The guard was startled by him, "What does the Prince intend to do?"
"The Great Zhou is a dynasty that cares about its reputation. What if I consummate the marriage with Luo Linyu? At that time, I donāt believe the Luo Family can still marry her off to Yang Qingtong."
The Prince of Yueluo kingdom snorted, "Then Iāll go and ask the Emperor for marriage. To close the mouths of the people, the Emperor will surely agree. I thought it over, as long as Luo Linyu marries me, even if the State Duke of Defenseās Mansion is dissatisfied, he would have to endure it for Luo Linyu, wouldnāt he? Unless they can ignore the well-being of their daughter."
The guard thought about it and actually felt it was a good idea. If the Prince had done this earlier, he might have succeeded by now.
"Prince, you are right. Being indirect is useless, we must be direct."
"Isnāt that so? I did not expect Yang Qingtong, a small seventh-rank official, to dare oppose me and stubbornly refuse to break the engagement. I prepared a lot of things to trade with him."
Indeed, Yang Qingtong was unwilling to break the engagement. The Prince of Yueluo kingdom planned to use money and jewels to negotiate. Yueluo kingdom is rich in gems, and he brought a bag of precious stones to get Yang Qingtong to break the engagement, but that kid wouldnāt budge.
"Isnāt Yang Qingtong relying on the Prince Anās Mansion?"
"Yeah, I didnāt expect Prince Anās Mansion to give us Yueluo no face at all." This left the Prince of Yueluo kingdom feeling frustrated.
He is just a minister, yet not afraid of opposing an entire country like theirs.
The Yueluo kingdom, though small, is still a nation. Is Ye Ziāan not afraid of offending them and having Yueluo use all its power against him?
They must understand that Yueluo is determined when they want to bring someone down, even if it takes ten years of scheming.
"You arrange this matter, hmph!" The Prince of Yueluo kingdom thought for a moment and added, "Also, find out when Yang Qingtong and Luo Linyu are getting married. Iāll make my move on that day."
"Yes, I will get on it immediately, Your Highness."
After the guard left, a servant cleaning the post house quickly departed and made his way to Prince Anās Mansion.
Soon, the conversation reached Ye Ziāanās ears.
"This Prince of Yueluo kingdom is too despicable!" Yang Qingtong slammed the table in anger.
"Not despicable!" Ye Ziāan said, "He knows what is advantageous for Yueluo. You must understand, although there are no princesses now, the former Emperor had many princesses, and there are still two young ones unmarried now. So why doesnāt he opt to marry a princess if he wants to form an alliance?"
"Why?" Yang Qingtong instinctively asked.
"Because he is also a member of the imperial family and knows how heartless they can be. If he holds a royal princess in his hand and if war breaks out someday, the Emperor wouldnāt care for the princess. But the State Duke of Defenseās Mansion is different, the Dukeās family only has this one girl, Linhao and the uncle arenāt part of the imperial family, they wouldnāt ignore their daughter or sisterās tragic fate, understand?"
Yang Qingtong wiped his sweat, "Brother-in-law, this Prince of Yueluo kingdom isnāt stupid."
"Of course heās not stupid, would he earn the Kingās favor if he were foolish?" He thought for a moment and added, "The previous dumb methods were just to avoid offending the State Duke of Defenseās Mansion while underestimating Prince Anās Mansion. But look at it now? His previous tactics arenāt working, so heās immediately changing strategies."
"Should we come up with countermeasures?"
Ye Ziāan nodded, "Of course, we should. Tomorrow, weāll pass this information to Luo Linfei. On that fateful day, let him also become the groom, and when the deed is done, heāll be married in our Great Zhou before heading back to Yueluo."