Chapter 334 Urgent Letter
Huo Yan's original idea of going to Xizhou immediately was gradually suppressed under the gaze of his mother.
He said, "My injuries are almost healed, so I came to see you, Mother. Please take care of yourself and don't be too sad."
When Concubine Zhao heard Huo Yan say this, she immediately showed a relieved expression. She patted the back of her son's hand and said, "And I have a good son like you. Don't worry, I have been fussing with myself these days. Now that you are here, everything will be fine for me."
She said to Huo Yan, "What's the point of Queen Wang being so arrogant now? She has no biological children and has been raising other people's sons and daughters for so many years. Huo Zheng is now the vassal king of Xizhou. It's uncertain whether he will have the chance to return to Kyoto in this lifetime. I probably can't keep my daughter anymore."
Huo Yan asked in surprise, "Father wants to marry the Thirteenth Imperial Sister to Beili?"
After Princess Xiling came to Daxing for marriage, Beili sent an envoy to ask the emperor to marry Princess Daxing, using tens of thousands of gold, silver, jewelry, cattle, sheep and horses as a betrothal gift. Huo Yan knew about this.
But the Beili Kingdom had done such a thing before. It was not so much that they were seeking to marry the princess of Daxing, but more that they were using their cattle, sheep and horses to exchange for things from Daxing. As for who to marry, it didn't matter at all. In the past, the emperor would usually choose a girl from the royal family to be a princess and marry her to the Beili royal court.
But this time, it seems different from before.
Concubine Zhao said, "This time the Emperor wants to marry a legitimate princess to Beili. Concubine Shu has been scrambling to marry off the twelfth princess these past few days. The Daxing royal family only has the thirteenth princess of marriageable age left. She was raised by the Empress, so she's considered a legitimate princess. If not her, who will marry?"
Things have been going wrong in Qianhua Palace lately, and the Imperial Concubine is feeling depressed. The female officials and palace maids around her are looking for other people's unhappy things everywhere. The envoy from Beiling asking for the hand in marriage of Princess Daxing is the biggest event recently.
Therefore, Concubine Zhao knew more details than others.
The emperor has not issued an imperial decree yet because some people in the court strongly oppose marrying the princess to Beili. Among the young officials, Liu Tanhua is the leader and submits memorials every day to explain the pros and cons and ask the emperor to think twice before acting.
Therefore, even Huo Yan felt that in the end, a girl from the royal family or the daughter of an official should be chosen to be a princess and married off to Beili.
But Concubine Zhao said, "Your father is a cruel man. He will not refuse marrying his daughter to Beili in exchange for so many benefits."
In the past, Concubine Zhao would never say this.
But the cold treatment she received during these days gave her a deeper understanding of the emperor.
The emperor has so many children, and he only pampers each of them when he wants to, and he will never be vague when he needs to use them.
Just like now, the emperor has not agreed to the request of the Beiling envoy, simply because there are too many ministers who oppose it, and he has not figured out how to suppress these opposing voices with high-sounding rhetoric.
Huo Yan remained silent.
Concubine Zhao held Huo Yan's hand and said to him seriously, "Now that Huo Zheng is far away in Xizhou, only you and Huo Yang are in the presence of the Emperor. Yan'er, you must not make any more mistakes and let Huo Yang reap the benefits!"
Huo Yan looked into his mother's eyes and felt that she should have seen why he came today.
But he didn't say anything, so his mother didn't expose it.
Concubine Zhao said to Huo Yan, "The emperor's favor doesn't last forever. This time I finally know. But I still have you as my son. I will never give up."
She said, "Yan'er, the most important thing for you right now is to win the emperor's favor and take the throne of the crown prince. Put everything else aside."
Huo Yan nodded and said, "I understand."
"Mother will help you."
Concubine Zhao said this as if she had made up her mind.
During the time when Qianhua Palace was almost turned into a cold palace, Concubine Zhao figured out many things. Perhaps she would never be the most favored concubine in the six palaces as before, but after all, she had been with the emperor for so many years, so it would not be difficult for her to regain half of her favor.
Having a prince by your side and becoming the empress dowager in the future is far better than being the emperor's favorite concubine.
Concubine Zhao held Huo Yan's hand and talked for a long time, and as they talked, her spirits gradually returned.
After Huo Yan comforted his mother, he sent someone to find the imperial physician to treat Concubine Zhao. After the imperial physician wrote out the prescription, he sent someone to get the medicine and boil it. He watched his mother drink it before leaving Qianhua Palace.
He did not leave the palace immediately, but went to the emperor's bedroom and sincerely admitted his mistake to his father.
From that day on, the most willful and reckless Ninth Prince realized that he couldn't always have his way.
He wanted honeysuckle, but couldn't get it right away.
It takes time.
Need an opportunity.
Huo Yan couldn't leave Beijing, so he sent people to keep an eye on Rendong's movements, and asked the spies to record every detail of what Rendong did every day and who she contacted and report it to him.
When the day comes that he becomes the crown prince, he will go to Xizhou and bring Rendong to his side.
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When Huo Zheng was busy leading officials and people in Xizhou to study what was most suitable for growing in the soil here, he received a letter from Master Gu sent by someone to deliver it 800 miles away.
When the letter arrived, Huo Zheng was not in the mansion, so the messenger delivered the letter to the princess.
Everyone knows that meeting a princess is like meeting a prince.
The messenger said, "Master Gu has instructed that the prince and princess open and read the letter immediately after it is delivered."
Gu Yuanjia stayed to recuperate, and sent a letter to Xizhou every three days, telling him about the recent major events in the capital, as well as the people and their recent situations that he was concerned about.
This time, they actually used the 800-mile express delivery method.
Chunzhi knew the situation was urgent as soon as she heard it. She ordered someone to invite the prince back to the palace, then immediately opened the envelope and read it word by word.
The letter said that an envoy from Beili came to Daxing to ask for the princess' hand in marriage. Prince Rui and Concubine Shu had hastily married off the twelfth princess, and the thirteenth princess was in danger.
Chunzhi was very upset when she saw this.
Thirteenth Princess Huo Yanran had already reached the age to get married. Previously, Queen Wang had arranged for Wang Wu to be her consort. However, Wang Wu was a playboy and a lecher, and she really looked down on him. It was with great difficulty that she persuaded Queen Wang to give up the idea.
Huo Yanran has been in love with Liu Tanhua, and their marriage has been delayed again and again. Now, the envoy from Beili has come to propose marriage, and this marriage thousands of miles away has to fall on her.
Are you trying to kill yourself?
Beili is a vast country with a sparse population, where people live a nomadic life. It is known as a barbarian land. In the past, princesses who were married to Beili as a political marriage had to not only live in a completely unfamiliar place and teach the people of Beili how to farm, weave, read, and spread medical skills, but were also forced to accept one of the inheritance rules of "the son inherits the father's inheritance, and the younger brother inherits the elder brother's inheritance", which meant that a woman could be married off twice or even three times.
For the rest of his life, he would never be able to return to his homeland.
Chunzhi couldn't imagine that a little princess as smart and beautiful as Huo Yanran would have to embark on such a difficult path.
Huo Zheng rushed back soon after receiving the news. He walked quickly into the main hall and saw Chunzhi sitting there with a letter in her hand. She looked dazed, and no one knew what she was thinking about.
"Chunzhi, what's wrong with you?" Huo Zheng walked up to Chunzhi and asked gently, "Yuanjia sent someone to deliver an urgent letter. What big thing happened in the capital?"
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