Chapter 55: Foreign appearance

After a long time, Xue Chongxun finally opened the door of the study. Bai Qimei was rinsing her mouth by the desk under the scenic window. A copper basin on the desk had been spitted half of the water.

She blushed and said angrily: You know how to deceive others, look at what you asked me to do!

Xue Chongxun sat there tiredly, thinking that Bai Wuchang was not as dangerous as the princess who was caught and could not be treated simply and roughly. It was indeed a bit verbal.

Just as he was about to say a few good things to coax her, a clerk walked to the door and had to hold back what he said.

The clerk bowed and said: The Chief of the Dianfu sent a young man to report to the prince. The Tubo envoy came to send a gift, hoping to get the prince's reception.

I will be there later when I welcome the envoy to the front hall.

Xue Chongxun ordered.

In the blink of an eye, Xue Chongxun seemed to have changed into another person, serious and a bit old-fashioned, but he had to be more old-fashioned and he seemed to be so sensible. How could he think of the clever words he was locked up in the house with Bai Qimei just now?

After the clerk left, Bai Qimei really laughed at him.Xue Chongxun said: Everyone has to act, and only by cooperating in the right places can you be decent. Aren’t you?

Bai Qimei smiled disapprovingly: So what if that is inappropriate?

Then you are not suitable to live in the government system, and wandering in the world is more in line with your nature.Xue Chongxun said.

Bai Qimei Leng's face, which had always been lively and relaxed, suddenly flashed a hint of gloom, and her brows also frowned slightly: Xue Lang is from a noble family and never knew the world.

Influenced by martial arts literature in previous lives, Xue Chongxun said curiously with interest: Then tell me, what does it look like?

Her expression flashed and she quickly said coquettishly: What is suitable for or not? People are treated as yours for that kind of thing. You are not allowed to break your promise. I have to be an official by your side!

Ah, I will ask Prince Guocheng to attach his homework to you later. Although it is a bit unruly,... you will come here every day to pay the price. There will be a break every ten days and you will have to report it at other times. You must abide by various internal regulations drafted by Wang Shaobo.

Xue Chongxun smiled and said, "I'm going out to see the guests now, are you going to take a break here?"

Bai Qimei snorted and said: I want to follow you to meet foreign envoys, just want to see how you pretend to behave in front of others!

Xue Chongxun was helpless. Although she was always worried that she would do something unruly, there was such a lively girl around her but she didn't feel bored at all, and she was less lonely.

He dressed neatly and went out, so Bai Qimei naturally followed her along the way. She was still wearing an inappropriate robe, and Xue Chongxun was too lazy to care about her.

The people in the house knew her and knew what was going on. If someone who was unfamiliar with her would probably wonder if she saw that there was a woman dressed like this by Xue Chongxun.

Fengmanlou is a two-story building complex. As the main building of the prince's kingdom, it is built on a high base. Although it is incomparable to the size of the palace in the Daming Palace, its momentum is still sufficient to face the north and south.

According to Xue Chongxun's intention, the first floor is mainly some official offices. With the external stone steps, you can go directly to the second floor. The largest front is an open hall, with only two walls built with rammed earth panels. There is no barrier between the east and west sides, and a large column is supported in the middle.

Xue Chongxun and others arrived at the Chang Hall and saw that there were already several people waiting in the middle of the hall. They were looking around and watching the decorations in the Chang Hall.

It seems that these Tubo people are here in Chang'an for the first time. Even the city in Tubo must not have such exquisite and gorgeous buildings.

When the Tubo people saw someone walking towards the seat in the north, they stopped looking around and stood there.

Xue Chongxun sat on the throne, so Bai Qimei could not sit but could only stand in front of the screen. In fact, most of the officials in the hall could only stand, and only one or two clerks sat in the corner because they had to stand with a pen and couldn't write.

There were three Tubo envoys who came in. The one who stood in front should be the regular envoy, speaking Chinese with impure accents, at least the words "Word to King Jin" were fluent.

When we meet, we will naturally report our own name first. The last surname is the last one. As for the name Xue Chongxun, we can't remember it because it is a name transliterated into Chinese characters.

His name can only appear in some official documents. It is really difficult to get Xue Chongxun and other Chang'an nobles to name them.

Then he exchanged a few greetings and said something irrelevant.Xue Chongxun asked them casually whether they were in Chang'an or not, and the commander said: The weather is very hot, much hotter than Tubo.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Bai Qimei actually interrupted and said: I will warm you up when you dress like this.

As soon as she spoke, the whole palace was silent, and the atmosphere immediately became very strange. The officials couldn't help but look up quietly.

Seeing this, Bai Qimei's face became embarrassed, and she looked around innocently and then at Xue Chongxun.

Don’t look at everyone talking about water, soil, weather, Ah, and the like as soon as they meet. It seems very natural and casual. In fact, with Xue Chongxun’s current status and power, meeting foreign envoys is considered a major diplomatic event...

The country's major policy, a person who stands next to him should be a follower and is punished according to common sense. This kind of occasion is related to etiquette and is completely different from ordinary people.

For example, it’s okay to talk backwards on the battlefield. If a soldier talks back to the order from the Shangfeng on the battlefield, it means disobeying the military order and you can cut it off immediately!

The Tubo envoy said nothing, as if he was waiting for Xue Chongxun to punish this person who did not know the rules.Unexpectedly, Xue Chongxun did not say... This made the Tubo people confused and could not understand the status quo.

At this time, a Tubo man said kindly: Tubo is cold and does not produce silk. Besides, we also have our own living habits, so today we don’t have any rudeness in dressing like this. In the past, the envoys who sent the Tang Dynasty to the Tubo world were dressed like this, and it was all right.

It was obvious that people from the Tang Dynasty were rude and spoke rudely, and the Tubo people could not get angry and had to accompany them to speak nicely. This was really too different from the previous Tubo envoys they mentioned.

Ten years in Hedong and ten years in Hexi. Since the Battle of Wuhai, the Tubo people have no longer become arrogant in Chang'an.

What's more, these people are now envoys of the Mo family and have requested them from the Tang court. What can they do?

Bai Qimei felt the awkward atmosphere just now and knew that she had made up her mind. She was so lucky that she was well-behaved for a while and didn't take any more words from the Tubo people.

Xue Chongxun looked at what was happening in front of him quietly, and had already figured out the joints in his heart, and felt it was a little funny...

Although Bai Wuchang was rude, he was right. Xue Chongxun also thought that these Tubo people were dressed very strangely and looked at them.

However, they are still a little bit civilized than the Turks: at least the Tubos have combed some braids, and the Turks are disheveled in their hair.

At this time, the Tubo envoy took out a piece of stuff and said: These are some small gifts prepared by Lord Mo, which is not worthy of respect. Please accept them with a smile.

Xue Chongxun turned his head and whispered to Bai Qimei: If you don’t go and get it, do you want me to be the prince to run away in person?

Bai Qimei turned her head and made a face with her back, so she had to walk down the steps.

There were two servants behind the throne. They could see Bai Qimei making a grimace facing this side, and almost laughed. Both of them were red and held back.

When Bai Qimei went down and got the gift list and handed it to Xue Chongxun, she whispered beside him: I suddenly thought of a question: Sanniang often follows you. Have you let her do what she does today?

Xue Chongxun was stunned, but he still looked serious and shook his head slightly.

When the Tubo people saw a series of small actions on the throne, the monk Erzhang was confused. He didn't know what was wrong. When they saw Xue Chongxun shook his head, he thought to himself, could the gift not be generous enough?

Xue Chongxun opened the gift list and looked at it, but didn't look in it much. His thoughts were affected by Bai Qimei, and Sanniang couldn't help but look like Sanniang in her mind.

At the beginning of this year, Xue Chongxun went to Anbei. Because it was a bit inconvenient to lead the army, she did not let her go with her this time, and only let the servants and guards of the Xue Mansion and the Flying Tiger Regiment work in close-up safety.

After he returned to Chang'an, Sanniang still followed him, but she didn't take the time today.

I heard that she was learning the red needlework from Dong's mansion...

It's really hard for Xue Chongxun to understand. It seems that she was learning to cook last year, but she never thought about trying her skills.

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The gift list is nothing more than some gold, silver, jewelry, precious and rare fur and medicinal materials. Anyway, you can get whatever you are valuable.

Xue Chongxun didn't look closely and accepted it directly. With such an identity, he was not worried at all that some people said he was accepting bribes.

He put down the gift list and said: The leader of the Mo family is determined, so I will refuse it.

When the envoy saw that he accepted the gift, he felt that he could enter the main business, so he took out another item and bent down and said: This is a letter from Lord Mo to King Jin, please check it out.

Seeing this, Bai Qimei asked her to go down and take it, and blurted out: This person is really. Since she has two items, why did she have to take it out with her?

Although the sound was not loud, the people nearby heard it, and the Tubo envoys seemed to have heard it, and their faces were suddenly very unsightly.A look of shame and annoyance hung on his face.

Xue Chongxun still didn't say anything about how he wanted to treat Bai Qimei, and didn't even say a word of reprimand.

If Wang Changling was there, he would definitely have to give some advice, but they were not there. Now these officials in the Prince's Kingdom are not worth enough and do not want to disobey Xue Chongxun, so naturally no one would say anything.

Seeing that the prince was indulging himself, everyone was relieved not to ask about it, just look at it secretly.

At this moment, a Tubo man finally couldn't bear it anymore and said: I dare to ask, what is the identity of the woman around King Jin, and why did he say coldly to us again and again?

Xue Chongxun said calmly: The lonely book boy.

The Tubo people turned blue when they heard this, and they hurriedly scolded the Tubo people and said, "Don't ask more questions, that's the King of Jin, why do you need to care?"

After saying that, he held a ritual and said to Xue Chongxun: The deputy envoy has not been to Chang'an and has no knowledge. Please don't blame the King of Jin.