Chapter 618: The Deposed Princess Strikes Back at the Female General
A centurion swept the wine jar on the table to the ground. His eyes were red as he roared, "What do you mean by quibbling? You still have the nerve to call us petty. Thousands of lives were drowned in the Yunmeng River in vain. My brother's body couldn't even be fished out. He can only have a cenotaph at home!"
Du Hongliang tried to stop them but failed. If Su Ziyan had just been the Princess Rui and didn't show up in front of the Southwest Army, they would have no choice but to bear with it. After all, Su Ziyan's status was different now, and they had no other choice but to curse her in private.
No one dared to rush into Prince Rui's courtyard and scold Princess Rui, as that would be courting death.
But Su Ziyan insisted on coming over to show off, and the Southwestern Army's accumulated resentment was vented out all at once, with a lot of cursing.
Su Ziyan smashed the wine bowl, very angry, "How dare you! Who told you to talk to this general like that? Have you forgotten who brought you to the capital, and who brought you to the northern border to make merit? There are always casualties in wars. If there are casualties, we can only blame them for not being good at martial arts, not others."
"You failed to protect His Royal Highness Prince Rui and caused His Royal Highness Prince Rui to be captured. His Royal Highness was generous and did not hold it against you. I also spoke well of you. His Royal Highness did not punish you. What else are you not satisfied with?"
"You all volunteered to go to the battlefield, and now you blame me for the deaths? How ridiculous! Did Ji Yunhuan never have any casualties when she led troops in battle?"
Du Hongliang's fists were clenched, he finally saw through Su Ziyan's true face.
Su Ziyan usually treats them as brothers and gets along well with them, as if she has no airs at all. But when something really happens, Su Ziyan hides away faster than anyone else and doesn't care about their life or death at all.
The only person Su Ziyan cares about is Prince Rui. As long as they can contribute to Prince Rui's career, their lives are not worth mentioning at all.
Even if they all died, it was only natural, and Su Ziyan didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt at all.
Du Hongliang still had some sense. He stopped the centurion who was about to rush over and beat someone up, and said coldly: "General Su, please go back. The Southwest Army does not welcome you!"
"You have indeed been bribed by Ji Yunhuan!" Su Ziyan said, "The Southwest Army was led by this general, and they should have obeyed my command. It is not your turn to make decisions."
"Ji Yunhuan promoted you, and you became her lackey. All of you have been deceived by Ji Yunhuan. She has won you over just to deal with me and King Rui. Do you think she is truly doing this for your own good? She is just using you as cannon fodder!"
"A lot of you have died in the past two months, right? Ji Yunhuan must have given you the most dangerous tasks, letting you charge in the front while she sits back and reaps the benefits..."
Su Ziyan yelled particularly loudly, cursing Ji Yunhuan non-stop. More and more Southwestern Army troops gathered together, even some from the Beijing Logistics Department.
Seeing that there were more and more “own people”, Su Ziyan cursed even more vigorously.
"Ji Yunhuan is just a spoiled young lady who has been kept in seclusion. She doesn't know how to fight at all. Her military achievements are all fake. They were earned by you risking your lives! Don't be fooled by her. Look, she can't even drink. She spends all day writing poetry. How can she be a general?"
Someone in the Southwest Army immediately retorted: "General Ji doesn't like to drink, and she doesn't treat us as brothers, but she knows how to deploy troops and can save us from casualties."
Someone from the Beijing Supply Army also echoed, "Right, right, right. General Ji likes to drink tea and play chess. He looks gentle when he's not taking action, but he's very powerful when it comes to killing people! He can really fight one against a hundred. We brothers all admire him!"
The Southwest Army added: "General Ji also likes to read books. She reads books on military affairs and medical techniques. General Ji is not only good at martial arts, but also good at medicine. Many medicines were prepared by General Ji. My leg was also saved by General Ji."
The Beijing Yijun Army was not willing to be outdone. "She will never let us die. She will lead the troops to rescue us. She will also practice the battle formation in advance to prevent the soldiers from running around blindly on the battlefield, causing more casualties."
"General Ji sent a message to the southwest to get compensation for his dead brothers. What did you do? You just hid in the house and didn't care about anything. You are not worthy of being a general!"
"General Ji killed two generals who were trying to steal the credit. She will take the initiative to check the military merits and will not let capable people be buried. What right do you have to slander General Ji like this?"
Su Ziyan was forced to retreat step by step by everyone. Ji Yunhuan really had good means. In just two or three months, he gathered so many people to speak for her!
Someone took advantage of the chaos and kicked her. Her hamstring had not yet fully recovered, and she staggered and fell directly on the table.
She was hit hard on the back several times. She didn't know who punched her. The wine on the table was flowing all over. Su Ziyan's hair was scattered and stuck together. Her face was scratched by broken porcelain pieces and it hurt a lot.
She propped herself up and stood up, roaring, "Who on earth are you? You are committing treason, I will let His Highness chop off your heads!"
No one admitted it, and Du Hongliang lied with his eyes open, "It was obviously General Su who couldn't stand steadily. You were seriously injured and you shouldn't have drunk so much. Everyone saw it, but no one pushed General Su. She fell down because she was drunk."
Su Ziyan now no longer has the healing function of the system, and fearing that she would be left with scars on her face, she rushed to heal her wounds and did not dare to leave them for long.
"Just wait with me. Sooner or later, I will deal with you traitors! Especially you, Du Hongliang. You are stubborn and only want to curry favor with Ji Yunhuan. You will definitely regret it!"
Su Ziyan went back angrily.
When Prince Rui saw the wounds on her face, he felt distressed. These soldiers were really difficult to deal with and would not respond to any persuasion. Fortunately, he did not personally intervene, otherwise he would be the one to be embarrassed.
Prince Rui quickly asked the imperial physician to come and treat Su Ziyan's injuries. He hugged Su Ziyan and said softly, "Don't worry, I won't let you suffer in vain. Ji Yunhuan instigated those soldiers to deal with you. No matter how many injuries you suffered today, I will make her pay double in the future."
Su Ziyan was very moved. The imperial physician suggested that Su Ziyan go back to her room to rest. Su Ziyan looked at Prince Rui with affection in her eyes and said, "I won't leave. I will stay here with His Royal Highness Prince Rui."
Prince Rui had no intention of accompanying Su Ziyan back to heal her wounds. Of course he couldn't leave on such an important occasion today.
"You must heal Princess Rui. If you are left with a scar, I will not forgive you!"
The imperial physician could only bandage Su Ziyan's wounds on the spot, and the bruises on her body could only be treated with medicine after returning home. He felt that His Royal Highness Prince Rui did not dote on Princess Rui very much, and even a bonfire party was more important than Princess Rui's injuries.
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