Being a Lady of an Influential Family

Leng Sa had attended such a similar state banquet, but she had never attended a state banquet so purely.

Because in the past, if you participated in this kind of banquet, there was obviously only one reason-mission.

If there were no special missions, professional agents of their level would have no reason to appear at such a banquet.

But Leng Sa didn't care too much. In her opinion, this kind of state banquet is no different from other banquets she has attended. It is just that the identities of the participants are higher and more complicated, and there are more intrigues or games between the parties. That's all, but it's not her turn to worry about these.

Because the king has not yet arrived, all the guests just gathered together and talked in their own leisure.

Except for some people with specific purposes and goals, most of them are still with people from their own country or the officials in charge of the reception of Naga. After all, everyone really doesn't know each other.

Now, whether it is diplomacy or other matters, there are a few big bosses above who are in charge, and the young commanders who used to be considered independent in the past are actually idle, so a group of people also found a quiet place to sit and drink.

However, they made such a grand appearance, so naturally they couldn't really be idle.

After a while, many ladies in gorgeous dresses came to strike up a conversation.

It's not that these ladies really want to have something to do with them, but being idle at the banquet is also idle, and it's also a pleasure and something to be proud of to be accompanied by a handsome male companion, isn't it?

Zhang Huizhi, who came to the banquet hall before them, enthusiastically urged Zhang Jingzhi to play with the beautiful foreign lady, but his brother pressed his face into the sofa with a blank expression before he had to give up.

He had no choice but to curl up on the sofa and muttered that he disliked Zhang Jingzhi's rigidity, boringness, and lack of interest, so he deserved not being able to get a wife.

Carlos walked over with two women in Nagara costumes, and smiled at everyone, "Why don't you go to play? Could it be that we didn't entertain well?"

Zhang Jingzhi smiled and said, "The second prince was joking, tonight's banquet is very grand and very interesting."

Carlos shrugged and said, "I heard that Anxia people are very conservative, it seems that they are right."

It's not necessarily conservative to say that it is definitely more interesting to play tricks at some banquets in China than this kind of overly formal banquet. What have these young marshals never seen before? They're just not interested in playing with those little girls who don't know what they're here for.

Zhang Jingzhi changed the subject with a smile, looked at the two women following Carlos, and said with a smile, "I don't know who these two are?"

Carlos pulled one of the women in a bright red embroidered gown and smiled, "This is my wife Asha, and this is my sister Leah. Leah also studied abroad, and she is also very curious about An Xia. I heard that An Xia has two beauties coming tonight, so I begged me to take her to have a look."

The girl in the light blue dress looked very cute, her deep facial features made her big eyes especially bright and pleasant. Compared with women like Leng Sa and Zhang Huizhi who are naturally fair-skinned, her complexion has a light wheat color due to the sun all year round, but it doesn't affect her beauty and cuteness at all. On the contrary, she has a kind of beauty that Anxia women don't have. Exotic.

"Leah, this is Mrs. Fu, and this is Miss Zhang." Carlos introduced to Princess Leia very smoothly. Obviously, he not only knew Leng Sa but also knew Zhang Huizhi's identity very well.

This Princess Leia's Anxia language is obviously not as fluent as her brother's, but she has obviously learned it specially. She greeted Leng Sa and Zhang Huizhi with a bright smile.

Probably because he is used to seeing princesses like Xiao Nanjia, Zhang Huizhi has a good impression of the cheerful and friendly Princess Leia. He also responded enthusiastically, and the two girls who were about the same age seemed to hit it off.

As for the princess who was following Carlos, she obviously didn't understand Anxia at all. Carlos introduced everyone to her in Naga in a low voice, and she greeted everyone with a decent smile on her face.

Amongst Anxia's group, plus Fu Fengcheng, there were three or four people who knew Naga language, and they all greeted the princess.

Zhang Huizhi and Princess Leia got acquainted quickly, so Princess Leia pulled Zhang Huizhi up to play. The two of them originally intended to draw Leng Sa together, but Leng Sa said that she was a little tired and wanted to rest for a while.

Princess Leia didn't care either, she pulled Zhang Huizhi to leave with a smile.

When the two of them were far away, Long Yue asked thoughtfully: "What does Carlos mean?" Worried that Zhang Huizhi and Leng Sa were bored, he asked the princess to come and accompany them? No matter how you think about it, it doesn't look like it.

Zhang Jingzhi smiled and said, "Is this... This is a matter for the Naga royal family. Young Master Long should ask Prince Mu or the third prince."

Song Lang looked back at the other side of the hall, Xiao Yiran, the second prince, and Xiao Nanjia were all beside Prince Mu, talking with a middle-aged man whose identity he didn't know.

Song Lang winked over there and asked, "Who is that?"

Lou Lanzhou looked up and said, "That's the Minister of Finance of Naga, the uncle of Prince Carlos, but it is rumored that his relationship with Prince Carlos has not been very good recently."

Hearing this, Song Lang stroked his straight nose and thought about something.

Fu Fengcheng looked up at Zhang Jingzhi and Lou Lanzhou, "Naga wants to marry An Xia?"

Everyone was taken aback, marriage...in ancient times it should be called marriage.

But the word marriage is also very common now, but marriage with the royal family is not common.

Because the symbolic significance of the current Anxia royal family is greater than reality, getting married with the Anxia royal family is not as useful as marrying a high-ranking official who holds important ministers. But the problem is that the person who holds the highest power in Anxia changes every few years, so the timeliness of this marriage is greatly reduced.

After careful calculation, the last time the Anxia royal family made peace with another country was decades ago.

As for a country as far away as Naga, it has never been seen before.

Everyone looked at Fu Fengcheng one after another, and Leng Sa was also a little curious, "Marriage? Is it necessary?"

Fu Fengcheng looked at Zhang Jingzhidao, "Naga's own opinions are obviously not very unified. The Naga powerful forces represented by the Minister of Finance should hope to marry the Anxia royal family, but the Naga royal family... prefers to marry with real power factions, such as ...Master Zhang or Master Lou?"

It was rare for First Young Master Fu to speak such a long sentence in one breath, and the content was even more astonishing.

Everyone else looked at the two protagonists who were named by Fu Fengcheng, Lou Lanzhou hurriedly separated the relationship, "Young Master Fu, please don't talk nonsense, my grandfather would never allow me to marry a foreign girl. Old people have more ideas when they are older. Conservative, our Lou family didn't mean that either."

Then it can only be the Zhang family.

"Brother Zhang?" Song Lang looked at Zhang Jingzhi with a smile, his face full of ridicule.

Zhang Jingzhi was very calm, and the gold-rimmed glasses made him even more calm with an almost sharp calmness.

Adjusting his glasses, Zhang Jingzhi smiled and said, "Young Master Fu is just joking. Marriage is always a royal tradition. How can ordinary people like us worry about it?" The Zhang family is not interested in Naga's princess either.

The Zhang family really needs the support of someone with strength, but not Naga who is thousands of miles away.

On the contrary, if the Zhang family's heir marries a foreign princess, it will shake the Zhang family's status.

"Tsk, I think that little princess is quite beautiful and cute. Brother Zhang is too ruthless." Song Lang sighed, and Zhang Jingzhi smiled, "I can't bear it, otherwise...Brother Song, please?"

Song Lang rubbed his nose and stopped talking. Others were not interested in teasing Zhang Jingzhi. Long Yue frowned and said, "Naga and Anxia are separated by thousands of miles of sea, what's the point of getting married? That Princess Leia is Ka Rose's sister, right? The future crown prince, or even the king's own sister, what good will it do for Naga to marry Anxia?"

Everyone was also puzzled, no matter who this Princess Leia married to An Xia, it would not be of any benefit to Naga in the short term. In terms of business and trade, the two countries are in a state of interdependence, and there is no need to sacrifice a princess to make peace. If not for short-term gain, then for long-term gain?

Fu Fengcheng leaned on the sofa, pondered for a while with downcast eyes, and then said lightly: "God's Blessing Island."

Long Yue frowned and said, "Brother Fu is saying that the Naga people want to use marriage as the basis for negotiating with An Xia? Take advantage of God's Blessed Island?"

Fu Fengcheng said, "It's not impossible, even if it's not for God's Blessing Island, it should have something to do with it."

"for example?"

Fu Fengcheng frowned and said, "What kind of person do you think Carlos is?"

Long Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, exchanged glances with the others, and said, "An ambitious person."

Fu Fengcheng said, "When he was in school, he once gave a speech on how to build a powerful empire that radiated all around based on the island. At that time, he was only in the first grade. The people in the school didn't know his identity. Laugh at his whimsical ideas." Leng Sa blinked, "Have you heard of it?"

Fu Fengcheng nodded and said, "I heard it, I remember it. And... I also think that if Naga's shipbuilding industry is more developed, this idea is very feasible. If I were Carlos, I would do the same."

"We..." Long Yue was about to say something when he saw Prince Mu walking over with the three brothers and sisters Xiao Yiran. Long Yue calmly swallowed the half-spoken words together with the fine wine in the cup, "Let's talk later."

"Prince." When Prince Mu came over, everyone stood up one after another. Prince Mu himself was quite a kind person. He is also familiar with all the elders present here, so he naturally treats these young marshals like nephews.

He smiled and waved to the crowd to signal them to sit casually, then glanced at Zhang Jingzhi and said with a smile, "Where did Miss Huizhi go?"

Zhang Jingzhi said, "I went there to play with Princess Leia of Naga."

Prince Mu nodded and smiled, "Sure enough, these young girls can play together, Nan Jia, you also go to see Miss Huizhi and Princess Liya. Mrs. Fu?" He looked at Leng Sa inquiringly.

Leng Sa smiled at him, "I was a little dizzy after drinking some wine just now, so I won't go with Princess Chaoyang."

Princess Chaoyang glanced at everyone, her gaze stayed on Fu Fengcheng for a moment, she snorted softly and said in a low voice, "I don't want to go either."

Prince Mu shook his head helplessly, apparently also accustomed to Xiao Nanjia's waywardness.

He still had things to do and didn't have the time to hang out with these young people, so he reached out and patted Xiao Yiran on the shoulder to signal him to look at Xiao Nanjia, then he turned around and left after telling everyone.

"Second Prince, Third Prince, please sit down."

Xiao Yiran was very familiar with these people, so he didn't hesitate to sit down in the empty seat next to Lou Lanzhou.

In contrast, the second prince seemed a little more distant, and he thanked Song Lang before sitting down in the empty seat on the other side. In this way, there is no vacant seat for Xiao Nanjia to sit here.

Shen Sinian next to him hesitated for a moment but stood up and said with a smile, "Princess, please sit here?"

Xiao Nanjia looked at everyone, except for Shen Sinian, apparently no one cared whether she sat or not.

Gritting her teeth with a gloomy expression, she didn't speak until Xiao Yiran gave her a warning look, Xiao Nanjia snorted softly, turned around and left stepping on her high heels.

The second prince, who had just sat firmly, was a little embarrassed, he hesitated for a while, stood up and apologized to everyone, and then chased after him.

The atmosphere in the originally calm and peaceful corner became awkward for a while.

Xiao Yiran smiled apologetically at Shen Sinian, wishing to crush Xiao Nanjia to death.

The Shen family is not as good as the three families of Fu Longsong, but even if it is not as good as others, it is still a powerful force with a lot of power in its hands. How can you, a princess who has nothing but a name, have so much confidence to throw face at others?

That is to say, Shen Sinian is interested in you and is willing to let you go. If it was Song Lang who was out of temper, he might have already kicked him.

Besides, Xiao Yiran could also tell that since the marriage between Xiao Nanjia and Sun Rui started, Shen Sinian was not so enthusiastic about Xiao Nanjia. After all, Shen Sinian, who can become the heir of the Shen family, is not a simple licking dog. He knows that you are not interested in yourself and you are going to be engaged to someone else, but still treats you sadly?

It's a pity that Xiao Nanjia has a pair of big eyes, but he can't see the situation clearly.

"Third prince, the Naga royal family wants to marry the princess to you?" Song Lang asked curiously.

The smile on Xiao Yiran's face froze, and he coughed lightly and said, "This...not really, the Naga people look down on me."

Song Lang raised his eyebrows with great interest, but Leng Sa had some eyebrows, "Could it be the second prince?"

It is impossible to say that the Naga people look down on Xiao Yiran. It is impossible for the Naga people not to know that Xiao Yiran is the actual crown prince, so it can only be that Xiao Yiran does not want to marry the Naga princess.

Also, the price/performance ratio of marriage is too low these days.

If it is Moluo or Dayin, which are close to Anxia, ​​even some small countries around it, Naga is too far away. Of course, no matter whether the royal family wants to stay in peace or restore their former glory, marriage with princesses from other countries is not a good choice.

The warlords and even the cabinet will naturally be hostile to the pro-princess, seeing it as the royal family wants to introduce external forces to provoke them.

Long Yue said: "I remember the second prince got married?"

Lou Lanzhou nodded and said, "Indeed, but it's not a problem."

It's not impossible to get a divorce these days, and now the concubine is not a promising career, so it can be solved if the compensation is in place.

In addition, although the royal family now also advocates monogamy, it has not completely abolished the concubine system. It is just that no one can obtain a certificate except for the main wife, but as long as the royal family approves it, it is still possible.

Xiao Yiran was a little helpless, "Can you not talk about it so far ahead, it's a matter of nothing, just mentioned something to Uncle Mu Wang just now. By the way, how did you find out so quickly?"

Xiao Yiran looked at everyone suspiciously, wondering who was so well informed?

The others betrayed Fu Fengcheng unceremoniously, and the third prince's eyes sparkled suddenly, "Fu Da, do you have news from within Naga? Then do you know what their plans are? Everyone is their own, please provide some information Well."

Fu Fengcheng glanced at him indifferently, "You think too much, I just said it casually."

"..." Do you yourself say that you are like a talkative person?

Lou Lanzhou tilted his head and looked at Zhang Huizhi, who was happily chatting and laughing with Princess Leia in the distance, and raised his eyebrows, "Anyway...at least, Naga also has differences, right?"

Otherwise, it would not have happened. The powerful and powerful tried their best to show their favor to the Anxia royal family, but the second prince directly passed them and introduced Princess Leia to Zhang Huizhi.

Obviously, Zhang Jingzhi is valued more than the royal Naga.

Of course, if Fu Fengcheng is not married, Carlos is more likely to choose Fu Fengcheng.

Xiao Yiran lowered his voice and said, "The past two years have not been peaceful in Naga, and the dignitaries are somewhat dissatisfied with the king's monopoly on power. King Naga is not a tough person, and his brother's rebellion at the beginning of last year has shaken his prestige even more. With Carlos pressing, this five-nation meeting may have to be postponed."

Lou Lanzhou raised her eyebrows and said, "The royal family of Naga wants to win over the rulers of Anxia, ​​and they can help them when necessary, even if it's just a symbolic meaning. The dignitaries of Naga want to marry the princess to the royal family, so..."

The Anxia royal family can't help Naga. It can also eliminate a marriage bargaining chip of the royal family, and it can also give the Naga royal family a good reminder.

Do you think the Anxia royal family is living well without power or power?

Of course, this cannot be said in front of the Third Prince.

Long Yue raised his eyebrows and looked at Fu Fengcheng, "Which side are you betting on?"

Fu Fengcheng looked up at him, "Carlos."

Long Yue didn't care, nodded and said, "Okay, then Carlos." Turning his head to look at the others, Song Lang lazily shook the wine glass in his hand, "Follow."

Zhang Jingzhi and Lou Lanzhou looked at each other, and both nodded in agreement.

Yue Li and Shen Sinian looked at each other, shrugged and said that we don't understand that you play too high-end, just go with the flow and decide.

Xiao Yiran sighed, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, "I asked Uncle Mu to drag the Naga people, are you sure Carlos can win?"

Fu Fengcheng said, "70% possible."

Xiao Yiran nodded, "Done!" There is no future in negotiating terms with the losers, and Anxia's current situation does not allow them to intervene in other countries' disputes, so they can only bet on the winning side.

While everyone was talking, the ceremony officer loudly announced the arrival of His Majesty the King.

All the people who had gathered to talk stood up one after another to show their respect to the king.

King Naga really seemed to be a very friendly person with no pretensions. He wore a gorgeous dress and came in surrounded by attendants, never forgetting to greet the guests along the way.

The king walked all the way to the front of the banquet hall, delivered a welcome speech with a smile on his face, raised his glass to drink with the guests, and announced the official start of the banquet.

The band played music again, and the banquet hall, which had just become a little solemn because of the king's arrival, became joyful and peaceful again.