Another year passed, and Qin An Ning seemed to have let it go and did not mention proposing marriage again.
Everyone thought he had let it go, even Xue Ying thought so.
Xue Ying is seventeen years old this year, but she resists getting married.
She begged her father: "Dad, I don't want to get married, but I can go to the battlefield and defend our country with you."
She didn't understand why her father suddenly forced her to get married.
Xue's father was very cold: "Girls must marry eventually. When you were young, I indulged you a little, but now if you don't get married, you will become an old maid. Your sisters will also have difficulty finding a good husband because of you."
Xue Ying shed tears: "Father, but, but I don't want to get married."
"But you are a woman, destined not to be the same as men. This is the way the world is."
"But father, I don't want to marry casually. At least, I want to find someone I like."
She cried, tears streaming down her face, and banged her head, no longer having the pride she once had.
"What's the use of liking someone? Can it be eaten? If you behave yourself, Dad will find you a good family."
Xue Ying shook her head, her eyes full of despair.
She didn't want to, didn't want to get married without any reason.
She protested by going on a hunger strike for three whole days, without drinking a drop of water or eating a grain of rice.
But Xue's father had stayed in the military camp for too long. If she refused to eat, she would have someone force her to eat and stand by to prevent her from vomiting. If she vomited, the person would cover her mouth quickly and firmly.
After being tortured like this, in just half a month, Xue Ying lost more than ten pounds as if all her energy had been drained away.
Her face, which originally had some baby fat, has now become sunken.
But she still didn't want to get married. She would rather be in pain than be numb.
She didn't want to marry into the royal family and compete with a group of equally pitiful women.
She also didn't understand why her father never wanted her to learn these things in the past. She was even freer than some men.
She read the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as military books, but never learned any women's virtues or precepts, nor did she learn needlework.
Now she has to give up everything she had in the past and live a quiet life as a woman in the harem. How can she do that?
The only way to resist is this.
Seeing that she was still unmoved, Xue's father thought of other solutions.
After all, he is a father, and he knows too well how to control Xue Ying.
He tied up Xue Ying's younger sister and brought her before her: "If you continue to make trouble like this, your younger sister will be punished along with you."
She looked at her fourth sister's frightened little face and tearful eyes, and she fell to the ground as if she had lost all her energy.
She agreed, she agreed to get married.
She can suffer on her own and resist on her own.
But her sister was innocent, and she couldn't let an innocent person be punished along with her.
She calmed down and began to embroider her wedding dress peacefully like any other woman.
She had never learned it before, so it was extremely difficult for her to do it.
Her fingers were pierced by needles, and were covered in blood, just like her heart, which was covered in bruises.
She numbly recited the female training, gradually restraining her edge and trying hard to be tactful.
She knew that she had to be tolerant in the future. After all, her future husband would take concubines and maids, and as the wife of the main wife, she should be generous.
Late at night, she suddenly heard a strange noise while she was sleeping. Before she could react, someone covered her mouth with his hand. The hand was very big and covered most of her face, leaving only a pair of frightened eyes.
"Aying, don't be afraid, it's me."
It’s Qin Anning.
Without realizing it, she quickly relaxed.
Seeing that she relaxed, Qin An Ning let go.
Xue Ying turned around and looked him straight in the eye.
Qin An Ning was wearing a nightgown and had her hair tied up in a high ponytail. The lower half of her face was covered, revealing only a pair of charming and affectionate peach blossom eyes.
The two looked at each other in silence, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
It was Xue Ying who decided to break the silence first: "What are you doing here?"
"Aying, you will be my queen."
Two voices rang out at the same time. Xue Ying looked at him in disbelief: "Qin Anning, are you crazy?!"
"I'm really going crazy." I'm going crazy thinking about you.
"Aying, if you marry me, I won't let you have any worries. You are not only my wife, you are also yourself."
When Xue Ying heard these words, her nose felt sore. She knew how heavy these words were.
"But I'm still engaged..."
"Don't worry, I've cleared all obstacles for you. As long as you're willing, you can do whatever you want. As long as you have me in your heart, I will be your most loyal supporter."
"As long as you are willing to follow me, I will help you solve whatever you are worried about."
His eyes were sincere, and Xue Ying saw herself in them.
After a moment of silence, she stretched out a hand, she wanted to take a gamble.
The next moment, that slender hand was firmly grasped by a big hand.
"Got you, Ying."
In an instant, Xue Ying's heart began to beat wildly.
His eyebrows were curved, and even though only his eyes were exposed, one could feel how happy he was at the moment.
I don’t know what method Qin An Ning used, but Xue’s father finally agreed to cancel the engagement and let her marry Qin An Ning.
She married the young man she loved as she wished.
Qin Anning's harem was just like his father's, useless.
He only has one wife, Xue Ying.
It took him a year to make everyone accept that his methods were even more ruthless than those of his father.
Just three months after their marriage, he ordered Xue Ying to lead the troops to war.
This is what Xue Ying has always wanted to do.
Xue Ying did not disappoint him. She was strategic, intelligent, and tactical.
These advantages, combined, compensated for her inherent physical deficiency as a woman.
When Tang Wan heard the news, she also asked him, "Aren't you afraid that she'll get hurt on the battlefield? In such a place with so much swords and sabers, she could lose her life if she's not careful."
She deliberately provoked him: "Besides, if your foundation is damaged and you can't have children, don't you care?"
"Mother, I naturally care about Aying's safety. I care more than anyone else."
"But this is what she wants to do. I told her I won't restrict her. She can do whatever she wants."
"Father, my son can do it too. If I can't have children, my sister's child can inherit the throne. As long as Aying is happy, that's all."
He raised his head with some pride at this moment: "Mother, where is father?" He wanted to tell his father that everything depends on people, and he is not the kind of heartless person. He, like his father, is willing to make concessions for his wife.
Speaking of Qin Xuanzhi, Tang Wan was also somewhat helpless: "Your father has not been feeling well these days. He said he needs to be separated from me for a while to recuperate. No one is allowed to visit him, alas."
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