An eagle?
Tong Wanyan pulled Tana to sit beside her, looking at the little girl with gentle eyes.
Nine years have passed in the blink of an eye. That chubby little dumpling has now grown into a graceful young lady, sought after by gentlemen.
Tong Wanyan lovingly stroked Tana's hair: "Why would you compare Tana to an eagle?"
Danjin thought Tong Wanyan was unhappy and was eager to explain, so he blurted out Mongolian.
Fortunately, both Tong Wanyan and Tana could understand Mongolian, so his explanation wasn't in vain.
“Good child, don’t be nervous. I’m just curious that you see through Tana’s true nature, yet you still want to marry her. You should know that a woman with a heart full of ambition cannot be content with the inner quarters. She may compete with you for power in the future, and the Qing Dynasty will inevitably support its own princess,” Tong Wanyan said.
Danjin replied firmly, "The wife I want to marry is someone like Tana Gege. She is strong and brave, with intelligent wisdom and a free spirit. I am willing to let her govern the tribe with me, and I cannot bear to waste her talents."
“You have excellent taste, just like me,” Tong Wanyan said to Tana with a smile.
Tana proudly raised her head: "I am most like my mother."
“However, I cannot agree to this marriage,” Tong Wanyan said.
Danjin's face turned pale instantly. He asked, heartbroken but trying to remain calm, "Consort, what did Danjin do wrong? Danjin came here rashly and acted rudely. Please give Danjin another chance. Danjin will go back and ask my father to formally propose marriage on my behalf."
Tana had been clinging to Tong Wanyan since childhood, so she naturally knew that Tong Wanyan hadn't finished speaking.
However, she maliciously failed to warn Danjin.
She had to make things difficult for him and not let him succeed so easily.
Tong Wanyan couldn't bear to bully her future son-in-law. The young man was so handsome, and his distraught appearance was too heartbreaking.
"Tana's marriage will be decided by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince will also be evaluating Tana's future husband. The Fourth Prince, in particular, has doted on Tana since she was a child, treating her like a precious jewel. Although you have passed my test, things may not be so certain for others," Tong Wanyan said.
Danjin breathed a sigh of relief: "It's only right to investigate. The princess's marriage is a major event and cannot be taken lightly."
Danjin was just short of raising three fingers to swear an oath to be devoted to Tana and never betray her.
"Your mother should be paying her respects to the Empress Dowager tomorrow, right?" Tong Wanyan asked.
Danjin nodded vigorously. His mother was the Empress Dowager's niece-in-law, and it was an honor for her to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.
“When I got back, I told my father and mother to ask them to help me qualify for the position of Lord Shang.” Danjin placed himself in an exceptionally humble position.
Only a young man just beginning to experience love would be so willing to part with something like that.
Danjin, having received permission, returned home overjoyed.
The Prince and Princess of Khorchin never expected that their eldest son's trip would bring them such a big surprise.
The Crown Prince's daughter, the future Princess of the Qing Dynasty, and her maternal clan is the Tongjia clan. For their simple-minded son to win the favor of Princess Tana is truly an incredible stroke of luck, a blessing from his ancestors.
Mongolia is not what it used to be, and the tribes are now governing themselves, which is causing great concern for the Khorchin people.
It's good that the Empress Dowager cares about them now, but in another hundred years, the Khorchin's status in the eyes of the Qing Dynasty will probably plummet.
"Danjin, your father will definitely beg the Empress Dowager to help you marry Princess Tana!" The Khorchin Prince made a solemn pledge to his son.
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