Chapter 49 Princess Xinxing

"Sob..." Li Chengqian, who was about to go find Li Er, heard crying not far away. Li Chengqian limped towards the sound.

In a pavilion, he saw a girl crying. Li Chengqian recognized that the crying person was his half-sister, Princess Xinxing Li Xin.

"Xin'er, why are you crying here? If someone bullies you, tell me and I will vent your anger for you." Li Chengqian tried his best to put on a friendly look and said.

Li Xin raised her head and looked at Li Chengqian with tears in her eyes. She was very surprised by Li Chengqian's attitude. What happened to me today? He became so gentle, not like the brother I knew.

Although Li Chengqian and Li Xin are siblings, they are not as close as he imagined. On weekdays, His Majesty Li Er only loves the legitimate children with his eldest grandson, Empress Wen.

As for the children born to other concubines, he is not so concerned. Although he is not heartless, he is somewhat distant.

On weekdays, apart from polite greetings, His Majesty Li Er rarely takes care of them, not to mention Li Chengqian's half-brothers and sisters.

This is the gap between legitimate and illegitimate children! Although they have the same blood, they are treated very differently.

Seeing Li Xin crying sadly, Li Chengqian couldn't bear it and reached out to wipe the tears from Li Xin's face. No matter what, the girl in front of him is his sister.

Li Xin was startled, staring at Li Chengqian blankly, letting him touch and wipe her face, and suddenly felt flattered!

After all, Li Chengqian had the thinking of a time traveler from later generations. There was no difference between men and women, or between legitimate and illegitimate children in his mind. In his eyes, as long as they were his father's children like him, they were his brothers and sisters.

As long as they didn't make things difficult for him like Li Tai did, he would treat them equally, and would not treat them differently just because they were legitimate or illegitimate.

They were all brothers and sisters, so why should they be divided so clearly.

"If you don't tell me, how can I help you?" Li Chengqian saw that Li Xin didn't say anything, so he spoke.

"I, I'm getting married! I will never see my mother again!" Li Xin came back to her senses and said.

"Xin'er is getting married, this is a good thing! Why are you so sad! If you miss your mother, you can still visit her in the palace, why do you make it sound like a life-and-death separation?" Li Chengqian laughed. He really didn't understand. Shouldn't you be happy about such a good thing as getting married? Why are you crying?

"Brother, don't make fun of me. This time I'm marrying far away in Mobei. Not to mention the long journey, I can't come back whenever I want." Li Xin cried.

Li Chengqian was stunned. What are you talking about? What do you mean I'm making fun of you?

Suddenly, Li Chengqian remembered that the Xinxing Princess in front of him was promised to Xueyantuo Khan Yinan by His Majesty Li II last year, and became the object of the marriage between the Tang Dynasty and Xueyantuo.

Why did the Xinxing Princess marry Xueyantuo? This matter has to be told last year, that is, the 16th year of Zhenguan.

At that time, the foreign general Qibi Heli returned to the tribe to visit his mother and was detained by Xueyantuo. Yi Nan forced Qibi Heli to submit to Xueyantuo and rebel against the Tang Dynasty. Who

knew that Qibi Heli was loyal to the Tang Dynasty? Not only did he reject Yi Nan, he also cut off his ear to show his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing Qibi Heli like this and Xueyantuo had no strength to fight against the Tang Dynasty, Yi Nan took the opportunity to ask His Majesty Li Er to marry the princess.

This moved His Majesty Li Er very much! He was so moved that he cried loudly on the spot! In order to save this loyal foreign general, His Majesty Li Er sent Minister Cui Guoli to Mobei to agree to Yi Nan's request.

The condition was that Yinan had to release Qibi Heli first, and then Emperor Li II would marry his daughter to the old man Yinan in Mobei.

At that time, Emperor Li II said to the ministers: "Xueyantuo is strong, I have two countermeasures here. One is to select 100,000 elite soldiers to attack Xueyantuo and eradicate the roots, which is a long-term plan. The second is to use a soft policy to win over the Xueyantuo, which can ensure that the border is worry-free for 30 years. I just don't know which one is better?"

In the court, no civil or military minister could answer Emperor Li II's question, only Fang Xuanling stood up.

Fang Xuanling said: "The Tang Dynasty has been through a great turmoil and has not yet stabilized. Even if we win, it will still be a threat. It is better to make peace with the Xueyantuo."

So Emperor Li II accepted Fang Xuanling's suggestion and married his fifteenth daughter, Princess Xinxing, to Xueyantuo Khan Yinan in Mobei as his wife. He asked Yinan to come to Lingzhou to welcome the bride and asked Yinan to prepare hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses, camels, etc. as a betrothal gift.

To put it bluntly, Li Xin was just a political sacrifice.

That's not right! Didn't Qibi Heli persuade his father to refuse the marriage? Why is he still going to make peace with the Xueyantuo now? Is there something wrong?

Li Chengqian thought about it, and then he remembered that His Majesty Li II had indeed agreed to Qibi Heli's suggestion not to marry the Xueyantuo, but His Majesty Li II was the king of a country after all, and he could not go back on his words so shamelessly.

So, His Majesty Li II sent someone to tell Yinan to bring the betrothal gifts to Lingzhou to personally marry the princess.

Yinan was overjoyed to receive the letter, and agreed on the spot. At this time, it was already the seventeenth year of Zhenguan.

In order to marry the daughter of His Majesty Li II, Yinan collected cattle, sheep, horses and camels from the tribes under his command. This collection took more than half a year, and Yinan set off with these betrothal gifts.

"If this is the case, Xin'er can rest assured! I will never let you marry far away in Mobei." Li Chengqian said.

"Really?" Li Xin couldn't believe it. After seeing Li Chengqian nod confidently, Li Xin burst into tears and said, "Big brother didn't lie to me? How did big brother know?"

Li Chengqian, who had experienced his previous life, could naturally foresee things in advance. Even if he hadn't experienced it personally, he could clearly know the direction of the situation.

Yi Nan was unlucky. He happened to run into a heavy snowstorm on the way, freezing many livestock to death. Later, His Majesty Li II used this as an excuse to refuse the marriage.

"Xin'er, don't worry! Big brother would never lie to you. Father will definitely find you a young talent in Chang'an to be your father's son-in-law." Li Chengqian said.

Li Xin saw that Li Chengqian was confident and didn't seem to be lying. She couldn't help but believe Li Chengqian's words and inexplicably became closer to Li Chengqian.

"Brother, it's getting late. I have to go back! Otherwise, the nurse will be worried!" Li Xin exclaimed, stood up, bowed to Li Chengqian, and turned to leave.

"If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to the East Palace, and I will take care of it for you!" Li Chengqian said to Li Xin's back.

Li Xin stood there stunned, turned around and looked at Li Chengqian, waved his hand and said, "Is it really okay?"

Li Chengqian nodded vigorously. After getting a positive answer, Li Xin turned around and left happily. She

felt happy in her heart. Brother is so nice!