Chapter 652: Chapter 650

"But, hasn't your family already become tyrannical? Do you know how much grain a grain merchant can collect and how much can be transported to the northwest in two years? Miss Zhu, do you want to ask me to plead for your family through the Sixth Prince to the Emperor? If I plead for you, who will plead for the soldiers who have died in this war?"

Xiao'er's tone wasn't heavy when she said these words, but Zhu Yan felt as if each word was like a 1,000-pound hammer striking her heart.

She opened her mouth, but she didn't know what words to use to convince Xiao'er.

Actually, her original plan was to marry Shen Jingrui so their families could become relatives, and after the incident, she could ask his family to help her own. Marquis Shengping's family would surely not ignore their relatives, right?