Tianliangyuan

Chapter 208 The Princess Should Be Cautious in Her Words

Princess Qi and Princess Qingping talked for almost half an hour. When Princess Qi left, Princess Qingping, who was usually listless, actually got up and saw the princess off to the courtyard gate.

In the days that followed, Princess Qingping did everything according to the Princess's arrangements, whether it was studying or anything else, and never again put on a show of wanting to die.

Princess Leyang had visited her several times and she could clearly sense that her half-sister was different.

Even if Princess Qingping is engaged, she will not get married until next year.

What Princess Qi is really anxious about now is that she needs to arrange a marriage for Leyang first, and then marry him off before Princess Qingping gets married next year.

When a princess of a country marries into the country, it is naturally not a casual matter.

There are quite a few procedures to go through with the Ministry of Rites.

In addition, dowry preparations are required.

More importantly, with the princess going to marry, the wedding procession will not be able to move quickly. After all, there is a princess and a dowry, and it is estimated that it will take at least three months to reach the border of Daxing.

Princess Leyang hadn't fully grasped the situation yet, and she didn't actually have much say in her own marriage.

However, if it is someone that the prince and princess have taken a liking to, she can simply say that she does not like him, and the Prince of Qi will not make things difficult for her.

That's enough.

King Qi and his wife wanted to ensure their daughter's lifelong well-being, so their selection of a husband was not solely based on social status.

If we're talking about prestige, how many families in the world can be more noble than the King of Qi?

Therefore, what the couple values ​​most is character.

No matter how good one's education or family background, one should not marry a woman with flawed moral character!

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, people from all the mansions in the capital would distribute Laba porridge inside and outside the city.

The Prince of Qi's residence was no exception.

Princess Leyang took this opportunity to go directly to the Hundred Fruit Garden.

Xu Zhaozhao and Xu Junting are both here.

Xie Zheng didn't know when he arrived, but as soon as Princess Leyang got off her carriage, she saw Xie Zheng's horse.

"Zhaozhao, I don't want to get married. What's so good about getting married? All sorts of rules, having to be filial to your in-laws, and having to think about the preferences of so many people in your husband's family, etc. Just thinking about it makes me feel tired. If I actually had to do it, wouldn't it be so annoying?"

"Don't you have many servants around you? You can have them do it."

"It's different. If something goes wrong, people will blame me, the master, for not teaching him well. Who would really think it's the servant's fault?"

Xu Zhaozhao chuckled: "You've thought things through quite well. But you're of age now, it's impossible for you not to get married. Tell me, is there any handsome young man who has caught your eye?"

Princess Leyang slapped her: "You're making fun of me again! If I really had someone I liked, I would have told Father and Mother directly long ago. Why would I make Mother go through all that trouble?"

Xu Zhaozhao felt that Princess Leyang was actually still immature and had not grown up yet.

Moreover, Leyang is right, what's so good about getting married?

Before she got married, she could still be remembered by her husband, who would occasionally go to the trouble of sending her nice things.

But once married, the other person might not cherish them anymore, and they might even get tired of seeing the same face every day.

Xu Zhaozhao also felt that getting married was meaningless.

"Actually, I don't want to get married either. But it's not easy for us women to survive. If we don't get married, we'll have to pay fines when we reach marriageable age. That's a small matter, but the problem is that people outside will gossip. As the saying goes, rumors are more ferocious than tigers. We're afraid our lives will be quite difficult then."

"Hmph! In my opinion, those people are just idle! Whether we get married or not is none of their business."

"That's not how it works. The population of Daxing is still too small compared to its territory. Otherwise, the imperial court wouldn't have been urging eligible men and women to get married all these years. Moreover, some local governments have even stricter regulations. If someone doesn't marry by the time they reach marriageable age, the government will force them into a marriage, which would be terrible!"

Xu Zhaozhao was trying her best to avoid the matter of marrying into the Nanzhao Kingdom, but Princess Leyang still brought it up herself.

“I used to think that Qingping was too cunning, and that someone like her, full of scheming, would never win the affection of her husband. But after I learned that she was going to marry into Nanzhao, I couldn’t help but feel a little uncomfortable.”

Xu Zhaozhao nodded, "That's normal."

Based on her understanding of Princess Leyang, she knew that she was a truly kind and innocent person.

It would be wrong for her to be so happy and celebrate Qingping's upcoming marriage to someone from afar.

“It is indeed somewhat sad for a woman to marry far away and have no family to rely on.”

“I knew long ago that Qingping was chosen by our royal family to be sent for a marriage alliance, but I didn’t know she would be sent to Nanzhao.”

The Daxing Dynasty had several vassal states. Besides Nanzhao, she originally thought it would be Goryeo or the Western Regions, but she never thought it would be Nanzhao.

Compared to Goryeo, Nanzhao was clearly more terrifying.

After all, one of my aunts had died in Nanzhao, less than five years after she married into the family.

Goryeo was different.

A princess from Daxing once married into Goryeo and was directly made queen.

Moreover, the environment in Goryeo was better, while Nanzhao was said to be full of insects and miasma, and one could easily be poisoned and die if one was not careful.

Therefore, although the climate in Nanzhao was quite good and the Nanzhao king was very loyal to Daxing, the women of Daxing were generally quite resistant to Nanzhao.

"Nanzhao is actually not bad. Moreover, our Daxing is now powerful, and the King of Nanzhao himself knows that it was my Daxing princess who married into Nanzhao. Although she cannot be the queen, she is already quite good as the Noble Consort with a golden book and golden seal. Besides, Princess Qingping is not a real princess after all."

The fact that the King of Nanzhao is willing to offer such sincerity in marrying our princess from Daxing shows his wariness of Daxing. Don't overthink it. In recent years, very few princesses from Daxing have been sent on marriage alliances. Even those who have are princesses from superior states, and they are never mistreated.”

Xu Zhaozhao was telling the truth.

Princess Daxing will certainly not suffer any injustice.

However, the exact circumstances surrounding the death of the previous princess in Nanzhao remain unknown.

Whether he died from the scheming of the women in the harem or from the malicious intentions of the former King of Nanzhao, there is no way to find out.

Since that's the case, let's be optimistic and look forward.

"It's not easy being a woman. Royal women may seem to live glamorous lives, but how many people know the bitterness in their hearts? Daughters of ordinary people can marry close to their parents and visit them often, but the marriages of royal women are sacrifices to power."

"Princess, please be careful what you say!"

These are things you should only think about in your heart; you must never say them aloud.

Moreover, from another perspective, you have enjoyed the wealth and glory brought by the flourishing of the royal family for more than ten years, so you should naturally give back something.

This is the kind of talk those in power want to hear.