diskusbooks Chapter 469 You are the only one left in Qi
Chapter 469 You are the only one left in Qi
After listening to Shen Changgong's words, Yu Ziling fell into deep thought.
Indeed, leading troops to fight has always been her dream. She wants to be the world's first female commander, galloping on the battlefield and commanding thousands of troops to capture cities and seize territories.
Countless times in her dreams, she dreamed of blowing horns and joining forces, dreamed of weapons and horses, and dreamed that she had realized her dream.
But when she woke up, she was still in the palace, surrounded by high walls, and she was trapped inside the walls like a canary.
This huge sense of gap made her obsession grow deeper.
However, Shen Changgong was an enemy, and Yan was the enemy that destroyed Qi.
Her father died for the State of Qi. How could she betray her father?
But then again, what choice does she have now?
There were only two paths before her.
One is to be imprisoned forever, to continue to be a canary without freedom, unable to die even if you want to.
One option is to choose to surrender and submit to Dayan, so that you can realize your dream, lead troops on the battlefield, and live the life you want.
Shen Changgong prepared everything she wanted and gave it to her directly, instead of trapping her in the palace like Emperor Qi did.
"I...I need time to think about it."
Yu Ziling's voice was very low.
Shen Changgong nodded and said,
"Okay, then I'll give you a day to think about it. I'll come over in the evening to hear your answer."
"Hmm? What are you doing here tonight?"
Yu Ziling said in surprise.
Shen Changgong smiled brilliantly, a smile that was both charming and dangerous.
"Of course... I will favor you. You are my concubine, and that cannot be changed. Your only choice is to be imprisoned as a canary and serve me, or to lead troops into battle and serve me."
Yu Ziling stared at Shen Changgong in amazement, gritting her teeth and saying,
"After all, no matter what I choose, I can't escape your clutches, right?"
"Of course. You are my spoils of war, so I have the right to enjoy you."
"You...you are shameless!"
"Thank you for the compliment. I have important things to attend to. Remember to wash yourself clean tonight."
After saying that, Shen Changgong stood up and walked outside.
"I can't let you into this room!"
"You can try and see if I can come in."
Shen Changgong laughed heartily, looking very proud.
Looking at the strong man's departing back, Yu Ziling had a lot of thoughts in her mind.
A moment later, two palace maids, Zhaohua and Xiuqin, walked in.
When she saw the two of them, Yu Ziling's face instantly turned cold.
Xiuqin Zhaohua was very sensible and immediately knelt down, lowered her head and dared not speak.
Yu Ziling sneered,
"Oh, what are you two doing? I am just a prisoner, a stray dog, how can I deserve such a great gift from you two?
You two are here to guard me, so just stand there and watch me. Don't let me get away."
Hearing Yu Ziling's sarcastic words, Xiuqin and Zhaohua immediately burst into tears, feeling extremely pitiful.
"Why are you crying? I'm not dead yet!"
Yu Ziling scolded.
Xiuqin wiped her tears and said,
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry. We really didn't mean to lie to you. That day, we were working in the palace when we suddenly heard a loud noise, and then the city was in chaos.
After more than an hour, the Yan army killed all of them. The Royal Guards rushed in and arrested us all.
We were so scared, we thought we were going to be beheaded.
But King Lanling did not kill us. Instead, he allowed all the palace maids and eunuchs to continue doing their previous jobs and even gave us rewards.
When we saw you unconscious, we were heartbroken.
It was the imperial physician who told us not to tell you the news of the Yan army's arrival. You were weak at the time and couldn't get angry, otherwise your life would be in danger.
We have no choice but to comfort you and let you recover first.
Your Majesty, all the mistakes are my fault. You can beat me or kill me, but you must take good care of yourself and don't let it get to you."
After Xiuqin finished speaking, Zhaohua also said quickly,
"My Lady, Prince Lanling has been truly kind to you and to us. You were a defeated general, and he could have killed you and us, but he didn't. Instead, he kept us alive and took care of us."
Yu Ziling snorted coldly,
"Is that good for you? He's just after my body. Otherwise, he would have killed you and me long ago."
Xiuqin said timidly,
"But... he didn't kill her after all. Your Majesty, Qi has already fallen, and Dayan's momentum to unify the world is unstoppable. Why don't you follow the will of heaven, and instead become the one who goes against the tide?"
"Yes, my lady, you can't fight in Qi. If you join Yan, you can go south to fight, destroy one country after another, help Great Yan unify the world, and establish immortal merits."
"Alright, alright, get up, it's so annoying."
Yu Ziling said with a frown.
The two girls quickly wiped away their tears, stood up with a smile, stood behind Yu Ziling and gave her a massage.
Yu Ziling sighed,
"I don't mean to resent you. I also know that you are doing this for my own good. I can't blame you for being afraid of death and not sacrificing your lives for your country, because I don't either. I am just as afraid of death as you are."
"It's different, Madam. We surrendered voluntarily after being captured. You were different. You were captured while unconscious."
"My Lady, would you please consider joining the Yan Army? We can fight with them.
Lanling Wang has returned all your old subordinates to you, a full army of 100,000 men, and several of the generals among them are your subordinates.
These days, Yang Hongying has been reorganizing the troops, waiting for you to go back and take over.
If you ignore them, this Qi army will fall into the hands of the Yan people. No one will speak up for them, and they will definitely be bullied."
Hearing this, Yu Ziling opened her eyes and sighed.
This was something she had not expected.
"Do you two also want me to surrender to the Yan army? Help them lead the troops in battle?"
Xiuqin smiled and said,
"How can that be called helping the Yan army? That's called fulfilling a dream.
Isn't this what the Queen has always wanted to do? We are happy to see the Queen happy.
The Yan army is full of talented people and does not need a commander-in-chief from the queen. There are so many generals who have made contributions waiting for this position.
This was a position that Lanling Wang fought for against all odds. I heard that he had several quarrels with the Southern King because of this.
Your Majesty, even if not for yourself, please think about the people of Qi.
After the Kun Kingdom was destroyed, with the Kun Queen managing the government, and Kun commanders like Yu Huatian, Nie Bei, and Chen Qing leading the troops, the Yan people certainly would not dare to bully the Kun people.
But what do we have in Qi? We only have you.”