Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 396 Another Choice in Life

Chapter 396 Another Choice in Life

When the Turkic prince saw that his brother was so rebellious, he was furious and was about to rush forward to beat Altan, but Gu Fengyue rushed over and pinned him to the ground in a few seconds.

"How dare you act rashly in this palace!"

Gu Fengyue's cold voice made the Turkic prince's blood seem to freeze. Only at this moment did he remember that he was in the palace of Dajing, surrounded by the golden sword guards of the Dajing emperor. If his behavior just now was taken seriously by these petty Dajing people, it would not be just a simple misconduct in front of the palace, it might also affect the success of this peace talk.

The Turkic prince felt extremely upset when he thought that he almost missed the big event. Now that he was pressed to the ground by Gu Fengyue, he lost all face. His hatred for Altan reached its peak.

The rest of the barbarian tribesmen said nothing, except for another Turkic prince who stood up. He first apologized to the emperor, saying that his brothers had drunk too much and were talking nonsense. His words were all leading to a rift between the brothers, and he did not mention the fact that Altan had refused the marriage proposal before.

But who is the emperor? He simply ignored the man's nonsense and turned to look at Gu Fengyue, signaling him to release the person.

After letting the man go, Gu Fengyue walked back to his seat, pretending that nothing had happened.

The emperor deliberately said to the two Turkic princes: "You two parties have already stated your positions, so I think this marriage should be cancelled."

"No."

The Turkic prince had a gloomy face. He stared at Altan closely. Altan turned his head away, not daring to look at his brothers.

"Your Majesty, my brother came to Dajing for marriage. Since Gu Sima is not suitable, we can find a noble with a distinguished family background as the next best option."

The emperor frowned in displeasure. What was wrong with these two barbarians? Did they have to cram them into the backyard of his noble family, Dajing?

Altan, who had been standing, was shaking. He had never felt so embarrassed before at this moment. In the eyes of his two brothers, he was like a commodity that could not be sold. The two brothers were trying their best to sell him to Emperor Dajing, and they were determined to pair him with one of the nobles of Dajing, even if the other party was already married.

Although he had anticipated his future fate before setting out, the moment he stood here with the products displayed by his family, he felt extremely sad.

Just when Altan was falling into self-loathing, another voice came from beside him, questioning his two brothers in a sonorous and powerful voice.

"I am against marriage, whether it is with my husband or with the sons of other families present here, I do not agree with you marrying Alatan here."

The Turkic prince laughed angrily. Why is it this ignorant little brother again? He objected, but how could he oppose him?

"Hmph, what's the point of your objection? It's not you who's going to arrange the marriage. You're either jealous of my brother and don't want him to have a good family, or you're afraid that he'll marry someone from a higher social class than you and overpower you."

Song Chunlin was speechless at this narrow-minded Turkic prince. He rudely gave him a middle finger. The Turkic prince didn't understand what the middle finger meant, but judging from Song Chunlin's expression, it was not a good thing at all.

"You also know that the one who wants to marry is not me, nor you, but your younger brother. Who are you to make the decision for him and insist on making him marry a man he doesn't even know? Besides..." Song Chunlin looked up and down at the Turkic prince with disdain. The contemptuous expression on his face was infuriating.

"Who told you that the only way for me to go is to get married?"

Altan was confused: "But, if my brother doesn't get married, what else can he do?"

Song Chunlin held the other's hand and advised him earnestly: "You, you and I are both brothers. You were born into a noble family and were born into a life of luxury, while I was born into a peasant family and almost starved to death during the famine. But now look, you and I can sit at the same table to eat and stand together to talk. Do you think that I can only stand with you by getting married?"

Altan was even more confused, and Song Chunlin couldn't bear to tell him the truth.

"I have killed many barbarians."

Altan's hand froze as he was being held, with shock flashing in his eyes.

Song Chunlin continued, "My family has grown enough food to feed the people of Dajing. I am a brother, but that doesn't mean my life can only be about getting married and having children. The same goes for you."

Altan remained silent. It was the first time since he was born that he heard someone say that a boy’s life was not limited to getting married and having children.

"But if I don't marry and have children, what else can I do?"

"You can do many things, such as farming, doing business, and cooking. Our dynasty even had a female general. You are so young, and you still have many decades of life ahead of you. Why waste all your time in the backyard of a mansion? There are so many things in this world, why not take advantage of the good time and enjoy them all, so that you will not have come to this world in vain."

It would be a lie to say that Song Chunlin had no hostility towards the man who wanted to steal her husband away at the beginning. But when she saw her brother trying his best to help her brother get married, Song Chunlin felt sorry for him.

Since ancient times, very few princesses who were married off to foreign countries had a good ending. They were forced to marry far away, and even in a foreign country, they had to remember their duties as princesses who were married off to foreign countries. If the two countries were on good terms, that was what the princess should do. If the two countries were at war, the princess who was married off to foreign countries would be the first to be scolded.

People enjoyed the peace brought by the princesses' marriages, but they forgot that beneath this superficial peace was the humiliating flesh and blood of the princesses.

If Altan was really betrothed to one of the nobles by the emperor today, he would be trapped in the backyard for the rest of his life. The people of Dajing look down on the barbarians from the bottom of their hearts, and Altan's fate can be imagined.

Such a result is unfair to Altan. He is only fifteen years old and should not become a victim of politics, so Song Chunlin wants to give him a hand, at least to give him one more option and try a different life.

Thinking about the school he would build in the future, Song Chunlin smiled happily.

"Why don't you come to our school? Our school now has many subjects. You can choose a direction you like to study. Maybe you will find your life goal."

"School?" Altan didn't understand why the topic turned to school, and, he went to school?