Munitions Empire-Chapter 1082 - 1004 kindness

Chapter 1082: 1004 kindness

Even Ying Duo might not have expected that his daughter was already favoring external interests over her own family. He truly did not anticipate that, while he had not yet planned a marriage alliance for his daughter with Tang Country, his beloved daughter was already secretly choosing her dowry.

In order to increase her bargaining chips and status in her husband’s family, Ying Yue truly went to great lengths: the dowry she publicly brought was secondary, but the dowry she actually took away was astonishing.

However, this Princess of Qin Nation never expected the internal resistance she faced in the Great Tang Empire to be much greater than she anticipated.

Her advantages, when reversed, became her disadvantages. Those old followers from Brunas were naturally opposed to her arrival.

The Northern Ridge faction and the Brunas faction would not favor her, and currently, these two factions held significant power within the Great Tang Empire.

The rights of these people had already been eroding amidst the continuous expansion of the Great Tang Empire, making them particularly sensitive and very vigilant.

Now, with the emergence of a very apparent contender for power, they naturally displayed hostility and even began considering taking some action to “resist the localization process.”

For Princess Ying Yue of Qin Nation, the only real piece of good news was that Emperor Tang Mo of the Great Tang Empire was truly extraordinary. He showed dominance in all aspects, too strong to be underestimated by anyone.

Therefore, those proud and fierce generals, who could be granted lands and titles in other countries, no matter how vexed, dared not harbor any disrespect. They prostrated themselves before Tang Mo, and even wearing a hat labeled “potential Imperial Concubine” was sufficient to make these people wary.

They could even blatantly discuss deploying troops and waging war against another country or discussing eliminating another empire’s Emperor in meetings, but in front of a woman who could potentially become Tang Mo’s Concubine, they could only behave cautiously.

What can be certain is that their concern was not about angering Qin Country, but rather they were worried whether their own Emperor would truly take a liking to this Princess from Qin Nation.

The irony is that Ying Yue’s train passed through Shahun, by the majestic Great West Gate, and from Wangdu, it arrived at the Imperial Capital of the Dahua Empire.

This was the place Ying Yue feared most to arrive because, in her view, if she ever came here in her life, she would likely have to stay and become the woman of some son of Zhao Kai, waiting to become the Empress of the Dahua Empire.

For an ordinary woman, this might be the ultimate dream of a lifetime, but for Ying Yue, she felt it was nothing short of imprisonment and insult.

Now, she no longer had to worry about anything; she could calmly step off the train and carefully observe the grandeur of this great city before her.

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Without comparison, there is no hurt: merely viewing the King City of Wuyang in Qin Country could be considered grand and magnificent, but only after arriving in the Imperial Capital of the Dahua Empire does one realize what a magnificent city truly is.

The train station of the Imperial Capital of the Dahua Empire was designed by Tang Country, and during construction, engineers and construction teams from Tang Country were employed, making this place look extremely luxurious, almost splendidly magnificent.

To satisfy the Dahua Empire’s mentality of being the “Celestial Empire” at the time, the engineers from Tang Country employed many complex patterns in their designs, which were a bit Baroque styled, blending with the aesthetic of the Dahua Empire to create a fusion of East and West.

The entire train station is majestic, with a huge dome, carved beams and painted rafters, dozens of concrete pillars standing tall, reaching the skies – at the time, it was truly considered a sight to behold.

When the train station was completed, Zhao Kai even attended the inauguration ceremony personally; back then, the Great Tang Empire was still called Tang Country, and the relationship between the Dahua Empire and Tang Country was still very close, because the First Anti-Tang War had not yet erupted…

After that, Zhao Kai never visited this train station again, partly because he almost never left his own Imperial Capital, and partly because he detested this place.

Zhao Kai paradoxically disliked seeing architecture styled like the Great Tang Empire, disliking seeing clothes from the Great Tang Empire, yet he liked using various utensils and objects produced by the Great Tang Empire.

When the marriage alliance delegation from Qin Country arrived at the Imperial Capital of the Dahua Empire, Zhao Kai, who still could not walk, for some reason decided to release Zhao Ji, who had been confined in Zhao Yu’s residence, and let him receive this princess from afar.

It must be said, in the matter of disgusting others, Zhao Kai could certainly be considered to have reached the pinnacle: previously, Zhao Ji had proposed marriage to Qin Country, now sending Zhao Ji to meet Ying Yue disgusted both Ying Yue and Zhao Ji, and even simultaneously disgusted both Qin Country and the Great Tang Empire.

Zhao Ji, however, was delighted; being able to leave Zhao Yu’s residence was already fortunate enough, and now he could also see the princess he had longed for – it was simply too exciting.

Especially now, with the princess bearing the aura of “future Imperial Concubine of the Great Tang Empire,” this gave Zhao Ji an additional thrill of taboo: if he could charm Ying Yue with his personal charisma, and later present a son to Tang Mo, it would be tremendously joyous.

Traveling a thousand miles to gift a cuckold’s cap, a gesture light in form but heavy in sentiment. Thinking this, Zhao Ji even began to think about finding someone to help him spread rumors that the Princess from Qin Country had a moving love story with the Crown Prince in Dahua.

“I’m sorry! The Princess is tired, Crown Prince, please return.” The person who came to meet Zhao Ji was a Guard Captain from the Qin Nation Delegation. He spoke politely, but the content of his words was not polite at all.

“What?” As Zhao Ji sat waiting, he fantasized about many interesting developments, but his pants were down, and yet he was bluntly rebuffed.

“How can he tolerate this?” He immediately demanded: “Does your nation’s Princess have not even the slightest manners? I, the Crown Prince of the Empire, personally came to welcome her, yet she doesn’t even want to meet…”

“Your Highness, please, don’t blame her. Indeed, our Princess is exhausted from her journey; forcing a meeting with Your Highness might result in a breach of etiquette, hence her refusal,” the guard captain explained earnestly.

“Well then, today I must see her… What to do?” Zhao Ji narrowed his eyes; these days, he had been confined by his own father in Zhao Yu’s Prince’s mansion, where his irritation had indeed built up significantly.

“If Your Highness wishes to see the Princess, it is certainly possible,” a voice suddenly came from behind Zhao Ji, and a man, lighting a cigarette, walked straight up to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji looked towards him, his ferocity softened slightly, and with some impatience, he huffed: “So eager to protect your master?”

“My master is not her, but she belongs to my master,” the young man removed the cigarette from his lips and asked softly, “For my sake, Crown Prince, perhaps you should leave.”

“Your sake? Why should I give face to you? You are just a bartender,” Zhao Ji stared at him.

“It’s alright not to,” Du Jia said, making a gesture to turn around and leave.

“Wait! I will leave,” Zhao Ji gritted his teeth and said, halting Du Jia who was about to leave. He knew that in this country, aside from his father, he could not easily provoke the man before him…

Being able to walk from the outside through layers of guards to this reception room, and to stand by his side, this man working as a bartender in the Silver Fox Tavern of the Imperial Capital seemed more formidable than he appeared.

Having only today been let out by the Emperor from Zhao Yu’s residence, why would he provoke more trouble by engaging with powers that should not be provoked? Thinking this, Zhao Ji promptly left with his own guards.

Missing Ying Yue was a minor issue, but it would be terrible if the Great Tang Empire took action. His own father might truly depose him as Crown Prince… Thus, Zhao Ji ran, without looking back.

Du Jia walked up to the Qin Country’s guard, dropping his cigarette butt on the floor and stamped it out: “I won’t disturb the Princess in her rest then, I wish you a pleasant journey.”

The Qin guard was a bit flustered; he truly feared the young man before him: Just a few words had scared the Dahua Crown Prince into fleeing with his tail between his legs, this power was truly frightening. He was genuinely worried that after one Dahua Crown Prince left, an even more troublesome character might arrive.

Seeing that the Qin guard was nervous, Du Jia smiled and added another line: “I’m from the Great Tang’s Imperial Security Bureau, my superior’s surname is Li.”

Upon hearing the report, Ying Yue almost understood: This man was from the Great Tang Empire, so the Dahua Empire truly could not provoke him. Moreover, by declaring his identity and position, mentioning the surname Li was signaling his own identity and stance.

Clearly, the surname Li indicates that the superior is from the “Hua Clan,” so this should be an expression of goodwill from the Hua Clan within the Great Tang Empire towards her as the Qin Princess.

“That man hasn’t left yet?” Ying Yue raised her head to look towards the captain of the guard reporting to her.

The captain of the guard lowered his head and replied, “I persuaded him to stay, he’s not in a rush to leave, rather, he is resting in the station’s guest room.”

“I will not show myself. Give this to him, and say it’s a gift for his wife,” Ying Yue took off a jade bracelet and handed it to the guard with instructions.

She was transmitting goodwill, demonstrating that she is a shrewd person, and at the same time she also affirmed that she knows her own position, willing to become the banner that the other party wanted her to be.

Indeed, after the guard delivered the bracelet, Du Jia could only stand up to leave: “Please convey my thanks to the Princess for the generous gift, I wish Her Highness a smooth journey.”

The guard ran back somewhat bewildered, and then the Princess truly didn’t appear at the train station, leaving overnight by train from the Dahua Imperial Capital. In Ying Yue’s eyes, his wishing her a smooth journey meant he hoped she left quickly. She couldn’t distinguish whether it was a warning or an urging, but she didn’t dare to stay a moment longer, directly setting the train to head for Dongqing City.

Hearing the news, Du Jia was slightly stunned, then turned towards Pan Qi who was playing with the bracelet gift: “You said the Princess left by train overnight?”

“Yes, wasn’t that your intention?” The person beside was puzzled by why Du Jia had such an expression.

“I… I was merely wishing her a smooth journey… no other intent,” Du Jia scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, awkwardly speaking.

Everyone is playing mind games, always interpreting several layers of meaning from a single sentence, and now, too much thinking has indeed bemused his own mind.

“Ha!” Pan Qi couldn’t hold back a laugh.