As the Empress Dowager entered the palace, Shi Mi and Du Zhong immediately brought over a wide chair.

After the Empress Dowager sat down, she said in a deep voice: "Don't feel that you are wronged. As a member of the royal family, how can you be free? Even if a girl from an ordinary family marries, isn't it the will of her parents and the words of the matchmaker?

The imperial decree has been issued. Even if you starve to death, Zonggu will take your body back to the Xiongnu for burial. It would be better for you to marry him happily. At least he will be afraid of the powerful military force of the Tianqi Kingdom and will treat you well. You can also become the princess of the Xiongnu.

Even though the Xiongnu lived in bitter cold, the Xiongnu princess did not suffer too much. Open your eyes and take a good look at the beautiful concubines in the Hexian Palace. They were not favored for even a single day, and they were strangled to death and buried alive not long after entering the palace.

In the face of death, who doesn’t want to live on in this world? "

Qinglan stood up from the couch, knelt on the ground, and choked up, "Grandmother, be so kind, is this the only way I can go?"

The Empress Dowager sneered, "Do you have any other choice? If women have the right to choose, who would be willing to enter the palace and be trapped in it for life?"

After that, the Empress Dowager stood up and said, "Think carefully about what I said, and don't make yourself miserable."

After the Empress Dowager left, Princess Qinglan lay on the ground and cried for a long time, and called the palace maid to serve dinner that night.

Shi Mi, who was serving dinner to the Empress Dowager, said with a smile, "It seems that Princess Qinglan has figured it out."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, “Since she has no other choice and she doesn’t have the courage to die, what else can she do?

"Why don't you stop standing by me and go take care of my grandson? If anything happens to him, I won't ask anyone else but you for an explanation."

Shi Mi covered her mouth and laughed, "The Empress Dowager has placed the little prince at the top of her heart. When Princess July was brought into the palace as an infant, the Empress Dowager never cared so much about him."

"How can that be the same?" The Empress Dowager snorted, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll slap you in the face."

Shi Mi couldn't stop smiling. She bowed to the Empress Dowager and went to Lin Luoling's Fulu Palace.

Since Lin Luoling had just given birth to the crown prince Qin Tianyou, Qin Yan was overjoyed and issued a general amnesty. He held palace banquets for three consecutive days before calling it quits.

Afterwards, Jiang Chi entertained Xiongnu King Zonggu. The two had an archery contest, and Zonggu was at a disadvantage. Jiang Chi only used 30% of his skills, but Zonggu sighed repeatedly: "It is a blessing for His Majesty the Tianqi Kingdom to have a good general like you."

Jiang Chi said: "A good horse is easy to find, but a good horse trainer is hard to find. If Your Majesty does not appreciate talents, then even if I have great abilities, I will have nowhere to display them."

Zong Gu's eyes deepened and he smiled, "This king and Princess Qinglan are married. If General Jiang has time, he can come to our Xiongnu as a guest. This king will treat him as a distinguished guest."

Jiang Chi stroked his chin and said, "Let's talk about it later. I'm getting married soon, and then I won't be able to decide where to go on my own."

Before Zong Gu came to the capital, he had received a letter that Jiang Chi was about to marry Princess July, so he said, "General Jiang can bring Princess July to visit Xiongnu. I heard that Princess July likes to ride horses. We can let Princess July choose any of our Xiongnu horses."

"Well...you hit the nail on the head. How about King Zonggu picking out the best horse and having General Dou send it to the capital as a wedding gift for me?" Jiang Chi said.

Zong Gu then realized that Jiang Chi was not a brainless reckless man, and his wisdom was as good as his martial arts. He had no choice but to stop talking and agreed immediately. After he returned to Xiongnu, he would select a fine BMW and send it to the capital for Jiang Chi as a wedding gift.

Jiang Chi naturally would not give the Xiongnu king a chance to speak casually. He took out a jade pendant from his bosom and stuffed it into Zong Gudao:

“I’m sure you are familiar with this jade pendant. When I was young, I followed my father to the northern border. We encountered a woman with two young children. They were trampled by horses. My father had good intentions and saved the woman and the two children.

Before the woman left with her two young children, my father gave her ten taels of silver. She gave this to my father as a token of gratitude. If I am not mistaken, you are the woman's youngest child, right?"

Zong Gu lowered his eyes and looked at the jade pendant. Huge waves rolled in his calm eyes. How could he forget this jade pendant?

This was his mother's personal belonging.

It is true that Ning Yuanhou saved them, but if Ning Yuanhou had not given his mother the ten taels of silver, his mother and brother would not have been hacked to death, and he would not have fled to the mountains and lived with wolves.

Afterwards, in order to avenge his past, he was willing to become a slave, from the most humble slave in the Xiongnu tribe, step by step to where he is today, and he has become the Xiongnu king.

Only he himself knows the bitterness and pain involved.

After staring at the jade pendant in his palm for a long time, Zong Gu suppressed his emotions, thanked Jiang Chi, and placed the jade pendant carefully in his arms.

Seeing this, Jiang Chi smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's just returning the property to its original owner."

……

The day after their wedding, Zong Gu and Princess Qinglan were going to leave Beijing and return to the Xiongnu. The prime minister, the general and Jiang Chi led all the officials to see them off out of the city gate. Qin Yan stood on the city gate and watched Zong Gu lead the Xiongnu soldiers away.

Having walked a long way, Zong Gu, who was riding on his horse, turned his head to look at the city gate that was no longer clear. A cold arc appeared at the corner of his lips, and he murmured in a very low voice: "After I conquer all the Xiongnu tribes, sooner or later I will seek revenge on you!

Tianqi Kingdom? Haha...it should be included in the territory of the Xiongnu!"

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