Free Web NovelChapter 1057: Chapter 254: Enduring It_2
A poor family girl, if she has a brother or a younger brother, she would still be treated like merchandise by her own parents, sold off in exchange for betrothal money for the brother’s wedding;
In brothels and courtesan houses, how many women are actually choosing this career willingly? Most of them are forced due to family poverty, sold by their parents;
Even the daughters of noble families are not exempt from arranged marriages, are they?
Why don’t they ask why? Why don’t they ask how it’s fair?
In this world,
where are those endless happy endings as portrayed in operas and plays?
Whether common folk or royalty, everyone has to live, and to live, one has to compromise, not just take without giving; that’s not how it works.
Sister,
You need to be sensible."
Xiong Liqing opened her mouth, her white teeth biting her lip, word by word:
"I don’t want to be sensible; I just want my brother to spoil me like he did when we were young, take care of me, I just want to stay by my brother’s side for my whole life."
"Don’t say such foolish things anymore; we are siblings, real siblings. People, we must learn to grow up.
Be good,
As long as your brother is here, you will be assured you won’t face any bullying in this life."
"But the one who’s bullying me is you!"
The princess shouted.
The Green Python under the bed sensed something and poked its head out from beneath the bed.
But when the Green Python saw the regent sitting there, it quickly shrank back.
When the princess’s anger reaches a certain level, it would automatically awaken and swallow the person before it, but it dared not act rashly in front of the regent.
"Brother, you came to see me just to say these things."
"Sister is getting married, as a brother, naturally, I must come to see you."
"Are you afraid I will make a fuss and ruin your relationship with the Qu Clan?"
The regent seemed reluctant to speak anymore, he stood up, seemingly preparing to leave the sleeping quarters.
The princess remained seated there, not standing up.
The regent walked to the door, paused, and said: "Brother would also like to tell you, if you don’t want to marry, then you won’t, but I have no choice.
The Yan Emperor harbors obvious intentions of annexation, he won’t give me much time to prepare, nor do I have much time to waste, truly no choice."
Xiong Liqing looked up at the regent, said:
"You could choose not to be an emperor."
The regent’s face turned cold,
and he reprimanded directly:
"If I don’t vie for this position, and let other brothers take the seat, then you wouldn’t be sitting here sulking with me saying you don’t want to marry, you would have to follow me into exile in the Great Marsh!"
The princess laughed,
a little sadly:
"I’m willing."
The regent fell silent,
the two of them,
one standing,
one sitting,
for a long time, nobody spoke, the atmosphere in the sleeping quarters, thus stagnated.
...
Lord Zheng sat in the carriage, avoiding wandering idly outside or watching the swordmaker show the sword to Mr. Chen, instead silently sitting there, sipping tea.
Zhao Cheng stood beside, not daring to speak much.
Still, the two of them would occasionally exchange glances, but not engaging in any meaningful conversation.
Have you come?
Oh, you’ve come again?
Oh oh, you are here again today?
Yes, I came in, then I went out, and then I came back in...
Lord Zheng now really wanted to smoke a cigarette, partly due to boredom from waiting with nothing to do, and partly to release some inner emotions through this means.
But ultimately he restrained this impulse as cigarettes are too symbolic, perhaps spies from Phoenix Nest have long documented this habit.
Idle as he was,
Lord Zheng’s thoughts began to wander,
he suddenly thought of one thing,
he had already met the Yan Emperor, met the officials of Qian State, met Emperor Jin, met the king of wild people, and now met the Chu Emperor;
Wow,
Even envoys or emissaries usually only specialize in one country and can only see one emperor, but here, except for the Barbarian King, he’s almost had a full set.
In this world, there probably aren’t many who have met so many "emperors" up close and spoken to them, right?
Thinking like this, it feels a bit like collecting Pokémon;
"Heh heh."
Lord Zheng couldn’t help but laugh twice.
Zhao Cheng, standing at the side, shivered twice instinctively, he really couldn’t grasp Zheng Fan’s identity now, only knowing he is extremely mysterious, and mystery is the greatest source of fear for people.
And just then, horse hooves sounded from outside.
Following which,
three people dismounted and headed into the inner courtyard.
Two middle-aged men stood at the door, directly kneeling down.
Qu Peiluo walked straight in;
The two kneeling at the door were Qu Peiluo’s two uncles, also Qu TianNan’s brothers.
In the morning, the imperial guards entered the villa residence, simultaneously Phoenix Nest’s agent also gathered, the Qu Clan in Ju’an City immediately received urgent reports.
The few decision-makers of the Qu Clan quickly realized who had come, so immediately the two uncles accompanied Qu Peiluo on horseback rushing to the imperial residence to request an audience.
The regent wore the White Dragonfish Uniform, but the Qu Clan must know the decorum, the necessary etiquette and postures must be present, especially as the wedding was approaching, the regent’s visit was indeed an honor for the Qu Clan.
The two uncles with general titles knelt at the door, didn’t come in, they were merely responsible for kneeling, as the regent did not display the imperial carriage, signifying a "family member" status taking precedence, naturally, it should be Qu Peiluo, who was about to become a family member, to enter and accompany the regent and princess for familial discussions.
