"Why? The girl he's been eyeing for so long is right in front of him, and in this situation, with the premise of 'it's all for your sake,' I don't believe this person would let go of such a good opportunity, unless he's an absolutely upright gentleman."
Is there something wrong with Miao Qingling's identity? Is she a princess or something? The Nanzhao royal family doesn't even have the surname Miao, right?
Miao Qingling is not a herb-gathering girl at all. She is a candidate for the next Holy Maiden of Nanzhao Kingdom. Generally, the current Holy Maiden will select three to five girls to train from childhood and establish a master-disciple relationship.
When the current generation of saintesses grows old or dies, she will designate one of them as her successor.
Miao Qingling was one of the three disciples chosen by the Holy Maiden of this generation, and also her most favored and beloved first disciple.
The Holy Maiden held a revered position in Nanzhao, and although the brother and sister were also nobles of Nanzhao, they dared not lay a hand on her.
By sheer coincidence, the younger brother ultimately succumbed to temptation and jumped into the icy spring, becoming Miao Qingling's antidote and leading to their happy union.
Just as her younger brother was enjoying the company of a beautiful woman, the older sister, who couldn't be watching, went out to leave a mark for the guards and unexpectedly found Xi Yan lying on her way back.
Nineteen-year-old Xi Yan was quite good-looking. Unlike the men of Nanzhao, Xi Yan had broad shoulders, a firm waist, and long legs that looked very strong.
Combined with his flushed face and the faint outline of his muscles revealed by sweat, his sister, who was already married, stared wide-eyed.
She was initially hesitant, but when she thought about her and her husband's previous plans, her gaze changed when she looked at Xi Yan, and her eyes seemed glued to him.
His hand seemed to possess its own will, transforming into a drop of sweat that slid down his well-defined chest and abdominal muscles...
When Miao Qingling and Xi Yan woke up again, they were on a platform in the cold spring. The venom of the venomous snake had been neutralized, but their bodies were... a rather pitiful sight.
The two exchanged a glance, both realizing they had gone too far and had tormented the other a bit...
Because of this incident, Xi Yan, who originally planned to leave, spent a few more days cuddling with Miao Qingling in the cave since the unspoken understanding between them had been broken.
Two months after the two separated, Miao Qingling discovered she was pregnant. Because she couldn't contact Xi Yan, she had to confess to her master when she was three months pregnant.
The saintess was furious, but when she thought about how the man had saved her disciple and that her disciple didn't even know who had saved her, she realized she couldn't find anyone to vent her anger on.
The saintess suggested that she abort the child and then find someone to marry later, but Miao Qingling naturally refused, as this was the fruit of her love with Yan Lang.
Back in her family home, she insisted on giving birth to the child and promised to give the child away.
In exchange, she agreed to marry into the Feng family and become the wife of the Feng family's second son.
This second son of the Feng family was none other than Feng Xun, the younger brother of the siblings who helped her detoxify.
"Does Feng Xun think that the child in Miao Qingling's belly is his?"
Yes, after he returned, he kept a close eye on Miao Qingling's movements. Within a few months, news spread that Tian Qingling, a candidate for Saintess, had been poisoned and rescued by an unknown person, and had withdrawn from the Saintess candidate list.
After making inquiries from various sources, he learned that Miao Qingling was pregnant and was certain that the child was his.
Feng Xun did not come forward to admit that he was the one who saved the person, nor that he was the one who harmed the person.
He thought that Tian Qingling would marry into the Tian family with her newborn child, and then his child would still be his child.
Unexpectedly, the child was given away on the very day he was born, and despite his efforts to find the child, he was unable to locate him.
Little did he know that when Miao Qingling was almost eight months pregnant, she saw Xi Yan again. Xi Yan wanted to take her back to Xiqiang, but Tian Qingling had no choice but to refuse for the sake of her family. They agreed that he would take the child back to Xiqiang after it was born.
"So this child is Xi Ling?"
[Indeed, Feng Xun never gave up searching for the child's whereabouts all these years. He eventually found him and secretly supported his bid for the throne.]
"Fengxun is so kind as to be looking for their child? Why didn't they do this sooner!"
Hehe, isn't it because he, Miao Qingling, and the several concubines he later took all had daughters? Although women in Nanzhao had the highest status among the various kingdoms, they still preferred male heirs to inherit the family business!
Unable to father a son, he naturally sought out the one who had been given away. To his surprise, he discovered that the 'adoptive father' who had taken in his son was the King of Western Qiang, and his son was his most favored son, with the potential to become the King of Western Qiang.
There was no way he would acknowledge his relatives; instead, he found a way to get to know Xi Ling and began secretly supporting his attempt to seize the throne.
"Has that high-quality iron ore still not been discovered?"
Emperor Mingxi and the others nodded inwardly. Yes, yes, let's talk about this first. Although the melons of the Western Qiang King are tempting, this is what they want to know most.
Even if their Great Yan cannot obtain this iron ore, they would rather it remain buried underground forever than watch it fall into the hands of their rivals.
Huo Ying's eyes flickered. He was familiar with the Savage Mountain; it wasn't far from Dayan. He glanced at Emperor Mingxi in the main hall.
For the first time, I realized that Little Immortal Lord was right. His Majesty's hands were too soft. Otherwise, wouldn't they have been able to scheme against the iron mine?
Next spring, the entrance to the mine will be unexpectedly discovered by a group of bandits near Eagle Head in the Savage Mountain. Their leader, Brother Mink, is being pursued by the imperial court and has led his men to seek refuge in the Savage Mountain. While looking for a cave to hide in, they discover a cave in a secluded mountain stream.
While hiding inside, they discovered brightly colored stones on the cave wall. Leopard Brother was quite knowledgeable and quickly realized that the red stones were iron ore.
That place was extremely hidden, no wonder Xi Yan searched for so long without finding anything.
Diao Ge led his men to secretly forge knives for their own use. Later, they became bolder and began to secretly sell them. Soon after, they were discovered by the Western Qiang and Nanzhao.
The two countries fought fiercely over this large, high-quality iron ore vein, and it was because of this incident that Nanzhao completely sided with Nanyue.
The two countries formed an alliance for offense and defense, so in the war that destroyed Dayan, Nanyue's elite troops and weapons were all provided by Nanzhao in good faith!
The Western Qiang and the Southern Zhao were locked in a fierce struggle over that mine, and eventually both began digging from the side closer to their own countries. In order to extract more ore, neither side dared to stop for a moment, and they continued digging for five or six years, resulting in the deaths of many captured miners.
Among them were people from the border region of Dayan, near the Western Qiang and Nanzhao.
"A court that can't even protect its own people is doomed sooner or later! Let's not talk about this unlucky thing. Anyway, with the cowardice of the people in the Dayan Dynasty, they don't have the ability to rob."
First, tell me, whose son is Xiling? A person can't have two fathers!
The "good-for-nothings" of the Dayan Dynasty turned pale and then flushed, while the officials sitting next to them silently shifted their positions, thinking to themselves, "They're having another episode!"
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