Chapter 169: Miss Yan and Miss Ji
Gu Changxiao stared at Jinsui like a fool, a silly smile on his face. He held her hand, afraid that if he let go, she would disappear, feeling as if he were still dreaming.
For how many nights had he dreamt like this, of Suisui returning to his side?
Now it was even better than in his dreams; Suisui was a woman! He was so stupid, Suisui had shown so many flaws before, and he hadn’t suspected this.
He had actually believed she was a eunuch, never thinking she was a woman!
“Suisui, this is wonderful!”
Jinsui glared at him and scolded, “What’s wonderful? Are you an idiot? Prince Yu is setting you up so badly, and you’re going against him!”
If you want to come to the Northern Frontier yourself, then come. Why bring my Black Feather Camp brothers?”
“Hei Hu is about to get married!”
Hei Hu was still crying nearby, “Leader Ji, it’s so good that you’re alive!
It doesn’t matter if you’ve become a woman. As long as you’re alive, you’re still my leader.”
Jinsui: …
She couldn’t explain it to Hei Hu, so she looked at Han Xing, “You were reckless too. Why didn’t you resist? They told you to come to your death, and you just followed?”
Han Xing’s eyes were bright, but he smiled, “I promised Leader Ji that I wouldn’t be inferior and would strive to become a Great General.”
“Besides, if Leader Ji leaves the border city, we who remain must guard it well. That is our home!”
Huo Zi’an was backing away, feeling that this terrifying woman would surely make him the first to be dealt with.
Fortunately, at this moment, Yan Shi’er Niang arrived. She came with an imposing aura, asking Gu Changxiao, “You vixen, after seducing the Prince, you’ve come to the Northern Frontier to seduce women!”
But when she saw Jinsui’s face, she suddenly froze, just like when she had seen her benefactor in the border city.
The anger on her face turned into joy, “Prince!”
“I knew you were in the Black Feather Camp… You, why are you dressed like this?”
Jinsui was still looking apologetic when she heard Shi’er Niang laugh, “I know, you’re disguised as a man to evade the Northern Frontier’s pursuit, right?”
The people around were all bewildered. Han Xing helplessly covered his face; Miss Yan’s way of thinking was truly unique.
Jinsui felt that explaining would be troublesome, and she felt too apologetic towards Shi’er Niang to do anything that would further misunderstand her, nor did she want to defend herself.
So she reached out and took Shi’er Niang’s hand, and under her surprised and joyful gaze, she pressed Shi’er Niang’s hand to her chest.
Hei Hu covered his eyes again. I thought I was being scandalous by riding a horse with Miss Bai on the polo field in public, but I didn’t expect you to be even bolder!
“Miss Yan, I’m sorry. All that happened before was my fault. I am a woman.”
After speaking, Jinsui let go of her hand, only to find that Shi’er Niang seemed too stunned to move, her hand still held there, her eyes unblinking.
Jinsui had to remove her hand, “I’m sorry, it was selfish of me to hide my identity and cause you to enter the Northern Frontier alone. You can hit me or scold me, I’ll accept it.
Your Eldest Brother came to the Northern Frontier to find you. He only asks that after you’ve vented your anger, you go home with your Eldest Brother.”
Shi’er Niang still didn’t move. Now Jinsui was scared. Had the shock been too great, and the girl had lost her spirit?
Then everyone saw Shi’er Niang suddenly raise her hand. Gu Changxiao and Han Xing reacted the fastest; one rushed to hug Jinsui, and the other moved to block Shi’er Niang.
Jinsui struggled and refused to dodge, “It’s right for her to hit or scold me. This is between Shi’er Niang and me. You are not allowed to interfere.”
At this moment, Shi’er Niang’s raised hand gently fell on Jinsui’s hair, stroking it. The anger in her eyes turned into a gentle gaze, her voice filled with pity and softness:
“You must have suffered a lot on this journey.”
This was what Han Xing had said to Shi’er Niang at the time, which made her unable to help but shed tears.
And now, she said it to Jinsui, which also made Jinsui’s nose sting and a wave of emotion surge in her heart.
Shi’er Niang didn’t blame her, didn’t hit her, didn’t scold her. Instead, she felt sorry for her for enduring so much hardship disguised as a man.
Jinsui abruptly broke free from Gu Changxiao’s hand and fiercely hugged Shi’er Niang.
Shi’er Niang hugged her back. This was the embrace she had always longed for. Even though the Prince had become a woman, she still wanted to hug her like this.
Jinsui truly cried, her voice choked as she asked, “Why don’t you blame me?”
Shi’er Niang asked softly, “If you hadn’t impersonated the Li King back then, and Baozhu and I had accidentally fallen into the water, would you have saved me?”
Jinsui nodded into her shoulder, “Of course!”
Hei Hu interjected softly from the side, “I would have too.”
Shi’er Niang asked again, “If you hadn’t impersonated the Li King back then, and you saw Sister Chen about to be buried alive by the Zheng family, would you have saved her?”
Jinsui answered again, “Of course!”
“That time I ran away from home and rode out of the pass alone, if you hadn’t impersonated the Li King, would you have come out of the pass to find me? Would you have hugged me home?
Would you have praised my whip skills, praised my chivalry when I guarded the border city, supported my Rouge Shop business, helped me set up the Pear Garden theater, given me the perfume you made yourself, and made me tomato fish ball soup…”
She asked one by one, and Jinsui answered again and again, “I would! I would!”
Finally, Shi’er Niang also started crying, “So, all along, I’ve only liked you! It doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman, the Li King or Daoist Ji.
What I’ve always liked is that gentle and patient, intelligent and responsible… By the way, what’s your name?”
Jinsui burst into tears and laughter, “Ji Sui.”
Shi’er Niang solemnly completed the last sentence, “What I’ve always liked is Ji Sui!”
“I came north alone for the person I love. You did nothing wrong.”
At this, Hei Hu burst into tears. So the affection between women was as moving as the affection between men.
At this moment, Shi’er Niang, who everyone had seen before, shone in the snow.
But Shi’er Niang also had a point of anger. She questioned Gu Changxiao, “So you knew long ago that Suisui was a woman?”
Gu Changxiao shook his head, “I only found out just now.”
Now Shi’er Niang was bewildered, “Then, then you kissed her as soon as you came up?”
She pointed at Gu Changxiao, “I knew you were a vixen! You’ve liked Suisui since before, haven’t you?”
Gu Changxiao’s face instantly turned red, but he didn’t prevaricate or back down, otherwise Suisui would be snatched away by this woman!
I suspect your Yan family siblings have a feud from a past life!
He gazed tenderly at Jinsui, “Yes, I have liked Suisui for a long time. It’s just that due to my status, I could only bury this love deep in my heart.”
Jinsui instantly became like a startled cat, almost jumping up on the spot, “Big Brother, what are you talking about?”
I used to be a man, so you liked men?
Moreover, except for Han Xing who was too shy to listen, Hei Hu was still crying, and Huo Zi’an was so scared he shrank back as if he had heard a huge secret, while Liu Yun was like he was listening to gossip, his eyes wide with curiosity.
If you say this in front of these people, how can I still show my face?
She shouted, “Everyone shut up! Is this the time to discuss this? The Tartars could counterattack at any moment, we need to leave quickly.”
Amusingly, after she said this, no one looked at Gu Changxiao, showing respect to our real Li King.
But our real Li King was even less principled, actually smiling and agreeing from the side, “Suisui is right.”
The others also chimed in, “Right, right, this Left Wise King is truly despicable. He has quite a few soldiers, let’s not get trapped.”
Han Xing asked, “Leader Ji, we can’t enter the Royal Court, where should we go?”
Jinsui turned to Gu Changxiao and asked, “The Imperial Edict said for you to come to the Northern Frontier for peace talks, but did it say with whom?”
Gu Changxiao shook his head, “It only said peace talks at the Royal Court.”
Jinsui smiled, “Then it’s settled! The King of the Northern Frontier is dead. Although the Crown Prince hasn’t ascended the throne, we should be negotiating with the Crown Prince, not the Left Wise King.”
“Let’s go, I’ll take you to see the Northern Frontier Crown Prince.”
Gu Changxiao personally brought a horse for Jinsui, it was her Big Black Horse. Jinsui was overjoyed and went forward to hug the Big Black Horse’s neck. Big Black also remembered her, neighing happily.
The team quickly reorganized. With Han Xing and Hei Hu speaking privately with the Black Feather Camp soldiers, the entire army was incredibly enthusiastic about this suddenly appearing Miss Ji.
Eunuch Zhou and the others, who were kept in the dark, were stunned, “Where did this woman come from? Could the Li King have a lover in the Northern Frontier?”
“That shouldn’t be. This girl looks like a Han Chinese at first glance.”
“Hmph, I didn’t expect the Li King to be such a lecher. He picked up an Yan Family’s Eldest Daughter on the road, and now another wild girl. Look at how the Li King is smiling, these two must have been together for a long time.”
“They say the Lin Clan’s daughter is heartless and unrighteous, marrying Prince Yu as soon as the Crown Prince was deposed. This Li King is much the same!”
No matter how much Eunuch Zhou complained privately, he didn’t dare to ask anything to her face. Even when Jinsui looked at him, he would shrink back under his collar.
It was truly because he had been traumatized by the Black Feather Army on the journey. He only wished to complete his mission quickly and return to Great Xia, never to have any dealings with the Li King again in this life.
Of course, it would be even better if the Li King could die successfully in the Northern Frontier.
Along the way, Jinsui explained her purpose in detail to Gu Changxiao. However, Gu Changxiao seemed uninterested in the court struggles between the Left Wise King, Princess Tuoya, and the Crown Prince, or rather, he knew more about it than Jinsui.
Instead, he was more concerned about Jinsui traveling with Yan Jiu and kept changing the subject to ask, “Did Yan Jiu know long ago that Suisui was a woman?”
Jinsui quickly replied, “Not that long ago. I only found out after the Yan Clan Bodyguards rescued me from Prince Yu’s assassins.”
Liu Yun quietly retreated to the back, not daring to listen, because he had failed to protect Daoist Ji and the other two.
But Gu Changxiao was still very unwilling. Yan Jiu knew Suisui was a woman before he did.
At the same time, he felt very guilty, “I’m sorry, Suisui is right to scold me. I was too conceited and headstrong, almost harming you, Daoist Ji, and Jin’an.
I should have discussed it with you after receiving the Secret Letter from Huo Zi’an. I actually thought that sending you away was protecting you…”
Now it was Huo Zi’an’s turn to retreat silently. It was true that Miss Ji hadn’t given him a single glance, but he still felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, feeling that if Miss Ji glanced at him, he would be so scared he’d kneel and beg for forgiveness.
Jinsui interrupted Gu Changxiao’s repeated apologies, “I already said this is not the time to discuss this!
After we meet Yan Jiu and the Princess, we need to discuss how to overthrow this Left Wise King and find evidence of his collusion with Prince Yu.”
She turned to Hei Hu and said, “I promised your wife that I would definitely bring you back alive.
Brothers of the Black Feather Camp, listen up. Every single one of you, we must not die in the Northern Frontier.
We must return to the border city alive and build our new homeland. Lord Cheng and the villagers are waiting for you to return!”
The soldiers were inspired as never before and cheered in unison. They all looked at Jinsui with smiles, even feeling a sense of pride.
At that moment, Jinsui became like a panda. At least within the Black Feather Camp, she, the fake Li King, was more popular than the real Li King.
It was no wonder she had mistakenly thought back then that Gu Changxiao was driving her away because he was worried she would take the Black Feather Camp with her.
She tentatively looked at Gu Changxiao, wanting to see if he would hold a grudge, but found that this guy was even more outrageous than the soldiers.
He had a clear expression of “I’ll listen to whatever you say.”
Jinsui glared at him, “Do you know I’m a woman now, so I can’t steal your Black Feather Camp? Believe it or not, I’ll rise up and become a Queen or something!”
Alright, I don’t really have that ambition. Since transmigrating, every day has been exhausting and agonizing. I’d rather retire early and live a leisurely life with Grandpa.
At this, Hei Hu said somewhat sheepishly, “Leader Ji, Miss Bai isn’t my wife yet. We haven’t gotten married!”
Jinsui then recounted how Baozhu had dressed herself in a bridal gown, lifted her own veil, and adopted Hei Hu’s surname.
Everyone was deeply moved. Hao Jinduo cried, snot and tears flowing, and kept pushing Hei Hu’s shoulder, “You’re so lucky! You must treat your sister-in-law well in the future.”
Shi’er Niang was also wiping tears, “Baozhu is truly too bold!”
Han Xing said softly, “She learned from you.” What kind of master, what kind of maidservant. You, the master, went north alone for someone.
Her maidservant could also marry herself for the one she loved.
Shi’er Niang glared at Han Xing, wiping her tears, “Are you saying I taught Baozhu badly?”
Han Xing was startled and quickly said, “No, I’m saying you are both brave, rare good girls in this world.”
Shi’er Niang blushed and turned her head away from Han Xing.
Han Xing was helpless. If I don’t speak directly, you don’t understand. If I praise you directly, you get shy.
Jinsui then mentioned that Cheng Yu had brought Chen Yunniang and that Yan Jiu had brought many things for everyone.
Of course, more than half of it was moved from her Space. It was a good opportunity to use it for the Black Feather Camp soldiers.
She bent down and said to Gu Changxiao, “Cheng Yu has always been arrogant and never bowed or knelt. He single-handedly guarded the border city, bearing the pressure from both the Yan land gentry and the Imperial Court.
For you and the soldiers, he bowed to Yan Jiu. You must not mistreat the elders in our border city in the future!”
Gu Changxiao nodded heavily and promised, “I will not mistreat Suisui either.”
If it were before, Jinsui would have thought he was promising her good farmland and gold and silver. But for some reason, looking at his eyes, the image of him kissing her flashed in Jinsui’s mind.
Her face instantly turned red, and she felt her heart beating extremely fast, unable to resist biting her lip.
She glared at Gu Changxiao, but her gaze had no deterrent power at all. She knew that when she was the Li King, one look could scare people to death!
Something is wrong with me! His kiss has completely disrupted my mind.
She tried hard to remind herself not to be fooled! Shi’er Niang was right, this person is a vixen!
What do you want? Do you want me to work for you for free without payment?
Also, you said you liked me a long time ago, so do you like men?
Without female competition, we girls should be sweet and beautiful.
