hsntnovel Chapter 2687 Marry You
Chapter 2687 Marry You
Li Shen secretly vowed that he would have to listen to the news briefings every ten days from now on. Otherwise, he would know nothing, which could be quite embarrassing at times.
How shameful it is for a prince of the great Tang Dynasty to be so ignorant of state affairs.
"Ahem, well... that happened so long ago, I don't remember it. I was young then and knew nothing about politics."
Li Shen coughed twice to ease his embarrassment and gave himself an excuse.
“Your Highness Prince Ji, this matter occurred after you blocked the marriage alliance between Tibet and Tibet.”
Lu Dongzan thought with disdain, "He's still young and knows nothing. How come he knows everything about Tibet?"
They don't understand politics, yet they know everything about my Tibet.
"So what if I can't remember?"
Seeing Lu Dongzan's aggressive attitude, Li Shen simply stopped explaining and resorted to barbarity.
"This... Your Highness, please calm down. This humble subject is not questioning Your Highness, but merely wishing to propose marriage."
Seeing Li Shen's ruthless act, Lu Dongzan's tone softened. When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
"There is no marriage alliance. Even if there were, it would be you who would marry your princess to our Great Tang. If you have any disloyal intentions, we will kill your princess and send her head back to you."
Li Shen spoke harshly, saying, "What nonsense about marriage alliances! The Tang Dynasty is so powerful, how could it possibly be about marriage alliances?"
"If Your Highness Prince Ji puts it that way..." Lu Dongzan paused, staring intently at Li Shen.
Li Shen looked back without fear.
After three breaths, Lu Dongzan uttered a few words:
"It's not impossible."
"Damn it." Li Shen twisted his back and almost slid off the chair.
"What happened to the tough talk? I was all prepared with how to retaliate, and this is what you give me?" Li Shen cursed inwardly.
He saw the look in Lu Dongzan's eyes and was already bracing for Lu Dongzan to say something harsh, but he didn't expect him to pull this stunt.
Li Shen was at a loss for words for a moment.
Then Lu Dongzan continued:
“Your Highness Prince Ji, our Tubo is willing to offer a princess to marry into the Tang Dynasty, but we are only willing to marry Your Highness Prince Ji.”
"A marriage alliance with me? What do you mean?" Li Shen frowned.
"Your Highness Prince Ji is exceptionally talented, handsome, and a man of great ability. My Tibetan king and Your Highness have become fast friends at first sight."
"If it's a marriage alliance, our Zanpu is willing to offer a princess to King Ji for marriage, which would be considered a proper union."
Lu Dongzan explained.
"Marry me? Are you crazy? I already have a queen. Your princess can only be a concubine if she marries me."
Li Shen looked at Lu Dongzan as if he were a fool.
What princess would willingly become someone's concubine? It would not only be undignified for the princess, but the entire country would also lose face.
"If Your Highness Prince Ji is willing, we can humbly request His Majesty the Great Tang to issue an edict bestowing upon our princess the title of Princess Consort..."
"Lu Dongzan, do you want to die?"
Before Lu Dongzan could finish speaking, he saw Li Shen stand up, looking even angrier than before.
Startled, Lu Dongzan immediately stood up and bowed deeply.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, please calm your anger. This humble subject is guilty."
"Hmph, Lu Dongzan, you have a good plan, making your princess a queen so that you can control the vast wealth of my Ji Prince's Mansion?"
They can also steal various recipes from my Prince Ji's mansion to help your Tubo (Tibetan) kingdom grow stronger.
You actually dared to set your sights on me, the King! You're courting death!
"Do you believe I can make sure your king never sees the sun rise tomorrow?"
Li Shen was furious. How dare she try to ruin his beloved wife, Lu Dingniang? She was the apple of Li Shen's eye and had taken meticulous care of him for so many years.
Li Shen was very satisfied with Lu Dingniang, and no amount of talk about replacing her would change his mind.
That bastard actually wants to push Lu Dingniang down; he's got some nerve!
At this moment, Li Shen was even angrier than before, and his murderous intent was even stronger.
“Your Highness, please calm down. We can discuss this further. It’s fine if you don’t want to be the princess, but you can be a concubine.”
Lu Dongzan hadn't expected that this would anger Prince Ji, so he quickly changed his words.
"Hmph, give up on that idea." Li Shen snorted and sat down.
“Your Highness Prince Ji, you may become a concubine if you wish. As long as you can form a marriage alliance with Your Highness Prince Ji, our Zanpu has no objection.”
Lu Dongzan lowered his standards again, seemingly very willing to marry Li Shen.
But how could Li Shen possibly agree to this?
"I've told you to give up on that idea. Why would I keep your people by my side?"
This makes me uneasy.
You should also put away your ulterior motives. If you want a marriage, you can choose His Majesty. My father is still young and strong; he might even be able to give me a younger brother.”
"Cough cough!"
As soon as Li Shen finished speaking, Shi Tou coughed twice to remind him that he had said the wrong thing.
To speak recklessly about His Majesty is treasonous and punishable by hanging.
Li Shen glanced at the stone and also felt that it wasn't right for his son to speak of his father like that, so he changed his words:
"You can also present the princess to His Highness the Crown Prince. He will soon be able to ascend the throne. If she can give birth to a son or daughter for the Crown Prince, she will have a status and position."
"If all else fails, I have two elder brothers in Chang'an, the Prince of Wei and the Prince of Jin. I've heard that the Prince of Jin has relatively few concubines; you might consider him."
Li Shen then began to plot against Li Zhi and Li Tai, suggesting that if Li Zhi had the assistance of the Tibetans, his tiger-raising plan might be able to proceed more quickly.
"Your Highness, our Zanpu only wishes to form a marriage alliance with you." Gar Tongtsen was somewhat annoyed. Were their Tibetan princesses so worthless?
It's not enough that you dislike me; I have to be treated like merchandise and given around.
"I have no connection with your Tibet, so let's not mention this matter again."
"However, I am a little curious, does your king have any daughters?" Li Shen suddenly remembered this. He had heard that Songtsen Gampo only had one son.
"Has Your Highness forgotten Princess Samaga, whom you abducted back then?"
Lu Dongzan reminded.
"Samaga? Who is that? When did we kidnap your princess? Don't make false accusations."
Li Shen stared with his innocent big eyes, blinked, and looked completely bewildered, as if he really didn't know anything.
Lu Dongzan felt contempt. This matter had been going on for so many years, everyone knew it, so why were they still pretending?
He had long ago learned about what happened back then through various means; their princess, Samaga, had been captured from Lhasa by King Ji's men.
It's just that the Tang Dynasty court has never acknowledged it.
"Your Highness, we have investigated this matter thoroughly. There is no need for you to conceal it any longer. We have only one request."
Five thousand catties of gold will be given as a dowry to marry our Princess Samaga to His Highness Prince Ji, whether she is his wife or his concubine.
This is how our marriage came about.
Lu Dongzan stopped wasting words and directly stated their purpose.
"Then let me tell you clearly, it's impossible. Your princess is much older than me, and I don't like your princess's type."
(I've noticed that you can all guess what I'm going to write. Someone even dug up my story in the comments section yesterday.)
Now I can understand crosstalk performers.