"You must know that in Gongguo, if a woman pretends to be a man to join the army, it is a big sin to lose her head. But General Liu was so upright that he directly dismantled her without the slightest hesitation. ”

"My father wanted to calm things down, and used the concubine's great military exploits during this time to excuse her. But he didn't want to, General Liu had a bad life, and he knelt down in court and begged his father to dispose of the concubine according to law. ”

Jiang Ning listened, the action of chewing grapes gradually slowed down, and she looked at the curtain that undulated with the bumps of the vehicle, as if she was wandering.

Inexplicably, she seemed to recall that at the birthday banquet not long ago, the concubine and General Liu were arguing and-for-tat in front of everyone.

At that time, Jiang Ning thought that it was the friction between the father and daughter these days, which was why it was like this.

It was just a small fight between father and daughter, and it wasn't a big deal.

It wasn't until now that she finally understood that at the banquet that day, under the seemingly petty dispute between father and daughter, there was such a deep estrangement lurking.

"General Liu, why is he like this?" Jiang Ning asked such a sentence with some difficulty.

Obviously, what Liu Yue did was far beyond her knowledge.

She grew up in a happy family, and her parents treated her and her sister as treasures on the tip of their hearts.

Jiang Ning has been naughty and impetuous since he was a child, he likes to mingle with boys, and he has also caused a lot of troubles, big and small, and was scolded by his parents.

But in the end, her parents also took the initiative to clean up the mess for her, and they couldn't bear to receive the slightest scolding from others, let alone something about her life.

Mu Jingzhao was slightly stunned by her question, and then he slowly spoke, "General Liu has always been upright, strict with the law, and the righteousness of the country is put before everything. ”

Mu Jingzhao's words not only did not solve Jiang Ning's doubts, but made the confusion in her heart more profound.

"Even before your own daughter's life?"

The carriage gradually drove up the wide, smooth avenue, in which the intermittent jolting sound gradually faded, and on both sides of the road, towering old trees obscured a small piece of the sky above the road, blocking out all the sunlight.

The carriage gradually darkened, and Jiang Ning leaned against the corner, his whole person almost merging with the dim light.

"General Liu is upright and upright, and he will always put everything before the righteousness of his family and country, even if it is his own life."

Mu Jingzhao's voice was very soft and slow, as if he would be drowned out by the sound of the horse's hooves hitting the ground if he was not careful.

But the cold meaning contained in it, without the slightest emotion, made Jiang Ning tremble.

Jiang Ning closed her eyes, inexplicably, she felt that this dim and oppressive atmosphere made her a little difficult to breathe.

It was hard for her to imagine what kind of situation Liu Jinfu was in back then, and in just one day, she changed from a proud woman with great military achievements to a prisoner who everyone shouted and beaten.

And all this is simply because she is a woman.

What if it were you?

Jiang Ning asked herself softly in her heart, but for a long time, she still couldn't come up with a definite answer.

But only one thing, she was sure of.

She will not forgive.

There will be no forgiveness in all lifetimes.

Whether it's the so-called upright father or the monarch who puts her in danger.

Jiang Ning didn't speak for a long time, she lowered her eyebrows, as if she was wandering, only her chest that always rose and fell violently showed that she was still awake.

Seeing her like this, Mu Jingzhao didn't stop talking, he adjusted his posture, and planned to lean against the body and start to close his eyes to recuperate.

Just as he was about to close his eyes, Jiang Ning spoke again, her voice was very light and shallow, but it seemed to reveal infinite sadness and lamentation.

"And then?"

"Later—" Mu Jingzhao took a deep breath, "Later, I told everyone about my relationship with the concubine in the barracks, and told everyone present that we had already made a private decision for life, and I might have promised the concubine that I would definitely marry her home." Therefore, my father opened up and promised me the marriage of the concubine, and also took the opportunity to remove the concubine's guilt. ”

When the story is heard here, it is like everything has come to an end.

Jiang Ning's mind was in a mess, she listened to Mu Jingzhao's words and knew that all these stories had already ended, but she vaguely felt that something was not right.

This feeling is as absurd as two long-standing grudge countries provoking each other and actively arming each other countless times, and finally the two sides meet on the battlefield and shake hands lightly.

Jiang Ning couldn't tell what the problem was, she pursed her lips for a long time, but she didn't sort out her messy thoughts, and in the end, she still spoke with some hesitation.

"The emperor has ever been to the concubine Niangniang—"

She swallowed her words slowly only halfway through, and in this situation, such words always seemed a little out of place.

Mu Jingzhao glanced at her, but he chuckled a little uncontrollably.

Jiang Ning was a little baffled by his sudden laughter, and after a long time, she asked with a strange face.

"What are you laughing at?"

Mu Jingzhao coughed lightly twice, barely stabilizing his emotions, and then reluctantly spoke, "I look like I have a habit of dragon yang?" ”

The carriage jolted violently, Jiang Ning's body squeezed and tilted with the carriage, she held on to the seat and barely sat upright, looking at Mu Jingzhao with a strange expression for a long time, only then did she realize this problem with some hindsight.

According to what Mu Jingzhao said, he had no idea about Liu Jinfu's daughter all the time.

However, after many years of marriage, it is difficult to say that there will not be a little love between men and women.

Jiang Ning was silent for a few seconds, expressing her suspicion of Mu Jingzhao's words, and she muttered in a low voice, "What's wrong with all men?" I am a woman who will be deeply impressed by the beauty of the concubine. ”

Her voice was slurred, but every word fell into Mu Jingzhao's ears.

After listening to what Jiang Ning said clearly, Mu Jingzhao looked nervous, as if he was facing a great enemy, "Then it seems that you still have to have less contact with the concubine." ”

His expression was a little too serious, which made Jiang Ning laugh.

After laughing, she felt like she was enveloped by a deeper sense of loss.

She felt like she wanted to ask something, but she couldn't.

Not long ago, Mu Jingzhao's words lingered in her ears.

She closed her eyes, and simply stopped talking, just waiting for herself to be able to put all this behind her for the time being in the midst of the hunt.

Unconsciously, Jiang Ning really fell asleep in the shaking bumps of the carriage.

In the dream, she was a high-spirited female general riding a horse and cheering by the people, and she was also a prisoner who was betrayed by thousands of people in the Ming Hall.

(End of chapter)