Yinzhen, like her, picked up some pastries, but before even eating them, he asked, "The Mongols are asking for the princess in marriage. What do you think?"
“Oh…” Folgochun said slowly, but did not answer. After finishing a pastry and rinsing his mouth with tea, Yinzhen said, “I want to hear what you have to say.”
"Then I'll get married." Folgochun seemed indifferent. Su Peisheng served her pastries, which were her favorite flower-filled shortbreads. She ate three pieces before rinsing her mouth and wiping her hands. Then she looked at Yinzhen and said, "Anyway, I'll get married sooner or later. It doesn't matter who I marry."
"Don't be stubborn, Foerguochun. I haven't issued any decree," Yinzhen said in a deep voice. "This concerns your life's most important matter, and I want you to decide for yourself."
Upon hearing this, Qian Shengyan, who was sitting behind the screen, almost stood up.
"Your Majesty's words are golden words." What does Your Majesty mean by these words?
She almost rushed out to hug Yinzhen and thank him for giving Folgochun a chance, but who would have thought that Folgochun would slowly say, "Your subject is not being stubborn, Father Emperor. Fourth Brother told me some time ago that the Mongolian grasslands are suitable for raising horses, so the cavalry is excellent. Now that the Qing Dynasty is at war with the Dzungars, we rely heavily on the Mongols. If the Mongols want to marry a princess in order to wholeheartedly help the Qing Dynasty fight the war, your subject is willing to marry her."
Her words were sincere, not an act, nor a test. But after she finished speaking, not only Qian Shengyan behind the screen, but even Yinzhen was stunned: "You...you really want to?"
After asking, he added, "If you marry into the grasslands, you will never be able to return to the capital, and you will never see your mother and brothers again. Are you... are you willing?"
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