The queen cried the whole harem

Chapter 416: Useless Efforts 19
Home and country, home comes first, then country, but if the country is gone, where is the home?
This goes hand in hand.

If the sacrifice of a woman could bring peace between the two countries, it would be a great merit.

After much thought, Prime Minister Liu felt that if he really had to make such a sacrifice, there was nothing he could do.

But in fact, Prime Minister Liu was worrying too much. Qi Hengyuan knew Uncle Jiang's character very well and also knew his purpose. Qi Hengyuan concluded that Uncle Jiang would not let Jiang Chengchi marry a woman other than Yan Xiaoye.

Can anyone become the queen?

The Emperor of Jiang is not that cheap.

If he really married her, the people of Qi would laugh at the Emperor of Jiang for accepting everyone who came to him. It would be so unpicky that the Emperor of Jiang would just randomly find a noble lady from Qi and make her his queen.

If Jiang Chengchi really married her, the people of Qi would laugh at him for the rest of his life.

Even the people of Jiang would hate their emperor for marrying an ordinary noble lady from Qi as his queen.

This is not a good thing for Jiang State.

Jiang Chengchi might be a fool, but Uncle Jiang Wang is definitely not.

This kind of thing will not happen.

Even though she was just a noble lady, Qi Hengyuan was unwilling to give her up, and even more unwilling to ruin her life.

He dared to let Liu Guoxiang do the counting because he was absolutely sure.

Liu Guoxiang nodded and said, "Then I will do it."

Qi Hengyuan waved his hand: "Go ahead."

After the Prime Minister of Qi also left, Qi Hengyuan stood up and asked Eunuch Wang to grind the wine while he wrote a letter to Yan Ning.

same moment.

After Uncle Jiang and Jiang Chengchi returned, Jiang Chengchi angrily scolded Qi Hengyuan.

"This Qi Emperor is so hateful! What's the point of saying they're engaged? It's obvious that he doesn't want Yan Xiaoye to marry into Jiang State, and he's deliberately fooling us!"

Uncle Jiang Wang had put in so much effort and was just about to succeed, but was tricked by Qi Hengyuan. He was also very angry.

Qi Hengyuan said that Yan Xiaoye and Chen Hong were already engaged, and Chen Hong also said that he and Yan Xiaoye had secretly fallen in love, and the two of them were in love with each other. This was clearly an excuse.

But even though he knew it was an excuse, Uncle Jiang couldn't refute it under the circumstances at the time.

Firstly, he couldn't point out that he had sent people to keep an eye on Yan Xiaoye and knew all the details about Yan Xiaoye.

Secondly, several people involved at the time, including Yan Xiaoye’s brother Yan Lang, all admitted the incident. If he denied it, he would appear ridiculous.

Who is he? What qualifications does he have to deny the relationship between Yan Xiaoye and Chen Hong?

Besides, how did he know that Chen Hong and Yan Xiaoye really had no relationship?

If you think about it carefully, it will be disadvantageous to him.

Knowing that he was tricked by Qi Hengyuan, he still left with a smile. How could Uncle Jiang not be angry?

He was also angry, but he didn't curse like Jiang Chengchi. He just sat there silently, thinking about what to do next.

After a moment, he said, "It's all in vain this time. It seems that marrying Yan Xiaoye is impossible."

After Jiang Chengchi finished scolding, he calmed down. He sat in a chair and drank a cup of tea before saying, "If I can't marry Yan Xiaoye, then what about marrying another woman?"

"Of course not. A noble lady from Qi is still an enemy no matter how noble she is. How can a woman from Qi get the throne as the Queen of Jiang?"

Jiang Chengchi nodded: "I think so too."

Uncle Jiang said bitterly, "But we can't let Qi get away with it so easily."

Jiang Chengchi immediately became interested: "What does Uncle Wang plan to do?"

Uncle Jiang narrowed his eyes.

"Although we don't want the noble lady of Qi, it doesn't stop us from causing trouble for His Majesty of Qi. In addition to the relatives of the Yan family, Yan Ning also has a relative of the Ning family, and the Ning family also has several girls. What do you think will happen if His Majesty of Qi knows that you chose a girl from the Ning family?"

After hearing this, Jiang Chengchi blinked and jumped up excitedly.

"Uncle Wang, that's a good idea! Even if I don't marry him, it's good to disgust His Majesty Qi. Also, it can make Concubine Yan nervous, which can be considered as letting out some anger."

The two people reached a consensus and were no longer angry.

They waited quietly for Qi Hengyuan to send over the list of noble ladies from Qi State.

But they forgot that they were talking about marrying a noble lady from a military general's family of Qi State, and the Ning family was just a small family, not a military general's family, so when Prime Minister Liu was doing the statistics, he did not include the Ning family at all.

The letters from Chen Dongyan, Chen Hong and Yan Lang were delivered to the Chen family in Guiyang City and the Yan family in Guanzhou, Lanzhou as quickly as possible.

After the two families learned about this, they immediately started to arrange the engagement of the two children.

Yan Ning also received Qi Hengyuan's letter later.

Yan Ning called Yan Xiaoye into the palace and told her about this matter.

Yan Xiaoye was shocked: "Ah? Why did Uncle Jiang let the Emperor of Jiang marry me? I'm still so young, what do they think?"

Yan Ning looked at her without saying anything.

Yan Xiaoye reacted: "Are they coming for you?"

Yan Ning said, "I am now the noble concubine of Qi State, and I have helped His Majesty win several battles. In the eyes of Uncle Jiang and His Majesty, I am someone they must eliminate. But I am far away in the palace of Qi State, and even if I go to the border, they can't touch me. They can't do anything to me, so they set their sights on you."

"After you marry into the Kingdom of Jiang, you will lose the protection of your family and the Kingdom of Qi. Even if they don't abuse you, they will definitely not treat you well."

"Even if they treat you well, when the two countries go to war again, you will become a hostage and a prisoner. When you are useful, you will be taken out to dry. When you are useless, you will be killed by them."

"And if there is no war, you and I are both members of the Yan family, you are the queen of Jiang State, and I am the queen of Qi State. We are two hostile countries, and we have two queens. Do you think I can live a stable life in Qi State?"

"Uncle Jiang has evil intentions, and we must not let him succeed. Fortunately, His Majesty reacted quickly and said that you and Chen Hong are engaged. Since His Majesty has said this, then you must be engaged to Chen Hong."

Yan Xiaoye opened her mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Yan Ning: "Cousin, I know that you don't like Chen Hong and don't want to marry him, but as members of the Yan family and descendants of military commanders, when the country needs us, we must sacrifice ourselves without complaint."

"Besides, Chen Hong is a man of high rank, has military merits, and has good character. He also has a good relationship with Yan Lang. My cousin has also dealt with him and thinks he is a good kid. You can marry him, and he is a good match."

Yan Xiaoye whispered: "Is Chen Hong willing to marry me?"

"Why wouldn't he want to? This is a marriage granted by His Majesty, and he admitted it himself at the time. He had a secret crush on you, even though he said it under duress, but since he admitted it, he would definitely marry you."

Yan Xiaoye snorted, "When he comes back, I'll make him say it again in person."

Yan Ning let out a sigh, then finally realized what was going on and said with a smile, "It seems like you really care whether he really likes you."