Chapter 584 Someone Wants the Princess to Marry Him
When Du Wanchun turned her head to look, she noticed that she had a dimple on the right side of her face, but it wasn't as obvious as her cheek dimples. It only showed up when she laughed heartily.
She looked at those little dimples and smiled knowingly.
Aside from the minor incident involving Consort Li and Lord Liang, Lu Yan brought up a serious matter with Miss Mo at the banquet.
“Ruiyuan, the Southern Barbarians want to make peace with us.”
For the past few years, Zhou Zhao, Lu Yan, and General Mo have been defending against the people of the Southern Barbarian Kingdom outside the pass.
The war between the two countries has been going on intermittently for at least thirty years, leaving the border regions of Yanzhou and Xuzhou impoverished.
The fact that the Southern Barbarians proposed peace talks is indeed a major event for them.
Zhou Ruiyuan smiled and said, "This is a good thing. What are their conditions for wanting to make peace?"
Lu Yan lowered his head, his face darkening. "They want to form a marriage alliance with us."
Zhou Ruiyuan sensed something was amiss. "A marriage alliance?"
Lu Yan's expression darkened further. "That's right."
The Third Prince, who was standing to the side, only half understood what he was talking about, and then said, "Marriage alliance is a good solution. Dongling Kingdom did the same thing before. I just don't know which princess they want to marry into the country."
Lu Yan put down his cup and said slowly, "They want us to marry a princess to them."
Upon hearing this, the previously lively banquet instantly fell silent.
Everyone was stunned and stood there in shock.
Du Wanchun was also startled.
Only a few children were completely unaware of what had happened.
Currently, the only princess in Xuan Yue Kingdom can be called Mianmian.
After a moment, Zhou Ruiyuan said coldly, "The princess is still young, how can she be sent for a political marriage?"
Lu Yan replied, "They said that we can get engaged first, and after the princess comes of age, they will send someone to fetch her to the Southern Barbarians."
At this moment, the Third Prince suddenly stood up, slammed his hand on the table, and said, "They really have a lot of nerve, wanting us to marry our princess off to them!"
"Forget it, let Zhao'er just walk over there and wipe them out!"
Zhou Ruiyuan's face clearly showed anger as he asked Lu Yan, "Did they really say that?"
Lu Yan replied, "That's right. They specifically instructed that a princess can only be a princess. It would be disrespectful to them to replace her with a palace maid."
Zhou Ruiyuan shrugged, his eyes filled with coldness. "So what if they're disrespectful? Go tell them that our Xuan Yue Kingdom's princess will never be sent on a marriage alliance."
Lu Yan bowed to Zhou Ruiyuan and said, "Yes, Your Highness."
At that moment, someone in the crowd said, "But the war..."
Although it was only three words, it still reached Consort Li's ears. She said without any politeness, "Are all the men of our Xuan Yue Kingdom dead? We have to rely on a woman to make peace. Besides, what is this little Southern Barbarian? We've been fighting on and off for more than 30 years and still haven't crossed Xianggu Mountain."
Xianggu Mountain is the border between the two countries.
Consort Li's words silenced the man's threat.
Lord Liang also stood up and said, "Marriage alliance is indeed not a good idea. Not to mention that the princess is still young, even if she could marry, it would not work. In the future, other countries would only think that we are easy to bully and would follow suit, and even take advantage of us."
The Third Prince nodded in complete agreement.
Zhou Ruiyuan turned his head to look at Du Wanchun beside him.
Du Wanchun nodded knowingly.
Zhou Ruiyuan gently placed his hand on the back of her hand, then said to the people below, "This matter is settled. Tonight is a family dinner, so let's continue with our meal."
No one dared to discuss the matter anymore.
Lu Yan felt much better after hearing Zhou Ruiyuan's words, as he was also unwilling to marry the princess off to another family.
After the family banquet, the news that the Southern Barbarian Kingdom wanted to marry its princess gradually spread.
It took only three or four days to reach the Northern Di Kingdom.
In the Northern Di Kingdom, Xiao Qing'er was practicing her martial arts when she heard the news. Her foot slipped, and she almost fell.
The eunuchs around him quickly gathered around, "Your Highness, are you alright?"
Xiao Qing'er shook his head, quickly got up, and went to his mother's room.
Xiao Qing'er is a bit older than Mianmian. She has changed a lot in the past year. Not only has she become more mature, but her appearance has also changed quite a bit. She walked through the corridor in a gorgeous dress, looking like a young boy with high spirits.
He rushed into Lady Wu's palace and cried out, "Mother! Mother! Those Southern Barbarians want Mianmian to go and marry into a foreign power!"
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