Di Ji Daughter

Chapter 175 The bride price is not a dowry

Sure enough, as soon as Ye Gongjiang thought about this, Yun Loujue's meaningful voice sounded in his ears again: "But..."

Just two simple words once again touched the nerves of everyone at the banquet.

And Hua Qiansheng's heart that had just let go was lifted to his throat again at this moment.Zuo Xihuang's smile, which hadn't faded away, froze in an instant.but?
Taking a sip of fine wine, Yunloujue said quietly, "But since we've covered this point, please return the Northern Emperor to my Xiananguo City!"

Hua Qiansheng was a little puzzled: "What city?"

With slender fingers drawing circles along the edge of the wine glass, Yun Loujue raised his eyes and said coldly, "Of course it's the fifteen cities headed by Yuecheng!"

Everyone was shocked for a while, when did the fifteen cities headed by Yuecheng become the cities for him to go to the South?Or is it that Prince Yunlou is simply aiming at occupying other people's cities?

Shui Qingyue narrowed her eyes slightly, and also looked at Yun Loujue suspiciously.What kind of trick is this guy trying to play?

Hua Qiansheng's face was gloomy, he calmed down his emotions, and said with a good laugh: "Is there something wrong with Prince Yunlou? Those fifteen cities have always been the territory of my Shangbei Kingdom. How could it be expensive? country?"

"It's not that I made a mistake, it's that you don't know about Shangbeihuang. Those fifteen cities were originally owned by me in Xianan Kingdom, and they only fell under the name of Shangbei Kingdom ten years ago!" Jue explained with a deep expression.

Hua Qiansheng hesitated for a moment: "Since it has fallen under my name, Shangbeiguo, then the cause belongs to me, Shangbeiguo, right?"

Yunloujue suddenly laughed, that smile was like a peach blossom in March, enchanting and seductive: "Then do you know why my Xianan Kingdom put those fifteen cities under the name of Shangbei Kingdom ten years ago?"

Hua Qiansheng didn't say a word, just stared at him with a tense face.

Glancing at Shui Qingyue calmly, Yun Loujue slowly opened his lips and said, "Because ten years ago was the day when I and Shui Qingyue got engaged."

As soon as he said this, many people seemed to have guessed the reason.The answer is even more imminent!
"The fifteen cities are actually not the dowry that Shui Yaoxu prepared for Shui Qingyue, but one of the betrothal gifts I gave to Shui Qingyue when I went to the South! However, Shui Yaoxu said that on the day of my palace and Shui Qingyue's wedding , he will return fifteen cities to me in the name of dowry, and it is precisely because of this that there are subsequent rumors!" A strange color flashed in his eyes, but at this moment Yunloujue's exquisite face But it is full of seriousness!And whether these words are true or false, he knows better than anyone else!

If it hadn't been for the hatred and unwillingness in Qing'er's eyes when Hua Qiansheng wanted to give Qing'er's dowry city to her in public as Hua Enchanting's dowry, he would not have planned to take back these fifteen cities for her in such a hurry.

But now that it has been decided, it is absolutely inevitable!

Because of his words, there was an instant uproar at the meeting, and everyone talked about it.

"How credible is your statement?" Zuo Xiguo, a minister, asked his colleagues beside him.

The other party smiled coldly: "Who knows what happened more than ten years ago? But judging from the current situation, this Prince Yunlou is bound to win those fifteen cities!"

"But it's strange to say, you said such an important matter, why did the Prince Yunlou not mention it sooner or later, why did he bring it up today?" Zhao Yunlou looked at him, and the minister had a serious face suspicious.

"That doesn't seem to be the point! The point is, since the Xianan Kingdom gave the fifteen cities to Shangbei Kingdom in the form of dowries, then these fifteen cities should belong to Shangbei Kingdom, right?" another minister interjected. said a word.

When the minister who spoke first seemed to want to say something, the deserted minister beside him hurriedly stopped him and shook his head slightly at him.Some words are not what they should say!
Hearing that sentence of discussion, Hua Qiansheng's eyes were locked coldly on Yun Loujue's face. It was obvious that he had other considerations about this matter.

Because of the previous incident, Hua Yaoluo didn't dare to question Yun Loujue any more, but just looked at Hua Qiansheng worriedly.It seemed that he was afraid that he would give the dowry he promised to her to someone else!

Seeing Hua Yaoluo's uneasy expression, Li Zishan's originally envious and jealous face revealed a gloating smile.Without that luxurious dowry, let's see how amazing you will be in the future!

To this, Ye Gongxiang didn't react too much, because he didn't pay attention to those fifteen cities at all from the beginning to the end.

Compared to him, the emperor was not so calm, because ever since Hua Qiansheng said that he would marry those fifteen cities to Zuo Xi as Hua Yaoluo's dowry, he had been thinking about how to make Hua Yaoluo willingly He merged those fifteen cities into the territory of Zuoxi Kingdom.But I didn't expect that before everything started, Yun Loujue would suddenly kill him!As for what he said, he wasn't sure if it was true or not.

The geographical location of those fifteen cities is special, and in his memory, those fifteen cities were indeed under the control of Xia Nanguo, so in the current situation, he should take a look first before talking about it!
After looking past everyone's faces one by one, Shui Qingyue's gaze finally stopped on Yun Loujue's face.There was surprise, and there was also doubt.Although she had heard from her father more than once since she was a child that those fifteen cities would be her dowry in the future, she really didn't know the reason.Could it be that those fifteen cities were really the betrothal gift given to her by Xia Nanguo back then?
After a moment of silence, Hua Qiansheng finally opened his lips: "As the minister said before, since your country has donated the fifteen cities to our country, why should they belong to our country?"

Yun Loujue stared at him with a headache on his face: "Shangbei Emperor doesn't seem to have heard clearly what I said earlier, those fifteen cities were not given to Shangbei by me from the South Kingdom, but given to Shui Qingyue as a dowry gift." of!"

Although he didn't want to admit it, Hua Qiansheng still insisted: "Anyway, I am also Shui Qingyue's righteous husband, so it is only natural to accept those fifteen cities for her, isn't it?"

Hearing this, the corner of Shui Qingyue's mouth twitched, with obvious contempt on her face.Husband?
For a moment, she couldn't help but see the picture of him, the husband, bringing disaster to her and the entire Shui clan!Hate, heart-piercing pain poured out again.

Just because he obeyed her husband's words in the name of Shui Qingyue, cracks instantly appeared on Ye Gongxiang's stern face, and his cold eyes flew towards Shui Qingyue.He is her legitimate husband, so what about him?damn it!He is Feng Qingying's husband!
Zhao Yunlou glanced at it, and Duanmu Qi immediately laughed mockingly: "A justifiable husband? Haha, Shangbei Emperor is really courageous! You seized people's country, destroyed their blood relatives, and even more cruelly wanted to kill others , now he still has the face to say that he is his husband!"

As soon as Duanmu Qi said this, the eyes of everyone at the banquet looking at Hua Qiansheng changed again.It seems that they all have the color of disdain!
"No matter what methods I used against the Shui clan, and no matter how I used Shui Qingyue, the winner is the king and the loser! Now I am sitting on the throne of the Shangbei Kingdom. To put it bluntly, among the royal family and nobles, I am not the only one who is ruthless in fighting for power and profit?" Maybe it's because of his inner inferiority complex, or maybe it's because he cares too much about other people's comments, this has always been a taboo in his heart.But now, being exposed by Duanmu Qiyi in public again and again, although he was very resentful and embarrassed at first, but now, he is a little calmer.

Hearing this, many people changed their faces again.Although the words are not pleasant to listen to, I have to admit that what he said is really true.Not to mention the supremacy of the king of a country, even ordinary ministers, how many can really stand the temptation for money and power?It's not about trying every means to fight for it!
To this, Shui Qingyue didn't react too much, she just squinted her eyes and looked at him thoughtfully.Silently muttering the words "winner and loser" in my heart!
Although the outcome of this round was clear, Duanmuqi still retorted unwillingly: "That's what I said, but Shui Qingyue after all..."

Although he was able to face this matter calmly, Hua Qiansheng still felt uncomfortable when he heard the words Shui Qingyue, and then interrupted: "Although I don't understand why King Qi keeps repeating the same thing over and over again." The earth is not fair because of Shui Qingyue, but no matter what, she Shui Qingyue is the wife that I am married to! So no matter how I treat her, it is my private matter. It seems that it is not your turn to King Qi of the Eastern Kingdom Mind your own business?"

"You..." For the first time, Duanmuqi was choked by Hua Qiansheng!
"In that case, let's continue talking about the fifteen cities!" Looking at Duanmuqi, Yun Loujue opened his lips indifferently.

"I still say the same thing, no matter how I treated Shui Qingyue at the beginning, I am still her legitimate husband, so I have the right to accept everything she has for her!" It seems that he defeated Duanmuqi in the previous round. Because of the reason, at this time, he became more confident when speaking.

Seeing this, Yun Loujue suddenly became very upset, and his voice was cold to the bone: "I don't care about other things, but if you want to take over those fifteen cities for her, unless you have the ability to make Shui Qingyue willing Otherwise, this palace has the right to take back the betrothal gifts of those fifteen cities!"

Blinking, Shui Qingyue looked at him with some amusement.It was almost four years since he insisted on retiring the engagement, and then he suddenly said that he wanted to marry her.Presumably he expected that Hua Qiansheng would not be able to make her marry him willingly, so he deliberately made it difficult for him, right?

After the previous palace banquet, Shui Qingyue's life and death were unknown in the eyes of everyone, but Yun Loujue wanted Hua Qiansheng to find her and persuade her to marry him willingly.Based on the grievances between the two of them, when they meet, let alone persuade Shui Qingyue, it is even more difficult to get her to leave his whole body than going to heaven!
Therefore, in the eyes of everyone, Yun Loujue's words were definitely trying to embarrass Hua Qiansheng on purpose.

"You..." Hua Qiansheng took a deep breath and calmed down his emotions: "Although Prince Yunlou kept saying that the fifteen cities were the dowry gifts for Shui Qingyue from the South Kingdom, there is no proof for what he said! Prince Wangyunlou can produce conclusive evidence!"

(End of this chapter)