Xuan Tiange told Feng Yuheng: "Actually, I didn't guess it myself. It's because this morning, that person sent many large boxes to the Wenxuan Palace. Each box was filled with rare treasures, and they were specifically for me. At that time, my father said that it looked like a betrothal gift. Just now, when I heard your conversation, I suddenly thought that the person must not save the emperor uncle in vain. The condition he offered, could it be... that I marry to Gu Shu?"
Her voice sounded calm when she said this, but her face was nervous. She felt that she had guessed right, but at the same time she hoped that she had guessed wrong. She was very conflicted.
Feng Yuheng could see her anxiety, but still sighed and nodded. "To be honest, this is the condition. Earlier, the Yu Palace received a letter from my eldest cousin from the Southern Territory, and the letter mentioned this matter in a secret letter. Your ninth brother and I did not respond directly, nor did we dare to mention it to you first, for fear that you would rashly agree to it because you wanted to save the emperor. So we proposed that he come to the capital in person. First, we also want to understand whether he really has the ability to save our father, and second, we also want to see if we can change this condition. After all, Gu Shu is far away from Dashun, and it is even farther away from the capital. If you marry there for love, it's fine, but if it's for such a reason, we will always feel bad."
She was telling the truth. Although Xuan Tiange was two years older than her, she was only younger in body. In fact, she had a mature soul at the age of thirty. Xuan Tiange was just a little sister to her. She loved this girl from the bottom of her heart. She felt very uncomfortable when she thought about marrying far away for the safety of her motherland.
Women living in the center of the political power have to endure too much. To put it bluntly, isn't it just marrying a person you don't love for the sake of national stability and political purposes? Different from selling your own life, if you ask whether a person's happiness is more important or national stability is more important, then it sounds like you should choose national stability. People are like this. Once you have responsibilities and make choices, many things are beyond your control. This was the case in ancient times, and it is actually the same in later generations.
"If he can really save the emperor's uncle and make him return to the way he was before, then... I will marry him." Xuan Tiange was silent for a while, and said firmly: "I am the only girl of this generation in the Xuan family. This is my fate, and it is also my responsibility and obligation. I must fight for Dashun without hesitation. No one can change this fate. Ah Heng, you don't have to be sad. Just look at me. I have passed the age of marriage and have not talked about marriage. Even if there is no king of ancient Shu, there are still others. I will never follow my heart in this life. Marry an ordinary man." As she spoke, she thought of the ancient Shu king who had a certain connection with her, and couldn't help laughing, "It's good this way. After all, the person I marry is someone I have seen and met before. It's better than being sent to a strange country inexplicably and then marrying someone I have never even met. That would be more tragic." She looked at Feng Yuheng, forced a smile and said, "That person is actually not bad, isn't he? At least he looks okay and is worthy of me. And... there are only three beauties in the harem, which is not too many."
She said it easily, but Feng Yuheng could see the mist in her eyes. No woman would want to marry someone far away, right? Even if she loves someone, it is not an easy decision to marry someone so far away, away from her hometown, away from her parents. But Xuan Tiange just nodded in agreement, just for the sake of Dashun's safety and the health of Emperor Tianwu.
She suddenly felt that being a princess was not good at all. She was not as good as being an ordinary citizen, rich or poor, at least she could marry someone she knew well. Although she had met and interacted with the king of Gu Shu, what was his character like? What was the situation inside the palace of Gu Shu? These were all unknown. She shook Xuan Tiange's hand and said to her solemnly, "Although I am younger than you, I am your ninth sister-in-law after all. No matter whether we are relatives or sisters, I have to make some things clear to you. Tiange, the interests of Dashun are important, but personally, I hope to see you happy. This is not the only way to cure my father's poison. Rather than exchanging your lifelong happiness, I would rather find another way. Not only do I think so, your ninth brother does too. We don't want to see you marry far away in Gu Shu for this matter. That place... is too far away. If something really happens, I'm afraid it will be too late to help you!"
When she said this, Xuan Tiange's tears suddenly welled up. He could no longer control his emotions and hugged Feng Yuheng and cried loudly.
However, after crying, she still said firmly: "I will marry you!"
When Xuan Tiange returned home, her eyes were still a little red and swollen, but she had adjusted her mood. However, her maid Huan'er didn't adjust her mood so quickly, and she was still twitching. Huan'er had been with her all the time and knew everything that happened in Prince Yu's mansion. When she returned home and faced the box that was placed in the corner of the yard and had not been put away, her emotions were very complicated.
But Xuan Tiange had changed from when she first saw those things in the morning. She told the servants who were guarding the items, "Take these things, put them all in the warehouse, and record them in the account of Prince Wenxuan's Mansion."
The servant was stunned and couldn't help asking, "The prince said not to take them for now, and it would be best if the person who got them could take them back. What the princess meant was..."
"Take it." She said coldly, "The gift is for this princess, so I have the final say. Just tell me to take it. I will have my own instructions for my father."
After she gave the order, the servants stopped talking and hurriedly moved the boxes to the warehouse in the backyard. She took Huan'er back to her own yard and did not come out again for the whole day.
The actions in the front yard could not be hidden from the other two masters in the mansion, Prince Wenxuan and Princess Wenxuan. Princess Wenxuan, in particular, felt a chill in her heart when she heard that Xuan Tiange had accepted all those gifts, but she also immediately understood what was going on. She did not say much about this matter, but just ordered the servants to make a few of Xuan Tiange's favorite dishes and send them over, and then asked the housekeeper to inform all the servants in the mansion that from now on, no matter what Princess Wuyang asked, no one could ask the reason and must do it. Although the mansion used to be obedient to Xuan Tiange, from today on, they must be more obedient and no one could refute.
The servants didn't understand what was going on, but the couple knew it all too well. King Wenxuan sighed, "I'm afraid this daughter won't be able to stay for long." After that, he raised his hand and wiped his face, and then said, "I just don't know whether the result will be good or bad. Lan'er, I wish I were just an ordinary man, so that at least my daughter wouldn't have to worry so much about her marriage. I can let her choose for herself and marry whoever she likes, regardless of power or wealth."
Princess Wenxuan was so moved by what he said that she kept asking, "Your Highness, who do you think that person is? Why did Tiange agree to it after he came back from his trip? I always feel that there is something else going on here, but who should I ask?"
Prince Wenxuan said, "She went to Prince Yu's mansion today and should have discussed it with the ninth wife. She is a child with her own ideas. If she can't be persuaded, Tiange will have a reason to marry. And our daughter is a princess. Who can force her to marry? My beloved concubine, think about it. Is there anyone who wants to go to Dashun in the near future?"
With the brains of King Wenxuan and Queen Wenxuan, it was not difficult to guess who the person who sent the gift was, or at least which faction he represented. But they just didn't want to believe it. After all, that place was too far away...
That night, Xuan Tianming came to Prince Wenxuan's mansion and spent the whole night with him. Three days later, Fan Tianli entered Prince Yu's mansion again, and in front of Xuan Tianming, Xuan Tianhua, Feng Yuheng, and Xuan Tiange, he took out a bright red scorpion from his mouth...
"From the day a Gu tribe member is born, the elders of the tribe will select a poisonous creature for him as his natal Gu." Fan Tianli looked at the few people and solemnly told them about the Gu fight. He said, "The strength and weakness of the natal Gu is not entirely acquired, and there are also differences in the innate selection. The stronger the fate, the more poisonous the Gu worm given to him. On the contrary, if he is just an ordinary person and there is no outstanding Gu Master in the family, then he will only be given a very ordinary Gu worm, which will not have much power."
As he spoke, he held up the red scorpion in his hand, as if he was looking at a treasure, or his own child, and even reached out his hand to stroke the red scorpion's back a few times. The red scorpion immediately responded, spitting out its tongue and playing in his hand, looking very happy.
Xuan Tiange almost vomited when she saw this, especially when Fan Tianli took the scorpion out of his mouth just now. She noticed that it was clearly vomited out from his stomach. When she thought that this person actually had a scorpion in his stomach, she couldn't help but tremble. The more she thought about it, the more scared she became.
Feng Yuheng held her hand to comfort her, and at the same time reminded her again in a low voice: "It's not too late for you to regret now."
Xuan Tiange shook her head firmly. She said, "I don't regret it. I am the princess of Dashun. Once I say something, I can't take it back."
Fan Tianli seemed to have heard her say this, and suddenly cast his eyes over, with a warm smile on his originally serious face. That smile was completely inconsistent with the image of the scorpion in his hand, as if it was two different worlds, cloudy and sunny, which made Xuan Tiange feel dazed for a moment.
Fan Tianli continued, "Not every ancient Shu person can use Gu. Even today, there are very few people who can really use Gu. Only a few families still know the secrets of Gu. As the birthplace of Gu, the ancient Shu royal family, the Fan family, is naturally the most powerful Gu master. Almost every member of the royal family has inherited this skill. At the same time, they also closely monitor the movements of all the existing ancient Gu families in the ancient Shu. This is why we know that there are Gu masters who have close contacts with the Dashun Liu family..."
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