The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

How could Emperor Xinglong not understand why the retired emperor had previously recruited soldiers from all over the country?

It is very likely that part of them have already gone north to the Nine Borders to guard against foreign races. As for the other part, they may be stationed somewhere south of Shenjing, ready to become sharp arrows heading south at any time.

Even if their equipment is not as good as that of the Pseudo-Wu, as long as they are deployed properly, they will inevitably pose a huge threat to the Pseudo-Wu.

However, when he thought of the backup plan his father had arranged, which was only to make the rebels accept the court's rewards and marriage, Emperor Xinglong felt indescribable bitterness in his heart.

Yes, the emperor meant that he had seen that Nanjing wanted to negotiate.

Instead, all previous arrangements were turned into bargaining chips to gain the initiative in negotiations.

That is an arranged marriage!

As long as the Pseudo-Wu accepts the marriage proposal, the imperial court will confer the title of King of Wu on him.

In this way, although the imperial court is short of troops, no matter how the situation evolves in the future, the imperial court will always maintain the reputation of being righteous.

Perhaps only my father could have such a lofty strategy?

Emperor Xinglong smiled bitterly and clasped his fists towards the retired emperor.

"I understand what to do!"

The Emperor put down the scissors in his hand, nodded slightly with a calm expression, and said to Emperor Xinglong,

"I will pass on the order to Shui Rong later. As for Huai Qing..."

"As a father, you should go and tell him yourself! It's just a little bit!"

As he said this, the Emperor said in a deep voice,

"That is, we must not let the fake Wu underestimate our Daqian princess!"

Emperor Xinglong bowed.

"My son, take your orders!"

……

That night, Dai Quan personally went to the harem to convey the imperial edict.

"...Princess Huaiqing is hereby granted the title of Princess Jinling and is granted marriage to Li Qingfeng, Prince of Wu of Daqian, to live together for a hundred years. This is my decree!"

Princess Huaiqing, who was only fourteen years old, ran directly to Kunning Palace where the queen was and cried after receiving the imperial edict.

But the queen was helpless and could only appease her with kind words.

at the same time,

Jia Yuanchun, who served as the Minister of Fengzao Palace, did not wait until the end of the selection.

He also received an order from the palace.

"…I have ordered the Minister of Fengzao Palace, Jia Yuanchun, to bring thirty beautiful women with him to accompany Princess Jinling!"

Jia Yuanchun, who had been led into the palace by fate, received the imperial edict. Although she felt sad about the twists and turns of her fate, she still accepted the order respectfully and expressed her gratitude.

She knew that as a woman, her only fate was to go with the flow in the face of the overall situation in the world.

Even the emperor's beloved daughter was conferred the title of Princess Jinling and married to the rebel leader. What was she, a mere legitimate daughter of the Jia family, to do with her?

After the imperial edict was conveyed, some people were happy and some were worried.

Everyone in Rongguo Mansion was still immersed in the panic of the loss of the two pillars of the mansion.

Jia Zhen of the East Palace fell into Jinling, and Jia Rong was taken away by the rebels.

In the West Palace, Jia She is dissolute and useless, so Jia Zheng went south to pacify him. Jia Baoyu has made a lot of progress recently, but he is a...

If it weren't for Lady Jia, the pillar of support, and Jia She's son Jia Lian, who was barely holding on, the huge Jia family would have fallen apart long ago.

After receiving the imperial decree to send Jia Yuanchun to Yangzhou along with Princess Jinling,

Even Mrs. Wang, who was a vegetarian and worshipped Buddha and was not moved by worldly things, burst into tears and ran to Lady Jia to kneel and beg.

"Old lady, what's that place in the south? It's a den of traitors who kill without blinking an eye!"

"One of my daughters, Tanchun, is already dead, and only Yuanchun is left in the palace. Please think of a way to save that poor child."

Although Grandmother Jia was sad, she was not unable to understand the truth.

Directly scold Mrs. Wang.

"That's enough! A daughter of a royal family can marry south for the sake of the country. Can your daughter be compared to the golden branches and jade leaves of the royal family?"

"My Jia Mansion is already in a state of decline. Do we really want to provoke the palace at this critical juncture?"

After the scolding, Mrs. Wang didn't dare to say anything more.

Jia Mu is old and shrewd, and finally she made a plan.