The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

"Besides, I'm from Da Shun, so it's not a big problem, but..."

She hesitated, glancing around, wondering whether she should speak or not.

The Emperor was now intrigued. Seeing her like this, he spoke directly, "Speak your mind."

"Your Majesty, the aesthetic sense of the barbarians is really inferior to that of our Great Shun. Even with my appearance, they still want to force me to marry. It is clear that their level of appreciation is worlds apart from that of Great Shun."

"If I marry into the Great Barbarian Kingdom with such an appearance, will the people of the Great Barbarian Kingdom think that all women in the Great Barbarian Kingdom are ugly? Therefore, I have a request."

The Emperor readily agreed, "Just say it."

"I was thinking that when I get married, could I find some pretty maids to accompany me as part of my dowry? That way, people will know that not all women in our Great Shun are ugly; there are still many beautiful women."

The emperor suddenly burst into laughter, "Hahaha, good, good, as you wish."

The Crown Prince of Dafan couldn't bear to listen any longer. He had only found the woman beautiful when she was wearing a veil, and he had also carefully examined all the officials of Dashun before they arrived.

Lord Wen is a good candidate, so when he saw Miss Wen's face, he was really tempted. If he married Miss Wen, then Lord Wen would be a great help to him.

“Your Majesty,” the Crown Prince of Dafan turned his head, “Just now, because Miss Wen was wearing a veil, I couldn’t see her clearly, which led to what happened later. Now that I have seen her clearly, this cannot be allowed.”

"I cannot marry Miss Wen. I beg Your Majesty to rescind your order."

The Emperor said coldly, "Great Barbarian Crown Prince, are you here to make a fool of yourselves, or are you here to sincerely ask for marriage? Now you've said all that, and my people are being picked over by you."

"Your Majesty, I, the Crown Prince, sincerely wish to marry you, but I never imagined that the face beneath the veil could not be seen by anyone." The Crown Prince of Dafan was now filled with regret.

The Wen family wasn't the only option for marriage alliances from Da Shun; several other families were also under consideration. With the Wen family's eldest daughter being considered ugly, the daughters from the other families were all incredibly beautiful.

The Emperor spoke in a deep voice, “A ruler’s word is law. I just asked you whether the Crown Prince of Dafan should be chosen, and you firmly told me yes. Now you’re saying no. The imperial edict was just announced in public, and now you’re telling me you’re unwilling.”

“Your Highness, I am the Emperor of Great Shun, not your Great Barbarian Emperor. You are also the Crown Prince of Great Barbarian, not the Crown Prince of Great Shun. You cannot act so casually in front of me.”

“My crown prince has never acted like this in front of me.”

There was nothing the prince of the Great Barbarians didn't understand. What he meant was: Don't think too highly of yourself. I am the emperor of the Great Shun Dynasty, and you are a barbarian. Don't try to act all high and mighty here.

"Your Majesty, I really cannot marry her. It's not that I am unwilling, but I truly have no other choice." The Crown Prince of Dafan would rather lose face than marry a woman like Du Mingxian.

They agreed on a marriage alliance; with so many good women around, he wouldn't bring back an ugly one.

The Emperor was speechless, but satisfied with the outcome. The Crown Prince of Dafan had been acting high and mighty ever since he entered, but now he had to ask for help.

Just now, Miss Wen mentioned that she was a daughter of the Wen family, and then had Lord Wen receive the imperial decree. This was all planned in advance. She had long wanted to marry off her younger sister, who had just gotten married but whose husband was arrested that very night, to the Dafan.

In fact, this is fine.

Her younger sister had already been married twice in Da Shun, and she couldn't find a good match even if she married again. As the second daughter of the Wen family, she was bound to cause trouble, and she might never be able to get married in the future.

It would be best to marry into a powerful family; that would solve everything.

If she marries into the Dafan tribe, firstly, other women in Dashun won't need to marry, and secondly... things will be easier to resolve.

"Then tell me, what are you going to do?"

The prince of the Great Barbarians forced himself to say, "I will not marry this ugly woman in front of me."

Du Mingxian looked aggrieved and was about to cry.

The emperor, his face also cold, said, "A ruler's word is law."

The atmosphere became tense, and no one spoke first, creating a seemingly insurmountable deadlock.

Neither of them could back down; the emperor's decree had been issued and could not be changed, and the Crown Prince of Dafan could not possibly marry an ugly woman.

Just then, Ling Silang stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to marry Miss Wen."

"You don't mind that she's ugly?"

"Your Majesty, I value her as a person, not her appearance."

The Emperor nodded slightly. “Lord Qi, I know you are a good man, but I’m afraid this matter is not possible. Just now, Miss Wen herself expressed her willingness to marry into the Great Barbarian Kingdom. I have already issued an imperial decree, and it cannot be changed.”

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of Dafan is currently unwilling to marry, but I am willing."

"You have no joke."

Ling Silang spoke up at the opportune moment, "Your Majesty, I have a solution that can resolve the current situation."

"tell me the story."

"The imperial edict just now mentioned a daughter of the Wen family, but did not specify which daughter of the Wen family. The Crown Prince of Dafan chose first, and now he wants to go back on his word, so it is his fault."

"Then why don't we have the Crown Prince of Dafan make compensation, and we can also make a compromise on our side: Miss Wen will not marry into Dafan, since we already had a marriage agreement."

"As for the second young lady of the Wen family, she is currently of marriageable age. Why not let her marry into the family directly? That would perfectly resolve the matter."

The Emperor's eyes were full of smiles, and he was more and more satisfied with Ling Silang. Such an outstanding person was not his son-in-law, but Lord Wen's son. It was really infuriating.

"That's what we say, but... if word gets out..."

"Your Majesty, how could this matter be reported back? Both countries have some pride. The Crown Prince of the Great Barbarian has always sought to marry the Second Miss of the Wen family."

The prince of the Great Barbarian Kingdom understood that the marriage agreement could be changed, but he had to make some compensation before they would agree to replace the person.

Marrying an ugly woman would only make everyone laugh at me; I'd rather just pay the price myself.

But this bleeding...

"Your Majesty, what do you desire?"

"Well..." The Emperor's eyes darted around, and he didn't say what he needed for a moment. He just glanced at Ling Silang silently. "This matter was brought up by Lord Qi, so why don't we let Lord Qi talk to the Crown Prince?"