Chapter 218: Marriage

Ling Fengxun had someone take the secret letter written by the Emperor of Southern Qi and opened it casually.

After scanning the contents, he couldn't help but sneer.

The Emperor of Southern Qi had no good intentions in arranging someone like Bailitao to come to Beiling, so the contents of the letter could not be too kind.

Seeing Ling Fengxun's expression getting colder and colder, Bailitao quickly explained: "The Emperor does not want to start a war with Beiling. If the two countries can make peace, that would be the best."

The meaning of the letter was very clear, with only two requirements.

The first was peace.

If the two countries marry, there will be no war in a short time.

The second was war.

If anything goes wrong with the Crown Prince of Southern Qi, Southern Qi will certainly mobilize its military forces and attack Beiling, and the fight will not stop until one of them dies.

Although there are two choices, there is only one real choice.

Southern Qi wants to reduce the impact of this incident through marriage.

Regardless of who is right or wrong between the two countries, after the marriage, all grievances will naturally disappear, and Beiling will certainly send their Crown Prince back safely.

Ling Changyue carefully stretched his neck to read the contents of the imperial edict, but the next moment, it was crushed by Ling Fengyan.

He held the remnants of the letter, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Marriage? It's a really good idea."

An Yunhe naturally guessed the contents of the letter.

He raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect that his father wanted to use marriage to resolve this dispute.

He was as shrewd as ever.

Bailitao saw that although Ling Fengxun was a little unhappy, he didn't lose his temper, so he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

He stepped forward respectfully again, but this time his words were not as arrogant and domineering as before.

"Your Highness, our Emperor said that the object of the marriage of the Southern Qi Kingdom can be our Crown Prince. You can choose a noble princess from the royal family to go back with us. Our Southern Qi Kingdom will definitely treat you with courtesy!"

A dark light flashed in Xu Meir's eyes.

If this is the case, then her dream of becoming the Crown Princess will probably be in vain.

But when she thought about how she had been trying to please An Yunhe for such a long time, but he never showed her any good looks, she was furious.

She was not sick, who would like to be treated coldly by others?

Xu Meir suddenly stood up and spoke, her cheeks slightly flushed, and her eyes could not help but look in the direction of Ling Fengxun.

Although the other party's eyes were too fierce, she did not dare to look at him, but Ling Fengxun's face was really to her liking.

The key point was that the other party was the regent king who had all the power in Beiling Country!

"Brother Tao, Meir is willing to stay in Beiling Country and marry!"

Baili Tao was slightly startled when he heard this.

He widened his eyes in surprise, looking at Xu Meir with some disbelief: "Mei'er, what did you say?"

Xu Meir bit her lip, her beautiful eyes misty: "My brother doesn't have a favorite woman in Beiling Kingdom, and he just came back. If he is forced to marry, he will definitely have a rift with my father. It's better to let me stay in Beiling Kingdom and use me to exchange for my brother!"

She spoke with a righteous look.

It seemed that everything was for the sake of Nanqi Kingdom.

Bailitao's eyes were full of bloodshot, and he looked at her reluctantly: "But"

He had liked Xu Meir for a long time.

Xu Meir was the most beautiful and kindest woman he had ever seen.

"Brother Tao, in the entire Nanqi Palace, only Meir's identity is the most suitable. Father loves me the most. Although I am not his biological daughter, I am better than his biological daughter. Father has treated Meir so well for so many years. Now it's time for me, the princess, to do something for Nanqi."

Xu Meir's words made Bailitao unable to refute.

He looked heartbroken, but he could only grit his teeth and say, "Do you really want to stay?"

Xu Meir nodded heavily.

"Okay then."

Bailitao's voice was a little low, and then he squeezed out two words from his throat.

He no longer stopped her, but just stood by and watched with a wooden look.

Xu Meir immediately turned around and bowed tenderly in the direction of Ling Fengxun.

"For the sake of peace between Beiling Kingdom and Nanqi Kingdom, Meir is willing to stay in Beiling Kingdom. If you don't mind, I am willing to be your concubine."

She lowered her head and was very humble.

Bailitao was furious when he heard the word concubine: "Meier, what are you talking about? What concubine?"

Xu Meir slowly raised her eyes, with a hint of hesitation in her eyes.

"Your Highness has already married a princess before. That princess must be the one that your Highness loves. Mei'er dares not compete with her for the position of princess. Although she is a princess, she only asks for the position of concubine."

Bailitao was so angry that he laughed.

"You are the dignified Princess Zhaoyue of my Southern Qi Kingdom. You are extremely noble. How can you only be a concubine?"

Bailitao didn't know where he got the courage from, and saluted to Ling Fengxun: "Your Highness, I know that you must have countless women around you, but Mei'er is the princess of my Southern Qi Kingdom after all. She is willing to stay here for the marriage so that the two countries can coexist peacefully. If you let her be a concubine, it really looks down on my Southern Qi Kingdom!"

Ling Fengxun looked puzzled.

Seeing these two people talking back and forth in the hall, she felt a little impatient.

"Who said that the king wanted her to be a concubine?"

Xu Meir's heart moved instantly.

She even raised her head involuntarily and looked at Ling Fengxun secretly.

Her heart was beating fast at this moment, and even her neck was flushed.

Could it be that the regent king changed his mind and was willing to let her be the main wife?

But the next moment,

"She doesn't deserve it."

Ling Fengxun said these three short words very coldly, and the hall became quiet instantly.

The color on Xu Meir's face faded, and she felt a little embarrassed.

Although her appearance was not as good as the regent princess she had met before, she was the princess of the Southern Qi Kingdom and had a noble status.

Who was the other party? She was just the daughter of a small official, with a low status. How could she compare with her?

Xu Meir had never suffered such a great injustice, and tears began to roll in her eyes.

It was the first time that she took the initiative to ask someone to marry her in front of so many people, but the first time, she was humiliated, which made her feel extremely ashamed.

Bailitao was also very angry at this sentence.

There was a kind of frustration that the person he carefully protected was rejected by others.

He was full of anger, but he dared not say it out loud, so the hall became unusually silent.