Chapter 269 I will protect you from now on!

"Who is Hua Mulan?" Xiang Fei frowned in confusion.

"She is a character in a story I have read." Song Yuqiu briefly explained the story of "Mulan joining the army in place of her father."

Xiang Fei was actually a little envious when she heard this. "It's great that she can go to the battlefield. Unlike me, I was recognized as soon as I entered the barracks."

Several people: "..."

As expected, there is still a certain gap between ideal and reality.

"But he was very kind. Not only did he not expose me, he also protected me all the way. If it weren't for him, I would have been exposed and captured by the people sent by my brother."

When Xiang Fei recalled the past, her eyes and brows softened a lot.

They trained together, hunted together, transported food and grass together, spied on the enemy together, and fought together...

They are both relatives and friends, relying on each other and even trusting each other with their backs.

When Song Yuqiu heard this, her eyes lit up, "Wow, this sounds like the beginning of love!"

Xiang Fei shook her head and said, "Later I found out that he knew from the beginning that I was General He's sister. He was nice to me because he wanted to show his courtesy to my brother. He didn't tell others about my identity because he was afraid that others would take away his credit."

Song Yuqiu's mouth twitched: "..."

The development of this story was beyond her expectations at every step.

Xiang Fei sighed, "So when he was about to send me back to my brother, I was furious. I was furious that he had ulterior motives, that he was snobbish, and that he would do anything to achieve his goals."

At that time, the war was intense in the front, and the Dong Zhou Dynasty got wind of her whereabouts from somewhere and wanted to capture her to force her brother to withdraw his troops.

He rode his horse and stretched out his hand, letting her grab it and mount her, ready to lead her out of the encirclement.

"I was furious at the time, so I deliberately didn't hold his hand, and I didn't have time to get on the horse, so I was surrounded. I didn't expect him to run away, but rushed back and blocked my way."

There were so many arrows aimed at them, he opened his arms and blocked her behind him.

At that time she was thinking, this guy must have something wrong with his brain. He had already run away, so why did he come back?

When Song Yuqiu heard this, she immediately had a bad feeling, "Could it be... that he died to protect the queen?"

Is that why Concubine Xiang couldn't forget about him for so many years?

When Princess Yunheng heard this, she almost burst into tears.

I never thought that my mother had such a sad and beautiful love story when she was young!

Unexpectedly, Xiang Fei rolled her eyes and said, "What are you thinking? They want to capture me to force my brother to withdraw his troops, not to kill me. Of course, they want to capture me alive."

That's why she couldn't understand why that guy, knowing clearly that he was not going to die, didn't quickly run away to inform the others, but instead stayed and acted like a hero. What else could this be but mental illness?

Song Yuqiu: "...Haha, so that's how it is."

She doesn't want to guess this crappy plot anymore!

Xie Zhuoning thought for a moment and said, "The person your majesty is talking about is Young General Cheng Yao, right?"

Xiang Fei raised her eyes in surprise, somewhat unbelievably, "You actually know him?"

"My father mentioned it before." Xie Zhuoning recalled, "My father said that Concubine Xiang and General Cheng were held hostage by the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and they wanted to force General He to withdraw his troops. Unexpectedly, the two of you escaped and set fire to the grain warehouse of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty's base camp."

Daye won a great victory as a result.

Cheng Yao was only a centurion at that time, but because of this great achievement, he was promoted to the rank of colonel.

Xiang Fei mentioned this matter, and she still felt a little unconvinced, "Humph, he got it easy, all the credit went to him."

It was clearly the two of them who did it, but he got promoted and made a fortune, while he was caught by his brother and sent back home.

For a long time afterwards, she could only learn about the situation on the battlefield through her brother's letters.

Occasionally, she would also ask about the current status of that annoying guy, whether he was injured, or if he was... dead.

My brother was very busy and seldom replied to my letters, but one time, he replied to two letters at once.

She opened it and found another letter, written by Cheng Yao.

"He said that he was now a general in Pingwei, and when he returned victorious, he wanted to come to my house and ask for my hand in marriage. He asked me if I agreed, and if I didn't, he would write to ask again next time."

Thinking back to that guy's mean tone, Xiang Fei could even imagine it through the letter, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Song Yuqiu's heart was pounding. She grabbed Xie Zhuoning's hand and said, "Sister Zhuoning, believe me. I bet that something must have happened to General Cheng this time. He's setting a standard of marriage proposal when he returns victorious!"

"Hmm?" Xie Zhuoning blinked in confusion, "What kind?"

Song Yuqiu didn't know how to explain, "Oh, it won't be that smooth anyway, there will be some twists and turns."

This time she guessed right, but not quite right.

General Cheng was safe and sound and returned victoriously.

However, the emperor ordered Xiang Fei to marry and bring her into the palace.

Of course, they are not the only ones who congratulate the family.

Among the great heroes who quelled the rebellion and conquered the east, the daughter of Marquis Zhenyang was betrothed to the crown prince.

Duke Zhao Jiang He had not yet married Princess Jing'an at that time. He had no children and no title to be given, so he surrendered his military power on the pretext of his lameness and was raised in the capital.

It’s ironic to think about it. The emperor uses them but doesn’t trust them, so he must restrain them so that he can feel at ease.

If that were all, she would understand.

She was content to be Concubine Xiang in the palace, and hoped that Cheng Yao could marry and have children, and live a peaceful life. Although she felt regretful, she was also content.

"But our wise and powerful emperor ordered someone to give Cheng Yao a cup of poisoned wine, asking him to commit suicide!"

Xiang Fei's eyes suddenly turned red, her voice choked with sobs, and she gritted her teeth.

She couldn't understand, and was even more unconvinced, "Why? On what basis? He tried his best to defend his country, but in the end he didn't die on the battlefield, but was killed by the emperor he was loyal to!"

The reason was so simple, it was because when she disguised herself as a woman and went to the military camp, she slept in the same bunk with Cheng Yao.

The emperor suspected that there was something going on between the two of them, so he couldn't touch her, so he had to touch Cheng Yao.

Haha, what a ridiculous emperor's suspicion...

From then on, whenever she saw Emperor Zhaowen, she was filled with endless hatred.

She wished he would die quickly!

But I waited and waited, waited for so many years, but he has been in a coma for so many days and still refuses to die!

"I've been thinking about this day and night. Cheng Yao must want me to avenge him personally, so he kept him alive."

That's why she walked into the gate of Wanshou Palace today with the mentality of being ready to die.

They all knew what happened next.

After saying this, Xiang Fei seemed to have unloaded a burden from all her body and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, I have said everything that should and shouldn't be said. If you think that mother is unforgivable, then hand her over to your father for punishment."

"I..." Princess Yunheng was at a loss for a moment, not knowing what to do.

My mother and father are actually enemies.

How should she cope with this in the future?

Xie Zhuoning thought for a while and said, "In fact, Concubine Xiang's poisoning was unsuccessful, and His Majesty is fine. Yunheng, you don't need to worry about it."

"Secondly, Madam Xiangfei, there is no need to be upset. Although we have cured His Majesty this time, it is only a temporary cure. At most, His Majesty will die in half a year. You don't need to sacrifice yourself, Princess Yunheng, and even the entire He family for this half year."

Even so, Xiang Fei still felt unwilling to accept it. "Are we just going to watch him die like this without getting any retribution?"

"Who said that?" Xie Zhuoning raised his eyebrows and whispered something in Xiang Fei's ear.

Xiang Fei immediately slapped her thigh, her brows relaxed, and she laughed heartily, "Hahaha, retribution, this is retribution! He deserves to have no descendants! You are great, girl from the Xie family, just because you are so brave, I will protect you from now on!"

Princess Yunheng: “???”

No, what on earth were they hiding from her?

Why did Sister Ning make her mother smile so happily with just a few words?

Just say it out loud and let her hear it!