Chapter 595 - The Princesss Marriage, a Ministers Daughter Came with Her (2/2)

“My aunt is the Princess of the Qin Kingdom, and she is naturally strict with my cousin’s education. That’s why my cousin is so outstanding. I heard that my aunt and my sixth sister are quite similar. She is also gentle and gracious. She gave birth to my cousin in the Yan Kingdom. Although my cousin isn’t the Emperor’s first son, he was doted on by the Emperor of the Yan Kingdom. Not long after he was born, he was conferred the t.i.tle of Crown Prince.” Feng Yuxuan smiled and turned his head, motioning Xieyue to look at the Sixth Princess sitting above.

The Sixth Princess was sitting next to Imperial n.o.ble Consort Wen obediently. Imperial n.o.ble Consort Wen was talking to someone, and she was listening quietly by the side. From time to time, she would smile and was very quiet and lovely. As she felt that someone was looking at her, she cast a glance, and met Xieyue’s eyes. After a slight pause, she lowered her head slightly from the distance as a salute.

Such a dignified and polite att.i.tude gave a good impression to Xieyue. He couldn’t help but turn around and nod to praise her. “Sixth Princess is indeed a gentle girl. I heard that Fifth Princess is married. Is Sixth Princess the next one?”

It was indeed a bit inappropriate for an outsider to say that, but everyone knew that Crown Prince Xieyue came to make a marriage by taking the opportunity to visit the Qin Kingdom, so Feng Yuran lazily picked up the wine cup and handed it to his lips. He took a sip and answered lazily, “In fact, Sixth Sister and Fifth Sister were born just a few days apart. Fifth Sister has been married to the Yan Kingdom for so long, and it is time for Sixth Sister to choose a husband.”

The meaning of this sentence was very clear to the people who heard it. Xieyue smiled and nodded, but he did not say anything more. Since the Sixth Princess was suitable for him both in the age and temper, and she was good-looking. She would be the best candidate. Then, he would choose her!

He picked up the wine cup by her hand, took a sip, and turned to Feng Yuran. He seemed to think of something and asked with a laugh, “I heard that when the Princess of the Qin Kingdom married to another country, she would take several minister’s daughters with her. Is it true? Is the Emperor of the Qin Kingdom worried that there is no one to accompany the princess when she goes to another country?”

When the princesses of the Qin Kingdom married into other countries, some of them took minister’s daughters to strengthen their favor, and some of them didn’t. However, the recent two princesses both took minister’s daughters with them. When the Empress of the Yan Kingdom married into the Yan Kingdom, she had brought the daughter of the Minister of Rites’ concubine and the daughter of another first-grade minister’s concubine. After that incident, the Fifth Princess married in a rush. Even so, the Empress had also prepared a beautiful girl, the daughter of a minister to go with her.

These women could also be consorts after their husband took the throne. On the one hand, they would help the princess of the Qin Kingdom get their husband’s favor. On the other hand, they would increase the connection between the two countries. Like the princess, their families were also in the Qin Kingdom. If war broke out, their families would be the first one to suffer.

But this was an unwritten rule, so it couldn’t be mentioned on the surface.

Feng Yuran did not say anything. There was a flash of light in his smiling eyes, but it was all hidden under his long eyelashes. He raised his pretty eyes and looked at Crown Prince Xieyue with a half-smile. Instead of answering, he lifted the wine cup in his hand and took a sip of the wine.

Feng Yuzhen really did not expect him to mention this. It was the Qin Kingdom’s decision whether to send minister’s daughters with the princess or not. What did Crown Prince Xieyue mean by asking this? He could not figure it out at the moment, so he decided not to talk about it.

Feng Yuxuan smiled slightly and took over the topic to explain, “Father loves my sister and is afraid that she will be lonely in a strange land. Those minister’s daughters accompany her to go to the other country. But if the other side is not satisfied or my sister is not satisfied, they can be sent back to our country immediately. Therefore, this is not a rule.”

The other side was not satisfied? That was almost impossible. Even if the other side was really not satisfied, why did they not say it before? If they said that they were not satisfied with them until the matter was settled, it was a disgrace to the national policies of the two countries. As for the other possibility, the princess married to the country from the royal family had already known about it. Even if she was unsatisfied, she would not do that, for she knew that if they sent back the minister’s daughter, other girls would be still sent here. It was better to win their heart and make them loyal to her.

Therefore, this one was also impossible.

“Oh, what kinds of minister’ daughters of your country will be chosen to go with the princess?” Feng Yuxuan’s words were vague, but it aroused Xieyue’s interest. He looked at him and asked with bright eyes.

“Of course, the ones who are gentle and good-looking.”

The ones who were gentle! She was one of the kind! The ones who were beautiful. Needless to say, she was stunning when he first met her. As for the status, she was the legitimate daughter of a third-grade official. In the past, those girls were all concubines’ daughters, but their fathers were either a first-grade or a second-grade official. So the legitimate daughter of a third-grade official should have an equal status. It seemed that as long as he mentioned it, it would not be difficult.

Thinking that Third Young Miss Mo was going to spend her life with him in the future, Xieyue unconsciously showed a hint of gentleness and a smile in his eyes.

All the people present were good at observing people’s expressions. Feng Yuzhen raised his eyebrows and asked teasingly, “Your Highness, do you take a fancy to someone?”

“Well, don’t ruin her reputation. It’s just that I saw her occasionally that day and I admired her.” Xieyue smiled and shook his hand to explain, “When the wind blows up the curtain hat, the woman under it is pure like water. I sparked with her.”

He was the Crown Prince of the Southern Barbarian Lands, so he naturally acted tallying with the style of the Southern Barbarian Lands. If such a woman married another man, he would be uneasy for the rest of his life. He might as well take the opportunity of drinking wine just now to cover his face and tell the people what he thought. The princes present would naturally tell the Emperor of the Qin Kingdom. That girl was just an official’s daughter, and the Emperor would definitely be willing to send her to him!

“Oh, which family does she come from?” Feng Yuzhen asked curiously. Feng Yuxuan and Feng Yuran involuntarily turned their heads to look at Crown Prince Xieyue. They did not expect that Crown Prince Xieyue would fall in love with a lady of the Qin Kingdom as soon as they just entered the city. It was rare. If she was not an important person, they could just send her to go with the princess.

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