"Princess, the Tubo king is critically ill, your younger brother is young and has no ambition, and the Tubo royal power is in jeopardy. You must marry our dynasty in order to consolidate the throne and expel the Dalun (prime minister)." Xiao Huayong said lightly.
Princess Yaoxi's face was pale. Her father's illness had been kept secret very well. Even the Xiaza family in power in Tubo had no way of confirming her father's condition, so they did not dare to act rashly for the time being.
She came to marry at the beginning of the year, but because the murder of the Celestial Princess by the Turkic prince remained a mystery, the marriage was not frank, and my father did not show any eagerness, for fear that the Xiaza family would be suspicious. Moreover, my father's condition had improved at the beginning of the year.
But not long ago, my father's condition worsened. It is worth discussing the marriage again. If marrying the princess is not possible, then I will marry her.
Rather than being coveted by the Xiazha family in Tubo, she might as well shoulder the family's mission and come to the Celestial Empire, where there was a man she loved. At that time, she did not know Xiao Huayong's identity, but only knew that he must be rich or noble, perhaps a powerful official in Kyoto. Because the prince could not be sent as an envoy to other countries at will, one careless move could very likely cause a conflict between the two countries, so she never hoped that Xiao Huayong was a prince.
At the reception banquet, she saw Xiao Huayong, who was sitting at the top among all the princes, and her heart began to beat wildly uncontrollably.
She felt that she and he might be destined to be together.
Other princes might lose something if they married her, but it was different for the Crown Prince, he was the heir. Yesterday she heard a lot about Xiao Huayong's deeds, and except for those related to Shen Xihe, the more she heard about the rest, the more she couldn't control her excitement.
"The Tubo army is strong and powerful. If Your Highness marries me into the East Palace, it will be like adding wings to a tiger. Isn't that good?" Yao Xi didn't understand. Don't all men like beautiful women and powerful countries
She thought herself to be a rare beauty, and marrying her was equivalent to getting half of Tibet. A-di would listen to her and do what she said, and Tibet would surely be loyal to the Celestial Empire in the future.
The previous emperor was lazy and had no interest in state affairs. He was like this internally and never paid much attention to external affairs. During his reign, he lost the four prefectures of Anxi twice, and it was later that Shen Yueshan took Anxi back.
The Northwest Army is located between the Turks and Tubo, but it intimidates both places. This is why Emperor Youning has not dared to move Shen Yueshan easily so far. He needs to secretly build a brave army to quietly replace him to prevent the fall of the country.
Back then, Tubo was able to make Emperor Youning reluctantly give up his beloved and watch him marry his beloved. One can imagine how powerful it was. Although there are signs of internal political division now, rash actions may not necessarily lead to the conquest in one fell swoop.
"The tiger is the king of the jungle, and its kingdom is the jungle. There is no need to be ambitious and look up to the sky. What is the use of wings?" Xiao Huayong said coldly, "Princess, if you are content to wait for your marriage, no matter who you marry, and live a good life, your majesty and I will not make things difficult for you and Tubo, and your majesty will definitely support Lingdi to win the throne.
If you have thoughts that you shouldn't have... I can make the Turkic prince go without return, and I can also make the Tibetan princess die without a sound."
Yao Xi's face changed drastically and she looked at Xiao Huayong in horror.
In fact, she had heard all kinds of things about the Turkic prince. Thinking that the Turkic prince had said that he had met Xiao Huayong at the beginning of the year, he must have known Xiao Huayong's true face just like her, which was why he was silenced by Xiao Huayong.