Being a Lady of an Influential Family: 345, bet?

Leng Sa has attended a similar state banquet, but she has never attended a state banquet so simply.

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

If it weren't for some special mission, there really is no reason for professional agents of their level to appear at such a banquet.

But Leng Sa doesn't care. In her opinion, such a state banquet is no different from other banquets she has attended. It's just that the identities of the participants are higher and more complicated. There are more things, but these are not her turn to worry about.

Because the king hasn't arrived yet, all the guests just gathered together to talk at their leisure.

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

Nowadays, whether it's diplomacy or anything else, the big bosses above are in charge. In the past, the young marshals, who were considered independent in the past, were idle, so a group of people also found a quiet place to sit. drinking.

But with such a grand appearance, it is naturally impossible for them to really be idle.

In a short while, many ladies in gorgeous dresses came to chat up.

It doesn't mean that these young ladies really want to be with them, but it's also idle at the banquet, and it's also a pleasure and pride to have a handsome and handsome male companion to accompany, isn't it?

Zhang Huizhi, who came to the banquet hall one step ahead of them, excitedly encouraged Zhang Jingzhi to play with the beautiful foreign lady, but was forced to give up when his brother pressed his face into the sofa with a blank expression.

Have no choice but to huddle on the sofa, mumbling and disapprove of Zhang Jingzhi's old-fashioned, boring, uninteresting, and deservedly unable to get a wife.

Carlos walked over with two women in Naga Chinese clothes and smiled at the crowd, "Why don't you all go to play? Could it be that we were not entertaining well?"

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

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

It's not necessarily conservative. It's definitely more fun to play tricks at some domestic banquets than this kind of overly formal banquet. What have these young marshals not seen? They're just not interested in playing with the 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, this is my sister Leah. Leah also studied abroad, and she is also very fond of Anxia. I'm very curious, I heard that there are two beauties in An Xia tonight, so I begged me to take her to see."

The girl in the light blue dress looks very cute, and her deep facial features make her big eyes especially bright and lovely. Compared to Leng Sa and Zhang Huizhi, who were naturally fair-skinned women, her complexion was a touch of wheat due to the sunlight all year round, but it did not affect her beauty and cuteness in the slightest. On the contrary, there was something that Anxia women did not have. Exotic.

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

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

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 little girls of the same age seemed to have a good relationship.

As for the princess who followed Carlos, she obviously did not understand Anxia at all. Carlos introduced the crowd to her in a low voice in Naga, and she greeted everyone with a decent smile on her face.

Among the group of An Xia, plus Fu Fengcheng, there were three or four who knew Naga and greeted the princess one after another.

Zhang Huizhi and Princess Leia quickly got to know each other, so Princess Leia took Zhang Huizhi to get up to play. The two originally intended to pull Leng Sa, but Leng Sa said that she was a little tired and wanted to rest for a while.

Princess Leia didn't care either, and with a smile pulled Zhang Huizhi to retire to everyone.

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

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

Song Lang looked back and glanced at the other side of the hall. Xiao Yiran, the second prince and Xiao Nanjia were all with Prince Mu, talking to a middle-aged man of unknown identity.

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

Lou Lanzhou glanced up and said, "That's Naga's finance minister, Prince Carlos' uncle, but it is rumored that his relationship with Prince Carlos is not very good recently."

Hearing this, Song Lang touched the bridge of his straight nose and thought about something.

Fu Fengcheng raised his head to look at Zhang Jingzhi and Lou Lanzhou, "Naga wants to marry Anxia?"

Everyone is stunned, marriage... in ancient times, it should be called a marriage.

But the term marriage is also common now, while royal kinship is less common.

Because the current Anxia royal family is more symbolic than actual, it is more useful to marry a high-ranking official who holds important officials than the Anxia royal family. But the problem is that now the person who holds the highest power in Anxia changes every few years, and the timeliness of this relationship is greatly reduced.

After careful calculation, the last time the An Xia royal family had a relationship with another country was decades ago.

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

Everyone looked at Fu Fengcheng, Leng Sa was also a little curious, "Having a relationship? Is it necessary?"

Fu Fengcheng looked at Zhang Jingzhi, "Naga's own opinions are obviously not very unified. The Minister of Finance...represents the noble powers who want to marry the Anxia royal family, while the Naga royal family... But they want to be with the real power. Marriage, such as... Zhang Shao or Lou Shao?"

It is rare for Mr. Fu to say such a long sentence in one breath, and the content is even more surprising.

Others all looked at the two protagonists who were named by Fu Fengcheng. Lou Lanzhou quickly distanced himself from the relationship, "Master Fu, please don't talk nonsense, my grandfather would never agree to marry a foreign girl. The old man is getting old. The ideas are relatively conservative, and our Lou family does not mean it.”

That can only be the Zhang family.

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

Zhang Jingzhi is very calm, and the gold-rimmed glasses complement his calmness with an almost sharp calmness.

Fitting up his glasses, Zhang Jingzhi smiled and said, "Young Master Fu is joking. It is a tradition for the royal family to have a relationship like marriage. Where can ordinary people like us worry about it?" The Zhang family is also not interested in Naga's princess. .

The Zhang family does need the support of powerful people, but it is not the Naga that is thousands of miles away.

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

"Tsk, I think that little princess is pretty 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 touched his nose and stopped talking. Others were not interested in teasing Zhang Jingzhi. Long Yue frowned, "Naga and Anxia are separated by thousands of miles of sea, what's the point of having a relationship? That Liya? The princess is Carlos's sister, right? The future crown prince, or even the king's sister, what good will it be for Naga to marry Anxia?"

Everyone is equally puzzled, no matter who Princess Leia marries Anxia, ​​it will not benefit Naga in the short term. In terms of commerce and trade, the two countries are in a state of interdependence, and there is no need to sacrifice a princess to marry. If not for short-term gain, then for long-term gain?

Fu Fengcheng leaned against the sofa, lowered his eyes and thought for a while before he said lightly, "God bless the island."

Long Yue frowned and said, "Brother Fu is saying that the Naga people want to use their relatives as the basis for negotiating with Anxia? Get benefits from God's Blessed Island?"

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

"Like?"

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

Long Yue squinted slightly, looked at the others a few times, and said, "Ambitious people."

Fu Fengcheng said, "When he was in school, he once gave a speech on how to build a powerful empire that radiates around the island based on the island. At that time, people in his first grade school didn't know his identity. Many people laughed at him for being whimsical." 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. Do it."

"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 half of what he had said, along with the wine in the glass, into his throat, "Let's talk later."

"Prince." When Prince Mu came over, everyone got up one after another. Prince Mu himself was quite a kind person. He is familiar with all the elders here, and he is naturally like a nephew to these young marshals.

He smiled and waved to the crowd, indicating that they would sit casually. He glanced at Zhang Jingzhi's side and smiled, "Where is Miss Huizhi?"

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

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

Leng Sa smiled at him, "I just drank a little bit of wine and got a little dizzy, so I won't go with Princess Chaoyang."

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

Prince Mu shook his head helplessly, obviously getting used to Xiao Nanjia's waywardness.

He had something to do and didn't have the time to dawdle with these young people. He reached out and patted Xiao Yiran's shoulder to signal him to look at Xiao Nanjia, and then told everyone to turn around and leave.

"Second prince, third prince, please take a seat."

Xiao Yiran was very familiar with these people, and sat down directly in the vacant seat next to Lou Lanzhou.

In comparison, the second prince seemed to be a little more distant. He said thank you to Song Lang before he sat down in the vacant seat on the other side. As a result, there is no empty seat for Xiao Nanjia to sit here.

Shen Sinian next to him hesitated for a while or stood up and smiled, "Princess, will you sit here?"

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

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

The second prince, who had just sat firmly, was a little embarrassed, hesitantly stood up, apologized to everyone, and chased after him.

The originally calm and peaceful corner turned awkward for a while.

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

The Shen family is not as good as Fu Longsong and the other three, but even if it is not as good as the others, it is the power that holds the most powerful forces. How can you, a princess who has nothing but a name, have the confidence to give people such a big face?

In other words, Shen Sinian is interested in you and is willing to let you go. If it were Song Lang, who had an explosive temper, he might have been kicked in the past.

Besides, Xiao Yiran can also see that since the marriage between Xiao Nanjia and Sun Rui started, Shen Sinian is not so enthusiastic about Xiao Nanjia. After all, Shen Sinian, who can become the heir of the Shen family, is not a simple dog licker. He knows that you are not interested in yourself, and that you are still engaged to others, and you are saddled with you?

Unfortunately, Xiao Nanjia has a pair of big eyes, but he can't see the situation clearly.

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

The smile on Xiao Yiran's face froze, and she coughed lightly: "This... no, the Nagas don't look down on me."

Song Lang raised his eyebrows with interest, but Leng Sa raised his eyebrows a little, "Could it be the second prince?"

It should be impossible to say that the Naga people don't like Xiao Yiran. It is impossible for the Naga people to not know that Xiao Yiran is the de facto crown prince. It can only be that Xiao Yiran doesn't want to marry Princess Naga.

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

If it is Moro or Dayin, which is close to Anxia, ​​even if it is some small countries around it, it is easy to say that Naga is too far away. Of course, whether the royal family wants to stay in peace or to restore its former glory, it is not a good choice to marry a princess from another country.

Overseers and even cabinets are naturally hostile to friendly princesses, seeing it as the royal family wanting to bring in external forces to provoke them.

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

Lou Lanzhou nodded, "Indeed, but this is not a problem."

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

In addition, although the royal family now also advocates monogamy, it has not completely abolished the system of wives and concubines. 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 guys not discuss so ahead of time, it's nothing, I just mentioned it to Uncle Mu Wang. By the way, how did you know so quickly?"

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

Others unceremoniously betrayed Fu Fengcheng, and the third prince's eyes suddenly lit up, "Fu Da, do you have news inside Naga? Then do you know what their plans are? Everyone is their own. Give me some news."

Fu Fengcheng glanced at him indifferently, "You think too much, I 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 laughing with Princess Leia in the distance, raised his eyebrows and said, "Anyway...at least, Naga also have differences, right?"

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

Obviously, Zhang Jingzhi is more valued 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, "Naga has not been peaceful in the past two years, and the powerful are somewhat dissatisfied with the king's sole power. King Naga is not a tough person, and the rebellion of his younger brother early last year shook his prestige. , if it weren't for Carlos' pressure, this five-nation talks might have to be postponed."

Lou Lanzhou raised his eyebrows and said, "The Naga royal family wants to win over those in power in Anxia, ​​and if necessary, it can be their help, even if it is only symbolic. Naga's dignitaries hope to marry the princess to the royal family, so..."

The Anxia Royal Family can't help Naga, it can also eliminate a marriage chip for the Royal Family, and it can also give the Naga Royal Family a good hint.

Do you think that the Anxia royal family lived 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 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 nodded in agreement.

Yue Li and Shen Sinian looked at each other and shrugged, indicating that you are playing too high-end, we don't understand, just follow the trend and you decide.

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

Fu Fengcheng said, "70% possible."

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

While everyone was talking, the ceremonial officer loudly announced that His Majesty the King was coming.

The people who had gathered together to talk stood up and greeted the king as a sign of respect.

King Naga does seem to be a very friendly person with no pretense. He wears a gorgeous dress and is surrounded by attendants. He never forgets 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 a 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 been a little solemn because of the arrival of the king, became joyful and peaceful again.