When Rong Cang and Chu Yunfei arrived at the eldest princess's residence, Ji Ziyi was detoxifying Jun'er.
Princess Qi Jin and Qixia were locked out of the door and could not see the detoxification process in the room. They stood in front of the court, staring at the door, their expressions solemn, and they could not hide the worry on their faces.
Although Qi Jin believed in Ji Ziyi's medical skills, the child was only two years old, and it was a father's instinct to be anxious and concerned.
But compared to his own anxiety, the child's mother's emotions obviously need to be comforted more.
Qi Jin turned to look at Princess Qixia and cleared her throat: "Um... Ji Ziyi has superb medical skills. Logically speaking, there will be no problem. You don't need to worry too much."
Princess Qixia glanced at him silently, and just as she was about to speak, there was movement from outside the courtyard: "Your Highness, Crown Princess, please come this way."
Princess Qi Jin and Princess Qixia turned around to look, and sure enough they saw the prince and his wife approaching from a distance, surrounded by the guards and maidens. The prince's belly was bulging, and she wore a white piping and red cloak that fluttered in the wind, showing her bright nobility.
Qi Jin turned around and came forward, bowed his head and saluted: "See the prince, see the princess."
"No need to be polite." Rong Cang glanced in the direction of the door and asked in a calm voice, "How is the child?"
"Ji Ziyi is still inside. He said it will take half an hour to come out." Qi Jin said, adding, "We have just been in for a while."
Rong Cang turned his eyes slightly and looked at Princess Qixia: "Since Ji Ziyi can detoxify Jun'er, there won't be any accidents. You don't have to worry too much."
Princess Qixia nodded: "Thank you, Prince."
After saying that, she raised her eyes to look at Chu Yunfei and greeted her gracefully: "Is this the Crown Princess? My name is Yuxi, Princess Qixia of Mobei. I have met the Crown Princess."
Chu Yunfei smiled and returned the greeting: "I'm glad to see the princess. I have heard about the princess and Qi Jin. Thank you very much for the princess's heroic rescue three years ago."
Help each other with justice?
Princess Qixia was silent, wanting to say that she didn't save Qi Jin for no reason. Everything she did had her own agenda.
However, thinking of Jun'er who was currently detoxifying in the room, she suddenly realized that no matter what the original intention of rescuing Qi Jin was, no matter what purpose she had wanted to use this child to achieve.
At least at this moment, she clearly understood her son's position in her heart.
Nothing in this world is more important than her children. It's not that the mother is more valuable than the child, nor is the child used as a bargaining chip. It's just blood and family ties, flesh and blood, inseparable.
Perhaps this is a fate that a woman who has become a mother can never escape. Living in this world, the most important thing they cannot let go of is the flesh and blood of their ten-month pregnancy.
In comparison, whether it is the love between men and women or the glory and wealth, they all seem meaningless.
Princess Qixia suppressed her thoughts, raised her eyes to look at Rong Cang, and said calmly: "Your Highness, I want to talk to you."
Rong Cang looked calm: "Now?"
"Um."
"Go to the study room." Qi Jin said.
Princess Qixia and Rong Cang had no objection.
So Qi Jin told a few guards to guard outside Feiyu Pavilion and not allow anyone to go in and disturb Doctor Ji. Then he turned around and led the way to the study.
Chu Yunfei's hand was held by Rong Cang, and she was speechless all the way.
After entering the study, Princess Qixia got straight to the point: "I know what the prince is worried about, and I also know that I don't have much leverage to negotiate with you right now, so I am willing to give in."
She walked to the book case, took out a scroll from her sleeve, unfolded it and spread it on the case: "Longwu and Shi'an are the border cities of Mobei, and they are also easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack lines of defense. Shi'anbei is the largest city in Mobei. Horse training ground, I am willing to classify these three places as the territory of the Chu State. In this way, the war horse breeding base that Mobei was once most proud of will become the property of the Chu State. If this grassland is lost, even if Mobei still has it in the future. As ambitious as they are, the iron cavalry is far from being a match for Chu."
Rong Cang's eyes fell on the map and remained silent.
"Mobei Jiuzhou has twenty-one counties, excluding these two cities and a prairie, the remaining territory is still quite large." Qi Jin's eyes fell on Qixia, "You are a woman, I am sure that you are capable of taking on this important task. ?”
Princess Qixia said calmly: "The difference between a queen and a queen is the downgrade of fiefdom and power. I don't have that big appetite. I only want half of the governance rights in Mobei."
As she spoke, she took a pen and circled four consecutive states and eleven counties on the map: "These cities are relatively stable, and there are no aristocratic families exercising power, so it will not be difficult to conquer them in the future. As for the other states, they are controlled by Most of the horse farms and salt and iron businesses in Mobei have an inseparable relationship with the imperial court, so I have to trouble His Highness the Crown Prince to find a way to solve it himself."
Qi Jin could see that Princess Qixia actually didn't have much ambition. She just wanted to lead a stable life with her son. However, she had experienced too much control since she was a child, so she desperately wanted someone who would not be affected by others. A life of control.
However, being a woman means that she will have a harder life than a man. If she does not strive for some power, she may still become a vassal of others and be controlled by others throughout her life.
This was something she absolutely couldn't stand anymore.
Even if the person who controls her might be the child's father, she doesn't want to.
From the perspective of an onlooker, Qi Jin actually admires Princess Qixia's behavior and feels that she is somewhat of a heroic spirit among girls. However, as the father of a child, he deeply feels that such a girl among The heroic spirit needs to be compensated by his manly dignity.
This made him feel extremely complicated.
"Princess Qixia is so happy, I have no reason not to respond." Rong Cang withdrew his eyes from the map and looked up at Princess Qixia, "But I still want to know, what are you and Qi Jin going to do?"
Princess Qixia spoke calmly: "If Prince Qi gets married to me, I am willing to let him be my royal husband."
"What if I don't want to be the prince's husband?" Qi Jin raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you going to find another father for Jun'er?"
Princess Qixia really thought about it for a while after hearing this: "The child is your child and will not recognize another man as his father. But if you are not willing to marry me, I will probably marry another man as my husband."
Qi Jin: "..." Does she really have such thoughts?
Chu Yunfei sat aside with interest, secretly observing the interaction between Princess Qixia and Qi Jin. She used to think that Qi Jin and Xie Danshu were a good match, but Qi Jin never showed any affection for Danshu. There is no affection at all.
But Qi Jin seemed a little different towards Princess Qixia.
