For the first time, she hated so much! She hated the unfairness of fate, hated the bitter fruit that Ji Xinhe had planted for her, hated the woman called Ji Xinhe to death!
Song Yalin’s despair did not dampen the excitement of the Rouyi Army, the mountainside was filled with their laughter and cheering, watching this woman struggle in despair, they felt immensely pleased.
But at this time, a soldier hurriedly squeezed into the crowd, reporting to the Rouyi Deputy Marshal: "Deputy Marshal, the Great Emperor Daqian has sent someone, saying he wants to take..."
As he spoke, the soldier glanced at Song Yalin, who was lying naked on the ground at this time: "he wants to take this woman, Song Yalin."
The Rouyi Deputy Marshal furrowed his brows, somewhat surprised that the emperor of Daqian was indeed interested in such a woman, but still sneered: "He wants to take her? Then let him take her. After all, she’s right here, a gift we’re keeping for the court."
His tone, utterly indifferent!
The Daqian court, Rouyi was not necessarily afraid of.
If it had been in the past when Marquis Mu Houchu was wholeheartedly guarding the empire for Daqian, Rouyi naturally wouldn’t dare. But now, with internal strife in Daqian and Yu State and the absence of Marquis Mu Houchu, the court was led by a useless Emperor and a bunch of good-for-nothings. Moreover, the Great Emperor Daqian was glancing around wildly, not daring to provoke Rouyi too much. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Naturally, Rouyi Army grew bolder.
"Yes, sir. I will report back immediately." The small soldier immediately ran off.
Song Yalin shrunk her body, curled on the ground, hating the court’s people for coming so late, and also despising her body being defiled by Rouyi Army, but what she wanted most at this moment was to leave this place as soon as possible.
She was scared. Really scared.
The small soldier went and told the people whom the court had sent, revealing Song Yalin’s current situation in bits and pieces.
When the court’s people understood what was happening, their faces changed, but they didn’t dare say anything more, and they directly reported back.
In the central large tent at the rear of Mingyin Mountain, the furnishings inside were all of brilliant golden color, obviously things that only the highest dragon could use.
A man in Chinese clothes was sitting at his desk waiting for news, his face already showing impatience.
This man was Emperor Leng Yao.
To deal with Yu State this time, the Emperor could be said to have exhausted everything, naturally, he wasn’t at ease to send others, so he came in secret himself, only that this news was unknown to others.
Just as he was about to impatiently summon someone to come and inquire, a small soldier hurried in and said: "Long live the Emperor."
The Emperor impatiently asked: "What’s the situation? Where is Song Yalin? How come she hasn’t been found yet?"
"To answer your Majesty, Song Yalin has been found, currently in the hands of the Rouyi Army."
The Emperor frowned: "How did she end up in the hands of the Rouyi Army? Didn’t I order someone to sneak her out of the Pingyang Prince Mansion during the chaos?"
The small soldier looked a bit embarrassed but still said straightforwardly: "Indeed, the plan was to smuggle her out, but Princess Pingyang seemed very alert and immediately detected Miss Song’s disappearance. So, she ordered people to chase after her, even blocking off Yu State. Later, Miss Song was saved by the Rouyi Army all by accident."
Hearing this, the Emperor’s face changed slightly.
Princess Pingyang, Ji Xinhe.
This woman who kept a low profile for six years before then, had been giving him a headache in recent days. He had thought that without Mu Houchu in Yu State, it would be very easy to conquer Yu State, for it was a dragon without a head.
But who knew that this woman would have such means, she broke Rouyi’s Army easily, and with only five thousand men, she caused the imperial court’s army to be in direct disarray, even before reaching the battlefield!
And now, this woman was still sensitive and cared about the situation of a minor character like Song Yalin.
At this moment, the Emperor genuinely regretted underestimating this woman. It seemed that her intelligence and tactics were almost on par with Mu Houchu. No wonder she was a woman that Mu Houchu took a liking to.
The Emperor was gnashing his teeth in hatred, why was it that all the good things were possessed by Mu Houchu. Was God showing so much favor to this man?
A surge of anger rose in the Emperor’s heart, yet he knew that now wasn’t the time to vent. He waved his hand impatiently: "Enough, if she is saved then she is saved, quickly command someone to bring her back."
However, the small soldier hesitated and then said: "Getting her back is possible, but..."
The Emperor was irritated and said: "What exactly is going on?"
The small soldier hurriedly knelt and kowtowed: "Your Majesty! I just sent someone to negotiate with the Rouyi army to get the woman back. Who knew... who knew... that we found Miss Song lying naked on the ground. It seems, she might have been... by Deputy Marshal Rouyi... The Rouyi Army is quite outrageous, completely indifferent, even provoking us, saying the person you want is right here."
The Emperor’s face changed, he knew everything from the soldier’s tone, his eyes became a few degrees colder: "Rouyi is really audacious, now they dare to treat Daqian’s people like this."
However, a counselor suddenly spoke up: "Your Majesty, in fact, there’s no need to be angry. Rouyi now being fiercely angry is not without reason. You must know that Rouyi is fighting for our court after all. Not only did they lose badly this time, but they also lost their commander, so the Rouyi Army has suffered substantial losses. Now that they’re in a bad mood, they naturally want to vent a bit."
"So they’re taking it out on my people, treating me as if I don’t matter?!" The Emperor said coldly.
"That Song Yalin can hardly be considered Your Majesty’s person? She’s a side consort of the Pingyang Prince Mansion, she’s Mu Houchu’s person. Your Majesty shouldn’t think like this, or be angry."
The counselor’s words did help to ease the Emperor’s face a lot.
Seeing the Emperor’s expression improve, the counselor continued, "However, since the Rouyi Army now mistakenly believes that Song Yalin is a person of the court, why shouldn’t the Emperor simply go along with it, generously offer Song Yalin to them, let them vent their feelings, giving Rouyi a face-saving travel. After all, a woman doesn’t matter. What is important is to maintain our alliance and friendly relations with Rouyi. Engaging in arguments with Rouyi over this issue is completely unwarranted."
The Emperor narrowed his eyes, obviously considering this matter carefully, then said, "Song Yalin is also very important to us now."
The counselor smiled: "What does it matter? It’s Song Yalin herself that is important to us, as for her chastity, it’s not at all important to us. On the contrary, at this moment, letting the Rouyi people feel good about it in retrospect, why not? Arguing with Rouyi over this matter is not worth it."
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