Wandering on the streets of the capital, Ye Luhao, the second prince of Western Liao, always behaved very kindly, asking Jiang Jinghui and Xiao Yeyang a few words from time to time.

The eldest prince of Xiliao had a loyal face and remained silent throughout the whole process.

While Yeluhao attracted the attention of Jiang Jinghui and Xiao Yeyang, the eldest prince Yelu Kangda was quietly observing Daxia Kyoto.

Daxia has been at war with the Tatars in the past few years, and the treasury must have consumed a lot of money, but even so, Kyoto in Daxia is still so prosperous and lively.

Thinking of the destroyed Tatar royal family, Yelu Kangda felt a little heavy.

In the past few years, Xiliao has been in civil strife, resulting in a serious loss of national power. If not for this, when Daxia has just finished fighting the Tatars and can no longer launch a war, Xiliao's cavalry can go north in large numbers and seize

The land of Xiliang.

It's a pity that today's Xiliao also lacks national strength and cannot support large-scale operations.

Xiliao needed to recuperate now. This time, under the pretext of congratulating the Queen Mother on her birthday, he came to Daxia in person, just to ask to marry the princess of Daxia, in order to make good friends, buy a few more years for Xiliao, and at the same time reduce the cost of

Daxia is wary of Xiliao.

While Xiao Yeyang silently listened to the conversation between Yeluhao and Jiang Jinghui, he secretly looked at Yelu Kangda, looking at the calculation flashing in his eyes, and thinking about sending more manpower to monitor the Xiliao people after returning.

......

On the other side, Yelu Qianhua, the seventh princess of Xiliao, looked unhappy when she saw that Daxia only sent a few minor officials to accompany her.

"They say this is a country of etiquette. Look at this princess, she doesn't understand any rules at all."

"This princess is also the seventh princess of Xiliao after all. Even if you don't send a princess to receive me, you should send a few princesses and county lords to accompany me."

While wandering around, Yelu Qianhua made no secret of his bad mood, and all the officials accompanying him had huge heads.

When returning to the post house, Yelu Qianhua happened to see Jiang Jinghui and Xiao Yeyang who were sending Yelu Hao and Yelu Kangda back. He walked over and said with a sweet look on his face: "Hey, I order you two to accompany me tomorrow.

Go shopping!"

Xiao Yeyang looked at her like she was a fool, and then left without looking back.

Although Jiang Jinghui also felt that Yelu Qianhua was ill, he still maintained his grace and did not just throw up his sleeves and leave.

Yelu Qianhua didn't seem to expect that Xiao Yeyang would treat her like this, and stared blankly at his back as he walked away.

Seeing that Yelu Qianhua didn't get angry, Jiang Jinghui was a little surprised. He went out to the outskirts of Beijing to pick up the people, and spent a few days with the Xiliao people, and he clearly knew how unruly this Xiliao princess was.

Along the way, whenever someone didn't go his way, he would whip someone, but now that he was treated so slowly, he could bear it!

Thinking of Xiao Yeyang's appearance and identity, and thinking of his cousin Wanying's depression during this period, Jiang Jinghui's heart moved and he said with a smile: "Princess, don't mind, Mr. Xiao is not like this usually, maybe he is in a hurry to go back and build him up"

It’s a new house.”

Yelu Qianhua immediately asked: "What new house?"

Jiang Jinghui smiled and said: "Master Xiao got married in December this year and is now preparing to build a new house."

Yelu Qianhua's eyes lit up: "He's not married yet?"

Jiang Jinghui smiled and nodded, but said nothing else. He said hello to Yeluhao and Yelu Kangda and left the post house.

Yelu Kangda watched him leave thoughtfully, and then returned to the room with Yeluhao and Yelu Qianhua.

When no one was around, the three of them put away their disguises.

The kind smile disappeared from Yeluhao's face, and his eyes flashed;

Yelu Qianhua no longer acted unruly in front of others, and became steady and well-behaved;

Yelu Kangda, on the other hand, put away his loyal expression and suddenly exuded an aura that made people feel oppressive.

Yelu Kangda sat on the main seat, while Yeluhao and Yelu Qianhua sat on both sides. Obviously, among the three, he was the leader.

"Tell me what you saw today."

I just took a cursory stroll around the capital today, but didn't gain much. Yeluhao and Yelu Qianhua just exchanged a few words.

Yelu Kangda was silent for a while: "Although Jiang Jinghui is the eldest grandson of the Jiang family, his ability is far inferior to Xiao Yeyang."

Ye Luhao nodded: "Although Xiao Yeyang is the son of a prince, his ability to serve as the commander of the Jinling Guards is entirely due to his own hard work. Jiang Jinghui has never been on the battlefield with a real sword or a real spear."<

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Yelv Kangda: "...We need to be more vigilant about this person in future contacts." After saying that, he was silent for a while and looked at Yelv Qianhua.

"Among the princesses of Daxia, the only one who is suitable for marriage now is the legitimate princess. The emperor may not be willing to accept our request for marriage. If so, then we need you to stay in Daxia."

Yelu Qianhua's face straightened: "Brother, don't worry, I will shoulder my responsibilities."

Yelu Kangda nodded with satisfaction: "If you have the opportunity, you'd better get in touch with the princes of Daxia."

......

On the first day of July, after the Xiliao mission stayed in the capital for a few days, they were summoned again by the emperor.

During this period, Yeluhao made a request that Xiliao wanted to make good friends with Daxia and Qin and Jin Dynasties.

As soon as the news came out, the court suddenly became excited.

The emperor's descendants are quite prosperous, and there are many princes and princesses. But now, the only princess of marriageable age is Princess Lekang, the daughter of the queen.

As soon as Princess Lekang heard the news of the marriage, her face immediately turned pale and she looked at the Queen in panic: "Queen Mother..."

The queen's expression turned pale. She hugged her daughter tightly and kept repeating: "Don't be afraid Lekang, the queen will never let you marry Xiliao."

After comforting Princess Lekang, the queen hurried to Cining Palace to find the Queen Mother.

Unfortunately, the Queen Mother did not wait for her to speak, but she took the lead and said: "It is difficult for the Ai family to talk about important matters in the court, so you should go and ask the Emperor."

The Queen looked at the Queen Mother blankly, her eyes red: "Why, Lekang also has the blood of the Jiang family flowing on his body?"

The Queen Mother did not like the accusation implicit in the Queen's words and said indifferently: "Lekang is the emperor's daughter. It is the emperor who can decide Lekang's life, not the Ai family. What's more, you don't know the true story between the emperor and the Ai family.

Relationship, if Aijia talks about some things, it will have the opposite effect."

After saying that, he said he had a headache and went to the inner hall to rest with the support of his grandma.

The Queen stubbornly knelt in the Queen Mother's Palace for a long time, until it got dark and the Queen Mother did not come out to see her again. Then she stood up, wiped away her tears, and turned around to leave the Cining Palace.

"People are gone?"

After the queen left, the maid immediately went to report it to the queen mother.

The Queen Mother sighed: "This time, I'm afraid the Queen will hate the Ai family to death."

She also didn't want to see Lekang kiss Xiliao, but she knew that if a woman could be exchanged for border stability, the emperor and all officials would be happy to see it.

Now that Daxia has just finished fighting the Tatars, the treasury is empty, and Xiliao wants to make good friends. If she stands up to oppose it, if it causes instability on the border, then she will be a sinner, and at the same time, the Jiang family will be implicated and the officials and people will be angry.

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That way, the emperor would have reason to deal with the Jiang family.

The Queen Mother rubbed her forehead tiredly. The previous emperors had three princesses who had been married off one after another, and the emperor's daughter was no exception. If the queen was to blame, she could only blame Lekang for his poor life.

The emperor has several princesses, who can make her catch up with them?

......

When Princess Lekang saw the queen coming out of Cining Palace with a pale face, she immediately understood everything. She didn't want to get married, so she turned around and ran to Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, we have been at odds with Xiliao for many years. Now that Xiliao is willing to make good friends, we also ask the emperor to agree to the marriage proposal of the eldest prince of Xiliao."

"Yes, Your Majesty, there have been constant small battles at the Xiliang border in recent years, and the people are living in hardship. If the border can be stabilized because of the princess's marriage, it will be a blessing for the people of Great Xia."

Outside the palace gate, Lekang listened with a pale face as the ministers inside encouraged his father to agree to the marriage, feeling unspeakable despair in his heart.

Just because she is a princess, she should get married?

Shouldn't it be the duty of officials and soldiers to defend the country? Why should she bear the responsibility?

At this moment, a voice of opposition sounded.

"Uncle Huang, Xiliao doesn't dare to go to war with us now. There is no need for a marriage! Besides, if you push a woman out in exchange for the stability of the border, what are you going to do with Daxia's soldiers?"
Chapter completed!