Chapter 219 Pushing Away
Ye Yuan's identity was revealed by Huo Zheng's words, and the curve of his lips faded. "As expected of the Prince of Chang'an, you have a good eye."
Shao Feiyang was startled, "Princess Xiling?"
"She, she is Princess Ye Ninglan of Xiling?"
"Why would Princess Xiling go to the front lines to lead the troops in battle?"
General Wang and others did not expect that the commander who suddenly appeared in the enemy camp was actually Xiling's notorious Princess Ye Ninglan.
Ye Ninglan is the eldest daughter of Emperor Xiling. She is not the empress's legitimate daughter, and her biological mother is unknown. However, this girl is extremely loved by Emperor Xiling. She has been rebellious since childhood and has surpassed her younger brothers to become the number one in the royal family.
She is already 22 years old this year, but has not yet married. It is rumored that all the outstanding-looking civil and military officials in the court are her slaves. She indulges in sensual pleasures on a daily basis and has a very bad reputation.
Compared with her, Princess Anyang Huo Qionghua from Daxing does not seem so excessive.
There are so many rumors about Princess Xiling, but no one says that she is both talented in literature and martial arts, and has extraordinary intelligence?
Marshal Xiling has been seriously injured for many days, and it is the Princess Xiling who has been leading the Xiling army these days.
Others may not be aware of her strength, but General Wang and his men have been fighting on the front lines and have suffered many losses at the hands of the Princess of Xiling. Otherwise, with the momentum of Prince Chang'an and his Mo Yunqi defeating the enemy, they should have driven the Xiling people back home long ago.
It’s all because of Ye Ninglan that the Xiling people are still fighting with them on the border.
Ye Ninglan heard the generals of Daxing being so surprised and immediately said, "Your King of Chang'an can come to the front line to lead the troops to fight, so why can't I come?"
General Wang said, "You are a woman. How can a woman lead troops to fight?"
Ye Ninglan said casually, "If I remember correctly, General Wang was defeated by a woman like me two days ago and had to flee in a desperate attempt to escape."
When General Wang heard this, he immediately became so embarrassed and angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick.
The other generals also fell silent. Many people had fought with Ye Ninglan, but no one could get away with it at her hands.
At this time, Jiang Hao said at the right time: "Your Majesty, the Xiling army has withdrawn, let's return to the camp."
Huo Zheng hummed, then said in a clear voice, "Sound the horn to withdraw the troops. Princess Xiling, please return to the camp as a guest."
The generals shouted loudly: "Withdraw the troops and return to the camp!"
The shouts of "Return to camp" spread from near to far, and thousands of soldiers left the battlefield in an orderly manner and quickly returned to the camp.
Jiang Hao looked at Ye Ninglan, "Princess Xiling, please."
Ye Ninglan walked up to Jiang Hao. Her hands were tied, but she didn't look like a prisoner. She sneered, "You were the one who shot that hidden arrow just now, weren't you?"
Jiang Hao remained calm, "So what?"
Ye Ninglan didn't respond, but turned to Shao Feiyang and said, "If it weren't for this guy's hidden arrow just now, I would never have been defeated by you."
A mocking arc appeared on her lips. "Young General, do you Daxing people win by attacking with hidden arrows?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Shao Feiyang wanted to refute, but when he was fighting for life and death with Ye Ninglan just now, he was indeed not at an upper hand. It was a sudden hidden arrow that made the other party dodge in a hurry and thus lost.
The person who shot the arrow was indeed from Daxing.
Shao Feiyang couldn't deny this.
Ye Ninglan didn't give Shao Feiyang a chance to say anything more, and walked forward, with several soldiers following behind to escort her back to the camp.
"Jiang Hao!" Shao Feiyang looked at Jiang Hao angrily, "Who told you to stab someone?"
Jiang Hao said, "No one. It's just that the time has come, and I saw that you were not gaining the upper hand, so I just wanted to help you."
"Who wants your help?" Shao Feiyang said angrily: "Without that hidden arrow, I can still win!"
Jiang Hao glanced at him and said, "Then let him go and fight him again."
Shao Feiyang was speechless for a moment.
After Jiang Hao finished speaking, he rode away first.
Seeing Shao Feiyang's rage, General Wang and the others tried to persuade him, "It's all for Daxing."
"Jiang Hao has always been like this, why are you angry with him?"
Shao Feiyang said no more, jumped on his horse, and returned to the camp with everyone else.
After returning to the camp, Huo Zheng discussed with the generals how to deal with the Xiling Princess. Just as he sat down, a soldier came to report, "Your Highness, the Xiling Princess wants to see you. She said that if you don't see her, you will regret it."
Everyone present looked at each other and advised, "This Princess Xiling is no ordinary woman. She wants to see the prince now, perhaps she really has something important to tell you."
"With her in hand, perhaps the war between the two countries will stop here—"
"No rush." Huo Zheng said calmly, "Let the princess wait. I'll go see her when I have time after discussing important matters with the generals."
"Yes." The soldier responded and retreated.
Seeing that the prince was not in a hurry to leave, the generals also calmed down and began to talk about military affairs.
Huo Zheng stayed in the main tent until evening. After having dinner with the soldiers, he went to the tent where Ye Ninglan was imprisoned.
Ye Ninglan was wearing iron handcuffs and leg shackles and was sitting on the bed looking at the big pot of rice brought by the soldiers.
When she saw Huo Zheng coming over, her first words were, "Prince Chang'an, are you eating the same pig food?"
"Pig food?" Huo Zheng strode in, his face expressionless. "It has meat and vegetables. How many civilians displaced by the war can't even afford this kind of food? In the eyes of the princess, it's nothing more than pig food."
Ye Ninglan paused slightly, then said in an unclear tone: "Prince Chang'an really loves his people like his own children."
Before this, Ye Ninglan always thought that the good reputation of Prince Chang'an was just for fame and fortune.
I never thought that he was such a wise king.
Huo Zheng ignored her halfhearted compliment and asked her directly, "Princess, did you send someone to invite me here just to complain about the food?"
"Of course not." Ye Ninglan stood up and walked in front of Huo Zheng, dragging the heavy shackles and chains. Her loose hair was blown by the wind and floated slowly in front of Huo Zheng.
She slowly approached Huo Zheng, "I fell in love with Prince Chang'an at first sight. I admire him deeply and want to spend the spring breeze with you..."
Before he could finish his words, Huo Zheng pushed him away.
Ye Ninglan was pushed and staggered backward. When he fell onto the table, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
She knew that she was good-looking, with a naturally beautiful face, and that no matter what she wanted to do, she could achieve twice the result with half the effort.
There is never anyone you can't get close to.
But the way Prince Chang'an pushed people away directly really opened Ye Ninglan's eyes.
Huo Zheng looked at Ye Ninglan calmly, "If you asked me to come here just to do these unnecessary things, it would be too foolish."
Love at first sight and admiration are all lies.
Ye Ninglan heard this and smiled, "Prince Chang'an, you are too boring."
Huo Zheng said, "If you don't talk about business, I'll leave."
"Okay, okay, let's get down to business." Seeing that he really wasn't buying it and was about to leave, Ye Ninglan immediately put on a serious face.
She said to Huo Zheng, "I want to make a deal with Prince Chang'an."
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