Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 514

Envoys from the three kingdoms came to negotiate, bringing hostages. The Eastern Ling Kingdom sent a young boy, about seventeen years old.

He looks like he's been raised in luxury, wearing fine clothes and jade robes. He's said to be the son of the Grand Preceptor of Dongling Kingdom. Although the Grand Preceptor isn't of royal blood, he holds a very important and powerful position in Dongling Kingdom.

Then his son would be valuable.

To ensure that the hostage was not a fake, Murong Yu had people investigate and see the person's true appearance. His guards identified the hostage and nodded in approval before taking him over.

The eldest princess of Beigong Kingdom was willful and capricious, and she was unwilling to come at all. However, after seeing Murong Yu, she seemed to fall in love with him at first sight. It had been said before that she should marry Murong Yu as a political marriage, but she was unwilling at first.

I thought the Emperor of Great Xia was a grumpy old man, but I never expected him to be so handsome and good-looking.

She's now itching to marry him.

"Princess, the Emperor of Great Xia has an Empress," a servant reminded her.

"Hmph, isn't the marriage still pending? If I stay, there will be a chance," Sikong Xuanling said happily.

He tried to go up and talk to Murong Yu, but was stopped and forced onto a sedan chair, not allowed to get off.

Sikong Xuanling shouted and yelled, and Leng Yan found her noisy and ordered his men to tie her up and gag her.

Only four people are allowed to come along, two men and two women. Since they are being held hostage, they shouldn't be treated so well.

Princess Lin Baoyu of the Southern Qiang Kingdom was so frightened by this scene that her face turned pale. She dared not cry or make a fuss, wiped away her tears, and climbed into the sedan chair herself.

Those who are obedient don't need to be tied up.

The treatment will be better. The remaining one is Cui Yan, the son of the Grand Preceptor of Dongling Kingdom. He doesn't seem afraid. He is aloof and silent throughout the whole process and gets into the sedan chair by himself.

What remains is ceding territory and paying reparations.

The other side refused, and the stalemate lasted for half a month. In the end, they had no choice but to compromise, since the hostages were in their hands.

The cities and wealth acquired were divided equally between the Great Xia and the Great Wei.

In March, when spring begins.

Spring returns to the earth, all things revive, and everything is a good beginning.

Murong Yu planned to return to the capital. "Thank you very much for your help this time, Brother Mo Ye. Pei Shang and the sixth young lady of the Gong family plan to hold their wedding in the capital. Would you like to come along, Brother Mo Ye?"

It was rare for him to take the initiative to invite me.

Mo Ye naturally wouldn't refuse, "Okay."

The war has ended, and the whole country is celebrating.

In the capital, the Empress Dowager was the happiest when she received the news. "Amitabha, may Heaven bless us, may the ancestors of the Murong family bless us, my son has finally fulfilled his mission and returned in triumph."

"The Great Xia Kingdom has survived this calamity."

Every time the Empress Dowager heard news of the Emperor's near-death experience, she couldn't eat or sleep properly.

They come every day to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist prayers, hoping that the prayer beads will bless their son's safe return.

Yun Xiyue was not in the capital, so she stopped making a fuss.

They even hoped that she could bear the emperor a child while she was at the border.

Now that the war is over, I'm relieved to hear that she didn't get pregnant.

"Bring Zeng Rou into the palace! From today onwards, she will be Consort Shu."

She had to get this done before the Emperor returned.

As the Empress Dowager, she could easily bestow titles upon a few concubines.

The position of Empress should be chosen by the Emperor himself.

However, the Empress Dowager was not satisfied and, in retaliation, insisted on bringing Zeng Rou into the palace.

Murong received the news halfway there and was immediately displeased.

“This was expected,” Yun Xiyue advised her.

"Ah Yue, shall we get married when we get back?"

Murong Yu was very agitated, and he was particularly worried that because the Empress Dowager was causing trouble for him, Yun Xiyue and the Yun family would harbor resentment and be unwilling to marry him.

Anyone would feel resentful about something like this.

He was really annoyed.

I felt very uneasy throughout the journey.