Hearing his last words, the trembling princesses looked up at him in surprise.
As long as you surrender to Daning, you can be protected by the law like the women of Daning and don’t have to worry about becoming a military prostitute?
They had seen women from the Daning border being abducted by their Xiyuan soldiers, each one tragically reduced to military prostitutes, suffering utter torture, and dying in such a state that they were unrecognizable...
After the fall of the Western Yuan Dynasty, they thought they could not escape the same fate.
So they live more and more numb and desperately day by day.
But now the Emperor of Daning actually told them that as long as they were willing to surrender, they could escape such a tragic fate and become ordinary, innocent women!
If this were really possible, why would they be unwilling to surrender?
They never want to hurt others, nor do they want others to hurt them. They just want to be ordinary women, take care of their husbands and children, and live a peaceful life...
They looked at Emperor Daning with tears in their eyes and spoke one after another.
"Your Majesty, we are willing to submit!"
"The invasion of Daning was a decision made by our father and brothers. We in Xiyuan were merely tools that were married off to warriors to solidify their positions. We had no say in the war, and we hold no hostility towards Daning!"
"Your Majesty, not all of our twenty-six tribes in the Western Yuan Dynasty want to invade Daning. Many of our tribes simply want to herd sheep and horses and live a peaceful life!"
"But those tribes that advocate war insist that the 26 tribes of the AD are all of one kinship. Anyone who dares not to join the war will be eliminated first..."
"We originally had twenty-seven tribes in Xiyuan. The Wusang tribe, where General Zhu Huaining's mother lived, was wiped out by their combined forces..."
"With the tragedy of the Wusang tribe being annihilated before us, our fathers and brothers had no choice but to participate in the war even if they didn't want to. We were forced to do so!"
With tears in their eyes, they desperately told about their helplessness and oppression in Xiyuan. As they spoke, they secretly looked at Queen Zhu Wuhuan.
Because if you want to be serious, they are actually somewhat related to this queen.
General Zhu Huaining's biological mother was a princess of the Xiyuan Wusang tribe, and this queen was General Zhu's daughter. Many of these women's ancestors had intermarried with the Wusang tribe. So, perhaps they were the queen's cousins or nieces!
"..." Zhu Wuhuan felt helpless as he was bathed in their expectant gazes.
She just came to take a look, not to recognize her relatives.
Even if this body has anything to do with these Xiyuan princesses, it has nothing to do with her.
She is a time-traveling woman.
However, when her eyes fell on several of the younger princesses and she saw them crying in panic and helplessness, she felt a little soft-hearted.
She glanced sideways at Feng Changye.
"Your Majesty, for those children who are too young to remember, please find a few kind-hearted families to send them to. They don't have to be wealthy, but don't make it too hard for them. They are all innocent children..."
She looked down at her belly and whispered, "Those girls are only a few years older than our prince. What's wrong with them?"
Feng Changye looked at her sideways.
I thought to myself, the prince is still sleeping in your belly, and you nag him every day. His little ears are about to get calluses from all the nagging.
He squeezed her fingers and said, "Okay, for the sake of the Queen and the Emperor, I will find a good place for the younger ones."
The princesses in the yard were extremely excited when they heard the conversation between the emperor and the empress.
They quickly nudged the younger princesses and asked them to express their gratitude.
Although the little princesses were still young and ignorant, they knew that if they thanked their master, they would not have to die. They were all very happy and kowtowed to Zhu Wuhuan and Feng Changye.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace!"
The wet nurses holding the little princesses also kowtowed to express their gratitude on behalf of their masters.
Seeing those innocent and pure eyes without any shadow, the panic and despair disappeared in an instant, and were replaced by full smiles. Zhu Wuhuan couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of his mouth.
They cannot let war erase the beauty of human nature.
If they cannot even let these innocent weak women and ignorant children go, then what is the difference between them and the executioners who held up the butcher knives in the Western Yuan Dynasty?
She glanced sideways at Feng Changye.
Historically, his hands were stained with blood. A year later, when he personally led an expedition against the eastern tribes, he killed all the enemy troops and even spared the families of the soldiers, leaving no one alive.
But the man sitting next to her at this moment was completely different from the one in history.
He would pardon those innocent children because he himself was a father.
He will love the people around him because someone loves him.
Perhaps his cruelty in history was simply because no one loved him since he was a child, so he was indifferent and had no empathy for the world.
How can a person who has never been loved share his love with others?
Her heart was touched, and she couldn't help but squeeze his fingers tightly. She couldn't help but want to praise him for being so well behaved now. "Your Majesty, you are so kind. How much blessing did this concubine and I accumulate in our past lives to have a husband like you and a father like you in this life?"
She was not the only one who was touched.
After hearing her inner voice and her gentle praise, Feng Changye felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
His queen was feeling sorry for him and coaxing him again.
He couldn't help but gently hold her in his arms.
A voice in my heart said, "No, having you and the emperor is my blessing. It is you who have given my heart a place to turn to, and it is you who have made me different from those in history."
The officials and guards secretly glanced at the emperor and empress.
Oh my, they have never seen such a sweet couple!
At this time, the guard who went to get Daning's clothes came back and waited for the order.
Feng Changye reluctantly let go of Zhu Wuhuan and ordered the guards with a cold face, "Bring the clothes in for them. It's up to them whether to change or not."
The guards respectfully brought the clothes in and placed them on the stone table in the yard.
When the princesses saw it, they were so excited that they ran over to get the clothes.
Even the four people who had refused to kneel with Princess Ruoshui before hurried over.
“…” Princess Ruoshui turned her head to look at her compatriots rushing over and silently gritted her teeth.
Everyone else had left, and she was the only one left standing. She was really in a dilemma, feeling resentful and embarrassed.
She hated her compatriots for abandoning her.
She was torn about whether to give in and change into Daning clothes.
Feng Changye and Zhu Wuhuan kept looking at her with amusement. When she made a difficult decision and was about to move towards the stone table, Feng Changye slowly called her.
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