Chapter 146: Good Men Are Afraid of Women

Tianbao remembered the letter she received a few days ago. Xu Laiqing said that he wanted to let Daqi send her back to Nanqiao early on the grounds of establishing a queen.

She asked Xu Laiqing who he wanted to make his queen, and secretly told him about the Fourth Princess's wait for the past few years. Unfortunately, the Golden Haired couple did not bring back a reply letter when they returned, and Tianbao still did not know who Nanqiao's new queen would be.

"Sister..." Tianbao didn't know how to comfort the Fourth Princess. After all, she didn't know what Xu Laiqing's heart was thinking.

The fourth princess gave a dry laugh. "Don't look so sad. I don't blame you. He is who he is. You can't control who he likes."

She was extremely lonely, and Tianbao felt distressed when she heard it: "Sister, don't worry. I will ask your father tomorrow to let me return to Nanqiao as soon as possible and take you with me."

The fourth princess forced a smile: "Yeah! Sweetie treats me the best."

She opened her arms and hugged Tianbao tightly, not wanting to let go for a long time. Tianbao noticed something strange and thought she was crying, but when she finally let go, she found that there was no tear in her eyes, and there was even a hint of excitement.

Maybe she was too happy because he promised to return to Nanqiao as soon as possible?

The next day, Tian Bao was waiting for the tyrant to leave the court so that she could beg to leave Da Qi early when Concubine Yu, whom she hadn't seen in all those years, stumbled into Zi Wei Palace and asked, "Where's Xiao Mei'er?"

The woman, who still had her charm, was now in a state of disarray: "Isn't Xiao Mei'er here? Doesn't she want me anymore? Did she leave me and leave?"

Tian Bao's heart was filled with alarm: "What does Empress Yu mean?"

Concubine Yu looked around blankly, her eyes empty. She took out a piece of paper from her bosom and handed it to him, then walked out in a daze: "Xiao Mei'er, how could you bear to leave your mother alone, Xiao Mei'er..."

Because she did so many bad things, is God going to let her live out her life alone?

She had already come to terms with Qin Wang's death. Back then, it was she who had asked Qin Wang to find a deal with the barbarians to buy Qin Huo's life, but she hadn't known that the barbarians had such a huge appetite, and after taking the banknotes, they wanted to make another fortune from Concubine Yao, but in the end, they failed.

After Qin Huo was captured, she had intended to strike while the iron was hot and drown Qin Qi, but the boy was lucky enough to hold on until rescue. After that, Concubine Yao took Qin Qi with her wherever she went, so she and Qin Wang never had the chance to kill him again...

The past was like smoke, Qin Huo had already avenged his great vengeance. Why... why did his only daughter also leave her...

Tianbao didn't know what Concubine Yu was thinking. She only saw the words written on the paper: Mother, I am going to Nanqiao to pursue my own happiness. I won't be able to show my filial piety to you in the future. I hope you will forgive me and don't worry.

There was a loud bang, and Tianbao stamped her feet in anger: "I said I would go and beg today, sister, why are you in such a hurry?"

She no longer cared whether the tyrant hadn't left the court yet, and rushed straight to Qingfeng Palace with the letter...

The fourth princess was one of the first people to leave the city. As she rode her horse at full speed to Nanqiao, her mood was more joyful than her black hair blown by the wind.

She couldn't wait any longer. Qin Huo had discussed with the tyrant about letting her go to Nanqiao for marriage, but the tyrant didn't agree easily for the sake of face.

Qin Huo had other ways, the most damaging of which was to let her leave without saying goodbye and go to Nanqiao to discuss marriage openly, forcing the tyrant to acknowledge the marriage.

When the tyrant came home from court and saw the Fourth Princess's farewell letter, he was furious and fumed, "You bastard, you're such a disgrace! I declare to the world that I don't recognize this daughter!"

"Fat Uncle!" Tianbao knelt down with a plop and kowtowed anxiously. "Fat Uncle still owes Tianbao a wish. Tianbao begs you to support my sister and send someone to Nanqiao to discuss marriage!"

Among his daughters, the one the tyrant indulged the most was the fourth princess. Under Tianbao's earnest advice, she sighed and accepted the humiliation.

He had been domineering and arrogant all his life, but in his old age he even took the initiative to marry a foreign princess.

Qin Huo, who arrived belatedly, comforted the tyrant with a nonchalant remark: "Nan Qiao married Tian Bao to Da Qi, and Da Qi married Si Mei to Nan Qiao. It's a double happiness. How can it be considered embarrassing?"

Thinking of this, the tyrant's mood suddenly improved.

No matter how you look at it, Daqi has more face. After all, Nanqiao asked for peace first. Even if Daqi marries a princess to him now, it is just to strengthen the ties between the two families!

Nan Qiao, Xu Laiqing is looking at the portrait.

There was a huge pile of portraits of women of marriageable age from the families of important officials, no less than a hundred of them, both plump and thin.

Xu Laiqing's eyes were dazzled by what he saw. After seeing the letter sent by Concubine Wan, he stared at Tianbao's handwriting in a daze for a while.

That unruly fourth princess actually came to Nanqiao alone?

The letter also included a portrait, which Tianbao asked Qin Huo to help draw. It was lifelike. When the portrait was unfolded, the pair of lively eyes seemed to be winking at Xu Laiqing.

Xu Laiqing looked at her expressionlessly for a while. Girls change a lot when they grow up. Her facial features are quite bold, gorgeous but not coquettish, with majestic features. She is not as gentle as the girls in Nanqiao, but has a unique exotic charm.

"Third brother, you must ensure my sister's safety!" Tianbao wrote this sentence three times in a row, and the girl's nervous face appeared in Xu Laiqing's eyes.

Xu Laiqing shook his head, his eyes filled with helpless doting and a hint of a smile.

The young emperor handed over Qin Simei's portrait and said, "Tell Prince Gong to escort her safely to the capital. No mistakes can be made."

Xiao Qianzi took the portrait and said, "Your Majesty, she is..."

Xu Laiqing raised his eyelids lazily and said nothing.

Xiao Qianzi smiled and slapped himself lightly on the lips: "I have said too much. I will go to Prince Gong's Mansion to pass on the oral order."

At Prince Gong's Mansion, after delivering his instructions, Xiao Qianzi said with a smile, "The Emperor looked at so many portraits without smiling, but only smiled at this one."

"Aba?" Prince Gong raised his eyebrows and looked carefully at the woman in the painting.

This emperor's nephew was good in every way except that he was too averse to women. He and Prince Jing were privately worried that he was not interested in women.

Xiao Qianzi smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into slits: "The emperor did smile." After saying that, he left Prince Gong's Mansion with a smile on his face.

Prince Gong looked at his back thoughtfully, suddenly grinned, turned around and went to find Prince Jing to share the good news.

Over there, the Fourth Princess was escorted by Qin Huo's two female shadow guards, who were disguised and galloping all the way.

After setting foot on the land of Nanqiao, her eyes were sore with excitement, and she felt a kind of conflicted uneasiness, as if she was closer to human nature but more timid. However, she could not resist the longing in her heart, and the sound of the horses' hooves galloping towards Xijing only got faster and faster.

She came for him across thousands of mountains and rivers.

A good man is afraid of being clingy with women. She must meet Xu Laiqing before he becomes the queen. Even if he doesn't like her, she must express her feelings to him, otherwise she will regret it for the rest of her life.

On the eve of the fourth princess Qin Simei's entry into Xijing, Xu Laiqing also received two Daqi envoys.

The two envoys rode on thousand-mile horses and traveled day and night before finally arriving in Xijing before Qin Simei. Their purpose was to be the first to tell Xu Laiqing a piece of news: Daqi wanted to strengthen the relationship between him and Nanqiao, and specially sent the fourth princess Qin Simei to come for marriage.

Marriage?

Xu Laiqing raised his eyebrows. Is this another person with ulterior motives?