Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Chapter 100 Who Made Me the Daughter of the Sirius King?

After hearing what Xiao Hongbo and the others said, Xiao Wenyao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Xiao Hongbo said coldly, "Yaoyao, you can go out now."

Xiao Hongbo's tone was icy, as if she weren't his daughter.

Xiao Wenyao walked out with a dejected look on her face.

Although she didn't pour wine for the King of Northern Xian today, if she continues to stay in the royal court, she will eventually become the King of Northern Xian's woman.

And that day is fast approaching.

Once North County is captured, she will have to marry that old man who never bathes in his entire life.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wenyao felt immense pain in her heart.

Not long after Xiao Wenyao left the royal tent, Xiao Pengtian followed her out.

Seeing Xiao Wenyao looking lost and dejected, Xiao Pengtian immediately went to her and asked with concern, "Yaoyao, are you alright?"

Xiao Wenyao ignored Xiao Pengtian and walked straight toward the distant grassland.

Seeing Xiao Wenyao like this, Xiao Pengtian sighed deeply, and then continued, "Yaoyao, your uncle has done his best."

Xiao Wenyao then spoke up, saying, "Uncle, I don't blame you. After all, I am the daughter of the Heavenly Wolf King."

Xiao Wenyao became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and eventually she started to cry.

Seeing Xiao Wenyao crying so sadly, Xiao Pengtian sighed. Although he had some status in the Tianlang King tribe, he couldn't change Xiao Hongbo's mind. After all, the Tianlang King still had the final say in the tribe.

At this moment, Xiao Wenyao, who was sobbing, suddenly remembered something and asked between sobs, "Uncle, was my mother really killed by my father?"

At first, Xiao Wenyao didn't quite believe what Xiao Pengtian said. After all, her mother and father seemed to love each other so much before, how could her father possibly kill her mother?

But now, seeing how her father treats her, completely disregarding his daughter's happiness for his own ambition, Xiao Wenyao can't help but suspect that her father really killed her mother in order to marry the princess.

Upon hearing Xiao Wenyao's question, Xiao Pengtian fell silent. Although he had mentioned this matter to Xiao Wenyao before, it was only said in a fit of anger, as he couldn't stand Xiao Hongbo's actions.

However, he did suspect that his sister's death was closely related to Xiao Hongbo.

But seeing Xiao Wenyao so heartbroken, he didn't want to tell her more about his sister.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Pengtian said, "I only have a suspicion. Your mother was perfectly fine before, she didn't have any illnesses, it's impossible for her to suddenly die. So I suspect that someone poisoned your mother."

"The person most likely to not want your mother to live is your father, because he is going to marry a queen."

Xiao Wenyao wiped away her tears and then asked, "Didn't the princess already agree to marry him?"

In the Sirius tribe, there has always been a custom that the queen of the previous Sirius King, if she is still young and fertile when the previous Sirius King dies, will marry the next Sirius King.

Of course, this is on the premise that the next Sirius King is not related by blood. However, judging from the way the Sirius King is chosen in the Sirius King tribe, the new Sirius King and the previous Sirius King are often not related by blood.

The barbarians are different from the Great Xia. The Great Xia basically follows the primogeniture system, while the barbarian kings are elected by the elders.

Therefore, the child of the former Sirius King is not necessarily the next Sirius King. Of course, under normal circumstances, the child of the former Sirius King will become the next Sirius King, because the child of the former Sirius King has a great advantage in the election of the barbarian elders.

Xiao Hongbo is not the son of the former Sirius King, so in order to consolidate his throne, he needs to win over the Queen as his political ally.

To put it nicely, given Yelü Nanyan's current status in the Tianlang King tribe, it should be called appeasement.

He already had a queen at that time, so it was impossible for him to marry another queen. According to custom, Yelü Nanyan could only be his woman at most.

However, with such great power and high status in the Tianlang King's tribe, how could Yelü Nanyan simply be his woman? Her status as a queen must be preserved.

That leaves only one option: to cripple Xiao Wenyao's mother. However, directly crippling her would cause dissatisfaction among some people, especially those from Xiao Wenyao's mother's lineage, including Xiao Pengtian.

Since simply crippling her wouldn't work, they might as well go all the way and kill Xiao Wenyao's mother. That way, Xiao Hongbo could legitimately marry another princess.

Of course, this is just Xiao Pengtian's speculation at the moment, and he has not obtained any relevant evidence.

Upon hearing Xiao Wenyao's words, Xiao Pengtian sighed and then said, "Yaoyao, have you forgotten that the Princess Consort agreed to marry your father after your mother died?"

Upon hearing Xiao Pengtian's words, Xiao Wenyao was completely stunned.

After a while, Xiao Wenyao continued, "Uncle, could it be that the Princess Consort killed my mother?"

Xiao Pengtian did not answer Xiao Wenyao's question immediately.

From a motivational standpoint, Yelü Nanyan could indeed have killed Xiao Wenyao's mother, because if Yelü Nanyan were to become a princess, the current princess would have to be deposed or killed.

Given the circumstances at the time, it was unlikely that he would be crippled, so the only option left was sudden death.

However, Xiao Pengtian did not believe that Yelü Nanyan needed to marry Xiao Hongbo to maintain her status. She had already gained the support of the elders in the Tianlang King tribe. Even if Yelü Nanyan had proposed not to marry the Tianlang King, the elders would not have said anything.

Moreover, given her contributions to the Sirius King tribe, no one would say anything if she didn't want to marry Xiao Hongbo.

Therefore, if Xiao Hongbo wanted to gain Yelü Nanyan's support, he had to remove Xiao Wenyao's mother from her position as queen. Yelü Nanyan, on the other hand, only needed to maintain good relations with the elders in order to keep her power in the Tianlang King tribe. In addition, she already had a great influence in the tribe, so she had no need to marry Xiao Hongbo.

Most importantly, it was Xiao Hongbo who took the initiative to propose marrying Yelü Nanyan and making her his queen, which further confirms Xiao Pengtian's guess.

Seeing that Xiao Pengtian did not answer her question, Xiao Wenyao already knew the answer in her heart.

From a young age, the princess had always treated her very well, completely regarding her as her own daughter. She knew very well that the princess was not the kind of vicious woman.

Moreover, her mother and the queen had always had a good relationship. It is said that when the queen married into the Sirius King's tribe, she was still a little girl who knew nothing. Her mother took care of the queen like a younger sister.

The reason why the princess was able to quickly gain a foothold in the Sirius King tribe was largely due to her mother, so Xiao Wenyao found it hard to believe that the princess would do something that would kill her mother.

If it was truly done by the princess, Xiao Wenyao would have nothing to say.

In any case, there are only two people who are the most suspicious right now: her father and the queen. Of course, it is also possible that her mother died suddenly from some kind of illness.

But none of that matters anymore.

She was about to marry into the Northern Xianwang tribe, and no matter who killed her mother, she would never know.

And even if she knew, it wouldn't change anything; her mother was already dead and could not be brought back to life.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wenyao couldn't help but sob again.

Seeing her crying so sadly, Xiao Pengtian felt very sorry for her. At this moment, Xiao Pengtian suddenly thought of something and then whispered, "Yaoyao, your uncle has thought of a way to prevent you from marrying the Prince of Beixian, but I don't know if you are willing."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wenyao stopped crying abruptly and immediately asked, "Uncle, what method are you talking about?"

Xiao Pengtian whispered in Xiao Wenyao's ear, "After your father conquers Beijun, you should secretly go to live in Daxia and never return to the grasslands."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wenyao was taken aback.

(End of this chapter)