HLnovel Chapter 260 How about I find you a husband?
Chapter 260 How about I find you a husband?
Li Duan doesn't know how she managed to keep going.
If it were before, if she heard these words and was asked to go and marry someone else, she would have made a scene long ago. Last night, she even made a scene and told her mother that if her uncle really wanted to bestow a marriage, he should bestow a marriage on her and her brother Sheng.
Now, she didn't utter a single word in rebuttal and quietly walked out.
Brother Sheng is coming back soon.
She'll be able to see him again soon and ask him if he likes her.
She's grown up now and can get married. How about she marries him?
She thought recklessly, "If I run away now, will it be too late? If I make a scene and drive this Prince Yi away, will I not have to go through the marriage alliance or worry about so many things?"
Her mind was a jumble of thoughts, but she kept moving forward step by step.
What price did her mother pay to give her the life she has now?
If she had been more obedient and well-behaved, could she have saved her mother?
She can help her mother get rid of those constraints.
is this correct?
Yes.
Li Duan didn't know anything; she only remembered her mother saying, "Little Li can't go for a political marriage. If you want her to go, you have to kill me first."
Why would she want to be sent on a political marriage? She has someone she loves, someone she longs for and dreams of marrying the person she loves most.
But what will happen to her mother if she marries so willfully?
So no, no, she has to protect her mother, just as her mother protects her.
Li Duan walked step by step to the emperor, without raising his head, but respectfully bowed and said, "Li Duan greets Your Majesty."
The emperor stared at Li Duan, his eyes slightly enigmatic. After a moment, he spoke jokingly, "Li Duan, what's wrong with you today? You're usually so boisterous, but you're unusually quiet. Today is your birthday, your uncle will find you a good husband, how about it?"
Pear's ears were ringing, and then she heard herself say,
"it is good."
"Little Pear!" The eldest princess stood up abruptly.
Her beautiful face was contorted with anger: "Your Majesty, Li Duan is still young..."
"Alright, we'll talk about this later." The Emperor interrupted the Princess and looked at Helian Jue with a warm smile.
Helian Jue's eyes changed the moment he saw Li Duan. He was not satisfied that the emperor had not assigned the princess to him, but instead assigned him the daughter of a princess. But when he saw Li Duan, only one thought remained in his mind: this was the princess he was going to marry.
He truly hadn't expected to gain so much from his trip to Dazhao.
Helian Jue was very satisfied, and his attitude towards the emperor became more respectful: "I thank His Majesty the Emperor of Great Zhao for his kindness."
The emperor clapped his hands and laughed again, ordered someone to pour wine, and raised his cup: "Come, let us celebrate the peace and prosperity of our two nations, and the common good of the world!"
The crowd immediately raised their glasses in unison and shouted in unison, "May our two nations enjoy peace and prosperity, and may the world prosper together! Long live the Emperor!"
Amidst the sound like the tide, Li Duan did not return to her original position, but was instead placed beside King Yi.
Li Duan sat there blankly, staring ahead, her eyes completely lifeless.
Helian Jue had already learned some information about Li Duan from the brief introductions given by others, and was slightly surprised that she was actually the daughter of that princess.
only……
He composed himself, poured a glass of wine, and raised it to Li Duan: "Princess, I know this is our first meeting and I am being a little presumptuous, but I greatly admire you. I have heard that there are many interesting places in the capital of Da Zhao. As I am new here, I am very curious. Would you be so kind as to invite me to tour the capital with you?"
Li Duan nodded numbly, without saying a word.
Helian Jue was a smart man and could tell at a glance that Li Duan was absent-minded. He was a little disappointed. Everyone hopes that the beauty can understand his feelings, but it doesn't matter. There is plenty of time in the future.
He smiled and tilted his head back to drink the wine in his glass.
In the distance, Lu Yangyang looked anxiously in Li Duan's direction. Wasn't the emperor very fond of his niece, Li Duan? Why would he send Li Duan to marry a foreign ruler? Did the Princess have no other choice?
She subconsciously looked at the Crown Prince, and their eyes met. The Crown Prince paused for a moment and gave her a look that said, "Don't be impatient."
How could Lu Yangyang not be anxious? Especially since Li Duan was clearly acting strangely today. She was perfectly fine when she arrived, but in just a short while, she seemed like a completely different person. Normally, given Li Duan's temper, she would have already started making a scene, but today she was like a puppet on a string, not uttering a single word in rebuttal.
What exactly is going on?
Lu Yangyang was in a state of confusion and distress. What made it even more confusing was that she couldn't help at all. She wasn't an ignorant child; diplomatic relations between two countries were all about exchanging interests, and no one was allowed to interfere at this time. The only thing she was fortunate about was that although His Majesty had this intention, he hadn't officially issued an edict, so there was still room for maneuver.
For decades, the Great Yan and the Great Zhao had been locked in a fierce struggle. The Great Yan's military strength grew steadily, and the most devastating conflict occurred more than twenty years ago when its army reached the Shun River. Once they crossed the river, they could directly attack the capital of the Great Zhao. To negotiate, the then Crown Prince Chongwen volunteered to go north as a hostage and ceded a large area of land north of the Shun River, which finally ended the war and brought peace to the two countries.
Another time was about fifteen or sixteen years ago. It is said that the then Duke Rong, General Rong, gathered troops from both the north and the northwest to pursue and capture six prefectures north of the Shun River. He was almost about to drive his troops north, but the news was leaked during a battle, which led to a disastrous defeat for the Great Zhao. All 100,000 soldiers who followed Duke Rong in that battle were slaughtered.
Then came the case of Duke Rong's treason, for which the evidence was irrefutable, and his entire family was executed.
The Northern Expedition has now come to a complete end.
This was the history that Lu Yangyang later heard from Grand Tutor Lan; these things were never taught in class at the academy. She remembered that she had naively asked at the time, "Did the Duke of Rong really betray his country?" Grand Tutor Lan did not answer her question, only saying that the truth would eventually be revealed.
This shows that diplomatic relations between the two countries are of paramount importance. Lu Yangyang did not believe that marriage alliances could solve the problem. If they did not want to be suppressed, they should fight their way into Northern Yan, instead of trying to maintain a superficial peace through ceding territory, paying reparations, and marriage alliances. But Lu Yangyang had seen what war meant in the Northwest, and those living there longed for peace more than anyone else.
Lu Yangyang's expression gradually became serious. How could she possibly avoid a political marriage? Whether it was Li Duan or any other princess, why were women always treated as political tools, sent around like that?
They also have their own lives and their own desires for happiness.
Lu Yangyang was so worried that she couldn't concentrate on watching the show.
Another program ended, and the next performance was an opera from Xianyin Pavilion. However, today's performance was not a full play, but a solo by Mingruo. Besides Mingruo, there were only a few supporting martial arts actors on stage.
Mingruo's voice was so sweet and captivating that many people became engrossed in it.
Lu Yangyang was also staring at the stage when suddenly, a martial arts actor turned to her side. She looked at the actor's eyes under his heavy makeup and was stunned.
She has a fairly good memory, and she vaguely remembers those eyes.
It was Uncle An she met outside Mingruo's courtyard when she went to Xianyin Pavilion that day.
Isn't he a distant relative of Mingruo? What's he doing here?
As she was thinking this, the scene on stage suddenly changed, and Uncle An's hidden weapon flew towards the emperor's face—