The Demon Lords

Chapter 1056: Chapter 254: Endure It

The Regent Prince walked into the sleeping quarters and saw his sister sitting at the table, her head slightly lowered, waiting for him.

As he approached,

the Princess lifted her head and looked at her brother.

The Regent Prince showed a smile on his face,

and said:

"I heard you got into trouble, and I was quite anxious. But Tian Wujing was pressing at Town South Pass, so I stayed a while longer to handle things there. After finally stabilizing the situation, I rushed over.

Your complexion looks good, you haven’t lost weight. Although the servants reported, I feel at ease only after seeing you with my own eyes.

You grew up by my side since childhood; it’s the first time you traveled so far alone, and I couldn’t help but worry."

The Regent Prince sat down beside her,

"Pour me some tea."

The Princess stood up, poured tea, and handed it to the Regent Prince.

In the past, every time I visited mother, this little sister of mine would take out her treasured imperial gift cakes and tea cakes to share with me. She had plenty of father’s favorite Daze Fragrant Tea stored away, not wanting to drink it herself, saving it all for me.

"Let me ask you once more: who exactly is involved in your affair, the Mi Family? I think it’s unlikely;

Sister, speak boldly. As your elder brother, if I can’t protect my own younger sister, how can I safeguard the ten thousand people of Chu State?"

The Princess shook her head and said, "It’s all over."

The Regent Prince looked at his sister, silent for a long time.

The Princess smiled faintly and repeated, "It’s really all over."

The Regent Prince nodded and said, "Alright."

This was an agreement not to pursue the matter further.

"I heard Qu Peiluo often visits you? I’ve seen that young man, he’s not bad."

"Brother, if you think he’s good, you should marry him yourself."

"Stop talking nonsense."

The Regent Prince wasn’t angered; he had never been upset with this gentle sister of his, not even once had he spoken harshly.

Born into the Royal Family, he engaged in open, and covert struggles with his brothers from an early age. The so-called familial love of the Royal Family is like a red paper pasted outside a lantern; a single poke would tear it, a shake would cause it to burn.

Only when he was with her could he relax his inner heart, enjoying the simple joy of familial love.

The Princess said, "I can’t see what’s so good about him."

"Sister, trust your brother’s judgment. As long as I’m alive, this young man won’t dare treat you poorly. Besides, even among the many noble families in our Chu State, Qu Peiluo’s qualities are outstanding. At his age, there are not many who are better."

"I don’t see it." the Princess said.

Xiong Liqing had compared herself long ago; from every standard and inside and outside perspectives, she found that the more she compared, the more it seemed that Qu Peiluo fell short.

Of course, it was unfortunate that Qu Peiluo was judged against Lord Pingye.

"Do you have grievances?" the Regent Prince asked.

The Princess did not answer.

"If you have grievances, vent them to your brother; once vented, it will be over. But don’t direct them at Qu Peiluo. I’m still your brother; since ancient times, how could a brother be angry at his own sister?

Yet Qu Peiluo is after all a noble son, his heart also has pride. You are ultimately going to marry him; don’t ruin the relationship for temporary relief. It’s not worth it."

This was heartfelt advice, as well as family maintenance skills.

Many times, living a life cannot be too particular, nor can it follow whims; otherwise, life becomes uncomfortable, and it is oneself who suffers.

The proud Regent Prince being able to sit down and talk about these trivial matters of family marriage shows he genuinely cares about this sister.

"Brother, I don’t want to marry; I really don’t want to marry."

"Listen, the date has been set."

"Brother, why? You promised me before that I would choose whom I marry in the future. How can you, as the country’s ruler, go back on your words! A monarch’s word is never empty!"

"I’m not the emperor."

"But what difference does it make between you and the emperor?"

Nominally the Regent Prince, but in the court, always sits on the dragon seat.

The Regent Prince shook his head and said, "An emperor has always been nominal but never had substance; there’s never been the opposite. Blame it on our father for departing too abruptly, leaving me initially unprepared."

If the Chu Emperor had lasted another year or even half a year, the Regent Prince would have confidently helped Chu State avoid that internal conflict.

That conflict caused Chu State to miss an opportunity, while having to watch the Yan people seize most of Jin land.

Even later when Qu TianNan led the Blue Luan army to expedition, actually Chu State didn’t go all out, also only tried to make last efforts to remedy the situation.

If there hadn’t been that internal conflict, when the Yan people just extinguished the Wenren Family, Helian Family, the Chu army could have promptly intervened in the Three Jin land contentions, then the Yan people would have found it hard to establish themselves firmly in Jin land.

"Anyway, no matter how much reason you have, how much difficulty you face, I, your sister, am supposed to sell myself for your grand undertaking."

The Regent Prince frowned slightly but soon relaxed,

and said:

"Girls grow up, and they always have to marry."

"I don’t, I simply won’t, why do I have to do this, why!"

"Because you are a princess, born into wealth and honor; you can drink ice in summer, watch snow in winter. It is the Royal Family that has given you a life of affluence, and you must contribute yourself to this family.

Don’t ask why or for what reason;