The years I was in the human world

The emperor's gloomy eyes wandered back and forth among the civil and military officials in the court. Although it was a princess to be married, she did not have to be from the Chu family. He could choose a girl from a noble family, who had become the imperial jade butterfly, and give her a title to marry her off.

All the civil and military officials in the court were silent. Wu Xian was a barbarian and crude and ignorant. No one wanted to push their daughter, whom they had raised like a treasure, into the fire pit. The emperor sneered. Their daughter was the apple of their eye. Why should his princess leave home and go to the country?

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, the second princess was confined to the palace because of her mistake in Jiangzhou. Why not let her marry Wu Xiang to make up for her mistake?" An official from the Du family stepped out and said at the signal of Prime Minister Du.

"Who are you?" The emperor looked at the official coldly, not even calling him "my dear minister". He was so angry.

"I am a new official..." The official was delighted, thinking that his suggestion pleased the emperor. He cast a grateful look at Prime Minister Du. He was about to say something, but was interrupted by the gloomy emperor, who said, "Go back and pack your things and prepare to follow the princess in marriage."

"Your Majesty, I..." The official turned pale and knelt down in panic, constantly looking at Prime Minister Du for help, but Prime Minister Du remained unaware.

"Why, you don't want to?" The emperor's voice suddenly rose, and there was still some imperial majesty in it. Seeing that Prime Minister Du had never paid any attention to him, the official finally lost heart and resigned himself to the emperor's order and thanked him.

"Prime Minister Du, I am still the master of the world. Don't go too far in some things!" The emperor said meaningfully, then left in anger, "Dismiss the court."

The emperor was not a fool. He could see that today's incident was deliberately arranged by Prime Minister Du to force him to let his daughter marry a foreign prince. However, although the marriage was a foregone conclusion, it was not yet the turn of Prime Minister Du, a minister, to make the decision.

The emperor had no way to deal with Prime Minister Du, so he could only take action against the minions he had pushed out, firstly to take revenge, and secondly to warn Prime Minister Du not to overstep his boundaries.

After all, it was the Du family's fault that they instigated Jiangzhou officials to refuse to cooperate with the autumn harvest, resulting in a poor harvest. Not only was Princess Zhaowu implicated for no reason, but she was also forced to marry because of this unexpected disaster. The emperor felt that the entire royal family was being manipulated by the Du family. How could he not be angry?

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"My daughter, it's your mother's fault that she is useless and has forced you to suffer in that wild land outside the Great Wall." Not long after the rumor that the second princess was going to marry a foreign prince spread, Li Xiuyi hugged the pale-faced Princess Zhaowu and cried bitterly.

Perhaps the emperor felt guilty, so he did not dare to come to Li Xiuyi's palace. He only asked Chen Ping to promote Li Xiuyi's position and grant the second princess a fief of three thousand yuan.

When the imperial edict arrived, the second princess had just finished her morning lessons and was having lunch in the school. Although the imperial edict only mentioned the grant of food and fiefdom and did not mention the marriage, it was basically a done deal. For a moment, all kinds of eyes fell on Chu Zhaowu.

Her reaction was calm, showing neither joy nor sorrow. She simply accepted the decree and thanked the emperor calmly. However, when the eunuch who delivered the decree left, the Seventh Princess said something to make a fuss: "Second sister has her own fief, unlike us, who only have empty titles."

The Sixth Prince didn't know how to restrain himself after the last lesson. When he heard what the Seventh Princess said, he even agreed with a frivolous smile: "Three thousand food fiefs, so what? You still can't enjoy them if you go to the frontier."

"Have you finished the homework assigned by the teacher? Why are you talking nonsense here?" The third prince glared at the sixth prince and drove him away. The fifth prince was imprisoned in the Dali Temple for abandoning the city and fleeing. The front line was guarded by Xie, and the mother's family of the second princess who was going to marry was also a branch of Xie.

Today, the Third Prince is at the peak of his career, and no one can compete with him. At this critical juncture, he naturally speaks and acts with caution, fearing that he might capsize in the gutter.

"Sixth brother and seventh sister, if you like it, why don't I, the Royal Sister, give it to you?" Princess Zhaowu was already in a bad mood because of the marriage. After hearing the gloating words of her two younger brothers and sisters, she was too lazy to pretend to be as kind as usual. As she spoke, she handed the imperial edict in her hand to the two of them.

Chu Zhaoli did not join in the farce over there. He glanced at Chu Zhaowu who was in a bad mood and asked Xie Yang beside him softly: "Does the marriage have to happen?"

With the strength of the Xie family, they wouldn't have to rely on a princess to recover the lost territory, right? Xie Yang read this message in Chu Zhaoli's eyes. He sighed and replied helplessly, "Originally, there was no need for a marriage. It was the national teacher who observed the celestial phenomena and said that it was not appropriate to go to war, as it might harm the country's destiny."

"National destiny, national destiny again. That evil Taoist has fooled my father around. Does that mean there will be no harm if the marriage is made?" Chu Zhaoli sneered, his words showed his disgust for the imperial teacher who played tricks on others.

"You have no control over your mouth." Lu Zhouxue said softly, and stuffed another piece of dessert into Chu Zhaoli's mouth, "Can't you keep your mouth shut even if you eat?"

"Okay, okay, I was wrong. I won't say anything more. Please don't feed me anymore. I'm going to get sick from eating it." Chu Zhaoli quickly raised his hands to beg for mercy.

Xie Yang looked at the two of them getting along and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow in surprise, but he didn't say anything.

Somehow their little action still caught the attention of the Second Princess. Her narrow eyes suddenly swept over and then stayed on Chu Zhaoli. The latter nodded at her and did not want to talk, but she took the initiative to speak: "Big brother always stays out of things like this."

The Second Princess' words successfully attracted the attention of Xie Yang and the other two, but she didn't need anyone to respond to her, and continued to speak on her own: "Whether it's the Jiangzhou incident this time or any of the previous ones, although Big Brother is always punished by Father, he has never been caught by anyone with real faults."

"We younger brothers and sisters fought for power and were beaten to a pulp, but my eldest brother seemed to have no desires, so he always stayed out of it. My fifth brother was imprisoned, and I went to marry a foreign prince, but my eldest brother was still the crown prince, the heir to the throne."

"What do you want to say?" The smile on Chu Zhaoli's face faded. He looked at Chu Zhaowu with a rather gentle attitude.

"Big brother should have gone to Jiangzhou, right?" Chu Zhaowu smiled, with a slightly sarcastic look on his face. "If that's the case, it doesn't necessarily mean that a princess will go to Wuxiang as a marriage partner. Maybe it will be a hostage."

"Oh, I understand. Second sister is blaming me for not going to Jiangzhou, which caused you to suffer this unexpected disaster and even have to go to marry a foreign prince. Is that right?" Chu Zhaoli finally understood the second princess's implication, so he also laughed, but his tone was particularly cold.

"Didn't Second Sister always dislike things that I didn't want? How come you picked up the Jiangzhou position?" Chu Zhaoli asked her in return, "In order to pave the way for you, I have been branded as weak and incompetent for a long time. How come now it's my fault?"