The Great Qin: Starting with marrying Jingni, I began my quest for immortality.

Occasionally, she would think of things that made her sad and upset, and tears would involuntarily stream down her face.

Finally, she made a decision.

That is, she would rather die than marry Bai Yifei.

Even though Blood-Clad Marquis Bai Yifei is much more handsome than Ji Yihu, and the rumored Bai Yifei is dashing and the dream lover of many girls in South Korea, this person definitely does not include her.

She simply doesn't like Bai Yifei.

Or rather, at this stage, she doesn't have anyone she likes, nor does she have any intention of getting married.

However, seeking death is not such a simple matter.

Ultimately, Honglian is still just a young girl who has not experienced any setbacks or hardships, and does not yet have the courage to actively seek death.

Especially considering that her wedding with Bai Yifei is still so far away.

She was even more unable to make up her mind.

She still held onto a sliver of hope, such as that her imprisoned brother Han Fei would come out and turn the tide, preventing her from marrying Bai Yifei.

Perhaps Honglian will only make up her mind when there is truly no way out.

However, although she hadn't made up her mind to die, Honglian still often wept when she thought of her father's heartlessness, her brother's misfortunes, and what she had gone through.

"What is Princess Honglian sad about?"

Once again, Honglian was weeping and feeling extremely sad when suddenly a charming voice came from beside her ear.

Honglian subconsciously wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, her face cold as she looked in the direction from which the sound came.

A beautiful woman with a graceful figure, dressed in a purple dress, came into her view, and Honglian immediately frowned.

She grew up and lived in the palace, unlike her brothers who left the palace to establish their own residences. Therefore, she was familiar with the many concubines in the palace, and her father, the king, favored Lady Mingzhu the most.

Unfortunately, although Lady Mingzhu was greatly favored by her father, she was not liked by her.

In her eyes, both Lady Mingzhu and Lady Hu were reincarnations of fox spirits, seductive vixens. It was the existence of these women that made her father change and forget her deceased mother.

"It's you?"

"What are you doing here?"

Although when no one is around, Honglian is like a puppet with its strings cut, often lost in thought and dejected, and often in tears, she never shows her weakness in front of others, but instead uses strength to cover up her vulnerability.

"I'm here to congratulate Princess Honglian."

Lady Mingzhu spoke softly to Honglian.

Honglian's face was cold. "What is there to congratulate me on?"

Lady Mingzhu smiled and said, "Bai Yifei, the Blood-Clad Marquis, is the dream lover of countless young women in Korea. Many young women only wish to catch a glimpse of his honor but cannot obtain him. However, you, Princess, have been directly betrothed to the Blood-Clad Marquis by the King and can directly become his wife. After this news spreads, I don't know how many young women in Korea envy you, Princess. Of course, I must congratulate you."

"Hmph, that's their business. I don't like Blood-Clad Marquis anyway."

Honglian directly expressed her dislike for Xueyi Hou Bai Yifei, saying, "If you want to marry Xueyi Hou, then go ahead and marry him yourselves. I don't want to marry him at all."

Lady Mingzhu said, "Princess, you are joking. I am the king's concubine. How could I marry the Marquis of Blood Robes?"

This statement actually has a hidden meaning: if she weren't the king's concubine, she wouldn't mind marrying the "Blood-Clad Marquis." Of course, this refers to Jiang Chuan, the fake Blood-Clad Marquis, not the real one.

"However, I can understand some of the princess's thoughts," Lady Mingzhu said. "Soon after, the princess was betrothed to Ji Yihu by the king. I know a bit about Ji Yihu. As the son of the former general Ji Wuye, he is arrogant and domineering, preying on the people. He is also extremely ugly. Naturally, the princess is unwilling to marry such a person."

"As a result, after Ji Yihu's death, the king bestowed another marriage upon him, which also aroused his resistance."

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Honglian, her face still cold, said to Madam Mingzhu, "You've come here to me for no reason. What do you want to say? Or rather, what is your purpose?"

With a gentle expression, Lady Mingzhu said to Honglian, "Princess, you are wronging me. My purpose in coming here is to enlighten you."

"Although His Majesty has betrothed the princess to the Marquis of Blood Robe, he still cares about her very much."

"The reason why the princess was betrothed to Ji Yihu was actually out of necessity. Ji Wuye's power was too great, and he had killed Tianze, the murderer who plotted against the crown prince. Naturally, Ji Wuye had to be rewarded. Ji Wuye helped his son Ji Yihu ask for the princess in court. Even the king could not refuse directly. Under various circumstances, the king agreed to the matter."

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"This is also why the king sometimes ignored the princess's desperate pleas."

Honglian's expression changed slightly. She hadn't expected Lady Mingzhu to bring up these matters and reveal some of her father's thoughts from back then.

In other words, it doesn't mean that his father no longer loves him.

Was it because Ji Wuye was powerful that the father of the king had no choice but to betroth himself to Ji Yihu?

Immediately afterwards, Honglian's expression returned to its cold indifference.

“Father is the king, and Ji Wuye is just a subject. If Father truly loves me, he should refuse Ji Wuye. I believe that Ji Wuye cannot cause any trouble.”

"Moreover, if my father truly loved me, he wouldn't have betrothed me to the Marquis of Blood Robe again after Ji Yihu's death."

The repeated phrase "If my father truly loves me" clearly reveals Honglian's despair towards the King of Han.

Lady Mingzhu was a clever woman and could naturally hear the despair and despair in Princess Honglian's heart. She continued, "Princess, you are too extreme. Whether you believe it or not, the King dotes on you. After all, you are his only daughter."

"Since I am his only daughter, why does he repeatedly send me away? Does he hate me that much?"

Because of what Madam Mingzhu said, Honglian subconsciously ignored the fact that she disliked Madam Mingzhu and started arguing with her.

Chapter 179 The Reason and the Difficulty!

"Princess, you are wrong!"

Lady Mingzhu seemed to have transformed into a persuader, trying to convince and appease Princess Honglian.

Whether Princess Honglian was sad or happy was actually not of much concern to Lady Mingzhu. Lady Mingzhu did not care whether the King of Han had betrothed her to someone. However, Jiang Chuan came to her and asked her to take special care of Princess Honglian. So, Lady Mingzhu had no choice but to come to Princess Honglian.

There was nothing I could do; it was the master's task.

"Your Majesty actually has his reasons."

Lady Mingzhu continued, "Although the King is the king, he is not as arbitrary and in control of everything as the princess imagines."

"The people of Korea, the threats from other countries—these are all things Your Majesty needs to consider."

"Inside, he needs to worry about the well-being of the people during the 'March 13th' period. Outside, he needs to guard against invasions from other countries. After all, the state of Korea is too weak, and the court is not peaceful. In the past, General Ji Wuye wielded immense power, and even the king had to be subject to Ji Wuye."

"It may seem hard to understand, but that's actually how it is."

“When the king ascended the throne, Ji Wuye was already a general. In the army, Ji Wuye’s prestige even surpassed that of the king. Over the years, the king has tried to change this situation, but he still cannot do so.”

"It is precisely because Ji Wuye wields immense power that the king can only carefully cultivate his relationship with him and dares not offend him rashly, because if Ji Wuye were to harbor rebellious intentions, the entire state of Han would be plunged into turmoil."

"On that day, Ji Wuye asked the king for his hand in marriage. The king naturally did not want to agree, but for the sake of the people of Han and the country, he had no choice but to reluctantly agree."

"Princess, you don't know, but after that incident, the king has been working day and night and hasn't had a good night's sleep in a long time, all because he's worried about you."

"Is that so?" It must be said that Lady Mingzhu was a very competent persuader. If she were not good at language, she would not have been able to become the Azure Tide Demoness, one of the Four Fiends of the Night, and win the favor of the King of Han, whispering sweet nothings in his ear.

However, because Princess Honglian had been harboring resentment towards her father for some time, she was clearly not so easily persuaded.

"If Father married me to Ji Yihu earlier because of his fear of Ji Wuye, and for the sake of the country and the people of Han, then why is he now betrothing me to Xueyi Hou Bai Yifei?"

What are the nation and its people, what are the Korean people? They are actually very far removed from Honglian.

She doesn't really care about these things.

All she cared about was a reason, a reason why her father had betrothed her to someone else.

"Now that Ji Wuye is dead, Father King no longer needs to be wary of Ji Wuye."

Lady Mingzhu nodded and said, "Indeed, with Ji Wuye dead, the person Your Majesty used to fear has disappeared. Within the Kingdom of Han, Your Majesty can rest easy and no longer need to go to great lengths to befriend Ji Wuye or worry about him rebelling."

"The internal troubles are gone, but the external threats remain, and are even greater than before."

Lady Mingzhu spoke eloquently, and in front of Honglian, she brought up another matter, "Does the princess still remember the Qin envoy's murder some time ago?"

Honglian's eyes narrowed, and she nodded.

Lady Mingzhu said, "The Qin envoy was murdered, and Qin used this as a pretext to launch an attack on Han. One hundred thousand Qin troops were stationed on the border, causing our Han to be filled with fear and unease. In order to quell Qin's anger, the king had no choice but to order Ji Wuye to seal off the entire city and search for the murderer. In the end, it was the Ninth Prince Han Fei who turned the tide and persuaded the Qin envoy to settle the matter peacefully, thus ending this turmoil."

Honglian was surprised that Madam Mingzhu would mention her brother, and even praise Zijing's brother, Han Fei.

Hearing this, she suddenly felt that the woman in front of her wasn't so bad after all.

She considers anyone who praises her brother Han Fei to be a good person.

Lady Mingzhu continued, "At that time, our attention was focused on the case of the Qin envoy's murder, but we overlooked the fact that before the Qin envoy's murder, our crown prince was also killed by Tianze."

“Crown Prince…” Honglian’s face showed a sorrowful expression.

Yes, his elder brother, the crown prince, was also harmed by Tianze.

To avenge his elder brother, the Crown Prince?

Did his father ever put on such a grand show?

Did you ever seal off the entire city just to avenge your brother, the Crown Prince?

No...

"This is actually a helpless situation for South Korea. We are too weak. Although we are one of the Seven Great Powers, we still face many difficulties in the face of truly powerful nations."

"The Qin state was a truly powerful state."

"But what does this have to do with my father bestowing me into marriage with the Marquis of Blood Robe again?" Honglian understood the helplessness of the Han state, but the confusion in her heart was still not resolved.