ATBLM [QT] Chapter 158

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In March, it was the time for young men and women in the capital to enjoy the flowers and go out for a good spring.

However, thousands of miles away from the capital, in the northwest, it was still a country covered in ice and snow. On this vast expanse of snow, the wedding procession of Princess Chaoyang wriggled slowly like a gray caterpillar.

The wheels rolled hard through the snow, leaving deep ruts. The most exquisite carriage in the team was undoubtedly Princess Chaoyang’s carriage. However, at this time, the carriage was filled with a strong smell of medicine.

“Princess, it’s time to drink medicine.”

The carriage was divided into two compartments, the inner and the outer. Qiuhua, the grand palace maid next to Princess Chaoyang, carefully protected the jade medicine bowl in her hand and asked for instructions outside the door of the inner compartment.

In such cold weather, it was not easy to brew a cup of medicine. For this reason, she personally stayed in front of the stove all morning, hoping that the Princess would get better after taking the medicine.

“Bring it here.” Two low coughs came from the inner compartment. The speaker’s voice was weak.

After hearing this, Qiuhua’s eyes lit up. She hurriedly responded and carefully opened the curtain.

Since the Princess had been suffering from a long illness, her energy and spirit had been getting lower and depressed day by day. Since three days ago, she had been refusing to take medicine.

The people accompanying her were anxious, but there was nothing they could do. Seeing the Princess getting weaker and weaker, their hearts sank. They were the dowry of the Princess. If something happened to the Princess, they could imagine their fate.

The curtains were raised, bringing a bit of light into the inner compartment, and the biting north wind also dispelled the dull atmosphere.

Qiuhua thought that the Princess was still lying in the brocade quilt like the previous days, but she didn’t expect that she would have the strength to sit up and look out through the gap in the curtain.

What kind of face was that? Even if it was haggard due to long-term illness, it was still difficult to conceal the magnificence that captivates the country.

Everyone knew that Princess Chaoyang was unparalleled in beauty, the Emperor’s favorite daughter, and the most colorful peony in the Jokhang Dynasty. But so what?

Once barbarians invaded and the border was in danger, a noble princess would have to say goodbye to her parents, leave her hometown, and sacrifice herself for the well-being of all people.

Traveling for days, feeling homesick and worried about the uncertain future, not long after the convoy left the capital, Princess Chaoyang contracted a cold and had been in sickbed ever since.

She wouldn’t have died at all. But three days ago, news came from Beidi. More than a month ago, the Royal Court was in turmoil. King Khan died suddenly, and the king’s younger brother became the new king.

After learning about this incident, the Beidi general who was escorting Princess Chaoyang deliberately said some strange words outside her carriage.

It turned out that these barbarians were different from those in the Jokhang Dynasty. They actually had the absurd custom of father-to-son succeeding after his father died. After the former Khan died suddenly, Princess Chaoyang’s marriage partner became the new king.

‘The Book of Rites’ says: “The husband is a beast and rude, so the father and son gather together.”

Not to mention that the Princess had been familiar with poetry and etiquette since she was a child, even ordinary women would find it difficult to accept this matter.

She was so ashamed and angry that she became more and more seriously ill. She couldn’t even drink the medicine. Finally, she died last night.

The current Princess Chaoyang’s core is Jiang Rui. She had obtained the status of a princess. In exchange, she must fulfill her last wish: to marry on her behalf and to seek good relations between the two countries and peace on the border.

Jiang Rui’s target in this world is the new King of Beidi.

“Princess?” Seeing her in a daze, Qiuhua held her breath unconsciously, fearing to wake her up, but the medicine would be cold if she didn’t drink it, so she had to speak out.

Jiang Rui withdrew her gaze, took the medicine bowl, and drank it in one gulp. With her conditioning on this body, it was naturally more effective than any other medicine, but she couldn’t get better for no reason, so she had to take a few sips of the medicine to show off.

Seeing that she was willing to drink the medicine, Qiuhua was even more delighted. She hurriedly picked up a candied fruit from the exquisite food box and handed it to her mouth, “Princess, it will clear the bitter taste.”

Jiang Rui opened her mouth to hold it and said, “Where are we now?”

“We have passed Yongzhou.” Qiuhua replied thoughtfully.

Yongzhou is a city at the northwestmost border of the Jokhang Dynasty. Once they leave Yongzhou, they will reach the territory of Beidi further north, getting farther and farther away from their mainland.

Jiang Rui was not the real Princess Zhaoyang, so she had no feelings about it, but she was thinking about something else.

Nowadays, there are two groups of people escorting the Princess to her wedding. One group is the Jokhang Dynasty wedding team, and the other is the Beidi wedding team. Once they arrive at the Beidi Royal Court, the Jokhang people will leave. At that time, she, the Princess, would be truly helpless.

But even though she had someone to rely on now, a mere young general in Beidi dared to be rude in front of her, which made Princess Chaoyang so angry that she lost her life.

To put it bluntly, it was just that the Jokhang Dynasty was too weak and had to rely on women to marry in order to gain peace. How could she be respected if she was so humble and bloodless?

Jiang Rui could imagine that even if Princess Chaoyang survived and went to the Royal Court, with her always gentle and peaceful temperament, she might not be able to survive long in such a land of tigers and wolves.

So this time, she was going to change her temperament. Even if she was meek and gentle, with her ability, she could naturally survive in Beidi. But if she could live easier and be more wanton, why should she wrong herself?

As for whether the sudden change in the Princess’s temperament would arouse suspicion from others, a serious illness was enough to fool many people. As for those who still had doubts, with her current status, who else was qualified to question her except King Khan of Beidi?

 

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The author has something to say:

So the heroine is going to take a beautiful, arrogant, and delicate route in this world. She will not pay for her life if she dies. Little angel, please pay attention~

 

 

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