Chapter 1201
The Unfavored Princess 23
From the client's perspective, it was nothing more than being abandoned time and time again. Of course, by this point, the client's heart had long since calmed down. After all, when they chose to maintain the dignity of the Marquis's mansion without even asking her opinion, she knew that she wasn't that important to Dou Yuexin and Yuan Cheng.
Regardless of her status, when it comes to crucial moments, she will only be the one abandoned.
Even if Dou Yuexin wasn't entirely willing, she still gave it up, didn't she? She even had to go willingly.
Azhen helped Dou Yuexin up: "Why must you do this, Mother? The Liang Kingdom has made these conditions, and there is no room for negotiation. I am in this position, so I have to go whether I want to or not. There is no place for me in the Chu Kingdom anymore."
"The Empress Dowager already knows the outcome, so there's no need for her to say anything more."
Dou Yuexin paused, then said sadly, "Are you blaming me?"
"How is it strange? If you had that ability, you certainly wouldn't have let your son go, right?" Azhen retorted.
"However, I have another idea: instead of a marriage alliance, I will go to the battlefield."
"Don't be ridiculous!" Dou Yuexin said quickly. "War is not child's play. If we lose, can you bear the wrath of Liang? At that time, Chu will be in a difficult situation, and you will bear all the blame."
“Not only me, but also my brother, the Emperor, and my mother, the Empress Dowager,” Azhen continued. “I have agreed to go to Liang. Since you do not agree to my going to the battlefield to change my fate, Mother, you don’t need to say anything more.”
"I told your brother that I will definitely bring you back whenever there is an opportunity," Dou Yuexin said anxiously.
Azhen shook her head: "Liang is not Chu. I'm afraid my status as a princess is not so useful. Although I am called a princess for a political marriage, I am actually a hostage. My life or death is uncertain, let alone returning safely. Mother, you don't need to say more."
"Don't worry, I won't run away before I go to Liang. After all, I don't want to bear this infamy."
"With so many things happening now, I imagine Mother Mother has no appetite, so I won't be dining with you today."
Azhen pushed Dou Yuexin's hand away and turned to leave.
She sensed the sadness and grief in Dou Yuexin's eyes. But what was the use? She wasn't even the client herself, and she wouldn't care about Dou Yuexin anymore.
Furthermore, in the previous life of the client, did Dou Yuexin fulfill her promise?
"Your Majesty, the princess has already gone far away," the head palace maid, Lan Hua, reminded her cautiously, while letting out a barely perceptible sigh.
“She’s resenting me.” Dou Yuexin was helped by Lan Hua to sit on the soft couch. “It’s also my fault for not taking good care of her before, which led to her being replaced. Later, I did those things that made her suffer a lot. Now I can’t protect her. So, it’s understandable that she resents me.”
"It's all that bitch Liu Qiang's fault."
"Letting her die like that is too easy on her."
Actually, A-Zhu heard what Dou Yuexin said later.
If we're talking about resentment, who wouldn't feel resentment after experiencing something like this? The client naturally felt resentment.
In fact, she knew that even Dou Yuexin couldn't change the fact that they were going to Liang, nor would she dare to stop them.
The client lamented that he couldn't change his fate, and so many people in the world couldn't change theirs either. Even Empress Dowager Dou Yuexin was powerless to change her destiny. Everyone here seemed to be bound by an inescapable shackle.
"Mother, what did my sister say?" Knowing that Azhen had left the palace and did not stay to have dinner with Dou Yuexin, Yuan Cheng was still a little restless and hurried over to ask about the situation.
Dou Yuexin looked tired: "Don't worry, she will go."
"Don't worry about anything going wrong, Aijia... has someone keeping an eye on things."
"Shouldn't you have someone watching over it too?" Dou Yuexin asked.
Yuan Cheng was silent for a moment, then hummed in agreement.
Silence followed. Yuan Cheng stayed with Dou Yuexin until lunchtime before leaving. Since Princess Azhen hadn't encountered any problems, the two countries quickly began talks and reached a conclusion in a short time.
The Chu state has prepared many things to accompany Princess Azhen on her journey to the Liang state.
Half a month later, Azhen boarded a carriage bound for Liang Kingdom, taking Yinshuang with her.
Now that Yinshuang is someone Azhen trusts, she knows much more than before and understands that the princess has her own ideas and is not someone to be manipulated by others, so she is not worried at all.
Many of those who went with her to the marriage alliance were actually from her side. She didn't know when the princess had placed these people among them.
"Princess, are we really going to Liang Kingdom?" Yinshuang asked softly.
Azhen said, "Let's go."
We still need to bring this matter to a close, and we cannot allow the responsibility for the conflict between the two countries to fall on the client.
As for what happens after you go there, that has nothing to do with your identity.
"Don't worry, we'll be leaving there soon," Azhen reassured her.
Yinshuang smiled, a rare occurrence for her: "With the princess being so capable, this servant has nothing to worry about. Besides, from the moment I chose to follow the princess, this servant has disregarded life and death."
From childhood to adulthood, this was a rare opportunity for her to make her own choices. This feeling wasn't bad; it even gave her a sense of freedom and ease.
Although she was not completely free, her heart was much more relaxed than before.
At least, she did it all willingly.
She saw hope in the princess now. She didn't know why she felt this way, but she always felt that if she continued on this path, fate would surely bring a pleasant surprise.
A month later, Azhen's caravan arrived in the territory of Liang Kingdom.
After traveling for several more days, they finally arrived at the capital of Liang.
The journey was very smooth, but it shouldn't have been this smooth. It was because Azhen didn't want anyone to disturb their journey, so she had already arranged for people to clear away any possible obstacles.
One of the mission takers had once subdued many bandits and was now reaping the benefits. With these bandit henchmen helping him, the journey was peaceful for quite some time.
However, upon entering Liang territory, several waves of assassins appeared, but they were all dealt with by the Liang people accompanying them, as if the Liang side had anticipated this.
Azhen lifted the carriage curtain. The streets of Liang were not much different from those of Chu, except for some local features.
There were people watching from both sides, after all, a princess marrying into a foreign land is still quite a rare occurrence.
Finally, Azhen's carriage entered the palace.
The envoy was sent away without even meeting the new ruler of Liang. Of the people from Chu who came along, only Yinshuang entered the palace. Azhen didn't let them stay either, since she didn't lack manpower in Liang.
Everything was just as she remembered; she moved into the palace that her former client had once occupied.
Several days later, Li Gufang finally appeared.
Seeing that Azhen showed no surprise, he casually sat down: "You don't seem surprised at all?" (End of Chapter)