Xiao Jiuhe nodded.
There was madness and excitement in his eyes.
"Yes, it is Mo Yunhan, the Ninth Prince of the current dynasty."
"He was appointed Regent by the Emperor Emeritus for his meritorious service in saving the Emperor. He not only has the power to assist in governing but also the power to choose the heir apparent. Moreover, the Emperor Emeritus has ordered that you two should marry immediately upon returning to the capital, and you will enjoy the rites of an Empress. Once the princess becomes pregnant with Mo Yunhan's child, you can find an opportunity to kill the Emperor and Mo Yunhan, and your child will rightfully inherit the throne. At that time, when the young Emperor ascends the throne, you will rule from behind the curtain as the Empress Dowager, open the gates to welcome the former Sui Dynasty troops into the capital, and slaughter all the soldiers and officers who invaded the Sui Dynasty, offering a blood sacrifice to the spirits of the Sui Dynasty's dead, and rebuild the glory of the Sui Dynasty in the capital of the Great Zhou."
"Nothing is more satisfying than this kind of revenge!"
Jiang Hengsong roared, "Xiao Jiuhe, are you insane?"
Xiao Jiuhe sneered.
His gaze was fixed on Jiang Qingwan. "Princess, you choose! Will you lead your old troops to survive, accumulate strength, and fight head-on, or will you take a roundabout approach and win without bloodshed?"
"How can this be considered bloodless? Don't you know how many people you're going to kill?" Jiang Hengsong stood in front of Jiang Qingwan. "You want Wan'er to kill Mo Yunhan with her own hands? Aren't you stabbing her in the heart? She was only a princess of the Sui Dynasty for less than four years. For the past ten years, I've been the one raising her. I will never watch you force her like this."
Xiao Jiuhe suddenly stood up.
His figure, towering a full head taller, exuded a chilling aura.
“Even when she came out of the palace, she was still an infant, and she carried the blood of the Sui Dynasty royal family. This was her responsibility, and she had to bear it whether she wanted to or not.”
Neither of them would give in to the other.
They argued until they were red in the face and their necks were thick.
Jiang Qingwan silently moved outside the courtyard.
On the stone steps at the entrance, the eldest senior brother Dou Sichen and the third senior brother Leng Xun sat side by side, and they both looked at her when they heard footsteps.
Suddenly he stood up and bowed respectfully to her.
"Greetings, Your Highness. Long live Your Highness."
Jiang Qingwan slowly sat down in the spot where they had just been.
Without looking at them, she curled up her legs, rested her little head on her knees, and stared blankly ahead, her eyes unfocused.
"Do you all also think that I am Princess Qi Huang, and not Junior Sister Jiang Qingwan?"
Dou Sichen frowned slightly.
Leng Xun, feeling heartbroken, couldn't bear it and plopped down next to Jiang Qingwan.
"Of course you're our junior sister. If you don't want to be that princess, then... then we won't be."
He was about the same age as Jiang Qingwan.
The two grew up together in the Qilian Mountains; their bond was stronger than that of siblings.
Dou Sichen sighed and sat down on the other side of Jiang Qingwan.
He raised his hand and gently placed his palm on her head.
“I know it’s too painful for you to accept your identity. But junior sister, no one can choose their birth. Whether you acknowledge it or not, you are the only remaining member of the royal family of the Sui Dynasty, the princess of the Sui Dynasty.”
Before he could finish speaking, Leng Xun interrupted him abruptly.
"Senior Brother, what do you mean? Junior Sister is already in so much pain, and you're still pressuring her."
Dou Sichen took back his hand.
Look ahead.
"I am ten years older than you. Before the fall of the Sui Dynasty, I was already helping out in the Imperial Academy's pharmacy with my father, carrying a medicine chest. Your birth brought auspicious seven-colored omens to the sky above the Sui Dynasty. The Imperial Advisor personally ascended the Heavenly Terrace to divine your destiny, saying you were born with the destiny of a celestial being and would surely unify the world in the future. The King and Queen were overjoyed and, after discussing it with the Princess, bestowed upon you the name 'Huang' (Phoenix). We all looked forward to you growing up well and bringing a better life to the people of the Sui Dynasty. However, overnight, everything changed. Of the four generations of imperial physicians in the Dou family, only I remain."
Jiang Qingwan clenched her fists tightly.
I dug my fingernails until they bled, but I couldn't feel any pain.
Leng Xun hung his head and kicked the stone at his feet in frustration.
"Why are you saying all this, Senior Brother? Junior Sister doesn't remember."
Dou Sichen ignored him and continued, "Leng Xun's grandfather was the most powerful commander of the Sui Dynasty's secret guards, training batch after batch of elite secret guards for the Sui royal family. However, Leng Xun's father was not particularly gifted, while Leng Xun was exceptionally talented, able to shoot through the bullseye with a homemade bow and arrow before he was even two years old. Grandpa Leng was overjoyed, exclaiming that the secret guards had a worthy successor, and he looked forward to training the best bodyguards for the princess. But he didn't live to see it, and died tragically at the hands of Su Weichuan's schemes."
He chuckled very softly.
"Speaking of Su Weichuan, the first time I met him, he was called Su Bing, a scholar in blue robes holding a goose feather fan. The eldest princess fell in love with him, trusted him, and brought him back to the palace. The king and queen did not mind his commoner status; as long as the eldest princess liked him, they were willing to accept him and make him the prince consort and regent. They gave him the greatest tolerance and privileges, but he turned around and transformed into General Su Weichuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, slaughtering the entire palace. I was captured by him in the capital that time, and I really hated him so much that I wanted to skin him alive."
Nineteen years later, in order to revive the eldest princess, he stormed into the palace, sacrificing the future of the entire Su family.
He turned to look at Jiang Qingwan.
"Junior Sister, tell me, can we forgive Su Weichuan?"
Jiang Qingwan's heart was in turmoil.
Can I forgive him?
Of course not!
She shook her head instinctively.
Dou Sichen raised his hand and straightened her little head.
"Junior Sister, I'm telling you all this because you should know the truth. If you can let go of past grievances... I won't blame you."
Leng Xun crushed the stone he had been fiddling with for a long time with one hand.
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