Chapter 220 Only Being an Emperor Will Not Suffer
Xiangying watched Xining die.
Her eyes widened.
Gao Liang stood up from the ground and said to the Black Armor Army, "You can take the princess's body back and report back."
The Black Armor Army came up to carry Princess Xining away, but Xiangying suddenly raised his hand and drew out Jie Chen's sword.
With a "hum" sound, the sword tip vibrated and pointed directly at Gao Liang's throat.
Gao Liang narrowed his eyes and said, "You are just a criminal slave, what do you want to do?"
There was a dark and cold chill in Xiangying's phoenix eyes.
"You killed the princess of your own country, and now that she is dead, you don't even show any sadness. How can this be justified?"
Gao Liang raised his head slightly, and his tone was even more condescending.
"This is the emperor's order. The princess should uphold her honor and chastity. This is what she should do."
Xiangying's sword edged an inch closer again. She shouted angrily, "I said she was innocent! Are you worried about what people would say and the criticism from the neighboring countries? Are you going to let her die in vain?"
The leader of the Black Armor Army beside Gao Liang said coldly: "How dare you! The Emperor's order must not be violated. If you continue to make trouble, we will not be polite."
Jie Chen grabbed Xiangying's hand and wanted her to put away her sword.
"Xiangying!" He signaled with his eyes and shook his head slightly.
Xiangying's eyes were red: "Are you also indifferent to this?"
Xie Chen's eyes were filled with complex expressions, and he spoke in a low voice: "This is how the world is now. Xining is dead, let them take him back. We can't leave his body in the wilderness."
Gao Liang stood by, with his hands in his sleeves, and said meaningfully: "A princess is a princess. She died for her honor, and the emperor will reward her with a lavish burial."
Xiangying stared at Gao Liang and gritted his teeth.
She wanted to kill him right away!
Jie Chen pressed her hand down with his own strength, and his palm pressed on the back of her hand holding the hilt of the sword.
When his back was facing Gao Liang and the others, Xie Chen lowered his voice and said to her, "A wise person should avoid the sharp edge. If we make a fuss now, we won't be able to avenge Xining."
"I will never forget Xining's death. Put down your sword first. After entering the capital, there are many things we can plan slowly!"
Xiangying looked at him with red eyes, but saw that Jiechen's eyes were full of dark depth.
She slowly loosened her grip, and Jie Chen pulled out the sword.
Gao Liang snorted coldly upon seeing this.
"Deputy General Jie, I have to remind you that it is better to follow strict rules when dealing with prisoners!"
Xie Chen pursed his thin lips into a line, stared at him, and said nothing.
Then, Gao Liang closed Xining's eyes himself and the Xuanjia Army carried Xining's body downstairs.
Xiangying followed them and saw that under the bright sunlight, the black-armored soldiers at the back of the team lifted the veil to reveal a gorgeous coffin.
These people came in such a huge force to take Xining's life.
Xiangying held the children's hands and watched in silence as they put Princess Xining's body into the coffin.
In the distance, people were looking around in confusion, so Gao Liang shouted, "Princess Xining was kidnapped by bandits on her way to marry a princess. To protect her reputation, she chose to commit suicide! Her soul will live forever, and her spirit will be immortal."
"Open the coffin and send the princess home!" He gave an order and the Black Armor Army shouted in unison.
As they shouted "Send the princess home", the Black Armor Army left the town quickly like a black cloud.
Xiangying stood there, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
The sunlight fell on her, making her porcelain-white face look slightly transparent.
In a pair of dark and cold phoenix eyes, there surged unspeakable emotions.
Jie Chen looked at her sideways and said, "It's time for us to go too."
Xiangying replied: "Is it always like this... Jiechen, you are always hindered by the emperor's orders, forced by him, and choose many things you don't want to choose?"
Xie Chen paused slightly.
He didn't say anything, but just looked in the direction Xining left.
Then, he said in a deep voice: "Xining's ending is still good. If it were another princess, maybe..."
He didn't finish the rest of his words, but Xiangying guessed it.
As the emperor is in a high position, the lives and deaths of others are just pawns in his power manipulation.
As long as he wanted, he could easily take someone's life, even if that person was his child or relative.
This is true for Xiangying, Xiechen, and Xining.
They seem to have noble status, but in fact, they are just bargaining chips in the hands of those in power.
When the time comes to sacrifice, they will be thrown away without hesitation.
Xiangying used to just want to plunder along the way and then live a good life with his children.
She came from the end of the world and was not the real princess of the Western Zhou Dynasty, so whenever they talked about restoring the country, she did not feel any strong emotions in her heart.
She just wanted to find a good place to live a quiet and happy life in a quiet corner.
But now, Xiangying feels that his previous thoughts were wrong.
If those in power are such callous, selfish tyrants, how can she live a peaceful life?
The people are suffering, the princess is suffering, who isn’t suffering?
Only the emperor himself.
Xiangying clenched her fingertips, something sprouted in her heart, urging the bright flames in her eyes to burn fiercely.
She turned and looked at Jie Chen: "I will follow you to Beijing."
Xie Chen brought two teams of soldiers to suppress the bandits, and the remaining exiles were placed in an inn near Baicheng.
On the way back, Xie Chen gave his horse to Xiangying.
Xiangying didn't say anything, just kept looking ahead, not knowing what he was thinking.
The children noticed that she was in a bad mood and behaved well by not going up to disturb her.
The three little ones followed the sour scholar, and Xiang Xiuxiu called him "Uncle Scholar" all the time, which made the sour scholar very happy.
He took out all his money bags and gave them to Xiang Xiuxiu.
"Xiu Xiu, when we get to Baicheng, you can buy whatever delicious food there is. Buy whatever you want."
The skinny monkey made two noises nearby, feeling angry that Xiang Xiuxiu was closer to Suan Xiucai.
He looked at the sour scholar and said, "What can you buy with your two taels of silver? Xiuxiu, Uncle Monkey is richer than him, so don't bother with him. Let Uncle Monkey carry you on his back for fun."
Xiang Xiuxiu shook her little head and said, "Both uncles are very nice. Don't worry, Uncle Monkey. I'll play with Uncle Scholar for a while and then I'll go talk to you."
The sour scholar burst into laughter.
"You little girl, you really are generous and generous. You don't leave anyone behind."
As he spoke, he bent down and asked Xiang Xiuxiu, "Now that you and Uncle Xiucai are good friends, can you tell Uncle Xiucai where the Lu Feiyi who went with you has gone?"
After saying this, Xiangying, who was sitting on horseback, looked down.
"Lu Feiyi is gone?" She was a little surprised.
Xie Chen raised his eyebrows in surprise.
It turns out that Xiangying didn’t go with Lu Feiyi?
Judging from her expression, she had no idea that Lu Feiyi had also left.
The sour scholar nodded: "Yes, we thought he ran away with you."
Xiang Xiuxiu waved her hands: "No, we haven't seen him for a long time."
Xie Chen reached out and touched Xiang Xiuxiu's head.
He said calmly: "Just run away, he's just a pirate, it doesn't matter."
Xiangying found it strange.
This Lu Feiyi, at the beginning, took the initiative to say that he wanted to join Jie Chen and his group and follow them on the journey.
Now that you have found an opportunity, you run away again?
When Xie Chen brought Xiang Ying back to the exile team, the first person he saw was the seventh princess Xiang Rongrong.
Her eyes widened and the cabbage in her hand fell to the ground with a snap.
"Big sister... Big sister is back!"
After these words were spoken, many people came out of the tents.
Xiang Qianqian came out of the house, waving a round fan, covering her face, and looked forward in confusion.
Xiangying was caught by Jiechen so quickly? He must be punished as a fugitive!
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