"Little sister, Father and Mother have replied again." Nan Wuyu called out as he entered Nan Wusi's courtyard with the letter in his hand.
"Really? What did the letter say?" Nan Wusi finally received a reply from his parents.
"See for yourself." Nan Wuyu's expression wasn't very good, so Nan Wusi had a bad feeling.
Namo Si took the letter that Namo Yu handed over and examined it carefully.
Because Nan Wusi had mentioned in his mind last time that Ouyang Xinxi had left the capital to find her elder brother, but Ouyang Xinxi had not appeared by the time Nan Wusi's letter arrived at the border again, they sent people to search along the way.
When they finally saw Ouyang Xinxi again after searching for several days, they could hardly recognize her.
They were found in a slum. At that time, Ouyang Xinxi and her maid Yin'er were filthy and smelly, with lifeless eyes. Most importantly, Ouyang Xinxi was disfigured.
So when Ouyang Xinxi saw Nan Wufeng, her first reaction was to find a place to hide.
Nan Wufeng felt very sorry for them and comforted them for a long time before taking them back.
However, Ouyang Xinxi's mental state was never very good; she often sat alone in a corner, lost in thought. They learned from Yin'er how much hardship the two had endured to reach the border.
The two women set off with their luggage and packages full of high spirits, but after traveling through only a few towns, their silver was stolen, leaving them with only some loose change.
With these small amounts of silver, they managed to get by for a while. But once they ran out of silver, they had no choice but to pawn their valuables to get more money.
However, since the two had run away from home, and Ouyang Xinxi had never had much wealth or many valuables, the pawned items only yielded a small amount of money.
On the way, they were often harassed because of Ouyang Xinxi's beauty. Once, they were even tied up and sold to a brothel by accident.
When Ouyang Xinxi was dressed up to receive her first guest, the guest tried to force himself on her. During the fight, Ouyang Xinxi was accidentally cut on the cheek by a broken vase.
Afterwards, the two were not only kicked out of the brothel, but also beaten up. They were injured and had no money to see a doctor or eat, so that period was particularly difficult.
They were only able to continue their journey after meeting a kind lady who helped them.
In the end, the two of them made their way to a small town near the border by doing odd jobs in exchange for food, where they were eventually found by Nan Wufeng and his group.
Nan Wusi almost burst into tears watching this; she never imagined that Ouyang Xinxi had suffered so much.
"Little sister, don't be too sad. At least Miss Ouyang is still alive," Nan Wuyu comforted her from the side.
"Second brother, you really don't know how to comfort people." Nan Wusi knew what her second brother meant. It was already a miracle that the two of them could arrive safely after such a long journey, but Xinxi was disfigured. How painful that must be.
When Nan Wusi first saw Ouyang Xinxi, she was stunned by her beauty, even saying that this girl was much prettier than the female lead, yet she ended up like this, making her lament the injustice of fate. But now, this beautiful person has been disfigured!
Nan Wusi desperately wanted to fly to the border to be with her best friend, but she was powerless to do so.
Firstly, she currently lacks the ability to heal Ouyang Xinxi's face; secondly, her father's letter mentioned that the prince and princess of Beihuan would soon arrive in the capital for a marriage alliance.
This was considered a major event in the original text. Nan Wusi also remembered that in the original text, Prince Helan Wenjin of Beihuan was in love with the original owner of this body, but Princess Helan Wenyue of Beihuan hated her intensely.
Originally, the two men's marriage was just a delaying tactic. Shortly after they returned, the two countries broke out into war again, which led to the deaths of Nan Wusi's parents and the disappearance of his elder brother.
Therefore, this time, Nan Wusi must stay in the capital to carefully observe the two princes and princesses of Beihuan, to see what they are secretly planning and whether they are colluding with someone in the court.
Nan Wusi could only suppress her emotions and asked her second brother to write a reply, telling her eldest brother to treat Ouyang Xinxi well and that she also planned to visit the border after the prince and princess of Beihuan left.
"Little sister, are you going to the border?" Nan Wuyu frowned, somewhat disapproving.
“Yes, Second Brother, I have to go there,” Nan Wusi affirmed.
“But it’s very dangerous over there, and your second brother can’t go with you,” Nan Wuyu said.
"Second brother, I can protect myself, you don't need to worry," Nan Wusi said. "I have to go there, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
“Alright, but the prince and princess of Beihuan will arrive in the capital soon, and the emperor will definitely entertain them. Our general's mansion might become a target then, so you should prepare well,” Nan Wuyu advised.
“I know, Second Brother.” Nan Wusi understood what Nan Wuyu meant. In the original text, although the prince and princess of Beihuan came to marry, their attitude was extremely arrogant, and they even seemed to be showing off their military strength.
The emperor, unable to bear it any longer, sent out the original owner of this body. As a result, after the original owner used force to overpower the Prince of Beihuan, she gained his special regard and was praised as worthy of being the daughter of the Great General who protects the country.
Moreover, Helan Wenjin even declared that if Nan Wusi hadn't already married someone else, he would definitely have been willing to marry her.
For this reason, Xiao Mu gave the original owner a lot of attitude during that period.
However, Princess Helan Wenyue of Beihuan disliked the original owner of the body because she believed that someone as ugly as Nan Wusi was not favored by the heavens. She said that she felt disgusted just looking at Nan Wusi.
In the original text, Nan Wusi, as the Crown Princess, could not lose her manners, so she kept holding back her anger, and that period was extremely difficult.
Moreover, Helan Wenyue had a very good relationship with the original female protagonist, Ouyang Jiangli, so during that time, Ouyang Jiangli used Helan Wenyue to cause trouble for the original owner of the body quite a bit.
Although Nan Wusi knew the original plot, she had been here for so long that many parts of the story had deviated from their original course. Therefore, she had no idea what would happen with the arrival of the Northern Huan Prince and Princess.
However, Nan Wusi knew this was going to be a tough battle, so she had to prepare in advance to deal with any possible unforeseen circumstances.
Nan Wusi then told Xiao Yi about this matter. Although Xiao Yi wasn't involved in the original text, he and Nan Wusi were now on the same side, so she told him so he could prepare in advance.
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