The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 136 Which country has the best monkey-training skills? The Brown Country!

The third prince pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized, "That makes perfect sense."

Zheng Jin patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "Third Brother, you still have a lot to learn."

Third Prince:...

Who is the older brother and who is the younger sister?

Before he could say anything more, Zheng Xun suddenly pointed into the distance and exclaimed, "They're here!"

The envoy's entourage slowly approached, led by two teams of tall and solemn guards, followed by a large procession of more than a dozen carriages. King Chou sat astride a tall horse, head held high, looking quite pleased with himself.

The Third Prince glanced at him and clicked his tongue in amazement: "This Prince Chou is quite good-looking, but why does he have such a strange demeanor?"

Zheng Jin silently shifted her gaze to him.

The third prince felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and rubbed the goosebumps on his arms: "What are you looking at me for?"

"It's nothing, just washing my eyes."

Although they were both princes of noble birth, the princes of Dayong were elegant and noble, but the princes of Heguo inexplicably had a petty and sleazy air about them. In short, they didn't look like good people at all.

Zheng Xun didn't notice their conversation; her gaze slowly moved to the first carriage.

That carriage was the most exquisite in the procession. If someone didn't know better, they might think it belonged to Prince Chou. In fact, someone else was sitting inside.

The person inside the carriage happened to lift the curtain, their gaze sweeping over the surrounding people and scenery before finally settling on the city wall.

She was a beautiful and delicate woman, as striking as a magnificent male bird. When she met Zheng Xun's gaze, she gave a faint smile, but the smile didn't reach her eyes, and there was an inexplicable sense of contempt.

Zheng Xun nodded at her and smiled sweetly, looking utterly innocent and naive.

[Oh my, that's Princess Xinyue, Fifth Brother's 'wise and capable wife,' and the love interest of Third Brother and Prince Chou.]

The Third Prince, still arguing with King Zheng Jin: ?

Why is he suddenly being brought up? Why is it him again?

Why haven't I heard Zheng Xun mention this before?

Also, that woman is from the Brown Kingdom. Why would he fall in love with a woman from an enemy country? Is he some kind of stupid person?

He asked his question with a sense of grievance.

Zheng Jin pondered for a moment: "Yuan Jia's true feelings don't lie. And to be honest, although you are a good person, Third Brother, your sensitivity to political affairs is really... not very good. If the Brown Kingdom hadn't exposed their wolfish ambitions, Third Brother might not have been able to perceive their threat."

Third Prince:...

He felt like he'd been shot in the knee, but he had to admit that Zheng Jin was right.

So he turned his gaze to Princess Crescent Moon again, this time with only wariness in his eyes.

Zheng Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

She deliberately spoke harshly, partly out of fear that her third brother might have developed feelings for Princess Xinyue, and partly to ensure that he still had his senses.

He is her brother. If he really does something stupid, she can't just ignore him, much less indulge him. At that point, he might have to resort to some more drastic measures.

As she thought this, the Third Prince shuddered, feeling for a moment the fear of being targeted by some terrifying monster.

Ah, in broad daylight, you're scaring yourself!

At this moment, the envoy's entourage stopped.

According to the established custom of the Dayong Kingdom, when receiving envoys from other countries, large countries received them ten li outside the capital, medium-sized countries received them five li outside the capital, and small countries received them at the city gate.

The Brown Kingdom and the Great Yong Kingdom were on equal footing, and although their relationship was delicate, they had never openly broken off relations. Some members of their group also knew about the Great Yong Kingdom, so they stopped ten miles outside the city.

Zheng Xun noticed they had stopped there and seemed to be talking about something, which piqued his curiosity.

However, the system belonged to the Great Yong Dynasty, and she didn't know if she could find out about the affairs of the Brown Kingdom.

She glanced at the system interface. Apart from what she already knew, the information about the Brown Country people was still full of question marks, but the live stream button was lit up.

Then, Zheng Xun's eyes lit up.

She quickly turned on the light screen.

In the light screen, King Chou sat on his horse, asking impatiently, "Lord Mu, you said to stop here, so why are there no people from Dayong here?"

Knowing her temperament well, Lord Mu wiped the thin layer of sweat from his forehead and said as calmly as possible, "Perhaps we misjudged the time of our arrival, which is why we are a little late."

King Chou snorted and reluctantly accepted this explanation, which he was not satisfied with.

So they decided to wait where they were.

From his vantage point, Zheng Xun could see what the envoy from the Brown Kingdom was doing, but the Crown Prince and the Minister of Rites, who were waiting inside the city gate, were unaware of the situation.

Neither of them went to ask, so they waited for each other for almost half an hour.

The Third Prince, getting a little bored, suggested, "How about we send someone to remind them?"

"Why remind them?" Zheng Xun took out a silver note and handed it to Zhi Chun next to him. "This envoy from the Brown Kingdom is being pretentious. It's been hard on everyone waiting. Go buy some tea for everyone, make sure it's hot. It's getting cold, we can't let them get cold. Oh, and you can also prepare some food for them. Also, let the people who came to watch the spectacle go home. What's so interesting about this envoy from the Brown Kingdom?"

Zhichun readily agreed and went off to get things done with an excited smile.

Third Prince: You're the one who's really being sarcastic.

When the Crown Prince received the gifts sent by Zheng Xun through Zhi Chun, he was somewhat surprised and disapproved. However, he always listened to Zheng Xun, so he arranged the tea and food according to Zheng Xun's wishes.

When Zhichun saw that everyone had received their food, he quickly went to persuade the surrounding people.

The crowd that came to join in the fun included idle lazy men and elderly women who were just passing by after buying groceries; they were all a bit bored and had nothing to do, so they gathered together.

However, the envoy from the Brown Kingdom did not show up for a long time, and they were getting very impatient.

At this point, Zhichun went over and said a few nice words, and most people left.

One of the scoundrels, unwilling to leave, muttered, "We're going to wait here."

Zhichun gave a wry smile: "Sigh, look at me, the princess finally entrusted me with this task, but I can't even handle this small matter properly. I'm truly ashamed of the princess."

Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for everyone to hear.

The rogue jumped up: "The princess this young lady just mentioned is..."

"It is our Princess Yuanjia..."

"Hey..." The rogue straightened up nimbly. "So it was Princess Yuanjia's order. We're so sorry for offending you, young lady. We'll be leaving now..."

So the rest of the people left as well.

Of course, they weren't afraid of Zheng Xun; rather, they naturally assumed that their beloved princess of Dayong must have her reasons for asking them to leave, and that perhaps those people from the Brown Kingdom weren't good people at all.

Having completed his mission, Zhichun instantly concealed his distress and turned back to report.

After the Crown Prince had been bored and ate several steamed buns, the Brown Kingdom's caravan finally lost patience and sped up to the city gate.

In the past, when they came, the Crown Prince and high-ranking officials of Dayong would come from afar to greet them, and the people of Dayong would also line the streets to welcome them.

But when they arrived at the city gate and saw the crown prince with his belly bulging from eating and the courtiers and guards chatting and laughing without any manners, they almost thought they were dreaming.

Prince Chou glared at Lord Mu, then gave his horse a sharp slap with a forced smile.

The horse, in pain, began to panic and run wildly.

Fortunately, not many people were nearby to watch the commotion, and the locals stayed far away, so they were not affected at all.

The wild horse charged straight at the prince, its speed and momentum suggesting it intended to trample him to death.

The crown prince stood up in surprise, about to speak and stop him, but before he could open his mouth, he let out a loud burp.

Today, the Taiping Guard, one of the Twelve Guards, is accompanying the Crown Prince to welcome the envoys. Coincidentally, Gao Dapeng, who went to assassinate Zheng Xun last time, is also in this group.

After he returned and confessed his crimes last time, his superiors ordered him to be flogged a few times. Because of the princess's instructions, it was only a punishment and not a fatal one. Therefore, after recuperating for a while, he returned to Taipingwei alive and kicking.

At this moment, upon seeing the troublemaking King Chou, he glared angrily and shouted, "The envoy from the Kingdom of He has startled his horse! Quick! Help stop it!"

He was very enthusiastic, seemingly genuinely worried about the Prince of Chou's safety, but once he and his comrades had subdued the horse, they showed no sign of stopping and managed to pull the Prince of Chou off the horse.

In the chaos, punches and kicks flew, and no one knew who had made the move. By the time the Brown Kingdom people realized what was happening and pulled King Chou out, his clothes were tattered and he was limping.

Gao Dapeng exclaimed exaggeratedly, "The envoy from the Brown Kingdom has been thrown from his horse like this?! Luckily we rescued him in time! We can't let the envoy from the Brown Kingdom get into trouble in our Dayong."

The brothers next to him immediately echoed loudly.

The Taiping Guard commander stood calmly, his eyes fixed on the cracks in the stone. The buns he had just eaten were delicious. Hmm, he would ask Miss Zhichun where she bought them and bring some back for his own little gluttons.

When the time was right, he casually stopped his subordinates who were about to go crazy: "Alright, what kind of behavior is this, making such a fuss in front of so many envoys?"

King Chou, enraged, laughed coldly: "Your men just kicked me! Are you trying to protect them?"

The commander of Taiping Guard shrugged: "If Prince Chou insists on saying so, then there's nothing I can do."

King Hesitation, King Hesitation...

King Chou hated those two words the most, but they were the title bestowed upon him by the emperor of their Brown Kingdom, and he could not refuse them.

He glared at the Taiping Guard commander again, then turned his gaze to the Crown Prince: "Crown Prince of Dayong, is this how you treat your guests?"

Crown Prince of Dayong himself: ...

He tried to open his mouth, but he had just eaten too much, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt like burping.

He didn't want to lose face in front of the envoy from the Brown Kingdom, so he could only shake his head with feigned profundity, his smile showing helplessness and tolerance, but without blaming Taiping Guard.

When the prince saw that the crown prince was silent, he thought that the crown prince looked down on him, and he cursed wildly in anger and anxiety.

He cursed loudly, but the prince and the others did not stop him. They just watched him perform quietly. Someone mischievous secretly rolled two copper coins in front of him and even whispered "Good!"

The locals, thinking it was a monkey show, rushed over excitedly, only to leave disappointed.

As he walked, he kept cursing, "Are those brown-country folks sick? What are they pretending to be like monkeys for?"