lcionline Chapter 373 The Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Relationship is Difficult to Handle
Chapter 373 The Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Relationship is Difficult to Handle
Prince Lip stayed in the capital for two months and signed a trade treaty with Da Huai. The most important clause stipulated that Da Huai would export 300,000 catties of fine salt annually to the Duchy of Mos, at a price not exceeding the market price of Da Huai salt. In return, the Duchy of Persia would sell 1,000 strong Orlov trotters to Da Huai annually, with at least 30% being mares.
Furthermore, a trade market was officially opened at the border between the two countries. Merchants from both countries only need to pay the same taxes as local merchants when doing business in each other's countries, but they must abide by local laws and are also protected by them.
Finally, Prince Lipp extended a sincere invitation to the Grand Vie des Beaux-Arts delegation to visit their country, to which the Emperor smiled and agreed, but the specific timing of the visit needed to be discussed again with the ministers.
Over the past two months, Xia Yu and Prince Lip's son, Fasher Ney, have become good friends. However, while Prince Lip hopes his son will pursue Xia Yu, Fasher simply sees her as a friend from another country.
"I have a girl I like, so I won't pursue you." These were the words Fasher said to Xia Yu during his first trip with Prince Lip and the others, when his father was not around. His expression at the time was extremely arrogant.
Xia Yu was completely taken aback by his sudden remark, not understanding why he was so inexplicably confident. Fortunately, she reacted quickly. She initially wanted to say something sarcastic, but remembering she was at work, she smiled magnanimously at Fashir and said...
"You don't need to worry about that at all. I was just thinking about how I should refuse if you were to pursue me without hurting the friendship between our two countries. Hearing you say that puts my mind at ease."
Seeing that Xia Yu's expression didn't seem fake, Fasher temporarily lowered his guard against her. Ignoring his father's incessant nagging, he happily followed Xia Yu around, eating and playing for two months.
"Xiaxia, I want to buy the jewelry you're wearing in your hair," Fasher said to Xia Yu one day.
Xia Yu touched the beaded flower on her head and asked curiously.
Why would you buy jewelry meant for women?
“Um, I want to take it back to Lilisa. She’ll look just as beautiful as you when she wears it.” Fasher blushed slightly, a rare occurrence, as he thought of the girl he liked.
Looking at him, Xia Yu thought to herself...
'So foreigners also blush when they think of their crushes!'
"Okay, but I suggest you bring some gifts for your mother and sisters, otherwise they might get jealous."
"Oh my god, thank you so much, Xiaxia. If it weren't for you, I would have made an irreparable mistake." Hearing Xia Yu mention her mother and sisters, Fasher expressed her gratitude to Xia Yu with an exaggerated expression. After saying that, she explained to Xia Yu...
“My mother doesn’t like Lilisa. She would prefer me to marry the daughter of the Duke of Enke, but I don’t like that girl.”
Hearing his words, Xia Yu nodded in agreement. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is a difficult issue to handle in any country. Clearly, Miss Lilya hadn't yet won over her future mother-in-law.
Finally, accompanied by Xia Yu, Fasher selected a set of jewelry for each of his mother and sisters at Duobaolou, with Lilisa's set being a particularly careful selection.
Not only jewelry, Xia Yu also took him to Master Lou, the same tailor who had made clothes before, to have a large set of clothing custom-made for each of them.
Having followed Xia Yu around for a while, he thought he had mastered the art of bargaining. So, when Master Lou quoted him the total price of the clothes as 1,000 taels, he immediately bargained it down to 600 taels.
Xia Yu really didn't want to translate, but he stared at her with those beautiful eyes and urged her on.
"Xiaxia, tell him quickly, tell him my price!"
After thinking for a moment, Xia Yu asked Master Lou.
Can the price be reduced?
"No." Master Lou uttered those two words curtly. He didn't offer a single smile, not even considering that Xia Yu had brought him a customer.
Xia Yu shrugged helplessly at Fasher, spreading his hands. Fasher understood Xia Yu's meaning and obediently had his attendant behind him produce the silver notes. Fortunately, Master Lou's craftsmanship gave Xia Yu face. On the day he received the clothes, looking at the several exquisitely embroidered gowns, Fasher could only exclaim, "My God, my God! These are so beautiful!" "My mother and the others are going crazy for these beautiful clothes."
While Prince Lip was enjoying the fine food and beautiful scenery of the capital city of Dahuai, he was unaware that in his own country, Emperor Rhodes had received yet another letter from Japan.
The letter was simple: the armies of Da Huai and Japan had already gone to war. Japan was now tying down Da Huai's main forces. This was the best time for the Duchy of Moss to attack Da Huai, as Da Huai would certainly lack the military strength to resist. At that time, the Duchy of Moss would receive seven-tenths of the spoils from Da Huai, and Japan three-tenths.
"Your Majesty, I think the Japanese have a point. I've also received news that the Great Huai's 100,000-strong army is attacking Japan. The entire Great Huai is currently militarily vulnerable, making this the perfect time to attack!" Minister A said.
“No, I disagree with going to war with Great Huai. Prince Lip is currently visiting Great Huai. If we start a war now, Prince Lip will not be able to return.” Before Rhodes could speak, Minister A’s proposal was opposed by the others.
“I believe that if Prince Lip were here, he would certainly agree with my suggestion. This is the best time to expand the territory of our Moss Empire. Your Majesty, please do not hesitate.” Minister A continued to persuade the person on the throne.
“If Prince Lipp were here, I wouldn’t object, but Prince Lipp is currently in Dahuai, and you are deliberately trying to kill him!” Minister C shouted, pointing at Minister A.
"I'm only talking about the Emperor, about our empire. Don't you want our empire to expand again?" Minister A suddenly stood up and pointed at those who opposed him.
Rhodes the Great, listening to the arguing among his men, was deeply conflicted. On one hand, he thought the Japanese were right; on the other hand, he couldn't bear to part with his brotherly bond with Rip. They were brothers, and his brother had helped him a great deal at the beginning of his reign.
He turned around and stared intently at the map of the Principality of Moss hanging on the wall. After a long while, he turned back to the people arguing and raised the scepter in his hand.
Seeing his actions, the ministers below, who had been arguing heatedly, were finally separated.
“Lip is my brother, he fought alongside us. This time he is leading a delegation to visit Da Huai, for the sake of our country and people, and I cannot abandon him. Moreover, maintaining good relations with Da Huai will benefit us more, and we cannot lose this friend. This will be our next target.” He pointed his scepter at the map to the west of the Duchy of Moss.
Upon seeing where he swung his scepter, the ministers below shouted in unison, "The Emperor is mighty! The Emperor is mighty!"
Moreover, in order to demonstrate the Duchy of Mos's determination to establish relations with Da Huai, Emperor Rhodes disregarded the rule that envoys should not be killed during wartime and sent the messenger from Japan to the Da Huai border government office.
Upon hearing that this was a Japanese spy, the officials of the government immediately dispatched troops to escort him to the capital.