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

Chapter 74 My Daughter Should Not Marry the Northern King

Hearing Wu Yuan's words, Xiao Wenyao became even more interested in the Northern King.

During this time, because her father was going to attack the Northern Prefecture, she often heard rumors about the Northern King.

This is one of the reasons why Xiao Wenyao suddenly became interested in the Northern King.

On the one hand, she had been hearing the name "Northern King" a lot lately, and on the other hand, she wanted a more refined slave, that is, a pretty boy.

Moreover, she thought that her status as a slave could not be too low, because a slave with a low status would not have the sense of accomplishment of conquest. It just so happened that the Northern King was a useless prince, which gave her an idea.

She had initially thought that the Northern King was just a prince who only knew how to eat, drink, and enjoy himself in his mansion, but after hearing what Wu Yuan said, Xiao Wenyao suddenly realized that the Northern King seemed to have some use.

She particularly loved the perfumes and soaps from the Northern Prince's Mansion. The perfumes would mask the fishy smell of the fur, while the soaps would clean her body thoroughly.

She can no longer live without these two things.

Upon hearing that both items were created by the Northern King, her desire to capture him and turn him into her slave intensified.

Xiao Wenyao then said, "So the Northern King isn't entirely useless after all."

At this point, Xiao Wenyao asked curiously, "By the way, what is soap?"

Wu Yuan explained, "Soap is specifically for bathing. After bathing, a fragrance will remain on a person's body for a long time."

Xiao Wenyao asked, "Isn't this just like perfume?"

Wu Yuan said, "Your Highness, perfume can be applied to a person at any time, but it cannot clean the body. However, soap is different; soap can clean the dirt off a person's body."

Xiao Wenyao said, seemingly understanding but not quite, "So it's the same as soap."

Wu Yuan said somewhat speechlessly, "Your Highness, soap is actually used to clean clothes, not for bathing."

Xiao Wenyao completely ignored Wu Yuan's words and said directly, "Who cares? As long as I can wash off the dirt, that's fine."

Seeing that Xiao Wenyao had already said that, Wu Yuan was too lazy to correct her anymore; as long as she was happy.

As the two walked, they came to Wu Yuan's caravan.

At this moment, Wu Yuan's caravan was filled with all sorts of goods that he had traded with the Great Xia.

Since Yelü Nanyan bribed merchants from the Great Xia, some of the Great Xia caravans have frequently traded with the barbarians.

At first, they only traded salt and tea. Gradually, as the trade became more frequent, the barbarians started buying iron directly from the Great Xia, and later they began trading weapons and armor.

The Sirius King clan's current strength is inseparable from the merchants of Great Xia.

Wu Yuan immediately went to the carriage, rummaged through the inside, and then took out a bar of soap and brought it to Xiao Wenyao's door.

"Your Highness, this is the bath soap."

"Your Highness, please don't use soap to bathe anymore. Soap is bad for your health and will damage your skin."

Upon hearing Wu Yuan's words, Xiao Wenyao curiously took the soap from Wu Yuan's hand.

Before she could even bring the soap to her nose, she smelled a fragrance. Xiao Wenyao quickly put the soap under her nose and smelled it, then exclaimed in surprise, "It really does smell good!"

"This Northern King seems to be particularly interested in women's products. If I could turn him into my slave, he might be able to create more useful women's products for me in the future."

Wu Yuan actually wanted to say that this thing could be used by both men and women, but he didn't say anything more. He just wanted the innocent princess to be happy.

At this moment, a man came up to Xiao Wenyao.

"Your Highness, the King summons you."

Hearing this, Xiao Wenyao was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "What does my father want with me?"

The man said, "I don't know either, you'll find out when you get there."

Xiao Wenyao then handed the soap to Wu Yuan, saying, "Wu Yuan, take all these things to my place."

Wu Yuan replied respectfully, "Yes, Your Highness."

As soon as Wu Yuan finished speaking, Xiao Wenyao happily arrived at the royal tent, which was the largest yurt of the Tianlang tribe.

Upon entering the yurt, Xiao Wenyao discovered that many people she had never seen before were sitting inside.

Sitting in the very center was a tall, robust middle-aged man with a bulging head in the middle, who was Xiao Wenyao's father and the current King of the Wolf, Xiao Hongbo.

Upon seeing Xiao Wenyao enter, Xiao Hongbo was about to speak when Xiao Wenyao immediately asked, "Father, what brings you here?"

Seeing that Xiao Wenyao had taken the initiative to ask, Xiao Hongbo didn't waste any words and said directly, "Yaoyao, you've grown up and it's time for you to get married."

These words struck Xiao Wenyao like a bolt from the blue, leaving her completely stunned.

After a long while, Xiao Wenyao finally reacted and quickly said, "Father, I am still young. I can't bear to part with you and want to stay with you longer."

Although Xiao Wenyao was a bit naive, she wasn't stupid. People like her would usually only marry into other tribes and become tools for political alliances.

Just look at the princess; she married a decrepit old man and had to serve him every day, taking care of his bodily functions. Yelü Nanyan, on the other hand, was considered relatively better off, given that she wielded considerable power.

Other women were different. Xiao Wenyao remembered several other women who had married the previous Sirius King, many of whom had been tortured to death by him.

If the former Sirius King was still healthy when Yelü Nanyan married him, Yelü Nanyan probably wouldn't have fared much better.

Xiao Wenyao was terrified of getting married.

Seeing Xiao Wenyao's strong aversion to marriage, Xiao Hongbo immediately said, "Yaoyao, women of your age on the grasslands all have to get married. Although you are my daughter, you are no exception!"

Hearing Xiao Hongbo's firm tone, Xiao Wenyao knew that no matter what she said, it would be useless. She could only resign herself to her fate and said, "Father, I understand."

The seriousness on Xiao Hongbo's face vanished instantly, and he said with a smile, "Since you agree, then after I march south and conquer Beijun, you will marry the King of Beixian and become his queen."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wenyao's face turned deathly pale.

The King of Beixian was the king of a barbarian tribe that had recently migrated to the north.

Now that the barbarian tribes no longer have the rule of the Great Chanyu, they have split into seven tribes, each with its own royal court and its own king.

Of course, every tribe actually wanted to unify the entire barbarian tribe as before, and Xiao Hongbo was no exception.

He planned to conquer Beijun, establish a kingdom, then win over the Northern Xian King through marriage, and finally proclaim himself Great Chanyu, so that all the barbarian tribes would submit to him.

Xiao Hongbo was a very ambitious barbarian king.

At this moment, Xiao Wenyao suddenly knelt on the ground, "Father, I don't want to marry the Prince of Northern Xian!"

Xiao Wenyao had heard of the Northern Xian King. The Northern Xian King's tribe was different from theirs. Because their tribe frequently interacted with the Great Xia, many of their customs had become the same as those of the Great Xia.

Putting aside how poor the Northern Xian King's tribe was, they even retained the custom of cannibalism, and the Northern Xian King himself was an extremely cruel person.

Xiao Wenyao couldn't imagine what kind of inhuman treatment she would receive after marrying the King of Northern Xian.

(End of this chapter)