Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 827 - 828 Abolition of Daughter’s Rites (3)

Chapter 827: Chapter 828 Abolition of Daughter’s Rites (3)

Nangong Yi laughed and said, "Oh? I’d like to hear what good deeds you intend to do for the benefit of the people."

In front of Nangong Yi, Cai Wei extended a slender, pristine finger, and said sternly, "When negotiating the terms of surrender with the Meng slaves, the first condition must be the abolition of the ’Daughter’s Rites.’ Hereafter, anyone who performs the ’Daughter’s Rites’ on a girl will be charged with grievous bodily harm!"

"Wei’er, as far as I know, the Daughter’s Rites are a long-standing custom of the Meng slaves; the ritual has been a part of their culture since the inception of their ethnicity. The people of the Meng slaves have accepted it. Why bother yourself with it?"

Nangong Yi had some concerns. The people of the Meng slaves were naturally resistant to the idea of surrendering to a foreign nation. If they were also forced to abandon their ancestors’ rules, it would undoubtedly cause public sentiment to fluctuate. If that were the case, even if they reluctantly surrendered now, there might be emotional backlash in the future.

Cai Wei thought differently. As a woman, she believed that whether a Meng slave woman had been cut or not, all would detest such a cruel ritual. For thousands of years, countless girls had died because of this ignorant and barbaric ceremony, and many women suffered the painful aftermath of the Daughter’s Rites. As a woman of the new era, she could not tolerate such an affair occurring under her watch.

"Nangong Yi, I believe the women of the Meng slaves will be grateful to our Great Jin Nation," she said. "Once the glass factory starts, the men will not oppose this matter much. The reason the Meng slaves have perpetuated such a notion is because their ancestors were nomadic; they were worried about their wives being unfaithful while they were out herding, thus devising such a cruel method to guard their women’s chastity. But once my glass factory begins operations, the nomadic lifestyle of the Meng slaves will change. Many of the Meng slave men will stay at home to work, so there will be no need to worry about their wives meeting other men, and there will be no need to impose such cruel torture on women!"

Seeing her stern and uncompromising demeanor, Nangong Yi smiled helplessly and said, "Alright, as you wish. If the Meng slaves really don’t agree, it’s no big deal— I will fight until they have no choice but to agree!"

Cai Wei smiled, sat up, and said, "What are we waiting for then? Let’s get up and draft the terms of surrender. Oh, and by the way, as a vassal state of our Great Jin Nation, the Meng slaves will submit one thousand pieces of glass as tribute to Great Jin every year."

Nangong Yi laughed and said, "Just one thousand pieces of glass as annual tribute from a vassal state, isn’t that a bit meager?"

Cai Wei responded, "Glass has not yet hit the market; it’s a priceless item. Who can say a thousand pieces of glass is too little? I even think it’s too much!"

The man tapped her on the head and chuckled, "Hehe, it seems that in the future, the Great Jin will see the rise of a ruthless glass merchant, who will make a windfall from the highly profitable glass trade!"

Upon hearing this, Cai Wei proudly narrowed her eyes, looking like a cunning little fox, and shook her head, laughing, "Making a windfall is certain, but I can’t accept being called ruthless. It’s not as if I’m forcing anyone; all transactions are voluntary. This is what you’d call ’willing to give, willing to take!’"

That’s right, Cai Wei did plan on making a fortune through glass—it was her invention, and countless people would benefit from it; therefore, there was nothing wrong with her making a bit more silver!

Seeing her with her eyes narrowed, looking every bit the cunning little fox, Nangong Yi couldn’t help feeling a ticklish sensation. He too narrowed his eyes, resembling a big bad wolf trying to lure Little Red Riding Hood, and sinisterly said, "Now that the important matters are discussed, I remember you just said that after you finish talking about serious affairs, I can..... well!"

Cai Wei was so preoccupied with thinking about how to run the glass factory and how to market the glass, she had completely forgotten her own promise. Seeing his face suddenly change, she suddenly recalled her own words from earlier and stammered, "What did I promise you? I just... mmm..."

She was silenced, as Nangong Yi couldn’t allow her to resist, firmly clasping her delicate body, passionately leaning in...

The next day, Nangong Yi got up bright and early, feeling refreshed.

He was determined to promptly settle the affairs of Lingbei and take her back to the capital. Once back in the capital, after reporting to his imperial parents, he planned to marry her.

After breakfast, Nangong Yi, under the protection of thousands of commanding officers, personally went to the royal city of the Meng slaves to discuss the terms of surrender with Tuoba Kui. Fearing that Tuoba Kui might be deceitful, Cai Wei disguised herself as a man, mixing among Nangong Yi’s guards, intending to secretly safeguard his security.