Chapter 197 Joining forces
Gu Huan looked at Zhao Luoxuan stubbornly: "Princess, please accept my request. I am a new wife and I know that only by marrying a faithful man can you be happy. Otherwise, not only will you live a dark life after marriage, but you may even die. I feel your sadness.
I feel sorry for you, and this comes from the bottom of my heart!
Duke Yong has been guarding the southern border for so many years and has repeatedly rejected the court ministers' suggestions for the princess to marry a foreign princess, because he was unwilling to exchange a woman's life for peace between the two countries. According to the current situation, the princess' marriage is like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth, and her life is in danger! ”
Zhao Luoxuan’s face turned pale.
She didn't know this.
But she didn't want to marry.
But the emperor’s order was hard to disobey, and the queen mother cried for several days.
She also couldn't understand why she was chosen to marry when there were two other princesses of the right age. The third princess, born to the imperial concubine, was only sixteen years old, one year older than her.
She complained that her mother was not favored, so her father asked her to marry.
She even knelt before her father and begged bitterly, but her father said that as a legitimate princess, she had to take her responsibilities as she was eating other people's food.
My father said that after discussion among the ministers in the court, they all agreed that our dynasty had been defeated, and in order to prevent the enemy from invading, they decided to marry the legitimate princess to show their sincerity.
They also said that peace talks in southern Xinjiang were a major event, and only if the legitimate princess received the emperor's order to go on a diplomatic mission to southern Xinjiang and offered herself as a marriage partner could Daliang's sincerity and magnanimity be demonstrated.
Aunt Mo turned pale when she heard this and waved her hand at Gu Huan, telling her not to speak.
Zhao Luoxuan's tears fell, and Aunt Mo couldn't bear to see it.
She waved to the two palace maids in the room: "You all go out."
Zhou Zhilan glanced at Gu Huan, and when she saw her nod, she followed the two palace maids out.
Gu Huan guessed that there might be someone monitoring them here.
Aunt Mo walked over to Gu Huan, squatted down, and asked in a voice that only the three of them could hear, "Do you really have a way to avoid the princess' marriage?"
Gu Huan nodded: "If you don't try, there will be no chance at all. Why not try?"
If Mu Junyan was not dead, he would definitely have some plans, and the princess would not have to marry a foreign prince.
As long as she delays the progress of the peace negotiations, it would be possible for Mu Junyan to have time to mediate.
Aunt Mo looked at the tearful little girl, finally sighed, and whispered: "Walls have ears, let's go in and talk."
Zhao Luoxuan quickly jumped off the chair, walked into the inner bedroom, and turned back to wave to Gu Huan.
Gu Huan stood up and followed him in.
The inner room is not big, with only a bed, a dressing table and a square wooden stool.
Zhao Luoxuan sat on the bed and patted her side: "Come and sit here."
Gu Huan sat beside her as she was told.
Aunt Mo asked nervously, "Do you have any way to prevent the princess from marrying?"
Gu Huan did not keep the secret: "I will first explain why the marriage cannot be arranged."
Gu Huan briefly described the battle situation she knew: "We suspect there is a traitor, which led to the conspiracy against the Duke of Yong. Although the Duke of Yong died in the battle, their king also fled the royal city. Princess, how can you marry a princess if their king is missing?"
Zhao Luoxuan's eyes widened: "Yes. The king has fled, why should I marry him? At worst, I can just fight him again."
If Aunt Mo was over thirty years old, she would naturally not be as naive as the princess.
"We have no say in the war. Duke Yong died suddenly in battle, and the court didn't send anyone to take over the Mu family army. Who can order the Mu family army to fight again?"
Hearing this, Zhao Luoxuan looked at Gu Huan anxiously.
"In fact, the Mu family army did not withdraw. They are looking for the fleeing King Dali. Think about it, if you capture the King of Dali, you really won't have to marry him."
Zhao Luoxuan and Aunt Mo looked at each other, and their eyes lit up.
Then Aunt Mo became worried again.
"But Lord Jiang said that he would go to negotiate peace tomorrow."
Gu Huan was surprised: "That's strange. They were defeated by the Mu family army and the king abandoned the royal city. Where can Lord Jiang find someone to negotiate peace? Unless they have been in contact with the enemy. Why do they seem to want the Mu family army to lose?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the two men's faces changed slightly, and they suddenly fell silent as if they had thought of something.
The princess and Aunt Mo are not familiar with state affairs, but they are not stupid.
Gu Huan immediately said, "If that's true, it's too scary. Also, we've been winning battles here, and the peace delegation arrived almost as soon as the Mu family army set out. How could they destroy their own prestige in front of the battlefield? If Duke Yong was still here, he would definitely scold the peace delegation and protect the princess back to the capital."
Aunt Mo and Zhao Luoxuan's eyes suddenly turned red.
If Duke Yong was still alive, Zhao Luoxuan would naturally not have to marry.
Zhao Luoxuan grabbed Gu Huan's wrist and said, "Sister Huan, I believe you. Tell me, what should I do now?"
Aunt Mo originally wanted to ask Zhao Luoxuan to pay attention to hierarchy and not call Gu Huan "sister", but when she saw Zhao Luoxuan's red eyes from crying, she couldn't bear it and kept silent.
"That's easy."
Gu Huan said confidently, "Southern Xinjiang has just experienced more than two months of hard fighting, and Duke Yong has just died in battle. The military and civilians need the comfort of the court. Princess happened to be in Southern Xinjiang under the imperial decree, and the marriage is also to protect the people of Daliang. Why not first inspect Juzhou City and several border towns in Southern Xinjiang on behalf of the emperor to comfort and encourage the people and soldiers on all sides."
Zhao Luoxuan didn't understand: "What's the use of this?"
"You are here in his place, just like the emperor himself. First, you will win the support of the people and the Mu family army. Second, you can listen to their voices and see whether they want to fight or make peace. If the princess can unite the soldiers and civilians in southern Xinjiang and encourage them to hold on to southern Xinjiang and wait for the Mu family army to find the enemy king, then they will beg for mercy from us, and there will be no need for us to marry them."
Aunt Mo's eyes lit up. According to what Gu Huan said, Zhao Luoxuan could also make a contribution.
Zhao Luoxuan's blood boiled when she heard this.
But she had never been in charge of royal affairs outside the palace, and the thought of it was a little scary.
"Can I really?"
"Don't worry, I'm here with you."
Gu Huan smiled slightly.
"When you have made great contributions, who will dare to force you to marry? When you return to the court, the emperor will reward you. You are the first princess of Daliang who has made great contributions to the country."
The little girl's back straightened up immediately, and her confusion and sadness disappeared, her face full of fighting spirit.
"I'll listen to Sister Huan. I'll do whatever you say."
Gu Huan gave a thumbs up: "Princess is truly a heroine."
Zhao Luoxuan blushed.
Aunt Mo still had some doubts. Gu Huan was just a concubine. Could she help the princess through the difficult times?
She deliberately asked: "Auntie Gu, why did you suddenly come to Southern Xinjiang?"
Gu Huan knew that she didn't trust her abilities.
She then told the story of how she found out about the winter clothes, how she discovered the problem with the military rations, how she raised the rations herself, and how she delivered the rations over thousands of miles. He also briefly told her how she was abducted to Shicheng County and fought a decisive battle with Yifengtang.
Zhao Luoxuan and Aunt Mo were stunned and didn't say a word for a long time.
Gu Huan stood up and bowed seriously to Zhao Luoxuan.
He said solemnly: "Princess, I dared to come to you not only to save you from danger, but also because Daliang has been established for a hundred years. It is a great country. How can we allow others to bully us? The three generations of the Mu family army and hundreds of thousands of soldiers have defended the southern border with their flesh and blood. The soldiers and civilians here have the same aspirations.
I don’t want Daliang to become a coward once Duke Yong dies! The princess's marriage is a small matter. Those who are eyeing us covetously will think that Daliang is easy to bully, and the people living in the border areas will be plagued by constant wars.
Does that mean that if someone attacks us, we will send one of our princesses out to marry? So spineless! ”
As Zhao Luoxuan listened to Gu Huan's increasingly exaggerated words, she became so excited that her whole body tensed up and she clenched her fists.
"You're right! As the princess of Daliang, I can't be weak and be bullied. Otherwise, even if I marry you for the sake of friendship between our two countries, I will be inferior to others!"
Gu Huan was excited and bowed to Zhao Luoxuan again.
"Princess justice!"
When she came out of the guest house, Min Dongsheng and Zhou Zhilan were still waiting for her in the study.
Gu Huan nodded excitedly: "It's done!"
Min Dongsheng and Zhou Zhilan clenched their fists excitedly.
None of the three wanted to sleep, and they discussed in detail how to deal with tomorrow's situation.
When Gu Huan returned to the dormitory, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
She didn't know whether Mu Junyan was still in Juzhou City.
Whether he was there or not, she would do her best to help him.
"Akabane. Is there any way to contact Chiyan?"
Gu Huan knew that Chiyu didn’t know Mu Junyan’s plan, but Chi Yan knew.
She must communicate with Mu Junyan.
"It should be possible. I will try it."
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