Deep Palace Pet Peach Blossom Flawless

Chapter 157 The Girl in the Jade Cage

But who did the Shenwu Emperor fear? He extended his wide sleeves and said, "Please stand up, envoy. I will soon announce to the world that Unad Eagle will be the new king of Beinar. By then, all the nations of the Xisha Islands and the tribes of the grasslands will receive my letter of appointment. Today, envoy, please do not return until you are drunk!"

The banquet became lively again, with people drinking and chatting happily.

Prince Kang sat in the prince's seat, and his eyes occasionally drifted to the other side of the huge screen, where the concubines of the six palaces were.

Upon learning that Lan Qingwu was unconscious and had gone to the Miaoling Palace, Prince Kang frantically ran to his study. Inside, he flipped a switch, opening a wall. Shockingly, the entire wall was covered with portraits of Lan Qingwu! Some showed Lan Qingwu picking flowers, some showed him wearing a flower crown and dancing with butterflies, some showed him sitting quietly at a table, and some showed him playing the flute with his eyes closed...

King Kang caressed the paintings, one after another, fascinatedly, muttering to himself, "You will be fine, you will be fine, right?"

In the Chaohe Hall, Prince Kang stared at the concubines in the six palaces. He really wanted to meet that person.

The dancers in the hall slowly left the main hall. The Beinar envoy, Wuzhina, stood up and saluted again: "Your Majesty Dasheng, I, the new king of Beinar, have a gift for you. Please accept it!"

The Beinar envoy Wuzhina clapped his hands, and saw dozens of people slowly walking towards the entrance of the hall. Eight Beinar men were carrying a sedan chair covered with red gauze, and two Beinar maids followed the sedan chair closely.

The royal family, civil and military officials, and concubines in the palace all turned their eyes to the sedan chair. Lan Qingwu's eyebrows couldn't help but frown, she had a feeling that the gift inside was not an ordinary one.

The eight of them stopped in the center of the hall. Wuzhina waved her hand, and two maids stepped forward and slowly peeled back the red gauze, only to see that it was not a sedan chair at all, but a cage made of solid jade!

I saw a jade-like woman in the jade cage, half lying in the cage. The woman had a face like ice and snow, and under her dark eyebrows were a pair of bewitching fox eyes. The woman had a pure temperament, which made her look pure and charming.

The hall suddenly fell silent. The woman did not stand up to salute. She half-crouched in the jade cage and said in a pure Dasheng accent: "I, Wuer Yuji, pay my respects to Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!" The voice was crisp and melodious.

Emperor Shenwu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the woman without saying a word for a while.

Wuzhina quickly explained, "Your Majesty, Wuer Yuji has been kept in this jade cage since she was young. Every day, she is covered in pearls and fed with dew from flower petals. She has never left this jade cage, let alone taken a single step. Her body is as if it has no bones, so she cannot kneel down to pay homage to Your Majesty. Her voice is like a yellow oriole. Whenever she sings, birds and beasts stop to listen."

"Your Majesty, the Great Sheng, the Wuer Yuji has a slender figure, a delicate fragrance, and a voice like a yellow oriole. She is the most precious jewel of my Beinar. I, the new king of Beinar, present her to Your Majesty, the Great Sheng!"

Concubine Jiang of the Six Palaces frowned. This was not a good thing. Even if it was a woman presented by a small country, she should be a normal noblewoman. The woman in the cage looked anything but normal. Well, even if the woman was beautiful, His Majesty would just let her go after a while of favor.

Lin Suzhi, the prefect of the Imperial City, suddenly stood up at the banquet and said, "Your Majesty, no!"

An official beside Lin Suzhi whispered, "Master Lin, what are you doing? She's just a woman, why spoil the fun?"

Lin Suzhi ignored him and walked straight to the center of the hall. He spoke in a strong and powerful voice, "Your Majesty, even if the Beinar tribe offered a woman, she should be a woman of noble status and good character. This woman is like a toy for birds and beasts. She can't even be called a normal person, she is clearly a monster! The Beinar tribe clearly has ulterior motives. Your Majesty must not take this woman into your harem."

Lan Qingwu was slightly moved when he heard what the official said. This Lord Lin was indeed very clear-headed, but...

Wuzhina's face darkened slightly, and he quickly knelt on his knees. "Your Majesty, this Wuer Yuji is the most noble woman in our tribe. We raised her with great respect and treasure, treating her as a peerless jewel. It is absolutely not as this gentleman said. Please understand, Your Majesty."

Imperial Censor Wen also waved his sleeves and retorted, "Master Lin, you're worrying too much! You're just a little girl, what kind of trouble can you cause? Don't disturb the harmony between Da Sheng and the other tribes."

The Grand Master remained calm and said, "It's really not a big deal. Lord Lin, you still have to consider His Majesty and the various ministries!"

Lin Suzhi's face turned ashen with anger.

Wuer Yuji looked at the people in the hall in bewilderment, then turned her bright eyes to Emperor Shenwu: "Your Majesty, did I do something wrong?"

Lan Qingwu slowly turned his gaze towards the Divine Martial Emperor, who remained calm and composed. "Since this is such a generous gift from the Northern Nar tribe, how can I refuse to accept it? Come, take good care of it!"

The eight men from Beinar lifted up the jade cage again and slowly left the Chaohe Hall.

Lan Qingwu withdrew his gaze, sighed slightly in his heart, and unconsciously tightened his fingertips around the teacup.

Lin Suzhi was so angry that he flicked his sleeves and turned back to his seat.

The hall was once again filled with singing and dancing.

After the banquet in Chaohe Hall ended, Lan Qingwu returned to Suowu Palace.

Ru Ping looked at her master's silence and replied softly, "Master, these are just common diplomatic matters. You don't need to worry about them."

Although Ruhan curled her lips slightly, she didn't say anything.

Lan Qingwu shook his head slightly and looked at Ru Ping and Ru Han: "Do you really know what I'm thinking? Do you think I'm jealous?"

Ru Ping and Ru Han were a little confused. Could it be... isn't it?

Lan Qingwu sighed slightly, "Perhaps. However, that Wuer Yuji is different from Noble Lady Shuixia. Ruping, do you know what Wuer Yuji, that woman in the jade cage, represents? When that jade cage appeared in the Chaohe Hall, do you know what I thought of? - Women's official prison!"

Ru Ping and Ru Han widened their eyes.

Lan Qingwu continued, "Once His Majesty accepts the woman in the jade cage, then the woman in the iron cage, then the woman in the wooden cage, do you think the officials in the court will follow suit? Will they accept them into their own palaces? Leaders lead by example, and followers follow suit! I'm thinking this newly appointed king of the Northern Nar tribe is truly a powerful figure! Judging from his actions, he must have a deep understanding of our Dasheng Dynasty. Ru Ping, Ru Han, the survival of Dasheng women will become even more difficult!"

And this woman will be the first stepping stone to corrupt the Dasheng Dynasty!

"Ruhan, please leave the palace and go find Lan Hao and my third uncle!"

On the second day, Concubine Jiang held a small banquet and invited the other two concubines, two noble concubines, and several concubines.

Lan Qingwu was also among those invited. Ruhan asked her if she would refuse. Lan Qingwu said, "No, let's go and take a look!"