HLnovel Chapter 465 Sending the Princess for a Marriage Alliance
Chapter 465 Sending the Princess for a Marriage Alliance
Nalan Yunyan stared at Lu Yangyang with a wary yet stubborn expression, just like a frightened rabbit.
She had been in this godforsaken place for half a year, trying everything she could think of, but nothing worked. She had been driven to the point of distrusting everyone, but she couldn't help but cling to a sliver of hope. Even knowing that the people in front of her were untrustworthy, she couldn't resist the urge. What if? What if she could really get out of here?
Should she try again?
She wasn't actually that stupid. She probably knew why the Crown Prince had abandoned her there. After all, she was the niece of the Emperor of Great Yan, and her father held considerable military power. If anything happened to her and she died in Great Zhao, her father would definitely avenge her! At that time, the Crown Prince, with only one prince, would definitely be overwhelmed! So he simply abandoned her there. As long as she was alive, that was enough; she couldn't escape anyway.
This should be her only bargaining chip!
So if Lu Yangyang knows what's good for her, even if she leaves here, she won't dare to do anything to her, right?
Lu Yangyang raised an eyebrow. It seemed that Princess Yunyan wasn't completely stupid; she still knew why she had been left here instead of being killed outright.
Lu Yangyang looked at her: "You have no other choice but to believe me now, right?"
"You!" Nalan Yunyan glared at her. "Fine, I won't leave. Anyway, you wouldn't dare do anything to me!"
“Historically, princesses sent for political marriages have never had a good ending. If you had read a little more books, you would know not to leave the capital and wander around aimlessly. The Crown Prince may not kill you right away, but what if he leaves you here for ten or eight years? What can you do to deliver messages or anything else? If you die now, your father might be anxious, and if the timing is right, your Emperor of Great Yan might even find an excuse to start a war. But what if you die in two years? You can die from illness, you can die during childbirth, there are plenty of reasons. Even if your father really comes from afar to stand up for you, you'll be dead anyway. What use is anyone standing up for you then?” Lu Yangyang crossed her arms, rubbing salt in the wound: “So in other words, if you stay here now, you're just waiting to die.”
"You, you, you..." Nalan Yunyan was completely dumbfounded. All she knew was that she didn't want to stay here; it was instinct.
But if you ask her to really think it through, she's not so sure.
But Lu Yangyang's words struck a chord with her, making all the misunderstandings in her mind crystal clear.
When she was sent to marry a foreign ruler, her sisters all spoke highly of how wonderful the Great Zhao Dynasty was, but in the end, not one of them stepped forward. Only she, disliking the prince consort her father had chosen for her and only thinking about how to escape, impulsively volunteered. She thought that because she was so beautiful and of such high status, even in the Great Zhao, she would be treated with great respect. After all, everyone knew that the Great Zhao was no match for them, and their Crown Prince Chongwen was still a hostage in Yanjing!
However, Lu Yangyang's words, "Princesses sent for political marriages have never had a good ending," shattered all her illusions and brought her back to reality.
The Crown Prince simply won't touch her now, but the fact that he could throw her away without a word or hesitation shows that he had no intention of treating her kindly at all.
He was just using her to leave the capital.
No one cared about her life or death, or how she would fare. So no one reminded her what would happen if she left the capital, or what would happen if she married an unfavored prince.
She thought she was very important, but... nobody cared at all.
This is the truth about princesses sent for political marriages.
She recalled the disappointed look in her father's eyes when he told her she was to be sent to marry a foreign ruler. She had always thought his disappointment was because she had refused the marriage he had arranged for her, but now she realized it was because she was foolish.
The more Nalan Yunyan thought about it, the more panicked she became. She looked at Lu Yangyang unwillingly and said stubbornly, "What about your princess? Your good sister, you two are very close, right? She also married my cousin. Doesn't your emperor care about her?"
Lu Yangyang's eyes darkened.
"Yes, from the moment His Majesty sent her away, he never considered her life or death." Lu Yangyang's voice suddenly became exceptionally calm: "Sending a princess for a political marriage is essentially useless; it's merely a matter of both sides weighing the pros and cons, and it's not yet time to take action. In a chaotic world, princesses are everywhere, so would it be of any use? It's just a means to an end. If you haven't even figured this out, why would you dare to come here for a political marriage?"
"I, I..." Nalan Yunyan panicked completely. She collapsed to the ground, realizing that she was truly hopelessly stupid.
She weakly reached out and grabbed Lu Yangyang's skirt, her fingers unconsciously clenching. She looked at her with confusion and hope: "I'll cooperate with you, I'll go with you, but can you promise me that even if you can't send me back to Great Yan, you can at least send me to the capital?"
If she returns to the capital, at least her status will remain, and no one will openly make things difficult for her.
She still has a chance to send a message back, and a chance to escape.
Looking at her pitiful appearance, Lu Yangyang, who had only intended to deceive her, felt a pang of pity when she thought of Li Duan, who was far away in the Great Yan: "Although the two countries are on opposing sides, I have no grudge against you. If we can leave here smoothly, I can consider finding a way to send you back to the Great Yan. However, you must promise me that if I really send you back to the Great Yan one day, you will not let anyone make things difficult for Li Duan, the Princess Zhaohe who married your cousin."
Nalan Yunyan looked at Lu Yangyang in surprise.
She didn't dare gamble that Lu Yangyang would help her. The reason she wanted to cooperate was because she had figured out her situation. Staying here seemed safe, but it was actually very dangerous. If she died here, not only would she be worthless, but even her father wouldn't know. Back in the capital, she could at least be considered a bargaining chip, but here, she was nothing.
But Lu Yangyang actually said that she could send her back to Dayan?
What a wonderful person he is!
Nalan Yunyan was immediately moved. The once proud little princess looked at Lu Yangyang with teary eyes and swore to her: "Don't worry, I'm a person who always distinguishes between gratitude and resentment and keeps my word. As long as you can let me go back, your sister is my sister, and I will never let my cousin's wife bully her!"
Lu Yangyang gritted her teeth: "Say it again, your cousin's Grand Consort? Your cousin has a Grand Consort?"
Nalan Yunyan nodded in confusion: "That's right, don't you all know? It's very normal for a man to marry two principal wives in our Great Yan! My cousin's principal wife is the eldest daughter of the Dugu family. They were childhood sweethearts. Most of the empresses of our Great Yan have historically come from the Dugu family."