Chapter 171: Her Destiny That She Wants to Change

No one knows a daughter better than her father. The old father felt quite proud that he hadn't fallen into his daughter's trap.

Yuan Siyin pouted.

"The fish is grilled, want to try some?"

Si Fangming came in carrying two skewers of fragrant grilled fish, handing one to Yuan Jin and the other to Yuan Siyin.

Yuan Siyin took the steaming hot grilled fish, and an enticing aroma immediately wafted into her nostrils. The golden and crispy fish made her stomach rumble with anticipation.

She blew on it repeatedly before finally taking a bite. She was immediately burned and stuck out her tongue, but she stubbornly took a second bite anyway.

"Is it tasty?"

"tasty!"

Her cheeks puffed out as she stopped halfway through to painstakingly remove all the exposed fish bones before continuing to eat.

Si Fangming observed carefully and secretly noted down her habits.

Yuan Jin didn't eat the fish, but glanced sideways and handed it back to Si Fangming, gesturing for him to eat it. "Has that person woken up yet?"

Si Fangming shook his head: "Not yet. If we follow Prince Mu's prescription, we would need to administer at least two doses of medicine for him to recover. Right now, it's already a miracle that he's been pulled back from the brink of death."

“But judging from the panicked reactions of those people in the northern frontier, the overall situation probably isn’t much better,” Yuan Siyin suddenly said halfway through her meal.

"Yes, the northern border is insatiable, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. It has sent troops to surround the border between the two countries. In the end, it is the people on both sides who suffer."

The father frowned deeply and sighed from time to time, clearly very worried about the matter.

Yuan Siyin paused for a moment, then put down the grilled fish in her hand.

"You can't have your cake and eat it too. Letting the plague spread in the north will certainly weaken our country, but as my father said, the people suffer the most when two countries are at war."

If there were a plan that could save the people but instead forcefully invade the north, what would Father choose?

Yuan Jin pondered for a moment, "If it can save the people, what harm is there in strengthening the northern frontier?"

Yuan Siyin suddenly smiled.

This is her father, the renowned General Yuan.

In the original book, the father died on the battlefield, fighting to the last breath to defend the gate of Linzhou in the north. However, the enemy cut off his head and hung it on the city wall of Linzhou for three days and three nights, and no one dared to collect his body.

At that time, the Yuan family had already been destroyed, and my father went to the battlefield with the intention of dying.

But this Yuan Siyin is not the original Yuan Siyin.

What she wants to change is far more than just her own fate.

"Judging by the time, it should be about time."

Yuan Siyin got up and wiped the oil off her lips. Her delicate eyebrows curved, and her smile was as bright as a cunning little fox.

"What's almost done?"

Si Fangming stood up as well, but he was completely confused by what she said.

Yuan Jin clearly didn't understand what her daughter was up to either, and just looked up at her in confusion.

"Report! General, General Si, the military pay and provisions you are escorting have arrived!"

The soldiers guarding the tent lifted the curtain and ran in, looking very excited: "This time, there are more than a dozen more carriages than last time!"

Yuan Jin blurted out in surprise, "Have those corrupt officials changed their ways?"

Si Fangming coughed twice, indicating that Yuan Siyin was still there.

A seasoned, burly man, his face flushed, struggled for a long time before trying to smooth things over: "Have those stingy officials changed their ways?"

Yuan Siyin couldn't help but laugh, and said 'thoughtfully', "Father, don't I know what kind of person you are? We're family, so there's no need to pretend."

The soldiers laughed so hard their shoulders shrugged, but after being glared at by Yuan Jin, they immediately became quiet again.