Chapter 156: List of Marriages (Please vote)

"This young man must be Prince Helan, right?" Ah Ying looked at her carefully and bowed gracefully, neither humble nor arrogant, with a calm expression.

Helancha was surprised at Huo Aying's calmness. He just stood up, pointed to a circle of Yiren Pavilion, and said easily: "Here, I want to buy it."

Ah Ying smiled faintly, indicating that Uncle Xiang should go back to his work, "Would Your Majesty be so kind as to come upstairs and have a chat?"

Helancha nodded.

When we got upstairs, Su Jian had already made a pot of tea.

Ah Ying poured the tea herself and said softly, "If Your Majesty likes it, our store can send you some new products at any time. You don't need to bother coming here."

"How bad is this... I still want to buy it."

Seeing that Helan Cha was so stubborn, Ah Ying realized that this was not to buy the shop, but to deliberately embarrass him, so, with a serious expression, "If the prince needs it, you can sell it to him for one thousand taels of gold!"

Helan Cha paused with his hand that was holding the tea and looked at Huo Aying. This woman was quite interesting.

"This shop shouldn't be worth one thousand taels of gold, right?" Helan Cha said with a slight smile.

Now, Aying was even more certain that Helancha did it on purpose. "I didn't want to sell it, but the prince wanted to buy it. If the prince can accept this price, Aying will have no choice but to give it up."

Helancha looked at Huo Aying's fearless expression, and immediately, his heart moved.

To have such courage at the age of sixteen, it is either because of his nature or because he has experienced enough. Helan Cha likes this kind of character!

"Can I not buy it, but can I be friends with Miss Huo?" Helancha's eyes were full of desire without any disguise.

Ah Ying was surprised. What was Helan Cha going to do?
"If Beijin and Nanjing can coexist peacefully, Aying will naturally be the prince's friend." Aying answered cleverly.

Helancha smiled meaningfully, stood up without saying anything else.

Even until Helan Cha walked out of Yiren Pavilion, Aying's heart was still pounding.

This person is definitely not just someone who buys a shop.

Return to the Hou Mansion.

The more Ah Ying thought about it, the more she felt something was not right. However, she and Xie Chengyi had just resolved their misunderstanding because of Xiao Jiyao's matter. If Helan Cha got involved, Ah Ying was afraid that there would be rift between her and Xie Chengyi again. Nothing had happened anyway, so she would just wait and see what the situation was.

That night.

Xiao Jiyao went to Helancha's mansion again.

The moment they met, Xiao Jiyao said seriously: "You've really alarmed the enemy today!"

Helancha obviously didn't buy Xiao Jiyao's account, "I don't need to explain to you what I want to do."

Xiao Jiyao was furious, "You!"

Thinking about the plan, he suppressed his anger and asked coldly, "How do you feel?"

When Helancha answered this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, "Yeah, not bad."

Looking at Helancha's appearance, Xiao Jiyao felt jealous for a moment, "You just need to take her away from Beijin!"

But Helancha suddenly had a different idea and shook his finger at Xiao Jiyao, "I changed my mind."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Jiyao asked anxiously.

"I think Huo Aying is very good. Perhaps, she can also be the Princess of Nanjing." Helancha said with a playful smile.

Xiao Jiyao looked at Helancha in astonishment. How could she allow Huo Aying to become the princess? Then, she said sternly, "Don't forget the deal between us!"

How could Helancha be coerced by Xiao Jiyao? He asked, "Is there anything in our deal that doesn't allow Aying to become the princess? Or does the princess want everyone to know the content of the deal?"

With just one sentence, Xiao Jiyao shut up. She couldn't...

"This Huo Aying is Xie Chengyi's sweetheart. If you propose it to the princess, I'm afraid it will cause a stir." Xiao Jiyao tried her best to explain the interests involved.

"Don't worry, I'm more interested in the person that Xie Chengyi likes!" Helan Cha said faintly.

Xiao Jiyao looked at Helan Cha gloomily. She didn’t understand why all the men were in love with Huo Aying. What was so good about her?
Helancha obviously saw Xiao Jiyao's intention and couldn't help but remind her: "She is mine, you'd better not have any bad thoughts!"

Xiao Jiyao felt depressed.

The next morning.

Xie Chengyi entered the palace early.

In the Xuanming Hall, Xiao Wenzhan was already waiting.

Helancha took the initiative to greet him, which was very rare: "Thank you, General. Nice to see you again."

Xie Chengyi looked at him coldly and just nodded. Xiao Jiyao also watched quietly from the side, looking at Xie Chengyi with a complicated look in her eyes.

Standing on both sides were the envoys of the two countries.

On the Northern Jin side, in addition to Sheng Zhenglin, there is also Xue Pang; the people sent by Nanjing are also important officials.

This shows that Nanping was indeed determined to negotiate peace.

Xiao Wenzhang looked at Helan Cha solemnly, "I have read the letter submitted by Prince Helan. It is indeed as Emperor Nanjing said, a hundred wars are not as good as one peace. This is not only a friendly policy for the two countries, but also a blessing for the people."

Helancha nodded slightly, "Your Majesty is right."

"Regarding the marriage, does Prince Helan have any idea?" Xiao Wenzhan asked.

Helancha looked at Xiao Wenzhang and said meaningfully, "Since it is a marriage alliance, Nanjing would like to hear your majesty's opinion."

Xiao Wenzhang nodded with great satisfaction, "Let the Ministry of Rites consider it later, and they will definitely give Nan Jing a satisfactory answer."

Helancha nodded respectfully.

The diplomatic envoys of the two countries also finalized the details of the peace talks.

At the same time, Xiao Wenzhan called Ji Yao and Xie Chengyi into the warm room separately.

"Father, what is your opinion?" Xiao Jiyao asked in a low voice.

Xiao Wenzhang's expression was slightly solemn. "Although Nan Jing has given us the right to choose, it is a major matter after all, and we cannot deal with it casually."

Xiao Jiyao nodded and suggested: "Right now, the best way to achieve our goal is for Chu Yi to marry him."

"Chu Yi is the most suitable age among the royal princesses. Although she is a little arrogant, she understands the overall situation. It is appropriate to let her go." Xiao Wenzhan said after careful consideration.

Xie Chengyi's brows remained furrowed.

Xiao Wenzhang carefully observed the changes in Xie Chengyi and asked, "Chengyi, what do you think?"

Xie Chengyi said respectfully: "I have never been good at handling such matters."

Hearing this, Xiao Jiyao's heart couldn't help but tremble.

"But Helan Cha specifically wants you to participate." Xiao Wenzhan continued.

Xie Chengyi didn't want to get involved, and just replied: "I am ashamed."

As he continued speaking, Xie Chengyi still had that calm look on his face.

Xiao Wenzhang sighed and said, "Alright, you guys go out first, I'll think about it."

Xie Chengyi then pushed Jiyao out.

"Why don't you speak?" Xiao Jiyao looked depressed.

"What?" Xie Chengyi pretended not to know.

"Who to marry?" Xiao Jiyao exerted force on her hands and stopped the wheelchair.

"I told you, I'm not good at it. Besides, the Ministry of Rites will handle it, so there will naturally be a suitable candidate." Xie Chengyi said calmly.

Xiao Jiyao guessed that Xie Chengyi was still resentful about the marriage ten years ago, and she couldn't help but feel a little comforted. It seemed that he cared about her. Perhaps, he was still worried about their resentment.

Looking at Xie Chengyi's figure, Xiao Jiyao became more determined to keep this man.

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Xie Chengyi returned to Daohou Mansion and went to Songheyuan.

"What's wrong? Why are you so depressed?" Aying looked at him.

"His Majesty is discussing the marriage arrangements." Xie Chengyi whispered.

Ah Ying paused.

"You don't agree with the marriage?" Ah Ying put down what she was holding and looked at him calmly.

Xie Chengyi had some doubts in his heart, "I think the marriage between Helancha and the emperor is a bit strange."

I originally thought that he was heartbroken for the girl or thinking about what happened ten years ago, but I didn't expect it to be this reason. Ah Ying secretly complained that she was indeed a little limited. However, after thinking about Helan Cha carefully, Ah Ying couldn't help but say: "I think you really need to investigate this person."

Xie Chengyi was stunned, "Do you know him?"

Ah Ying then explained the matter of Helan Cha going to Yiren Pavilion, "I just think this person is weird..."

Hearing this, Xie Chengyi's doubts increased. Should he really investigate why Helan Cha was like this?

However, what Xie Chengyi and A Ying didn't know was that at this moment, in Xuanming Palace, Xiao Wenzhang was looking at the three words "Huo A Ying" added by Helan Cha to the list of candidates for marriage, and was thinking carefully...