57. The Traitorous General

Zhou Mingzhu didn't have many memories of her sister Zhou Mingli. In the few times she paid attention to her in her previous life, the most impressive thing seemed to be that she refused her father's marriage, insisted on becoming a nun with her hair untied, and entered Miaoyin Temple to pray for the royal family and people of the Great Zhou.

At that time, the Great Zhou had an undefeated general Yan Chu, and there was no need to sacrifice a princess to marry the Jiang Kingdom, so this kind of thing didn't happen in this life.

When Zhou Mingzhu first heard that the sister she didn't care much about in her previous life was actually married to the old King Jiang, she still felt a little guilty, but then she thought about it. The other party was stubborn and left-handed. Even if she didn't marry King Jiang, she would end up as a nun. Anyway, she would be a widow. After becoming Queen Jiang, she would still be the Queen Mother of Jiang Kingdom after King Jiang died in the future, enjoying endless luxury. Zhou Mingli had to be grateful to her.

"Why do you think the sister must let General Yan send her off to marry?"

What Zhou Mingzhu didn't understand was this matter.

"This servant doesn't know, but I heard from the young palace maids and eunuchs that the eldest princess doesn't seem to like General Yan. Knowing that he has broken his limbs, she specifically wants to humiliate General Yan on the way to marry."

The palace maids serving Zhou Mingzhu didn't know either, so they picked out the most widely circulated news in the palace and told the princess.

When Zhou Mingli pleaded for Yan Chu, there were only King Zhou and her in the Xuanshi Hall. King Zhou himself would not tell the people around him about this matter, and Zhou Mingli would not tell him even more. It was precisely because of this that people in the palace were half-believing and half-doubting the messages in the palace now.

Zhou Mingzhu thought about the memories of her previous life and didn't remember where Yan Chu and Zhou Mingli had a feud.

But think about it carefully, the palace of King Zhou is ruled by the queen alone. As the daughter of an exotic dancer, Zhou Mingli is the only princess in the palace who is not born to Queen Zhou. How can she have a good life?

It is true that Queen Zhou did not bother to argue with this illegitimate princess. After all, she was a girl, unlike a illegitimate son, who might compete with her son for the throne. However, there were many people in the palace who curry favor with the powerful. Although Queen Zhou maintained a standard attitude towards the eldest princess, she still teased and bullied her in order to save face in front of the queen.

Such behavior would not be better until the princess gradually grew up. At least the other party still had the title of a princess, and she did not dare to go too far.

Zhou Mingzhu recalled this incident and thought that Yan Chu had bullied Zhou Mingli when she was young, just like those people? So in the previous life, Zhou Mingli saw that the person she hated had reached a height that she, a princess, could not retaliate, and she became a monk out of despair?

Thinking of this, Zhou Mingzhu felt that her previous actions were not wrong. Such a man was not worthy of her Princess Mingzhu's love.

Because she knew the truth, and Yan Chu had indeed become a useless person, the best saint in the Imperial Hospital had sentenced him to death. In this life, he could not make any waves.

"Didn't my mother give me a few boxes of the best blood swallows not long ago? Send them to the Yan family and tell them that I can't persuade the princess. I hope General Yan will be careful this time and take good care of himself."

Zhou Mingzhu didn't intend to break up with the Yan family openly.

The power of the Yan family in the army should not be underestimated. Now that Yan Chu has been cleared of treason, even if he has become a cripple, there may be many people willing to follow him. What she wants is the connections of the Yan family in the army.

The Yan family must accept her favor. It's just some things she's tired of eating. It's worth using these as favors.

The little maids didn't know what Zhou Mingzhu was thinking. They thought that the princess was still deeply in love with General Yan. Thinking that now one of them has become a cripple and the other has been promised to someone else by the emperor, it's like a pair of lovers who are destined to be together in the storybooks, which makes people sigh.

******

Zhou Mingli was not taken seriously in the palace before, but now it is different. She is not only the princess of Zhou, but also the future queen of Jiang. Therefore, her marriage team is huge, and the wedding team alone has more than 10,000 people.

Needless to say, there are 188 loads of gold, silver and jade. Even if Princess Mingzhu gets married in the future, she may not get so much dowry, because Zhou Mingli's marriage is not just a princess' wedding, but also means the diplomatic relations between Zhou and Jiang.

Queen Zhou is still very clear about this matter, so she did not deduct the dowry of this concubine's eldest daughter, but gave it as generously as possible, so that the other party would remember her kindness and not forget the great Zhou that gave birth to her and raised her when she became the queen of Jiang in the future.

On this day, Yan Chu put on the long-forgotten silver-white armor, and every piece of armor was wiped shiny and not stained with a speck of dust.

This armor has been with Yan Chu for five years. Except for the few times it was sent to the craftsman for modification because it didn't fit, Yan Chu always went to the battlefield with it.

This armor was stained with the blood of countless enemies, as well as Yan Chu's own blood. It had long been soaked with countless evil spirits. The dark and cold light on the armor gave people endless deterrence.

Yan Chu looked at himself in the pupils of his grandmother and mother, and hung the Yan family's ancestral sword on his waist.

"Take care on the way."

Madam Yan San couldn't be more stubborn than her son. Now her eyes were red, and this was all she could say.

Yan Chu nodded, and after saying goodbye to his grandmother, mother, eldest aunt, and several cousins, he left Yan's mansion with a dozen of his own soldiers and rushed out of the city.

"Mom, third brother and sister, you should be happy that little Hu'er has such ambition. What we should do is burn incense and worship Buddha for him during these days, and pray to Buddha to bless him."

Mrs. Yan cares more about her three daughters than her nephew Yan Chu. Now that Yan Chu's sins have been cleared and he seems to be planning to start over again, she is happier than anyone else.

Let’s not talk about what the other party can do with a semi-disabled body. At least it will not be worse than now. She does not ask for too much, she only wants her two younger daughters to get married smoothly. As for the eldest daughter, That can only be left to chance.

Mrs. Yan did not think that Yan Chu could restore the Yan family to its previous glory, and her requirements for this were very low.

*****

Outside the city gate, the wedding procession has basically been assembled. The princess's dowry has been laid out like a long dragon. Looking in from the city gate, there is no end in sight.

Zhou Mingli sat on the dragon shoulder chariot, her red hijab embroidered with dragons and phoenixes blocking her sight. At first sight, she could only see her knees, her jade-white hands, and the nails dyed red and dazzling. Kou.

As if she had a tacit understanding, when the people around her were galloping by on horseback, she turned her head slightly, and a gust of wind blew up the side curtains of the sedan, and at the same time blew the hijab on her head.

And the man seemed to be touched. For a moment, they looked at each other, but it was fleeting.

The man on horseback continued to drive forward without stopping, and the wind that blew his head just now disappeared as the horse galloped past.

Zhou Mingli reached out and covered his heart, which was beating so fast.

"General Yan."

Yan Chu's arrival was not too late, and the auspicious time had not yet arrived, so it would take some time for the wedding team to set off.

Because of the previous events and his current physical condition, Yan Chu is actually a white man. Although the King of Zhou ordered him to escort the eldest princess's wedding party, he did not clearly specify in what capacity he was sent as an envoy. Jiang Guo.

The title "General Yan" is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so even though he no longer has this identity, when everyone didn't know what name to call him, they still chose this one.

Most people thought that Yan Chu, who was once the proud son of heaven, suddenly fell into an industrious waste. At this time, he should be decadent and depressed.

But looking at the man in armor, looking energetic and riding a horse, I was both surprised and felt that this should be the case.

That was the son of the Yan family, how could he be defeated so easily.

Several of the lieutenants who were Yan Chu's subordinates had red eyes, and the young general was still the same young general.

Today is the day to send off the eldest princess and her relatives to the Kingdom of Jiang. All the close members of the royal family have appeared. Naturally, King Zhou and Queen Zhou, as well as the two princes and the second princess cannot be left behind.

Speaking of which, this was the first time Yan Chu saw the second princess Zhou Mingzhu in person.

During the days when he was recovering from his injuries, everyone was telling him how deeply in love he and Zhou Mingzhu were back then. They grew up together and were originally a destined couple.

Even when everyone was in trouble, only Zhou Mingzhu asked His Majesty to plead for him. Even after that, she was the only one who kept thinking about him. She sent things to Yan's house every now and then, and she didn't seem to care at all about her current fiancé. General Fu.

Mrs. Yan San often talked about losing such a good daughter-in-law, but she was worried about Yan Chu's mood, so she basically would not talk about it in front of Yan Chu, but secretly regretted it in private.

But seeing the second princess today, Yan Chu couldn't help but wonder. Are the rumored second princess and the second princess he saw really the same person?

Looking into those beautiful eyes, Yan Chu could only see the hidden and almost invisible malice and superficial friendship.

He lowered his eyes, this second princess is really interesting.