The cannon fodder just wants to survive until the end

But Ming Huaixi was a little afraid that she had some loyalty complex. If Ming Huaixi had not married into the Ji family at that point in time, the old Marquis of Xinyang would not have considered it, at least he had not considered cooperating with him before Ji Chen came to him.

The purpose of writing this letter is to tell the old Marquis Xinyang that the Ji family has some connections with her. When the old Marquis Xinyang sees this, he will give up most of his loyalty to the emperor. Family is more important than anything else in the heart of the old Marquis Xinyang.

Ming Huaixi, along with her dowry attendants, followed the Zhao delegation into the capital of Zhao and were temporarily housed in an inn.

When Ming Huaixi came to marry, she did not choose the one she would marry at the beginning, but it was probably one of Emperor Zhaoming's sons.

Emperor Zhaoming had seven sons. Except for the eldest prince and the second prince who already had a principal wife, the other princes did not have a principal wife.

As a princess of a country, Ming Huaixi naturally could not be someone else's concubine, so the eldest prince and the second prince were excluded.

Marrying a princess from another country is neither good nor bad for the prince. The good thing is that he can get the support of another country, but the bad thing is that he basically has no chance of becoming the emperor.

Having relations with other countries does not guarantee that people from other countries will not take the opportunity to interfere in the internal affairs of your country. Of course, if you are a particularly capable person, it is not impossible for you to take over the throne.

After Ming Huaixi arrived in Zhao State to meet the emperor, Emperor Zhaoming gave her a month to choose the person she wanted to marry from among the princes.

Becoming an emperor or not is a matter for the princes in the future, but marrying a princess from another country also means having a way out. Even if they fail in the end, they will not lose their lives. Otherwise, it would be a slap in the face of the other country, so these princes are still quite positive.

Moreover, Emperor Zhaoming said that one of them wanted to marry the princess. If he didn't show some initiative, people who didn't know would think he had objections to his father's will.

Ming Huaixi had some understanding of these princes through the information collected by the old Marquis of Xinyang's people. Except for the eldest prince and the second prince, the third prince had some abilities, but was not liked by Emperor Zhaoming.

The Fourth Prince's mother's family is relatively powerful, but his abilities are average, so it is estimated that he will not have a chance to become the emperor in the end.

The fifth prince is a martial artist with little calculation in his mind, and can be considered as having no brains, but he has the support of those military generals, so it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to ascend the throne.

The Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince had just entered the court, a step slower than the other princes. The Sixth Prince was more... kind-hearted, liked to read pedantic books, and was a bit old-fashioned.

The Seventh Prince is the Emperor Zhaoming's favorite son. He has been smart and clever since childhood and is deeply loved by the Emperor. However, the Seventh Prince does not seem to be interested in the throne. Instead, he likes to travel to various countries. Before he entered the court, he began to travel to various countries as soon as he was able to go out. Now that he has entered the court, he has restrained himself a little and stays in the court all day long.

Ming Huaixi is looking for someone who has real power but is not interested in the throne and is smart. This is the best choice for her. According to the news, the seventh prince seems to be a good choice.

However, the information was only gathered after all, and how much truth there is can only be known after contact.

"Princess Mingyue, I've long heard of your name." It seemed that it would not be wrong to say "I've long heard of your name" when meeting someone for the first time. The first prince who came to see Ming Huaixi was the fifth prince.

Ming Huaixi could tell based on his physique. Ming Huaixi bowed to the Fifth Prince and said, "Your Highness the Fifth Prince."

"I wonder if the princess has chosen someone between us brothers?"

As expected, he is a bit simple-minded. He asked directly as soon as he came up, but looking at his expression, he seemed a little...impatient?

Caiyun, who was beside Ming Huaixi, was about to change her expression on the spot. How could this fifth prince be so ignorant of etiquette?

Yang Jingsuo (the fifth prince) was indeed impatient. It was his advisers who asked him to go to the princess to show his presence, but he thought it was troublesome. He thought they should just fight, and whoever won would marry the princess.

"His Majesty has ordered me to select someone within a month. Naturally, this princess must choose carefully and not be perfunctory. This concerns my life, so of course I can't make a hasty decision." Ming Huaixi's words actually meant that your father is not in a hurry, so why are you asking right away?

Yang Jingshuo understood this directly through his brain, and concluded that Ming Huaixi did not choose the right person. He immediately felt that women are just slow and indecisive.

Ming Huaixi also felt that he could not communicate with this stupid and straightforward Fifth Prince. The two of them were speechless for a long time. The Fifth Prince could not stand it anymore and got up to leave.

"Princess, why is the Fifth Prince like this? It's too much." Caiyun was so furious as she watched the Fifth Prince's back as he left.

Ming Huaixi comforted Caiyun and said, "He's just a guy who can't think flexibly. There's no need to get angry about this. In the end, you won't marry him anyway."

In just one sentence, the fifth prince was excluded.

When the other princes saw that the Fifth Prince had gone to find Ming Huaixi, the others were also estimating the time.

The other princes were not as stubborn as the Fifth Prince. They all sent invitations to make appointments with Ming Huaixi to go boating on the lake, or to go to Huicui Tower to watch a literary gathering, or to visit the capital of Zhao State or something like that.

Ming Huaixi went boating on the lake with the Fourth Prince first. The Fourth Prince might have a good family background from his mother's family, and his whole body revealed a kind of arrogance, as if he looked down on everyone. In front of Princess Ming Huaixi, he restrained himself a little, but when facing the servants, his whole character was revealed.

"You, get out. This prince has something to tell your princess. It's not convenient for you to stay here."

The Fourth Prince took Ming Huaixi to rent a boat and cruise on the lake, and said to Caiyun with a haughty look on his face.

Caiyun: Are you sick...?

"I wonder if His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince wants to talk to me alone. If it's nothing important, it would be detrimental to our reputations for a man and a woman to be alone in the same room."

Ming Huaixi didn't know what this ordinary-looking Fourth Prince was going to say, but she felt it was quite uncomfortable to be alone in a room with him.

The fourth prince smiled at Ming Huaixi and said, "Princess, it's not an important matter. I just want to talk to you for a while. I feel like my sincerity won't show if there are other people present."

Ming Huaixi saw that the Fourth Prince was looking at her sincerely, and suddenly her expression became speechless. After the boat finally docked, Ming Huaixi said goodbye.

After Ming Huaixi left, the Fourth Prince walked down from the boat. His expression became much more normal. He touched his face and muttered to himself, "I hope I won't be chosen this time. I am just doing what my eldest cousin said."

The fourth prince is named Yang Mingqi. His mother was born in the Duke Jiang's Mansion, which was famous for its military achievements. Yang Mingqi has been familiar with several cousins ​​from the Duke's Mansion since he was a child. They have always felt that marrying a princess as his principal wife is not a good thing for the fourth prince.

If they refused directly, it would seem like they were resisting the will of Emperor Zhaoming. This method was thought up by the prince of the Duke's Mansion. In order to test whether this method was useful, the prince personally ordered people to conduct an experiment, and it was indeed very... disgusting.