zChapter 1066 - I Will Marry (1/2)
Xuan Tiange told Feng Yuheng: “Actually I did not guess it on my own, it was because this morning, that person sent a lot of large cases to Wen Xuan Palace. Those cases were filled with rare jewels and it was addressed specifically to me. When my Father King said this presentation felt like a dowry, and after I heard your conversation, I suddenly thought of it. That person definitely will not rescue Uncle Emperor for nothing, the condition he proposed, could it be…… for me to marry to Gu Shu?”
She sounded calm when she said this, but her face was tense, feeling like she had guessed correctly, yet hoping she got it wrong, contradicting each other.
Feng Yuheng saw the anxiousness in her heart, yet she still sighed softly and nodded, “I won’t hide this from you, there is such a condition. Earlier, Yu Palace received a family letter from my eldest cousin sent from the southern border, there was a secret letter on it which mentioned this. Your Ninth Brother did not respond immediately and did not dare mention it to you first because we were afraid that you will agree to it rashly to save the Emperor. Therefore we proposed to have him come to the capital personally, firstly because we also have to understand if he really has the ability to save Father Emperor, secondly, we wanted to see if we can change that condition. Gu Shu is far away from Da Shun after all and is even further from the capital. For you to marry over there, it would still be alright if it was for love, but if it was because of this kind of reason, our hearts cannot accept it.”
She was speaking the truth, though Xuan Tiange was two years older than her, in the end it was just her physical age which was young, in reality, she was already a mature soul at thirty years old. To her, Xuan Tiange was a young girl, and she was truly feeling pained for this young girl. Thinking about how she had to go far away from her hometown for the sake of her country’s safety, Feng Yuheng felt really bad about it.
The women living in the political center really had to bear with too much, a marriage agreement, describing it plainly, wasn’t it simply marrying to a person they did not love for the sake of the country’s stability and political motives? It was no different from selling their own life, but when asked if one person’s happiness was more important or if the stability of the country was more important, when hearing that, they would still choose the stability of the country. People were like that, once they had responsibilities, once there was a trade-off, many things could not be decided by them. It was like this in ancient times and was actually like in the future era as well.
“If we can truly save Uncle Emperor, and let Uncle Emperor revert to how he was before, then…… I will marry.” Xuan Tiange was silent for a while, then she said determinedly: “I am the only female in this generation of the Xuan family, this is my fate, and also my responsibility and duty. I have to give my all for the sake of Da Shun and no one can change this fate. Ah-Heng, you do not need to be sad, seeing how no one was discussing about my marriage though I have passed the adult ceremony long ago, I already knew this. Even if that Gu Shu ruler did not exist, there are still others, I will never be able to follow my own desires in this life to marry a commoner man.” As she spoke, she thought of that Gu Shu ruler whom she still had some encounters with and could not help but smile, “This is good as well, in the end, the person I am marrying is someone I have seen before and interacted with, it is still better than being sent to a foreign country without knowing anything, then getting married to a person whom I have not even seen before, that is more tragic.” She looked at Feng Yuheng, forcefully showed a smiling expression, saying: “That person is actually not bad, right? At least his appearance is good and is a good match for me. And…… he only has three beautiful women in the harem, it’s not considered a lot.”
She said it in a relaxed manner, but Feng Yuheng could see that her eyes were misty. Marrying far away from her home, no woman would be willing, right? Even if it was done out of love, having to marry to such a faraway place, far away from her homeland, far away from her parents, it was not an easy decision. But Xuan Tiange nodded and agreed just like this, just for the sake of Da Shun’s stability and the Emperor’s health.
She suddenly felt that there was nothing good about being a princess, it was better being a commoner, whether they were poor or rich, at least they could marry someone whom they knew everything about. Even though they had met the Gu Shu ruler before and interacted with him, how was his character? What was the situation within Gu Shu’s imperial palace? All these were unknown. She held Xuan Tiange’s hand, speaking to her seriously: “Although I am younger than you, I am still your Ninth Sister-in-law, regardless of whether we are relatives or sisters, there are some things I need to explain to you clearly. Tiange, the benefits to Da Shun are important, but personally, I would rather see you obtain happiness. This is not the only way to remove the Gu poison from Father Emperor, rather than using your happiness as an exchange, I would rather look for another method. I am not the only one who thinks this way, your Ninth Brother is the same, we do not wish to see you marry far away to Gu Shu for this matter. That place…… is too far, if something really happens, even if we want to help you, we might not make it in time!”
After she said this, Xuan Tiange’s tears flowed out all at once, she could not control her emotions any longer, hugging Feng Yuheng and wailing.
However, after crying, she still said determinedly: “I will marry!”
When Xuan Tiange returned to the palace, her eyes were still a little red, but her emotions had already adjusted. It was just that the palace maid Huan-er was unable to adjust her emotions so quickly, and she was still sniffing. Huan-er had always stayed at her side and knew everything which happened in Yu Palace. Returning to the palace now and facing those cases which had not been stored and were placed in the corner of the courtyard, her emotions were very complex.
But Xuan Tiange’s attitude had already changed from when she saw those things in the morning, she instructed the servants keeping watch over the items: “Accept those things, move them into the storeroom, and record them under the accounts of Wen Xuan Palace.”
One of the servants was stunned and could not help but ask: “Master said not to keep them first and it is best to have that person who sent the things to take them back, what Princess means is……”
“Keep them.” She said coldly: “The things were sent to This Princess, so I can make the decision. Since I asked you to keep them, then do so. I will explain to Father King later.”