C145 The Duties of a Princess
C145 The Duties of a Princess
Princess Changle kept her word. From her, Lee Wanning knew that Ann Tan had successfully ascended the throne, and Zhou Qu had become a great general whose name shook the whole world.
like this... Was it the result?
Lee Wanning's eyes were a little sore. She slowly pulled up her blanket and fell asleep.
Very quickly, the Spring Festival had passed. Lee Wanning's days in the palace were even more boring than her days in the General Mansion. Previously, there had been at least one Wang Yanran who would come to find him from time to time.
Although the emperor had a few wives, he was the daughter of the empress's own daughter and held quite a high position within the palace. No one would dare to provoke him.
Just as Lee Wanning was thinking this, she saw the palace maid, Xiu Er, walk in. She looked around before squatting beside herself and saying, "Princess, this servant just heard a piece of news."
"What news?" Lee Wanning was playing with her hair.
Xiu Er took a deep breath and said, "This servant just heard from the emperor that he's going to betroth you to the Crown Prince of Xiliang!"
Hearing this, Lee Wanning almost fell off her chair. She stared at Xiu Er with wide eyes. "Are you speaking the truth?"
Xiu Er nodded. "Just now, this servant happened to hear Princess Changle and the emperor's conversation. I came over quickly to tell the princess!"
Lee Wanning frowned. Previously, Lee Wanning had heard that Princess Changle was intelligent and that the emperor only had one prince. That prince's aptitude was very ordinary, so the emperor wanted to pass on his throne to Princess Changle.
This kind of thing didn't seem to exist in the history of China, but it was common in Wusun countries. They never cared about whether the child was male or female, and would only give them the best candidate.
However, what Lee Wanning had never expected was that she would actually be selected as a victim of a political marriage …
Thinking of this, Lee Wanning immediately stood up and said to Xiu Er, "Come with me to see Princess Changle!"
At this moment, Princess Changle had just returned to her own bedroom. When she saw Lee Wanning waiting there, her expression couldn't help but change. She walked up to her and asked, "Aa Ning, why are you here?"
Lee Wanning looked at her face and it was filled with confidence. However, since she had lied to herself so many times in such a depressed and silent manner, Lee Wanning directly said, "I heard it."
Princess Changle's expression changed, but her smile still remained on her face. "What do you mean?"
"I've heard that you and the Emperor are planning to marry me to the Crown Prince of Xiliang, right?"
Lee Wanning didn't like to beat around the bush, so she said it in a straightforward manner. Princess Changle glanced at Xiu Er beside her.
With just one glance, Xiu Er almost fell to her knees.
Princess Changle's eyes turned to Lee Wanning and she said, "I was only briefly discussing this matter with Royal Father. I didn't really intend to …"
"I don't agree." She gritted her teeth as she looked at Princess Changle and said, "So you were lying when you said you would send my child back right? Ever since you took me away from Yingjia, you have been wanting me and Zhou Qu to fight to the end, right?! "
Princess Changle's eyes narrowed slowly. Within Zian's eyes was a dangerous glint.
She said, "Aa Ning, it's all for your own good."
"I don't need you to be so nice to me!" Lee Wanning said harshly, "I want to go back, I want to go back!"
After saying that, Lee Wanning turned to leave. Soon, Princess Changle's voice could be heard, "What are you guys waiting for? Stop her! "
The two palace maids at the door immediately came up and blocked Lee Wanning's path. The two of them had a solemn expression on their faces that Lee Wanning had never seen before.
Lee Wanning was so angry that her entire body was trembling. She looked at Princess Changle behind her. "Is this the reason why you brought me here!?"
Princess Changle slowly walked in front of Lee Wanning and said, "Aa Ning, this is the duty of a princess. Look at our entire Wusun Country, if it weren't for the protection of the Xiliang Country, we wouldn't even be able to get out of this alive. Do you really have the heart to see how the flames of war continued and appeared again?"
Lee Wanning gritted her teeth and said, "You're also a princess."
Princess Changle was stunned for a moment. Then, she said, "Aa Ning, is this how you speak to me?"
Lee Wanning's eyebrows creased, but before she could say anything, Princess Changle said, "The matter of marriage can't be settled now. You're the only princess of your age …"
"I'm already married." Lee Wanning gritted her teeth as she spoke.
Princess Changle shook her head and said, "This is not a problem. This is merely our sincerity towards Xiliang."
Princess Changle sat down on the side and said, "Of course, this will also depend on what the Xiliang means. If the crown prince does not like you, then nothing will happen."
"And if I refuse?"
With Lee Wanning's eyes, Princess Changle could be considered to have understood her a little. Previously, when she wasn't willing to do anything, she would risk her life to do it, so at this moment, Princess Changle could only say, "Aa Ning, you have to understand that you're not the only one right now. As long as you make a mistake, everyone in your palace will be implicated, or even … A capital offense. "
Princess Changle's eyes were cold and solemn. Lee Wanning had already heard that Princess Changle was destined to do something big because she had a heart that was even more vicious than a man's.
Looking at Lee Wanning's gaze, Princess Changle smiled lightly, and said, "You have to properly consider Aa Ning. If there's nothing else, you can go back and rest well. That Xiliang's crown prince is coming over in two days, what should you do … You don't need me to teach you? "
Lee Wanning looked at Princess Changle, who was standing in front of her, and suddenly thought of her earlier words. As long as the crown prince doesn't like her …
So, was she actually helping him?
While Lee Wanning was thinking this, Princess Changle had already asked Xiu Er to come in and take her out.
When Xiu Er was about to leave, Princess Changle's voice came from behind, "Previously, I told you to stay by Aa Ning's side because I knew you were a loyal lover of the Lord, but you should also be clear on what you should do differently, and what you should say and not say. Otherwise, one day, you won't even know how you died."
Xiu Er's entire body trembled. She knelt on the ground and said a few words to her servant before following Lee Wanning.
The last thing Lee Wanning saw was Princess Changle's cold gaze.
On the way back, Lee Wanning passed by the imperial garden and saw the emperor's concubines there. They were dressed in colorful clothes and were discussing something.
"That Princess Changle really has some skills. I heard that even the Emperor was interested in passing down the throne to her." said one of them.
Another said, "Isn't that always the case? "The Emperor favors Empress. Now that the Eldest Princess is no longer around, Princess Changle will naturally stay on her own as a favor."
"But no matter what, it's not as if the Emperor doesn't have a prince. Moreover, although this prince can't compare to Princess Changle, he is still quite filial to the Emperor. It's a little inappropriate for the Emperor to do this."
"And that Princess Liuli, is she really the eldest princess' child?"
Hearing her name, Lee Wanning's footsteps suddenly stopped, and she turned to look at the person beside her.
Someone had already said, "I've seen Princess Changchun before, but Princess Liuli's appearance is quite similar to that of the Eldest Princess. I just don't know if she's the Grand Princess's blood relative or not."
"Hey, aren't you sure? It's no wonder that Princess Changle is unable to sit still anymore. I heard that she told the emperor that she wanted to betroth Princess Liuli to the Xiliang's crown prince. "
The moment that person said this, the expressions of everyone present changed. "Is that really the case?"
"How can that be false? "Today, I personally heard what Princess Changle told the emperor. After all, Princess Changle is also a little girl, and what the emperor really likes is that eldest princess. Furthermore, the eldest princess' husband even blocked a sword attack for the emperor, so the emperor naturally wants to double the favor to Princess Liuli. Princess Changle also felt the danger and thus said that she wanted to betroth Princess Liuli to Prince Siliang!"
Lee Wanning's mind was blank.
She had thought that Princess Changle did it on purpose, but she hadn't thought that it was for this reason …
Lee Wanning was so angry that her entire body started to tremble. She brought Xiu Er back to her own bedroom.
"Princess, this Princess Changle is really selfish. How long has it been since the princess returned to the palace? She actually wants to kick you out like this!"
She made Lee Wanning look at her, and then slowly said, "I don't care what intentions she has, but no matter what, as long as you don't let this Crown Prince of Xiliang fall for me, it will be fine, right?"
Xiu Er looked at Lee Wanning. She had already taken out the bronze mirror and looked at the person inside, saying, "This simple matter won't trouble me."
A few days later, the Crown Prince of Xiliang actually came.