This chapter was edited by ororomunroe90
TL Note: I’ll be taking a break again because exams are coming. Here is the link to the characters. Still confused? Here is an amazing relationship chart done by sithkazar.
Chapter 68 The empress dowager’s harsh conditions (2)
That year, after the battle on Yangdang Mountain, Feng Xie committed suicide by cutting his throat and Ming Yue also committed suicide. Together with the child in her belly, the family of three burned into flames. Not even a whole corpse was left.
Every time she thought about her daughter and son-in-law’s tragic experience and the unborn grandchild’s pitiful fate, Dongfang Lan’s heart burned with thick hatred. Hatred towards Xi Qi! Hatred towards Murong Tai!
Dongfang Lan knew in her heart that Murong Qi Qi was innocent, but was her Ming Yue also not innocent?! Was her unborn grandchild also not innocent?! In this world, there are no innocent people. There are only people involved in right and wrong. Does it even matter if there are innocent people?!
“Princess Zhao Yang saying that, aijia1 can then be at ease. This time’s tournament between the four countries is being held in the Bei four states. I heard that princess’s fourth little sister is a contestant. Since princess’s whole heart is Cang er’s,2 then aijia will look forward to princess’s performance at the tournament of the four countries.”
In c60, You Yun was mentioned. You Yun is split into sixteen states. Each of the four countries have four states. It’s the place where the countries connect.
“If princess is really protecting Cang er’s interest wholeheartedly, then this time Bei Zhou should get first place. After Bei Zhou gets first place, aijia will hold the wedding between princess and Cang er. What does princess think?”
It’s old ginger that’s hot. Even Murong Qi Qi wanted to clap at Dongfang Lan’s proposal, not to mention Wanyan Bao Zhu and Mu Yu Die.
Old ginger is hotter than a young one: people with experience are more difficult to deal with
Only when Bei Zhou wins first place, can she and Feng Cang marry. If Bei Zhou doesn’t win, then their marriage would be dashed. Where she came from is where she should go back.
She, Murong Qi Qi, is just a powerless woman without martial arts and without any inner force. She can’t participate in the tournament, but now Dongfang Lan is binding the tournament to her marriage. It’s completely making things difficult for her! It seems that this empress dowager really doesn’t like her!
“Grandmother……”
“Cang er, this is aijia’s biggest concession. Do you understand?” not waiting for Feng Cang to continue, Dongfang Lan interrupted him. This was her bottom line. Even if it’s Feng Cang, she can’t help!
That’s right. Her heart was uncomfortable letting the enemy’s daughter marry her only grandchild from her daughter. This was a very difficult choice for the empress dowager who had lost her beloved daughter. Even if she’s making things difficult for Murong Qi Qi, she also needed to see if Murong Qi Qi was worthy of Feng Cang.
After Feng Cang was interrupted, Wanyan Lie couldn’t bear to see his nephew suffer, so he immediately helped him out: “Muhou,3 can this matter not be a bit more flexible? Princess Zhao Yang came to form a marriage alliance. This is a matter that all the four countries know about. If we are too harsh, I’m afraid that it’ll affect the relationship with Xi Qi. Besides, zhen4 sees that this princess is very good and Cang er is also interested in her, why don’t we let them be?! Moreover, princess doesn’t have martial arts, ah……”
“No!”
Wanyan Lie’s plea was like putting oil on fire. Dongfang Lan immediately rejected it. If it wasn’t because she took into consideration that Murong Qi Qi was a princess from Xi Qi who had come to form a marriage alliance, she would have let people beat her out of here. The pain of losing a daughter, a white-haired person sending a black-haired person away, was not a mattter that others understood!
“Aijia doesn’t need a useless granddaughter-in-law. Feng family also doesn’t need an incompetent female master. If princess Zhao Yang is incompetent, then please yield!”
Dongfang Lan’s words spread throughout Taiji Hall. Everyone was silently looking at Murong Qi Qi and waiting for this princess’s reaction. The empress dowager making things difficult was understandable. It’s just that they don’t know if this princess would accept or go back to Xi Qi crying……
Just as everyone started waiting, Feng Cang’s cold voice reached everyone’s ears: “Grandmother, if I can’t marry princess Zhao Yang, I will rather stay alone till I die.”
“You, you……”
Feng Cang’s words made all the anger in Dongfang Lan’s heart get stuck in her throat. She almost suffocated. Wanyan Bao Zhu quickly patted Dongfang Lan’s back.
“Cang gege,5 look how you made imperial grandmother angry like this……”
Wanyan Bao Zhu hadn’t finished speaking when she felt Feng Cang’s cold glare, making her shiver and immediately shut up. How could