Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

People from the Southern Song court also came to get involved, and the marriage proposal from the Western Xia became a pretext for all parties to meet.

Wanwan also walked to the wall and leaned down to look down.

"People from the Southern Song Dynasty, they certainly have quite a grand entourage. I wonder who's leading them."

This was the first time Shi Feixuan had spoken on her own initiative.

"That's Hu Weiyong, a man from the Ministry of Rites of the Southern Song Dynasty. He's very active in the Southern Song court and belongs to the Cai faction. He's probably here for the marriage proposal as well."

Qin Han pondered for a moment after hearing the name.

The name Hu Weiyong sounds familiar. Wasn't he a person from the Ming Dynasty?

It's surprising that it appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty, but maybe I'm overthinking it; it's probably just a coincidence of names.

"Since the innkeeper and waiter are both gone, let's go check out the inn that Xixia has arranged. Yu Yan, just leave the silver at the counter."

Jiang Yuyan agreed, walked to the counter, reached into the inside pocket of her clothes, and took out a few silver notes, slapping them on the table.

Wanwan immediately put her arm around Qin Han's and walked together.

"Good brother, wouldn't you like Fairy Shi to hug you like this?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Feixuan turned her face away involuntarily and walked out first, leaving behind only one sentence.

"What a vixen, she has no shame."

Wanwan pouted.

"Pretentious."

......

Hu Weiyong lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced at the post station building in front of him.

The Western Xia soldiers guarding the gate took the document handed to them by their attendants, glanced at it, and quickly stepped aside to make way for them.

"Please come in, Lord Hu. The courtyard for your delegation has been prepared."

Hu Weiyong nodded to the guards, then turned around and waved to the large carriage with brocade curtains at the back of the procession, signaling that the people inside could come out.

"Master Bao, we've arrived. Come down quickly."

The carriage curtain was lifted from the inside, and a young man dressed in red with a jeweled headdress jumped down from the carriage steps.

Jia Baoyu stood on the ground rubbing his numb knees, his eyes curiously looking around.

"Sigh... This is the post station of Western Xia? It's not bad, but the material used for the lampshade is a bit rough, much worse than the one in our mansion."

Hu Weiyong could only laugh from the sidelines, inwardly cursing this unfortunate task a thousand times over, while Jia Sidao spoke eloquently in front of the officials.

They claimed they used the elegance of Southern Song literati to attract the Western Xia princess, but then they put their good-for-nothing nephew into the delegation.

Who in the entire capital doesn't know that Jia Baoyu is a good-for-nothing who spends all his time among women?

But after all, he was the legitimate grandson of the Duke of Rongguo, and he carried the reputation of being born with a jade pendant. As an official of the Ministry of Rites, he had no choice.

As Jia Baoyu stepped into the gate of the post station, Mingyan and several attendants hurriedly followed behind, gazing at the two pomegranate trees planted in the courtyard for a while.

He then moved closer to the corridor to examine the tapestries with local Western Xia styles.

"This place... is not even a fraction as nice as our Grand View Garden. I really don't know why Father insisted on making me suffer in such a wretched place."

Mingyan's personal servant quickly stepped forward and lowered his voice.

"Second Master, this is a major event—the marriage proposal for the Western Xia princess. The heir of the Prince of Pingxi and several other princes have all come. Our Southern Song Dynasty can't afford to lose face in front of outsiders, can we?"

Jia Baoyu casually swung his wrist.

"What's shameful about it... I never wanted to argue with those brutes, and besides, what's so great about marrying a princess from Xixia?"

If my dear Lin Daiyu finds out, she'll definitely ignore me for a long time.

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from the street outside.

As soon as Jia Baoyu turned his head to look at the door, he froze on the spot, unable to move.

Qin Han led the three women in from outside the door. Wanwan, for some reason, was now barefoot on the bluestone ground.

The silver bells tied to her ankles jingled softly with each step, and she leaned limply against Qin Han's arm.

With a somewhat nonchalant expression on his face, his gaze swept over everyone in the courtyard before finally settling on Jia Baoyu.

Shi Feixuan walked slowly beside her, holding a long sword in her hand, as if she were distancing herself from Wan Yaonu.

Jiang Yuyan obediently followed behind Qin Han, but her eyes were warily scanning the Southern Song guards and attendants in the courtyard.

Jia Baoyu stood dumbfounded in the middle of the courtyard, not even noticing Hu Weiyong bowing beside him.

He had never seen a woman with such a style and demeanor in his life. He was used to seeing maids and sisters in the mansion, who were either aloof and cold or dignified and wealthy.

But the two women in front of him were completely different. One exuded a seductive charm, while the other was so cold that no one dared to approach her. This sight left him completely at a loss for how to react.

Jia Baoyu suddenly came to his senses, quickly ran forward a couple of steps, and bowed deeply to Wanwan and Shi Feixuan.

"You two look so familiar... Haven't we met somewhere before?"

Wanwan didn't even look at him properly, but simply poked Qin Han's arm twice with her finger.

"Qin Lang, why does this person keep spouting such nonsensical nonsense? It's really unpleasant to listen to."

Shi Feixuan took a half step back and held the long sword in her hand in front of her to block the other party's view.

"Young master, please have some self-respect."

Jiang Yuyan had to admit that her beauty was indeed slightly inferior to that of Wanwan and Shi Feixuan.

This is almost just a supporting role.

Jia Baoyu stood there awkwardly, stunned. From childhood to adulthood, every maid and sister he encountered in the mansion would greet him with a smile.

This was the first time he had encountered a woman who completely ignored him. Somewhat unwilling to give up, he took half a step forward and raised his arm to try and tug at Wanwan's sleeve.

"Hey, sister, don't go... I just feel a connection with you, and I wanted to say a few words to you. My name is Jia Baoyu, I..."

Qin Han directly placed his palm on Jia Baoyu's shoulder.

Looking at the gaudily dressed young man in front of her, she had a strange expression.

Hu Weiyong had just been bowing to Qin Han, the King of Shu, and seeing this, he assumed that Qin Han was going to harm Jia Baoyu.

He hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Baoyu is just being immature..."

Qin Han reached out and interrupted.

"What does Lord Hu take me for? I'm just curious about what kind of jade Baoyu was born with."

Jia Baoyu was very averse to men touching him, but when he heard the other man say that he was born with a jade in his mouth, he couldn't help but feel proud.

Qin Han looked at Jia Baoyu's appearance.

It wasn't that he suddenly became interested in men; it was simply because the dragon mark on his body had reacted!