Your Majesty, the princess ran away again!

Chapter 151 Tribute from Various Countries (3)

After the envoys from various countries presented their tributes, the singing and dancing officially began. After three rounds of wine, the prince of Beihan stood up and walked to the center. "Your Majesty, I have a favor to ask of you."

Emperor Tianyou waved his hand, "Prince Beihan, please let me know if you need anything."

Beihan Kingdom's eldest prince Li Hao turned sideways and stared at the Queen's side. Mu Nanyan thought that this person had taken a fancy to Jun Youning, but she didn't expect that the first thing he said was her.

"I wish to maintain a friendly relationship with your country for a hundred years, so I hereby ask to marry Miss Mu Nanyan, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Jun Zhuoyuan's face turned dark. Here comes another person who wants to snatch his wife!

Emperor Tianyou's face froze. If he had said that to someone else today, he would have agreed. But this man just happened to fall in love with Lao Jiu's wife. If he gave her away, would his house still be able to stand?

"I also want to have a good relationship with the Beihan Kingdom for a hundred years, but the eldest lady of the Mu family is my Jiuer's fiancée. I'm afraid you will be disappointed. Look around the palace today. There are many good girls. See if there is one you really like. I will make the decision for you."

Li Hao narrowed his eyes and pretended to think, "In this case, a gentleman does not take away someone else's love. I heard that there is a lively and bright princess in this palace. If I remember correctly, it is the woman next to the queen."

Now it was the Queen's turn to be upset. How dare he, a mere border country, set his sights on her daughter? "It's not that I don't want to let go of the Prince of Beihan Country, but Youning hasn't reached the age of marriage yet. Please choose someone else for her."

Mu Nanyan finally understood. It seemed that this man had been prepared. He knew her relationship with Jun Zhuoyuan, but he still dared to propose to her here. It must be for Youning. This man had ulterior motives.

The emperor could hear the queen's anger. This kid had to pick on the queen. He couldn't enter the house for several days. "The queen is right. Youning is my youngest child. It's really inappropriate."

Li Hao continued: "It doesn't matter. I can wait. It won't be too late to get married after the princess reaches the age of 15."

Emperor Tianyou knew that he could not escape this time. He had heard some time ago that the Beihan Kingdom had developed new weapons. If he did not respond to their request today, there would be wars tomorrow when he went back to sleep. He wanted to marry anyone else but Youning, because he had his eyes on her identity as the legitimate princess.

Emperor Tianyou winked at the Queen, "Since the prince of Beihan Kingdom is truly asking for your hand in marriage, I cannot help but express my feelings. However, I don't care about matters of love between men and women. It won't be too late to talk to you after you have won my daughter's heart. All right, let's continue the singing and dancing."

Li Hao didn't say anything else. After all, his mission was completed, and he just had to proceed according to the plan.

Jun Youning was originally listening to Mu Nanyan telling a story, but the story shifted to herself. She didn't want to go to Beihan Country. She had heard from her seventh brother that it was very cold there, and there was not much to eat. Most importantly, it was far from home, and she was still young and didn't want to leave her mother.

"Sister-in-law, what should I do?"

Mu Nanyan poured her a glass of water. As a princess, she was destined to be unable to escape this mission. "It doesn't matter. We still have your ninth brother and I. If they dare to force you to marry us, we will destroy their country."

Jun Youning finally came to his senses, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that this was not a good idea. "Forget it, Sister Jiu, this is my fate. If there is no Beihan Kingdom, there is still Risheng Kingdom and Loulan Kingdom. It would not be bad if I could exchange my life for a hundred years of peace. Anyway, I have enjoyed it for so long, and it is time for my people to enjoy it."

Mu Nanyan grabbed her hand and said, "No, don't think like that. They say nice things. Even if you go, the war will continue. Only when Dongli is strong will these countries not bully us."

These are the thoughts of later generations and the accumulated experiences and lessons of predecessors. She does not believe in these marriages. How could a truly powerful country need to sacrifice a princess to ensure peace?

Jun Youning stopped talking. She was very confused and there were things she had to do.

Mu Nanyan looked at Jun Zhuoyuan across the crowd. Jun Zhuoyuan knew what she was thinking. Jun Youning had been with the queen since he was a child. The queen would not be willing to let him go out to marry, and he would not agree either.

Murong Yue was taken away by a palace maid not long after the banquet began. Before leaving, Mu Xiwen advised her to be smart and think more about what to say and what not to say.

Murong Yue followed the palace maid deeper and deeper. Although she had been to this place before, it always felt eerie at night.

Murong Yue was led into the front hall, and the palace maid went to the back to invite someone. The room was empty, and the sound of wind blowing through the cracks in the stones could always be heard. There were only two red candles in the room, and they were still swaying.

Finally someone came. Murong Yue retracted her gaze and knelt on the ground, "Your servant pays respect to the Queen Mother!"

The Queen Mother walked to the main seat and sat down, asking the maid to light more lamps, "Get well and come to my side."

Murong Yue stood up and walked forward confidently.

The Queen Mother nodded. Yes, he is more graceful and elegant than the last time she saw him. He is a good candidate.

"I heard about the sixth son. He was ignorant. As a royal grandmother, I must speak well of my grandson. I heard that his illness was cured by your sister?"

Murong Yue nodded. Although she didn't want to admit it, Mu Nanyan really cured him.

Originally, the empress dowager was attracted by his half-dead appearance, but unfortunately after he recovered from his illness, she thought about changing the candidate, but these princes were more clever than the other, and after much thought, he was the only one who could be used, but this time the progress would be advanced.

"Don't worry, what belongs to you is yours. I'm here with you. In two days, Lao Liu will go to Jiangnan, you can go and see him off."

Although Murong Yue was unwilling, she did not dare to show it. The empress dowager met her this time to reassure her and also to pass a message to Mu Xiwen. Before leaving, the palace maid stuffed a letter in her hand and asked her to give it to Mu Xiwen.

Mu Nanyan knew her entire itinerary while sitting in the main hall. Although she didn't know what the two talked about, it was not difficult to guess that the candidate would definitely not change. Who else could she rely on for an old woman who was unwanted by everyone?

After the banquet was over, Jun Youning did not bring up the palace matter again. She said hello to Mu Nanyan and left. Mu Nanyan knew that she was in a bad mood and did not hold her back, and just let her go.

Jun Zhuoyuan followed her shamelessly until she left the palace and got on the carriage.

"What are you doing? You have your own carriage, why are you riding in someone else's? You have no sense of boundaries at all."

Jun Zhuoyuan played with her hands, "Yanyan, what is a sense of boundaries?"

"It's just a sense of distance. Never mind. What do you think about what happened today?" Mu Nanyan pulled her hand back.

Jun Zhuoyuan pulled her hand back and continued to hold it, "What is Yanyan talking about?"

"Everything."

Jun Zhuoyuan thought for a moment and said, "Well, Lalang wants to be the emperor, Risheng wants to fight, and Beihan wants to threaten us and rebel."

Mu Nanyan asked: "So what are you going to do?"

"It's not impossible for Lalang to be the emperor, but it will take time and careful planning. I can't guarantee how long he can live. His two brothers are not easy to deal with. It seems that Risheng does not want to pay tribute every year. Maybe he has reached a deal with the Beihan Kingdom. The Beihan Kingdom has already created new weapons and must want to use Risheng to open a gap in our country. We are still very weak in naval warfare." Jun Zhuoyuan thought of many possibilities. It was not appropriate for them to go to war now. They had just ended a war. If they started another war, not only the people but also the soldiers would not be able to bear it.

Mu Nanyan thought for a moment and said, "Take it off first, as long as you can. I want to train a group of doctors to accompany the army, that is, military doctors. It will take at least three months, at least to protect the lives of the soldiers to the greatest extent possible."

Jun Zhuoyuan knew the current situation. People were the main problem. Could it be that they were still recruiting soldiers? Three years of long war had caused him to lose a lot of people. The people's lives had just improved a little. If they recruited soldiers again, who knew how many things would happen. The key point was the weapons. Although they knew that Beihan Country had developed new weapons, no one had ever seen them. It was still unknown how powerful these weapons would be on the battlefield.

Mu Nanyan wanted to heat up the weapons, but she still didn't want these things to come out and pollute the environment, "Jun Zhuoyuan, I want to go to the armory to take a look."

Jun Zhuoyuan knew that the two of them had the same idea, so he smiled and said, "It's too late today, let's take Yanyan with us tomorrow."

"Okay, pick me up early tomorrow." The carriage stopped at the Mu Mansion. Mu Nanyan jumped out of the car. Wushuang was already waiting at the door.

Mu Nanyan glanced at the carriage at the entrance of the alley and lifted the curtain, "Don't get off, just take my carriage back."

Jun Zhuoyuan knew how she was worried. Every time at this moment, he hated his legs. He didn’t know how long he had to wait. The pain had already started to build in the past two days, which was a good sign.