Chapter 761, Mutual Accommodation
Princess Lekang walked aimlessly in the corridor of the palace. Thinking of what she had just overheard outside the Zheng Palace, a sarcastic smile slowly appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Regarding her marriage to Western Liao, her maternal grandparents, who were quite powerful in the court, did not raise any objection. Instead, it was Xiao Yeyang, her not-so-close cousin, who stood up and spoke for her.
No wonder her mother always avoided the Jiang family all these years, and no wonder her mother often told her not to get too close to the Jiang family. It was not until today that she realized how cold-blooded the Jiang family was.
Father
Will my father agree to the marriage proposal from the eldest prince of Western Liao?
"Princess, it's getting late, shall we go back?" The palace maid had to remind him when she saw that it was already dark.
Princess Le Kang said "hmm" lightly and continued to walk slowly.
The emperor did not give a clear response to the Western Liao's marriage proposal. In the morning court sessions in recent days, civil and military officials argued fiercely about this matter. Most people felt that for the sake of stability in the northwestern border, the marriage should be agreed.
Yan Mansion.
Garden pavilion.
"Xiao Yeyang, will the emperor agree to the marriage?"
Daohua handed the newly added and subtracted drawings to Xiao Yeyang.
Xiao Yeyang took the blueprint, looked at it, and said with a faint smile: "No."
Hearing him speak so confidently, Daohua was a little surprised: "Why?"
Xiao Yeyang: "My uncle is an emperor of great talent and vision. He wouldn't be like those short-sighted officials in the court who advocated using marriage alliances to buy a few years of peace and stability on border issues."
"If we want to maintain permanent border stability, marriage alliances are useless. A strong country and a strong army are the fundamentals. Even I understand this, and my uncle the Emperor certainly knows it."
Daohua looked puzzled: "Then why didn't the emperor just reject the Western Liao prince?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "The request for marriage from Western Liao is actually a disguised test."
"If we agree directly, the Western Liao people will think that Daxia is also eager to maintain peace and has no fighting power after the war with the Tatars."
"If we cut off the conflict directly, they will think that Daxia is so strong that they might still launch an attack on Western Liao. This will undoubtedly arouse Western Liao's vigilance against Daxia."
"No matter which one it is, Xi Liao will make corresponding arrangements."
"Now, if we make them unable to understand our actual situation, we can take more initiative."
"Well, Uncle Huang must have other considerations. Princess Lekang is the Queen's daughter, the Queen's only daughter, and the Queen is from the Jiang family. This time the Jiang family did nothing, what will the Queen think? Will she still be on the same side with the Jiang family?"
The stability of the harem is also very important to the emperor's uncle.
The rice flowers looked enlightened.
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Okay, let's not talk about these things. Did you eat the fruit I sent you yesterday?"
Daohua suddenly laughed: "Yes, I ate it." Then, she turned to look at Wang Maner, "Go and bring over a plate of the durian mousse I made this morning."
Xiao Yeyang looked surprised: "Are you used to eating it? Many people say that the durian fruit smells stinky."
Daohua smiled and said, "I think it's delicious. You can try it later."
There was a hint of resistance on Xiao Yeyang's face. He was not used to the smell of the fruit, but seeing that Daohua looked like she wanted to share the delicacy with him, he silently swallowed his refusal.
Just then, Yan Wenxiu and his wife and Yan Yihan and her three sisters came over.
"Big brother, big sister, second sister, third sister, fourth sister, why are you all gathered together?"
Daohua stood up and welcomed the people into the pavilion. Xiao Yeyang did not move. Ever since the emperor issued the decree to grant the marriage, he and the Yan family no longer avoided each other as deliberately as before.
Han Xinran greeted Xiao Yeyang with a smile, and then said, "We just came from my grandmother's place."
Yan Wenxiu walked towards Xiao Yeyang, and the two stood by the pavilion and talked.
Daohua saw that Yan Yihuan and the other two were all dressed in new clothes and asked with a smile, "Grandma, where do you have guests?"
Han Xinran smiled, glanced at Yan Yihan, and nodded.
When Daohua saw Yan Yihan blushing and lowering her head, she immediately remembered that Madam Li had mentioned to her two days ago that her father had chosen a family and was planning to introduce them to Yan Yihan. Could it be that the family came to visit today?
The matter had not been finalized yet, so Daohua didn't ask and started chatting with Han Xinran about other things.
Han Xinran: "Mother said that the Su family will be coming to Beijing in the next two days."
Daohua smiled and said, "It's already July, and there are only three months left until October. It's time to come to Beijing."
Han Xinran smiled and said, "There are many happy events in our family this year."
At this time, Wang Maner came over with glass mousse.
"This is my new dessert, come and try it!"
Daohua enthusiastically promoted desserts to everyone.
The Yan family knew that Daohua liked to come up with some new ideas from time to time, so they gave her face by sticking a piece of dessert on a bamboo stick.
However, after smelling the dessert, Yan Wenxiu and the others were reluctant to eat.
“Eat!”
Daohua ate a piece, and seeing that Xiao Yeyang didn't move, she quickly inserted another piece and handed it to his mouth: "Try it, it's delicious."
Xiao Yeyang glanced at the rice flowers, opened his mouth and ate the dessert.
When Yan Wenxiu and the others saw this, they all looked at Xiao Yeyang with a questioning look on their faces: "Is it delicious?"
Xiao Yeyang's face was a little stiff. Under Daohua's expectant eyes, he chewed it a few times and swallowed it, then nodded with certainty: "It tastes very good, everyone should try it."
Yan Wenxiu took a small bite with the mentality of giving it a try, then ran out of the pavilion impatiently and spit it on the ground.
When Daohua saw this, she was speechless: "Brother, your reaction is too big." As she said that, she put another piece in her mouth, then turned to look at Han Xinran and the others.
After seeing Yan Wenxiu's reaction, Han Xinran and the others didn't have the courage to try it and silently put the dessert back.
Seeing that they didn't eat it, Daohua looked regretful and said, "Durian is a delicious fruit. It's a shame if you don't know how to eat it."
"Give me another piece." Xiao Yeyang suddenly said.
Daohua's eyebrows curved immediately, and she picked up a piece and handed it to Xiao Yeyang, but when she was about to put it to his mouth, she took it back: "Do you really like it?"
Xiao Yeyang said with a wooden face: "Of course, I think it's not bad."
Daohua looked inquiring, "Everyone's taste is different. If you can't get used to something, don't force yourself."
Xiao Yeyang glanced at Daohua and said, "I like everything you make." Then he took her hand and ate the dessert in one bite.
Yan Wenxiu and the others were all impressed when they saw Xiao Yeyang swallow the dessert without changing his expression.
Daohua looked at Xiao Yeyang's stiff cheeks, smiled silently, put down the bamboo sticks, and asked Wang Maner to take the dessert away.
Xiao Yeyang: ".I can still eat a few more pieces."
Daohua smiled and said, "The delicious food will be eaten by you. I have to save it for my elders."
Xiao Yeyang: "Okay then, I won't eat it."
Listening to their conversation and watching them accommodating each other, Han Xinran felt a little amused and a little envious.
In fact, her life after marriage was really good. Her husband was considerate and gentle, and he had no concubines. But she always felt that something was missing.
She and her husband don't get along like her elder sister and the little prince. Even when they are bickering or sulking, the atmosphere is always sweet and warm.
Yan Yihan was also secretly looking at Daohua and Xiao Yeyang with longing in her eyes.
Thinking of the lady I met today and the young master of the You family whom she praised so highly, I couldn't help but have many expectations for the future.
(End of this chapter)
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