Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 663 - 663 664 Who is wronged_1

Chapter 663: Chapter 664 Who is wronged_1 Chapter 663: Chapter 664 Who is wronged_1 Muniang had not been away from the imperial palace for long when news arrived that the Divine Goddess from Louxi had been murdered by Lady Rong.

Qingya couldn’t help but gasp, “Lady Rong really acts fast.”

“Hmph, do you think she is some kind of virtuous person? She has done a lot of killing, and now for her own benefit, what would she not dare to do?” Muniang snorted coldly.

“This servant heard that the news from the palace says Lady Rong, because of her jealousy, unscrupulously killed the Divine Goddess and was caught on the spot. She has already been thrown into the Prison by His Majesty, and her execution will probably only take a few days. Does the Princess really still want to help Lady Rong escape justice? This servant thinks there’s no need to keep promises to such a person, just let her be executed,” Qingya said indignantly.

Muniang smiled and shook her head, “I am not trying to help her escape justice, do you really think I have that much spare time to worry about her?”

Qingya was taken aback, “Then what does the Princess mean?”

“I am helping myself.”

Muniang looked up at the sky, what was destined to come would always come.

Just yesterday, she had entrusted Jin Feng to secretly handle a matter for her, a matter she hadn’t even told Yu Ze about. The Prince from Louxi had obviously treated her a little differently, and if it were as Yu Ze said, Louxi was already in collusion with the Qilian Kingdom, then his treatment towards her was clearly because of Nangong Qian.

Muniang had a hunch, the way that man from Louxi looked at her, as if looking at prey waiting to be slaughtered. Nangong Qian released such a big move this time, he definitely had some intention with her as well, but she was waiting for that intention to reveal itself fully.

Therefore, Muniang had Jin Feng investigate what actions Nangong Qian might take in this regard and tried to gather some information from the Prince of Louxi.

Just as she had expected, Nangong Qian’s first goal in using the bewitching words of the Divine Goddess was to demand her.

Muniang understood why Nangong Qian’s first step was to start with her. She did not believe Nangong Qian was so deeply enamored with her that he put her status before his empire. Wasn’t he also trying to use her?

That Goddess had previously bewitched the Emperor, repeatedly telling the Emperor how formidable and terrifying the new ruler of the Qilian Kingdom was, and that only Nangong Qian was the uniquely anointed son of the heavens by the Gods. The Daqian Dynasty would eventually fall and become a vassal of the Qilian Kingdom. The only strategy now amounted to appeasing and respecting. This was the will of the heavens.

Long Yi was naturally timid, and now that he was under the influence of a Bewitching Technique, he believed unquestioningly in the will of heaven communicated by the Goddess. Consequently, he eagerly asked how to appease, and the Goddess naturally suggested the method of offering a beauty for an alliance marriage.

Just last night, Long Yi had already decided to offer the most noble Princess of the current court for marriage to the Emperor of the Qilian Kingdom as a sign of sincerity, and had personally decreed it.

Muniang did not believe for a second that Nangong Qian truly intended to marry a Princess; otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone to such great lengths.

She now wondered whether the death of the Goddess would affect his plan, but Muniang felt that given the character of the current Emperor, it probably wouldn’t. That enchantress had completely beguiled him, and although she was now dead, her words had already taken significant effect on him, likely rooting a deep-seated reverence for Qilian Kingdom.

When the Qilian Kingdom sent its envoy, Long Yi cast aside even the sorrow of the Goddess’s murder, throwing a grand welcome banquet attended by the full court of civil and military officials and prominent families.

During the reception, Long Yi respectfully mentioned the idea of sending the Princess to marry into the Qilian Kingdom, but the envoy spoke out loudly, “If indeed a beauty is to be sent, then it should be a beauty designated by our Emperor.”

A sense of foreboding struck Muniang’s heart, and she knew this matter was not simple.

Everyone was puzzled, wondering what could be better than a princess that they’d reject such a match.

Little did they know, the envoy unrolled a long scroll, saying, “From the Emperor’s own sacred mouth, if the Daqian Dynasty truly wishes for an alliance through marriage, this woman must be sent. Otherwise, there will be nothing to discuss!”

As everyone took a glance at the beauty on the scroll, they all gasped in shock. Was it not Qiao Muniang?!

Yu Ze appeared relatively calm, expressionless, except for the vein throbbing obviously at his temple.

Long Yi paused for a long while before saying, “Isn’t this exactly…”

Muniang gently grasped his hand, rose to her feet, and met everyone’s surprised gazes. She snatched the scroll from the Qilian Kingdom’s envoy’s hands and interrupted Long Yi’s words, “In that case, His Majesty should agree, as harmony is most precious in all matters.”

Long Yi was confused by Qiao Muniang’s intentions, and so was everyone else in the great hall. What on earth was Qiao Muniang up to? Wasn’t there a rumor that she and Marquis Chen Prince Heir had a deep and affectionate relationship? Was she now agreeing to this?

And what about Yu Ze? Not a word! Was he accepting this as well?!

While everyone was flabbergasted, Long Yi, as if afraid Muniang would take back her word, finalized the decision, “Very well! Let’s settle the matter of the marriage alliance right now!”

The envoy from Qilian Kingdom regarded Muniang with a suspicious eye. How could he not be puzzled? He had come fully prepared for a complete resistance from Muniang, expecting Yu Ze to be furious with the refusal, the Emperor of the Daqian Dynasty to be weak, frightened of Qilian Kingdom, naturally insisting Qiao Muniang agree to the marriage, and Yu Ze, in his anger, to take more outrageous actions, causing the Emperor to lose trust in him entirely. That would be the perfect opportunity for Qilian Kingdom to strike.

But unexpectedly, it was like punching cotton—no reaction at all!

When the banquet ended, the Emperor still felt somewhat guilty towards Yu Ze, so he stayed back with the couple and earnestly said, “I know you feel aggrieved inside, but all this is for the prosperity of the Daqian Dynasty, for the flourishing of the state.”

Yu Ze sneered inwardly—prosperity of the state? That sounded righteous indeed.

Yu Ze spoke coldly, “Why should Your Majesty think I feel aggrieved? If anyone should feel wronged, it’s clearly Lady Rong who is aggrieved.”

Long Yi was taken aback, “What do you mean by that? What does Lady Rong have to do with this?”

“Isn’t the person on this scroll Lady Rong?”

Long Yi angrily retorted, “What nonsense are you talking? The beauty demanded by Qilian Kingdom is clearly your wife!”

But as his emotions were rising, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness and a surge in his head. Stumbling, he fell to the ground.

Eunuch Gao, who stood by Long Yi’s side, hurried to help him while loudly calling, “Summon the Imperial Physician!”

Yu Ze looked coldly at Long Yi, an icy chill in his gaze, then said, “Since Your Majesty is indisposed, as a subject, I shall naturally obey the sacred decree and send Lady Rong to marry into Qilian Kingdom. Your Majesty need not worry.”