Chapter 352: Granted Marriage
In the Dongyou Jinluan Palace, Mo Jingxuan was wearing a pale blue waisted gown embroidered with a Qilin pattern. His hair was tied up high and fixed with a dark green jade hairpin.
At this moment, he was standing straight, looking at the emperor sitting on the throne with a calm expression.
"What does the Fourth Prince mean?" The emperor asked with a serious face after looking at what Mo Jingxuan brought.
"My meaning is very clear. I want to marry the princess of your Dongyou in exchange for a 20-year ceasefire between Dongyou and Mo Kingdom." Mo Jingxuan looked into the emperor's eyes and stated his conditions with a smile.
"Do you know that we, Dongyou, won this war?"
After hearing Mo Jingxuan's request, the emperor almost thought he had heard it wrong. The Mo Kingdom, now a defeated country, actually made such a request. Don't they have any idea at all?
"So what? Victory and defeat are common in the military. Is the emperor so sure that Dongyou will win next time a battle breaks out?"
Mo Jingxuan naturally heard the emperor's sarcasm, but he didn't care about it. His goal now was very clear.
As a child of destiny, he was actually used by a woman, and it was because of her that he lost the battle. Mo Jingxuan's self-esteem had never been so frustrated.
Sure enough, when Mo Jingxuan said this, the emperor stopped talking. The fact was just as Mo Jingxuan said, if they fought again, the outcome would be hard to determine, and it would also be a waste of time and money.
However, if he married the princess off, he, as the emperor, would feel like using his daughter as a marriage partner. Marriage partner is an option for weak countries, and Dongyou is not a weak country.
"Of course what you said makes sense, but exchanging the princess' life for peace is something only a weak country would do. We in Dongyou disdain it."
The emperor's words made Mo Jingxuan, who was confident of victory, suppress his smile. However, it didn't matter, as his real purpose was the following words.
"How about this, Your Majesty? As the prince of the Mo Kingdom, as long as Dongyou is willing to marry the princess to me, I, Mo Jingxuan, promise to stay in Dongyou for five years as a hostage."
Mo Jingxuan's words made all the court officials present in the Golden Palace go crazy. What kind of charm does Princess Fuping have that makes the fourth prince of the Mo Kingdom do this?
Even the emperor was shocked when he heard these words. As far as he knew, Fuping and Mo Jingxuan had never met each other. Why would Mo Jingxuan give in to this extent in order to marry Fuping?
"Fourth Prince, are you serious?" Although the emperor didn't understand what Mo Jingxuan was thinking, this condition was very tempting.
"Of course I take it seriously. I, Mo Jingxuan, never take back what I say." Mo Jingxuan looked at the emperor with a mysterious smile. What he said was indeed true.
It was his plan to be a hostage. My father did not agree at the time, but he was finally convinced by him.
Being a hostage was just an excuse for him to form his own underground power in Dongyou. In this way, five years later, he and the Mo Kingdom could work together to directly destroy Dongyou and unify the Mo Kingdom.
As for marrying the princess, firstly, it would make his request to be a hostage seem natural, and secondly, of course, Mo Jingxuan was very interested in the princess now.
"In that case, I will grant you a marriage with Princess Fuping, and get married as soon as possible."
When the emperor heard what Mo Jingxuan said, he felt relieved. With a prince coming as a hostage, the border was stable. At least if the Mo Kingdom wanted to take any action, they would have to consider Mo Jingxuan's life first.
A princess can be exchanged for twenty years of peace between the two countries, which is still very cost-effective. He will draft an imperial edict and have someone send it to the princess's mansion later.
"Then thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." When Mo Jingxuan heard the emperor's final agreement, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
Not long after the court session ended, Eunuch Zhu hurried to the Princess's Mansion with the imperial edict.
Princess Fuping was getting angry at the servants at this time. She only found out what Shangguan Nanfeng had done when she entered the palace. Her own brother was also killed by Concubine Hui, and Li Yan had been hiding it from her and treated her as a scapegoat.
When she was about to come back angrily to kill Li Yan, she heard that Li Yan had already slipped away while she was in the palace.
I think Li Yan also knew that everything would be revealed after the princess went to the palace, so it would be better for him to run away early.
"What a waste." After Fu Ping had vented his anger, he took the letter left by Li Yan. Just as he was about to open it to see what nonsense Li Yan was talking about, he heard someone outside shouting that an imperial edict had arrived.
Fuping was stunned. She naturally couldn't guess why she suddenly received the imperial edict, but Fuping did not hesitate. After glaring at the servant kneeling on the ground, she hurried out to receive the imperial edict.
"The imperial edict has arrived, Princess Fuping, please receive it." Eunuch Zhu shouted again, and then saw a woman in white clothes jogging towards this side.
"Fuping, please accept the order." Fuping trotted to Eunuch Zhu, took a look at him, then knelt down and spoke.
Eunuch Zhu glanced at Fuping, then opened the imperial edict and read it aloud. Fuping knelt on the ground and his face became darker and darker as he listened. When Eunuch Zhu finished reading, Fuping could hardly kneel because of the content of the imperial edict.
"Eunuch Zhu, who is the Fourth Prince? Is he crazy that he wants to marry me?"
Fuping did not accept the order, but looked directly at Eunuch Zhu, his eyes almost spitting fire with anger.
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