Chapter 338 Idiot

"Silly child, why are you doing this?"

Queen Wang didn't know that Huo Yanran had thought all these things through while she was crying.

When the little princess first came to Qiwu Palace, she was so small that Queen Wang was afraid that if she held her in her arms a little too tightly she would melt.

When Yanran was little, she had called her mother when she was just learning to speak. When she was little, she was afraid to sleep alone, so she would crawl onto her bed with a soft pillow and clamor to sleep with the Empress...

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Yanran has grown into a big girl.

In fact, Queen Wang knew best that as a royal princess, she had to arrange her marriage as soon as she reached the age of marriage. It was not enough to just arrange it, the marriage had to be completed and the marriage consummated before it could be considered a stable one.

Not only that, but he also had to suppress the prince consort's family from causing trouble, and the emperor had to prevent his daughter's in-laws from being exterminated...

Human life is too long. As a mother, if you raise your child for a hundred years, you will worry for ninety-nine years.

But she felt sorry for Yanran who couldn't get the love she wanted, and she knew that the little princess had a lover named Liu Tanhua in her heart. Whenever she had the chance to see him, her eyes would be fixed on him and she couldn't move them away.

Queen Wang herself had never experienced the joy of loving someone, but she couldn't help but indulge her adopted daughter's little thoughts. She couldn't force Liu Yan to like Huo Yanran, so she could only secretly allow her to have her girlish thoughts while urging the little princess to find a husband.

Queen Wang thought that flowers may bloom again, but people will never be young again.

Perhaps this is the only girlish love story that Huo Yanran has in her life.

The mother indulged her daughter in this way, but it delayed the best opportunity for her to get married, and made Huo Yanran the target of the Beili people.

Queen Wang felt extremely regretful.

However, Huo Yanran had already made up her mind. She calmly told Queen Wang that only when her mother remained firmly on the throne would her seventh brother have the opportunity to rule the world in the future. When her seventh brother gained power, she would also have hope of returning to the east from Beili.

They still have a future to look forward to, so they must be more cautious now and not make any wrong steps.

Queen Wang used to think Huo Yanran was just a little princess who loved to laugh, make trouble and act coquettishly, but she never knew that she saw it so clearly in her heart.

"Actually, I said so much because I have selfish motives."

Huo Yanran said as she let go of her hand and slowly left Queen Wang's arms.

She knelt down and kowtowed solemnly to Queen Wang. "Mother, please allow me to have a dream. Just imagine that Liu Yan and I are in love with each other, but we are a pair of pitiful mandarin ducks separated by our father's stick."

"You..." Queen Wang didn't know what to say to her for a moment, "You fool, you really are a fool."

Huo Yanran said nothing and kowtowed to Queen Wang again.

Then the third, the fourth...

Seeing that Huo Yanran was about to keep bowing unless she agreed, Queen Wang reluctantly pulled her up. She couldn't find the words to persuade her to go down this path, so she closed her eyes, her face full of pain, and said no more.

Huo Yanran said in a hoarse voice, "Mother, Yanran is gone."

Queen Wang said nothing.

Huo Yanran straightened her clothes, bowed to her mother, then turned and walked out the door.

Holding an umbrella, she walked slowly into the wind and rain, left Qiwu Palace and went to the imperial study.

Queen Wang slowly opened her eyes and watched Huo Yanran's back disappear into the heavy rain. She couldn't help but shed tears...

Huo Yanran quickly walked through the palace walls and came to the imperial study.

The emperor did not like the harem to interfere in government affairs. As a princess, Huo Yanran never asked about the affairs of the previous dynasty. This was her first time here.

Huo Yanran stepped forward and asked Eunuch Xu, who happened to be standing outside the door watching the rain, to come in and tell him, "Please, Eunuch Xu, go in and tell him that I have something important to ask to see the emperor."

Eunuch Xu was an old man by the emperor's side, and he could be said to have watched the Thirteenth Princess grow up. Seeing that she was in a bad situation where she might be married off to Beili at any time, she did not run away even though she was not sick, but took the initiative to ask to see the emperor. Her expression was even more calm than usual, and it was a little hard to figure out her purpose.

Eunuch Xu thought for a moment and then whispered a reminder, "The Emperor has just dismissed Liu Tanhua and is still furious. If the Thirteenth Princess doesn't have something extremely urgent to do, it would be best to come back another day."

Huo Yanran insisted, "I have something extremely urgent to discuss. I must see the Emperor immediately. Please ask Eunuch Xu to come in and report."

"Then...Princess Thirteen, please wait here for a moment. I will go in and pass the message on."

Seeing Huo Yanran's insistence, Eunuch Xu agreed and turned to go into the imperial study to report to the emperor.

Huo Yanran stood outside the imperial study holding an umbrella. The wind and rain in the courtyard made her sleeves flutter and her skirt dance.

After a while, Eunuch Xu came out and invited Princess Thirteen in.

Huo Yanran put away the umbrella, handed it to the eunuch beside her, and then followed Eunuch Xu slowly into the room.

It was raining heavily outside, and the rain was splashing like flowers. In the imperial study, cigarette smoke was curling, and the emperor was drinking tea.

"What are you doing here?" The emperor glanced at Huo Yanran. "Do you want me to show some mercy to Liu Yan?"

It's no secret that Huo Yanran likes Liu Tanhua.

The emperor also knew about it a long time ago.

So when Huo Yanran came at this time, the emperor saw through her intentions at a glance.

The reason he met her at this time was simply because Liu Yan firmly opposed the princess's marriage and listed all the reasons why it was absolutely wrong. This caused people to start spreading rumors that the emperor was heartless, could not tolerate his talented son, and did not treat his daughter as a human being.

Some even said that Daxing was a powerful country and there was no need to use the princess's marriage to form an alliance with Beili. The emperor agreed to marry the princess to Beili, perhaps in exchange for some beauty or treasure in private.

The emperor was secretly disgusted with those ignorant people, wondering what they knew. At the same time, he was worried about how to handle this matter properly. It would be great if Thirteen could take the initiative to propose marrying Beili.

The emperor thought about this and soon came up with an idea.

With Liu Yan here, there is no need to worry that Thirteen will not agree.

The emperor thought carefully, it depends on whether Thirteen is smart enough.

Huo Yanran did not respond to the emperor's words. She slowly stepped forward and knelt before him, saying, "I, your son, beg to marry to Beili to relieve your father's worries and to improve the friendship between our two countries."

When the emperor heard this, his hand holding the teacup paused slightly.

He wanted Thirteen to take the initiative, but before he cast the bait, Thirteen took it, which was a bit unexpected.

The emperor's gaze fell on Huo Yanran, and he asked slowly, "Do you really want to share my worries, or do you want to use this to save Liu Yan's life?"

"I cannot hide my thoughts from my father."

Huo Yanran looked up and met the emperor's gaze.

She said, "I like Liu Yan."

For the first time, the little princess openly expressed the love hidden deep in her heart, not to her lover, nor to her best friends and mother.

Instead, she spoke in this imperial study to the emperor who didn't care about his children at all.

Huo Yanran said, "I will probably only like this one person in my life."

When the emperor heard this, he frowned somewhat unhappily.

He didn't want to hear Thirteen say this.

Huo Yanran naturally knew that her father didn't want to hear this, but this was probably the only chance in her life that her father would listen to her properly.

She said, "I know I have no chance of being with him in this life, so I might as well ask to marry him and go to Beili, so that I can do my best for my father, for Daxing, and for the people of both countries."

When the emperor heard her say this, his expression looked a little better.

Even so, the emperor did not order the release of Liu Tanhua. Instead, he slowly said, "Liu Yan is so arrogant and defies me. If I let him off so easily, and all the ministers in the court follow suit, wouldn't Daxing be in chaos?"

Huo Yanran was extremely heartbroken, and suddenly smiled.

She said, "I think this is a good opportunity to make an example of someone."

"How do you say that?"

The emperor did not expect that his little daughter, who always did nothing but laugh and act coquettishly, could have such insights, and he could not help but feel curious.

Huo Yanran said, "Liu Yan contradicted Father because he opposed the princess's marriage. Father, why don't you appoint him as the envoy to escort the princess to the marriage? If he is willing, then let him go. If he is not willing..."

Even if it was hypothetical, Huo Yanran didn't want anything to happen to Liu Yan.

So she paused for a moment, then continued, "My father values ​​talent, and his grace is immense. I don't think he will refuse."