Chapter 10: It hurts me
The attendant beside her saw the surprise in the princess' eyes and immediately whispered, "Princess, you haven't been back to the capital in the past few years. That person is the famous Grand Tutor Ye Hanting."
The eldest princess raised her head proudly and tightened the reins with one hand, "Stop talking too much."
The servant was embarrassed and shut his mouth.
Everyone said that the princess worked hard to pacify the Western Rong, but they didn't know that she was very difficult to get along with, had an unpredictable personality, and killed people like crazy.
If the princess was angered, she would kill anyone, whether they were enemies or her own people.
The princess was thinking about her brother, the third prince Chu Ming. She was about to go to see the emperor, but she said coldly, "Go to the clan residence."
"Princess, please see the emperor first. His Majesty is waiting for you." The servant was panicked.
The eldest princess was very upset. She was out there defending her country, but her own brother was locked up in the clan house just because he slept with a palace maid. Why?
But she has to endure it until she gains supreme power.
"Then go back to the palace first!"
"Gee!" The eldest princess raised the whip and hit the horse hard. The horse leaped into the air and galloped away.
The people hurriedly made way for her and watched the heroic female general leave.
......
In the palace.
When Emperor Qingyuan saw the eldest princess coming back, the smile on his face never faded.
"Father!"
The emperor patted his daughter on the shoulder and said, "Yue'er, you have had a hard time along the way!"
"Father, I miss you so much at the border. I won't leave this time."
"Yuer has made great contributions in guarding the border. I have ordered people to renovate the princess's mansion and will find a prince consort for you someday."
"My daughter doesn't want to get married!" Chu Yue's eyes were full of disdain.
Why can a man have three wives and four concubines and still become an emperor, but why can't a woman do the same!
It is impossible to get married, men are just her playthings.
Emperor Qingyuan's face darkened. "There is no woman who doesn't get married. You are already twenty-two years old this year. The daughters of ordinary families are six or seven years old."
Chu Yue took Emperor Qingyuan's arm and said coquettishly, "Okay, daughter understands."
"Father, I only have one brother, Chu Ming. He just slept with a palace maid. You can just reward him as a concubine. Why did you lock him up in the clan house?"
The emperor's face darkened. "Chu Ming drugged the prince. I have already dealt with this matter leniently. Yue'er, please don't mention it again."
Chu Yue looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes, "It's a pity that my brother and I's mother died early. Before she died, I promised her that I would protect my brother for the rest of his life. Father, if I win the first prize in the autumn hunt, please let my brother go."
Emperor Qingyuan felt a little uncomfortable with Chu Yue's words. Chu Yue was his first daughter.
Concubine Hui fell ill when she gave birth to Chu Ming and died three years later, leaving behind Chu Yue and her brother.
Chu Yue is very competitive. She practiced martial arts and swordplay with other princes. She went to the battlefield at the age of seventeen and was as brave as any other man.
"Yue'er, it would be great if you were a man!" Emperor Qingyuan looked at Chu Yue wearing armor meaningfully and promised: "Okay, father promises you!"
"Thank you, father!" Chu Yue bowed. She hated it most when her father said how nice it would be if she was a man. None of his sons were as capable as her!
Why can't a woman inherit the throne!
After Chu Yue left the palace, she met the third prince Chu Ming.
"Elder sister!" Chu Ming was so excited when he saw Chu Yue, as if he had been pardoned.
"Look at how useless you are!" Chu Yue scolded coldly.
"Eldest sister, I... this matter can't be blamed entirely on me, it was Chu Li who deliberately framed me!"
Chu Yue sneered. She knew of course that Concubine Rong was using her brother to deal with that cowardly prince.
"Have you ever thought about how he could frame you when he is so cowardly?"
The Third Prince suddenly understood, "Eldest sister means that there is someone behind him directing him!"
Chu Yue's eyes were full of revenge. "After I win the autumn hunt, you can come out. You better stay calm and don't lose your composure. There is still a long way to go."
"Yes, yes, yes!" The third prince nodded repeatedly.
Okay, Chu Li, ah Chu Li, now that his biological sister is back, Chu Li can just wait to die!
Chu Yue patted Chu Ming's shoulder with a smile, and when she turned and left, the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
Her incompetent brother was just a puppet that she needed to support when she was fighting for the throne.
Chu Li is easy to deal with, but the person behind her is difficult to deal with.
And from the information she found out after she came back, it should be that man who helped that coward Chu Li!
The eldest princess tied up her high ponytail, rode a white horse, and dressed in men's clothes and left for the princess palace.
Back in the room, she took off her clothes and sat in the bathtub.
A man appeared from behind her, pinching her shoulders with his slender fingers.
Chu Yue didn't look back, and said calmly: "You pinched me and it hurt."
The man's hands relaxed and Chu Yue closed her eyes comfortably.
After a moment, she came out of the bathtub wrapped in gauze, leaned on the chaise longue, and raised her feet towards the man.
"Your Majesty!"
The man in nightgown knelt down obediently, massaged her feet, and leaned over to kiss her ankles.
Chu Yue leaned back, staring at the man with proud eyes as he kissed her little by little and surrendered to her.
"Mo Yun, I want you to test someone."
The man frowned and stopped what he was doing. "Man?"
"Ye Hanting."
Mo Yun's expression turned a little colder when he heard Ye Hanting's name.
"Just test his strength, there's no need to harm his life."
"Yes, sir." Mo Yun continued to pinch her ankle.
Chu Yue lifted Mo Yun's chin with her finger and said, "Why don't you leave? Do you still want to spend the night here?"
Mo Yun had an expressionless face, his eyes lowered and he didn't dare to look at Chu Yue.
Chu Yue curled her lips and smiled, "Back off."
She thought of her mother waiting humbly for her father. Her mother had sucked out the pus from her body for her father, and even though her body was not suitable for childbearing, she still gave birth to two children for her father.
On the night my mother passed away, my father was still celebrating the Queen's birthday. Before my mother's seventh day of death, my father favored a young lady who had just entered the palace.
After her mother died, she made up her mind that she would never become a person like her mother!
Men are only worthy of her choosing!
Chu Yue's eyes dimmed. How unfair!
Just because Chu Li is the legitimate prince, a waste like that can become the crown prince!
She stared at Mo Yun's slender figure as he left. This is how a man should be stepped on by her, conquered by her, enslaved by her, and crazy about her.
......
In the royal villa, Ye Hanting was resting with one hand on his forehead when Lan Yi came to report.
"Master, the clue is broken."
"Hmm." Ye Hanting's fingers tapped on his temples from time to time.
Lan Yi knew that his master would never give up on finding out the truth of that year, so he nodded and said, "I will continue to investigate."
Ye Hanting's eyes were cold, he slowly opened them and looked at Lan Yi who had a serious face, "Is Chi Yan back?"
"We will arrive in the capital early tomorrow morning."
Ye Hanting raised his hand, and Lan Yi was about to retreat, when suddenly, an arrow broke through the window and shot towards Ye Hanting.