Chapter 251 Wen Xingluo unexpectedly became the leader of the rebellion
Wen Xingluo was pulled out by Wei Ying and subconsciously looked back at Xie Zan.
Xie Zan stood alone in the corridor.
He was wearing a loose fur coat with leopard print today, a thick gold chain around his neck, and a bleeding scar on his chest, probably caused by his cousin stabbing him with a knife.
He touched his bitten lip, and when he saw Wen Xingluo looking back at him, he lazily yet arrogantly called out, "Wen Ningning, you didn't know how to call for Third Brother when you saw him, right? Are you mute?"
The answer he got was a dagger thrown by Wei Ying.
After they left the East Palace, Wen Xingluo asked curiously, "Is he willing to let you out now?"
Wei Ying gritted her teeth fiercely, "He's planted a poison in me. I can't be more than ten miles away from him, or my heart and veins will be damaged and I'll die! I'll kill him sooner or later!"
Wen Xingluo glanced at the red mark on her neck and silently looked away.
Wei Ying took her through the winding palace alleys and finally into a quiet and secluded courtyard.
There were more than a dozen tables and chairs in the yard, and more than a dozen young men and women dressed as palace maids and eunuchs were sitting upright, with a history book open in front of each of them.
Pei Lin stood in front, holding a ruler in one hand, and was lecturing slowly.
Wen Xingluo raised an eyebrow.
It turned out that the person her cousin wanted to take her to meet was Pei Lin.
She glanced at the quietly studying young palace maids and asked, "Cousin, are you sending me here for further study? Are you going to train me to be a palace maid?"
Pei Lin walked over and said sternly, "These people are the remnants of the Great Wei. They are not learning how to serve others, but the history of the Great Wei."
Wen Xingluo looked at him.
She guessed correctly, Pei Lin was indeed a remnant of the Wei Kingdom.
She glanced around and saw that the young men and women present were all relatively young. They were originally children of wealthy and meritorious families, but now they had become slaves because they refused to surrender when their country was destroyed and their families were ruined.
She sympathized with them, but she had no intention of joining their efforts to restore their country.
Accompanying her mother to the capital to seek revenge was the most she could do. She did not believe that the country that had long been destroyed could be revived.
After hesitating for a moment, she still remained aloof and said, "I already read the History of the Great Wei when I was at the White Crane Academy."
"What you're reading is history embellished with rhetoric by those in power," Pei Lin said gravely. "The history books here are the true history of the Great Wei Kingdom."
Seeing Xingluo still reluctant, Pei Lin said quietly, "Your Highness must not know that the real reason the Wei nobles defected to the enemy was because the late emperor decreed that the officials' lands be confiscated and distributed to the common people, harming their interests. That's why they chose to side with Xie Zhe. Your Highness must not know that back then, our Great Wei's tax revenue was only 10%, while Xie Zhe's dynasty reached an astonishing 20%. This shows how the Zhou Dynasty's rulers and ministers were like tigers and wolves."
This was the first time Wen Xingluo was called "Princess".
She felt a little uncomfortable, "Just call me Miss Wen, Chief Supervisor Pei."
"But you are the princess of the Great Wei, and the last hope of the Great Wei royal family." Wei Ying said firmly, "We have all lost our fertility. Even Wen Rufeng and others have taken the sterilizing drug. In terms of continuing the bloodline, you are more important than me. Cousin, all the remaining people of the Great Wei will be loyal to you."
After she finished speaking, the young men and women all stood up and, led by Pei Lin, knelt around Wen Xingluo, saying respectfully, "We are willing to follow Her Highness the Princess until death!"
Wen Xingluo: “…”
She remembered that when she first entered the Zhenbei Palace, she was afraid of being implicated in Xie Guanlan's treason, and she wished she could grow up quickly, pack her bags, and escape from the palace to go her separate ways.
But now she has become the leader of the rebellion!
Xie Guanlan would definitely laugh at her if he knew.
"Well," she stuttered, "I'm actually not very qualified for this position. How about you find someone else?"
Her sister Wen Yueyin is very good.
Anyway, Wen Yueyin wants to be both a princess and a queen, so why bother with all that? She might as well just become the empress in one go.
No one around said anything, just stared at her.
Among these people, the oldest is only eighteen or nineteen years old, and the youngest is only about ten years old. They look well-behaved and clean, and they can read and write. If their parents were still alive, they would definitely be pampered. It is hard to imagine that the court would demote them to eunuchs and force them to drink safflower.
But what did they do wrong?
Their ancestors refused to surrender and died for their country. They were loyal and steadfast subjects. They did not commit any mistakes. They were just born in the wrong place, so they were accused of having sin in their blood.
Wen Xingluo's gaze fell on the youngest palace maid.
She had two buns on her head, maybe she did it herself, because the two buns looked different in size, and the bow ribbon tied with them was crooked and looked a little funny.
Wen Xingluo couldn't help but wonder if his cousin looked like this when she was a child?
What was my little cousin thinking when she was given the safflower to drink?
The girl's heart felt as if it was hit by a heavy object, causing her to suddenly ache dully.
In her heart, she still believed that Wei Ying would not be able to restore the country, but on the surface she said, "Forget it, I'll take a look at the national history."
She thought that the History of the Great Wei was just a thin book spread out on the desk, so she just flipped through it casually to satisfy these people.
As a result, Wei Ying and Pei Lin brought her two large piles of huge history books as high as a ruler!
Wen Xingluo: “…”
In fact, she didn't really want to watch it.
"We have exams every month here. I hope you can take the top spot." Pei Lin handed Wen Xingluo a collection of exam papers. "Here are the papers from the past year. You can refer to them."
Wei Ying said proudly, "Cousin, when I was studying, I was at the top of the list every month."
Wen Xingluo: “…”
I didn’t expect that even though I was planning a rebellion, I still had to take an exam first!
What good is there in getting first place in this kind of rebellion exam?!
Once the imperial court finds out, the number one will only die faster, right?!
Pei Lin ordered several young eunuchs to put the history books in boxes and move them to Wen Xingluo's bedroom under the pretext of delivering something.
Wen Xingluo flipped through the test paper collection.
In addition to some basic history questions, there are also some essay questions, such as "Please explain the 100 ways to assassinate Xie Zhe", "If you were transferred to the imperial kitchen, what would you do to Xie Zhe's meals", "Ten things that must be done after the restoration of the country" and other boring questions.
Wen Xingluo flipped through the standard answers again.
After reading the answer, she sighed.
I always feel that the hope of restoring the country is getting slimmer.
She quietly hid the history books and paper rolls under the bed.
Wei Ying hadn't left yet, and she stood outside the hall calling out to her, "Where is my aunt? Why can't I find her?"
Wen Xingluo stepped out of the palace threshold and said, "He must have gone to the imperial study to give that person some refreshments."
"Oh." Wei Ying curled her ponytail around her fingertips and suddenly pointed somewhere not far away. "Isn't that your brother or sister?"
Wen Xingluo looked over and saw Wen Rufeng and the others walking towards him with happy faces, as if they had encountered some happy event.
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