Chapter 394: Chapter 394. Propose
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Imperial Father, your son believes that only by defeating the Haza Kingdom and letting him know fear will he truly be honest.”
Yeluchun reported to his father with cupped fists in high spirits. He had this plan long ago. Now that Tartan was rich and powerful, and the country of Haza was weak, he could take this opportunity to defeat Haza until it submitted.
At this moment, the Emperor of the Hazan Kingdom thought the Tartan Kingdom was afraid of him, so he proposed a marriage alliance. He was currently watching his favorite concubine dance proudly.
Princess Yunduo was brought to Yangxin Palace Hall by a palace maid. Her pink palace dress made her even more beautiful, and her slender waist made her look even more graceful.
“Father.”
Princess Yunduo was incredibly charming. Her eyes were full of joy. After entering the palace, she bowed to her father. Her delicate voice was like a lark singing.
“The Kingdom of Tartan has sent an envoy to propose to my daughter on behalf of the Third Prince, Yeluchun. Yeluchun is young and promising, and he has a high chance of becoming the Crown Prince. Father has already agreed on my daughter’s behalf.”
The Emperor of the Hasan Kingdom looked at his beautiful daughter and couldn’t bear to let her marry far away. However, Yeluchun was indeed a good match. In the future, his daughter would be the queen of the country.
“Your daughter is willing to obey the imperial father’s will.”
Princess Yunduo was elated when she heard that her father had betrothed her to Yeluchun. She had taken a fancy to the domineering Third Prince at the wrestling compet.i.tions held by various countries. However, she had never told anyone about her thoughts because she was a girl.
Now that she had heard that she could marry Yeluchun, she was so happy that she was about to fly.
“Imperial Father will ask the Internal Affairs Department to prepare a generous dowry for you.”
The Emperor of the Haza Kingdom thought that it was a done deal. It was their honor to agree to marry the princess to the Tartan Kingdom.
Princess Yunduo thanked her father shyly, her beautiful phoenix eyes filled with joy.
After Princess Yunduo left, the smile on the Emperor’s face disappeared. His eyes were sharp as he called his capable subordinate, the Great General Weiwu, to give him an order.
” You guys pretend to be a bridal escort team…”
After giving the order, the Emperor of the Kingdom of Haza proudly leaned back on the dragon chair covered with tiger skin. He had long coveted the wealth of Tartan and finally found an opportunity to return Tartan’s territory to the Kingdom of Haza!
Su Qing and Ji Shuisheng didn’t know about the relationship between Haza and Tartar, and they didn’t even know that Yeluchun was willing to lead troops to the battlefield to marry Xiaoying personally.
Su Qing and Ji Shuisheng brought Zhong Yong to look for the relay station in Tartan. Qiu Yongkang could not stay outside in this weather, and the herdsmen would not take him in. He had to find a relay station to stay at.
The boss of the relay station was unwilling to answer Su Qing and Ji Shuisheng’s questions. Su Qing took out the token given by the Emperor. When he saw the token, the boss knew that this was an important guest of their country, the Emperor’s honored guest. His att.i.tude immediately changed 180 degrees, and he led them to the Han people’s room.
They searched the relay stations individually but still couldn’t find Qiu Yongkang even after half a night. He evaporated into thin air like steam.
The three of them returned to the Third Prince’s palace. The Third Prince had already returned from the palace and was sitting in the yurt waiting for them. “Brother Shuisheng, where did Miss Su go?”
Seeing that Su Qing and the others had returned, Yeluchun hurriedly stood up and responded with a worried tone.
“We went to the relay station to look for someone.”
Ji Shuisheng explained simply before asking the Third Prince, “Third Prince, is there something you need from us?”
“1 have to ask Brother Shuisheng and Miss Su for help.”
Yeluchun nodded. He had boasted to his father that he could decide on the marriage if he defeated the Hazan Kingdom.
This opportunity had been hard to obtain, and Yeluchun could only succeed and not fail, so he wanted to ask Ji Shuisheng for help.
“Tell me.”
Both parties were doing business together, and they were still good friends. They naturally should help if there were anything, but it also depended on what kind of help it was.
If it were to attack his own country, that would not work. Although Ji Shuisheng wanted to attack the Imperial City, this was an internal conflict between the people. He could not bring outsiders to attack his own country. That would be infamy for thousands of years.
“It’s like this. The Kazan Kingdom often crosses our borders and invades our country. We’ve decided to fight back and would like to ask Miss Su and Brother Ji for help.”
Yeluchun cupped his fists at Ji Shuisheng and Su Qing and said earnestly,
“As a condition for helping me, if you want to attack the dynasty in the future, the Tartan Kingdom will lend you a hand.”
“Brother Yeluchun, this is a matter between your two countries. We can’t interfere; please forgive us.”
Ji Shuisheng rejected it immediately. He could not help one country destroy another country. It would be stupid to offend one country after another.
Moreover, it was also good for them that the two countries were fighting to the death. If both sides suffered heavy losses, they would no longer pose a threat to the border of Mo City.
“I can’t help you.”
Su Qing also refused. She couldn’t even protect herself. They would have to prepare their troops to fight against the Imperial Court if they still couldn’t catch Qiu Yongkang.
Disappointment flashed across Yeluchun’s eyes, but he quickly pulled himself together. He had asked Su Qing and Ji Shuisheng for help to ensure that everything was safe and that he could end the battle soon and reduce casualties. However, even without their help, he was confident he could take down the Haza Kingdom. It would just take some time.
Yeluchun had another important matter that he was most worried about. He cupped his fists at Ji Shuisheng and pleaded,
“Brother Shuisheng, can you agree to my request?”
Ji Shuisheng’s heart skipped a beat. He could already guess what Yeluchun wanted to say from his sincere and expectant gaze, but he still asked calmly.
“What request?”
Yeluchun looked at Ji Shuisheng and asked,
“Last time, you said that if I want to marry Xiaoying, I must promise to be with her for the rest of my life.”
“That’s right. You can’t have another woman if you want to marry my sister. I don’t want her to be sad.”
Ji Shuisheng nodded and said firmly.
“I promise you that I will only take Xiaoying as my wife. I swear on Longevity Heaven that if I break my oath, 1 will be wrapped in horse leather. Brother Ji, please give me some time. When 1 return triumphantly, I will come to Mo City to deliver the betrothal gifts.”
Yeluchun looked at Ji Shuisheng with a firm gaze and swore to Longevity Heaven that he would only marry Xiaoying as his wife. The Tartan Kingdom placed great importance on oaths, just like how the old Emperor promised Xiao Heng that he would not attack the Great Xia Kingdom as long as the Xiao Family Army was alive.
“You’re only marrying Xiaoying?”
Ji Shuisheng didn’t think a prince would be willing to give up his palace for Xiaoying. Su Qing looked at Yeluchun. Yeluchun was very outstanding, and Xiaoying seemed to like him too. If he could promise only to marry Xiaoying, he could consider it.
As for the bullsh * t of matching families, it was nothing to Su Qing. Right now, they were commoners, but their status would change shortly. At that time, Xiaoying would marry Yeluchun, not climbing the social ladder.
Yeluchun looked at Ji Shuisheng sincerely. A dignified prince did not hesitate to lower himself to request Ji Shuisheng’s guarantee.
“Before I return in triumph, don’t betroth Xiaoying to anyone else..”