The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 285: lifetime
Chapter 285: Lifetime
“Our princess hurt her throat, and this is a way to express her gratitude to Your Majesty.” Li Zhijie apologized to the emperor with a smile, “I hope Your Majesty will forgive me.”
“Your Majesty…” Concubine Qiu whispered to the emperor tenderly, “You have granted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince a good marriage today. His Royal Highness Prince Liang is also your son. And it is because of Prince Liang that Your Majesty and I have such a fate. If I cannot repay Prince Liang’s friendship, I will always feel guilty. Why not… take advantage of today’s happiness and help Prince Liang and Princess Zhenguo to have a good marriage!”
Emperor Murong Yu of Yan, who was sitting aside with a wine glass in his hand, felt his heart skip a beat and subconsciously looked towards his younger brother Xiao Rongyan.
The Daliang envoy did not hear the whispers between Concubine Qiu and the emperor. He only felt that the emperor was in a good mood, so he smiled and said, “Your Majesty, Daliang is also willing to form an alliance with Jin and make peace with Jin. I ask for the marriage of the fourth prince of Daliang to the most beautiful woman in Jin… Princess Nandu as his principal wife.”
Lu Baohua smiled and nudged Liu Ruofu with his elbow. Liu Ruofu bit her lower lip, her cheeks flushed. She looked at Wei Qiheng, but saw that Wei Qiheng was staring at Bai Qingyan without blinking. Liu Ruofu’s face suddenly fell.
“I heard that Emperor Yan is also looking for a marriage for the Ninth Prince of Great Yan?” The Emperor smiled and looked at Emperor Yan. “If Emperor Yan already has a favorite candidate, why not tell me so that we can make another marriage possible during my birthday banquet today.”
Murong Yu nodded slightly, elegant and noble: “I originally wanted to ask for the marriage of Gaoyi County Lady for my ninth brother, but I felt that the age difference between my ninth brother and the county lady was too big.”
Murong Yu looked at Bai Qingyan and said, “Later, I wanted to ask for the marriage of Princess Zhenguo for my ninth brother, and then I learned that Princess Zhenguo swore not to marry, so I wanted to ask for the marriage of Princess Nandu for him. But yesterday evening… I heard that the fourth prince of Daliang asked for the marriage of Princess Nandu, and swore not to take concubines in this life. I asked myself if my brother could do that, so I gave up the idea. If my ninth brother is lucky enough to enter Jin and meet a woman he likes in the future, please allow it, Your Majesty.”
When Wei Qiheng heard what Emperor Yan said, he stood up and thanked him: “Thank you, Emperor Yan, for helping me achieve this goal.”
Lu Baohua covered his lips with a round fan and whispered, “I never thought that the Emperor of Dayan would be so handsome, gentle and elegant. He is truly the most beautiful man in the world! I think the Ninth Prince of Dayan and the Emperor of Dayan are brothers from the same mother, so they must be not much different. Do you want to consider it?”
“My father has already promised the Fourth Prince of Daliang! Besides…” Liu Ruofu curled her lips, “Dayan is a poor and weak country. Wouldn’t we have to suffer if we go there?”
Wei Qiheng turned around and saw Bai Qingyan sitting upright in his seat, looking unmoved, so he walked towards Bai Qingyan.
Liu Ruofu opened her eyes wide, full of disbelief.
Wei Qiheng took off the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Bai Qing respectfully, saying, “Princess, I am Wei Qiheng, the fourth prince of Daliang. I saw you from afar at Taoyin Lake yesterday and fell in love with you. I want to marry you as my principal wife. I have sworn to Prince Xian and Your Majesty that I only want you to be my wife in this life and will never take concubines or side wives. I only want to be with you for the rest of my life.”
Xiao Rongyan tightened his grip on the wine glass and looked in the direction of Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan was quite surprised. Didn’t they say… that the Fourth Prince of Daliang wanted to marry Princess Liu Ruofu of Nandu? She looked at Liu Ruofu.
Liu Ruofu’s face turned even paler, and she clenched her fists tightly. What did Bai Qingyan mean by looking at her? Was it a provocation? !
When Concubine Qiu heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she hurriedly said, “Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince asked to marry Princess Nandu yesterday, and you even specially summoned Prince Xian to the palace for this. Why is the Fourth Prince…”
The news that Wei Qiheng proposed to the Emperor and Prince Xian to marry Liu Ruofu yesterday had already spread throughout Dadu. Because Wei Qiheng promised not to take concubines in his lifetime, this marriage had become a beautiful story in Dadu.
The busybody smiled and pointed in the direction of Liu Ruofu to Wei Qiheng: “Did the Fourth Prince recognize the wrong person? This is not the Princess of Nandu, but the Princess of Zhenguo, Bai Qingyan. The Princess of Nandu is over there…”
Wei Qiheng looked in the direction of Liu Ruofu in the direction that the man pointed, only to see that Liu Ruofu had a pale face, and Prince Xian’s complexion was not much better at this time.
The story that the fourth prince of Daliang, Wei Qiheng, knelt down and begged Prince Xian to marry Princess Nandu to him was spread by Prince Xian himself who was too proud to care about his reputation. Who would have known that the fourth prince of Daliang would ask for marriage from Bai Qingyan right after he begged for his own daughter.
“Ah?” Wei Qiheng looked at Liu Ruofu in bewilderment, then turned back to look at Bai Qingyan who had already stood up, “But… isn’t it said that Princess Nandu Liu Ruofu is the most beautiful woman in Jin? How come…”
Wei Qiheng’s stupid words simply pressed Liu Ruofu’s face into the mud.
What does the Fourth Prince of Daliang mean? ! Is he saying that Liu Ruofu is not worthy of the title of the most beautiful woman in Dajin? !
Many of the women who usually disliked Liu Ruofu covered their lips with their fans and laughed.
Liu Ruofu has always been proud and extremely confident about her appearance. How could she bear this insult?
But she smiled and stood up, bowed gracefully and said, “So, the Fourth Prince of Daliang mistook the Princess Zhenguo for me. The title of the most beautiful woman is just an empty title, and Liu Ruofu would never dare to take it. The Princess Zhenguo is the greatest contributor to our Jin State in this battle in Southern Xinjiang. The Fourth Prince of Daliang has a keen eye, congratulations to the Princess Zhenguo.”
Liu Ruofu intentionally reminded Wei Qiheng that Bai Qingyan was the fierce woman who burned and killed 100,000 surrendered prisoners from Xiliang. She wanted to see Wei Qiheng’s solemn promise just now… and then retreat after knowing Bai Qingyan’s identity.
Only in this way can the laughing stock… shift from her to Bai Qingyan.
Xiao Rongyan raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly. There are always people who overestimate their abilities and think they can beat Bai Qingyan.
It’s a pity that whether it’s Bai Qingyan’s eloquence or his scheming and scheming, there are probably few people present who can match him.
How could Prince Xian keep calm when his beloved daughter suffered such a great injustice? He lowered his eyes and thought about the emperor’s attitude towards Bai Qingyan, then continued his daughter’s words and said, “In my Jin Kingdom, not everyone can be called the most beautiful woman just because they are pretty. My beloved daughter is outstanding in character, appearance, and talent… That’s why she is called the most beautiful woman in Jin! Virtue, speech, merit, and appearance, virtue comes first, and appearance comes last.”
Because Prince Xian is the only king of a different surname in Jin State, he is extremely cautious and especially likes to understand the emperor’s intentions. His intuition tells Prince Xian… His Majesty is very happy to see Bai Qingyan’s embarrassment, so his words are even more sharp.
“Jin State has never judged people by appearance. Women should be gentle and docile, and kind and virtuous. How can a woman with a murderous and violent temperament be called beautiful? How can an overly tough woman be frugal, filial to her parents-in-law, and support her husband and children? Not to mention… she disregarded propriety and integrity and seduced the fourth prince of Daliang outside, and did not reveal her identity and deliberately put others in an embarrassing situation. She deserves death!”