Chapter 337 I Can Save Him
"What?"
Huo Yanran was so shocked when she heard this that she stood up immediately, her face turning pale instantly.
She had been living in fear for days, and the thing she feared most finally happened.
Beili sent envoys to Daxing to propose marriage to the princess in order to improve the friendship between the two countries. At first, half of the officials in the court were happy to see it happen, while half stood up to oppose it. After the emperor showed his attitude that this matter was feasible, many ministers who had originally opposed it stopped talking.
Only Liu Yan and a small number of people were still firmly opposed to this matter, saying that it was not wise to use the princess's marriage to exchange for temporary peace.
Huo Yanran had also heard what Liu Yan said and did these days. She knew that Liu Yan might not even remember what she looked like, and was not sure who the emperor would marry to Beili. Liu Tanhua was only devoted to the country and opposed the princess's marriage.
He had no selfish motives, and he wasn't doing these things for her.
But Huo Yanran sometimes felt that the reason why fate was so magical was that fate would bring two people who had nothing in common together because of all kinds of unexpected things.
Girls always love to dream sweet dreams.
When she dreamed, she would wonder if Liu Yan also liked her a little bit. When he firmly opposed the princess's marriage in the court, he actually had a little selfish motive.
Huo Yanran even thought, if her father was really persuaded by Liu Yan to change his mind this time, would she and Liu Yan have any connection with each other?
It is said that one should repay a life-saving favor with one's own life.
If, under Liu Yan's strong persuasion, she, the Thirteenth Princess, does not have to marry Beili, it will be equivalent to being saved by him. Can she get closer to him in the name of repaying his kindness?
Unfortunately, beautiful dreams are just beautiful dreams after all.
None of the good things Huo Yanran hoped for happened.
Eventually, the situation turned out to be what she least wanted to see.
Seeing the Thirteenth Princess utterly terrified, Lady Gao immediately repeated the story, "Liu Tanhua, because he resolutely opposed the princess's marriage, angered the Emperor and was sentenced to immediate execution at the Meridian Gate!"
"Liu Yan can't die..." Huo Yanran tried her best to calm herself down, "I'm going to find my father!"
"Yanran." Queen Wang saw Huo Yanran's pale face, and she was about to go to the emperor in a trance. She pulled her back and said, "Liu Yan was punished because he angered the emperor with his straightforward advice, not because of you. If you go to the emperor now, not only will it not save him, but you will also get yourself into trouble."
Huo Yanran's mind was full of how to save people, and she didn't say anything for a while.
Seeing her daughter like this, Queen Wang couldn't help but feel distressed. She immediately said, "I know your feelings, and I also know that Liu Yan is a rare and good official. Don't worry, it suddenly turned rainy at this moment, and the beheading at the Meridian Gate must be carried out on a sunny day. It seems that God couldn't bear to see Liu Tanhua die young."
The beheading must be carried out at 3:15 PM when the sun is high in the sky.
Because there have been rumors since ancient times that people who were beheaded had heavy resentment and would turn into evil spirits after death to haunt the executioner and the person who gave the order, the ancients set the beheading time at 15:30 in the afternoon to use the yang energy to suppress the yin energy.
It was originally sunny today, but suddenly it turned cloudy and it started to rain heavily.
Lady Gao also said, "Yes, yes. The sun was out this morning, and suddenly it started to rain heavily. Isn't it just that Liu Tanhua's fate was not to die?"
Otherwise, by the time she got the news and reported back, Liu Tanhua would have been beheaded.
Queen Wang saw Huo Yanran was distracted and knew that she was worried about Liu Yan. She couldn't help but sighed and said immediately:
"Just wait here peacefully. I'll go to the Emperor and plead for mercy. I'll save Liu Yan's life no matter what."
Huo Yanran was brought to Qiwu Palace by Queen Wang when she was still a baby. The little princess was delicate and beautiful, and extremely lovable.
Everyone said that the daughter was caring, and Queen Wang took better care of her than Huo Zheng.
However, there are always people in the palace who cannot stand others doing well and are particularly good at sowing discord among people. There are always people who remind Huo Yanran, openly or secretly, that she is not the Queen's biological daughter, which makes the little princess afraid to get too close to Queen Wang. Later, the little princess gradually grew up and had her own bedroom, and she became more and more distant from her adoptive mother.
Queen Wang originally wanted to choose a husband for her who had a good family background and could be controlled, so that she could live the rest of her life in dignity and without worries about food and clothing.
But Huo Yanran is a person with her own ideas. Once she falls in love with Liu Tanhua, no other man in the world will catch her eye.
Chunzhi, who is always willing to treat others with sincerity, comes to mediate between them. The originally polite and distant mother and daughter realize that each other has them in their hearts, and they become warm and harmonious. However, not long after the good times, they encounter such a fatal thing.
Queen Wang really couldn't bear to see Huo Yanran marry and go to Beili to suffer, nor could she bear to let her watch her lover being beheaded, so she decided to personally step in to stop it.
Even if the consequences are disastrous.
"Mother." Huo Yanran grabbed Queen Wang and said, "I can't watch Liu Yan being executed, nor can I let you bear the wrath of my father..."
Even the favored Concubine Zhao said that if she fell out of favor, she would fall out of favor. This shows that the emperor's heart is really ruthless.
Queen Wang and the Emperor were young couples. They had treated each other with respect for many years, but their affection was only on the surface. This little love could not stand the test at all.
Moreover, Huo Yanran was born and raised in the royal family. She knew very well that her mother's situation was already difficult after her seventh brother went to Xizhou to be a vassal. If she was disliked by her father because of her, her position as queen would be in jeopardy.
If even the Queen Mother loses her position as Queen, then the chances of my seventh brother returning to the capital will be slim.
She couldn't be so selfish.
"I can." Huo Yanran thought about it carefully and secretly made a great determination. She took Queen Wang's hand, raised her eyes and said, "I can save him."
Queen Wang frowned and said, "Don't try to show off your strength in this critical moment. How can you save him?"
Huo Yanran said hoarsely, "As long as I ask to marry Beili..."
"Are you crazy?" Queen Wang's expression tightened upon hearing Huo Yanran's words. She sternly said, "Beili is a barbarian land. Princesses who have been there have married their fathers, their sons, and their grandsons. You've learned etiquette and shame since childhood. How are you going to survive in a place like that?"
Queen Wang's tone was a little fierce, but her eyes were red and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. She hugged Huo Yanran and said, "My son!"
She didn't even want to call herself "this palace" anymore. She was so heartbroken that her voice was filled with tears. "You are my only daughter. Even if I risk everything, I won't let you marry into a hellhole like Beili!"
"Mother—"
Huo Yanran hugged Queen Wang back, tears falling one after another.
The senior female official watched from the side and kept wiping away her tears with her hands.
Huo Yanran cried for a long time, then forced herself to calm down. She choked up and said, "My mother is devoted to me, and I can't let her down. Besides, my seventh brother and sister-in-law are still in Xizhou. Whether they can return to Beijing in the future depends on my mother..."
She raised her sleeve to wipe away her tears and smiled at Queen Wang with red eyes, "Mother, please consider this as my fulfillment... In the current situation, doesn't it seem like Liu Tanhua is also in love with me? He risked his life for me and even offended the emperor. Saving him is my own business and I can't let Mother and Seventh Brother be a burden..."
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