Ye Qing whispered this simple but powerful vulgar curse, and then looked up at his sister with a stern gaze.
"Do you know that you are making a joke with your life?"
The usually majestic elder sister lowered her head, as if she did not dare to bear the burning gaze of her younger sister, but her voice remained calm and firm.
"Of course I know."
"If one day I really need to sacrifice my own marriage to ensure the interests of the country, then His Majesty is the best person I can think of."
"The queen of the Os Empire has never been inferior to outsiders. In the history of the empire, there is no precedent for marrying with the St Empire. However, there is no precedent, but it does not mean that it is impossible."
"If the current emperor of Stern is still the sinister and indifferent Emperor Qingli, no matter how much he promises, I will still consider rejecting this marriage contract, and the Emperor Qingli is not like the Emperor Apocalypse who brought us this An intuitive and powerful threat.”
"He has proven that he is the most promising being after the three emperors to become the emperor of the ages. He is close to my age. Even if the engagement is established, our relationship will not be too embarrassing. Whether it is rumors or intelligence, he They are all handsome and charming monarchs, and no princess will refuse them."
Ye Luan's voice was as calm as a stream, and her tone never fluctuated. Everything she said was an obvious fact, but when she said these things, it was like talking about another person's affairs.
Ye Qing raised his head coldly, and his words were as cold as ice: "So sister still believes in the fairy tale that the princess must marry the prince?"
For every ordinary girl, when she was young, she would imagine that she was a princess in a fairy tale, and that there would be a handsome and funny prince who would overcome difficulties and obstacles and finally live a happy life with herself.
However, no fairy tale tells what happens after the prince or princess gets married, and not many girls are born to be princesses in fairy tales.
For Ye Qing, before she was nine years old, she was a princess who grew up completely in fairy tales, so when she said this sentence, the sarcasm in her tone was completely unlike her sister.
Ye Luan sighed. If it were her in normal times, Ye Qing would never dare to talk to her like this. But at this time, she was not the virtuous princess that she usually was, and Ye Qing was not the obedient sister who followed her.
Just as she was about to speak, Ye Qing interrupted her unsaid words.
"If you become the queen of Ste, there is no doubt that that bastard will never let you go."
"Then you can naturally participate in Ste's national policy and try to fall in love with the man who once killed you. According to Lan Ye's rules, even if you are far away in a foreign country, you still have all the power of the royal family named Ye. This will also become yours. Important bargaining chip.”
"No matter whether you give birth to his child or not, as long as you ascend to the post of St, Lan Ye will not die for a day, and you will not step down from there. Therefore, St and Lan Ye have formed a good relationship between Qin and Jin. If we can't afford the chaos of war, Yanshi City will not be ready for battle day and night."
"The emperor will naturally not give up his ambition to expand. There is no land in the world that cannot be explored. Since we have formed an alliance with Lan Ye, it is only right to jointly deal with the Aussie Empire."
"Originally, the St Empire could neither pass through the large area of land covered by the Forest of Death, nor could it build a fleet of that size to cross the middle sea and attack the mainland of Os. As long as Lan Ye provides supplies to St, it can lead St's disaster to That great empire in the southwest.”
Ye Qing's speaking speed was equally calm and soothing. When it came to the conversation between the two sisters, when it came to the only three great empires in the world, they were both the princesses of Lan Ye, so every word was worded differently. Carefully consider whether it is correct or not.
"Yeah?"
Ever since Ye Qing learned that Ye Luan was going to Ste, she began to use the intelligence at hand to analyze Ye Luan's intentions. If it were someone else, this thirteen-year-old princess might not be able to do this in detail, but if it were someone else, The sister she spends day and night with, there is no one in the world who understands her sister better than her.
Ye Luan finally nodded delicately.
The moment Ye Luan lowered his head, Ye Qing reached out and quickly slapped his sister loudly.
Ye Qing had practiced for thousands of tribulations, and even though his level was not very high, his physical quality was no less than that of ordinary beings. Not only was her slap unexpected, but it was also extremely fast.
Ye Luan noticed it, but couldn't avoid it at all.
Bright red palm prints quickly appeared on her face. Facing his sister, Ye Qing's slap was completely merciless.
"When I told you my plan when I was nine years old, you didn't say anything and just slapped me."
There was no look of pride on Ye Qing's face, just endless loneliness.
"Your slap didn't wake me up, and I finally left Lanlan City."
"Today, you have to leave this homeland, and I can only give you this slap in the face."
Ye Qing looked at his sister and bit his lip gently.
"I invite sister."
The girl's eyes were filled with blurred moisture, and her voice paused slightly.
"Give Ye Qing a chance to redeem himself, okay?"
Ye Luan looked at the sad and weeping sister in front of him. For a moment, she even thought that she was going to get married and go to a foreign country.
Ye Luan hesitated. She was a wise and intelligent princess, but at this moment, she didn't know whether to agree to her sister's request.
But in the next moment, she recalled Ye Qing's sad and stubborn look on that night three years ago, so she nodded lightly and quickly.
"I promise you."
Ye Qing seemed to be infused with infinite power in this nod. She couldn't help but clenched her right hand, then opened her arms and threw her sister into her arms.
Ye Qing was still small, but Ye Luan was astonishingly tall, so the girl could only lean on her sister's shoulder with difficulty, but the girl's voice was firm and excited.
She had not made up her mind to do this originally, but with Ye Luan's nod of acquiescence, she finally gained enough confidence and courage from her sister.
"My father was unwilling to stop me, my eldest brother stayed out of it, and my second brother was still fooling around outside."
"They leave the decision to you. There is no objection, but no one supports what you do."
"But, I'm different!"
"I'm just a lawless fool who doesn't know the heights of the sky, so there are some things that only a fool can do."
"Imperial Council, I want to draw a clear line with you about this matter again."
Ye Luan felt the warm and hard young body in her arms. This child has grown up with her since she was a child. They are relatives whose blood is thicker than water. But it was not until this moment that Ye Luan discovered that there was something hidden behind her that she could not see. Place, this child has grown too much.
Sometimes, having a lawless sister is not such a bad experience.
Ye Luan raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
This is the first time the virtuous princess has shown a smile in the twenty-seven days and nights since she made this decision.
The third princess, Ye Luan, married to the St Empire.
This incident started with a letter of credence from Xi Che. The letter of credence was handed into the hands of Emperor Lanye. If Emperor Lanye vetoed it at this time, nothing would happen next.
Of course, if the Emperor of Lan Ye agreed immediately, then there would not be so many things.
However, the emperor did not give a clear answer, but announced the contents of the letter of credence in the parliament hall.
Only Lanye's unique political system can cause this situation. The Emperor of Lanye believed that this was a decision related to the fate of the country, so he did not want one family to be arbitrary, so he asked the Imperial Parliament to review it on his behalf.
Originally this was a matter for the royal family, but the royal family stated that they would stay out of the matter, and the ten-member parliament would naturally not interfere in such troubled waters, so it was left to the imperial parliament for deliberation, discussion and voting.
Very simply, the Imperial Council approved Xi Che's proposal of marriage with a high vote.
This may be the inherent weakness of the democratic system. When power is dispersedly held in the hands of many people, it looks more like collective wisdom, but invisibly, sacrificing individual rights and interests for the collective benefit becomes a matter of course. .
The three princesses are known all over the world to be virtuous, but Emperor Ste is also young and powerful, and will not in any way disgrace himself, the most outstanding princess since Princess Youye.
The marriage between the two families formed a good relationship between Qin and Jin, so they could not afford to fight, and wars were far away. After thousands of years of chaotic conquests, the people of Lanye had just enjoyed a hundred years of long peace, and no one wanted to get involved in a war with an empire.
In this matter, personal wishes are the most insignificant thing.
Of course, Her Royal Highness the Princess, who is fair and virtuous, also expressed her support for the parliament's decision.
If this was the case, it should have been a grand publicity, and then the whole country would celebrate the princess's wedding for a month, but things were not that simple.
High-level trade-offs don't change most people's senses.
The Guards' blatant attempt to intercept the princess's car and disrupt her trip was just a wave in this huge wave.
Ye Luan is suitable for everything except age.
She is under eighteen years old. If placed in an ordinary family or even a small noble, then this age is enough to get married and become a wife and mother, but it is not suitable for an imperial princess.
According to the laws of the empire, a woman can be engaged at the age of fifteen and married at the age of twenty-two. If Ye Luan and Xi Che are just engaged, that's all.
But the laws of the Stur Empire were more direct.
Women are engaged at the age of thirteen and can get married at the age of eighteen, so the meaning of Xiche's letter of credence is truly reflected.
Lan Ye has two unmarried direct princesses at this time. According to St.'s logic, if Lan Ye agrees to the marriage, then either the third princess Ye Luan will get married, or the fourth princess Ye Qing will get engaged to Xi Che.
This is the underlying reason why Ye Qing said that bastard.
Therefore, the two paths facing Lanye Empire, to marry or not to marry, is not a problem.
Which one to marry is the question.
Then Xiche's irresistible emperor's offensive just arrived.
As a condition for the marriage contract, he once again laid out a whole list of benefits that could be called treason. In exchange for all this, he would either send the third princess over to get married before the end of winter, or get engaged to the fourth princess.
Lan Ye only remembered the dignity of a great country at this time and wanted to shirk the blame based on the national conditions of his country.
Xiche shook his treasonous treaty gently.
Lan Ye neatly lay down on her knees and licked her.
When the royal family gave up its dominance and put national interests first, in front of national interests, the Imperial Parliament humbly lowered itself to the ground.
The eighteen-year-old princess did not even go directly to St. Petersburg to marry the other emperor before she was engaged. Even the most shameless bureaucrat would be embarrassed to announce this news to the world.
To put it in the most straightforward and heart-wrenching words, the royal family abandoned Ye Luan, and then the Imperial Council changed hands and sold Ye Luan.
In the name of family and country justice.
Ye Luan is such a smart woman. She knows everything, but there is nothing she can do.
Just like Ye Qing, who thought he was omnipotent that night, was helpless when faced with his mother's increasingly cold body.
This is the reason why the Guards Corps went out to stop Ye Luan without authorization.
Because of my true feelings, I don’t want the princess to get married like this.
That’s why——the conversation between Ye Qing and Ye Luan happened.
Such a long conversation between sisters actually only sums up to one sentence.
"Let me help you, okay?"
Ye Luan finally nodded slightly.
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"You want to go back to Lanlan for another joint defense?" Ge Sheng was so surprised that he almost swallowed the spoon, but Ye Qing's expression was as calm as if he said I won't go home for dinner tonight.
The brother and sister reunited, but just after they had finished eating together, Ye Qing dropped such earth-shattering news that Ge Sheng's big heart that had just been put back in his chest almost jumped out again.
"My sister wants to get married, and I don't want her to get married." Ye Qing looked at Ye Luan, who was as quiet as a lotus, and explained methodically: "The one who asked her to get married was the Imperial Council. The only one in the world who can fight back The thing of the Imperial Parliament is the joint reply.”
Ge Sheng is no longer the ignorant boy he was by the holy lake.
"There have been fifty-four joint defenses in history, but we have only passed seven times, okay?" Ge Sheng couldn't help but tell the disappointing statistic.
You must know that this time is still such a major and obvious trend.
Ye Qing lowered his head, took a sip of porridge, and then replied matter-of-factly: "I am the seventh person."
Ge Sheng was instantly choked and speechless.
Ye Qing, this little bastard, was really the seventh person to pass the joint defense.
Even if it was just a decision on whether to expel the Ninth Princess Ye Qing.
However, this product has passed after all.
Ye Luan couldn't help but cough slightly, and then said lightly: "Do you want me to help you recall the details of the original?"
Ye Qing couldn't help but shrink his neck and said sarcastically: "What's there to remember?"
After Ye Luan returned to normal, she still showed a crushing attitude towards her sister. She looked at Ye Qing with a half-smile, with a hateful green light in her green eyes.
"Then tell me, apart from your precise words, generous speech, and decent appearance, what is the biggest factor that can turn the situation around?" Ye Luan asked with a smile.
Ye Qing felt timid when she smiled. He bit his lip and blurted out in his heart: "I was very cute back then."
It turned out to be the seventh joint defense winner who was sold out as cute.
Ge Sheng suddenly understood, and then suddenly felt that his view of history had collapsed.
Before this, Ye Qing had rarely mentioned to him her most glorious career.
"So are you still so cute now?" Ye Luan asked with a smile.
"There--there isn't one!" Ye Qing tried to cheer himself up with a long voice, and then looked at Ge Sheng, his eyes were gentle like a wounded animal, and his voice was soft and sweet: "Brother, tell me!"
Ge Sheng silently refused to look at his shameless sister.
When Ye Qing was nine years old, he was really cute at that time, cold, fresh, kind, and very smart. He was wearing that short white dress, couldn't speak and could only speak slowly. Write down what you want to say by hand.
Even those who are not a lolicon would probably kneel down when they see that kind of ultimate lolita.
Now she is thirteen years old, and her character has grown up little by little. The pride and stubbornness in her bones, and the paranoia deep in her soul have been completely exposed. She can still act gentle and virtuous in front of people who don't know her. By the end of summer, she was already recognized within the Friends Club as a lawless and misbehaving underage queen.
Although sometimes Ge Sheng misses the quiet, fresh and silent girl when they first met by the lake, and laments that people do change, but he never expected that there would be such a 180-degree turn in the opposite direction.
But this girl transformed and grew up little by little under his eyes. If it weren't for him, she would have spent three years alone by the lake with a piece of jade and an ice hut, then Three years later, Ye Qing will definitely be as beautiful as when we first met him.
But will she be happy like this?
Just like when she was at the lake, she felt the greedy white fox named Loneliness entrenched in her chest and swallowing her blood bit by bit. Even if outsiders admired the girl at that time in terms of her suffering, Ge Sheng still refused.
With his company, the girl gradually lost her innocence as a child, happily chose where she wanted to go, and finally arrived in front of her.
Can you refuse to let her grow up with you and become the person you want to be just because you like the person she was when you first met her?
Ge Sheng himself still liked Ye Qing, who was no longer so cute.
So he finally answered: "Not cute, but still pretty."
Ye Qing sighed and accepted his brother's answer.
"Okay, anyway, it's impossible to get through this joint defense by pretending to be cute." Then she looked at her white and jade-like little hands bitterly.
"I know I'm not that cute anymore, why not!"
"So you plan to rely on His Highness the Third Prince to take you back to Lanlan, bypassing the Lord of Qiuke City?"
Ge Sheng asked Ye Qing about the crucial step in restarting the joint defense plan.
"You are overthinking it. The joint defense follows the most bureaucratic procedure. It usually takes a month from application to approval if a member of parliament wants to proceed."
Ye Qing answered his brother angrily.
Then before Ge Sheng could speak, she continued: "Of course the royal family has its own channels, which can be a little faster, but even with the efficiency of the royal family, one week is the best result."
Ge Sheng nodded, then looked at Ye Qing: "Why aren't you angry at all?"
"What do I have to be angry about? At this time, I have to be grateful for such a bureaucracy and a bloated work style." Ye Qing shook his finger and sighed: "Look at how easy it is for me to say it, and I am the seventh one who sells myself off by being cute. There are only one person who has passed the joint defense, but the chance of success this time is simply disastrous. In the council chamber, benefits must be exchanged for benefits, and harm must be used to contain harm. The benefits that my sister’s marriage to Xi Che can bring is no less than that of winning the battle for St. The land of three counties, in the face of such interests, even if I really have a bright tongue, I can't persuade those old immortals."
Ge Sheng remained silent, knowing that Ye Qing must have something to say.
"So this seven-day process is also my preparation time. Even though these seven days are short, useful things can be done in seven days. Preparing useless materials for half a year is in vain."
Ge Sheng looked at his tired but full of fighting spirit sister, and suddenly felt something special and beautiful.
"Can you prepare so many powerful things?"
Ye Qing smiled, then looked up at the sky.
"Didn't that bastard just want to see it in the spring of the fourth year of Qingli? I'll let you see it."
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"Hey, sister, sister, you like that damn uncle Ren Qiuke, right?"
Ye Qing said happily to Haoyue who was lowering her head to prune the rare plum tree, her tone sounded like a little girl who had discovered a big secret.
With the strength of Haoyue, who is at the peak of the earth realm and whose eyes are pointing to the heaven realm, the best branch of the plum tree fell down in response.
She didn't have time to feel sorry for the plum tree. She turned around and was about to glare at the rude guy, but she saw Ye Qing looking at her with a charming smile on his face.
No matter how angry Haoyue is, she can't lose her temper with a princess, and besides, she herself has a very good temper.
So she could only answer calmly: "Where?"
"It's almost written on her face, what else can I say?" Ye Qing said with a smile. She is a thirteen-year-old girl who has unique advantages in matters of men and women. No one would blame a thirteen-year-old or fourteen-year-old girl for her innate love. They are sensitive and curious, and no one will pay attention to their elusive little thoughts.
Haoyue shook her head: "The city lord has a life-saving grace for Haoyue, that's all."
"You should give your life for saving your life." Ye Qing nodded and said, "As the saying goes, debts must be paid with flesh and blood."
Haoyue almost cut off a section of the trunk of the plum tree.
What the hell kind of princess is this? Those who educate her should be paraded on the streets.
However, after all, Haoyue only knew the name of this ninth princess and knew very little about it, so when she looked at the clear and flawless aqua blue eyes of the still beautiful and lovely girl, she did not notice for a moment that this was the princess' deliberate narrow-minded teasing.
In fact, as long as he has anything to do with the city lord, Haoyue's sensitivity will instantly drop by dozens of percentage points.
So the woman bit her lip slightly and said awkwardly: "Princess, don't talk nonsense."
"Sister Haoyue." Ye Qing raised his head seriously and looked at the other party's clear eyes. The eyes of the Snow Tong clan were extremely rare blood red, but there was no smell of blood. Instead, they felt incredibly clear.
This is fundamentally different from the flame pupils of the Nihuang clan.
"Actually, I can grant you a marriage." Ye Qing said the nonsense in a serious tone: "That uncle will never dare to resist the decree."
Haoyue was actually made to blush by this little girl Ye Qing. After all, the skin color of the Xuetong clan was originally white and transparent, and any trace of blood could be clearly seen. However, after all, Haoyue was a member of the Hidden clan who came out to travel around the world. In the initial panic Even though he was at a loss, he quickly regained his position.
She gently put down the flower scissors in her hand and looked back at the little girl, her blood-colored pupils containing something intriguing.
"Princess, what do you want to do?"
Ye Qing sighed. After all, he couldn't solve the real thing, so he squinted at the beautiful woman with snow-haired red eyes and said: "It's no secret that you like Ren Qiuke, but you have stayed here for seven years, and he has never I'll be nice to you a little bit."
"It's okay." Haoyue said lightly.
"My sister is getting married, and I don't want her to get married." Ye Qing's language jumped to the extreme, but she believed that the other party understood what she meant.
"I need a lot of strength, and Ren Qiuke's strength is an indispensable part."
Haoyue's eyes wandered and she remained silent.
"I still have seven days. I promise you that within seven days, you will see Ren Qiuke's true feelings. Since you are not willing to forcefully pierce this piece of paper, then let me help."
"In return, I need a friendship from Ren Qiuke, a friendship that can stand behind me."
Haoyue shook her head and said coldly: "I don't think I have such great value."
"Everyone's value is different in the eyes of different people." Ye Qing replied. At this time, the girl was quiet and calm.
"In addition to being Ye Ye's student and Lan Ye's princess, I also have the identity of a mercenary."
Ye Qing smiled and looked at the girl from the hidden tribe.
"Are you willing to believe me and give me this commission alone? Entrust me to prove Ren Qiuke's intentions within seven days."
Haoyue looked at this girl who was completely different from the one on the snowy field. At this moment, when she seriously wanted to do something, her power was eye-catching.
So the girl from the Hidden Clan didn't answer, she just took out a silver coin from her sleeve and stretched out her hand towards Ye Qing.
Ye Qing nodded and stretched out his right hand to watch Haoyue open his palm and drop the silver coin into his palm.
This is a mercenary contract, and the only condition for reaching the contract is the commission itself.
Haoyue's commission is only a silver coin, but the spirit of a mercenary cannot be violated. Once the commission is completed, the mercenary contract will be one of the most sacred and inviolable contracts on this continent.
So Ye Qing nodded.
"The contract is established." After saying this, Ye Qing took back the silver coin and looked through it again and again, and found that the silver coin did not belong to any country she knew.
The silver coin features an embossed snowflake on the front and a hidden forest on the back.
"Regardless of whether the mission is completed or not." Haoyue smiled, bent down and touched Ye Qing's furry blue head.
"You will all have my friendship."
"My princess."
