She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 220: Only Being an Emperor Will Not Suffer

Xiang Ying watched helplessly as Xining took her last breath.

Her phoenix eyes widened.

Gao Liang stood up from the ground and said to the Xuanjia Army, "You can take the princess’s body back now."

When the Xuanjia Army came forward to carry away Princess Xining, Xiang Ying suddenly raised her hand, drawing Jie Chen’s sword.

With a "buzz", the tip of the sword trembled and pointed directly at Gao Liang’s throat.

Gao Liang narrowed his eyes: "You mere Sin Slave, what are you trying to do?"

Dark, chilling frost filled Xiang Ying’s phoenix eyes.

"You, you killed your own country’s princess, and now that she is dead, you show not the slightest sadness. What is the meaning of this?"

Gao Liang slightly tilted his head, his tone more arrogant than ever.

"This was the Emperor’s command. The princess died protecting her honor, which is what she was supposed to do."

Xiang Ying’s sword tip moved an inch closer, and she screamed angrily, "I said she was innocent! Just because she was worried about the world’s words and neighboring criticisms, she had to throw her life away?"

The leader of the Xuanjia Army beside Gao Liang said coldly, "Insolence! The Emperor’s command must not be violated. If you continue to cause trouble, we will not be polite."

Jie Chen grabbed Xiang Ying’s hand, wanting her to sheathe her sword.

"Xiang Ying!" He signaled with his eyes and shook his head slightly.

Tears welled up in Xiang Ying’s eyes: "Are you indifferent to this too?"

Jie Chen’s eyes showed complicated emotions, his tone low: "This is just the way the world is now. Xining is dead. Let them take her back. We can’t just leave her body in the wilderness."

With his hands tucked in his sleeves, Gao Liang said meaningfully, "A princess is a princess. She died for her honor, and the Emperor will still reward her with a dignified burial."

Xiang Ying glared at Gao Liang, grinding her teeth.

She wished she could kill him right then and there!

Jie Chen pressed down her hand with his own, his palm on the back of her hand that was gripping the hilt of the sword.

As they turned their backs to Gao Liang and the others, Jie Chen whispered to her, "The wise avoid the sharp edges. If we create a scene now, we won’t be able to avenge Xining."

"I won’t forget Xining’s death. Put down the sword for now. When we enter the Capital, there are many things we can plan slowly!"

With her eyes reddened, Xiang Ying looked at him, only to see his eyes filled with deep darkness.

She slowly relaxed her grip, and Jie Chen smoothly withdrew the sword.

Seeing this, Gao Liang finally scoffed.

"Vice General Jie, I must remind you, it’s better to be strict with prisoners!"

Jie Chen’s lips pressed into a thin line as he stared at him, saying nothing.

Thus, Princess Xining’s body, after Gao Liang personally closed her eyes, was carried down by the Xuanjia Army.

Following them down, Xiang Ying saw under the bright sunlight, the Xuanjia Army at the back of the procession uncovered a lavish coffin.

These people had come with a great force, for the sake of Xining’s life.

Xiang Ying, holding the children, silently watched them placing Princess Xining’s body into the coffin.

A crowd in the distance looked on with confusion, and Gao Liang loudly proclaimed, "On her way to marry, Princess Xining was kidnapped by bandits. To protect her honor, she chose to end her own life! Her noble spirit will forever remain immortal."

"Lift the coffin, let’s take the princess home!" At his command, the Xuanjia Army shouted in unison.

Amidst the cries of taking the princess home, the Xuanjia Army, like a black cloud, swiftly left the town.

Xiang Ying stood in place, unable to recover for a long time.

The sunlight fell on her, making her pale face seem slightly translucent.

In her dark, lofty Phoenix eyes, a tumult of indescribable emotions swirled.

Jie Chen glanced at her, "We should leave as well."

But Xiang Ying responded, "Is it always like this... Jie Chen, are you always constrained by the Emperor’s commands, forced to choose things you don’t want to choose?"

Jie Chen paused slightly.

He didn’t speak, only looked in the direction Xining had gone.

Then, his voice faint, "Xining’s fate was still considered good, if it were another princess, perhaps..."

He didn’t finish his sentence, but Xiang Ying understood.

The Emperor, as the one in power, treats everyone else’s lives as pawns in his game of authority.

As long as he wished, he could easily snatch this person’s life away, even if this person were his child, his kin.

Xiang Ying, Jie Chen, and Xining felt the same way.

They seemed to possess noble identities, but in reality, they were merely pawns in the hands of those above.

When the time came to sacrifice, they would be thrown away without hesitation.

Xiang Ying once simply thought about looting all the way and then living a good life with her children.

Coming from an apocalypse, she wasn’t truly the Princess of Xizhou, so whenever they talked of restoring the country, her heart did not stir much.

She just wanted to find a peaceful place to live a quiet and happy life.

But now, Xiang Ying felt her previous thoughts were mistaken.

If the rulers were such numb and selfish tyrants, how could she ever live a peaceful life?

The common people suffer, the princesses suffer, who doesn’t suffer?

Only the Emperor himself.

Xiang Ying clenched her fingertips, something germinating in her heart, spurring the fierce flames in her eyes to burn intensely.

She turned to Jie Chen: "I will accompany you to the Capital."

Jie Chen had come to suppress bandits with two troops of soldiers, while the rest of the Exile Team was stationed near a post station close to Bai City.

On the way back, Jie Chen offered his horse to Xiang Ying.

Xiang Ying said nothing, just stared ahead, her thoughts unclear.

The children sensed her unusual mood and also wisely did not approach to disturb her.

The three little ones followed the Acid Scholar closely, Xiang Xiuxiu calling him "Scholar Uncle" repeatedly, which made him overjoyed.

He handed over all his purses to Xiang Xiuxiu.

"Xiuxiu, once you reach Bai City, you can buy anything tasty you want, whatever you desire."

Skinny Monkey snorted from the side, feeling annoyed that Xiang Xiuxiu was closer to the Acid Scholar.

He scoffed at the Acid Scholar, "With your mere two taels of silver, what can you buy? Xiuxiu, Uncle Monkey is richer than him, don’t bother with him, let Uncle Monkey carry you instead."

Xiang Xiuxiu shook her little head: "Both uncles are very nice, Uncle Monkey, don’t be hurried, I’ll play with Scholar Uncle a bit more and then come talk with you."

The Acid Scholar burst out laughing.

"You little girl, truly a benefactor to everyone, focusing on one without neglecting the others."

Saying so, he bent down and asked Xiang Xiuxiu, "Now that you and Scholar Uncle are good friends, can you tell Scholar Uncle where that Lu Feiyi who was traveling with you went?"

At the mention of this, Xiang Ying, mounted on the horse, looked down.

"Lu Feiyi left?" She was somewhat surprised.

Jie Chen raised his eyebrows unexpectedly.

So Xiang Ying wasn’t traveling with Lu Feiyi?

Judging by her expression, she truly had no idea that Lu Feiyi had also left.

The Acid Scholar nodded, "Yes, we thought he had run away with you."

Xiang Xiuxiu waved her little hands, "No, we haven’t seen him for a long time."

Jie Chen gently stroked Xiang Xiuxiu’s head.

His tone indifferent, "Let him run away, a water bandit, he’s not important."

Yet Xiang Ying found it strange.

This Lu Feiyi, who initially volunteered to join Jie Chen and follow them, had now found an opportunity and run away by himself?

When Jie Chen and Xiang Ying returned to the Exile Team, the first person they saw was the Seventh Princess, Xiang Rongrong.

She widened her eyes, and the cabbage in her hand dropped to the ground with a slap.

"Big Sister... Big Sister has come back!"

Upon completing the sentence, many people crawled out from the tents.

Xiang Qianqian waved her folding fan, covering her face as she emerged from a house, looking puzzledly ahead.

Xiang Ying had been captured and brought back by Jie Chen so quickly? Then she must definitely be punished as a fugitive.