northernbook Chapter 496: Just One Man
Chapter 496: Just One Man
"Miss Su, do you have anything to say?" The Regent looked up at Su Yueyao, whose face was a little pale, and asked.
"There's nothing to say. The one who died was a servant in the prince's mansion. What should I say for him?" Su Yueyao said with a hint of sarcasm in her tone.
"Miss Su has a gentle personality and treats people reasonably. She has never beaten or killed a servant. I thought you would come up and say that I am cruel and kill people at will!" The Regent said with a smile.
"How dare I interfere with the prince's mansion? The lives of everyone in the mansion are in the prince's hands. Nothing I say will work. If the prince has anything to ask, he can just say it. There's no need to intimidate me."
"After all, I know the Regent has no intention of killing me."
When the Regent heard Su Yueyao's words, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Su Yueyao, I have checked you. Before you were kicked out of Yi County, you were a lazy, thieving, and scoundrel gambler."
"But after falling off the cliff and being rescued by your lord, you became a changed man. You can paint, write poetry, play the zither, play chess, write literature that will be passed down through the ages, and so on. You even know military books and weapons."
"You even know about many unknown crops, so I always thought you were not the Su Yueyao from Yi County." Baili Yan said.
"So you touched my face just now to confirm whether I had disguised myself?" Su Yueyao asked, finally reacting.
The thought that just flashed through her mind came back to her. Didn't Xingchen touch her face when he first suspected her? Is the only way to test whether it is a disguise is to touch her face?
"Otherwise! This king doesn't like women and has no feelings for you."
"That's good!"
"Su Yueyao, won't you explain what I just said?"
"Your Highness, what do you want me to explain? No matter what I can do or what I do, I am just Su Yueyao from Yi County. No matter what adventures happen to me, they have nothing to do with you!" Su Yueyao said calmly.
Now she is not afraid of anything when facing such doubts.
"That must be a fortuitous encounter, no wonder!" Baili Yan said with a smile.
"You married my youngest son and gave birth to a daughter. This child's surname is Baili. If your majesty and I do not have any bloodline in the future, this child will be the future empress of Dongli Kingdom."
"Are you so sure that I will agree to your request?"
"If you don't agree to my will, then you can just live in my palace and marry my son until you give birth to a girl. How about that?"
"..."
"Is the Regent not afraid of starting a war between the two countries?"
"Don't be afraid. The Baili family is about to be extinct. Why should I care about anything or be afraid of anything? Besides, the Dongli Kingdom is now strong in military power. It's just a war." The Regent said indifferently.
"The 200,000 troops I have sent are still outside Xu City! If you were in Dongli, and I were to start a war directly, your Phoenix Queen is suspicious, and she might suspect that you have defected to Dongli."
"..."
What a clever way to sow discord! She didn't even know what to say in response.
"Besides, the Fengluan Kingdom's treasury has been empty in the past two years, and the noble families have been holding the Phoenix Emperor back. The Phoenix Emperor probably doesn't have the energy to fight with the Dongli Kingdom for you! Otherwise, if I give you a little bargaining chip this time, the Phoenix Emperor will directly send you to the Dongli Kingdom as an envoy."
"..."
"Lady Su is a smart person. He is just a man. I will not force you to marry him as the main ruler or concubine. Your child will inherit Dongli Kingdom in the future. Fengluan and Dongli Kingdom can live in peace for at least two hundred years. Don't you consider the peace of the people in this world?"
"Although the power behind the man next to you is indeed quite good, it will be difficult for you to escape unscathed if we confront you."
The Regent has almost blocked Su Yueyao's path, which really proves what Wei Jihua said, don't try to rebel against his mother.
"I can marry the young prince, but if your other sons, or the son of the Emperor Dong, give birth to a girl, what will happen to my child?"
"If that happens, the Regent Palace will belong to her in the future, and she will be the next Regent."
"That's not necessary. My only request as Regent is that if Dongli Kingdom has a suitable heir, you are not allowed to disturb my child."
"Lady Su values the child so much. The position of regent is second only to the emperor in Dongli Country. This position of power is hard to obtain. I don't think I have treated her unfairly."
"Now the Emperor of the East does not care about the affairs of the East Li Kingdom, you are in charge, but will the future Emperor of the East Li Kingdom think the same way? Power and wealth are the most attractive. My child has no power in the East Li Kingdom, and her future fate will not be too good. In this case, it is better to let her be an ordinary and happy person since childhood."
"And if I give birth to a child first, you must ensure that the throne belongs only to her. You cannot depose her just because there is someone else in the future. I will not allow such a thing." Su Yueyao continued.
"What if I don't agree to the conditions proposed by Su Yueyao?"
"Then do as you please, Your Majesty! Start a war and use the strategy of sowing discord, or if our forces clash, we will just fight to the death!"
The atmosphere in the room suddenly seemed to stop, and neither of them spoke. This was the only point on which Su Yueyao did not want to compromise.
Originally, she was planning to marry Wei Jihua, not because she was oppressed by the Regent, but because she didn't want to get involved anymore. As people here always say, she is just a man, but she has done many things that are different from this world, which is outstanding enough.
Capable and powerful women have countless men behind them, but she is the only one who repeatedly avoids and refuses them, which is not logical in itself.
She now understood one thing: even though she had given birth to twin daughters and held a high position in the court, she could not escape the fate of women here, which was to give birth to children and marry a husband.
Subconsciously, her thinking had to change and she could no longer be so pretentious.
"Okay, I agree to your conditions." said the Regent.
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