Chapter 2: Borrowing the Princess's Power
The carriage was moving very steadily. Rendong remembered that when the eldest princess returned to the country last year, the emperor bestowed numerous rewards on her, including a villa built on the former ancestral home of the Shen family.
The emperor also registered the border's strong women camp under the name of the eldest princess.
Back then, the Yan Jingfu Battalion was led by the late emperor's Queen Shen. The 8,000-strong battalion had made great military achievements and was well-known. They were the army that helped the late emperor conquer the world.
Later, the Shen family was implicated in treason and the entire family was executed, and Queen Shen was also ordered to commit suicide.
But nine years ago, the late emperor rehabilitated the Shen family and rebuilt the Eight Hundred Strong Women Camp, which was led by the general.
The general wanted the junior general to give the token to the princess. This was official business, and Rendong didn't dare to ask any further questions.
After a while, the carriage stopped outside the villa.
Xie Yao got out of the car with a knife in hand, gripping the handle tightly.
Although her body was injured, at least she could still lift the knife at this moment.
She would never give up holding the knife again.
Before he could knock on the door, the gate of the villa suddenly opened and a carriage drove out.
The accompanying young eunuch was handsome. When he saw Xie Yao, he stepped forward and asked, "Who dares to stop the princess's carriage?"
Xie Yao presented the brocade box in her arms: "Your servant Xie Yao, on the orders of the General, is delivering this old item to Her Royal Highness the Princess."
The young eunuch was just wondering when a hand as white as snow suddenly reached out from the carriage. A golden phoenix bracelet adorned the white wrist. The curtain was lifted and a cold, low female voice rang out, "Present it."
Xie Yao handed the brocade box to the young eunuch and waited quietly outside the car.
This brocade box was given to her by the general when she decided to return to Beijing.
The general said that if she was willing, the token in the box could pave the way for her in the capital and prevent her from being bullied when she returned to the capital.
However, in her previous life, she had been away from home for many years and was eager to return. She also longed for the affection of her family, so before returning home, she decided to sheath her sword and no longer interfere in military affairs. So after meeting Lu Shenyan, she returned to the Xie family without sending any token of love.
And this time, if she wants revenge, she has to find a backer for herself.
The eldest princess is the best candidate.
After a few breaths, the young eunuch invited Xie Yao to get on the carriage.
The interior of the car was luxurious and spacious, warm as spring. The eldest princess, dressed in graceful attire, had a stern expression and looked at Xie Yao with her phoenix eyes.
This was also the first time Xie Yao met the eldest princess. The eldest princess was colder, more beautiful, and her face was paler than she had imagined.
"Do you know what's inside the brocade box?"
"I don't know. I was ordered to deliver the token and I dare not open it."
The princess lowered her eyes, her rims slightly moist, and her voice choked with sobs: "There are two letters, one of which is a suicide note left by my mother."
Xie Yao did not ask what the other letter was, but just lowered her eyes and remained silent.
The queen mother that the eldest princess mentioned was Queen Shen, the former commander of the Jianfu Camp. After the general took over the Jianfu Camp, he obtained Queen Shen's relics and returned them to the eldest princess. This was a great favor.
Xie Yao had been in the army for nine years. The general treated her like a teacher and a father. Knowing that she was returning to the capital, he did her a favor.
After a while, the young eunuch entered the carriage and whispered something in the eldest princess' ear.
"So she's the second daughter of the Wenchang Marquis's family."
The eldest princess quickly calmed down and spoke in a calm tone.
"Thank you for delivering the letter. What reward do you want? Is it gold, silver, or jewelry? Or an official position for your father? Or... if you don't want to marry Xiao Yizi, I can make the decision for you."
She had also heard about her brother's oral request to arrange a marriage between Xiao Yizi and the daughter of the Wenchang Earl's Mansion.
Xie Yao knelt and said, "I am a member of the Strong Women's Camp, and Your Highness is the leader of the Strong Women's Camp. It is my duty to serve Your Highness. However, as a woman in the army, I have been disengaged for many years and do not know the etiquette. I am afraid that if I return to the capital, I will be humiliated and criticized because of my status. I beg Your Highness to give me a token of my loyalty so that I can benefit from Your Highness's influence and not be looked down upon."
When the princess heard the words "Healthy Women Camp", her heart ached again.
That was the military camp commanded by her mother when she was alive.
"You kid, you want to take advantage of my power." The eldest princess already understood Xie Yao's thoughts.
She looked carefully into Xie Yao's deep eyes and saw the ambition and complexity in the girl's eyes.
"Never mind. I don't have any tokens to give you. But Shuangxi, you send Miss Xie back to the Wenchang Marquis's Mansion. Let's see who dares to look down on the female soldiers of the Jianfu Battalion."
The young eunuch Shuangxi quickly agreed.
Xie Yao's wish was fulfilled, and she no longer held on to any tokens: "Thank you, Your Highness!"
She got off the eldest princess's phoenix carriage. Inside the carriage, the eldest princess held the brocade box, tears in her eyes, and gently stroked the yellowed letter paper over and over again.
Xie Yao got on the carriage, Shuangxi and Rendong sat outside, and they soon arrived at Xie's house.
She lifted the carriage curtain and looked at the dark plaque of "Wenchang Earl's Mansion" with a gloomy look in her eyes.
The Xie family only asked her to return to Beijing in the name of a mother, without any real feelings at all.
Prince Jingbei Xiao Yizi was disabled, and the emperor granted him a marriage with the daughter of the Earl of Wenchang. The Xie family did not want to marry their concubine, whom they had raised for many years, into the prince's palace, but they also did not want to miss this opportunity to climb up the ladder, so they thought of her, their daughter who was thrown into the strong woman camp.
When needed, she is the legitimate daughter of the Earl's family; when not needed, she is abandoned like a worn-out shoe. This is her closest flesh and blood.
Honeysuckle got out of the car and raised her hand to ring the copper ring.
"Who?"
Honeysuckle: "It's the Second Miss who's back."
The doorman opened the door, took a look, and said disdainfully: "We only have the eldest daughter in the Wenchang Marquis's Mansion, there is no second daughter."
Xie Yao got out of the car, holding a long knife wrapped in gray cloth in her hand, and said something shocking: "Don't you remember me? I beat you when you were a child."
The middle-aged doorman was stunned. When he saw her, a long-lost fear suddenly surged in his heart.
Shuangxi, the young eunuch who originally wanted to explain for Xie Yao, twitched his mouth when he heard this.
I thought Second Miss Xie was being modest when she said she didn't know the etiquette and wanted His Highness to support her, but I didn't expect... she really didn't know the etiquette.
The doorman had actually recognized Xie Yao, but thinking of his master's instructions, he still stiffened his neck and refused to admit it: "Nonsense, I don't know you at all, you are a swindler, get out of here now, don't dirty the ground of the Bo Mansion!"
Xie Yao raised her hand and was about to slap him.
The doorman subconsciously shrank his neck and stepped back, but he didn't expect Xie Yao to raise his foot and kick him like lightning.
The other party flew out.
The doorman slammed into the door panel and screamed, spitting out blood.
"Do you remember who I am now?" Xie Yao asked.
Shuangxi and Rendong, who were watching, were stunned.
"presumptuous!"
A slightly childish and majestic voice shouted angrily.
Without even raising her head, Xie Yao grabbed Rendong's arm as expected and pulled her aside: "Stand back."
The next moment, the door opened completely, and several sharp arrows with cold light came towards him!
If Xie Yao hadn't pulled Rendong away just now, Rendong would have been injured now!
Xie Yao swung her long sword, and the blade easily knocked the sharp arrow away.
"Where did this charlatan come from, daring to act wildly in front of the Earl's house?"
A young man in riding clothes held a longbow and pointed it at Xie Yao, with handsome eyebrows and a wild expression.
Behind him, several servants holding bows and arrows gathered together, also pointing their bows at Xie Yao.
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