The emperor was quite puzzled when he received the letter, but after reading it, he realized that it was a letter from the third prince of the Eastern Court expressing goodwill.

The message was addressed to Jiang Jiuniang, who knew that Jiang Jiuniang was a special person in Beiyan and that it might be better if she could intercede on her behalf.

In addition, Jiang Jiuniang also wrote a separate letter to the emperor analyzing the Third Prince's letter. In short, the idea was to first assess the girl's character. If they thought the girl was acceptable, they would keep her. As for whether she would marry or not, that was not the point. As long as she stayed in Beiyan, it would be beneficial to them.

Yes, it's advantageous.

Jiang Jiuniang could guess why the old emperor of Dongting sent the Wu family's daughter for a marriage alliance, but in reality, she was the one who orchestrated Wu Jiaming's affair, so she didn't care whether the Wu family was truly unlucky.

Wu Jiaming has already been punished for his wrongdoing. Others were not involved in these matters, and the Wu family woman who came for the marriage alliance was only Wu Jiaming's niece, not his biological daughter, so there was even less impact on her.

As for what she meant by "advantages," it was naturally that she could use this to annoy Dongting.

When a man does something wrong, he only asks a woman to atone for it, and this woman is an innocent little girl who has been wronged. This can be used to create a situation where the Eastern Court is shirking its responsibilities and cannot tolerate a little girl. It can also beautify the Northern Yan, saying that the Northern Yan is kind-hearted and that the woman abandoned by the Eastern Court can be gladly accepted by the Northern Yan. Even if she does not have to get married, she can live a good life in the Northern Yan.

If this matter escalates, one can imagine what kind of chaos it will cause in the Eastern Court.

Just thinking about it is exciting.

To be honest, the emperor was very tempted.

Furthermore, the Third Prince's letter made it very clear that they would take care of all the princess's needs for food, clothing, and lodging, as long as she could live well. In addition, they could freely deploy the forces he left in Bei Yan.

This is the most important thing!

The Third Prince has been entrenched in Beiyan for many years and has cultivated a considerable force. Even now, in Dongting, he still knows about the situation in Beiyan. Moreover, Beiyan has been investigating for so long but still hasn't been able to clean it up, which shows his capabilities.

Now, he is willing to give up these forces just to protect his little cousin from being bullied in Bei Yan.

This is nothing to Bei Yan.

After all, they hadn't stooped to the level of bullying a young girl.

After only a moment's thought, the emperor agreed and wrote a reply.

Let Jiang Jiuniang continue to negotiate in her name, but don't reveal what you also know.

In other words, that force is registered under Jiang Jiuniang's name, and you can just ask her for help if you need anything.

This way, the emperor wouldn't feel any pressure, and no one would discover that he was even using the power of the Eastern Court.

After receiving the emperor's reply, Jiang Jiuniang immediately replied to the third prince of the Eastern Court. By this time, the Eastern Court's marriage procession was already halfway there, and they were still using the same messenger from the Eastern Court who had delivered the letter.

Jiang Jiuniang didn't agree to help unconditionally. She said she had to make sure the girl had no bad intentions and wouldn't be double-dealing, because being discovered would be worse than death.

Furthermore, since those forces are being used by her, the Third Prince cannot allow them to cause trouble in Bei Yan anymore. If the Third Prince agrees, he can send the princess to Bei Yan with peace of mind, and there will be people to receive and take care of her, so that she will not be wronged.

As long as the Eastern Court doesn't resort to underhanded tactics, the Northern Yan will naturally not allow their princess to suffer any injustice.

After the agreement was reached, the Third Prince was relieved. He went to see the little crybaby, whose eyes were red the whole way. If he cried like that all the way to Beiyan, wouldn't he go blind?

"Stop crying. I've already arranged everything for you. Once you get to Beiyan, they won't force you to marry. You can choose your own husband, as long as he's an unmarried scion of a noble family. Even if you don't want to marry, you can still live peacefully in Beiyan."

The third prince sighed, feeling that he really couldn't do anything about his little cousin.

"ah?"

Wu Jiao was still feeling wronged and imagining herself being humiliated and dying far from home after arriving in Bei Yan. She was crying uncontrollably when her third cousin told her that things were actually quite good in Bei Yan.

How could that be? The Eastern Court has abandoned her, and she has no connection with the Northern Yan. Why would they treat her so well?

“It’s true. I told you long ago that Bei Yan isn’t as bad as you think. Bei Yan has many delicacies that we in Dong Ting don’t have, as well as many uniquely designed dresses that you young ladies would love. In Bei Yan, women can go out shopping, listen to storytelling in teahouses, and eat in restaurants without any worries. They can even change their social standing through their own abilities and lead their whole family to a better life. Trust me, cousin, you’ll be much happier in Bei Yan than in Dong Ting.”

As the Third Prince counted these things, he unknowingly discovered that many of them were related to Jiang Jiuniang.

That woman is truly changing the fate and future of women in this era single-handedly.

He had to admit that he admired her, but he was unaware of her true intentions at the time and stood on the opposite side, which is why he lost so badly later.

He raised his hand to look at his missing little finger and gave a bitter smile.

Wu Jiao was completely confused. Could there really be such a wonderful place in the world?

Are all the women of Beiyan this happy?

Are there really a lot of delicious food and pretty dresses on the street?

Why do I suddenly stop feeling sad?

Why is there a sudden sense of anticipation?

She suppressed her excitement and asked, "Third cousin, why didn't you tell me before? Why did you have to wait until now?"

If she had said so earlier, she wouldn't have cried for most of the way.

"Because I don't want to make you excited for nothing before things are settled."

The Third Prince patted her head and gave her a warm smile.

"Thank you, Third Cousin!"

The little girl was instantly cheered up, wiped away her tears, sat back down, and was full of fantasies about the future.

If Bei Yan is really as good as her third cousin said, then can she ask her parents to come and visit her, or can she go home to visit?

If that's the case, then this marriage alliance would be too comfortable!

The Third Prince was also quite pleased, at least he no longer had to feign illness to deliberately delay the journey.

In Huizhou City on the border, Gou'er had already started attending classes at the academy, but after only one day, he became reluctant to go anymore. When he came back in the evening, he clung to Jiang Jiuniang, saying that he could study on his own.

Jiang Jiuniang sensed something was amiss and asked, "Has someone bullied you?"

"No, no, it's my own problem."

Gou'er sighed and slowly revealed the truth: "Their learning progress is a bit slow. Many children are still learning the Thousand Character Classic, and the teacher's knowledge doesn't seem very high... I know this place is relatively backward, and the people here live a hard life. I dare not reveal my knowledge, and I don't want them to think that I am showing off."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jiuniang frowned and asked, "So, do you really know how to show off?"