As soon as Xia Qingqing opened her mouth, the atmosphere of the heated discussion came to an abrupt end; looking at Xia Qingqing with a furious look on her face, everyone felt extremely embarrassed for a moment!
They were so busy discussing and thinking about how to display their strengths that they forgot there was a princess next to them!
But these days, because Xia Qingqing behaved so well, everyone had unknowingly forgotten that she was still the princess of the Great Xia Kingdom!
Finally, Xu Ren smiled and said, "Ahem, Madam, we are not dividing up the Great Xia Kingdom, but protecting it. You see, Zhongshan County and Luliang County are being governed in a mess. We ordered the governors of the two counties to come to the capital to see the emperor, but they turned a deaf ear to it. His Majesty has granted the young master the post of the Eastern Governor of the Great Xia Kingdom, and we must live up to His Majesty's trust!"
When Xu Ren was speaking, the word "Madam" was emphasized - although you are a princess, the one who can really make the decision here is Li Xian!
Xia Qingqing looked at Xu Ren, then turned to look at everyone else, and suddenly turned and left.
At this moment, Xia Qingqing's mood was complicated. The Great Xia Kingdom was finished, everyone knew it, including herself; but as a princess, it was hard for her to accept it, even though she knew it very well.
What was even more ridiculous was that a princess like me was actually discussing with a group of people how to divide the Great Xia Kingdom!!!
Although what Xu Ren said sounded nice, it was just nice words!
After seeing the excitement and expectation in everyone's eyes, Xia Qingqing suddenly realized that the Great Xia Kingdom was really finished. In the hearts of these people, they didn't even have the most basic respect for the Great Xia Kingdom! The Great Xia Kingdom they mentioned in their words was just a tiger skin as a banner.
After returning to the room, Xia Qingqing sat in front of the dressing table, silent.
A little maid behind her carefully pinched Xia Qingqing's shoulders and did not dare to speak.
Xia Qingqing looked at the maid in the mirror, "Xiao Tao, can you tell me about the Great Xia Kingdom in your mind?"
Xia Qingqing had a sense of anticipation in her heart, because Xiaotao was a maid brought from the palace.
However, reality is always cruel. Xiao Tao bit her lip and said, "Madam, I don't like Da Xia. My father was once a soldier of Da Xia, but after he died in battle, my family only got one or two taels of silver. My mother was burdened by life and only practiced to the third level of Qi training. In the end, she became ill due to overwork and had no money to treat her illness. For this reason, I can only sell myself to the palace in exchange for my mother's medical expenses."
Xia Qingqing was stunned for a moment. Instead of getting the answer she expected, she got a suffocating story. A soldier who died in battle could only get one or two ounces of silver as compensation? !
Was it anger? Disappointment? Or shame? Xia Qingqing couldn't tell her own mood. After a long silence, Xia Qingqing waved her hand silently, "You go out and play, I'll be alone."
Xiao Tao puffed up her cheeks, as if she had mustered up her courage, "Madam, I... I want to go home to see my mother..."
Xia Qingqing opened the drawer and took out 50 taels of gold. "Xiao Tao, take this. Apologize to your mother on my behalf. Our Great Xia country is sorry for her."
“Princess…” Xiaotao finally changed her address.
"Go ahead. Also, tell Mr. Xu to arrange a few people to protect you. It's not safe for a little girl like you to travel alone."