In the palace.

Not far from the Yong'an Palace where Empress Dowager Dong lives is the bedroom of Princess Wannian Liu Jing.

Liu Jing was born to Empress Song, the first empress of Emperor Ling of Han. She just turned fifteen this year, and she is the age of youth and beauty.

Her mother died early, and it was Empress Dowager Dong who raised her.

Liu Jing had just got up and finished washing up, but a palace maid hurried in and reported: "Report to the princess, Your Majesty sent an internal supervisor to read the imperial edict."

Liu Jing rarely meets Lingdi, and Lingdi has little to do with this daughter. The relationship between father and daughter is relatively cold. She can't guess what imperial decree Lingdi will issue to her.

Despite this, she quickly sorted out her clothes and knelt down to accept the order. The content of the order was to give her marriage to Han Tao, the governor of Jincheng County.

The internal supervisor handed over the imperial edict to Liu Jing and left. Liu Jing was stunned. She never thought that her father would suddenly marry her.

"Congratulations to the princess, congratulations to the princess." When the princess was given a marriage, the palace maid who served her hurriedly congratulated her in a pleasing manner.

"What's there to congratulations? I've never heard of this Han Tao. Why did he give me to him as his wife?" Liu Jing felt very wronged.

Although as a child of the royal family, she had a premonition of her fate and would sooner or later be given a marriage.

But Empress Dowager Dong has always been very fond of her and said that she would help her find a reliable son-in-law, so why did she get married without warning this time?

This made Liu Jing's mind unable to turn around.

"No, I have to go and ask the Queen Mother to find out!" Liu Jing felt a little more and more uncomfortable as she thought about it. She got up and walked out, and decided to pay homage to Queen Mother Dong.

...

"Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager..." Liu Jing hurriedly broke into Yong'an Palace.

Empress Dowager Dong was enjoying breakfast when she heard Liu Jing breaking in and frowned slightly: "You are a princess, you need the dignity of the royal family, how can you be so yelling?"

Liu Jing helplessly calmed herself down and saluted to Empress Dowager Dong: "Greetings to the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Dong waved her hands: "Okay, get up. Come to me so anxiously. Is it because your father gave you a marriage?"

"Yes, Empress Dowager, why did you suddenly get married after you are so happy? I don't know who Han Tao is, why did you suddenly marry him?" Liu Jing asked anxiously.

"This Han Tao is an extraordinary person. In the rebellion of the moth thief a few years ago, he repeatedly offered advice to help Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun to quell the rebellion."

"Later, the Qiang people in Liangzhou in the northwest rebelled, and he was appointed as the governor of Jincheng County and fought everywhere with his troops."

"Not only did it quell the rebellion, it also established a good relationship with the Qiang people, and solved the major concerns of our Han Dynasty in the northwest. Many people said that he was the God of War in the northwest." Empress Dowager Dong introduced Han Tao's situation to Liu Jing.

"What is the God of War in the Northwest? Isn't it just a general who can fight?"

Liu Jing heard Empress Dowager Dong say that Han Tao commanded the troops to fight everywhere, and thought of him as a reckless man who conquered everywhere.

"Who said that he is not only good at fighting, but also good at fighting in Jincheng County in recent years, he has also been good at developing military farms, developing business, and managing internal affairs in Jincheng." Empress Dowager Dong continued to introduce Han Tao's abilities.

At this time, Liu Jing was a rebellious moment in her adolescence. The more she admired her elders, the more she resisted.

She listened to Empress Dowager Dong's introduction, but was not moved at all. Instead, she pouted and didn't listen at all.

However, Empress Dowager Dong did not notice the emotional changes of Princess Wannian, and continued her introduction: "The most important thing is that Han Tao is still very conscious of the current affairs."

"I just heard your father say good morning to me, Han Tao responded immediately after your father ordered the marriage."

"He changed the wives of the two original houses in his family to concubines, and he would respect you as his wife. You would not be humiliated even if you marry..."

"What? He has married and has two wives?" After hearing this, Liu Jing burst into trouble.

"He has two wives, and he promised his father's marriage. This is clearly a pervert." Liu Jing began to verbally scold Han Tao.

"Hey, it's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. After all, you are a princess and a real wife, so there's no need to care about these." Empress Dowager Dong persuaded Liu Jing.

"Come on, he can demote both wives to concubines in order to marry me, a princess. This is definitely a vain and greedy villain."

"If there are any other temptations in the future, he will definitely throw me away. If you don't marry, you won't marry. Such a person will never be able to marry!" Liu Jing expressed his attitude very firmly.

Empress Dowager Dong advised her earnestly: "Jing'er, you are a princess, what else can you be more tempting than being your princess?"

"You are the child of the royal family, so you should be very clear that such a marriage is also a means for your father to win over powerful ministers. You must know how to share his worries."

"Do I have to be wronged for the sake of my father's rule? No, I will never marry such a person."

"Jing'er, this marriage is always the elders' decision. How can you let me not marry if you say you don't marry?" Empress Dowager Dong also tried to convince Liu Jing.

Liu Jing's stubborn temper came up, and she no longer listened to Empress Dowager Dong's persuasion. She stood up and rushed out quickly: "I told my father to go, I just won't marry!"

When Empress Dowager Dong saw her going out, she didn't call anyone to stop her, just because she knew very well that even if Liu Jing made trouble in front of Emperor Ling, she would be rejected and there was no need to care.

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The result of Empress Dowager Dong's guess was correct. Liu Jing went to the imperial study room to pay homage to Emperor Ling, begging Emperor Ling to take back his order and cancel the engagement, but was directly scolded by Emperor Ling.

Emperor Ling warned Liu Jing that the marriage imperial edict had been issued and that the prince-consort's mansion had been built in Luoyang, and that the marriage would be completed for them on a date. She would never be allowed to make trouble and drive her out of the imperial study room directly.

Liu Jing knew that she could not resist Emperor Ling, and Empress Dowager Dong refused to help her. She was upset and walked alone in the imperial garden, thinking about what to do to change her fate of marrying Han Tao.

She sat on the bench by the small lake in the Royal Garden, thinking anxiously, but couldn't think of any solution.

A pair of small hands suddenly covered her eyes from behind, and then a boy's voice sounded: "Guess who I am?"

Liu Jing knew that no one except Liu Xie dared to make trouble with her like this, so she said angrily: "Brother Xie, stop making trouble."

Liu Xie is about eight years old. He and Liu Jing are both raised by Empress Dowager Dong and are usually very close.

He saw that Liu Jing was in a bad mood, so he quickly let go of his hand and asked with concern: "Sister, what's wrong with you? Why are you unhappy?"

Liu Jing had no choice but to tell Liu Xie about the marriage that he was going to be granted, and then complained: "You said, if my sister marrys such an unknown person, can she have a good life in the future?"
Chapter completed!