Hearing that Tiberius and the other scholars of the selection committee had begun to move around, Princess Mary was very angry. However, anger is anger, and the current situation does make Princess Maria feel a strong pressure. After all, after leaving Eastern Rome for so long, there are really many people in the country who dare to fight against Maria. The most important thing is that his younger brother easily compromised, and he said with an apologetic look: "Sister, I have done my best, and those officials feel that what His Excellency Tiberius said is not unreasonable. ”

Maria didn't rebuke her brother this time, she also knew that politics is a transaction, and some deep-rooted things are not so easy to change. Her younger brother was the Eastern Roman Emperor, and he was not to the point where he could easily carry out his personal will. What's more, Maria actually suspects that her brother is also very conservative in this matter.

But the development of the situation was still a bit unexpected by Maria, and after listening to the latest report two days later, Princess Maria looked happy and a little mocking. The Eastern Roman ministers and nobles, worthy of the traditional rulers, fell silent when rumors were made to agree to Tiberius' proposal. It is clear that it is to wait for the price to be sold, and the selection committee is required to make concessions in other aspects.

This was the case in the Eastern Roman Empire for decades, not a thousand years, and now it is just a continuation of tradition. Princess Maria, who has a deep understanding of this, thinks how precious a person like Sheila is at this time. She sent a telegram to Boyan about her opinion of Sheila, and along the way, she also informed Boyan of another, more important news. Hao Kang, the prince of the Yuan Kingdom, arrived in Constantinople with hundreds of troops loyal to him, but the Eastern Romans didn't know what to think, so they kept Hao Kang and them. Some officials wanted to use Hao Kang to make deals with the Yuan State. Princess Maria felt that these people simply didn't know what to do, even if Hao Kang was sent back to the Yuan Kingdom, even Maria could see that it would be a long-term process for the Yuan Kingdom to stop exporting grain. Even if Hao Kang sold dozens of ships of grain, it was only a drop in the bucket for the Eastern Roman Empire, which had a population of tens of millions.

Of course, it was impossible to say so much in the telegram, and Maria believed that her husband Boyan would be able to fully understand the entanglement. After sending the telegram, Maria prepared to attend a banquet to welcome the trusted diplomats of the Great Song Embassy in Eastern Rome. The province of Europa is located next to the Eastern Roman Empire and has offices in the Eastern Roman Empire. Such a body can only be called an office. The Great Song Dynasty had an embassy in Constantinople and sent ambassadors to Constantinople. This is the institution that truly represents the official Song Dynasty.

The ambassador had informed the Eastern Roman court that a trusted diplomat would arrive in Constantinople to replace the diplomat on rotation. There is always a banquet to send off the old and welcome the new. As for what kind of person this trusted diplomat was, the embassy of the Great Song Dynasty sold a pass, saying that this diplomat would surprise even Constantinople.

While he was dressing up, the attendant pushed the door open and came in to report, "Your Majesty, Miss Sheila is already here." ”

"Well, let her wait." Princess Mary commanded. Since she decided to support Sheila, Maria invited Sheila to join her at the banquet. That's when Mary had to do everything she could.

Not long after, Princess Maria, wearing light makeup, appeared outside the living room door. Sheila, who was also wearing light makeup and a dress, stood up from the sofa and praised sincerely: "Your Majesty, you are so beautiful." ”

Maria smiled slightly, her gown was custom-made by a good tailor, and it was a good way to hide Maria's shortcomings and highlight her strengths. Sheila's dress is qualified, but what is even more remarkable is the young girl herself. That exuberant vitality and the restrained composure after experiencing the scene make Sheila involuntarily attract people's attention.

"Let's go." Princess Mary said.

Mary did not live in the palace, but in the annex, which was also the attitude of a Western Roman empress. The two of them rode the carriage to the door of the banquet hall, and saw that all kinds of people in gorgeous clothes had entered the door in an endless stream. Seeing Queen Mary arrive, everyone hurriedly gave way to both sides. Princess Maria is not enough, and Sheila, who is following Princess Maria, has become the focus of all kinds of eyes. People kept greeting Princess Maria, but no one spoke to Sheila, who was close by.

Not long after the two entered the banquet hall, an attendant came in to report that the ambassador of the Great Song Dynasty and the new diplomat had arrived at the door. Princess Mary remained in the hall, and her identity did not have to greet anyone. It didn't take long for half of the head to be seen above the crowd's heads. The Song people are really tall, and this ambassador is 185 tall, which is really outstanding among the Eastern Romans with an average height of about 163.

Princess Mary then heard a low exclamation from the ambassador's side, which was a bit of an overstep. How can these nobles not be amazed just by seeing an ambassador. While she was thinking, Maria saw a beautiful bun beside the ambassador with delicate and simple jewelry, which would not be a man's hairstyle anyway. And the height of this bun is only a few centimeters lower than that of the ambassador, which can be seen. Princess Mary was greatly interested.

The ambassador walked quickly, and it didn't take long for him to get close to where Princess Maria was. Then Princess Mary saw the man next to the ambassador with his hair combed in a bun, and his skin was as fair as Song porcelain. She doesn't have a high nose, but she's straight. The lips are rosy, and the height must be over 170. Not to mention that those Eastern Roman women are much worse, even standing among Eastern Roman men can appear tall. With a low exclamation, the ambassador went to Princess Maria with the trusted diplomat, and the ambassador said: "Your Majesty, good night. ”

Princess Maria's eyes were fixed on the new diplomat, a well-fitting gown and a pair of leather boots. The clothes on the chest were delicately cut in response to the bulge, and the new diplomat was a woman, and a woman of the Great Song Dynasty with excellent appearance. In a brief conversation, Princess Maria felt that the female diplomat's foreign accent was soft and pleasant, but Princess Maria felt sorry for her inability to understand Chinese.

The surrounding aristocrats gathered around and looked at the tall female diplomat of the Great Song Dynasty, all of them talking to each other. Sheila's attention was drawn to the female diplomat, but she could also hear the whispers mixed with all kinds of bad intentions.

"Song sent a woman to be a diplomat, is this to humiliate us?"

"Did you see that? The Sheila didn't even stand back, but leaned over. ”

"Hehe, Princess Maria, Sheila, and the woman of the Song Kingdom. Is this a three-skirt alliance? ”

This witty remark is a bit classic, and it immediately triggered laughter of "poof", "hehe" and "haha". Even Sheila couldn't help but want to laugh, although I don't know who said it, but this guy is really a clever ghost.

After that, there were all kinds of formal meetings and formal banquets after that, and in the middle of the banquet, the nickname of the "Three Skirts Alliance" had already spread far and wide, and everyone was familiar with it. Many of the nobles also came up to talk to the diplomat, and although they all privately laughed at the disgusting Latin of the diplomat's exotic accents, it was only a casual remark. It was already very rare for a diplomat of the Great Song Dynasty to be able to speak some Latin, and there were only about 500 people in the entire Eastern Roman Empire who could speak Chinese.

The nobles were more concerned about the origin of this female diplomat, and the information they received shocked the nobles that the female diplomat was not from an aristocratic background. Sheila, however, was not surprised that she knew more about the Great Song Dynasty than the Eastern Romans. In the Great Song Dynasty, there were theoretically only the royal family, clan relatives, and the people, and this clan has recently been completely common because of the new decree. The only person who can really be called a nobleman is the royal family, and this royal family has less than twenty men, women and children combined. The core strength of the Great Song Dynasty was officials, cadres, and soldiers.

The diplomat, whose father was a soldier and whose mother was an official, went to university herself, and after graduation, she took the civil service exam and was admitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Eastern Roman aristocracy found the experience inexplicable to Sheila dazzling. Diplomat Mu came from an excellent background, and he relied on himself to go through every threshold that the mainstream class of the Great Song Dynasty had to pass step by step. It's enviable.

The day after the feast, Sheila continued her daily business, visiting the people of Constantinople. As soon as I went out, I saw a familiar figure, and when Sheila was not familiar with manipulating farm tools before, she projected this guy's face to the ground in her heart. When I started doing farm work, I had a lot of energy. Altai saw Sheila appear at the door and greeted her: "Hello, Miss Sheila." ”

Sheila didn't care about Altai for a long time, she smiled and tasted: "What are you doing here?" ”

"Senior Li naturally entrusted me to be Miss Sheila's bodyguard." Altai said indifferently.

"Is this a gesture?"

"You can think whatever you want." Even in the face of a somewhat sharp inquiry, Altai remained calm.

Sheila naturally had a good impression of Lee, knowing that his attitude towards the Eastern Roman Empire was similar to that of Shezon. It's just that Li naturally took on the work of managing the office officials, and did not speak much about the Eastern Roman Empire. Since it was Lee's natural kindness, Sheila accepted it. Xie Song followed behind her, and the two walked towards their destination one after the other.

Seeing that he had entered a very ordinary alley, Altai moved closer to Sheila. Sheila came to the door of the family and knocked on the door, and a guy came out with a little fierce look in his eyes. He looked at Altai a few times and asked Sheila, "Is this your bodyguard?" ”

"Yes." Sheila replied cheerfully.

The vicious-eyed guy shook his head, "Come in." ”

The visitors in the house looked like they were below average, and after Sheila sat down, a few young men who didn't look good stood behind their fierce eyes. Vicious eyes asked Sheila: "Girl, I heard the captain of the ship say that you can help us old Constantinoples make more money, but I don't know what you can do?" ”

Sheila replied cheerfully: "When the farm is busy, organize people from the city to help in the farm, and organize people from the countryside to work in the city when the farm is not busy." ”