Harem Daily Life

When he came, his father repeatedly urged him to behave well and beg to marry a princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He also gave him a strict order: no matter how beautiful or ugly the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty was, the marriage had to be arranged.

The Emperor of Xia was very eager to establish a marriage alliance with the Great Zhou, because only by establishing a marriage alliance could he establish a long-term relationship with the Great Zhou and obtain more material and smelting technology support from the Great Zhou.

Prince Ning was the only prince of marriageable age, and all the hopes of the Emperor of Xia were placed on him.

He coughed lightly and said, "Grand Princess, you've misunderstood. I don't miss Xia Country, but I hope you'll have the opportunity to visit Xia Country and experience its customs and people. To be honest, I admire you very much. I came to Great Zhou this time hoping to gain your favor and establish a marriage between our two countries."

Prince Ning stopped pretending and directly stated his purpose.

He Xuan felt a little embarrassed when someone proposed to her in person. She took a step back but was stopped by Princess Jing.

"Your Highness Prince Ning, this marriage is the result of the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. It still requires the approval of the Emperor and Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty. You cannot discuss this with us privately. However, as far as I know, our Majesty has already announced that the princess does not want a marriage. Your Highness Prince Ning should not waste your time on this. We have been away for a long time, and it is time to return. Your Highness Prince Ning, this is a farewell."

Princess Jing finished speaking and was about to leave with He Xuan, but Prince Ning refused to give up. He stopped her, saying, "What princess of any country is not supported by the people, married to another country for the sake of peace between the two countries, and to stabilize the country? This is the princess's mission! Why is it that the princesses of your Great Zhou are special and don't have to sacrifice for the country?"

Princess Jing was a little angry. She didn't know what the hell was wrong with Prince Ning. He actually dared to question Princess Da Zhou!

She tried to argue, but was stopped by He Xuan, who raised her voice a notch, speaking with her head held high. "A country's stability depends on a strong army, a prosperous economy, and clear governance, but it can't be achieved by a woman marrying far away and leaving her homeland. Since my father has declared that no princesses of the Great Zhou will marry into a foreign country, then there will be no marriage. If we have to go to war over this, then my father, brothers, and the generals of the various armies will naturally not be afraid. Prince Ding, stop trying to instill in me the idea of ​​a marriage alliance. You can send the princesses of the Xia Kingdom to the Yan Kingdom, but my Great Zhou will not do that."

Prince Ning was extremely angry. He didn't expect that the Princess of Da Zhou was so stubborn. She was not gentle and amiable like a girl at all.

He snorted coldly, "As far as I know, the eldest princess has been fostered by Empress Tao since she was a child. She's not a legitimate princess, but a concubine's princess. How good can she find a consort in the future? Isn't she just being sent out as a pawn, a tool for the royal family to win over the court officials? Humph, as a prince of a country, how am I not better than those young masters outside? If the princess marries and returns to Xia Kingdom with me, she will at least be the prince's consort. Princess, you might as well reconsider whether to become the prince's consort of Xia Kingdom, or to demote her to find a random consort."

He Xuan's face turned red with anger, and she wanted to imitate He Yue and kick him if they disagreed.

Suddenly, a stone flew out of nowhere and flew straight towards King Ning like a meteor. With a "bang", it hit King Ning's forehead accurately. King Ning screamed "Ouch" and squatted down, covering his face.

He Xuan and Princess Jing were stunned at first, then realized someone was trying to help them out. He Xuan looked around but couldn't find the person who threw the stone. Prince Ning, enraged, stood up and shouted, "Who is it? Get out here!"

At this time, a clear voice came from a distance: "Humph, dare to bully our Princess of Da Zhou, this is your fate!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a thin young man standing behind the rockery, proudly waving a slingshot towards them.

Before Prince Ning could react, the young man descended from the rockery and walked directly in front of the group. He bowed to Princess Jing and He Xuan before speaking, "I struck you because you were disrespectful to the princess, using perverse ideas to fool her and trick her into agreeing to a marriage. I struck you because you ignored the words of His Majesty the Great Zhou and, despite the opposition of the Empress of the Great Zhou, pressed for a marriage alliance. Just now, our eldest princess made it abundantly clear that the Princess of the Great Zhou would not marry. Are you deaf or dumb to still hold her back?"

"You...you are so rude that you actually called me stupid!"

"What's wrong with me scolding you? Isn't it stupid if you can't understand what people say? Isn't it stupid if you can't see that our princess doesn't like you?"

"you you you you……"

"What do you mean? If you know what's good for you, leave now and don't get in the way here."

King Ning's face turned livid with anger, but he had never practiced martial arts, and the young man before him was clearly a martial artist. He was a man of honor, unwilling to suffer a loss, so he could only glare at the young man with hatred: "Who are you? I will make you pay for it!"

The young man smiled, revealing his white teeth. "I'm Mo Xingzhou, the second son of the Changyong Marquis's mansion."

"Hmph, you little second son of the Earl's Mansion, just wait for me!" King Ning looked at the young man deeply, then left in a huff.

Princess Jing bit her lip and said with amusement: "Child, I'm afraid you will bring trouble to your family."

Mo Xingzhou said nonchalantly, "I protected the Princess of Da Zhou, so what's the harm? Aunt Princess, please don't scare me. Even if you do, I'm not afraid. I'm very brave."

"Aunt?" He Xuan was confused and looked at Princess Jing.

Princess Jing then introduced him to her: "This is the second son of my cousin. My cousin is Madam Mo from the Marquis of Changyong's Mansion." After saying that, she looked at He Xuan, then at Mo Xingzhou, blinked, and suddenly had a very bold idea in her mind.

He Xuan thanked him and said, "Thank you, Master Mo, for saving me today. When I return to the palace, I will definitely inform my mother and thank you very much."

Mo Xingzhou waved his hand and said, "I'm here to help when I see injustice. Princess, you don't have to be so polite."

He called her "sister" the first time they met. The shy He Xuan couldn't resist Mo Xingzhou's familiarity.

Princess Jing hurriedly said goodbye to He Xuan. She was now anxious and just wanted to send He Xuan back to the palace as soon as possible, and then talk to Queen Tao about the unformed idea in her mind.

"What? Prince Ning said that? Haha, it really doesn't leave a good impression on me at all. Let me tell you, Prince Ning is really no good. He's just that good-looking, not very handsome, but he's quite arrogant." Tao Yanyan complained, clearly dissatisfied with Prince Ning. "His thinking is also not good. His values ​​are so different from Xuan'er's."

Although Princess Jing didn't understand what the three views meant, she didn't care. She only wanted to introduce her cousin to the outside world. "Fortunately, Mo Xingzhou took action today and beat back Prince Ning. But the fact that he took action really impressed me. Who would dare to take action against the prince of a country? Queen, what do you think Mo Xingzhou did?"

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "From my point of view, he certainly did the right thing. He protected our Xuan'er, so he deserves a reward."

Princess Jing added, "But his family has very strict upbringing, and we're afraid he might get punished if he gets impulsive."

Tao Yanyan glanced at her and said, "Then why are you still sitting here with me? Why don't you take this reward from me and go to the Marquis Changyong's mansion and tell him that there is a reason for this."

Princess Jing stood up and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, I'll go right away. Oh, it would be great if the Queen could meet him. The child is about the same height as Jin'an. Although he's not as beautiful as Jin'an, he's still handsome and masculine. This boy is getting more and more charming as he grows up. He hasn't quite formed yet."

Tao Yanyan raised an eyebrow. "I heard he's a year younger than He Xuan? And he's also born later than Jin An, so he's younger than Jin An, right?"

Princess Jing coughed lightly and said, "What's wrong with my brother? There are many loving brothers."

Tao Yanyan kept her mouth shut; she wasn't interested in sister-brother relationships. Seeing the Queen remain silent, Princess Jing had no choice but to excuse herself. After all, there was plenty of time to come, and she had plenty of opportunities to let Mo Xingzhou meet the Queen.