Chapter 309 He's dead, you're free!
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Zhou Yiran hadn't figured out what Li Shiyue was up to when Yan Jiuniang finally arrived at Lijiatun.
Yes, Zhou Yiran stayed in Lijiatun for several days to wait for Yan Jiuniang.
He was going to go to the Turkic Khaganate with Yan Jiuniang and four wealthy merchants, two of whom were Yan Jiuniang's people, to buy wool and discuss the matter with the Turks.
Although Zhou Yiran is an official with a rank in the Prince's mansion, Yan Jiuniang is the daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei. On the surface, Yan Jiuniang can be considered a noble person.
In addition, Yan Jiuniang has been in charge of the caravan since she was twelve years old, and has made a lot of money for the Prince of Zhenbei over the years. She is the Prince of Zhenbei's money bag.
Therefore, before Yan Jiuniang even got off the carriage, Zhou Yiran was already standing to the side, waiting to greet her.
However, after exchanging greetings and a few words, Yan Jiuniang dismissed Zhou Yiran.
Then, Yan Jiuniang went to Li Shiyue's house in high spirits, carrying a lot of good things in the carriage.
Therefore, when Li Shiyue and the villagers finished watering the medicinal herb field on the mountain and finally returned home, they saw Yan Jiuniang, who was having a lot of fun in the yard.
After dinner, Yan Jiuniang took Li Shiyue out the door and headed towards the riverbank, saying they were going for a walk.
Originally, Li Xiatian was quite oblivious and wanted to follow the two of them, but after Li Qiutian called out to her, Li Xiatian belatedly realized that Yan Jiuniang had something private to say to Li Shiyue alone.
Despite the sweltering heat and the darkness of the night, Li Shiyue, sitting on a large rock by the riverbank, felt no relief from the heat.
Li Shiyue took off her shoes and socks, rolled up her trousers to her knees, and put her feet into the river. After feeling the refreshing coolness, she let out a long sigh.
Yan Jiuniang followed suit, taking off her shoes and socks, rolling up her trousers, and putting her feet into the river.
The two of them splashed around in the water with their four feet, and finally a gentle breeze blew by, ruffling the hair at Li Shiyue's temples.
Feeling the coolness, Li Shiyue reached out and smoothed her hair, then looked up at the sky.
A bright moon shines in the sky, and the chirping of insects among the grass enters my dreams.
Li Shiyue felt like she wanted to lie there with the sky as her blanket and the earth as her bed, listening to the wind and the chirping of insects, and take a nap.
However, before Li Shiyue could fall asleep, Yan Jiuniang spoke up.
"October?"
Li Shiyue stopped looking up at the moon and turned to look at Yan Jiuniang, who was also looking up at the moon.
"You guessed it!"
Haha, he said he would marry me off to the Turks, to the youngest son of the Turkic Khan, the one you knocked down twice.
He said that the Turkic Khan had spoken to him privately, and that the Khan's position would be left to Sher in the future;
"Once I marry him, I'll be the Khatun, not only managing Sher's inner court but also participating in politics."
Li Shiyue wasn't too surprised, after all, this was something she had guessed three years ago.
She looked at Yan Jiuniang with some concern, even though Yan Jiuniang said it with a smile and laughed out loud;
But Yan Jiuniang's laughter was full of sorrow and bitterness, how could one not feel sorry for her?
Li Shiyue did not reply; she knew that Yan Jiuniang needed to be listened to right now.
After a few breaths, Yan Jiuniang continued, "My father also said that if I were to be as disobedient as he was when we were betrothed last time, and try to run away from the marriage, he would not only target my uncle's family."
He said he would send people to Qingyun Temple to arrest my mother, Uncle Mingfeng, and Grandmaster Qingyun.
If I obey, they might still live!
If I only think of myself, they will have to pay with their lives!
Haha, October, do you think I'm really my dad's biological child?
"For him to treat me like this, I bet my mother and I killed his whole family in our past lives!"
As Yan Jiuniang spoke, she seemed to remember something and burst into laughter again.
But where was the joy and happiness in her laughter?
That laughter contained only heartbreak and pain.
Li Shiyue reached out and pulled Yan Jiuniang into her arms. She stroked Yan Jiuniang's back gently, sighed softly in Yan Jiuniang's ear, and said, "Jiuniang, there is no one else here, only the two of us."
"Cry it out, it'll make you feel better."
After a few more breaths, Yan Jiuniang began to sob and cry like a thin, newborn kitten.
Feeling the dampness on her shoulder, Li Shiyue raised her hand and gently patted Yan Jiuniang's back. "Jiuniang, cry, cry out loud. Once you've cried it out, we won't cry anymore."
Cry out loud, it's just the two of us here.
Two breaths later, Yan Jiuniang burst into loud sobs, crying and shouting at Li Shiyue, "Waaah, Shiyue, waaah... Why? Why!"
Why?! Waaah... Waaah, why did he do this to me?!
Waaah, I'm his biological daughter!
He's my dad!
Waaah, waaah... I don't understand! I can't figure it out!
Why did he treat me like this?!
Waaah, why?
Why!
Why!
Why! "
Yan Jiuniang cried her heart out, sobbing uncontrollably until her voice became hoarse and she could no longer speak.
What can Li Shiyue do?
She pulled out a handkerchief from her chest, bent down and dipped it into the river, wrung it out, and then wiped it on Yan Jiuniang's face.
"Alright, wipe your face," Li Shiyue said, wiping Yan Jiuniang's face gently, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, this is water from upstream, not our foot-washing water."
These words amused Yan Jiuniang, who burst out laughing.
"We've already cried, so we won't cry anymore."
I only ask you, what are your thoughts on His Highness's decision and words?
Did you say this to your mother and the others?
Yan Jiuniang shook her head, her nose twitching. She took her feet out of the river and sat cross-legged on a rock, watching the rushing water. She whispered, "I didn't tell my mother or the others, and I didn't say anything to my uncle either."
I told them in October, but what good did it do?
My father is determined to sell me by weight. If I disobey, he will really take action against my uncle's family and Qingyun Temple.
My father was always a man of his word.
"So, what are your thoughts?"
Ninth Sister, tell me, can you accept marrying into the Turkic tribe?
Putting aside who you're marrying and whether you'll become a Khatun, just tell me if you're willing to marry into the Turkic Khaganate.
The customs there are very different from those of us Han people. The marriage custom of fathers succeeding sons is one aspect, and daily life, food, clothing, and so on are another.
But more importantly, Ninth Sister, have you considered what you would do if you married into the Turkic Khaganate and war broke out between Andong and the Turks again?
Li Shiyue's questions were like nails, each one driving a nail deep into Yan Jiuniang's heart.
Yan Jiuniang remained silent.
“Ninth Sister, it seems that if you want to defy your fate, there is only one path you can take.”
What is that?
Kill him!
He's dead, you're free!
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