Zheng Dan felt a pang of regret: "If I had known it would turn out this way, I should have gone to see her back then."
Because of her special status as the emperor's sister-in-law, she usually tries to avoid getting involved in palace decisions as much as possible in order to avoid suspicion.
In addition, she kept in mind Zuan's reminder and was preparing to leave the palace in case of disaster, so she kept a low profile.
“It’s alright, I’ll go check it out,” Zuan suddenly said with some curiosity. “By the way, in this world, Consort Tian is the Sixth Elder, Lilith. How could her father have sent a woman into the palace?”
“Ah Zu, you haven’t been in this world for long. In fact, besides us extraterrestrials, there are many natives in this world. For example, Tian Fu is one. He was originally a low-ranking military officer, but he became a member of the royal family because of his daughter. He still has a strong sense of crisis, so he specially recruited beauties from the common people, hoping that they would cooperate with his daughter to please the emperor.”
"Unfortunately, he doesn't know that the world has changed. The current emperor is the Grand Elder of the Merchant Guild, wholeheartedly focused on restoring the glory of order. He has no interest in the harem." Zheng Dan said with some disdain for the farmer's actions.
Zu An smiled and said, "Actually, even the real Emperor Chongzhen in history was not interested in women. He only wanted to revitalize the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, his terrible chess skills made the empire collapse faster the more he tried."
"Chen Yuanyuan was sent out of the palace, and then Tian Fu noticed that the emperor valued Wu Sangui highly, so he changed his mind and offered Chen Yuanyuan to Wu Sangui instead. He was really opportunistic. But little did he know that the reason the emperor valued Wu Sangui was because he was the second elder of the merchant guild." Zheng Dan's expression then became somewhat strange. "By the way, you mentioned before that the second elder was a man of deep affection who was not interested in women. Why did he accept Chen Yuanyuan?"
"So this woman must be very special. I have to meet her to find out what's going on."
After obtaining relevant information from Zheng Dan, he quickly left the palace and arrived at Wu Sangui's residence in the capital.
In this world, Wu Sangui is actually the second-in-command of the Global Chamber of Commerce, and his mansion is naturally larger and more luxurious than that of the Wu family in history.
The back garden features winding corridors and craggy rockeries, all the work of a master.
The peaks and ridges made of Taihu stones are deliberately designed to be "lean, transparent, wrinkled, and porous," and each piece is quite valuable. Because Chen Yuanyuan's hometown is in Jiangnan, these stones were specially brought from her hometown.
Unlike the pervasive atmosphere of war throughout the capital, the Wu family garden was a paradise of exotic flowers and plants in full bloom, untouched by the ravages of war.
But such a beautiful scene paled in comparison to the woman in the courtyard, as if everything was there to set her off.
The woman smiled, and the entire courtyard shimmered with light and color;
The woman frowned, and the entire courtyard seemed to lose its luster.
No introduction is needed; anyone who sees her for the first time will know that she is Chen Yuanyuan, the most beautiful woman in the world.
At this moment, several soldiers were kneeling in front of her: "Miss Chen, the capital is too dangerous now. The General has sent us to escort you to Shanhaiguan for safety."
As they talked, they secretly recalled the shock of that fleeting glimpse they had just witnessed.
Those who were sent on this mission were survivors of countless deaths and carnage, and their willpower was extremely strong.
But just one glance was enough to make them afraid to look up again, lest they offend the other by looking at her any longer.
"I'm not going anywhere." The woman said calmly, gazing at the pond in front of her. Her face, which could topple kingdoms, was reflected in the water. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, and her eyes were like autumn water.
But at this moment, endless sorrow lingered between his brows.
Several soldiers exclaimed in alarm: "Miss Chen, this is absolutely not allowed! What if Li Zicheng's army breaches the capital...?"
One can only imagine what kind of fate awaited such a stunning beauty in the hands of those peasants.
They even had a disrespectful thought: if the other party refused to leave, they would have no choice but to kidnap them by force, and at worst, commit suicide afterward to atone for their sins.
The woman shook her head again: "Go back and tell Wu Sangui that I will not go to his place, and that I will wait for someone here."
"At a time like this, who else is worth waiting for?" The soldiers were extremely anxious.
The woman smiled slightly: "That person is always worth waiting for; he will come looking for me."
Upon seeing her smile, the soldiers' minds went blank. They thought, "I'm going to die! How can there be such a beautiful person in the world?"
It was the lieutenant general who remembered his mission and said with a forced smile, "Miss Chen, we have military orders to follow, please cooperate."
"Are you planning to attack me?" The woman glanced at him lightly.
The man suddenly felt parched and at a loss for words: "No, no, we just don't want the girl to get hurt."
With the other person looking at him like that, he no longer had the urge to make a move.
Just then, a sigh came from not far away: "Since she doesn't want to go with you, why force her?"
The stunningly beautiful woman trembled, instantly stood up, and looked incredulously at the other end.
The soldiers also turned around and saw a handsome young man walking out from behind the artificial hill. They were momentarily surprised and uncertain: "Who are you?"
This was the general's private residence. The appearance of an outsider here was clearly suspicious. They were immediately filled with the thought of protecting Miss Chen and drew their swords to attack the young man.
But the young man only raised his hand slightly, and before they could even understand what was happening, they all fainted.
The man walked to the edge of the pond and looked at the stunningly beautiful woman in disbelief: "I never imagined that you were Chen Yuanyuan."
"Ah Zu!" The stunningly beautiful woman could no longer contain her emotions and threw herself into his arms, the two embracing tightly.
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