Chapter 231 A secret war surrounding her begins
Seeing the carriage from a distance, he happily went to greet it.
"Marshal, you're back!"
"Look at you, if you didn't know, you would think the young husband was waiting for his young wife to come back from her parents' home!"
Gao Dani made a heartless joke on him. Luo Yang paused, his face flushed, and he looked unnatural.
Wu Lanzhi laughed and scolded, "Dani, are you missing a man? If you are, ask the Marshal to find one for you!"
Bai Li heard the voice and stuck her head out: "Who wants a man? Go find one yourself!"
Seriously, she was almost forced into marriage just now, and now she's joking about this.
You're asking for trouble!
Seeing that Bai Li was really angry, the two of them laughed and joked around to fool him.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Lu'er curiously glanced at the marshal, then secretly looked at the two women outside, with envy and confusion in her eyes.
The carriage entered the yard, and Bai Li jumped off first, leaving Lu'er standing awkwardly at the door of the carriage, wanting to get off but not daring to, her legs trembling slightly.
This carriage doesn't have any steps to get on or off, how is she supposed to jump?!
At this time, her temporary master was careless and didn't even look back. He walked in arm in arm with his two subordinates!
Lu'er's little face was pale and she wanted to cry but had no tears.
Just when she closed her eyes and was about to jump down without caring about anything, a pair of strong and powerful hands reached out from the side and a clear voice sounded in her ears.
"Grab my hand and jump down!"
Lu Er opened her eyes and saw a handsome face, but it was a little cold...
"What are you talking about? If you don't stop, I'm leaving!"
"Next, I'll go..."
Lu'er carefully grasped the iron-like palm, half-closed her eyes and jumped lightly!
The imagined pain did not come, and my feet were firmly on the ground.
When she opened her eyes, the man had already walked away, leaving her with only a tall, thin and strong back.
"Thank you, thank you!"
Lu'er grabbed the hem of her skirt and trotted after them.
As a servant, she didn't know how to address the young man in front of her. Forget it, she would thank him after knowing his identity.
Bai Li entered the house and Nangong Min came.
The emperor did not summon him back to Beijing. He submitted his resignation to the emperor on the grounds of family matters, so he did not enter the palace.
"How was it? Did the envoy give you any trouble?"
"It's difficult, but they lost!"
Bai Li's mouth corners curled up, her eyebrows flew up, and her smug look made it clear that she won!
She took a few sips of hot tea before she remembered that there was a palace maid behind her.
"Marshal, this servant is here."
Lu'er was standing in an inconspicuous corner, and no one knew when she came in.
"Look at me, I almost forgot about you!"
Haven’t you forgotten me?
Lu'er felt aggrieved, but she didn't dare to reveal her emotions and stood there with her head lowered and her face submissive.
"Okay, you don't need to serve here. Dani, take her downstairs and find a room for her to stay."
After everyone left, Bai Li described in detail what happened when he entered the palace.
When Nangong Min heard this, his face instantly turned gloomy, and his heart felt like it was being pressed down by a huge rock, causing unbearable pain.
He has been secretly in love with Bai Li for a long time, and has always buried this feeling deep in his heart, silently guarding her.
Now, hearing about the marriage proposal between the two countries, a strong sense of crisis comes to my mind.
"This is outrageous! After losing the literary duel, they're now proposing marriage? They're so arrogant! Who would want to marry a foreigner like him?"
In order to maintain peace, neighboring countries also have marriage alliances.
But those were the ways that weak countries sent royal women to marry into a powerful country in order to curry favor with it. The Great Zhou is no longer the same as it was before. What the Meng and Simon countries did was simply bullying the Great Zhou!
Namgoong Min was furious for a while before he calmed down.
"What does the Emperor say?"
"He kicked the ball to me!"
Bai Li shrank his neck. Why was he more excited than herself when hearing the proposal of marriage?
His face still looks so ugly!
She didn't even notice that Luo Yang next to her had a gloomy expression on his face, as if a storm was about to come.
Wu Lanzhi now holds a military position, and she sits below Luo Yang.
Hearing this, he could not help but get angry: "The emperor will definitely not agree, it's fine as long as the marshal refuses."
However, she was worried that the old ministers in the court would try to maintain peace again, and the emperor would be annoyed by them and agree to it.
"These two countries clearly have ill intentions. They want to contain you through marriage and thereby influence the situation in our country." Nangong Min tried his best to suppress his inner jealousy and analyzed calmly.
Luo Yang also frowned and agreed, "Yes, there must be a conspiracy behind this.
The Mongolian and Simonan nations have always coveted our country, and their proposal of marriage this time may have ulterior motives."
Bai Li nodded slightly, his eyes firm. "Of course I understand their intentions. I rejected them on the spot. However, this matter is quite tricky and requires careful consideration."
Nangong Min pondered for a moment and said, "The most urgent task is to find a way to make the emperor reject these two marriage proposals.
We can cite many reasons, such as the diplomatic disputes that a marriage might cause and the potential impact on the Bai family's command authority."
Luo Yang then said, "That's right, in addition, we also need to strengthen our own defenses.
These two countries might secretly plot against the marshal because their marriage proposal failed.
I will immediately arrange for personnel to strengthen the security of the residence to ensure its safety."
Namgoong Min added, “I will also pay close attention to the movements of the envoys from the two countries to see if they have any other conspiracies.
If you discover any abnormality, report it to the Emperor immediately."
Bai Li watched the two of them actively making plans for her, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart: "With you here, I feel much more at ease.
This matter is of great importance and must not be taken lightly.
We must stop the marriage. It would be best if we could resolve it without breaking up relations with the two countries. If they push me to the limit, I, Bai Li, am not afraid of them!"
Nangong Min and Luo Yang responded in unison: "Yes!"
Afterwards, Luo Yang quickly turned around and left to arrange for the strengthening of guards.
But Nangong Min didn't move immediately. He looked at Bai Li, his eyes full of worry and concern: "Marshal, no matter what, I will be by your side and protect you."
Bai Li was slightly stunned. She seemed to sense a different emotion in Nangong Min's eyes.
But the situation was tense at the moment, and she had no time to think about it. She just smiled and nodded: "Well, I believe you. You should be more careful too."
Nangong Min then turned and left, secretly making up his mind that no matter what the cost, he would not let Bai Li fall into the dilemma of marriage, and would not let her suffer any harm.
Bai Li looked at the two people's departing backs and fell into deep thought.
Thinking about how to deal with this complicated and difficult situation, a secret war surrounding her seemed to have just begun.
Lu'er found her room and made her bedding. Someone had already cleaned the room, so she didn't have to do any of the chores.
After tidying up his own room, he asked the maid in the original room and found the marshal's room, then went in to tidy up the room.
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