Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

Chapter 915 Sorry, I believe in accepting the consequences of a bet.

Princess Yaoguang has always been flamboyant. Born into a prince's family, she has always had whatever she wanted since childhood, and many people have always given in to her.

So lowering her head was already her limit, but Qiao Lian'er didn't even give her that chance, which was truly arrogant.

So she stared at Qiao Lian'er in a provocative manner.

"Is there really no room for compromise on this matter for Princess Zhenguo?"

“I’ve always believed in accepting the consequences of a bet,” Qiao Lian’er said.

“We are both women. You have several fiefdoms, while I only have one. You can get more fiefdoms in the future through your merits, while I can only get Kunyang Prefecture through inheritance. This is my only reliance. Why do you have to make things difficult for me like this?” Princess Yaoguang questioned.

Qiao Lian'er gently shook her head: "Princess, you can't use the same words as other women. If you lose, you lose. Prince Jin is the head of the Prince Jin's Mansion. Since he has gambled on this land, he has to hand it over no matter who has it now."

“Compared to that, I’m betting much more. If I lose, I will lose my title, my fiefdom, and all the members of the Qiao family will have to leave the capital with me, becoming homeless and going from wealth and honor to nothing. I believe that even in that situation, they will have no complaints.”

"Do you understand now?"

“But I only have one piece of land, while you have several. Aside from laws and regulations, it is all about human feelings. Why must the Princess Zhenguo press this so hard?”

Qiao Lian'er raised an eyebrow, knowing that saying anything more would be pointless.

"It will take three days for the army to march into Kunyang Prefecture. In fact, given the attitude of Prince Jin's mansion, I could send troops out on the first day and wait outside the city gate for Princess Yaoguang to hand over the token."

"But I haven't taken any action, which is tantamount to giving face to Prince Jin's Mansion. Today, Princess Yaoguang sent me an invitation, but it wasn't to discuss the transfer of fiefdoms. It seems I have no choice but to send troops. However, the arrival will be in three days. Within these three days, as long as Prince Jin's Mansion fulfills the bet, I will immediately withdraw my troops."

"Six days is more than enough, isn't it?"

Princess Yaoguang slowly closed her fingers, digging them into her palms, not even noticing the blood that was drawn.

"Is the Princess Zhenguo really going to force me?"

"It's just fulfilling the bet. I lost, and the consequences will be even worse for me," Qiao Lian'er said in a calm tone.

If you can't afford to gamble, you shouldn't have provoked her in the first place.

She had tolerated Prince Jin for so long, so taking this opportunity to get a large sum of money was something she deserved.

Princess Yaoguang stared intently at her, her gaze filled with resentment and venom, as if she wanted to devour her whole.

She reached her hand into her sleeve, then pulled it out again, this time holding a token.

This token is made of pure red jade and is engraved with the words "Kunyang Prefecture".

"You want the token, right?"

"Then I'll make sure you never succeed."

As Princess Yaoguang spoke, she raised her hand and slammed it hard to the ground.

The token shattered instantly, its fragments scattering to every corner.

Kunyang's title token was thus destroyed.

Princess Yaoguang thought Qiao Lian'er would be furious, but Qiao Lian'er just smiled and watched everything, as if she were enjoying a good show, without any ripples.

"The decree for the title of lord of Kunyang Prefecture is broken. I will petition the Emperor to have a new one carved. Then, I won't have to wait for Prince Jin and Princess Yaoguang; I can get it directly, which will save me a lot of trouble."

Qiao Lian'er raised her hand, and immediately a follower came in and picked up the fragments.

Princess Yaoguang's eyes widened, as if all the blood in her body had frozen and stagnated. Only then did she realize how foolish she had just done.

Qiao Lian'er stood up: "Taking the token to Kunyang Prefecture is perfectly legitimate for the local military and civilians."

She stepped out of the restaurant.

Princess Yaoguang was so anxious that she got up to stop Qiao Lian'er, but she suddenly swayed. By the time her subordinates helped her regain her composure, Qiao Lian'er had already disappeared.

“I will not give up my Kunyang Prefecture, absolutely not, Qiao Lian’er, you can’t take Kunyang Prefecture from me,” Princess Yaoguang murmured.

"Return to Kunyang Prefecture immediately."

The Golden Palace, the study.

The emperor looked at the shattered Kunyang Prefecture token and shook his head: "I never imagined Yaoguang would be so willful."

"Then let's build a new one, register it, and have it owned by you. After all, Kunyang Prefecture is yours now."

Qiao Lian'er said, "Princess Yaoguang is still unwilling. She is the Emperor's niece, and I am unwilling to fight with her and damage our harmony."

The emperor paused for a moment, then waved his hand.

"It's alright. It's her stubbornness that's the problem, and it's also Prince Jin's lack of responsibility. I told all the court officials that if the surrender wasn't completed in three days, your army could move in. Now the three-day deadline has passed, but you've remained inactive. You've already done everything you could."

The token was carved the next day, using top-quality blood jade. Qiao Lian'er brought it back to the Qiao family, and Old Madam Qiao examined it repeatedly.

"That's great! The Qiao family has never had such fertile land before."

Old Man Qiao also said, "The land that the Emperor bestowed in the past was not easy to manage. Now that we have this good land, Lian'er will finally not have to work so hard."

Qiao Lian'er said, "This is a bet between me and the Prince Jin's Mansion, but all land under heaven belongs to the emperor. Kunyang Prefecture is, after all, the imperial territory. It is more fertile and rich than the fiefdoms I was given in the past. I have to be careful to defend it."

"Don't worry, Lian'er. We members of the Qiao family think things through before we speak. You've been supporting us all along, and we can't hold you back," said Old Mrs. Qiao.

On this day, the final victory report from the front lines reached the capital.

Of the 70,000 soldiers of the Da Nu Kingdom, more than 65,000 were wiped out, with only a few thousand escaping across the border between the two countries.

Qiao's army returned to Beijing in triumph.

Qiao Lian'er studied the route and found that there was a shortcut from Jinglang Prefecture to Kunyang Prefecture. She directly ordered Brother Dacheng to lead more than 10,000 troops to Kunyang Prefecture.

The Kunyang Prefecture garrison has 10,000 troops, who usually only conduct routine drills, making them easy to deal with.

Three days had passed by the time Qiao Dacheng arrived in Kunyang Prefecture. Qiao Lian'er also rushed over when he arrived.

The city gates of Kunyang Prefecture were tightly closed, and the guards were on high alert, with their numbers increased several times over. They were armed and ready for battle.

Qiao Dacheng frowned. Just as Lian'er had said, the Prince Jin's mansion was unwilling to give up this piece of land.

He spurred his horse forward and shouted, "The Princess Zhenguo has come to hand over her fiefdom, yet you do not open the city gates to welcome her, but instead adopt this hostile stance. Why is that?"

A figure appeared on the city gate; it was Princess Yaoguang, dressed in light armor.

She raised her chin and said, "Princess Zhenguo, please don't misunderstand. I heard that several thousand soldiers from the Da Nu Kingdom have deserted and are wandering around. So I ordered the garrison to be strictly guarded to prevent enemy troops from entering the city and disturbing the people."