novelden Chapter 131 Be the Master of the Bai Family
Chapter 131 Be the Master of the Bai Family
"What did you say?" Yao Jia almost choked on her tea.
Xiao Fengli looked at her with a firm gaze, "I want to marry you. As long as you agree to marry me, I can guarantee that I will make you the most noble woman in Daxia in the future."
"Your Majesty, do you know why the Nangong family members have short lives?"
Xiao Fengli frowned slightly and looked at her in confusion.
Yao Jia continued, "It is because a certain ancestor married into your Xiao family that the remaining descendants were cursed and will not live past the age of 35."
Xiao Fengli was very surprised, as he had never heard of this before.
"Why do you say that, Young Pavilion Master? The idea of a curse is simply nonsense."
"Nonsense? Then explain to me why the life expectancy of our family has started to decrease since the 20th generation. Can you tell me why?"
Xiao Fengli fell silent. A hundred years ago, there was indeed a girl from the Nangong family who fell in love with the emperor at that time.
He spoke slowly, his voice low and firm, "Young Pavilion Master, rest assured. Even if there really is a curse, I will break it for you and will not let you die young."
Yao Jia's eyes were full of mockery, "What should I say to you, Your Majesty?"
"Young Pavilion Master, don't you believe me?" Xiao Fengli looked straight into her eyes without hesitation, "I really want to marry you. This is not a joke. I promise that even if you marry me, you can still associate with your husbands. I will never stop you."
Yao Jia really admires this man. He has no bottom line when it comes to the throne.
"Your Highness is really generous! I just don't know if Your Highness really wants to marry me, or if he really wants my Lord Nangong Xiulan?"
Being reminded of his worries, Xiao Fengli was startled and coughed unnaturally, "Young Pavilion Master really loves to joke."
Pick up the teacup and take a sip.
Yao Jia wrinkled her nose and continued pretending.
Nangong Xiulan is extremely talented and good at making plans. In terms of character, appearance, behavior and foresight, he is more useful than Chen Yingzhong.
Moreover, Nangong Xiu Lan would not betray her. Even if she divorced him, he would still be devoted to her because of the Heart-Erosion Gu.
In order to recruit Nangong Xiu Lan for his own use, Xiao Fengli had to start with her.
As expected of the final winner in the previous life, he is really good at scheming.
Xiao Fengli sighed, stood up and bowed to Yao Jia.
"Young Pavilion Master is extremely smart, and I really admire him. I have no other choice. My brother is now supported by the Le family. Although my mother and I are favored, we have been weak since childhood, and our chances of becoming emperor are slim. I hope Young Pavilion Master can lend a helping hand."
Yao Jia gently put down the teacup in her hand and said calmly: "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to help you, but my Tianxing Pavilion has never been involved in political power. Your Majesty's behavior is really embarrassing for me."
Xiao Fengli sat down next to Yao Jia, looked at her deeply, and said slowly: "Since Young Pavilion Master does not participate in political affairs, why did he help the emperor in the first place?"
"When will I help him?"
"How did Prince Le get engaged to An He? Who was the man behind this? I don't need to explain."
Yao Jia looked at Xiao Fengli in surprise. He really had the same personality as the emperor and liked to overly guess what other people were thinking.
Yao Jia smiled and said, "Your Highness really misunderstood me. Just because I have a good relationship with An He and am related to the Le family, you can't think that I am acting as a middleman for them. Besides, although the Le family is now quite powerful in the Jiangnan area, how can it compare to the nobles in Kyoto?"
Xiao Fengli lowered his eyes and did not answer.
Yao Jia continued, "Just talking about the Queen's mother's family, they are not to be underestimated in Kyoto. If I want to help him, I can just let him marry her cousin..."
Yao Jia paused for a moment, suddenly thought of something, and looked at Xiao Fengli in surprise.
"Oh! I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Rui and Miss Le didn't like each other before, which led to the marriage between Prince Le and An He. Prince Rui is not going to marry the Jiang family..."
Before Yao Jia finished speaking, she saw Xiao Fengli suddenly jumped up from his seat.
Realizing that he had lost his composure, Xiao Fengli smiled at Yao Jia, hiding the panic in his eyes.
"Young Master, I feel a little unwell. I need to go out for the rest first."
Yao Jia nodded and smiled, "Please make yourself at your leisure, Your Majesty."
Yao Jia watched Xiao Fengli leave.
He sneered, this person was able to turn the tables at the last moment in the fight for succession in his previous life and become the ultimate winner, all because of the power of the Jiang family.
After Xiao Fengli ascended the throne, the one from the Jiang family also became the master of the harem.
She and An He were defeated, and Jiang Sirong stood on the city wall holding up the phoenix seal and ordered them to be killed.
She also said that the Jiang family had cooperated with King Ping a long time ago, and the reason why she had not married yet was because King Ping promised her that he would make her the queen when he ascended the throne one day.
Yao Jia threw the teacup in her hand heavily to the ground, "So you two have colluded with each other so early!"
"Why is the young lady so angry?"
Yao Jia looked up and saw Ye Sinan standing at the door.
With a puzzled look on his face, he asked, "Why is Huahua here?"
Ye Sinan glanced at Yao Jia several times and said with a smile, "I was worried about you, so I came up to check on you."
Yao Jia felt warm in her heart, she stood up and walked to Ye Sinan, took his hand and patted it gently.
"Don't worry, Huahua. I am not someone who can be easily bullied. These princes and nobles still have to rely on my Nangong family to give them advice. They will not do anything to me."
Ye Sinan pulled his hand out calmly, "That's good."
At this moment there was a commotion outside.
Both of them were stunned and hurried out to look downstairs.
The door of Xiaoyao Tower was completely opened, and the guests locked inside began to leave one after another.
Yaojia walked down the stairs slowly, and Shuanghua and Huaichuan came forward.
"What's going on?" Yao Jia asked.
Shuanghua said: "King Ping ordered the guards surrounding the door to be withdrawn, and guests can now come and go freely."
Yao Jia nodded, "In that case, let's go back."
Shuanghua didn't know Yaojia's attitude towards Xiao Fengli, so she hesitated and said, "King Ping's side..."
"Don't worry about him. He might leave soon."
As soon as Yao Jia finished speaking, she saw Xiao Fengli slowly walking down from upstairs.
"Young Pavilion Master, I am sorry for bothering you these past two days. I just received an urgent message from Kyoto, so I have to leave first. On your birthday, I will prepare a generous gift and go to Nangong Mansion to celebrate."
Yao Jia looked at him and smiled, "Then I would like to thank you in advance, Your Majesty."
Xiao Fengli nodded, called Chen Ying, and they left one after another.
Looking at Xiao Fengli's leaving back, a hint of cunning flashed in Yao Jia's eyes. It seemed that he was anxious to go back to confirm what she had just said.
In this way, he and the Jiang family have revealed their true colors in front of the emperor.
In this life, it is still unknown who will eventually take the throne.
Several people left Xiaoyao Tower. It was already evening, and the setting sun cast their shadows very long.
Yao Jia asked Huaichuan and Ye Sinan to go back first, as she wanted Shuanghua to accompany her for a walk.
Shuanghua followed Yaojia, somewhat confused. Yaojia didn't like the sun and always took a carriage when going out. She had never walked in the hot sun like this before.
Yao Jia seemed to see Shuang Hua's confusion and turned to smile at him.
"Shuanghua, I have something to tell you."
Shuanghua was stunned, stopped and looked at Yaojia.
Yao Jia pulled his hand, signaling him to continue walking, and slowly said, "I want you to be the Bai family's legitimate master and officially become the head of the Bai family. Are you willing?"
When Shuanghua heard this, she was shocked and stopped abruptly, looking at Yaojia in disbelief.
"Yaoyao, are you serious?"