mtlumby2d Chapter 185 Song Ning persuades the emperor to cease fire
Chapter 185 Song Ning persuades the emperor to cease fire
After Song Qianning quickly wrote the letter, she did not use the palace's line, but gave it to a servant in the mansion to use her third brother's private line to send a carrier pigeon to her eldest brother.
Two days later, Song Qianning received a letter from her elder brother. Only then did she realize that Emperor Beilin had been asking for a ceasefire and had always expressed his willingness to make concessions and seek peace.
However, Murong Jingchu insisted on continuing to enter the palace. However, the news circulating in the capital was that Bei Lin was arrogant and refused to bow his head, and even threatened that he would never admit defeat until the last moment.
Song Qianxue came to Ningyun Pavilion and saw her third sister sitting in the yard in a daze. She walked over, took the letter from her hand, read it quickly, and finally sighed.
"Is the emperor now insane?"
Song Qianning nodded and said, "Ever since he insisted on making Dugu Yan the imperial concubine, I felt that something would go wrong. I thought the worst outcome would be..."
Song Qianning didn't finish her words, but Song Qianxue knew what she meant. Now it seems that Murong Jingsheng is no better off sitting in that position. At most, Dugu Yan will have the final say in the entire Xuanyue Kingdom.
Song Qianning also didn't expect that even if Xiao Noning became Dugu Yan, she still couldn't change the fate of the heroine and could still drive a normal man crazy.
It’s just that Murong Jingchu is even crazier than Murong Jingsheng. Song Qianning sometimes wonders if in the end, she will also become a stepping stone in the entanglement between Murong Jingchu and Dugu Yan?
"In the morning, the capital was reporting that the fifth city had been captured. If they keep going north, do they really want to completely destroy Beilin? But Beilin is close to Jiyuan after all. If Beilin makes a desperate effort to cooperate with Jiyuan, it will be fighting against more than a dozen small countries around it. I don't care whether Xuanyue wins or loses. I care about my big brother and the people of Xuanyue..."
Song Qianxue thought that if the war really escalated, her elder brother's situation would only become more dangerous.
"I have just sent a letter to my eldest brother, asking him to stop the attack, rest on the spot, and wait for my news..."
Song Qianxue didn't expect that her third sister would ask her eldest brother to stop. What if the emperor gets angry?
"Third sister, will the emperor punish my brother if you do this?"
Song Qianning looked at Song Qianxue and said, "There is nothing we can do about it. I can't let my eldest brother continue the attack. I will go back to the palace now and persuade the emperor to stop. If he doesn't stop, I will announce to the world in the name of the queen that Beilin agrees to peace talks. And didn't my eldest brother say that in the letter? My third brother has already told the emperor that if he continues to attack Beilin, he will no longer support the national treasury. Without money, I will persuade him to stop, and the emperor should not continue. When my eldest brother comes back, I will let him resign. At that time, the whole family will leave the capital together with you and Prince Rui..."
Song Qianxue's eyes lit up when she heard this. This was the best. Her mother would only be sad if she stayed here. Their family was far away from the capital, far away from Xuanyue...
"Third sister, this is a good idea, but we will all leave and you will be left alone in the palace..."
"It's okay! No matter how entangled Murong Jingchu and Dugu Yan are, they won't kill me, right? If there really is such a day, it's God's will! Besides! My current life is worse than death..."
Song Qianning spoke the last sentence softly, but Song Qianxue still heard it. Ever since her third sister became the queen, the sadness in her eyes became heavier day by day. It's not that she hadn't thought about that possibility, but she didn't dare to ask.
"Third sister, did you remember???"
When Song Qianxue saw that her third sister was just looking at her quietly without saying anything, she understood. It seemed that her third sister had already remembered that person...
Ten years ago, the third sister lost some of her memories. The third sister-in-law told her and the third brother privately that she had given the third sister a medicine to help her forget the worldly affairs, and she actually agreed with it.
Facing this husband whom she does not love every day, it would be fine if she did not have the love of her heart, but if she could not forget such a beautiful woman in the world, the third sister would live a very painful life.
But she didn't expect that her third sister had already remembered it. No wonder she had graciously accepted all the concubines in the emperor's harem over the years.
People think that the Queen is as gentle as a chrysanthemum, generous and virtuous, but they don’t know that how can a person who has no intentions be jealous?
Song Qianxue suddenly thought of an idea, and she said: "Third sister, I mean, if Third Brother gives the entire Xuanyue Kingdom's property to the emperor, will the emperor agree to let you go?"
Song Qianning smiled and said helplessly: "How can a country be left just like that?"
"As long as the emperor agrees, why can't we announce to the public that the queen has died suddenly? In my opinion, the emperor is so obsessed with invading other countries. As long as he has this endless treasure, he can achieve his wish. He will be tempted..."
Song Qianning knew in her heart that this was simply impossible. Not to mention that Murong Jingchu would not let her go, even if he was willing, she didn't want her third brother to do that.
If Murong Jingchu really had this wealth, the only ones who would suffer would be the unarmed people.
Seeing Song Qianxue's energetic look, he couldn't bear to disappoint her, so he just smiled and nodded along with her.
"Let's talk about this after you leave Xuan Yue! The most important thing now is to persuade the emperor to stop the war so that my brother can come back. The Marquis' Mansion is no longer the same as it was in the past. My mother and sister-in-law both need my brother now..."
Song Qianxue nodded to show that she understood. Song Qianning told her to prepare everything and let her mother and sister-in-law go with her and Prince Rui after her eldest brother came back.
After Song Qianning finished explaining everything, she went to see her sister-in-law. The due date was just over ten days away.
In order to make her sister-in-law feel at ease, she told her and her elder sister's plan.
Ling Yanran agreed after hearing this. She didn't want to worry about her husband anymore, so she wanted their family to stay away from the troubles in the capital.
After meeting her sister-in-law, Song Qianning went to see her mother. She carefully told her to take good care of herself and promised her that she would definitely bring her eldest brother back.
Jiang's sad eyes finally had a glimmer of light, and tears fell. Seeing this, Song Qianning couldn't help crying too. She held her mother's hand tightly...
An hour later, Song Qianning set out on the road back to the palace...
As soon as Song Qianning returned to the palace, she went straight to the Yangxin Palace to see Murong Jingchu. Murong Jingchu, who was still reviewing memorials, immediately stood up happily when he saw Song Qianning.
"Qian Ning, you're back..."
Song Qianning knelt down without saying a word. Murong Jingchu hurriedly pulled her up, but Song Qianning remained unmoved.
Murong Jingchu squatted down and asked her: "Qian Ning, what are you doing? If you have something to say, just tell me directly, why do you have to do this..."
"I beg the Emperor to stop the war..."
"It's not that I don't agree with you, it's that Bei Lin is reluctant to give in. If I withdraw my troops, won't Bei Lin be able to look down on me in the future? Wouldn't the Marquis and Cheng Zhou have died in vain?"
"Father was plotted against by a traitor in the army. Beilin has already asked for peace many times. The emperor is so wise that no one will look down on him if he stops fighting now."
Murong Jingchu didn't expect Qian Ning to know that Bei Lin had asked for peace many times. He had clearly ordered the news to be blocked, so how did she know?
"Qian Ning, where did you hear this rumor? It's not true at all. If Bei Lin really wanted to make peace, I wouldn't be worried day and night about the war not being able to stop."
Song Qianning had never expected that Murong Jingchu was so foolproof in his actions. If she hadn't known the truth and he hadn't been so confident, she would have foolishly believed what he said.