Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1381

The Crown Prince heard his mother's words, paused in his steps, did not turn back, wiped away tears from his face with his sleeve, and walked alongside the Second Prince toward the carriage below the high steps.

Inside the great hall, only Empress Dowager Yan's sobs remained.

After a long pause, Empress Dowager Yan turned to look at Murong Li.

"That is your elder brother! If you send your brother to be an envoy to Zhou, and Zhou does not send anyone to our Yan Kingdom, what if three years later Zhou loses and uses your brother as leverage, his life will be in danger!" Empress Dowager Yan looked at the expressionless Murong Li, weakly slumping onto a chair, tears in her eyes, "That is your own brother!"

"Second Brother is also my own brother!" Murong Li looked at his mother, "If you want both brothers to be safe in Zhou, do not play any tricks behind the scenes. Our Yan Kingdom will openly contend with Zhou using the national policies left by Grandmother. With the character of the Emperor of Zhou, he certainly will not harm my royal brothers!"

Empress Dowager Yan clenched her fists, looking at her son as if she did not recognize him.

Murong Yan stood up and bowed to Empress Dowager Yan: "Both countries are sincerely betting on their nation, sending an envoy to Zhou with sincerity. Mother, do not overly worry, I take my leave!"

After saying this, Murong Li also got up and walked out.

Empress Dowager Yan beat her chest and wailed: "What kind of misfortune did I give birth to in this life? My heart is for him and for Yan Kingdom, yet he does not trust me, his mother, instead he blindly trusts the enemy Emperor! I think Bai Qingyan has surely bewitched him!"

Empress Dowager Yan's close maid promptly said: "Empress Dowager, the situation is pressing now. You said that Zhou is stationed at the border of Yan wanting the Crown Prince to go. Can our Emperor refuse? After all, the Emperor is the ruler of our Yan Kingdom and he needs to save face; saying this is just a pretense. Sending his brother as an envoy to Zhou is also a humiliation to him. Please do not blame the Emperor anymore."

Empress Dowager Yan cried even more, resting her head on the maid's shoulder, repeatedly pounding her chest and sobbing: "Bai Qingyan surely wants revenge on me! That's why she wants my sons to go to Zhou! It's definitely revenge! Ah Li is too young to see the danger, sending his own brother away; our Yan Kingdom has no envoy from Zhou. In the future, if Zhou loses and acts shamelessly, we must either submit or be sacrificed… sacrifice my sons!"

"And A Yan... A Yan must be resentful of me for previously ruining his relationship with Bai Qingyan, so he did not put much effort into resisting!" Empress Dowager Yan gritted her teeth, "He resents me, the sister-in-law, and so he watches as my son is sent as an envoy to Zhou!"

"Empress Dowager, you mustn't speak like this, or the Regent Prince would be most pained to hear it. The maid heard that the Regent Prince made every effort to oppose this! You should not worry too much. The maid heard the officials say… since Zhou wants to implement their new policies in our Yan cities, then the Emperor of Zhou must send his own brother, and at that time, our Yan Kingdom will also have a hostage from Zhou. It's merely a nominal exchange!" Empress Dowager Yan's maid wiped her tears, "Think carefully, isn't that the logic?"

Empress Dowager Yan lowered her eyes, thought for a while, and nodded...

"The little eunuch we placed by His Majesty's side said that the secret report sent back from Zhou, was a plan thought up by the Regent Prince." The close maid handed a cup of hot tea to Empress Dowager Yan, "The Regent Prince is already making every effort to find a way, just as the Crown Prince said… our Yan Kingdom is in decline, and these are contingencies devised out of desperation!"

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