The woman beside Su Chen sneered, "Mu Wuduan, how dare you be so insolent! How dare you question the Emperor's decree?"
Mu Wuduan said anxiously, "Sister Rong, you know that Zhao Jiao..." But he couldn't think of a way to say it for a long time, and he scratched his head in frustration.
The woman standing next to Mu Wuduan continued expressionlessly, "That Zhao Jiao is a marquis who inherited his title from his ancestors. He's just a theorist who only talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. He's no match for our general."
The person called Sister Rong said, "Since you know that she is a marquis and someone the emperor values highly, you should know that she is not someone you or I can discuss."
Su Chen whispered from the side, "Ning Wu, quickly transfer the original owner's memories to me!" If you don't transfer them soon, something bad will happen.
Su Chen felt a sudden heaviness in her head as the original owner's memories flooded back.
The moment the memories flooded back, Su Chen realized that this world was a matriarchal society.
As the only female member of the Su family, the original owner shouldered the heavy responsibility of reviving the family. When the Eastern Autumn Dynasty was founded, the Su family was considered a founding hero. The old lady of the Su family was also a renowned and valiant female general. Unfortunately, in times of peace and prosperity, military generals had no place to use their talents, and civil officials had a much higher status than military generals, so the Su family declined.
As a child, the original owner would get up at the first crow of the rooster to practice martial arts, and wouldn't go back inside until sunset. Even though he was exhausted every day, he still made sure to study by lamplight.
The original owner was forced to shoulder the responsibility of reviving her family, but deep down she was a bookish scholar who longed to study the classics. However, she dared not show it and instead forced herself to practice martial arts relentlessly.
Perhaps due to good genes, even if she didn't want to, her martial arts skills improved by leaps and bounds. By the time she reached marriageable age, she was on par with her grandmother, and her martial arts skills were second only to Han Lian, the number one expert in Dongqiu Kingdom.
As expected, her martial arts skills won the Emperor's favor, and she was recruited into the army as a deputy general, a position he intended to keep her in but not particularly important. However, in recent years, neighboring countries have repeatedly harassed the border, enraging the Emperor, who ordered the six armies to attack them.
Who knew this war would last four years? The original owner fought his way through countless battles, finally rising to the rank of general and winning several cities for the Eastern Autumn Kingdom.
Just as the neighboring country was about to negotiate peace with Dongqiu, Su Chen accidentally passed through and was shot by an arrow. The emperor had already been quite critical of her growing fame, and now that he had found an opportunity, he naturally asked someone else to take her military power. Then, under the guise of a caring decree to return her to the capital for recuperation, he brought her back and gave her a nominal promotion but actually a demotion, effectively sidelining her.
"Alright, that's enough." Su Chen's mood was somewhat heavy.
Everything the original owner did was for the prosperity of the family and for the stability of the Eastern Autumn Kingdom. The Emperor's actions have indeed chilled people's hearts.
“Since His Majesty has issued the decree, as his subjects, we should obey.” Su Chen smiled wryly. “I will return to the capital to rest for a while, and come back when I am fully recovered.”
"General!" Mu Wuduan's eyes were filled with tears, as if he felt sorry for her.
Su Chen raised her eyes, her gaze shining brightly, "Wu Duan, you must guard the border well for me during this time!"
"Yes!" Mu Wuduan clasped his hands in agreement.
Su Chen turned her head to look at the woman next to Mu Wuduan, "Xiao Juan, you must take good care of your young lady. If she is missing an arm or a leg next time, I will definitely hold you accountable!"
"Xiao Juan will definitely take good care of Miss, and I hope General will take care of his health." Xiao Juan's face remained expressionless, but Su Chen knew that these words were a genuine and heartfelt promise.
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