I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

General Hu hesitated for a moment, clasped his fists and replied:

"I think that our current military strength is not enough to resist the 100,000-strong army of Northern Chu. If we take the two princes of Northern Chu as hostages, our neighboring countries will say that we don't keep our promises, and no one will be willing to be our friendly neighbor in the future. This is naturally not a wise move..."

Having said that, he glanced at the Eighth Uncle and continued:

"I understand the feelings of the Eighth Uncle, but right now, there seems to be no other way to break this situation except to agree to the request of the Crown Prince of Northern Chu."

Master Xiao said again:

"Even the princess can go to marry, so why can't Princess Yan? She is just the daughter of a fifth-rank official. Although she married Prince Yan, I guess they didn't have a wedding night. Since the Crown Prince of Northern Chu doesn't mind, the Emperor can confer her with the title of princess and marry her to Northern Chu together with Princess Rujing. In the future, she may even be promoted to the Queen of Northern Chu. This is not unfair to her."

Seeing that the emperor was silent, the seventh uncle Leng Chen hurriedly nodded.

"What Grand Tutor Xiao said makes sense. If a war between the two countries is caused because of her, it would really be more trouble than gain. Besides, the position of Princess Yan is vacant, and we can find a woman who is a hundred times better than her to fill it..."

Seeing that only the Eighth Prince had objections to this matter, the Emperor pondered for a while and finally nodded.

"This matter is settled. Lin Ming, draft an imperial decree to grant Luo Nianxi the title of Princess Protector of the Nation and marry her to the Northern Chu State..."

Seeing that the emperor had issued an edict, the eighth uncle shouted loudly:

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

The emperor waved his hands helplessly.

"There is no better solution to this matter for now. This is the only way. Eighth brother, please don't try to persuade me again."

"But……"

The Eighth Prince was most reluctant to let Luo Nianxi remarry to a foreign country, but he had always been indifferent to the affairs of the court and could not find a way to solve the problem.

The person who was most happy about the emperor's decision was Leng Yicheng.

As long as Luo Nianxi leaves Prince Yan's Mansion, Leng Yiyan will definitely be devastated. This will only benefit him and not harm him!

Fengxian Palace

Queen Jiang asked about Leng Yiyan's recent situation, and gave Luo Nianxi a pair of jade bracelets. Then she sighed.

"Nian Xi, you don't have to worry about what happened in the Qianqing Palace today. Just take good care of Yan'er."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Ming's voice came from outside.

"The Emperor has arrived at Fengxian Palace..."

Upon hearing this, Queen Jiang hurriedly pulled Luo Nianxi to the main hall, waiting to pay her respects to the emperor.

When the emperor came in, his face was solemn, and Eunuch Lin was holding an imperial edict in his hand.

Seeing this scene, Queen Jiang's face changed drastically.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

The emperor frowned, looked at Luo Nianxi while gasping for breath, and then waved to Lin Ming.

Lin Ming held up the imperial edict and said loudly:

"Luo Nianxi received the order..."

These words made Luo Nianxi's heart begin to flutter, and Queen Jiang was also stunned.

After Luo Nianxi knelt on the ground, Lin Ming spread out the imperial edict and read aloud:

"Today, I appoint Luo Yuanjian's eldest daughter Luo Nianxi as the Princess of the Protectorate. She will marry to Northern Chu on a chosen date to achieve friendly and harmonious neighborly relations between the two countries. The dowry will be prepared according to the princess' marriage. No one may raise any objection. Otherwise, they will be punished for disobeying the order and deceiving the emperor. I decree this!"

This imperial decree made Queen Jiang stunned and Luo Nianxi felt a little suffocated.

"Your Majesty, she is Yan'er's princess consort, how can she marry to the Northern Chu Kingdom?"

The emperor sighed with difficulty.

"I have no choice but to do this. Yan'er, please go and persuade him later!"

Luo Nianxi opened her mouth in astonishment. This matter was related to her, but she was not discussed with her at all?

"Your Majesty, the Northern Chu Kingdom is obviously bullying us intentionally, why did you agree? Besides, Prince Yan only eats the food I send him every day. If I leave, what will happen to him? He is your son, do you not care about his life or death?"

Queen Jiang quickly followed suit.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Yan'er's mental state has improved recently. If you let Nianxi remarry and go to Northern Chu at this time, how can he live? He can't even accept it for the sake of face! Please think twice, Your Majesty."

The emperor suddenly threw his hands in anger.

"Humph! I have already said in the imperial edict that anyone who objects is disobeying the order. Queen, please stop talking."

"But the emperor..."

Queen Jiang's eyes were red. Thinking of Yan'er's desperate look when she heard the news, she found it even more difficult to accept.

Luo Nianxi really felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry at this moment.

In ancient times, wasn't remarriage forbidden? Why was she forced to remarry?

The emperor suddenly looked at her and sighed.

"Get up! I have something to say to you."

Luo Nianxi stood up from the ground. This incident really made her feel very strange.

She originally thought that no matter what the reason, the emperor would not agree to this matter. After all, she was the emperor's daughter-in-law. If this matter were to be made public, it would not only be Leng Yiyan's face that would be lost.

But unexpectedly, the emperor issued the imperial decree regardless of the consequences. Not only was she unacceptable, Leng Yiyan was probably also unable to accept it.

The emperor put his hands behind his back, raised his head and took a breath, and said with a dim look in his eyes:

"I have no choice but to issue this decree. I have already sent people to verify that the 100,000-strong army of Northern Chu is indeed approaching our border. Our Pingyang Kingdom has lost the southern part, and most of the troops have gone to the south to reinforce. They will not be back for a year or two. If we do not agree to their demands at this time, they will rush into Chang'an City. By then, no one in Chang'an City will be spared and will die tragically under the swords of the other side. I know that you are kind-hearted, and this situation is not what you want to see."

What the emperor said was indeed terrible, but it was not something a woman like her should have to endure.

She also didn't think that remarrying to Northern Chu would avoid the war between the two countries. Chu Hanxiang just wanted to suppress Leng Yi Yan.

Seeing that she was hesitating, the emperor said:

"I have promoted your father three levels in a row. As for Yan'er, you don't have to worry. I will let Mo Xiaowan take care of him. They already had a relationship. If Yan'er hadn't been injured, they would have been married by now. So, you can go to Northern Chu with peace of mind."

At this time, Lin Ming hurried over to report,

"Your Majesty, the ministers are waiting outside Fengxian Palace."

The emperor frowned and turned to look at Luo Nianxi and Queen Jiang.

"Come on, accompany me to take a look."

For some reason, all the ministers came here at this time. Luo Nianxi felt that it must have something to do with her.

She followed the emperor and the empress and slowly walked out of Fengxian Palace.

As soon as the three of them arrived at the gate, all the officials knelt down together.

"Princess Huguo, please think about the people of the world, think about Pingyang State, and think about the people of Chang'an City..."

"I would like to thank Princess Huguo for this. Please consider the overall situation."

"Princess Huguo, please think about the people of the world, think about Pingyang State, and think about the people of Chang'an City..."

"I would like to thank Princess Huguo for this. Please consider the overall situation."

Looking at the people kneeling in front of her, repeating these two sentences over and over, Luo Nianxi's brows instantly tightened.

They were not asking her, they were forcing her.

At this time, Luo Yuanjian raised his head high from the crowd.

"Xier, for the sake of the people of Chang'an City and Pingyang State, you should agree to this!"

Luo Yuanjian knelt down to her?

Even though he said that he was not her biological father, even though he knew that Prince Yan's Mansion was a pit of fire but still let her jump into it, even though he was not kind to her, he was the one who raised her after all, and it was really inappropriate to ask him to kneel down in front of her.

Moreover, as a woman, she had so many people who were decades older than her kneeling before her, and their reasons were so high-sounding, how could she refuse?

If sacrificing her alone could really bring peace to the people of the entire city, there was no reason for her not to accept it.

The emperor turned around and looked at her, sighing heavily.

"Luo Nianxi, I know that I have wronged you on this trip, but I have no choice. I cannot watch Chang'an City being occupied by the people of Northern Chu, nor can I watch my people being killed by them..."

It seemed that all this was arranged by the emperor, and it was useless for her to say more.

She glanced at the ministers who were still kneeling there, pursed her lips, bowed and replied:

"Then I'll go back and tell Prince Yan..."

The emperor waved his hands helplessly.

"Go! I have already asked Xiaowan to move to Prince Yan's Mansion. You should also persuade Yan'er to be more open-minded."

"yes……"

After leaving these words, she was about to turn around, but the emperor suddenly called her back.

"Luo Nianxi..."

She stopped in surprise.

"Your Majesty, is there anything else?"

The emperor heaved a sigh of relief with a melancholy look on his face, and said to her softly,

"I'm sorry, for the sake of the stability of Pingyang Country, you have been wronged."

This sentence, if it were someone else, would definitely be a huge blessing.

But to Luo Nianxi, it was like a huge insult.

Even if she and Leng Yiyan did not have a wedding night, she was still his wife in name. I wonder what he would do when he learned the news.

She did not respond to the emperor, nor did she look at Luo Yuanjian and those ministers again. She just turned around calmly and walked straight towards the palace gate.

Looking at her slender figure, Queen Jiang murmured with sadness,

"How can Yan'er accept this?"

"Alas! Don't blame me. I can't do anything about it! If our Pingyang Kingdom had the strength to fight against the Northern Chu Kingdom, why would I bother to propose a marriage? Besides, Yan'er and Xiaowan have been in love for a long time. Letting Xiaowan take care of him will make him feel better."

When he said this, the emperor's eyes were a little cloudy. If Yan'er had not been seriously injured, the people of Northern Chu would not dare to lead troops to provoke.

……