Chapter 218 Xiangying, we can be friends
Without hesitation, Xie Chen turned to Xiang Ying and said, "Take the child back to the inn first."
Xiangying frowned slightly: "I'm not afraid of them."
Xie Chen urged sternly: "Go quickly!"
Xiangying lowered his head and looked at the three little ones blinking beside him, and decided to take the children away first.
Taoxue, Qi Fengyi and A'ren all followed her upstairs.
Xiangying returned to the room he had just left. Taoxue was at the window, peeking through a crack at the downstairs.
The entire street was cleared by the Black Armor Army that had rushed over. It looked as if they wanted to kill them on the spot!
Xie Chen was talking to the leader of the Black Armor Army. Tao Xue was far away and couldn't hear what they were saying.
Suddenly, Tao Xue said nervously, "It's over. I saw a senior official in a brown robe getting off a sedan chair. Could it be another imperial envoy?"
Qi Fengyi clenched the sword in his hand and said, "If they dare to disrespect the princess, we will fight to the death!"
Xiangying was very calm.
She was braiding Xiang Xiuxiu's hair and said lazily, "Don't worry, the dog emperor of South Vietnam is still waiting to get the imperial seal from me, and he won't kill us."
Tao Xue was confused: "Then what's the purpose of this posture...Are they going to settle accounts with Deputy General Jie?"
Ah Ren shook his head, "Impossible. Deputy General Xie has made great contributions in suppressing the bandits. Even if he accidentally let us go, it was a mistake. Now our merits and demerits have been offset. It must be something else."
Just then, someone knocked on the door.
Everyone in the room immediately became alert, and the three little ones quickly gathered around Xiangying, ready to protect her.
Qi Fengyi went to open the door with a sword, thinking that it would be Jie Chen or the imperial envoy who came.
However, standing outside the door was Princess Xining.
Princess Xining glanced into the house and smiled: "I was resting next door. I heard that you guys are back. Xiangying, I want to chat with you for a while. Do you mind?"
Xiangying nodded quietly: "Okay."
Princess Xining was originally going to return to the capital under the escort of Pei Qinglin, but an urgent report came from the capital in the morning saying that another team would be arranged to pick her up.
So Pei Qinglin left first.
After Princess Xining came in, she took the initiative to say, "I asked my servants to buy some new and interesting things. You can let the children take a look."
Xiangying realized that she wanted to talk alone, so he nodded to Taoxue.
Ah Ren refused to go far and said, "I'll just stand outside."
After they finished talking, they all left, leaving only Xiangying and Princess Xining.
"Princess, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Princess Xining smiled and said, "Nothing else. It's just that you are agile and calm in times of danger. You are very different from the princess of the Western Zhou Dynasty that I have heard of."
"To be honest, before you went deep into the bandit's lair to save me, I had no good impression of Xi Zhou. But after meeting you, I feel that Xi Zhou is not completely without merit."
"Xiangying, you have a straightforward and straightforward personality. General Pei also told me about your performance along the way. Your temperament suits my taste. I believe we can become friends."
Xiangying raised his phoenix eyes and looked at her meaningfully: "Princess, are you here just to be my friend?"
Princess Xining pursed her lips, stood up, walked to the window and looked at the group of people below.
"They are coming here aggressively, and I'm afraid they are going to treat you badly. If I step in and forcibly protect you, maybe there is a chance that you can enter the city safely."
The light and shadows in the room were slanted. Princess Xining was standing by the window, and Xiangying was sitting not far away.
"Thank you for your kindness, Princess. However, I believe that Deputy General Xie will protect my life. At least before I enter the Nanyue Palace, there will be no threat."
Princess Xining laughed and said, "That's because you don't know my father's methods. He has many ways to torture people, which will make people live a life worse than death."
"But..." She changed the subject, "If you can give me the jade seal, then your fate will not be in the hands of others. I will let you control your own life and death."
It turned out that it was for the imperial seal again.
Xiangying looked at her with great interest, his dark eyes glistening with tears.
"Excuse me, the princess wants the imperial seal. Is it to present it to the emperor of South Vietnam to curry favor with him?"
Unexpectedly, there was a hint of mockery in Princess Xining's eyes.
"Pleasure? There is no one in this world who is worthy of my flattery."
She turned her head and looked at Xiangying: "Of course I want to use it for my own benefit. To tell you the truth, I'm tired of the unequal life."
"I have been proficient in both civil and military affairs since I was young. I am not inferior to my brothers in anything. I want to be strong and motivated and strive to be the best in everything."
"However, just because I am a girl, my achievements in flood control have become Sixth Brother's, and my merits in suppressing rebellions have become Second Brother's. Even when I strictly discipline myself and never show weakness, they all say that my father is blessed and that his children are all outstanding. Isn't it ridiculous?"
"Everyone praises me as the most outstanding princess, but what's the point? In the eyes of my father and brother, the value of the most outstanding princess is to become a better bargaining chip when it comes to marriage."
When she said this, she clenched her fists tightly, with resentment flashing in her eyes.
The light and shadow coming in from the window intertwined on her face, like an angry Bodhisattva in a temple.
"Why must I be the one to marry? Why must everything I do be the glory of my father and brother?"
"So, when I met those bandits, I was very happy and let them capture me. I was ready to catch them all at once when the opportunity arose. I believe that after seeing my ability, my father will give up the idea of sending me to marry."
Princess Xining turned her head and stared at Xiangying.
"Xiang Ying, I need the Imperial Seal. With it, I can get rid of my identity as a woman. When they look at me, the first thing they think of is not the Fourteenth Princess of South Vietnam, but that I am the one who holds power and decides their life and death."
"We are both women, and you must have suffered such injustice. The Western Zhou Dynasty has been destroyed, and you will be in trouble if you hold the jade seal. But I promise you that if I get the jade seal, I will not let you become a prisoner."
"If I can create a peaceful and prosperous world in the future, I will give you justice! How do you think?"
The last sentence is really powerful.
Xiangying could even see the burning ambition in her dark eyes.
It turned out that Princess Xining had even begun to think about becoming the person in power herself.
Xiangying thought it was praiseworthy, but unfortunately...
She shook her head: "I don't have the imperial seal."
Princess Xining's eyes suddenly darkened, and then she smiled bitterly: "You won't give it to me."
Xiangying looked at her calmly: "I really don't have the imperial seal. At the moment when the country was destroyed, my father said that the imperial seal was with me in order to divert the attention of millions of troops and attract the enemy to humiliate me."
"He took advantage of the time when the enemy was attacking the city and looting the harem to escape with his beloved concubine and treasures. He was even so anxious that he broke down the city gates, allowing us to enter the inner palace without reservation."
Princess Xining opened her eyes slightly wide when she heard this.
She reacted: "How can there be such a despicable father in the world?! I really want to smash his bones with my own hands!"
Xiangying smiled and said, "As you said, the Western Zhou Dynasty is nothing but yesterday's clouds and smoke to me. If I had the jade seal, I would give it to you. What a pity."
Princess Xining was silent for a moment, then regained her confidence.
"It doesn't matter. If I don't have the imperial seal, I will go and get it myself."
She came over, her eyes sparkling, and said to Xiangying: "I will remember your kindness in saving me, Xiangying, you must hold on until the day I take power. By then, I will definitely let you and your child go."
When the two looked at each other, they revealed a feeling of mutual admiration.
Xiangying smiled and said, "Okay, I'll remember it."
I heard footsteps coming up the stairs, and soon, I heard voices outside the door.
"Xiangying, the deputy general wants you to go down." It was the sour scholar.
Xiangying lowered his head and said, "Princess, I'm leaving first."
Princess Xining stepped forward and hugged Xiangying.
"Take care, see you in the capital."
Xiangying nodded, turned around and left.
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