"Bah!" Zhutao spat at her and shouted loudly, "What are you thinking about, my lady? This marriage is so good, why don't you marry me?"
"You stupid bitch, your back hurts when you stand and talk!"
Zhutao has a short temper and cannot bear to hear others say something bad about his young lady.
When Grandma Du heard this, not only was she not annoyed, but she sneered, "Miss Xie, you are a talented person who knows the current affairs. Since I dare to say this, it means that the higher-ups have taken a liking to you."
Xie Wanzhou looked back, his eyes filled with coldness.
Aunt Du looked at her, sneered, and led the others out of the side hall.
"Miss!" Zhutao stumbled to Xie Wanzhou's side, held her arm, and whispered, "Miss... you..."
"I have nothing to do." Xie Wanzhou calmed down for a while and replied softly, "A swan among the sparrows has empty ambitions, but it will be difficult to fulfill them in this life."
"Miss..." Zhutao's eyes were sore and she whispered, "Let's go back home and find Madam... Madam is so powerful, there must be a way to save you!"
"Save me?" Xie Wanzhou curled her lips and her voice trembled slightly, "Is it fair for women in the world to go to a foreign country and marry a husband I have never met?"
Xie Wanzhou lowered his long eyelashes and said, "If you can only save me, it's better not to save me."
Zhutao looked distressed and murmured in a low voice, "But...but Miss, you can't go to the northwest! Mr. Lian's place..."
"Even if I don't go, others will." Xie Wanzhou's eyes darkened and she interrupted, her tone not revealing any emotion or anger. "If the country is not stable, women's sacrifices will not stop."
After saying this, Xie Wanzhou straightened his clothes, turned around slowly, and his eyes fell on the palace wall three people high.
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At three quarters in the afternoon, the sun was at its peak.
Lian Yan changed his past and specially changed into an ivory white cloak with casual robes underneath. The young man with bright eyebrows stood by the river, tall and tall, waiting for his sweetheart to come to the appointment.
It's just...his sweetheart is a little late.
Lian Yan was a little bored waiting, kicking the stones on the ground for a while, and staring at the ants moving with lowered eyes.
I waited and waited, but Xie Wanzhou still didn't come.
"Is it possible..." Lian Yan looked suspicious and murmured softly, but before he finished speaking, he suddenly came back to his senses.
Lian Yan raised his hand and slapped his mouth lightly, "What nonsense are you talking about? Wan Zhou wouldn't lie to me!"
Yunting rode his horse and rushed to Qinxin Lake. He looked around and finally found his son in a corner of the lake.
Yunting grinned and stepped forward, shouting, "Young Master! Something bad is going to happen to you!"
Lian Yan frowned and whispered, "Why... did I hear the voice of that debt collector in Yunting?"
"Master!"
Yunting suddenly appeared in front of Lian Yan, startling him.
"What are you doing?" Lian Yan took two steps back and widened his eyes, "If you dare to play sneak attack with me, you are courting death!"
Yunting shook his head vigorously, without even catching his breath, and grabbed Lian Yan's arm, "Master...home..."
"What?" Lian Yan pulled away his arm, frowned, and whispered, "Look at that coward of yours. If you fart, hurry up!"
Yunting swallowed his saliva and raised his voice, "Sir, something happened at home!"
Lian Yan paused, frowned and asked, "What happened?"
Yunting looked bitter and sighed, "There is news from the palace that the emperor wants to choose a noble girl from the capital and make her a princess to marry in the northwest."
"Your Majesty... chose Miss Xie! Madam got the message and fainted in desperation!"
Lian Yan only felt a roar in his ears, and soon his vision went dark and he staggered a little.
"Master!" Yunting turned pale with fright and hurriedly went to help her, "Madam hasn't woken up yet, please don't faint again!"
Lian Yan's heart ached badly, his eyes were a little wandering, and his voice was hoarse and low, "Has the emperor issued an order?"
"Not yet." Yunting shook his head and whispered, "If Madam Hou finds out about this, I'm afraid there will be a fuss."
"Since there is no decree, there is still time..." Lian Yan pushed Yunting's hand away, strode forward to the horse, and got on the horse's back, "You settle your mother, and I will enter the palace immediately!"
"Hey, young master!"
Yunting stretched out his hand to stop it, but only touched the hair on the horse's tail.
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In front of the Yangxin Hall, Chang Lian couldn't kneel down. He took off his cloak and folded it neatly beside him. He was only wearing a thin gown.
Zhang De, the chief eunuch, stepped out of the palace with hurried steps and shouted to Lian Yan, "Hey, my little ancestor, get up quickly!"
After saying that, she pretended to help him, "If you get out of the cold and get a headache or fever, the Queen will probably kill this slave!"
"I voluntarily kneel here and it has nothing to do with my cousin." Lian Yan looked calm and said in a cold voice, "I just ask the emperor to look at my aunt and spare the Yongcheng Marquis and Miss Xie."
"Little ancestor, you can't say this!" Zhang De turned pale with fright, half-bent and stood beside him, and whispered, "The emperor also has to..." for the sake of peace between the two countries.
"Peace between the two countries can only be bought with women?"
An indifferent voice sounded, leaving Zhang De stunned on the spot.
"A huge country actually wants to sacrifice its women in exchange for a short period of peace." Lian Yan lowered his eyes and clenched his fists tightly, "Forgive me for not understanding this move."
"This..." Zhang De was speechless and could only smile awkwardly, "Things are not what the young master thought. The emperor also has his own reasons..."
After hearing this, Lian Yan looked up at him. Although he didn't say anything, the sarcasm in his eyes was about to come out.
Zhang De paused, then like a defeated rooster, he returned to the Yangxin Hall dejectedly.
In the palace, the emperor made a cold face and slammed the jade ring he was playing with on the table, "Listen, listen to what he said! It's so treasonous!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!" Zhang De hurriedly stepped forward and softly comforted him, "Young Master Lian and the Queen are cousins. Please think twice before hurting the Queen's heart!"
The emperor sat on the dragon throne, looking suspicious, "Who is he here for?"
"Back to the Emperor, this matter arises from the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Yongcheng." Zhang De bent slightly and whispered, "She is the one specially recommended by Concubine Xiao."
"What is the relationship between this person and Lian Yan?" The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice, "Is there something fishy between the two of them?"
Zhang De shook his head and was quite puzzled, "I haven't heard that the young lady from the Yongcheng Marquis has proposed a marriage. Even the young master never likes to deal with girls..."
"If there was no inside story, would Lian Yan have made such a big fuss with his temperament?" The emperor looked gloomy and waved his hand, "Go and investigate. If you can't find out the reason, don't come back to see me!"
"Yes..." Zhang De agreed, "It's just...this young master is still kneeling outside and is wearing only thin clothes..."
The emperor snorted coldly, slowly picked up the memorial from one side, and whispered, "If he wants to kneel, he can do so."
(End of chapter)
