The Curious Play 30 The She Wolf!

when someone sent an urgent message to her.

"Xin'er what is that?"

She saw Xin'ers expression, her mouth slightly open in shocked.

"Gōngzhǔ. .Xiang Gōngzhǔ is in trouble!"

"What?" 

She hurriedly s.n.a.t.c.h the small paper in Xin'ers hands.

"What is going on?"

She asked blankly. 

In a small piece of paper, it was written there that all the Ministers demanded Xiang Gōngzhǔ to be sent as a tribute in the southern kingdom.

"This old geezers.!" 

She clenched her hands tighly.

"What were going to do Gōngzhǔ?" 

Xin'er asked her with a trace of panicked. 

"Where is Fùqīn?"

"Huángshang. .send him in the temple!"

"What a perfect timing. !"

"Those old geezers choose to discuss this matter when father is not arround! What do you think they wanted to?"

She said walking back and forth while thinking. .

"They probably wants to pressure his Majesty and send Xiang Gōngzhǔ away, but why they have to picked on her?"

"Xiang Gōngzhǔ, is a torn in Zhang diànxià's a.s.s! Even if they're twin still they don't share the same views!"

"Ah. !" Xin'er nodded.

I think there's something more to it! She thought, and whatever is that Im going to discover it sooner.

Xiang already told her before that she doesn't want to go away, if not with Xiang's help she wouldn't safely escape before.

"Fetch my Mother's war armor!"

Xin'er looked at her in disbelief.

"What do you mean,Gōngzhǔ?"

"Since we can't just barge in the court with out permission. .then I'll represent myself as a soldier not a princess.!"

"Hǎo.!" 

Xin'er exclaimed excitedly. She knew that General t.i.tles are hereditary amongst the General family. 

Yan clan holds a military power ever since the kingdom was stablished.

It is reasonable enough when she showed up in there as someone else.

It wasn't long when she finished wearing those heavy armor! 

It was a gold color that has a pattern of multiple mountain shapes in her plate mail and and a sigil of wolf in the center of her belt and waist cushion.

The symbol of wolf was her late mother personalized sigil as the "She wolf" General.

Both of her armplate was a double layer opal size that has a falcon beast head,that represent the sigil of Yan clan. .and the lace was colored in red.

The winged helm she wears has a red ta.s.sle. .and a red cape that being tied up in her shoulder plate to complete her military attire.

"Woaaah. !" Xin'er exclaimed in awe. "You just look like Jing Wángzǐ!" 

Yan Jing is her elder biological brother.

Ye'er smiled." How did you know I look like him, when its been a long time we haven't seen him?"

Xin'er suddenly felt into silence and immediately change the topic that makes Ye'er raised her brow.

"Xin'er are you hiding something in me?"

"How is that possible Gōngzhǔ?" 

She said turning arround so Ye'er could not see her expression.

"We been together since were young what is there for me to hide?" She smiled at her. "We have to go now otherwise, Xiang Gōngzhǔ will be taken from us.!"

Ye'er was about to react when Xin'er pushed her outside. "The horse is ready.!"

"Ok.!" She nodded hesitantly. "Are you not coming with me?" 

"Of course. .I am!" 

She then grab the General token out and showed it to her.

"Don't forget this.!" 

She toosed it to her and Ye'er catch it in one hand.

"How did you manage to steal this?"

"That's fake!" Xin'er winked and they both laughed.

In the palace all the ministers were so anxious. They just reported that southern kingdom was keep on hara.s.sing the people in the boarder.

So they decided to negotiate them in means of peace treaty and sending Xiang Gōngzhǔ as a tribute which makes Huángshang enraged in anger.

"What happened to our military force in the border? Are they all become useless?"

"In reply to you. .Huángshang! If the military will take an action would that be means, igniting a war?"

a.s.sistant minister of War Lui Chen, ignorantly asked.

Huángshang blew a furious sigh. "Why are you asking me? Is that supposed to be your job, Are we just joking here?"

Huángshang bang his fist in his table that makes everyone jerked. He suddenly look in his side where Tàizǐ diànxià was sitting.

He was leaning his head in his palm and tapping his finger that makes his Majesty furrowed his brow and look in the other direction annoyingly.

Huángshang was just like looking to his Empress while looking to the Crown Prince.

"Huángshang. .If we send Xiang Gōngzhǔ as a tribute we could probably. .

"That's impossible. !"

They all turn their heads in to the side where they suddenly heard a voice. 

They gasped in awe as they saw someone entered in a Great Military General's attire. .

Its been a long time since the last time they saw someone entered in the court wearing that particular attire!

They knew the owner of it, It was late Chun'er Gōngzhǔ. Known as the "She wolf" General.

Even Huángshang almost fell into his chair when he saw her. .It was like seeing her little sister alive wearing the same before going to war. .

He was like reminiscing the old times!

While Tàizǐ's eyes glittered in admiration.

"Greetings Huángshang!" 

She said bending one of her knees while cupping her fist into her palm. It was how Soldiers or Generals should greet his Majesty as their chief in command.

"wànsuì, wànsuì, wànwànsuì!"

"Rise!"

As soon as she stood up all the ministers in the opposition exchanged words of disapproval.

While the ministers that followed her father were full of admiration towards her, they even praised her,  for her great deal of courage and bravery.

"This. .this!"

Minister of Finance Xu Fan, asked his Majesty in confusion.

"Who is this. ?Hu. .Huángshang?!"

Ye'er Gōngzhǔ sneered. "What happened Lord Xu, did you already forget me?"

She then removed her helm.

"Tàizǐ fei.?"

They all gasped in shocked.

"Wrong. .Im not here as Tàizǐ fei," 

she said rolling her eyes. "Im here in behalf of my father, Prime Minister Yan!"

"When did you have a right to barge in. .

"Just now, have I not here? Beside I told you, Im here in behalf of my father. .that you cleverly sent away.!" 

she said softly minister's Xu's face become white.

"Huángshang. .women is not allowed to interfere with us in the court, this is totally absurb!"

His Majesty's eye brow raised but before he could react Ye'er already speak.

"Indeed Lord Xu. .but why in difficult times that all of you relies us women, Aren't you being so shameless?"

"You. !"

She said sharply. "Did you just said that Xiang Gōngzhǔ must be sent away as tribute. . Just to pacify the unrest in the boarder. .who's next are you planning to send away, me?!"

"You dare!"

Taizi dianxia suddenly interrupted.

"I. .I dare not. !"

 Lord Xu suddenly caught off guard when Taizi spoke grimly.

Everyone whispered and exchanged different opinions, 

"But how did. .

"Oh. !" 

She paused, as if she remembered something.

"Should I need to remind you Lord Xu that Im here also as a General not as a princess? Being in military haven't you know that there's no gender preference in war. ?

Did you forget that my mother was also a General, herself?"

"But you never been in a war how could you call yourself a General?"

He asked mockingly but she ignored it and continue. .

this old geezer really think he could shake me! 

She silently clenched her hands.

"Huángshang. !" 

She then called his Majesty who happened to be amused in her, based on his reaction.

While Tàizǐ diànxià was sitting comfortably in his annoying posture.

"Why this idiot is not helping me?" she muttered silently.

"What is it?"

"As far as I know Huángshang. .General t.i.tles is hereditary amongst his family, Is that correct?"

I hope his Majesty will agree! 

She prayed silently. She has to outwit this old geezer so she could pushed him into the edged.

"Yes.!" Huángshang directly said.

"Even if I did not engaged myself in any war and since his Majesty said that this is hereditary, Do you mean Im not worthy on this attire? Isn't it seeing this armor is like seeing Great General Yan, himself?!"

"But. .

"Who has the last word here, you or his Majesty?" 

She interrupted him, imperiously.

 Some of the ministers who were neutral remained quite, as if they were watching a good show.

As fierce as her late mother! Other ministers muttered silently.

The shewolf indeed! 

"You.!"

Lord Xu, snap furiously.

"If they want war then why they're just deliberately provoking us, and not attacking us directly?"

"Could you afford to have a war?"

"Why not?" She asked raising her brow. " Are we lack of Good Generals? Or is it just someone stirring up trouble in his benefits?"

"Should I remind you that clever women end up badly?"

Lord Xu warned her grimly. 

"Is that a threat, Lord Xu?!"

She asked grimly but decided to let him off this time. the old man gasped and suddenly snap back to his senses.

"But thank you, Lord Xu! I will take it as a compliment!" 

She said maneuvering the situation before the old man and Taizi dianxia could react.

Threatening her would cost him, his precious head if she demanded it. Given her t.i.tle as a Crown Princess consort.

"Beside its not necessarily for us to response into them with violence or with peace!"

"What do you mean?"

"Annual celebration of market fare festival is coming why don't we invite them?"

"How is that possible? This is not even. .

He stuttered furiously as he was against it, they already plan this a long time and it was just being spoil with this brat infront of him. .

Lord Xu blood seems to boiled up as he felt so frustrated.

"Hao.!" For the first time his Majesty interfere. "What Yan Jiāngjūn said make sense.!"

His Majesty said recognizing her as a General.

"If you eagerly wants to send someone then why don't we send Yan Yue'er Gōngzhǔ as tribunal peace treaty?"

If they were already shocked with Ye Gōngzhǔ's sudden appearance.

Now that Tàizǐ diànxià suddenly speak something as savage as that, they all fell into silence as if they were being hit by a bomb.

Even Ye'er slighly open her mouth in surprised.