jdhmnovel Chapter 369: Mind-set
Chapter 369: Mind-set
southwest.
Zhu Queyin had her arm in a sling, which was wrapped in bandages. She was sitting on a small mound with Jun Yuexin. The air carried the smell of burning grass.
"Can your queen really let us become officials?" Zhu Queyin asked somewhat unconfidently.
Jun Yuexin held a blade of grass in her mouth and nodded, "Of course, she can do whatever she wants, except for the time when she was young when her brain was flooded."
She was darker than before she went to the battle, and there was a faint scar at the corner of her eye, but her sword-like eyebrows were still flying proudly: "We just have to wait for good news... Counting the days, it's time for the coronation ceremony, but it's a pity that I can't make it back in time."
She tilted her head and glanced at Zhu Que Yin, who had a somewhat melancholy expression. "When the army sets out, you and the other sisters will also have to go to the capital together to receive your official reward. It will be in the next two days. If there is anything you need to pack or prepare, you must explain it in advance."
Zhu Queyin held a broken machete in her hand and tightened her fingers: "I haven't been out of Yuewu yet. I think I can gain a lot of experience by going to the capital this time. Unfortunately... Auntie and the others won't be able to see it."
Many Yan Yunyi and other female soldiers of her generation died in this battle.
With tears in her eyes, Zhuqueyin took a deep breath, stood up and walked to the cemetery where the dead soldiers were buried after the fire, and thrust the scarred machete into the ground: "You are a good person, I am willing to believe you and believe what you said. Our contributions will not be buried again, and the families of these dead soldiers can also receive compensation like the families of the Han soldiers. I also want to pay a visit to the goddess on behalf of the Yuewu people."
She turned around and said a little embarrassedly: "In fact, that lady has helped us once a long time ago..."
Zhu Queyin looked at Jun Yuexin's expression and said, "I have a very good friend. She, uh...she helped me submit a petition to the capital, so that my mother's official position was not taken by the Ding family. I didn't want to hide it from you from the beginning. It was only after I received her letter that I knew she was actually a relative of that lady..."
Seeing that Jun Yuexin was not angry, Zhuqueyin breathed a sigh of relief: "It's just that when I received the letter, the war was tense, and I couldn't find a good time to tell you."
Jun Yuexin burst out laughing: "Actually, I already knew that. I know that little...girl Lin Qiao, but you never mentioned her after meeting you. I thought you were shy."
Zhuqueyin suddenly opened her eyes wide, her face flushed a little: "...Han people are just cunning..."
She even gave Lin Qiao a knife as a token of love. I wonder what that little girl said about herself to those people who could be considered elders in the capital...
The more Zhu Queyin thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt. She stamped her feet and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Will we run into that unreasonable Madam He when we go to the capital this time?"
Before the war, Jun Yuexin did not waste Mrs. He's behavior of running to the village to curse people. She directly reported her husband for leaking military secrets. Although it did not cause too serious consequences, General Yao and Mrs. He still suffered a great loss.
General Yao was kicked out of the southern expedition team overnight by Marquis Anguo, and then General He in the capital also sent a letter to scold the couple and ordered them to return to the capital. The old general's letter and General Yao's suspension were delivered by the same messenger at the same time, so it was not considered that he had left his post without permission, but was sent home to reflect on his mistakes.
The couple had been quite successful in the southwest for many years, but because of this incident they had to return to the capital in disgrace and became a laughing stock in the official circles of the southwestern counties.
"Maybe." Jun Yuexin was not sure whether Mrs. He had the face to go out now.
Zhu Queyin clenched her good hand into a fist and waved it in the air a few times: "Aunt and the others are in trouble because the reinforcements didn't arrive in time... The guy who was responsible for supporting them that day used to follow Yao and was a servile idiot. This time I have the opportunity to go to the capital, I must find out if they are doing anything behind my back!"
Standing on the small earthen slope, Jun Yuexin did not comment on Zhu Queyin's angry words. She lazily held a leaf in her mouth and simply sat down on the ground with her legs stretched out. However, the corner of her eyes was always paying attention to one direction - across the cleared trees, not far away was the camp where the army was stationed.
During this period, the local troops in the southwest have returned to their original garrisons one after another, leaving only a carefully selected team to go to Beijing to receive rewards. The same will be done for the troops transferred from the Central Plains. After selection, some will go to Beijing, and some will return to their original places on the way back to Beijing. Now is the time when people's morale is the most relaxed after a great victory.
Jun Yuexin has been secretly paying attention to the Anguo Marquis' family for a long time, but this "family" includes not only the Anguo Marquis and his son, but also a young sergeant who was placed in the mansion by Madam Dong Er through the relationship with the second master of the Anguo Marquis's mansion.
The young sergeant searched for a long time but failed to find an opportunity to attack Marquis Anguo. With Jun Yuexin's continuous observation, he found that he had almost given up the idea of sending the father and son away together, and instead began to target his son, who was easier to attack.
Ruan He was a complete loser. He fell ill as soon as he arrived in the southwest. By the time he was recuperating while traveling and finally caught up with the army, Jun Yuexin had already led his men into the palace of the King of the New South Kingdom and kidnapped his entire family.
By the time Ruan He had finally adapted to the environment and recovered from his illness, and officially appeared in front of everyone as the son of Marquis Anguo and one of the accompanying military advisors, everyone had already started to finish off the battlefield.
He played no role in this war, and the only thing he was still useful for was his life.
In this era, Marquis Anguo was considered a rare "good man". Although he did not take any responsibility for the upbringing of his children, he only had one wife in his backyard and no concubines. He would not even go to brothels when he went out for social events. Although his two children, especially his son, were on the verge of collapse, he wanted his daughter's children to inherit his title instead of taking concubines and having more children while he still had the strength.
When the war in the southwest was raging, Ruan Xiang'e in the capital had already married the young master of the He family.
The Yongjia Marquis' Mansion accepted the surrender gift from the Anguo Marquis' Mansion in the name of apology to Zeng Suqiu. Xie Yuzhen ordered people to find out what arrangements the Anguo Marquis had made for his two children. With the unremitting efforts and precise operation of Eunuch Wang Cheng, they finally learned what arrangements the Anguo Marquis had made for his daughter before leaving Beijing.
In this regard, Xie Yuzhen thought that the Marquis of Anguo was still a little narrow-minded - instead of looking forward to his daughter's grandson who might not be born, and hoping that the He family would keep their promise, it would be better to let his daughter inherit the title directly.
Well...it will serve as another "precedent" and another brick and stone for Yuanjun to ascend the throne in the future!