Chapter 177 What is Depression?
"We, the people of Jianghu, don't have so many requirements. We can use the sky as a blanket, the ground as a bed, or even rest in a tree for a night.
But after following you for a while, I feel like I have changed a lot.
The first thing is to be nicer to yourself and never compromise when you can.
If you don’t treat yourself well, don’t expect others to treat you well.”
"Master's Wife, you are the person we admire the most now. We will rely on you for the rest of our lives. Don't even think about getting rid of us."
Nangong Xue: "Haha, then don't you plan to get married? You want to follow me for the rest of your life.
I can't be the bad guy. I still have to get married, of course only if I meet the right one. If he's a playboy who treats women like grass, I'd never marry him.
Otherwise, you will be the one who suffers. We women already have a hard life.
If I marry someone like this again, I will be depressed to death."
"Sister-in-law, what is depression? Why have I never heard of this word?"
Nangong Xue: "I will tell you slowly about this later. To put it simply, it's just random thoughts.
I will close my heart and don't want to be involved with anyone.
The mood swings are so extreme, and that’s when depression sets in.”
"Oh, Master Sister-in-law, you really know a lot. I feel like you've experienced a lot and lived one more life than others."
Nangong Xue paused as she was about to pick up the cup. This girl really hit the nail on the head.
Didn't she just live one more life than others? But this must never be known to others.
I had no choice but to tell Achen. If two people kept secrets from each other, both of them would feel uncomfortable.
At present, Achen has not disappointed her at all and is really good to her.
Apart from being particularly domineering in that matter, everything else is really impeccable.
Not only is he considerate and handsome, but most importantly, he is not like other men, like a stud, promiscuous.
In this era when ordinary people have three wives and four concubines, it is really rare for Achen to favor her alone.
So her reward to Achen is that she will not leave him as long as he does not abandon her.
The day after tomorrow is the day of departure. At noon, Dongfang Chen took Nangong Xue to his secret base.
That is where the Xuanjia Army is located.
This is his trump card. Even the emperor doesn’t know where he is hiding in the Xuan Family Army?
The War King was quite good at choosing a place, and it was actually in a cave next to the imperial tomb.
The people inside heard the noise and General Zhao Wenqing came out.
Seeing that it was the War King, he immediately bent down and bowed.
"Greetings to the War King, and greetings to the War Princess."
"Well, this is outside, no need to be polite, take me in to have a look.
How's the new training method going? I'm sure you've received the news, we're about to go on the expedition.
This king hopes that all of you can come back alive."
"Your Majesty, we train hard every day, and no one dares to slack off.
Compared with before, there have been earth-shaking changes.
Although this training method is hard, it is really effective and everyone has made a big step forward.”
"I never thought I could have such great potential before.
Well, of course, if the method didn't work, I wouldn't have sent you a pigeon."
We walked along a long secret passage. There were torches everywhere on the walls, making it very bright.
I could hear the sound of training while still outside. They are worthy of being the Black Armor Army.
It was terrifying before, but now it has been trained more effectively.
It will definitely surprise the world. If Nangong Xue doesn't take action, it's fine, but once she does, it will definitely be extraordinary.
She is just so confident.
No matter how hard people tried, they would never have thought that the War King would choose the Imperial Mausoleum as the training base for the Black Armor Army.
The left and right deputy generals saw Dongfang Chen from a distance.
He quickened his pace and walked over, clasping his hands together and bowing.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Well, this is the princess."
The two of them looked up at Nangong Xue. They didn't expect that Princess Zhan was so stunningly beautiful.
Alas, what a pity. I heard that she is a fool who knows nothing and only has a beautiful face.
The women around the prince should be either gentle and virtuous.
Either you can accompany the prince on the battlefield, instead of being a drag.
Seeing that the princess is so weak, if a war breaks out, she will need the prince's protection.
Would they still fight? If something went wrong or they were captured by the enemy, wouldn't they be like meat on the chopping board?
Dongfang Chen came to the conference room and sat next to the main seat, leaving a chair aside so that Nangong Xue also sat in the main seat.
When Shen Jiaojiao heard that Dongfang Chen was coming, she asked her maid to dress her up carefully.
She wanted to meet her brother Chen in the best possible way.
I don't know when Brother Chen will marry her? But now she can only be a concubine.
With her means and abilities, as long as she enters the house, the position of the queen will be hers.
Here comes another one who likes to fantasize, and the most important thing is that he still can't see his own position clearly.
It's the same principle as you can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep.
There were many people sitting below. This expedition was a dangerous mission, so all the team leaders, centurions, captains, vanguards, and lieutenant generals were here.
Everyone was curious about why the prince brought the princess here.
Shen Juncheng certainly knew what his sister was thinking, and he also wanted to use his sister's relationship to get further with the War King.
If his sister became the War King's concubine, wouldn't he also be able to rise to prominence?
So he strongly supported his sister's idea. Of course, now he saw Nangong Xue sitting there with a bad look in her eyes.
Where no one else could see, he gave Nangong Xue a threatening look.
What it means is that if you are not smart and don’t leave the War King, you will die a miserable death.
Who is Nangong Xue? She is not afraid of being threatened. Such a clown is not worthy of her even a glance.
It's obvious that he has no ability and just wants to get to the top by relying on nepotism.
Fortunately, such a person is not a commander-in-chief or a marshal, otherwise if he leads the troops to fight, he will be able to hand over all his men to the enemy.
Isn't this the most useless coward?
Dongfang Chen looked at the people below and said, "Everyone is about to set off, and I want to emphasize a few points here.
First, this time is different from before. This time they came prepared.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have prepared such a deadly poison that's like a plague.
So you must obey orders and don't touch what you shouldn't touch. If anyone gets infected with the plague because of not listening to advice, even if the imperial physician has medicine, he won't be able to save you.
Because people like that deserve to die.”
"Secondly, the two lieutenants must pass on the instructions. No matter who they are, they must abide by the rules.
And you have all been carefully selected to become the Xuanjia Army.
I hope you won't let me down. If anyone does anything bad to the Xuanjia Army, the consequences will be something you can't afford.
You should check your weapons to see if there are any problems. I believe that after this period of training, you can do these little things without me having to explain them in detail.
"Okay, enough nonsense, those who are not prepared should hurry up and get ready.
We will set out tomorrow. The two lieutenants and the vanguard will stay behind, and everyone else can do whatever they need to do."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After the others left, a goose yellow figure rushed in.
"Brother Chen, Brother Chen, why haven't you come to see me for so long? Don't you like me anymore?
Woo woo woo.
Brother Chen, do you know? I miss you so much, why don’t you come to see me? And why don’t you take me to the Zhan Palace? "
"Is someone forbidding you to take me with you? Why is this person so overbearing and unreasonable? Prince Zhan's Mansion isn't hers.
Brother Chen, am I right?"
Shen Jiaojiao pouted her lips, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Dongfang Chen didn't hear a word she said.
Who is this ugly person? Why is he allowed to come to the tent?
Is it possible that the army has no discipline at all now?
Shen Jiaojiao saw that she had been talking for a long time, but her brother Chen didn't respond at all.
The more I look at Nangong Xue, the more I dislike her. How come this little bitch is so pretty?
Look at that face, so white with a rosy glow, and the skin is as tender as a peeled egg, you can definitely squeeze it to make water come out of it.
And her tall figure and figure are really enviable.
Why don't she have these advantages?
Nangong Xue looked at Dongfang Chen with a half-smile and mouthed, "You're done."
Dongfang Chen immediately expressed his attitude and mouthed the same words.
"Princess, I am wronged. Where did this lunatic come from? I don't even know her, okay?"
"hehe."
Seeing that Nangong Xue didn't speak, Shen Jiaojiao thought that she was weak, so she wanted to treat her like a soft persimmon.
I immediately knew that this person was just a vase.
She said it! Everyone knows that the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion was a useless fool who knew nothing.
In this case, I will decide on the position of Princess Zhan.
"Sister, you are so beautiful, but this is not the place for you.
It's not convenient here at all, it's all men. Wouldn't this affect your reputation?
Sister, if you don’t want rumors to spread outside, just hang out with men.”
"What would people outside think of you if they knew about this? Wouldn't you be bringing discredit to Prince Zhan's Mansion?
As someone close to the King of War, shouldn't you be respectful, polite, gentle and generous?
You... "
Nangong Xue leaned back in her chair.
With a half-smile on his face, he said, "Where did this pheasant come from? It's clucking right there. Is it preparing to lay eggs?"
Ah Chen, who is this? Why didn't you tell me you have a younger sister?
Look, I didn’t bring anything with me. It’s not nice to come here empty-handed.”
Dongfang Chen: "Princess, please don't joke. I only have one sister, and I don't know anyone else.
Deputy General Shen, I hope you can manage your people well. This is a training ground.
Why is your daughter here? Did you ignore my words?
"As the deputy commander, shouldn't you be taking the lead? You knowingly committed this offense.
What? Is this temple too small to accommodate you?
Deputy General Shen knelt on the ground with a thud, "Your Highness, you are embarrassing me. I will follow you for the rest of my life.
There will never be any wavering thought. As for my little daughter, she just arrived yesterday and said she missed me as her father and her brother.
I thought, since we are all family, I would allow her to stay here for a few days."
"But don't worry, Your Highness. As long as you give the order, I will send her away immediately.
Please forgive her this time, Your Highness. Jiaojiao is young and ignorant, and it is my fault as a father that I failed to take good care of her.
Your Majesty, if you want to punish me, please punish me. I promise I won’t do it again next time.”
"Humph! Deputy General Shen, how long have you been with me? Do you think I am someone who punishes others casually?
You don't even know where you are wrong, and you let me punish you.
What? Do you want everyone here to know that I am a cruel and merciless person? "
"No, no, no! Your Highness, I absolutely do not mean that.
Please forgive me, Your Highness. Even if you could lend me some courage, I would not have such thoughts."
Shen Jiaojiao was particularly unconvinced.
"Your Majesty, why are you doing this? Why are you punishing my father? What did he do wrong?
Besides, I didn’t do anything wrong. How can you punish us at will?
Prince, you weren't like this before. Why? Have you changed now?
Your father has been with you for a very long time. As the saying goes, you should look at the Buddha instead of the monk."
"Even if I did something wrong, Your Highness, you shouldn't treat me like this."
"oh???
Then what should I do to you? This king did not slap you to death, which has already given Deputy General Shen the greatest face.
If you dare to disrespect my princess again next time, even Deputy General Shen will not be able to save your face.
This is a military camp, not a place you can come to casually.
Vice General Shen, I hope this is the first and last time.
This is also because you have been by my side for many years. If it were someone else, you know the consequences."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I'll have Jiaojiao sent away shortly."
"Dad, why? Why are you sending me away? I still want to go to the battlefield with you.
Your Majesty, aren't you being too unfair? Women can't come to the training grounds, so what about Princess Zhan?
Isn't she a woman? Your Majesty, please don't be so hypocritical."
"Jiaojiao, how do you talk to the prince? You are following the rules your father taught you at home.
Have you forgotten everything now? You can't be so unruly, and you can't take advantage of your status to do whatever you want, understand?
And you can't be so ignorant of the rules. You must be a good and obedient child.
That way everyone will like it, otherwise it will be very annoying and hard to like.”
Nangong Xue found these words a bit harsh. What was this person trying to do? Did he think she was a pushover and was trying to talk about her in a roundabout way?
hehe.
Dongfang Chen certainly understood the meaning of Deputy General Shen's words.
Deputy General Shen: “You should deal with the matter at hand first, and don’t worry about other things.
Otherwise, I really doubt your ability to get things done, and I will consider replacing you with a deputy general."
Deputy General Shen lowered his head. The prince was not like this before.
It seems that all this is related to the princesses next to him. They have followed the prince for so long.
I also want the prince to find someone who truly loves and cares about him.
If it could be of some help to the prince, that would be the best.
But they knew that the princess had no special abilities and could do nothing. Wouldn't this be embarrassing for the prince?
The other soldiers also knew that the prince had brought the princess with him. They were very curious whether the princess was as the rumors said.
But since she is the princess recognized by the prince, they will also recognize her.
They have all been with the prince through thick and thin, so of course they know his temper.
The prince is not someone who can look down upon just anyone. If he looks down upon the princess, the princess must have her outstanding qualities.
Look, this is the right reaction. What happened just now was just jealousy.
So, everyone is on high alert, they must win this battle.
We must protect our homeland and never give in.
Nangong Xue and the other person left the imperial mausoleum. In the carriage, Nangong Xue asked with a smile.
"Achen, how did you come up with the idea of choosing the imperial mausoleum as the location? Aren't you afraid of being discovered by the emperor?"
"Humph, if you find out, then you find out. If you want me to hand over the Tiger Talisman, that's absolutely impossible.
If he has the ability, he can come and get it himself. Why should I give it to the person I brought out myself?
Even if he is my father, it won’t work. I only know what belongs to me and I have to protect it myself.
Princess, I must learn from you in this regard."
"Haha, you finally discovered the good side of this princess. Now, don't you feel that as long as you take care of your own life and death and don't care about the lives of others, don't you feel relieved and comfortable?
Life is only a few tens of thousands of days long, why do we have to live in frustration? It is not good to live out yourself and live freely.
Eat when you want, drink when you want, play when you want, do whatever you want, don’t think about anything else.
You felt so aggrieved when you were alive, wouldn't you feel even more aggrieved when you died?"
"Ahem."
The people outside were really surprised to hear what the princess said.
Why does the princess think so differently from everyone else? Although it's shocking, it's true when you think about it.
They are very lucky to be able to follow such a master in their life.
The masters never despised them as servants, nor did they beat or scold them at will.
If it were another master, he would take his anger out on others if he was unhappy.
They can only repay their master by doing their utmost to protect his safety.
When necessary, they will sacrifice their lives for the safety of their master.
The carriage returned to the palace via the path outside.
Nangong Xue took out many bombs and left them in the palace for emergency use.
After all, someone is bound to cause trouble when they leave, so let them see whether they can enter Prince Zhan's Mansion at will.
I'm afraid you can get in but not get out.
The butler had also seen a lot of ups and downs and knew that the princess had her own secrets.
He immediately knelt down and swore allegiance until death.
Nangong Xue helped the housekeeper up.
“Butler, there’s no need to be so polite. The safety of the palace is now in your hands.
If there is anything happening in the palace, you must inform us, and you can close the door to visitors during this period.
No matter who comes, we won’t see them, to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.”
"Be sure to be careful not to let anyone else in. The prince and I are not in the palace now.
Some people are definitely very long-handed, but if anyone dares to do something bad to you, don't let him go.
Just one word: kill."
"Yes, Princess, please rest assured, my subordinates will guard the palace and await your triumphant return."
Nangong Xue took out a few trackers and gave them to the butler, “Butler, you must keep this little thing, I will teach you how to use it.
This is the fastest way to contact us, faster than carrier pigeons.
That way, we won’t delay anything.”
"Yes, Princess."
Although the housekeeper was old and had never been exposed to such new things, he learned quickly.
I quickly learned how to use the tracker to send messages. I was surprised by how fast it was.
He tried it, and immediately he received the message as soon as he sent it to the princess.
Wouldn't this way we can know what happened in the palace first?
Okay, that’s really great.
Nangong Xue also left behind many high-quality wound medicines, hemostatic medicines, and anti-inflammatory medicines.
In order to avoid emergency use, he also instructed the housekeeper not to be reluctant to use these medicines, and to use them only if anyone was injured.
Of course, a lot of miscellaneous items were left behind in case of emergency.
Once everything is done and they are ready to go, they will definitely leave early.
If we don't set off early, won't others take advantage of us?
They want to catch others off guard and leave the enemy confused.
So the two of them set off in the middle of the night, and of course, An Yi and a few others were also there.
The two set out from the back door of the palace and took a low-key carriage.
The carriage looks low-key on the outside, but it hides a secret inside.
This is a modified carriage that is very comfortable to sit in and does not shake at all.
Nangong Xue doesn't want to suffer. You damn traitors, just wait and see how this princess will deal with you.
Isn't it good to just live peacefully? Why do you have to jump out and make trouble?
The carriage moved very slowly at night and it took more than an hour to leave the capital.
The further we walked outside, the more remote it became. Even though it was late at night, we could still feel the desolation.
The crops in the fields were not growing well, with weeds growing everywhere. There were still people working in the middle of the night.
These grains are the lives of the people. They cannot survive without them.
Some people make a living by growing a little food and selling it, and the people at the bottom of society are always the ones who suffer the most.
Although Nangong Xue usually said that she was hard-hearted and not a good person, she felt really bad when she saw all this.
If it's an official who's corrupt, the problem can still be solved. They're corrupt officials! Just confiscate their property.
Dongfang Chen knew what his princess was thinking and held Nangong Xue in his arms.
Comforting.
"Princess, I know what you are thinking, but now is not the right time.
The current situation is unstable and the world may be in chaos. After we finish this battle, you can give these people high-yield crops and teach them how to grow them.
I believe that in the near future, people will be able to live a prosperous life.
I know you can't bear to see the people suffer, and neither can I."
“As the saying goes, whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world. If a top leader loses even the most basic support of the people,
The country is not far from being destroyed. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."
Nangong Xue leaned on Dongfang Chen's chest and said, "Achen, you must hold power in your hands from now on.
Just find an obedient person to sit in that position; the people are innocent."
"Yes. Princess, I will obey you. I will never give up my power.
If you want the power in my hands, you must... "
Nangong Xue didn't let Dongfang Chen continue.
Some things are very metaphysical, so you can't make vows casually when nothing is wrong.
Dongfang Chen felt that he had used up all his good luck in this life.
He met such a good princess, who was not only a time traveler, but also had her own special abilities.
If other people knew about these abilities, it would be a disaster.
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