695 Ling Tian Matchmakes (2/2)

To raise up the topic of s.h.i.+fting over to Sky Bearing, there not be any awkwardness as he had a sworn brother over there, and furthermore, there was Xiao YanXue as the newly instated imperial concubine. Could the Xiao Family possibly suffer with these two factors? In addition, releasing a whole 3,000 miles of mountains and rivers, how big a contribution was this? This was akin to pioneering a whole new territory for the empire! Using such a contribution to enter Sky Bearing, it was enough to propel them to the level of a n.o.ble family in the Divine Prefecture Empire, and furthermore a top-tier one!

If we were to put it this way, it seemed that the act of Xiao FengHan taking advantage of the situation for one's own benefit managed to get them quite a bit in return. However, looking at it another way, even though it was the Xiao Family that suggested the merger, the contributions that they offered were definitely not little, which would brand Ling Tian with a black mark in return! For those that were unaware of the situation, they would think that it was Ling Tian that used his domineering strength to force the Xiao Family into submission after helping them with their problems. With the facts placed like that, the rumors in the future would definitely be in this direction.

To someone like Ling Tian who had just ascended the throne after establis.h.i.+ng their country, this sort of criticism was definitely not something good. As such, it was unavoidable for Ling Tian to feel a little uncomfortable.

This little play from Xiao FengHan was not only understood by Ling Tian, but also Li Xue and Ling Chen. As for the Xiao Family's side, Xiao FengYang could not help but exclaim with delight in his heart. A few others standing by the side also let out smiles of schadenfreude after thinking about the nuances involved.

Since it was a hopeless matter to prevent, why not then be more ruthless towards this? Wouldn't it be good to allow everyone to completely ease their worries?

Xiao FengYang laughed as he turned towards Ling Tian and said, ”This is a great deed towards us, but it's just that we have to trouble the Crown Prince to pardon the two of us, hahahaha...” He laughed long and hard.

Ling Tian stared daggers at him, forcing out a chuckle between clenched teeth as he replied, ”Second Master Xiao, don't rejoice too early. Your Xiao Family put me in such a bad spot, but with grandfather and grandmother present, I definitely can't do anything to the Family Head. So instead, I'll look for some payment through you! The 100,000 odd soldiers from the Xiao Family will all be placed under you. If there are any problems, then don't blame me, the military rod has no feelings to speak of!”

Xiao FengYang's face turned bitter as he helplessly replied, ”The command from Crown Prince, how would this official not dare to heed it?” His meaning was that before the military order came down, he still had room to breathe.

”Hmph hmph hmph...” Ling Tian coldly snorted in reply. The two of them exchanged glances, before suddenly laughing out in unison.

After arranging the procedures for those injured, Xiao FengHan prepared a huge banquet to entertain Ling Tian's group of people. The two old fellows were extremely clear on the positions of this group - one was to be the Emperor in the future, and the others the Empress as well as Imperial concubines. None of them were insignificant characters. As for those cold-faced youths of Ling Tian's, none of them would be ordinary people in the future. The roles they would play in the future would definitely be of great importance. Treating them well at this point would allow them to avoid any trouble in the future even if they did not get any benefits.

The sounds of cheering resounded continuously from the outside, making the atmosphere very lively. On the inside, each person was seated on a mat, and while the numbers were not many, it completely filled up the inner hall. Other than Ling Tian, Ling Chen, Li Xue, Ling Jian and the others present, those from the Xiao Family included Xiao FengHan, FengYang, and a couple of other elderlies, as well as Xiao YanXue's parents and Xiao YouHan and her parents.

This was something Ling Tian hinted to Ling Chen to propose.

As the meals were delivered down, everyone happily engaged in merrymaking.

Seeing that almost half the wine was drunk and that everyone was approaching the limits of sobriety, Ling Tian laughed as he took the initiative to speak, ”Actually, there's another matter that I would like to discuss with the various seniors of the Xiao Family today. This untalented Prince here is going to stoop down low to help my brother and be a matchmaker. May I know if everyone here has any opinions about that?”

Xiao FengYang was long prepared for this in his heart and immediately replied, ”Please speak your mind, Crown Prince. We will naturally consider it thoroughly.”

”Good!” Ling Tian laughed out, before leaning forward to continue, ”This lady YouHan here is not only pretty but has a virtuous temperament. If Fourth Master Xiao and Madam do not mind, how about letting her be the companion of my Divine Prefecture Empire's Divine Sword Duke?”

Because Xiao YouHan's father was fourth in birth, thus Ling Tian addressed him as the Fourth Master Xiao. Half of it was due to respect for the elders, and another half out of respect of Ling Jian.

As he spoke, Ling Tian jerked his chin in Ling Jian's direction as he winked.

Ling Jian's fingers trembled, and his chopsticks fell to the ground with a clatter as his face immediately turned red. In his heart, he was incomparably depressed as he thought, 'Since when did I become the Divine Sword Duke? Why was I unaware of my own position? When was this done?!'

Xiao YouHan yelped in embarra.s.sment, turning to leap straight into her mother's bosom to hide her burning face.

Fourth Master Xiao and his wife exchanged glances as they grinned. Both of them were already prepared for this, and could not help if this Crown Prince there was trying to mock their daughter. How could her temperament even be described as 'virtuous'? However, if not for this special matter, how could the two of them even have the authority to sit in this place? In their family, those who were more capable than them were far too numerous in number! In fact, was this not similar to 'When the human achieves the Dao, even the poultry and dogs nearby him can ascend to heaven'?! A saying that means when someone achieves success, those who are related to him can ride on the success as well.

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