As for Yan Ningshuang, who had already married into the Yanbei Palace, she stayed.
Xiao Heng and his son rebelled, and Xiao Heng was executed. The Yanbei Palace did not kill Xiao Jingyue and Xiao Heng's wife and daughter. They were imprisoned together in a villa in the western suburbs. Yan Ningshuang, as Xiao Jingyue's legitimate wife, naturally stayed by his side, sharing the joys and sorrows.
In the end, Zhao Yingqiu was never able to leave Yanbei. On the night she returned to Beijing with the small group, she and several other girls were found hanged at the post station. Whether they committed suicide or were murdered by someone else, no one knew.
No one cared about the life and death of these girls, and their performance at the Thousand Gold Banquet was gradually forgotten by everyone, even though that Thousand Gold Banquet was the last one held by the Yun family. Later, when people mentioned this Thousand Gold Banquet, they only remembered the names of Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin. The other people mentioned in the later storybooks and legends were either mixed up or simply made up new names.
After the imperial court withdrew its troops, the Liao Kingdom also quietly restrained its claws. Ningxia gradually stabilized under the management of the Di family, and the Great Zhou Dynasty restored its balance on the surface.
The Yanbei Palace announced that the Liao princess, Yelu Sag, had escaped. In reality, given the current security of the Yanbei Palace, it would have been impossible for Yelu Sag to escape. Therefore, the princess was deliberately let go.
Ren Yaoqi whispered to Xiao Jingxi, "Did you take what father said at breakfast today seriously?"
Xiao Jingxi raised an eyebrow: "I wonder which sentence Madam is referring to?"
Ren Yaoqi coughed lightly and said with a strange expression, "My father said that he was grateful for the princess's devotion to him and couldn't bear to see her become a prisoner, so he deliberately let her go. He hoped that she would find a good man to marry after she returned."
Xiao Jingxi: "..."
The couple looked at each other for a while, and finally they both couldn't help laughing.
Ren Yaoqi realized that it was inappropriate to make fun of her father-in-law's words like this, and forced herself to stop laughing.
Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi and smiled, "Don't you know why Yelu Sager was allowed to return?"
Ren Yaoqi also laughed: "I really don't know."
Xiao Jingxi smiled faintly, "'The princess is every bit as good as her brothers, but why wasn't the princess the one who ultimately became the King of Liao? I wonder if the princess is willing?' Wasn't that what you said?"
Ren Yaoqi blinked and smiled without saying anything.
Xiao Jingxi said, "Although this princess is a woman, her ambition is no less than that of a man. Although she originally proposed the marriage, it was also to avoid Yelu Moqi's plot and bide her time."
"You think so highly of her, do you really think she can overthrow Yelu Moqi's power?"
Xiao Jingxi tapped Ren Yaoqi's forehead and said, "Do you think I would let her go if she could easily overthrow the reigning King of Liao? What good would it do us to change the King of Liao? Letting her go is simply because her power is inferior to Yelu Moqi's, but she is unwilling to give up."
Ren Yaoqi turned his head to avoid Xiao Jingxi's finger: "Then when she shows signs of defeat, give her a little help, so that she can see the hope of seizing the throne?" (To be continued...) This chapter has been read (please click on the next chapter to continue reading!)
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