The tenth year of the Jin state

The war drums never cease, and the charge never stops!

On the battlefield, amidst the chaos of war, blood splatters everywhere, and every soldier could become an unsung hero, dying on the battlefield.

Behind them are the nation and their own families.

Their families are still hoping for their triumphant return, and also hoping for the war to end so that their loved ones can come home safely.

But how many people actually got their wish?

On the battlefield, the sound of war drums stirs the soul, inspiring warriors to charge into battle and never give up!

"kill!"

Jin State Royal Palace

A princess dressed in a pink ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) is running forward in the palace.

Several palace maids followed behind, constantly calling out, "Your Highness, don't run away! You can't go to the Imperial Study."

However, the princess at the front did not listen; she ran breathlessly to the door of the imperial study.

The eunuchs at the door of the Imperial Study did not stop her, because at that moment someone inside the Imperial Study said, "I second your opinion that the Seventeenth Princess can go to Liang Kingdom for the exchange."

The princess standing at the door was the seventeenth princess. She covered her mouth and took two steps back; she recognized the voice all too well.

It was him. Why would he second the proposal to exchange her for Liang?

Who will you be exchanging with?

"Minister Qin, I have heard that the Seventeenth Princess has feelings for you..."

“Your Majesty, I have never had any romantic feelings for the Seventeenth Princess. It is all just rumors spread by outsiders. I also believe that the Seventeenth Princess is still young and only regards me as an older brother.”

Should he be treated as an elder brother?

Upon hearing this, tears finally rolled down the Seventeenth Princess's cheeks. Biting her lower lip, she choked out to the head eunuch, "Please inform the Seventeenth Princess that she has something to discuss with her father, the King."

"Here you go."

As he spoke, Chief Steward Li pushed open the door and entered the Imperial Study.

The seventeenth princess lowered her head and wiped away her tears with her sleeve. The words she had just heard had broken her heart. So why not go to Liang Kingdom to exchange them?

However, her father did not see her; instead, he told her to go back.

The seventeenth princess looked up and saw Lord Qin standing with his back to her in the imperial study. She then untied the mandarin duck jade pendant from her waist.

She had a pair of these mandarin duck jade pendants made; she gave one to Lord Qin and kept the other for herself.

However, she had never seen Lord Qin wear it.

She should have seen it all long ago, but she still held onto hope, thinking that even a stone could be warmed by her own touch someday.

However, in the end, I was just being too presumptuous.

As she walked through the Imperial Garden, the Seventeenth Princess tossed the jade pendant into the lotus pond with a flick of her wrist. Along with the pendant, a few tears fell onto the lotus leaves.

A few days later, the seventeenth princess was arranged to go to the Liang Kingdom.

Because in recent years, the states of Jin and Yuan have been at war.

The daughter of a general of Jin was captured by people from Yuan, and then intercepted by people from Liang.

The Liang Kingdom saved people, but they didn't want to do a good deed for nothing, so they asked the Jin Kingdom to send a princess in exchange.

When the seventeenth princess arrived at the border between the Jin and Liang kingdoms, she finally saw the person she had exchanged back.

It's her.

Yang Shuhuan.

The legendary cinnabar mark on Lord Qin's head is his childhood sweetheart who follows him around every day.

No wonder... no wonder he chose her to exchange.

The seventeenth princess laughed and recited, "What a brilliant two birds with one stone! She got rid of me and got her cinnabar mole back."

However, what use is a mere princess of Jin in Liang?

Every day, she was like a lowly palace maid, doing the heaviest work and the most tiring tasks. She was often hungry and cold, and even when she got sick, she had to endure it on her own.

The seventeenth princess fell ill; in the winter of her second year in Liang, she became seriously ill once again.

On this cold night, no one was there to watch over her.

Once she entered Liang territory, all the palace maids and eunuchs around her were sent back.

Her father also issued an oral decree, ordering her to enter the Liang Kingdom alone.

The princess, as she was originally, had never suffered.

Now, she could no longer hold on. She raised her hand and grasped the void. She forced a smile and said, "Lord Qin, you can finally get rid of me. I will never think of you again."

A shooting star streaked across the dark night sky.

Ahri twitched her fingers, coughed twice, and then slowly woke up.

As soon as she woke up, Ah Li felt cold, very cold. She wanted to jump up to warm herself up, but she felt weak and couldn't move.

Ahri touched her forehead and exclaimed, "Good heavens, my forehead is big enough to fry an egg on! No wonder my limbs feel so weak!"

Ahri opened the system space, selected a pill from it, and threw it directly into her mouth to eat.

After a while, Ah Li finally got up. She touched her face and muttered, "It's quite remarkable that I was able to let go of my obsessions before I died. I can now reincarnate in peace."

In fact, what the seventeenth princess didn't know was that Yang Shuhuan was also her father's daughter, and the daughter of her father's beloved.

However, since the beloved was unwilling to enter the palace as a concubine, she found a man outside the palace to take her place.

This guy who took over the role was quite something. Not only did he marry the emperor's beloved, but he also fought bravely on the battlefield and soon became a general.

At a palace banquet, the general attended with his wife and daughter, and was immediately recognized by the emperor.

The emperor not only recognized his beloved, but also their daughter.

Therefore, even if Lord Qin hadn't made the suggestion, the emperor would have made the original owner of this body make the exchange.

Because Yang Shuhuan also liked Lord Qin and wanted to marry him as his principal wife.

The emperor always felt he owed this daughter something, so even though he knew the original owner also liked Lord Qin, he still sent her to the Liang Kingdom, just to keep Lord Qin's life a little cleaner.

However, after the original owner was sent to Liang, it seems that Lord Qin did not marry Yang Shuhuan.

However, none of these are the most important things.

At this point, the most important person to target in this world is Xu Zhi, the eunuch of Liang State.

Xu Zhi, the eunuch of Liang State, was a pitiful man burdened with a blood feud. When he was a teenager, he was tricked into entering the palace and became a eunuch. After that, he turned into a villain, trusted no one, and even recognized an old eunuch as his godfather.

With the help of his godfather, he quickly became a favorite of the emperor within a few years. Because of his efficiency and ruthless methods, he became the head of the Eastern Depot.

His enemy was a prince, who was also the emperor's own brother.

Xu Zhihui's becoming a eunuch was also partly orchestrated by this prince.

So many years have passed, and that prince had long since assumed that the boy from back then wouldn't survive and would become a lonely soul in the deep palace.

However, when Xu Zhi appeared beside the emperor and became the head of the Eastern Depot, the prince could no longer sit still. He knew he had underestimated him.

However, Xu Zhi is no longer the weak and powerless boy he once was.

He became cunning and ruthless, and acted cruelly, creating many cruel punishments within the Eastern Depot.

He is now like a venomous snake lurking in the darkness, coldly watching its prey. Once the time is right, it will strike swiftly and unexpectedly.

However, Xu Zhi fell ill tonight and collapsed in the Cold Palace. If he is not saved now, he will die tonight.