Hey, you are reborn too?

At that time, Xie Yongwei vaguely heard that the emperor wanted the eldest princess to get married, so he went to Beili with a mission to marry the princess, but was forced to commit suicide by Princess Pingyang.

Princess Pingyang was already terminally ill, with one foot already in the coffin. If she continued to go on a hunger strike and make a fuss, she might really die.

Beili also spoke up. Beili did not want to go to war with Dayuan. They sent troops this time just to find a Dayuan princess for the third prince of Beili.

As long as Dayuan is willing to give them a princess with a healthy body and a strong destiny, they are willing to form a friendly relationship with Dayuan and never go to war.

If we are talking about princesses, there are still two, but if we are talking about healthy people, there is only one left.

From this perspective, it seems that the Dayuan royal family has no other choice except the ninth princess born to the queen.

The news leaked from somewhere, but when the empress heard that the emperor was going to marry the ninth princess to the third prince of Beili, she was heartbroken. She took off her hairpins and pearl hairpins, changed into plain clothes, and knelt outside the Yangxin Palace for a long time.

The queen did not cry, make a scene, or even hang herself. Her resistance was even mild. But she refused to be supported by the palace servants, and refused any food or drink sent by others. She just knelt in front of the Yangxin Palace with her head lowered.

The mother of a country dressed like a mourner all day, kneeling outside the Yangxin Palace, refusing to eat or drink. Even if the emperor was cruel, he had to consider the royal family's face.

I don’t know what the emperor said to the queen, but the queen bowed and left happily.

It was not until the court meeting the next day that the ministers finally learned what the emperor had promised the queen.

The emperor was adamant and firmly disagreed with the marriage of the Ninth Princess. The ministers tried their best to persuade him, but failed to change the emperor's mind.

The atmosphere in the Dayuan court fell to freezing point.

At this moment, a military official stood up and suggested that if there was no princess marriage, they should just fight a war with Beili. Didn't they repel Beili once before, making Beili afraid to attack for a long time? Why were they so cautious this time, and even refused to send troops to stop them?

As soon as these words were spoken, they were immediately refuted by the emperor and a group of civil officials.

“No!”

"presumptuous!"

Although Dayuan seemed to be peaceful and prosperous on the surface, it was actually a centipede that was dying but still alive - officials were levying heavy taxes, the people were living in hardship, the national strength was no longer as strong as before, and the country had long emphasized culture over military affairs, so the army was weak and had no strength to fight Beili again.

If Dayuan does not fight with Beili now, it can still save some face.

If a war breaks out, they will most likely be defeated by Beili again. By then, let alone a princess, even if Beili wants to incorporate Dayuan into his territory, they will not be able to say "no".

Among the civil officials, the peace-loving faction headed by Fu Zhongtang saw clearly that it was absolutely not appropriate to go to war with Beili at this time, and they needed to keep a low profile and accumulate the foundation of the country first.

Although the emperor did not say it explicitly, he secretly reached a consensus with Fu Zhongtang and others - no matter what method was used, they must not start a war with Beili at this time.

Therefore, as soon as Wu Chen proposed war, he was immediately met with strong opposition.

It was neither war nor peace, Dayuan was caught in a vicious circle. The relationship between the emperor and his subjects suddenly became extremely tense, and every time the court went to court, it was either noisy like a boiling pot or silent like a cold pond.

This strange phenomenon lasted for a month. The officials really did not want to start a war with Beili, so they gave in. The emperor, who did not know what kind of magic potion he had taken, was determined not to let the two princesses from the royal family go to marry.

The officials and the emperor were in a painful tug of war.

In the end, it was Fu Zhongtang who came up with a solution for the emperor.

The emperor suddenly announced to the world that he had a long-lost fourth princess. The princess was abducted and sold in her childhood and lived in the countryside for several years. Fortunately, at this time when she needed to sacrifice herself for the country, the fourth princess was found in time.

Upon hearing the news, young Xie Yongwei was shocked.

She asked her father in surprise, "Dad, the emperor has only two daughters, where did the third princess come from?"

“Shh!”

Xie Shian's expression became extremely serious. He put his index finger lightly on his lips and hushed loudly at Xie Yongwei.

Little Xie Yongwei was frightened by his serious expression, her eyes suddenly widened, and a feeling of grievance filled her heart.

"All of you, get off."

Xie Shian put his hands behind his back and dismissed all the servants.

"Awei," Xie Shian had a sad look on his face, but little Xie Yongwei didn't understand at the time, "The emperor said there is one more princess, so there is one more princess. Don't ask about this princess anymore."

Little Xie Yongwei frowned and reached for her father's hand: "Why? Why can't I ask?"

"Oh, you're too young."

Xie Shian sighed softly, nodded again, and continued his own words: "It's better to be smaller. A smaller one won't have so many intrigues and tricks, and won't have so many..."

Xie Shian suddenly stopped talking and did not continue.

"Not so much what?" Little Xie Yongwei tilted her head, her eyes big and sparkling with curiosity.

"nothing……"

Xie Shian patted Xie Yongwei on the head, picked her up with one hand, and gently held her in his arms, forcing a smile on his face: "Awei, Daddy will take you to buy osmanthus cake, okay?"

Xie Yongwei nodded subconsciously, then suddenly shook her head. It was night time now, and the pastry shop couldn't open.

Xie Shian gently rubbed Xie Yongwei's delicate face with the stubble on his chin, and ignoring Xie Yongwei's pleas of "It's itchy, itchy", he rubbed it several times.

"Awei, you may not see your cousin again from now on."

At that time, Xie Yongwei was thinking about osmanthus cake and had long forgotten about Fu Ningning.

She replied casually, "Oh."

She climbed onto Xie Shian's neck again, tilted her head back, and smiled innocently, "Don't forget to buy me osmanthus cake tomorrow."

Xie Shi'an looked at her steadily for a moment, so long that Xie Yongwei thought he was going to go back on his word, and then he slowly nodded.

Xie Yongwei noticed that the corners of his eyes were a little red.

Daddy suddenly hugged her tightly, and Xie Yongwei heard him sighing again.

"What's wrong, Dad~"

Little Xie Yongwei was playing with Xie Shian's upright hair crown. She was in a particularly good mood because of the guarantee of osmanthus cake.

"It's Daddy's fault that he couldn't save your cousin."

Xie Shian's voice was very soft, but Xie Yongwei inexplicably understood the regret in it. The regret was so heavy that it weighed heavily on Xie Yongwei's heart, almost making it difficult for her to breathe.

"What do you mean?" Little Xie Yongwei's eyes widened, "Why does my cousin need you, Dad, to protect her?"

"Nothing," Xie Shian raised his face from Nuanxiang's embrace, and he cut off the conversation a little unnaturally, "Awei, you are still young, Daddy shouldn't tell you these things."

"What do you mean?"

Little Xie Yongwei was angry, her mouth was pouting, she looked straight at Xie Shian with her head held high, pretending to be a little adult: "Ah Wei is not little anymore!"

"Okay, okay," Xie Shian said in a doting tone, "Our Awei is already a big girl."

"Knock knock!"

There was a sudden knock on the door.