The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 423 - 422: Are You Lying to Me? (This - : 3,000 Words)
Impossible.
But now Jun Ning says...
Her once persuaded heart starts to waver uncontrollably, deeply pondering why she appeared on the Imperial Jade Disc? Why was she tacitly accepted as a daughter by Emperor Yongning?
Even though she has committed so many unforgivable sins?
Could it be... could it be...
She harbors a massive suspicion related to Jun Ning’s proposal to marry on her behalf, but she dares not admit it!
Because once admitted, it proves she has been ensnared in a vast conspiracy for years, manipulated without her realizing it, while she harbored delusions, coveting things that truly never belonged to her.
Little did she know, her real value was merely to shield Jun Ning from disaster.
"A joke, I’m just a joke..."
Yao Yao cried.
Scalding tears uncontrollably fell, her vision blurred, so much so that she didn’t see Jun Ning leave, nor did she see the disdainful looks of those around her.
...
On the day of the wedding, Yao Yao was like a puppet, manipulated by palace maids to put on the fiery red wedding dress, cover her head with the veil, and prepare to marry.
She hadn’t seen Emperor Yongning for years, but this time, he personally came to fetch her and placed the pin on her head typically put by parents during the wedding.
Driven by the terrifying doubts within her heart, Yao Yao wished to ask Emperor Yongning. Yet when Emperor Yongning handed her a bowl of medicinal concoction, she drank it and was rendered utterly speechless.
Yao Yao touched her throat, fearing she might become mute.
She cried out ah ah ah ah ah.
Emperor Yongning blocked out others, leaving only Xiao Lizi by her side, then whispered to Yao Yao: "Yao Yao, after drinking this medicine, you cannot speak for a month, but after a month, you will automatically recover, don’t panic!"
Upon hearing this, Yao Yao finally calmed down.
Emperor Yongning added: "I had no choice but to do this to prevent you from going out and spouting nonsense, disrupting my plans for Dongchu’s war strategy."
Yao Yao thought: "Certainly not biological, to administer such harmful poison without any hesitation, haha..."
After a pause, Emperor Yongning personally revealed the truth that Yao Yao wanted to hear but didn’t manage to ask.
"Yao Yao, you’ve never been my daughter from the start, yet you lived many years under the name of a princess. During this time, you almost killed my only beloved daughter several times. I did not take your life, all for this day..."
"You ought to be grateful that you are still useful..."
Useless people surviving in the treacherous Imperial City are already very fortunate, let alone someone who committed so many wrongs yet continues to live.
Upon listening, Yao Yao wept like rain.
...
After Emperor Yongning finished speaking and left, Yao Yao married prestigiously to the King of Yu Country.
The King of Yu Country did not personally go to Dongchu to fetch the bride but sent his biological brother to help accomplish this task. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
This person was exceptionally cautious, fearing any trickery as the marriage proceed smoothly, he confirmed the identity of the bride several times, only then did they take the bride back to Yu Country.
The matter of the marriage proposal was resolved, Yu Country was temporarily pacified, and thus would not trouble Dongchu. Dongchu could then concentrate fully on battling Bei Xia.
Time galloped by, and soon the war arrived.
The flames of war first ignited at the edge of the Black Forest.
The Bei Xia Beast Taming Clan gathered many beasts within the Black Forest to involve them in the warfare.
Many citizens of Dongchu surrounding the area suffered persecutions, being bitten by wild beasts.
By the time Jun Ning arrived with a large number of soldiers, it was already too late to save people, many had already died. Fortunately, this region was quite sparse, with not too concentrated populace, even with deaths, it wasn’t to the extent of bodies piling up like mountains.
Jun Ning commanded the digging of large pits, burying the deceased, and invited people to perform purification rites, giving these people a final dignity.
After these matters were settled, the war began.
It commenced one night, Jun Ning led troops to raid Bei Xia’s camp, using fire attacks, they killed many of their beasts.
Lan Xihe continuously manipulated beasts, attacking the Dongchu side.
Fortunately, Dongchu had long prepared for this.
Fire attack.
Yes, fire attack.
Qi Xiao personally oversaw the two teams responsible for fire attack, continually launching arrows into the Black Forest, the weather was dry, and as soon as these fiery arrows landed within the forest, they ignited immediately.
Once a tiny spark sets ablaze, extinguishing it isn’t an easy task.
The great fire in the Black Forest burned for half a month straight, the forest was completely ablaze, many beasts within were also burned to death.
Bei Xia ignited the war here, originally intending to leverage the geographical advantage of the Black Forest and the beasts to capture Dongchu in one sweep. The result, however, was feeding the flames and suffering miserably, ending up losing both soldiers and resources.
Without the dependency on beasts and having been raided, Bei Xia was caught unprepared, forced to retreat twenty miles.
At this moment, within Bei Xia’s main camp.
Main General Fei Yuque was furious, pacing back and forth, smashing several cups, "We underestimated that brat; even as Crown Prince, leading the army personally, we expected nothing significant, believed she couldn’t escape the fate of being thrashed, only to find out, in the opening battle, we were the ones embarrassingly defeated."
The vast tent housed dozens, each dared not respond, all remained silent.
Fei Yuque rubbed his forehead, glanced at Lan Xihe’s position, "Lan Xihe, didn’t you say earlier that Crown Prince was a buffoon? Were you deceiving me?"
