rely on now is Liu Xian's favor.

At this moment, there were thousands of twists and turns in my heart, but there was still no wave in Princess Qinghe's words: "I miss my loved ones so much that I suddenly made a rude statement, which made Duke Wei laugh."

Speaking of relatives instead of hometown, Pei Yue couldn't help but sigh secretly, and then said calmly: "Although things in the world are often unsatisfactory, I believe that it depends on man-made things. The princes in the court are not sure whether the disaster of war can be prevented, but how to do it

Your Majesty and your ministers are willing to work hard to avoid a too tragic war as much as possible. After all, the Southern Dynasty was at its peak of civilization and there were hundreds of poets and calligraphers. No one wanted to see those rare classics that contained the efforts of the sages destroyed in the flames of war.

middle."

A bright color appeared in Princess Qinghe's eyes.

The relationship between Liang and Zhou is complex yet simple. The complexity lies in the intertwined internal forces of all parties in the Southern Zhou Dynasty. It is difficult to clarify the context and prescribe the right medicine. For Liang, the easiest way is to send his army southward and conquer the enemy.

All blocking forces were crushed into powder, and then the original family structure was shattered and then established.

Pei Yue's words are both comfort and reminder. Liu Xian's attitude is very important. As long as he supports Pei Yue to take over the affairs of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the young Guilin will try his best to control the war within a certain range. The final result may not be

So tragic, this will naturally affect the fate of her and the Southern Dynasty royal family.

She couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Gong Wei's words were like clearing the clouds and revealing the sun, which made people enlightened."

Pei Yue lowered his head and said, "The noble concubine is so complimentary."

Princess Qinghe is not an ordinary person, but with her slightly embarrassing status, and the place she can control is limited to the Mingde Palace, in today's chess game that spans thousands of miles, what she can do is naturally extremely limited. She probably

She knew that the fragile peace between Liang and Zhou was difficult to maintain, but other than wallowing in sadness and suffering, she didn't know how she could try her best to mend the weak relationship between the two countries.

Today's brief meeting with Pei Yue, although both of them spoke very reservedly, seemed to point out a way for her.

Thinking of this, she finally had a calm smile on her face, and said slowly: "Your Majesty once said that Duke Wei Guo and Sister Chu Rong are still in contact in private. I have an unkind request. I don't know what Wei Guo has done."

Are you willing to help me?"

Pei Yue said: "Concubine, please speak."

Princess Qinghe's gentle tone revealed some emotion of reminiscing about the past: "That girl Chu Rong seems to be cheerful and straightforward, but in fact she likes to hide many things in her heart and not talk to others. In previous years, I would give her a gift with my own hands every time she celebrated her birthday.

She prepared a congratulatory gift, and then talked to her about herself. Now that I and her are separated from each other, it is a delusion to meet each other. In addition, the incident last year will definitely leave painful memories in her heart, but she doesn’t know who can help her.

She resolves it."

Pei Yue's face looked slightly strange.

His relationship with Xu Churong could not be concealed at all. After all, when he brought Xu Churong back to the villa in Puqi City on the north bank, even Han Gongduan knew about it. After returning to Beijing, he also told the truth frankly in front of Emperor Kaiping and Liu Xian.

, of course, is not talking about the love affair between children, but about the connection between the Nandu family with Xu Churong as the link.

But Princess Qinghe's words not only showed that she understood her previous hints, but even contained a hint of matchmaking.

But the crux of the matter is...

Pei Yue remained silent. Princess Qinghe did not take it seriously and continued: "The eighth day of December is the birthday of my sister Chu Rong. I have prepared a birthday gift for her during this period. I would like to ask Duke Wei to deliver it to me.

, I wonder if this is okay? I have already made it clear to Your Majesty in advance, and Your Majesty has approved it."

For this reason, Pei Yue naturally had no reason to refuse, but he would inevitably have some toothache.

It's fine if you don't know Xu Churong's birthday. Now that you know it, how can you pretend that nothing happened?

Not to mention that Xu Churong had received such important news before. He just handed over the gift to Princess Qinghe without any expression. I am afraid that the little girl would come to Kyoto in anger.

Pei Yue did not doubt that the other party had such courage.

He suppressed the reverie in his heart and said calmly: "The imperial concubine has a destiny, and I must obey it."

Princess Qinghe smiled slightly, and then said: "Although it is a private matter of this palace, it is better not to break the rules of the palace, so the congratulatory gift has been handed over to the inner palace, and they will send it to Duke Wei's mansion later."

She obviously didn't want to leave any risk by doing this, so that the gift would be inspected by the inner chamber, who was responsible for the power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After it was archived in the palace, it would be foolproof to avoid being criticized in the future.

Pei Yue couldn't help but feel a little dazed at the moment. Although he couldn't see the other party's face through the screen, he seemed to see the original Concubine Wu.

When Emperor Kaiping was alive, the imperial concubine was very cautious in the harem and never made a wrong step, just like today's Princess Qinghe.

He suddenly felt that things became interesting.
Chapter completed!