mesbooks Chapter 275: The Marriage
Chapter 275: The Marriage
As soon as Song Qingwan finished speaking, the eldest princess let out a long sigh.
She shook her head slightly, as if it was difficult to speak. After a long silence, the eldest princess spoke slowly.
"Regarding the use of women to seek peace, I have always felt that this is the most unsuccessful thing for an emperor to do."
"Qing Wan also thinks the princess is right."
"Back then, the Imperial Concubine was going to be sent to marry a foreign prince. I had a dispute with my brother. According to my opinion, we would rather fight to the death with the Dongyue Kingdom than let the Imperial Concubine suffer such an insult."
Song Qingwan nodded. As expected, no matter what era it is, it is always women who can consider issues from a woman's perspective.
Then the eldest princess told Song Qingwan about what happened that year, and Song Qingwan was deeply moved after listening to it.
It turned out that when Zhao Yuanrui first ascended the throne, he had been fighting with his brothers for several years for the throne, and the entire country fell into civil strife, with various forces at odds with each other.
Those who waited and watched waited and watched, while those who took the opportunity to rob took advantage of the situation. Zhao Yuanrui was very young and had only the Shen family and the Yan family, which was still unknown at the time, to support him.
Under such circumstances, the eldest princess volunteered to lead troops to the northern border to quell the war.
Therefore, there was no one available around Zhao Yuanrui at that time, and he was left alone to face these cunning old ministers. Naturally, he could not spare the energy to support the eldest princess.
At that time, Grand Tutor Pang was already old, and Zhao Yuanrui had always been wary of the Pang family, so he found a reason to kill Grand Tutor Pang Min, the only son of Grand Tutor Pang.
From then on, Grand Tutor Pang and the emperor became completely alienated. The emperor naturally would not allow Grand Tutor Pang to lead troops to war, for he was afraid that if his achievements became too great, the Pang family would seize his throne in one fell swoop.
The Emperor of Dongyue took this opportunity to attack the Great Saint Dynasty and threatened to lead a million cavalry to destroy the capital of the Great Saint Dynasty. The Emperor had no choice but to go in person to seek peace.
Finally, the deal was reached, with the conditions being ten thousand taels of gold and the Great Sage's most beautiful woman, Yan Qinghuan, to be the concubine of the Emperor of Dongyue.
At that time, Yan Qinghuan, now known as Concubine Shun, had already married the emperor and was the head of the harem. Naturally, she would not be willing to do such a thing that would damage her reputation. For an ancient woman, this would be more painful than killing her.
Zhao Yuanrui begged and pleaded for the throne, even using the Yan family to threaten Yan Qinghuan. Finally, Yan Qinghuan had no choice but to agree.
So Yan Qinghuan, who was already a noble concubine at that time, was given the title of Princess Changping, and moved into the harem of Dongyue Kingdom along with the gold presented to the emperor of Dongyue Kingdom.
"So that's how it is. No wonder Concubine Shun has always been indifferent to the emperor over the years and couldn't show any enthusiasm."
"So the rebellion was put down later, and the army I led fought the Dongyue Kingdom to a draw. Sister-in-law Shun Guifei was brought back, but I'm afraid I'll never forget this insult."
"I guess this is the reason why the emperor is unwilling to pass the throne to Ajin."
The emperor's mentality is easy to understand. He thinks that as the emperor, he wants what kind of woman and how many sons he wants to have.
Naturally, he could not have no grudges in his heart about bringing Concubine Shun back, but because of her contributions to the country, he had to welcome her into the palace.
On the one hand, he still had feelings for Concubine Shun. Given her beauty, no man would not want to possess her. On the other hand, the emperor could not get over the hurdle in his heart, so he ignored Zhao Huaijin and could not like him.
After listening to Song Qingwan's guess, the eldest princess nodded. Wasn't the emperor's thoughts obvious?
He always felt that saving the lives of Concubine Shun and her son was a great blessing, so how could he possibly hand over the power to Zhao Huaijin.
"I know you want to know about Concubine Shun's past, but I don't know much about it. I can only tell you my opinion of the Emperor of Dongyue. He is a gentleman and doesn't seem like someone who would force a woman."
"I understand, Princess."
Song Qingwan roughly understood the meaning of the eldest princess' words.
Presumably, the Emperor of Dongyue Kingdom really loved Concubine Shun, otherwise she would not have returned unscathed.
If he really wanted to forcibly occupy Concubine Shun, there would probably be no Zhao Huaijin today. After all, isn't it a simple matter for an emperor to want a woman to submit to him and bear children for him?
Song Qingwan already had the answer. The source of everything was the problem of the half-dead emperor. It was he who ruined Concubine Shun's life and also implicated Zhao Huaijin.
The eldest princess said that the Emperor of Dongyue was a gentleman. Song Qingwan was a little surprised. As expected, a dragon gives birth to nine sons, and each son is different. She hoped that Shen Jingyi would not encounter any danger in Dongyue Kingdom.
The eldest princess was right. Since Shen Jingyi arrived at the capital of Dongyue Kingdom, he was arranged by the Emperor of Dongyue Kingdom to live in a villa very close to the imperial palace. He was served with delicious food and drinks the whole time and was never made difficult for by him.
At this moment, Shen Jingyi was sitting under a big tree in the courtyard drinking tea. Not far away stood the guards sent by the Emperor of Dongyue himself, under the pretext of ensuring his safety.
Shen Jingyi naturally understood the role of this guard. On the surface it was protection, but in reality it was surveillance.
However, he did not object to this. As an enemy countryman, he should be monitored under the nose of the enemy.
Shen Jingyi reviewed what had happened in the past few days in his mind.
Since he came to Dongyue Kingdom, he had only met the Emperor of Dongyue Kingdom twice. The Emperor of Dongyue Kingdom had a lukewarm attitude towards him and it was obvious that he looked down on him.
Although they did not make things difficult for him, they had never negotiated with him directly. Only the third prince Tuoba Jun sent people to find him several times, but Shen Jingyi did not meet them.
Shen Jingyi knew Tuoba Jun's purpose very well.
On the surface, he was just being a polite host, but in reality, he was trying to get some information out of him, right?
If Awu had not captured the Sixth Princess of Dongyue Kingdom, he would have really been deceived by this unknown Third Prince.
"Sir Shen, the Third Prince sent someone to bring you some food, take a look..."
"Come on board and thank His Royal Highness the Third Prince for me."
"Yes, my lord."
The guards retreated, and soon several maids came respectfully carrying several trays. They gently placed the food on the trays on the stone table in front of Shen Jingyi, then lowered their heads and retreated.
"Thank your Third Prince for me, and tell him that I have gotten used to the food of Dongyue Country, so he doesn't need to worry so much."
One of the maids who looked a little older came forward and explained: "Our Highness wants Lord Shen to be able to eat his own country's food in a foreign country to ease your homesickness. Please don't think too much about it."
"You guys go down."
"Yes, my lord."