Madam Sijie and the Concubine Dowager were old friends, and they reminisced about the past when they met.
But when Madam Sijie explained her purpose, the concubine was still stunned.
The smile on his lips faded, and his fingers unconsciously stroked the kumis cup in front of him.
Mrs. Sijie immediately knew that this was unpleasant, but she had no choice. After all, her daughter's life was more important.
"Wujina." She spoke, not calling the concubine, but calling her by her name, "I have no other choice, so I come to ask you for help."
"You know my child well. She was born with a weak body and was sent to the Central Plains for sixteen years. During these sixteen years, we were separated from our flesh and blood... After much difficulty, she finally returned. The master said that if she wasn't married within two months, she would die."
"But Master..."
"We only have this one little daughter. We wouldn't dare gamble even if there's a 10% chance." Her eyes were slightly red, and her feelings were sincere.
This is not the patriarch of a subordinate tribe making a deal with the Mobei royal court, this is a mother trying to find a way to make a living for her daughter.
"But..." The concubine was still a little hesitant.
She could see that her son, who had not cared about women for more than 20 years, was really attracted to the girl from the Naiman tribe this time.
But the little girl is really weak. If she doesn't agree this time, and dies in two months, won't that make us enemies with the Naiman tribe?
Seeing that she still refused to agree, Mrs. Sijie stood up from the stool and knelt on one knee again.
The concubine was startled and hurriedly stood up to help him, "What are you doing? Get up quickly."
"During the battle of Orsai, you promised to grant me a condition in the future. Now, I am flattering you and asking the Concubine for this favor. I hope the Concubine will grant it."
The concubine looked at the person kneeling on one knee to pay his respects, and recalled the year when she was dying by the Orsai River and it was she who risked her life to save her.
If it weren't for the Sijie couple, she probably wouldn't be where she is today.
"Get up." She sighed and went to help the man. "I've agreed to this. You should hurry back and take care of her marriage."
Madam Sijie stood up and bowed again, "Thank you, Princess Dowager."
After leaving the royal court, she sent the white stork she raised back to deliver the letter before she set out to return.
It took them a month to finalize the matter, and the remaining month was used to prepare for the wedding.
Proposing marriage, sending betrothal gifts, choosing an auspicious date, asking for a name and a birthdate, etc., are all compressed into one month.
Everyone was busy. Although Tu Qingyu asked to keep everything simple, they still had to make the wedding look grand within a limited time.
At this time, Tu Qingyu was the most idle, because she met the "husband" she was about to marry.
The man was tall and strong, with wheat-colored skin, and looked very healthy.
Since they got engaged, he often came to see her with some small gifts.
There is no rule in Mobei that the bride and groom cannot meet before the wedding, so they can start to cultivate their relationship after getting engaged.
"Here." At this time, the two of them were walking with their horses by a small river, and he took out a cloth bag from his arms.
Tu Qingyu took it, untied the bag, and poured it out. A bag of colorful and crystal clear gems appeared in her palm.
"This is……"
"You didn't like the things I brought you before, so I went to ask Dad for something else. Do you like this one?"
Tu Qingyu looked at his sincere eyes, put the gem back into the bag, and handed it back to him.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need this for now, so I'll give it back to you."
He was a little anxious. "Why don't you want to accept my things? Did I do something wrong?"
Tu Qingyu looked at him and frowned slightly, "You know why we got married. You don't have to treat me like an ordinary fiancée."
She was weak, and the reason why the Qiyan tribe agreed to the marriage was entirely because Sijie Geji made concessions on the ownership of a piece of land.
Furthermore, they all thought that she would not live long, and the people of Mobei did not feel taboo about the death of a wife, so they did not care.
Agula was very stubborn, "But you are my fiancée."
"drive--!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves was heard not far away.
In the front was a woman in a long red desert dress. On her head was a tasseled hat with gemstones, which swayed with the movement of her horse, looking bright and flamboyant.
The horse ran straight ahead, as if it had no intention of stopping.
The guards who followed Tu Qingyu all stood in front of her, fearing that the horse would hit Tu Qingyu.
Agula stood there and shouted, "Yano!"
"Whoa!" The woman tightened the reins, the horse stood up, and stopped just next to Tu Qingyu's guard.
She sat on the horse, looking down at Tu Qingyu with contempt.
"Are you Agula's future wife?"
Tu Qingyu glanced at her calmly, but before he could speak, Agula beside him could no longer stay.
"What are you doing here? Go back now!"
"Is it not okay for me to just come and see my future sister?"
"you……"
"You just found a new love and forgot your old love!"
She had a loud voice, and Tu Qingyu just felt that her whining was very annoying, so he gave a look to the guard next to him.
The guard understood and flew up, pulling the woman off the horse.
"Ah!" Yanuo was suddenly pulled down and screamed unexpectedly, "What are you doing?!"
Agula also stepped forward, "Don't hurt her."
No one made a move anymore. Yanuo pulled Agula's sleeve and acted coquettishly, "My dear, look at her. She dares to fight me now. Will she kill us when she enters the house?"
"Qingyu, she is my little wife, I hope you can be more tolerant." Agula looked at Tu Qingyu with some embarrassment.
Xiao Madam means concubine.
It sounds like this has more than one meaning.
When Dabao heard this, he was already screaming in her head, "Master, this is not good, this is not good at all! We haven't even gotten married yet, and you're already asking you to take care of a concubine, and now the concubine comes running up to you and shows off. What kind of person is this!"
Tu Qingyu: "It's okay, don't worry, I won't live with him anyway."
She never spoke, but just looked at the man and woman in front of her with a cold expression.
Agula was embarrassed by this. He scratched his head and spoke again, "Don't worry, I will treat you well after we get married. I didn't want any of the women I met before, except Yanuo. She saved me before, so I hope you can treat her better then."
"Good?" Tu Qingyu raised an eyebrow. "What kind of good is good?"
Her raised eyebrow startled the man opposite her, and he blushed, "Actually, there's no need to do anything. Just let her be the same as she is now."
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