Chapter 91 The Princess's Mission
In the early morning, the sun shines on a group of people, casting a silhouette on the ground. They stand beside their horses or beside the grain carts, waiting quietly.
A few years ago, when Jing Ce went to war, Jing Hui was still young and clung to her brother, crying and making a fuss, refusing to let him go. Her cheeks were puffy and her pupils had become little tear bags.
Now that she was sensible, she naturally wouldn't act like a spoiled brat anymore, but she hung her head sullenly, and was obviously in a bad mood.
Jing Ce raised his voice: "Xiaoxiao, come here."
Jing Xuan raised her eyes and glanced at him, then walked over obediently: "Royal brother."
"When you come back, Xiuxiu will be a grown-up girl." Jing Ce's voice was as gentle as water, warmer than the sun. He gently placed his big hand on her head, his amber eyes slightly lowered, looking at her with a smile: "While Xiuxiu is still a little girl, my brother must touch her head again. My little sister is growing up. She is so good."
Jing Xuan puffed up her cheeks, a rush of heat rushed to her nose, and her eyes felt sore.
"My dear, my brother will come back safely and with honor." Jing Ce bent down, looked into the girl's round eyes, and said softly, "My brother promised you, didn't he?"
"Yeah!" Jing Yu nodded.
"Have you ever broken your promise, my brother?"
"No!"
"So, don't worry."
Jing Xuan nodded vigorously again: "Okay!"
Jing Ce: "Xuanxian is so well behaved."
The look of coaxing a child made the little girl blush slightly, and she couldn't help muttering: "I'm not a child anymore."
"In my heart, my sister is a little girl who needs to be coaxed and taken care of, even if she is just coming of age, even if..." He paused, narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced in the direction of Yunan Pass, his face darkened: "...get married."
Jing Yu blinked and tilted her head.
"My brother is leaving." Jing Ce rubbed Jing Xuan's head and looked at Emperor Suian Jing Yue: "Father, I am leaving now."
Jing Yue had not interrupted the conversation between the brother and sister just now, and even when he talked about "getting married", his face was exactly the same stinky and black.
"Go," he said, "My prince must return safely and with glory."
Jing Ce clasped his fists and said, "Your son obeys your order."
He turned to smile at Jing Xuan, and the moment he turned around, his expression suddenly became serious, and he ordered in a deep voice: "Let's go!"
Since these were pre-war supplies, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, the group did not set out in the capital, but gathered in the suburbs and left.
Jing Xuan watched the group of people go away and slowly clenched his fists.
There will be a war and many people will die.
She lowered her eyes, her heart sinking slightly, with indescribable complex emotions.
"My dear." Jing Yue glanced at her and sighed in his heart. His little daughter had grown up and there were some truths that needed to be taught: "Do you think we should go to war?"
Jing Xuan was startled, and thought for a moment. Her voice remained soft, but a little more serious than usual: "If the war goes badly, many people will lose their lives, become homeless, and suffer unbearable pain."
Jing Yue's brows were slightly gloomy, and his complexion looked unsatisfactory.
"but……"
Jing Xuan opened her lips slightly and said, "Behind us is our homeland, a home that we must protect with our flesh and blood."
"A weak country will be beaten, so we can only abandon all reluctance and move forward resolutely. Our mission is to make the country strong and the people healthy."
Jing Yue was completely stunned and stared at Jing Yu.
In his memory, his little daughter was still a soft-voiced, coquettish, innocent and carefree little girl. She did not need to worry about state affairs. She only needed to think about who to play with tomorrow, where to play, and what would be taught in the Imperial College. That was enough for her.
However, the little girl grew up without him knowing. She would speak decisively and powerfully in her soft voice, saying: "Behind us is our homeland, a home that we must protect with our flesh and blood."
His little princess has grown into a real princess of a great country. Jing Yue's heart was filled with pride and he suddenly laughed out loud. His laughter was so hearty that it lasted for a long time.
Jing Yu tilted her head in confusion.
After a long time, Jing Yue stopped laughing, his face calm, and he asked word by word: "What do you think the princess's mission is?"
Jing Yu was stunned and lowered his eyes to think.
A deep and magnetic voice seemed to come from my ears. The voice was strange, but... it seemed very familiar.
He was saying - "I want Dasui to not have to use the princess's marriage or the signing of an unequal treaty to buy peace."
——"If, because of us, the country can become stronger and the people can proudly say that they are Dasui people, then our trip to this world will not be in vain."
Jing Yu's heart was pounding so fast that it almost jumped out of her throat. She raised her eyes and looked in the direction of Yunan Pass, as if she was answering Jing Yue, or as if she was responding to the great hero in the distance.
"The princess's mission is to prevent Dasui from signing any more unequal treaties, and to stop using us as a marriage partner. We are just like the princes. We have learned military tactics, read the Four Books and Five Classics, and practiced martial arts and writing since childhood."
"We can tie up our long hair, tear off our gorgeous silk skirts, hold weapons, and fight for our country passionately and loyally; we can win the top three prizes in the imperial examinations, ride horses in a parade, and become officials or prime ministers in the future."
"The princess's mission is to serve the country and the people."
Jing Yue was stunned, and his eyes suddenly became hazy. He seemed to see the night many years ago when the Sixth Princess stood alone by the lake, unwilling yet calm and sad.
——"Sometimes, I really envy you princes."
Yes, that’s what the Sixth Princess thought at that time.
The princess, like the prince, studied military tactics, was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and practiced martial arts and writing since childhood, but why... the prince could gallop on the battlefield and take the imperial examination and be crowned the top scorer.
Why can't the princess do that?
Jing Yue looked up at the blue sky and slowly exhaled.
As soon as he ascended the throne, he ordered that there would be no more marriages between wives, and he thought that was enough.
But they forgot... princesses and women also have abilities and want to become officials, prime ministers, generals and marquises.
Jing Yue thought to himself: I will never forget it.
Just as he said, Emperor Sui'an issued an edict that day, announcing it to the world.
He set a precedent for women to serve as officials and generals. Since then, historical records have also told the world that women are never inferior to men.
Of course, this is a story for later.
At this moment, Jing Yue glanced at Jing Yu, who seemed a little nervous. She didn't understand why her father didn't say anything, and wondered if she had said something wrong.
Facing the little girl's uneasy eyes, Jing Yue chuckled, rubbed Jing Yu's head gently with his big hand, and said softly: "If Princess Yaxi were still alive, she would definitely like you very much."
Jing Yu blinked: "?"
"My little princess... has really grown up."
Jing Xuan curved her eyebrows and nodded with a smile.
"Go back."
…
The prince's departure did not affect the capital city. The people of the capital city still went to bed at sunset and worked from sunrise to sunset. Time always passed very quickly in peaceful days.
However, a few days later, a piece of news exploded the world's long-peaceful situation.
General Dingguo captured the grassland bandits in Qing County, Huizhou. Immediately afterwards, Emperor Sui'an issued an edict, declaring war on the six grassland tribes on the grounds that the grassland bandits were harming the people of Dasui and wanted to tear up the peace treaty.
The six grassland tribes did not give any further explanation and immediately accepted the challenge.
The war is about to break out.
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