Chapter 150 The Eldest Princess's Courage

"What? Your real father isn't Yun Xiuwen? Then it can't be... me, right?" Hua Murong pointed to himself.

After the initial shock, he shamelessly said, "Girl, actually, I wouldn't mind if you called me 'Dad'."

He dreamed of having a daughter, a daughter who was also a miracle doctor and possessed all sorts of miraculous medicines. He wouldn't be at a loss if he adopted this daughter.

And then there was the eldest princess, the woman so many people longed for but could not have, the woman countless men wanted to serve at her feet.

He didn't lose out!

"Be serious, or I'll pour it out." Yun Zhaoxue opened the bottle cap and tilted the bottle to pour out two drops.

Hua Murong lunged forward to snatch it, "No, no, no! Such a good thing, it's better to give it to me than to throw it away, right? We can discuss it properly later. I'm being serious now, I'm being serious now."

He straightened up, adjusted his collar, and cleared his throat twice. "Ahem!"

Yun Zhaoxue raised her hand to avoid his outstretched hand. "Tell me first, then I'll give it to you. Who is my biological father?"

She originally wanted to ask Yang, but since Yang and Xiao Xiuning were close, she decided against it.

Hua Murong mentioned the original owner's mother several times, so he should know something.

Hua Murong's eyes darted away as she fidgeted with her fingers and said, "Who said you're not Yun Xiuwen's biological son? Ask him. How would I know?"

"Alright, I'm going to lie down then."

Yun Zhaoxue was simply curious. The man in the original book didn't seem to have appeared, so she guessed he might be dead.

"No! I do know a little bit. I didn't know who it was back then either. I'll tell you everything I know, and then you can give me the holy water."

"Yes, but you can't hide it!"

Hua Murong looked up at the moon in the sky, recalling the events of the past.

"Twenty years ago, the Princess was already famous throughout the land for her talent and beauty at the age of seventeen. Suddenly, news spread that she would hold a martial arts contest to find a husband. Countless heroes and talents gathered in the capital to witness the beauty of the most beautiful woman in the world. I also went there because of her reputation, but I was well aware of my own martial arts skills and did not intend to make a fool of myself on stage."

"Later I found out that the martial arts contest to choose a husband was a fake. At that time, my Great Zhou and Jingguo joined forces to destroy the Khitan. Jingguo's 100,000 iron cavalry were eyeing the border with covetous eyes, and there was a tendency to move south to attack Great Zhou. At that time, the capital of Great Zhou only had tens of thousands of troops on the border. Most of the troops were in Hexi and could not come back to reinforce in time. Tens of thousands of infantrymen were no match for Jingguo's 100,000 iron cavalry."

"The Great Jing Kingdom has conquered most of the Khitan territory and is now very powerful. The Crown Prince of Jing Kingdom has asked to marry the Princess of our Great Zhou Kingdom, and the two countries have formed a marriage alliance. But this is just a pretext."

The Crown Prince of Jingguo is leading a delegation of several thousand people to the capital for the marriage alliance—enough to form an army. We cannot afford to escalate tensions, nor can we let them in. If they collude with our 100,000 cavalry, the capital will be in grave danger.

"The eldest princess personally entered the game, using a martial arts contest to attract ten thousand heroes to the capital, with several thousand more on their way. Jingguo was wary, which is how they managed to protect the capital."

Meanwhile, the emperor and all the imperial family members fled to the Summer Palace outside the city. The capital was entirely held up by the eldest princess. Because of her, many commoners voluntarily stayed behind. The princess herself paid for all the inns in the capital, but even that wasn't enough, so she arranged for some people to stay in her villa.

"To put it bluntly, the eldest princess is more suitable to be emperor than the current emperor, but it's a pity she's a woman."

Yun Zhaoxue agreed with the first half of the statement but disagreed with the second half. She nodded and shook her head, saying, "What's wrong with being a woman? Regardless of gender, as long as one can protect the country and benefit the people, one is a good emperor."

Hua Murong joked, "Girl, you want to be the emperor? Then I'll have to curry favor with you."

"Stop! I don't want to be emperor either. What's so great about being emperor? There's a ton of things to worry about. Let's get back to the point. Who is most likely my biological father?"

Hua Murong scratched his head, "This... how would I know? I wasn't hiding under the bed eavesdropping."

"Those rumors are about him being the Crown Prince of Jingguo? The only son of the richest man? Or some martial arts master? I suspect my biological father is dead or has a secret identity, which is why my mother married Yun Xiuwen. Who do you think is most likely?"

Any one of these people is better than Yun Xiuwen.

Normally, a prince consort would not take concubines, but Yun Xiuwen not only married a second wife, but also took several wives and concubines. The children born to Wang were older than her.

If even Lady Wang didn't think much of Yun Xiuwen, how could the Princess, who was both talented and handsome and admired by men all over the world, possibly be interested in him?

Hua Murong shook her head, "Sigh~ those are all rumors. The Eldest Princess single-handedly withstood an army of 100,000. Some praised her, while others were jealous and slanderous. As far as I know, before marrying into the Marquis's mansion, the man she was closest to was the Crown Prince of Jing..."

"Wasn't the story of the Crown Prince of Jingguo before she married into the Marquis's household?"

"After the two countries fought for several years without a clear victor, they signed a ceasefire agreement. The eldest princess represented the Great Zhou Dynasty to negotiate with the Jing Kingdom, and soon after she returned, she became pregnant."

Do I look like a Yasukuni person to you?

If her biological father was the Crown Prince of Jingguo, who was the current emperor's elder brother, then the original owner and Wanyan Zonglie were half-siblings.

The two have a romantic entanglement; surely the author wouldn't be that twisted?

Not necessarily, there are authors who write about orthopedics too.

Hua Murong pointed to her chin and observed her face. "Your facial features resemble those of a princess, and you are clearly Han Chinese, but the heroic spirit between your brows and the grandeur of your features make you look like a woman from the North."

"That doesn't count. Han Chinese women can also be born with a heroic spirit."

The heroic spirit she possessed was something she only gained after transmigrating into the original owner's body. The original owner used to have willow-leaf eyebrows, which leaned more towards the gentle beauty of women from Jiangnan.

"I've told you everything I know. Could you give me the holy water? If I have the chance to go to Jiangnan in the future, I'll ask around for you."

"Alright!"

Yun Zhaoxue gave him the spiritual spring water.

Zhuiying and Xiao Xuance were talking on the other side.

They had to go down the mountain; it was dark and the road was difficult to walk. Suddenly, Zhuiying handed her a bundle and said, "Princess Consort, this is a bundle that Hongzao and Lüzhi prepared for you."

"It's so heavy, let me see what's inside."

Yun Zhaoxue opened the bundle, inside were seven or eight pairs of shoes and some candied fruit and dried meat to fill her stomach; the shoes were all her size.

That's too much! You could ride in a horse-drawn carriage and not have to walk. You could wear it for half a year and still not finish it.

Xiao Mingshu and Xie Wanyun seem to be about the same size, so we can share them.

Xiao Xuance took the bundle and saw that the pattern, style, and stitching of the shoes were very similar to the boots that Zhuiying was wearing.

Zhuiying followed his gaze and looked down, then said apologetically, "Young Master, this was made for me by Miss Lüzhi."

Xiao Xuance said quietly, "My shoes are worn out."

“…Then I’ll take them off and give them to you, Your Highness. Please don’t mind, Your Highness. This is the first time I’ve worn them today, they’re brand new.” Zhuiying bent down and took off the boots for him.

Xiao Xuance also took off his worn-out shoes and swapped them with him, saying, "Go and make a new pair."

Zhuiying said, "No need to redo them, I still have another pair made by the Red Date Girl."

"Oh~" Yun Zhaoxue asked with curiosity, "Did they both make shoes for you? Did they make shoes for others, or were they only making shoes for you?"

Hua Murong, who was studying the spiritual spring water he had taken from the stone wall, immediately complained: "I only made it for him. I'm still wearing my tattered shoes. Look, my toes are sticking out."

As he spoke, he stretched out his right foot, revealing his tattered shoe, and his big toe wiggled up and down and side to side, which was somewhat comical.

Zhuiying was afraid they would misunderstand, so she shook her head and waved her hands, "That's not how it is, Princess Consort, please don't misunderstand. They made this for me as a way of repaying me for driving away the Qin family's servants at the restaurant last time."

Hua Murong complained again, "They're so nice to Zhuiying, but they're not so nice to us."

"Oh, so they've gotten along this well."

Hearing them sing in unison, Zhuiying felt utterly humiliated and wanted to shout to the heavens, "That's not true!!!"

"Dr. Hua, you can't say things like that! This young lady's reputation is important. We're just ordinary friends. Princess Consort, please don't misunderstand!" Zhuiying waved her hands frantically.

Yun Zhaoxue said, "There's no misunderstanding. You look so scared, like the sky has fallen. I'm relieved that you two get along well. I'll have to trouble you to take care of them in the future and make sure they don't suffer any grievances."

Zhuiying clasped his hands in a fist salute and solemnly replied, "Yes! Your subordinate will certainly protect the two young ladies."

After finishing his business, he headed down the mountain. Suddenly, he heard a wolf howl, "Awooo~"

"Wolves!" Xiao Xuance instinctively reached out and put his arm around her shoulder, turning slightly to pull her into his arms, and cautiously looked around.

Yun Zhaoxue said, "Don't be nervous. The sound doesn't seem to be from this area. It should be from the other side. Let's hurry down the mountain to inform them that there are wolves, so we can continue on our way or take precautions to reduce casualties."

He said with certainty, "They won't believe it!"

"We said, believe it or not is up to them."