"Is there no way out?" Yuan Chuhua's phoenix eyes were domineering: "You are just a country girl. Do you think that meeting Yu Wensheng and marrying him can change your true appearance?"
She looked Zheng Quchi up and down, her eyes narrowed, and she said deliberately: "Yes, now that you are giving orders, you still look like a general's wife, but you must always remember that first of all, there is The general is the only one who has the general's wife. Without the general, you are nothing."
Now that Yu Wensheng's death in Julu Kingdom has been widely known in Shengjing, Yuan Chuhua has naturally heard about it. She didn't believe it at all at the beginning, but now she has mixed doubts.
Zheng Quchi listened carefully to Yuan Chuhua's speech, but he didn't feel insulted at all. Everyone's gaze on the other person was shallow and deep, and of course there were various different voices.
In Yuan Chuhua's perception, she was a country girl who was very lucky. Once she got the favor of Ye Kingdom's powerful general, she quickly crossed the dragon gate.
She has neither knowledge nor insight. Now that Yu Wensheng is dead, she holds a large "inheritance" here and thinks that she is righteous, hoping to become the person who can truly stir up the changes.
"I'm just me, Zheng Quchi." Zheng Quchi did not refute Yuan Chuhua's false opinions about her, but there was one thing she had to declare: "I will not lose my name just because I became the general's wife. , in fact, given the choice between being called the general’s wife and being called Zheng Quchi, I would rather be myself than Yu Wensheng’s subordinate.”
"Hahahaha..." Yuan Chuhua suddenly felt funny when she heard this. She even felt that Zheng Quchi was taking advantage of him: "Do you think you can transcend the powerful identity given to you by Yu Wensheng and simply be yourself? What do you have? Do you have the ability to break this noble honor and this shackles?"
To put it bluntly, this sentence means why do you think you can let others surpass the halo of a powerful man like Yu Wensheng and remember the name of a little person like you?
"Whether I can do it or not is completely different from whether I think about it or not. I treat all my honor and status as a beautiful feather dress. It decorates and complements my existence, rather than replacing me. existence, I am naturally still myself. Just like you, if one day you are no longer Princess Sheng'an, will you still be you?"
Yuan Chuhua originally thought that Zheng Quchi would be furious with his sharp and harsh words that he had developed in the harem. However, after a few rounds, the opponent was as stable as a rock, and she was the one who broke through.
"Why is this palace not Princess Sheng'an? I, Yuanchu Hua, was born to be Princess Sheng'an, and I will be that way for the rest of my life. I'm not like you, who thought that I could be on an equal footing with this princess because the pheasant was decorated with gold. I was born to be Princess Sheng'an." Phoenix!"
These words are somewhat unpleasant to hear, and are even a personal attack.
And Zheng Quchi didn't intend to spoil her.
After Zheng Quchi listened to her quietly, he raised his eyebrows and said slowly: "Oh, I am a pheasant, but I seem to remember there is a saying, a phoenix that sheds its feathers is not as good as a chicken?"
"Crack", Yuan Chuhua, who was originally particularly worried about the future of Ye country, after hearing this sentence, the last rational nerve was broken, and her teeth were trembling with anger.
She would never allow anyone to destroy the Yuan family's century-old honor and take away the Yuan family's supreme position!
"Zheng, Qu, Chi, you are so brave!"
The two of them looked at each other, one was purple with anger, the other had innocent eyes but an expressionless face.
"Princess, madam, do you need help from your subordinates?"
Perhaps there was too much movement inside, so Wei Yao, who was outside the carriage, approached her figure and spoke against the curtains of the carriage.
When Yuan Chuhua heard Wei Yao's voice at this time, he guessed that he must be saving Zheng Quchi. However, this reminded her of her current situation. She was not in the palace now, but with Zheng Quchi. In the hands of these people, although she has good martial arts skills, she is outnumbered and cannot act on her own initiative.
Now that my reason has returned, the feeling in my heart is so blocked that I can't let it go no matter what.
She took a deep breath, but still couldn't hold back her anger and said: "Weiyao, our friendship for so many years is over.
From now on, everything between you and me will only be about rules and no respect! "
Outside the carriage, Wei Yao didn't say anything for a long time. After a while, he said: "Since the princess said it, Wei Yao can only obey the order."
Yuan Chuhua: "..."
Zheng Quchi didn't expect that the quarrel between her and Princess Sheng'an would directly affect the breakdown of her friendship with Wei Yao. They could part ways, which she couldn't control, but she hoped it was a decision made by both parties after careful consideration, and It's not about acting impulsively under one's own irritation.
She deliberately increased her voice and said to Wei Yao: "Princess is just joking. How can the friendship of several years be broken off with a simple angry word? Brother Wei, the princess and I are just talking about some trivial matters in the girl's family. Don't you?" I understand, so I won’t interrupt.”
After talking about Wei Yao, Zheng Quchi asked Yuan Chuhua again: "You think so, princess?"
Yuan Chuhua now regretted her impulsive words just now, but she was unwilling to accept Zheng Quchi's favor. In the stalemate between the two, she could only snort and stopped answering.
But not refuting is equivalent to acquiescing.
Wei Yao knew that Madam did not want to affect his friendship with the princess because of her. He had already made a distinction in his mind, but now that Madam had spoken, he could only comply: "I know, it's my subordinate. I shouldn’t interrupt randomly, princess, I’m sorry for disturbing you.”
This could be regarded as a step down for Princess Sheng'an, and he simply erased the previous events.
Yuan Chuhua glanced at Zheng Quchi vaguely. This person was quite interesting. He had obviously said such excessive things before, but she didn't seem to mind at all and even mediated with Wei Yao on her behalf.
Zheng Quchi seemed to understand her eyes and smiled slightly: "Your words can't hurt me at all, but my words have touched your pain point. If this causes you to lose an old friend worth keeping, I will I can’t bear it.”
Yuan Chuhua laughed angrily.
This explanation would be worse than no explanation at all, which would make me even more angry.
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At noon, the motorcade from Fu County was about to arrive in Shengjing. At this time, many people came to the city gate, including people from the Wang family, people from the Wei family, and people from the official family. The curious The people watching the excitement were blocked from the fence and could only watch from a distance but not get close.
The city guard in the middle of the capital was leading a group of defenders to line up in front of the city gate, waiting to greet them and immediately confront the Huifu.
The people behind were whispering to each other, asking each other for news.
"Who is coming here to put on such a big show of force?"
"I heard from the gossip that the general's wife is here."
"Is it true? I did hear that General Yuwen got married before, but I just thought it was a rumor. I didn't expect it to be true."
"This should be true. I know a descendant of the Yuwen family. He personally admitted that he saw General Yuwen return to the ancestral hall to create a genealogy for his newlywed wife. Besides, you see, people from the Wang family and the Wei family are here. I have always been General Yuwen’s loyal subordinate, so this must not be false.”
The Wei family is the number one family of military generals in the Ye Kingdom, and Wei Yao is the leader of the younger generation of the Wei family. The Wang family is the most prominent among the major families in the Ye Kingdom. The only people who can be escorted by the two of them, except General Yuwen Besides, there must be only the general’s wife.
"Husband..."
Wei Yao's wife stood in the crowd. She looked up at her husband who had reunited after a long absence. She saw that he was safe and healthy, with a soft and happy smile on her face.
The Wang Zebang's daughter-in-law, who looked and looked exactly like a child of several years old Wang Zebang, stood there dignifiedly and looked at Wang Zebang without blinking.
After the motorcade entered the city gate as scheduled, the city guard stepped forward to negotiate. The person who intervened was Wang Zebang. After a while, Wang Zebang came back and stood by the window of Zheng Quchi: "Madam, King Ye sent a minister to deliver the oral message. Been waiting for a long time."
She had long expected that as soon as they approached Shengjing, they would be within King Ye's sight. She was not surprised. It was just that she guessed that King Ye was anxious, but she did not expect him to be so anxious. As soon as she arrived, the other party He squatted at the door and intercepted her.
"knew."
Yuan Chuhua in the carriage frowned slightly. Even she felt something was wrong with her father's actions.
After lifting up the curtains and stepping out of the carriage, Zheng Quchi calmly greeted all kinds of eyes, and everyone immediately cast their curious eyes over him.
It’s amazing, or maybe it’s because it’s so unexpected.
When there is a strong conflict between the person they drew in their imagination and the person they see in reality, everyone will be dumbfounded for a moment.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet, as if time had stopped, until someone suddenly shouted angrily: "She doesn't deserve to marry the general!"
Immediately afterwards, someone in the crowd threw a stone towards Zheng Quchi.
This scene was something no one expected.
Zheng Quchi was a little slow to react. Caught off guard, she turned her head and put her hand to cover her face, but the pain never came. She put down her hand in surprise, only to see a slender and powerful hand blocking her face. In front of her, the sharp stone was firmly grasped.
She looked along her arm - it was Yuan Xingzhou.
He didn't know when he got off the carriage, but he was far faster than everyone else and blocked her in time.
At this time, Wang Zebang and Wei Yao rushed over with livid faces. They saw that the wife was protected by Yuan Xingzhou and was not seriously injured. All the neatly arranged Xuanjia troops also gathered around them. They turned their heads and followed this action. Everyone present shuddered.
Just like the strong winds and raging waves on the sea, the big storm is out of control and roaring with thunderous force. They are menacing and their eyes are as fierce as if they want to kill people.
"Who dares to hurt our general's wife?!" The sound split the sky and was deafening.
Everyone was shocked and couldn't help but take a big step back, fearing that they would be swept away by this terrifying wave and lose their lives.
He, they really respected and valued Zheng as a general's wife. Anyone who dared to hurt her would be offending the two great families of Wang and Wei, as well as the Four Elephant Army under Yuwen Mansion.
"No, it's not us..."
They quickly distanced themselves from each other and denied that they had anything to do with them. The crowds were so noisy and chaotic that it was like flies buzzing, and there were so many people moving around that it was impossible to tell who did it and where that person was hiding now.
Zheng Quchi's eyes slowly withdrew from Yuan Xingzhou. She stabilized her mind and saw that because of this accident, people were panicking. She had just arrived. No matter whether it was right or wrong, if the situation got too big, it would be a big deal after all. A joke.
"The rats in the dark don't even dare to show their faces, so what's there to be afraid of? I won't pursue it now, but there will be no next time."
She looked at the crowd, and her aura was as tolerant as the sea and as majestic as the majestic mountains, and everyone fell silent.
Didn't you say that the general's wife was just a country girl? But now, why doesn't she look like her at all?
Yuan Xingzhou crushed the stone in his hand into powder and let it fly in the wind. He turned his face sideways and raised his eyes to look at one of the people in the crowd.
His eyes were poisonous, and there was a dark light shining in them.
"Zheng Quchi, you don't want to pursue it, but this palace won't allow it..."
Before he finished speaking, his figure flashed for an instant, and a gust of wind blew past his face. When he returned to the place again, he had already pulled one person out and threw him to the ground.
This man was wearing a woman's dress, a very common attire. However, if you look closely, you can see that he has a tough face and an Adam's apple, but he is actually a young man disguised as a woman.
He had no idea that he would be found out so secretly when he was lying on the ground with a confused expression.
"My Lord?"
Yuan Chuhua also got off the carriage, and she was standing not far away. After hearing the name Yuan Xingzhou, she was stunned and took a serious look at Yuan Xingzhou for the first time.
The more she looked, the more frightened she became.
Zheng Quchi was a little surprised when she saw Yuan Xingzhou help her catch the assailant with great force, and then she looked at the man who fell to the ground.
This suspicious person suddenly understood that things might not be as simple as she thought.
Her expression instantly became cold: "Arrest the person immediately and interrogate him severely."
Wang Zebang and Wei Yao suddenly realized that something was unusual and immediately started to deal with it: "Yes!"
After she finished dealing with the current matter, a civil servant leading the bodyguard came over slowly. As soon as he came up, he directly announced the order: "Master Zheng, please listen to the order. The king has specially set up a dinner in the palace to invite the general's wife. Please Come into the palace with us."
Zheng Quchi bowed and said, "My wife obeys the order."
The civil servant glanced at her lightly, and then looked at Princess Sheng'an not far away. His expression immediately softened: "Princess, the king has ordered you to return to Shengjing, and you will go back to the palace to see the queen immediately."
There was a hint of contemplation on Yuan Chuhua's face, and she nodded: "I understand."
Zheng Quchi looked back at Yuan Xingzhou, thinking that he had just helped her in time, no, he should have saved her. She just thought it was a throw by someone to vent their anger, and there was no guarantee that the other person's strength would be fatal.
"We are together."
Yuan Xingzhou: "Naturally."
When the civil servant who delivered the order heard this, he subconsciously looked at Yuan Xingzhou, but the next second, his expression suddenly changed: "This person is..."
"My entourage." Zheng Quchi said casually.
Follower?
But, why did he look so... like the young king?
