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Yuan Cixian looked back at him, her eyes flashing for a moment.
Lu Shiqing continued to explain: "Nanzhao's domestic political situation is turbulent, and Xiju has never been able to hold the position of crown prince. It is precisely because of this that he devoted himself to conquering southern Yunnan, trying to conquer southern Yunnan, achieving the goal of subjugating the subjects at home and intimidating neighboring countries outside. But from the time you were fourteen years old, he designed to marry you until now, whether it is open or hidden arrows, Nanzhao has never succeeded. The war not only did not ask Xiju to be the crown prince, but instead caused him to be impeached by his ministers and complained to the people. So now, he decided to change his strategy and turn enemies into friends with the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Perhaps it was the piece of unforgettable jade used by the second prince of Nanzhao to please Dazhou to remind Xiju, perhaps it was the peace talks between Lu Shiqing and him in January that gave him enlightenment, and he found that the moment was indeed not the best time to compete with Dazhou.
"His top priority is to use the power of the Great Zhou to stabilize the domestic political situation. But it is obvious that compared to his frequent wars, our saints prefer his second brother who knows how to be diligent. To prevent one day, his second brother will receive the support of my Great Zhou and replace him, he must establish a deep enough friendly relationship with our dynasty as soon as possible. Marriage is one of the ways."
"In this case, it was already considered grace for the court to ask the royal family daughter to go to Nanzhao. There was no reason to marry the legitimate princess, but our saint valued profit. If Xiju could provide enough exchange conditions to make him moved, he would not choose to protect his daughter. What's more, Shaohe was already the second marriage after all. Therefore, she naturally became Xiju's first choice."
A legitimate princess who married the Marquis's Mansion at the age of sixteen and has been widowed for five years has lost some price.
"But the first choice is not enough. In addition to Shaohe, who was born in the legitimate position, your identity is also very special. If you, as the only daughter of the King of Southern Yunnan, marry Xiju, in the eyes of his subjects, it will be a matter of time before his prince controls southern Yunnan. Therefore, you can also allow Xiju to establish a strong prestige in China. This time he will not attack you because of my obstacles. If now, I will throw away my armor and lose my holy heart in order to protect Shaohe, and even be demoted, next, when Xiju stretches his hand towards you, who can protect you?"
After saying this, Lu Shiqing, a person who didn't like to express himself, grabbed Yuan Cixian's hand and trembled, as if he was afraid of something.
As if he noticed his helplessness and struggle, Yuan Cixian endured the bitterness in his nose and pulled out the hand that was grabbed by him, and then held him back.
With such a trade-off, she knew that he was more difficult than her.
Lu Shiqing was shocked and pulled her into her arms, lowered her head and put her chin on her shoulder. After a long silence, he said, "Yuan Cixian, Lu Shiqing has only one, so he is only enough to worry about you."
Yuan Cixian nodded without saying anything, but blinked and shed hot tears.
*
In Zichen Hall, Xiju threw his bait to Emperor Huining: "First, Nanzhao will resume regular tribute to the Great Zhou, and will no longer send the tribute directly to Chang'an through the hands of the King of Southern Yunnan."
In the past, when Nanzhao paid tribute, he often presented the tribute to Yuan Yizhi first, and then delivered it to Emperor Huining, which actually showed that he valued the King of Southern Yunnan and despised him. With this change, the old emperor naturally felt clear and comfortable.
This straightforward one is to first untie each other's hearts.
Xiju continued: "Secondly, Nanzhao will resume trading with Dazhou for three years, and promise to unilaterally reduce 40% of the trade tax, and allow merchants from neighboring countries such as the Piao Kingdom to flow into the Dazhou territory through our Nanzhao, opening up their transactions with Dazhou."
Emperor Huining was slightly stagnant.
This mutual trading move is not only a matter of money and materials, but also a rare opportunity for the Great Zhou to open up trade and even political exchanges south of Nanzhao without any effort.
But Xiaoju still has even more unexpected words later: "Third, I am willing to promise that on the day of ascending the throne, I will send my eldest son to Chang'an to study Chinese studies for three years, and if I do not succeed, I will not be allowed to return."
This seems implicit, but in fact it simply means that as long as he ascends the throne successfully, he will send his eldest son to serve as a proton for the Great Zhou for three years. This is equivalent to giving the old emperor a reassurance ball, which shows that at least in the first three years of being in charge of the fine position, Nanzhao would not be able to make waves. Even if the Great Zhou is determined to restrain himself, he can still benefit countless times in these three years. In addition, the political significance of this matter itself is immeasurable.
"The above three points are: First, Shao and Princess marry me, second, Dazhou provides Nanzhao's scarce medicinal materials in the trade and trade, third, His Majesty promises to cut off contact with my second brother and instead support me to take over. I wonder what Your Majesty wants?"
Emperor Huining was shocked, but he quickly replied calmly: "I have understood the sincerity of the prince, but this matter is of great importance and I must be allowed to consider it."
Xiju nodded: "That's natural. But if Your Majesty cares about Shao and the princess's wishes, I have a trick."
Emperor Huining raised his eyebrows slightly and signaled him to speak.
Xiju pulled the corner of his mouth: "I heard that the Lord was in love with Mr. Lu in the court. If Mr. Lu got married as soon as possible, wouldn't the Lord have completely cut off his thoughts?"
*
Although Emperor Huining did not immediately announce the result of his consideration, the incident of Prince Xiju's request to marry Shao and Princess quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an City.
The next morning, Yuan Cixian had just finished her breakfast meal when she heard that Lu Shuangyu came to visit. She was surprised that Lu Shiqing had something to do if she couldn't bear it. When she went to the main hall to see someone, she saw Lu Shuangyu looking very anxious. When she saw her coming, she suddenly stood up and said seriously without any hesitation: "Minister, you are so kind, help Shao and the princess!"
It seemed that because of asking for help, Lu Shuangyu was full of respect. Yuan Cixian choked and silent for a while before asking, "Do you brother know that you are here to find me?"
Lu Shuangyu buried her head and slammed her fingers secretly, shook her head: "Brother is unwilling to help, so I want to ask the county lord to persuade him." After she said that, as if she was afraid that Yuan Cixian would have a grudge against Shao Hexin, she hurriedly explained, "Although your lord likes brother in the past, she has never done anything out of the ordinary. I told you that they were in love with each other before, and it was also a lie... Don't bother with her, okay?"
This girl probably thought Lu Shiqing refused to help because she was afraid that Yuan Cixian would not be happy.
Yuan Cixian sighed: "When is it now? You are the county lord, you are yours? Can you call your sister-in-law?" After that, he pulled her and sat down aside.
Lu Shuangyu curled her lips and said, "Will you help me call me 'sister-in-law'?" Seeing that Yuan Cixian didn't answer, she played the sympathy card again, "Sister-in-law, the noble master is so pitiful. He didn't say that he lost his husband shortly after marrying the Marquis's Mansion five years ago. He stayed for three years and finally had the opportunity to marry a second time, but was rejected by his brother, and his temperament changed drastically..."
Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Yuan Cixian: "What a big change in temperament? Why haven't I heard of this?"
Lu Shuangyu looked a little embarrassed. She shouldn't have chewed people's tongue behind her back, but there was nothing else at the moment, so she had to say, "Do sister-in-law still remember the thing that saved me at Luqiao? That time, the Lord invited me to travel and asked me about my brother's feelings. After I told the truth, she had no interest in traveling and asked her to go back to the city. Unexpectedly, the accident you saw happened when you passed Luqiao. The Lord was infected with the wind and cold after falling into the water. It took a long time to get better. When I saw her again, I felt that she had changed."
Yuan Cixian frowned: "What do you say?"
She pondered for a while and then said, "Although the Lord had experienced the loss of his husband, he did not seem to have suffered much damage. He was not particularly lively, but he was cheerful. But after that time, she was much more restrained and dull, and she seemed to... as if she had just grown older in her teenage years, her eyes were different, her tone of speaking was different, and she looked very strange."
Yuan Cixian frowned even deeper, and suddenly remembered the incident: "I heard that after the noble lord fell into the water, he often traveled with nobles in Beijing because of the imperial physician's instructions to strengthen his body. Are you clear about this?"
Lu Shuangyu sighed: "What is the instructor of the imperial physician? It was the noble master who wanted to go out for a horse with everyone, but you don't know that the young ladies in Beijing secretly didn't like her very much. They felt that they couldn't play with her. It was very tiring and awkward to get along with her."
"Since you said that she is a little more restrained, why did she suddenly want to go out with everyone?" Yuan Cixian asked.
"Because your master said, maybe my brother likes this." After that, she glanced at Yuan Cixian, "I didn't believe it at the beginning, and I thought my brother must like the young lady who was so angry, but now it seems that your master is really right."
Yuan Cixian choked and suddenly stood up and said, "I have something to do, you go back first."
Lu Shuangyu also stood up: "Where are you going?"
"Princess House."
*
When Yuan Cixian arrived at Princess Anxingfang's mansion, Shaohe was burning incense in the Buddhist temple in the mansion. When he heard her coming, Buxu Buji went to the main hall and smiled faintly at her: "Why is the county lord here?" His tone was not at all flat and he didn't seem to be asking.
Yuan Cixian remembered that she clearly saw Shaohe having emotional fluctuations in Ziyuting yesterday, but now she has never seen anything again.
She thought about how to speak out the irresistible questions in her heart. At the moment, she was exhausted and felt that she could not move around and said bluntly: "Your master accidentally fell into the water in Luqiao in early spring two years ago. Have you ever had a strange dream after that?"
Shao He seemed to be stuck and shook his head and said, "The county lord thinks, what strange dream should I have?"
Yuan Cixian frowned, as if she was telling whether her words were true or not, but saw her suddenly smile and deny the previous answer: "Maybe it can be considered a dream."
Yuan Cixian then asked hesitantly: "So in your dream, did Xiju ask you for a marriage?"
Shaohe smiled and shook his head.
She was like a thorn in her throat for a moment. It was when she was silent that she suddenly heard the servant come to report and said that the imperial edict had arrived.
Shaohe seemed very calm, and said, "I know," and continued to say to Yuan Cixian: "Last year in the year of the Yuan Dynasty, I asked the county lord if he believed in reincarnation. The county lord did not answer me at that time. What about now?"
Yuan Cixian silently, raised her eyes and repeated what Shao He said: "I believe in reincarnation and also in cause and effect."
Shaohe smiled: "But you are different from me. The cause and effect you believe in is a kind of cause and effect, and you will get rewards and will respond to feelings. The cause and effect I believe in is fate." After saying that, she turned around, and it seemed that she was preparing to accept the order.
Yuan Cixian suddenly couldn't help but shouted at her: "The Lord." When she stopped, she hesitated, "Those who believe in fate can only accept their fate, and those who do not believe in fate can go against the will of heaven and change their fate. Why don't you try again? If you don't want to marry far away, maybe I can help you. The road to marriage must pass through southern Yunnan, and I can try to invite my father..."
"No need." Shaohe turned his head and smiled, "Why did the county lord take risks for me? For me, it's the same if I don't marry him, it's the same for anyone. The 'life' I mean is not that I have to marry Xiju, but that I can't marry him in the end."
Live for a lifetime and guard him for two lifetimes, and lose to her fierce momentum, and once she conquered the city and shook the pond.
This is fate.
After Shaohe finished speaking, he walked towards the door of the mansion step by step.
The morning light shone on her hair, and a dazzling white slight appeared.
Chapter completed!