“As long as Consort Xiao is in the palace, Xiao Lanyi will be a pawn being manipulated. Helan, if anyone in the current court can truly save you, it is only the Prince of Zhenbei.”
Yuwen Helan's departure was a deadlock with no chance of survival.
She's too old to compete for the emperor's favor, and with her fiery temper, she's bound to fall out with the prince. In the end, her underhanded tactics in the inner quarters will surely make the princess wish she were dead.
Li Yi was anxious, but the princess smiled faintly and then snuggled into the man's arms.
"I've known you for over ten years, and this is the first time I've seen you so flustered."
Don't be afraid.
Her delicate hand caressed Li Yi's cheek, her eyes filled with doting affection and joy. The woman continued slowly...
“I’ve said before that life is short and we should enjoy it while we can. See, isn’t it great that we’re enjoying ourselves while we can? Over the years, I’ve done everything I should and shouldn’t have done.”
"With you all, even if I were to die tomorrow, I would have no regrets."
Huang Ranhu was a fierce general of Da'an. How fierce was he? He fought Xiao Lanyi's father for three hundred rounds, and in the end, the old general Xiao was defeated due to exhaustion. Before fighting the old general, he had just broken out of a hundred people's encirclement.
This is also why Li Yi came to ask Lan Tingche for help. In the Great Yan, only Huo Xiaolong can fight Huang Ranhu to a standstill.
The man gripped the sword hilt tightly, looking into the woman's crescent-shaped eyes; he truly couldn't bear to part with her.
He then used his right hand to pull Yuwen Helan into his arms, preventing her from seeing his eyes.
If you want to marry Helan, you have to step over his dead body first.
He can also lead troops into battle.
"What can he do?"
"With his martial arts skills, he can't even beat Sister Ping'er. Forget it, going up there would just be throwing his life away."
Meanwhile, inside the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, a group of young girls gathered together, chattering about Yuwen Xuanhong's plan to send the eldest princess away for a political marriage.
This brings us to Li Yi, who lives in the inner quarters of the Eldest Princess. Huo Xiaolong looked at him with disdain. It wasn't a problem with him as a person, but rather that his martial arts skills were too poor for her to bear.
"So, will you take action on this?" Hou Xiangxiang asked the most important question.
Everyone looked at the sword, and then she slowly said...
"From the perspective of the prince's future career, we must manage her. Although the princess has rebellious intentions, her power is all in men. It's not that a beautiful woman's scheming is useless, but... she is too unstable. People's hearts are unpredictable, and no one can say for sure."
"But if Your Highness can make the Eldest Princess one of your own, there will be fewer obstacles in the future."
Huo Panli paused here, then continued:
"From my personal perspective, we don't care."
"What do you mean?" Long'er handed her a peach and asked, tilting her head.
“If we take charge, we’ll be at war. The risks are too great. I don’t want you to take those risks. If Your Highness can wait, give me six years. I will definitely figure out the court thoroughly. Then you can do whatever you want.”
The girl nodded in reply.
"I can wait, but... tsk, if I don't do it, I don't feel quite right."
"Why don't we put this aside for now and talk about it when it's time to make a final decision?"
Li Jian nodded.
"Yes, Your Highness."
Today is the day that the Da'an envoy will formally propose marriage to the Great Yan at the palace banquet. Why didn't the main person come? It's because they're afraid that Yuwen Xuanhong won't agree and will kill the person in the process. After all, Huo Xiaolong conquered the grasslands with ruthlessness, and Da'an is well aware of this.
Until the palace banquet, Huo Xiaolong had always been conflicted about the marriage alliance.
Huang Ranhu was different from the opponents she had encountered before; this battle was a fight to the death.
She can go alone, so what if she dies?
The key point is that the ladies at the brothel will definitely be with her!
The young girl, dressed in a python robe, was strolling in the imperial garden when suddenly she heard footsteps behind her and felt a tap on her shoulder.
"Your Highness...
The Ninth Princess came into view; she was about the same age as her and was bowing her head, calling to her.
The person was already in front of her, but she didn't dare to look up. Not far behind her, beside the artificial hill, she could see the skirts of several other princesses and their maids.
"Ninth Princess," Long'er greeted.
"Here, take this from your sleeve and place it in Huo Xiaolong's hand."
"This is?"
“This was embroidered for you by my sister and me. We… have wanted to talk to you for a long time and give you this, but we never had the chance.”
Huo Xiaolong unfolded the embroidery, which depicted her in a women's portrait album, holding a sword and riding a horse.
The girl in the python robe looked up at the Ninth Princess, who was on the verge of tears, and heard her say...
"But if we don't give it to you today, we sisters are afraid we won't have the chance in the future."
"One of us might be sent to marry a foreign ruler."
"I'm afraid I'll never return in this lifetime."
"They and I all want to go to Beining and see the night view of Jiangnan. Your Highness, isn't the border town beautiful? Isn't the grass on the grassland as green as in the poems?"
Huo Xiaolong blinked and answered subconsciously.
"But this time, the one to be married off might not be you, but the eldest princess."
"That won't do!"
"How could the Imperial Auntie go on a marriage alliance?"
"Yes, if anyone should go, it should be us."
"A woman with such a strong personality, and with male concubines in her household, she'll definitely be bullied in Da'an."
“We are different; we’ve known about women’s things since we were little.”
The princesses came out and started talking amongst themselves.
This situation made Huo Xiaolong even more agitated.
Peace between the two countries should not be imposed on them, not even princesses.
This is not what they should do. What they should do is look at the mountains and rivers in their hearts and walk out of this world step by step with their own feet.
Huo Xiaolong bowed to the princesses and took his leave.
Then they went to the banquet and asked someone to call Sun Zixi over.
"During the negotiations later, I want you to insist on not agreeing to a marriage alliance."
The Emperor's intention is a marriage alliance, and in principle, everyone in the Imperial Household Department should speak according to the Emperor's decree. Huo Xiaolong's actions put him in opposition to the Emperor.
Sun Zixi stared wide-eyed at Huo Xiaolong.
She knew it!
She won't just ignore it!
"Do you dare to do it?" Huo Xiaolong continued to ask.
"There's nothing I wouldn't dare to do!"
Yuwen Helan is also a very talented woman; she shouldn't go.
Even if it wasn't her, but one of the princesses in the harem, they shouldn't have gone.
I feel a little sorry for my sisters at home. This time, I might really have to risk my life.
The girl's eyes were filled with self-reproach. Lan Tingche, who was beside her, held her hand and gestured for her to look at her sisters.
Liu Xu and Ruyi waved the silver notes in their hands at her. How could these people who had been with her since childhood not understand her?
From the moment they heard the news, the girls knew that Huo Xiaolong wouldn't abandon them.
Regardless of power or influence, Da'an's actions were akin to defecating on the necks of the women of Dayan.
Didn't you just have a female official?
Let's disgust you then, and see if you're willing to give up a princess in exchange for a hundred years of peace.
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