amaotonovel Chapter 144 Apology
Chapter 144 Apology
In reality, this General Philip was a member of the royal family of the Great Bear Kingdom. The man currently sitting on the throne was Philip's ten-year-old brother. Although his brother had a deep brotherly affection for Philip, he could not bear the thought that Philip's achievements would overshadow his own. After all, he could not allow anyone else to sleep soundly beside his own bed.
Now, his younger brother's marriage to the wife-in-law has completely eliminated his possibility of inheriting the throne, and the King of Big Bear Kingdom no longer has to worry.
Not only did they give him a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, but they also sent him an old servant who was accustomed to him and was willing to follow him to the Great Zhou.
So, Philip and Li Niang made a quick decision. After getting the support of the King of the Big Bear Kingdom and the approval of Jiang Hetang, they bought a big house in the capital and got married.
On the wedding day, gongs and drums were beating and the people were cheering.
For hundreds of years, the Great Bear Kingdom and the Great Zhou Dynasty have been considered a community of shared interests, using each other and living in harmony.
Therefore, most people are happy to see this cross-border love, not to mention that the object is Philip, a warrior who has always been admired by people.
Li Niang is a strong woman who is smart and capable in business, but she is also a delicate wife at other times. Philips loves her so much.
In addition, Li Niang often went to Putuo Temple to donate money for incense and clothes to the orphanage, etc. Even though she was an older merchant girl, no one had much prejudice against her. Instead, they praised her for her kindness, saying that good people are rewarded and that she had finally found a good husband.
However, Philip's marriage brought about quite a few impacts.
First, the Big Bear delegation was missing a key member.
Secondly, many men in the Great Bear Kingdom are quite active in thinking, especially those who have no relatives at home, and they also plan to start a family in the Great Zhou.
Third, many women in the Great Zhou also hope to find a reliable, down-to-earth and devoted man like Li Niang.
After all, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, men could have three wives and four concubines, but the people of the Great Bear Kingdom believed that they could only be together as a couple for the rest of their lives.
Fourthly, this is the problem that Jiang Hetang is worried about—how to compile laws on transnational marriages.
Philip was directly stripped of his citizenship by the King of the Great Bear Kingdom, and was able to marry into the Great Zhou Dynasty with full legal right.
There is no need for special laws, but now, this matter can only be handed over to the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Rites for joint discussion.
Since Mingyue invited many dignitaries to support this unprecedented couple, Li Niang cleared out the entire Jin Manlou to entertain them.
A buffet was set up on the street downstairs, and anyone who said a blessing could sit down and have a drink of wedding wine.
As the only one who could sit in the main seat at the banquet, Mingyue watched the song and dance performance arranged by Philips like a pot-bellied boss who had experienced many banquets, and applauded. It must be said that this was quite a formal performance.
Madam Wen and the wife of Ning'an Hou were standing by, seizing the opportunity from time to time to pick up some food for Mingyue.
She naturally accepted everything and only put down her bowl and chopsticks silently after she was full.
Mrs. Wen suggested that they go out for a walk together to help digest the food.
Mingyue walked in front, and Madam Wen and Lady Ning'an followed behind her arm in arm.
Along the way, one could hear the noble ladies praising Jin Manlou.
People used to look down on the magnificent and dazzling atmosphere of the nouveau riche, but now they are attracted by the elegant interior decoration and unique murals.
There were even people who were born in other places and thought they would never be able to eat hometown food in their lifetime. Some adults who were drunk talked about their homesickness with tears in their eyes.
“The food here is so authentic, it tastes just like this!!”
"My mother had a hard time raising me to study. Now I haven't had the chance to eat braised pigeon in decades. Now I can finally get her to come and try it more often."
These words resonated with many people.
Many adults who passed the exam from other places recalled their experience of passing the imperial examination and excitedly brought their families to the capital to serve as officials.
However, we ignore the older generation’s longing for their hometown, even though they miss it too.
So, no matter what the reason, more and more people came to Jinmanlou to eat, and Philip also obediently became the boss, happy every day.
Speaking of which, during the time when we were waiting for news from the Big Bear Country, there was an interesting thing.
At that time, the Crown Prince of Dongyi Kingdom was happily lying in the rocking chair waiting for Jiang Hetang to send Hua Girl and Yamamoto-san back together, but he didn't expect that there was no movement for several days.
He panicked and sent people to inquire about the situation. It turned out that the woman had been freed from slavery and sent home, and Yamamoto-san... The Crown Prince lay in the rocking chair for a few days, and he moved stones in a mine not far from Beijing for a few days.
The worst thing was not being exposed to the wind and sun, but not being given food if you were lazy and being whipped.
When the crown prince learned about this, he was so shocked that he fell off his chair.
"What did you say? Who's moving the stones?"
"Yamamoto-san."
"What's wrong, Yamamoto-san?"
"Moving stones."
"Who's moving the stones?"
"Yamamoto-san..."
"Pah." A cup was thrown beside his subordinate's legs. "How dare the Emperor of Great Zhou!!!"
This Yamamoto-san was not just an ordinary official in Dongyi; he was also the future father-in-law of the Crown Prince, holding great power and providing him with immense support. Most of the time, the Crown Prince did not dare to disobey his ideas.
And now he was told that Yamamoto-san was moving rocks? He was fed one day and starved the next, and was even beaten?
The Crown Prince of Dongyi entered the palace overnight and threatened Jiang Hetang to show mercy and release Yamamoto-san.
But Jiang Hetang refused to meet him on the grounds that he had "already gone to bed".
He could only leave with gritted teeth.
The next day, early in the morning, he squatted at the door of the hall and asked someone to bring him a chair. He sat there and waited for the morning court to end.
As a result, for some reason, today's morning court session did not end until noon, and there was even the aroma of food coming from inside.
If you still don't realize that you've been fooled, then let someone else take the position of crown prince.
"Crown Prince, the Emperor of Great Zhou really looks down on us!"
"Sama! He's really going too far!!"
Needless to say, the Crown Prince was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, but when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
So, an order was given, "Go back!"
The others were startled by the roar and left without saying a word.
The next day, he corrected his attitude, brought various gifts, and came to apologize.
This time, Jiang Hetang didn't leave him alone, but he still had that cold look on his face, showing no enthusiasm towards the Big Bear people.
"The Crown Prince of Dongyi, Fujiwara no Kiyun, pays his respects to the Emperor of the Great Zhou." He simply saluted in the Dongyi way.
It was obvious that the gift was perfunctory.
"I heard that you all in the Great Zhou are going to apologize. I would like to express my apologies to you again for what happened some time ago, Mr. Yamamoto." The translator said what Fujiwara no Kiyun said in the language of the Great Zhou.