Charmaine then introduced his queen, "This is my queen Hildigard."
Zhao Ziliang saluted Hildigard and said: "Greetings to the Queen.
I have already met you today.
Your Highness, it is hard to imagine that you are so beautiful after giving birth to so many children.
I think many women must be envious of you." hatred" Hildigard said: "Can I interpret envy, jealousy and hatred as a kind of compliment?"
"Of course, this is necessary.
If a woman is not envied, jealous, and hated by others, then she must not be outstanding.
Think about it, if she is a mediocre woman, no one will look at her twice, and she will not be interested in other people.
Any influence can once this woman's beauty, talent and accomplishments exceed that of most women, many people will envy her.
Admiring her, some women with bad intentions will be jealous of her, and some women will hate her because her excellence hinders them.
Therefore, it is a sin for women to be too excellent and beautiful sometimes.
Of course, you are an exception.
Because you are the queen, you have a high enough status and power that ordinary people dare not be disrespectful or disadvantageous to you."
Hildigard turned to Charman and said: "Is this Eastern praise and humor?"
Charman smiled and said: "I think so."
A woman in her thirties stood up and walked towards Zhao Ziliang.
She stretched out her tender hands wearing white silk gloves.
She tried her best to make her smile look prettier, "Your Highness Prince Yunge, I am the eldest princess of the Frankish Kingdom, He."
Rodrutte, nice to meet you” Zhao Ziliang knew that this eldest princess was Princess Herodrut, who had been engaged to Constantine VI but was later broken off by Empress Dowager Irina.
Speaking of which, this eldest princess was also a poor person, and it was difficult to find her.
Got a husband, originally She could marry herself off, and her fiancé was still the emperor, who was more powerful than one person and more than ten thousand people, but she didn’t expect that the engagement was annulled.
This was a great shame and humiliation for her.
In the past few years, she had become a woman who was hostile to her.
The butt of their jokes.
Zhao Ziliang took Herodrut's hand, put it to his lips, kissed it, and said: "Princess, I have heard of you in Western Qin.
It is an honor to meet you."
Herodrut said with a smile: "Oh, Your Highness the Prince has heard of me in Western Qin.
Maybe he heard about the scandal that my engagement was canceled and I became no one wanted?"
As soon as these words were said, even Charman was caught off guard.
The expressions of the Queen Mother and the Queen changed at the same time.
This incident was even more humiliating for them and Charman.
This was tantamount to being slapped in the face by the Eastern Roman Empire in public.
At the same time, they all knew that this incident had caused great harm and excitement to Herodrut.
Charman was very angry.
Even if you were wronged, why would you embarrass your guest with this matter?
What's more, this guest is still the prince of Western Qin.
Doesn't this make it clear how embarrassing it is for him as a father?
He said angrily: "Herodrut, who are you talking to in such a weird way?
Are you talking to me, the father?"
Charman always thought that Herod Rudd hated him because of this incident.
After all, it was he who sent people to the Eastern Roman Empire to propose a marriage to the Empress Dowager Irina.
If he had not sent people to propose a marriage, her Frankish Kingdom would How could the eldest princess have her engagement annulled?
If not How can you be ridiculed if you break off an engagement?
The atmosphere in the West is still very conservative at this time, especially the relationship between men and women and marriage.
If a woman is divorced, this is the biggest blow to women.
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Although the West has allowed divorce at this time, Divorce is not comparable to an annulment.
When Zhao Ziliang saw that the father and daughter were about to quarrel, he immediately smoothed things over and said, "Your Majesty, I think the eldest princess definitely didn't mean this.
From the fact that the eldest princess can speak about this matter calmly, I think she is a very strong-hearted person."
The girl, if it were any other girl, would have collapsed after this incident, but the eldest princess did not.
She dealt with this matter with a rational attitude.
In fact, in my opinion, the eldest princess did not marry Constant.
Ding Liushi is actually a lucky thing for her."
No one else spoke, Herodrut asked curiously: "His Royal Highness Prince Yunge, why do you say that this matter is fortunate for me?"
Zhao Ziliang talked eloquently: "When the eldest princess entered into a marriage contract with Constantine VI and the engagement was annulled, these two matters were not Constantine VI's own decision.
At that time, he, the emperor, not only had no rights, but the entire He is just a puppet, and even his own marriage He was unable to make the decision.
It is said that he was having a passionate affair with the widow of a nobleman at the time.
This matter had already become a laughing stock among the subjects of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Later, under the auspices of the Empress Dowager Irina, he had to marry a A commoner woman is the queen, but It was during the riot in the palace last year that he actually used that opportunity to indirectly kill his queen.
This man is so vicious.
Recently I heard that he got involved with the queen mother's maid.
If the eldest princess is really If you get married, I'm afraid you'll only be able to live in pain for the rest of your life. , maybe even the life safety of the eldest princess cannot be guaranteed.
This matter is not a big deal.
With your identity, knowledge and cultivation, you can find a man who is a hundred times better than Constantine VI.
So I say, this This thing is not your shame, but your luck.”
Herodrut looked at Zhao Ziliang a lot and said sincerely: "Your Highness Prince Yunge, you are very good at comforting people.
If you have time, I would like to hear you tell me about the customs of the Tang Dynasty and the Western Qin Kingdom.
You know The farthest place I have been to in my life is Bavaria, and my knowledge of the East was almost blank until your arrival."
Zhao Ziliang said quickly: "I am very honored, Your Highness the Princess.
I have traveled to most places in the Tang Dynasty and Western Qin.
I think I can give you a comprehensive introduction to the customs and customs of the Tang Dynasty and Western Qin."
A princess who was slightly younger than Herodrut walked over, swung her hips and swung her breasts, stretched out her silk-gloved hands and said with a smile: "I am my father's second daughter, you can call me Bertha."
Bertha Zhao Ziliang immediately remembered it.
While hunting in the afternoon, he vaguely inquired from the attendants that the relationship between the second princess Bertha and Earl Rodgen was unclear, and it was very possible that she was having an affair.
At this time, Zhao Ziliang looked at her From her appearance, she knew that this woman must be restless in the palace.
"It turns out she is the second princess, please be polite."
Zhao Ziliang took her hand and kissed it gently.
Bertha said with a charming smile: "Your Highness Prince Yunge, are you married?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "Of course, I am the eldest son of Wang.
My father arranged a marriage for me before I came of age.
I married my fiancée soon after I became an adult.
This is a tradition in our place.
Of course, not everyone does it.
In this way, as the eldest son of the king, I must accept my father’s arrangements for marriage.”
Before Bertha could respond, another princess stood up and came out with a smile: "I heard that you Oriental men can marry multiple wives, and you can also take concubines.
Is that true?"
Unexpectedly, these foreign women knew a lot about things in the East.
Zhao Ziliang couldn't deny it even if he wanted to, so he could only nod and said: "Yes, your Royal Highness, but the identities and statuses of the wives are different.
There are legal wives and common wives.
In our Eastern families, the male is generally the head of the household and the female is the domestic boss.
Men generally do not care about household affairs, and women take care of household affairs.
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Therefore, the legal wife has the greatest power to dispose of family affairs, and the status of the common wife is higher than that of concubines.
"Tall, but not as good as the head wife who doesn't know who this princess is"
The princess smiled and said: "I am my father's third daughter.
You can call me Gisla."
"Oh, it's Princess Gisla.
It's a great honor to meet you."
Then two more princesses stood up and introduced themselves.
These two princesses were Theodrada and Hildrut, aged six and four and a half respectively.
They were born to Charles' concubine Fastrada. , they are all too young, but they are very smart.
"Okay, my princesses, please sit back down," Charman ordered.
After the princesses sat back down, he continued to introduce the other woman on his left, "Fastrada" , she has served me for many years and is the mother of Theodrada and Hildrut.”
Fastdala had no identity at this time, so Zhao Ziliang could only call her: "Nice to meet you, madam."
This woman was very beautiful, but her eyes were ruthless.
This look made Zhao Ziliang feel that this woman was very tolerant and had a cruel element in her bones.
Once the time was right, this cruel element would be released.
Fastrada's acting skills are good, with a very sincere smile on her face: "Welcome to the Frankish Kingdom, Your Highness the Prince from the East" Charman looked at the other two people at this time, a young man with a hunchback and a little boy of eleven or twelve years old.
"Pipin, Louis, you two introduce yourselves to Prince Yunge."
"yes" "Hello, Prince Yunge, my name is Piping, which is the same as my grandfather's name.
I am twenty-three years old today."
"I am Louis, I am eleven years old, I am my mother's youngest son" Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "Hello, your Royal Highnesses, I know you very well."
Charman clapped his hands and said: "Okay, everyone, please take your seats.
Prince Yunge, please sit opposite me."
“What an honor” The waiter pulled out the chair for Zhao Ziliang, and Zhao Ziliang sat on it.
Charman then ordered the waiter to serve the food and pour the wine.
A delicate sealed oak barrel was opened, and a rich aroma of red wine came out.
The waiters first used The big wooden ladle poured the wine into the glassware to sober it up, and at this time the dishes were brought to the table by the waiters.
The main course was roast beef, and there were some other dishes.
It is equipped with a lot of fruits and vegetables.
It is extremely rare to eat such fresh fruits and vegetables in this season.
It seems that the Franks are quite good at preserving food.
Everyone uses knives, forks and porcelain plates as tableware.
After the red wine has sobered up, The waiters poured it into glasses and placed them in front of the adults.
The little boy Louis was not yet an adult, so the waiters spared him.
Charman raised his glass and said, "Come, let's have a drink together for the arrival of Prince Yunge."
Zhao Ziliang has heard people say in the past few days that King Charlemagne never fails to dine with his children.
No matter morning, noon or evening, or any day, he eats every meal with his relatives.
Every time he travels, he takes He took care of his daughters and young sons, and his grown-up sons were sent out to guard various places, such as Italy.
Everyone ate together and chatted, and there were court musicians playing beside them.
The music they played was not loud and did not affect everyone's conversation.
After a while, a young poet came over to recite poetry.
This young court poet was the third one.
Princess Gisla's mistress Angelo Bertes.
During the meal, the second princess Bertha asked: "Prince Yunge, are the marriages of young people from your Eastern royal family also decided by your parents?"
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "This is generally the case, not only for the royal family, but also among the people.
If a man and a woman love each other, the man can send someone to the woman's home to propose marriage to her parents, and the woman's parents will send someone to inquire about the man's family situation before making a decision.
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In fact, in terms of marriage, there are differences between the East and the West, but there are also similarities, that is, both parents must agree.
If the parents are not alive, you can ask the elders in the family to make the decision.
If there is no one in the family, then You can only make your own decisions.”
The third princess Jisla also asked: "Prince Yunge, you said that your father decided to marry you and your wife, so do you like her?
Is there any affection between you?"
"Emotions are definitely there.
After all, people are not grass, trees or rocks."
A playful smile appeared on Gisla's face: "Then I guess you must have someone else you like."
Angelo Bertes, who was reciting poetry, saw the third princess and Zhao Ziliang chatting animatedly, and suddenly felt resentful, and his eyes towards Zhao Ziliang began to be full of hostility.
Zhao Ziliang soon felt that Angel Bertes's eyes were full of other meanings.
He raised his head to meet Angel Bertels's eyes and asked: "Every time Mr.
Angel Bertes comes to visit you when you are dining.
Do you all want to come and recite poetry?”
The hunchbacked Pepin smiled and said: "Of course not.
Father will only let him recite when he is interested.
He is usually busy with his own things."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "Well, where does he live?"
"Of course I live in the palace, so that my father can find him at any time.
In addition to him, there are many scholars living in the palace.
They can study and research various subjects here."
Zhao Ziliang was very surprised and said: "Oh, this is really incredible.
In the East, it is absolutely impossible for non-royal members to enter and leave the palace at will, including the Eastern Roman Empire.
You must know that the safety of the king is related to the fate of the entire kingdom.
The more strangers come in and out of the palace, the lower the safety of the king and royal family members.
The possibility of female members of the royal family being seduced by other men will greatly increase.
This will definitely cause scandals.
This is also what we in the East There are eunuchs in the royal family and the Eastern Roman Empire.
Even ministers with important positions cannot enter and exit the palace at will.
They must undergo strict inspections when entering and exiting the palace.
They are prohibited from carrying any weapons.
People like poets and scholars are not qualified to enter or exit the palace at all. , unless the king specially summons them, even if the king wants to keep them in the palace to satisfy his own hobbies, in order to prevent his queen, concubines and princesses from being seduced by them, he will order them all to be castrated."
Angel Bertas suddenly shuddered, his face suddenly became particularly ugly, and his eyes towards Zhao Ziliang became even more malicious.
The third princess looked a little unnatural and said: "Your Highness, what you say is a bit too cruel."
Zhao Ziliang sneered and said: "For the sake of the king's face and the dignity of the entire royal family, being cruel doesn't matter, unless there is a king who doesn't care about being laughed at by the world":