Shaohua is Junqing

Chapter 171

"That's right. If the war continues, the consumption of manpower and material resources will be huge and we can't sustain it any longer. I'm afraid that by then the country will be destroyed and the family will be ruined!" The right prime minister sighed.

"Our ancestors created this foundation, and I cannot destroy it. Mulan is my daughter, and also the princess of Tuhun. At the moment of national survival, she must shoulder the responsibilities that a princess should shoulder."

"Then I will go talk to the princess first so that she can be mentally prepared."

"I'd better go myself. After all, she is my daughter."

At dinner time, Mu Lian came to Mulan's room.

"Mulan."

"Father."

"It's been a long time since we've had dinner and chatted together. How about you accompany your father tonight?"

"Okay! I've wanted to do this for a long time, but my father is busy with state affairs, so I never had the chance."

"Then let's have a couple of drinks with father today."

Moonlight as water.

"The bright moon hangs high in the sky, illuminating our hometown, but many people cannot see it and cannot return because of the war." Even though Mu Lian was very reluctant, he finally brought up the topic.

"Is it necessary to fight a war? Before the war, the people's lives were not rich, but they were peaceful and self-sufficient. But since the war started, it has consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. The people are suffering. Those who died on the battlefield will never have the chance to go home and reunite with their wives, children, and parents."

"I have decided to end this war, but China is much stronger than us. If we want them to agree to peace talks and continue to have exchanges with our country in the future, we must show sincerity."

"What does Father want to do?"

"Father has ordered people to prepare horses, gold, silver and other valuables, but these are not enough."

"What else do you need?"

"Father has heard that the King of Hua is a young man, promising and handsome."

After hearing this, Mulan realized something was amiss.

"Why did father suddenly talk about the monarch of China?"

"Father has thought of a permanent solution that can ensure peace in Tuhun for more than ten years, and that is marriage."

"Marriage for a foreign country?" Mulan was surprised by the word, "Father, do you want me, your daughter, to marry for a foreign country?"

Mu Lian nodded, "Father, I am your only daughter. You also know that Yu Han and I are in love with each other. How can you let me go to marry?" Mu Lan didn't understand and was a little angry.

"Mulan, you are my father's most beloved daughter, and you are also Tuhun's princess. As a member of the royal family, you must bear the responsibility for the rise and fall of the country. Although this war was led by your uncle, I did not try my best to stop it. Everyone is wrong and everyone must bear a responsibility. My father just wants to gain more benefits for the people."

"Does my daughter have to go?"

"The war is costly, and the national treasury is no longer able to support it. If we continue to fight, I'm afraid our families will be destroyed and our people will die!"

"Father, I know what to do. As the princess of Tuhun, I will not shirk my responsibilities, but this concerns my lifelong happiness. Can you allow me to think about it carefully?"

"Yes. Father knows that this is difficult for you, and he is reluctant to let you marry far away, but there is no other way!"

"My daughter understands. Father, it's getting late. I'll have someone take you back to rest."

Mu Lian looked back at the daughter he had raised, his eyes filled with heartache and reluctance, yet he could do nothing about it.

Mulan sat by the window, looking at the bright moon in the sky, with a lot of thoughts in her mind. She hadn't slept all night, and she thought about a lot: her mother who died young, her husband who was in love with her, and the innocent smiles on the children's faces, which she could no longer see because of the war.

Finally, she made up her mind to marry, "Yu Han, I'm sorry, if there is an afterlife, we can go to see the wild geese flying in the sky again."