northernbook Chapter 466 Entering Xining Palace
Chapter 466 Entering Xining Palace
Chen Lian talked about the poverty she had experienced since she was born.
“When I was little, my family was poor, but we all stayed together.”
"And with my friends, we went up the mountain together to pick grass for pigs and wild fruits to eat. We had fun and when we got home, our parents would scold us if we came back late... It's a pity that we can never go back again."
Singh was very envious when he heard what Chen Lian said.
"When I was little, the palace maids were all afraid of me. It wasn't fun at all. My brothers weren't afraid of me, but they thought I was too young and didn't play with me."
"My father worked too hard, but he was kind to me. However, I always stayed away from him."
"My mother would blame me, but she is the one who truly loves me."
"..."
The next morning, both girls changed into new clothes.
Singh loosened his braids and followed Chen Lian's example, tying up his hair with a wooden hairpin and letting it half down at the back. His whole temperament became fresh and elegant.
"You Donglin's hairstyle is really simple."
"There are also complicated ones, but I don't know how to do them." Chen Lian looked at Singer in front of the bronze mirror and felt that he was beautiful no matter how she looked at him.
Today, Jiang Yue is preparing to enter the Xining Palace.
Just before setting off, he saw Singh and Chen Lian running towards him at the same time, and the expressions on their faces were indescribable.
The first thing Singh said when he saw Jiang Yue was:
"Jiang Yue, I want to go home."
Jiang Yue held her forehead with her hand. This princess would not give up until she was covered in bruises.
"You know the seriousness of the matter. If you really want to see your mother, there is no need to rush."
"Chen Lian and I are both your maids and will never be exposed," Singh promised.
…Jiang Yue and Singh went to the Xining Palace together.
At this moment, Jiang Yue and others had already changed into their original military uniforms.
Before leaving, she did not forget to instruct the rest of the Xuanwu Army to pay attention to Xining's movements.
She knew that with such a big commotion at the border, Xining would definitely not be at peace.
On the way, Singh's heart was in ups and downs, and he no longer had the calmness he had when he first entered the city.
Chen Lian beside her seemed to be much more nervous than her.
"Jiang Yue, how are you going to control Xining when you come here?" On the way to the palace, Singh finally asked the question that he had been holding back all the way.
She didn't ask before because she thought Jiang Yue wouldn't tell.
After hearing this, Jiang Yue just shook her head and said nothing.
Singh became calm, while Chen Lian lowered her head and clenched her fingers, feeling uneasy.
Suddenly, she didn't want to enter the palace anymore.
But when he thought of his mother, he gritted his teeth and said nothing.
She took a deep breath and said no more.
When they arrived at the palace gate, the guard at the gate was stunned when he saw Jiang Yue.
Among them, one of the guards was surprised and asked:
"who?"
Jiang Yue took out the marching token.
"General Donglin!"
"General from Donglin?" The guard had heard from their king a long time ago that someone from Donglin would come, but he didn't expect that he would come now, making their king uneasy all day.
The guard asked someone to go and report first.
...At this moment, King Xining was sitting in the main hall, feeling extremely anxious.
"Who has a good strategy to defeat the enemy?"
Dong Lin's arrogance made King Xining fall into fear.
General Lu followed his orders to attack Liangzhou in the east, but now not only did he fail to capture Liangzhou, but he also lost Qingzhou. How could he not be angry?
However, General Lu really did not dare to send troops.
"I think it would be a good idea to ask General Lu to withdraw his troops." At this time, General Li, a general from Xining, stepped forward and proposed.
"Withdraw? No, we can't withdraw. Once Donglin destroys Beiyan, we will be unable to resist."
King Xining did not want to submit, so he listened to General Li continue:
"Isn't another wave of troops from Donglin attacking Dajin?"
"What do you mean?" King Xining's eyes suddenly turned.
"We still cannot withdraw our troops. General Li, gather 20,000 troops in a short period of time to help Dajin!"
He was already secretly planning to ask General Lu to help Northern Yan.
He absolutely did not believe that Donglin had an inexhaustible supply of gunpowder.
During the war, every country was recruiting soldiers and horses, and Xining was no exception.
"Yes!" After General Li received the order, King Xining felt a little less anxious.
Then, he waved his hand.
"Let's all go back."
At this time, a man came into the palace to report,
"Your Majesty, the envoy from Donglin has arrived and is now waiting outside the palace."
"Coming?" King Xining suddenly became nervous all over.
Not to mention him, all the princes and ministers became nervous, because no one could defeat Dong Lin now.
Moreover, he had already heard from General Lu about Jiang Yue escorting the princess back to the country.
Therefore, this matter has been the most worrying thing for him in recent days.
This daughter had been subjected to all kinds of insults from the Fourth Prince of Beiyan... He couldn't accept it.
He asked the person who reported to His Highness: "Where is the princess? Did she come with you?"
When the ministers thought of the princess, they all thought of the humiliation of Singh by Xiao Jingtian.
How could a good thing happen to a good princess if she fell into the hands of Northern Yan?
Although they sympathized with the princess's situation, in their eyes, the princess was already a fallen woman.
"The princess did not follow." The man reported truthfully based on what he knew.
"Announce!" King Xining knew that what was coming could not be avoided.
He has been trying every possible way to explore Jiang Yue's strength.
Jiang Yue and others successfully entered the Xining Palace.
Beside him, Singh and Chen Lian had already changed their clothes. At the moment, they were wearing veils to cover their faces, and they looked like Jiang Yue's maids.
As soon as Jiang Yue and others entered the palace, they were controlled by a group of Xining guards.
After entering the palace, Jiang Yue strode with his head held high, followed by two women. One walked cautiously, while the other had long lost all warmth and only wanted to see her mother.
When they reached the main hall, Jiang Yue looked at Singh and Chen Lian.
"The rules must be followed. You two are not allowed to speak!"
"Yes." Chen Lian was as obedient as a docile sheep. Singh had finally entered the palace, and he didn't expect that he still had to listen to Jiang Yue.
After hearing the announcement, Jiang Yue, accompanied by Wu Fei, Xue Wen and others, entered the hall.
This scene made her think of the envoys from the Great Jin Dynasty. It seemed that the envoys were not very well received.
In the hall, as Jiang Yue and others entered the hall, all the court officials, including King Xining, looked at them all.
King Xining looked at Jiang Yue and shared the same idea as all the court officials.
Is there no one available in Donglin? They actually sent such a young boy.
However, being young naturally has its advantages, and lack of experience makes it easier to control.
Jiang Yue and other Xuanwu soldiers thought of the scene when they first entered the Donglin Palace. It seemed that they were also paying attention in the same way, but their mood was completely different.
The Xining court officials looked back and forth at Jiang Yue and the others. As for the two girls, they only glanced at them and did not expect that the women of Donglin were so thin.
Unlike their Xining, which is round and smooth.
King Xining also thought so. He was wondering, what did it mean for Donglin to bring two girls to court?
As a military commander of Donglin, Jiang Yue bowed and clasped his hands. Of the two girls, Chen Lian, who was born as a peasant girl, only bowed politely, which was the etiquette she learned from operas in her childhood.
Singh glanced at Chen Lian secretly, and his action of bowing was even more decent than Chen Lian's.
However, people in Xining do not understand the etiquette of the Central Plains.
Jiang Yue clasped his fists and said, "King Xining, I am going to Donglin this time to consolidate the friendship between the two countries."
Singh secretly complained, saying it in a nice way.
King Xining looked at Jiang Yue with a smile, maintaining his friendliness as a king.
"I've heard that someone from Donglin is coming, but I didn't expect him to arrive today. I've been waiting for a long time."
He then asked, "I heard that you came here to escort my daughter. Where is the princess?"
King Xining did not recognize Singh because she was so thin that she only weighed 80 kilograms.
Originally, Singh had some baby fat.
After hearing this, Singh felt nervous and just stood there quietly.
Jiang Yue remained calm.
"The princess said she didn't want to enter the palace. We, the soldiers, tried to persuade her but to no avail. We really couldn't make the decision, so we had to let her go."