Quick Wear: Under the Skirt, All Beings Are Equal

Chapter 173 Young General: It's getting late, and the mountains and rivers are already winter

Nangong Yunran's health was already poor, and due to years of taking medicine, all of her internal organs had been damaged to varying degrees. Now, under this blow, her body could not bear it any longer.

When she woke up, she grabbed Yihuan's hand tightly and said, "How is it possible? How could something happen to General Xu? Go and ask around. Fiery oil is a banned substance in our dynasty. Only the imperial court is qualified to use it. How could those bandits have it, and a whole boatload of it?"

Nangong Yunran was unwilling to believe the news of Changqing's death. After sending Yihuan out to find out the news, she lifted the quilt and headed towards Princess Qingyang's mansion.

Qingyang stood motionless in the yard, staring at the spots of light coming out of the sunlight in a daze, thinking of the young man in white clothes with his eyes slightly drooped at the Spring Dynasty Banquet, the extremely lush green trees around him, his dark eyes shining like hidden stars in the bright light, tearing through the darkness in an instant, the wind blew, taking away the lush green leaves and the black kingdom, only he, with a cold expression, was enjoying the coolness under the lush green trees.

"Princess, the fifth princess is here." Le Ying walked over quietly.

Qingyang came back to his senses, nodded lightly, and asked someone to let Nangong Yunran in.

Nangong Yunran walked in with a cold expression, stopped not far from Qingyang, and asked coldly: "Xu Jinhuan is in trouble, is it your fault?"

Princess Qingyang drank a sip of tea nonchalantly, wiped the water stains on her lips with a handkerchief, and then chuckled: "Fifth sister is sick and confused. I heard that she vomited blood and fainted yesterday, and she came to question me today. This princess is far away in the capital, how can I reach out to Wancheng?"

Nangong Yunran stared at her for a long time, and his pale lips suddenly curved up: "You people are really disgusting. You will do anything for power. One day, you will also taste the pain of losing power."

People are often like this; once what they want is satisfied, they begin to pursue spiritual fulfillment.

Nangong Yunran felt pain in all her internal organs, and her nails dug into her flesh. The slight pain barely allowed her to stay awake, and only then did she leave the princess's mansion.

When I walked outside, Yihuan was already waiting there.

"Princess." Yihuan helped her into the carriage with a distressed look on her face. Seeing her coughing again, staining her handkerchief red, she said almost in tears, "Princess, General Xu always asks me to take good care of you. If General Xu knew that you tortured yourself like this, he would definitely feel distressed."

Nangong Yunran's tears slid down her face, her lips and tongue were full of bitterness. She forced a smile and said, "Yes, he is the only one who cares about my health and worries about my life and death, fearing that I will suffer the slightest injustice in the palace."

Even if Qingyang and his group denied it, Nangong Yunran could guess that these people were definitely involved. She lowered her eyes to hide the madness in them.

After the old emperor learned about her situation, he came to comfort her and sighed: "Xu Jinhuan was loyal and devoted, but who would have thought that he would die young. Father knows that you love him deeply, but Ranran, the dead cannot be resurrected, you must take good care of yourself."

"Yun Ran knows."

Nangong Yunran agreed with a humble look, then stood up and prepared to send the old emperor away. The old emperor felt sorry for her because she was too sad, so he stopped her. After instructing the imperial physician to take good care of her, he left with a group of eunuchs and palace maids.

A month later, there was still no news, and everyone thought that the brilliant young general was in great danger.

The State of Jiang somehow learned of Chang Qing's death and organized a group of people to invade the border of the State of Li. The State of Li lost several battles, and many conservatives in the court did not want to start another war, so they sent people to negotiate peace.

Taking advantage of this, the State of Jiang sent an envoy to the State of Li, hoping to marry the princess of Li and establish friendly relations between the two countries.

Originally, the first choice was the Eighth Princess. However, the old emperor could not bear the Eighth Princess's mother's crying and making a fuss, which made him soften his attitude, so he chose a new person.

When the Jiang Kingdom heard that the most honorable princess of the Li Kingdom was Princess Qingyang, it intended to ask to marry Qingyang. Princess Qingyang had grown up under the old emperor's nose and was his childhood sweetheart, so how could the old emperor agree? He immediately rejected the offer when the Jiang Kingdom opened its mouth.

At night, a group of people quietly came to the residence of the envoy of Jiang State and delivered Nangong Yunran's information to the envoy of Jiang State. The envoy of Jiang State was also very satisfied with this princess who was the most favored by the emperor except Princess Qingyang.

Especially after knowing that the other party was Xu Jinhuan's fiancée, the envoy licked his lips and said, "Xu Jinhuan defeated us step by step and even killed hundreds of thousands of Jiang Kingdom's soldiers. Now his fiancée is going to Jiang Kingdom. I'm sure Your Majesty will be satisfied."

Finally, the marriage fell on the fifth princess, Nangong Yunran.

When Nangong Yunran found out, her expression showed no sadness or joy. She was indifferently embroidering amulets with an embroidery needle. She just smiled and said nothing when Yihuan was speaking up for her.

When she knew that the two countries were going to have a marriage alliance, Nangong Yunran had already guessed that this marriage would fall on her. After all, she had no one to support her now, and she did not have a prominent family background. The Crown Prince and the Second Prince's party would definitely send her away hastily.

"Princess, since ancient times, princesses who were married off to other countries never had a good ending. Although Jiang State said it was willing to cease fire for fifty years, the other side has wicked ambitions. Once the two countries go to war, they will definitely sacrifice the princess."

Nangong Yunran nodded: "That's right, and the princess's dowry is also very large. The other party is also coveting my dowry. Maybe I won't even survive two years in Jiang Kingdom."

Yihuan became more and more sad, turned away and cried silently.

"I don't want to marry anyone except Xu Jinhuan. I should kiss myself in such humiliation, but I am a princess, a princess of Liguo. The two cities that Jiangguo just conquered were guarded by Xu Jinhuan with his life. If I go to marry him, Jiangguo is willing to return the two cities, and I want to help him guard them."

Nangong Yunran's tone was light, as if there was no ripple at all. She held the jade pendant that Changqing had given her and looked at it lovingly. Suddenly she smiled and said, "It's just that before I go to marry, I have to collect some interest."

"Come on, help me dress up, I'm going to see my father."

The old emperor saw Nangong Yunran's increasingly frail body, with a trace of guilt in his eyes: "Ranran, father has no choice but to inconvenience you. Father will give you whatever you want."

Even though Nangong Yunran had long since given up any expectations of the old emperor, she still felt a chill in her heart when she heard these words. There was nothing she could do but let her suffer, it was just because she was a single person and her grandfather's family was just an ordinary family.

Nangong Yunran said calmly, "My daughter is willing to go to the marriage, but I want to ask for a favor from the emperor, I hope the emperor will agree."