Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1496: Legend of the Hidden Sea 16

Before the wedding of Prince Qinghe, Queen Mingyusuti of Winter and Summer came to the capital first. She presented Emperor Zhenshun with a wooden palace that was transformed from a thousand-work box. The craftsmanship used included the long-lost mortise and tenon structure, which made Emperor Zhenshun love it.

Xiao Jinyue was more concerned about what request Ming Yusuti would make. After all, she had put so much effort into satisfying Emperor Zhenshun's preferences. Especially since they lived in the extremely cold northeastern region in winter and summer, their own specialties were nothing to Dayong, and they didn't have any talent for fine craftsmanship.

Therefore, this wooden palace, which is a collection of many craftsmanship, may not be worth much, but its thoughtfulness is truly rare.

Ming Yusu mentioned that this palace was suitable for storing valuables, so Xiao Jinyue couldn't help but laugh and said, "Could the valuable item the king mentioned be the Guixi?"

Ming Yusuti was not at all angry at Xiao Jinyue's rudeness. After all, after learning about Xiao Jinyue's actions, she really wished that Xiao Jinyue was not from the Dayong royal family, but her Crown Prince of Winter and Summer.

Although her heir Mingyan Yinshu was not a bad person, there was a better prince in the enemy country, so she had to think more about it.

Ming Yusuti was not shy about the matter of the Guixi, and deliberately acted like he was coaxing a child, saying with a smile: "Prince Qinghe is joking. If Dongxia finds the Guixi, he will only store it in the Dongxia Holy Land. This palace can only be regarded as a wooden box."

"However, there is indeed a rare treasure among them, which is created by the spiritual energy and creation of heaven and earth."

Seeing his daughter suffer, or perhaps Emperor Zhenshun was avoiding the taboo of the Guixi, he said, "Your Majesty is right. When giving gifts, we must give what the emperor likes. This palace is of course a priceless treasure in my eyes, but in the eyes of others, it is only worth a pile of wood and workmanship."

Of course, Ming Yusuti brought not only this exquisitely crafted Thousand-Crafts Box, but also a lot of jewelry such as gold, silver, pearls, as well as many leather materials, medicinal materials and supplements such as ginseng and sable fur.

In fact, Mingyusuti was somewhat dissatisfied with Dayong's treatment of her daughter Mingxiang Antu. After all, Emperor Zhenshun had canonized Mingxiang Antu as Princess Rouyi, but did not even arrange a proper residence for her. Her residence was even renovated from an abandoned palace in the northeast corner of the imperial palace.

Ming Yusuti took the initiative to give up the Huitong Hall where foreign guests were received, and instead, using the mother-daughter relationship as an excuse, moved into Ming Xiang An Du's Zhi Palace.

Emperor Zhenshun had nothing to feel guilty about, so of course he agreed to Mingyusuti's request.

Mingxiang Antu felt happy but also a little aggrieved when seeing his mother whom he had not seen for a long time.

It is true that she came to Dayong as a hostage at a young age because she was young and Dongxia needed an older crown prince to stabilize the subjects. She was also willing to make sacrifices for the Dongxia royal family and Dongxia subjects.

But this does not mean that the suffering she has experienced over the years does not exist.

She was still a child back then, and even though she was of noble status, she would still miss her relatives.

But now Mingxiang Antu wants to know more whether the Guixi has been lost in Dayong, and whether Mingyusuti has tried to kill Kuaiduo in the past.

Ming Yusuti was curious why his daughter mentioned Kuai Duo's death. Ming Xiang An Tu felt even more ashamed and finally told her about some things that happened between him and Zang Hai, including the time when he was misunderstood and imprisoned by Zang Hai.

Ming Yusuti smiled and said, "It seems that Kuai Duo's child is also very capable. He can even win your heart."

Mingxiang Antu said sternly, "I don't know what kind of person Kuai Duo is, but his son may be considered a great honor to the family, but he is married into the royal family. I really don't know what to say."

Mingyu Suti also heard the news that Zang Hai was granted marriage to Prince Qinghe. She didn't know that Zang Hai was Kuai Duo's son before, but now that she knew, she felt a lot of emotion in her heart.

As the ruler of Dongxia, Mingyusuti knew that Kuaiduo was doomed to die when she saw him leaving Dongxia with the Gui Seal. However, she did not expect that Emperor Zhenshun was most likely involved in Kuaiduo's death.

Today in Hanzhang Palace, although she did not find anything wrong with Emperor Zhenshun, she was able to glimpse the close personal relationship between Emperor Zhenshun and Kuai Duo from the wood carvings displayed nearby. She also saw the conspicuous mechanical disc in Hanzhang Palace, which had the same function as the one she presented to Emperor Zhenshun.

So she boldly guessed that if the Gui Seal that Kuai Duo brought back to Dayong had not fallen into the hands of other forces, then it was very likely that it was collected by Emperor Zhenshun in the mechanical disc in the Hanzhang Palace!

Thinking of the relationship between Canghai and King Qinghe, Mingyu Suti also wanted to start from Canghai, so he hinted to Mingxiang Antu to find an absolutely safe place to talk.

Mingxiang Antu's heart tightened, but he finally contacted Zanghai. It happened that Zanghai also wanted to personally find Mingyusuti, the King of Dongxia, to ask about the situation. The two sides hit it off and, with Xiao Jinyue's connivance, gathered in a princess' tomb outside the city.

When Xiao Jinyue received the news, she was really confused and couldn't help complaining to Shen Mudan: "What kind of hobby do they have? They actually go into the mausoleum for no reason."

Shen Mudan had not expected that Zang Hai, the future princess, would act so unruly, so she could only bite the bullet and smooth things over: "This princess first became famous in the capital by restoring the tomb of the late emperor."

Xiao Jinyue's people were unable to go deep into the princess' tomb that had been transformed by Zang Hai, so naturally they were unable to find out what they had talked about in there. However, it seemed that both parties had reached some consensus. Shen Mudan eagerly asked Xiao Jinyue to reconsider her marriage with Zang Hai.

Xiao Jinyue knew that Shen Mudan was doing this for her own good, but even if Cang Hai was a bad person in every way, the fact that he had a dual identity gave her a lot of room for maneuver.

Xiao Jinyue smiled and comforted Shen Mudan, saying, "The one that the emperor arranged for us to marry is Zang Hai, the director of the Imperial Observatory and the director of the Ministry of Works, not the son of Kuai Duo, the former director of the Imperial Observatory."

Shen Mudan then remembered Cang Hai's other identity. After listening to Xiao Jinyue's explanation, she instantly relaxed. After all, she was afraid that Cang Hai's deep scheming would cause Xiao Jinyue to suffer. But since Cang Hai himself was such a big mine, which could explode at any time, it didn't matter.

No one in the Qinghe Palace had expected that after having a secret meeting with Mingyu Suti and Mingxiang Antu, Zang Hai did not go home, but came directly to the palace and eagerly asked for a meeting.

After receiving the news, Xiao Jinyue thought about it and refused. She said to Shen Mudan, "Just tell him that the wedding date has been set for him and it's not appropriate to meet before the wedding. Please ask him to go back."

Shen Mudan didn't understand Xiao Jinyue's intention, but there was no loss anyway, so she replied directly.

Zang Hai didn't expect that he couldn't meet Xiao Jinyue even though he was engaged. He was a little depressed, but when he saw that the visitor was Shen Mudan, the chief historian of the palace, he regained hope and solemnly explained his purpose: "Queen Dongxia came to Dayong with ulterior motives, and I want to tell the prince as soon as possible..."

Shen Mudan thought that no matter what Ming Yusuti wanted to do, he could not avoid Gui Xi and Ming Xiang An Tu. There was probably nothing else to worry about, and there was no need to let Cang Hai in.

But she thought about the secret meeting between Zang Hai and Ming Yusuti, and she might have gotten a lot of useful information. However, Zang Hai was a scheming person, and Shen Mudan didn't want him to get too close to Xiao Jinyue, so she resolutely carried out Xiao Jinyue's orders and just kept shirking her responsibilities with a smile, leaving Zang Hai to leave in disappointment.