Chapter 220 As long as you are an emperor, you won’t suffer
Xiangying watched helplessly as Xining breathed her last.
Her eyes widened.
Gao Liang stood up from the ground and said to Xuan Jiajun: "You can take the princess's body back and revive her."
The Xuanjia Army came up to carry Princess Xining away, but Xiangying suddenly raised her hand and drew out Jie Chen's sword.
The blade of the sword trembled with a "buzz" sound, pointing directly at Gao Liang's throat.
Gao Liang narrowed his eyes: "You're just a slave, what do you want to do?"
Xiangying's eyes were filled with dark and cold wind and frost.
"You killed the princess of your own country. Now that she is dead, you don't feel sad at all. What's the truth?"
Gao Liang raised his head slightly, and his tone was even more condescending.
"This is the emperor's order. The princess sticks to her honor, which is what she should do."
Xiangying's sword edge came an inch closer again, and she roared angrily: "I told you she was innocent! Are you just worried about the world's words and the criticism of neighboring countries, so you want her to waste her life?"
The leader of the Xuanjia Army next to Gao Liang said coldly: "Be brave, the emperor's decree is not to be violated. If you continue to mess around, we will not be polite."
Jie Chen held Xiangying's hand and wanted her to sheath her sword.
"Xiangying!" He signaled with his eyes and shook his head slightly.
Xiangying's eyes turned red: "Are you indifferent to this?"
Jie Chen's thin eyes had a complicated expression and his tone was low: "The world is like this now. Xi Ning is dead. Let them take him back. We can't expose his body to the wilderness."
Gao Liang was beside him, with his hands in his sleeves, and said meaningfully: "The princess is the princess. She died for the sake of honor, and the emperor will reward her with a generous burial."
Xiangying stared at Gao Liang and gritted his teeth.
She wished she could kill him right away!
Jie Chen pressed her hand down with his own strength, and pressed his palm on the back of her hand holding the sword hilt.
When his back was turned to Gao Liang and others, Xie Chen lowered his voice to her: "Smart people should avoid his sharp edges. Now that we are making trouble, we cannot avenge Xi Ning."
"I will never forget Xi Ning's death. Put down your sword first. After entering the capital, there are many things you can plan slowly!"
Xiangying looked at him with red eyes, but saw that Chen Bo's eyes were full of dark depth.
She slowly relaxed her grip, and Jie Chen took advantage of the situation and pulled out the sword.
Gao Liang snorted coldly when he saw this.
"Vice General Xie, I have to remind you that it is better to treat prisoners with strict rules!"
Jie Chen pursed his thin lips into a thin line and stared at him without speaking.
Therefore, Xining's body was carried downstairs by the Xuanjia Army after Gao Liang closed his eyes with his own hands.
Xiangying walked down behind them, and then he saw that under the bright sunlight, the Xuanjia army behind the team lifted the cloth, revealing a gorgeous coffin.
These people came in great force to take Xi Ning's life.
Xiangying held the children and watched silently as they put Princess Xining's body into the coffin.
There were people in the distance looking around in confusion, so Gao Liang loudly announced: "Princess Xining and her husband were kidnapped by bandits on the road. To save her name, she chose to commit suicide! Her soul will live forever, and her spirit will remain immortal."
"Pick up the coffin and send the princess home!" He gave the order, and the Xuanjia Army followed suit.
After sending the princess home, the Xuanjia Army quickly left the town like a black cloud.
Xiangying stood there, unable to regain consciousness for a long time.
The sun fell on her, making her porcelain-white face appear slightly transparent.
A pair of dark phoenix eyes were filled with unspeakable emotions.
Jie Chen looked sideways at her: "It's time for us to leave."
Xiang Ying replied: "Is it always like this... Xie Chen, you are always forced by this emperor's orders to choose many things you don't want to choose?"
Jie Chen paused slightly.
He didn't speak, just looked in the direction Xi Ning left.
Then, he said in a faint voice: "Xining's ending is pretty good. If it were another princess, it might be..."
He didn't finish what he said later, and Xiangying also guessed it. As the emperor, the life and death of others are all pawns controlled by his power.
As long as he wants, he can easily rob this person's life, even if this person is his child or relative.
Xiangying is like this, Xie Chen is like this, and Xining is like this.
They seem to have noble status, but in fact, they are just bargaining chips in the hands of the superiors.
When it comes time to sacrifice, they will be thrown away without hesitation.
In the past, Xiangying just wanted to scavenge and live a good life with her children.
She came from the end of the world and was not the real princess of the Western Zhou Dynasty, so whenever they talked about restoring the country, she did not have strong emotions in her heart.
She just wanted to find a good place and live a quiet and happy life in a corner.
But now, Xiangying feels that her previous thoughts were wrong.
If those in power are such insensitive and selfish tyrants, how can she possibly live a peaceful life?
The common people are suffering, the princess is suffering, who is not living a miserable life?
Only the emperor himself.
Xiangying clenched her fingertips, something sprouted in her heart, causing the bright flames in her eyes to burn.
She turned around and looked at Jie Chen: "I will follow you to Beijing."
Jie Chen led two teams of soldiers to suppress the bandits himself, and the remaining exile team was placed at a post station near Baicheng.
On the way back, Xie Chen gave up his horse to Xiang Ying.
Xiangying said nothing and kept looking ahead, not knowing what he was thinking.
The children noticed that something was wrong with her mood, and they all obediently did not come forward to disturb her.
The three little ones followed Sou Xiucai, talking to each other about Xiucai's uncle, and made Sou Xiucai very happy.
He took out all his money bags and handed them to Xiang Xiuxiu.
"Xiuxiu, when you get to Baicheng, you can buy whatever delicious food there is. Buy whatever you want."
The thin monkey made two noises beside him, feeling angry that Xiang Xiuxiu was getting closer to the sour scholar.
He turned his back on the scholar and said, "What can you buy with your two taels of silver? Xiuxiu, Uncle Monkey is richer than him. Don't talk to him. Let Uncle Monkey play on your back."
Xiang Xiuxiu shook her little head: "Both uncles are nice people. Don't worry, Uncle Monkey. I will go talk to you after I play with Uncle Xiucai for a while."
The sour scholar burst into laughter.
"You little girl, you are so generous and generous, and no one is left behind."
As he spoke, he bent down and asked Xiuxiu: "Now that you and Uncle Xiucai are good friends, can you tell Uncle Xiucai where the Lu Peiyi who went with you is?"
After saying this, Xiangying, who was sitting on the horse, lowered his head and looked down.
"Lu Peiyi is gone?" She was a little surprised.
Jie Chen raised his eyebrows in surprise.
It turns out that Xiang Ying didn’t leave with Lu Peiyi?
Judging from her expression, she had no idea that Lu Peiyi had also left.
Suan Xiucai nodded: "Yes, we thought we ran away with you."
Xiang Xiuxiu waved her little hand: "No, we haven't seen him for a long time."
Jie Chen reached out and touched Xiang Xiuxiu's head.
His tone was calm: "Just run away, a water bandit, not important."
Xiangying felt strange.
This Lu Beiyi initially said that he wanted to join Jie Chen and the others and followed them on the road.
Now you find an opportunity and run away on your own?
When Xie Chen took Xiang Ying back to the exile team, the first thing he saw was the seventh princess Xiang Rongrong.
Her eyes widened, and the cabbage in her hand fell to the ground with a thud.
"Big sister... Big sister is back!"
After saying this, many people came out of the tent.
Xiang Qianqian shook her fan, covered her face and came out of the room, looking forward in confusion.
Xiangying was captured by Jie Chen so quickly? Then he must be punished as a fugitive!