Emperor Qin pursed his lips, raised his hand to stop everyone from speaking, and looked at Qin Yuan with a sharp gaze.
"Qin Yuan, have you really thought it through?"
Qin Yuan knelt solemnly: "Grandson has made up his mind. As long as I can be with the princess, no matter what form it takes, I am willing. And..."
He looked up at Chu Qingluan with a frank and firm gaze: "Grandson believes in the princess's character. She will never do anything that harms the interests of Daqin."
Chu Qingluan looked at him with a smile, a touch of emotion flashed in her eyes.
Chu Hong, who was standing by, felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Qin Yuan agreed so quickly.
But he had to admit that Qin Yuan was really a man at this moment.
At this time, the Second Prince Qin Xuan winked at the Minister of Rites who stepped out and said:
"Your Majesty, I believe that if His Royal Highness Changsun insists on marrying into the family of Daqin, he will no longer be fit to be the heir to our Daqin. I implore Your Highness to appoint the Second Prince as Crown Prince."
As soon as these words were spoken, many people in the court began to get restless.
Especially the officials who originally supported Qin Xuan's party.
The Qin Emperor's face turned black.
He glared at the Minister of Rites, his voice devoid of emotion: "I have already made the decision on the position of Crown Prince. How can you possibly make such a rash decision?"
He glanced at Qin Xuan with a cold gaze: "Second Brother, do you have something to say too?"
Qin Xuan's butt was less than half an inch away from the chair. He wanted to follow the Minister of Rites' words and add fuel to the fire and step on Qin Yuan, but when he heard what the Qin Emperor said, he sat back silently.
"Your son dare not!"
The Qin Emperor snorted coldly and ignored him.
"I have already said that the crown prince of the Great Qin can only be Yuan'er, and no one else can covet it."
After saying that, he looked at Chu Qingluan apologetically and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Princess."
Chu Qingluan nodded slightly, walked slowly to the middle, and said in a loud voice: "Since you are all concerned about the interests of the Great Qin, then I would like to offer the sincerity of the Great Chu."
As she spoke, she motioned for several palace maids behind her to come forward, each holding a gilded wooden box in their hands.
The first wooden box opened, revealing a bronze covenant within: "If Great Qin agrees to a marriage alliance, Great Chu agrees to sign a ten-year non-aggression treaty."
There was a sudden gasp in the hall.
Then she went straight to the second wooden box and opened it. Inside was a sheepskin map.
"Secondly, Great Chu is willing to open up border trade between the two countries and reduce tariffs by half."
The ministers were shocked again.
When she reached the third wooden box, Chu Qingluan lifted it lightly with her bare hands and opened the lid. Twelve jade tokens were neatly stacked inside.
"Finally, the navy of Da Chu can escort Da Qin's merchant ships."
Finally, she swept her phoenix eyes over the ministers, "I heard that Northern Yan has recently stationed troops in your country's northern border. If this marriage is successful, my Great Chu's 100,000 naval forces in the East China Sea will be ready to support at any time."
A gleam of light flashed in the Qin Emperor's eyes.
Northern Yan has always been the most troublesome border problem for the Qin Dynasty.
If we can get the support of Da Chu this time, Bei Yan will surely be cautious.
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