The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 393 She Also Has Her Own Selfish Motives

"I'm not going back; I still have to fight."

General He was still smiling, but the room had long since fallen silent.

Gradually, his laughter grew softer and softer.

"Are you hiding something from me?"

The siblings said in unison, "We are safe and sound."

"How can it be!"

"What's wrong?"

General He opened his eyes wide, his gaze sharp as torches.

He Wuyang hurriedly went to see his sister.

He Wuyu also felt guilty. She knew her grandfather's temperament. Although she hesitated, she still didn't dare to continue lying to him: "Grandfather, your leg... can't be saved."

Unexpectedly, General He was neither surprised nor saddened; instead, he burst into laughter.

"grandfather?"

"It's over, Grandfather's gone mad, it's all over!"

General He smiled and patted his grandson's head: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Even if you're optimistic, you shouldn't be laughing, right?

"Heh, why shouldn't I laugh? The enemy went to great lengths to take my life, but I survived a near-death experience with just my two legs. Shouldn't I be grateful? Shouldn't I laugh?"

"But you won't be able to go to the battlefield anymore..."

General He was very surprised: "I'm already in my seventies or eighties, and you still want me to go to the battlefield?"

He Wuyu: ...

Upon hearing this, He Wuyu felt like a beast.

However, she felt relieved.

She was afraid that her grandfather would never recover because of his legs, so this couldn't be better.

He Wuyang pushed past his sister: "Grandfather! Come back to the capital with me! The Emperor said that you can return to the capital to recuperate. He has prepared a beautiful courtyard for you where you can fish and grow vegetables. If you like lively places, you can also go to Yuanxiu Academy to teach children to read military books."

"Okay, I'll go back to Beijing with you."

"Don't be so quick to refuse... Oh? You agreed?"

He Wuyang was still a little confused. He scratched his head and looked at He Wuyu with a puzzled expression.

He Wuyu frowned.

My grandfather is not in a normal state.

But he was trying his best to hide it.

He Wuyu opened his mouth, wanting to ask, but didn't know how to ask.

Since he's already doing his best to maintain this peace and dignity, does she really need to tear it all apart?

General He said calmly, "Wuyu has grown up and is already capable of handling things on his own. I have no worries about entrusting the He family army to you."

"Then, once Grandfather recovers, shall we return to the capital with Wuyu?"

General He nodded with a smile.

"I'll go get your medicine."

He Wuyu got up and took He Wuyang with him as they left.

After closing the door for General He, He Wuyu stopped and leaned against the door.

He Wuyang stood with her on the other side of the door.

After a moment of silence, a sobbing sound came from inside the room.

But General He only cried this one time. After that, at least in front of others, he was always calm and composed.

The recovery process went smoothly until the day He Wuyu was sent back to the military camp by General He.

On the way, she unexpectedly bumped into Zheng Jiao, who was looking for her.

"Jiaojiao? Shouldn't you be in the military camp?"

"Yuan Jia sent an urgent secret letter, instructing me to pick you up on the day you return to camp."

Zheng Jiao knew that Zheng Xun would not speak without reason, so when she heard the news that He Wuyu was about to return to camp, she immediately led a group of people to welcome him.

He Wuyu frowned: "Then what about the current camp..."

"Don't worry, I made the arrangements before I left."

He Wuyu nodded.

"Has Your Highness received any news?"

“Yuan Jia didn’t say it explicitly, but the reason he sent me to pick you up at this time is simply because someone wants to harm you.”

As for who did it, that's easy to guess. Who else could it be but Qi Yongji?

He Wuyu tightened the reins: "Have you sent anyone to search the area?"

"nature."

How many people do you think will come?

"No more than three, but they are all definitely experts."

Liaozhou was heavily guarded, and only a small number of skilled individuals could infiltrate it unnoticed.

He Wuyu immediately had an idea: "They're still under control, why don't I lure them out..."

"Yuan Jia said no."

"Are you kidding me? Your Highness has never even met me, how could you possibly predict my words and actions?"

“I told you Yuanjia is good at predicting the future, and I wasn’t just kidding. She said you’re not allowed to take any risks.”

He Wuyu muttered, "How can someone who's going to fight on the battlefield be afraid of danger?"

“If a real fight breaks out, there will be plenty of opportunities. There are other ways as well. Yuan Jia predicted five places where the assassins might appear, and I have already sent people to search for them.”

He Wuyu remained skeptical of this.

Zheng Jiao scoffed: "Don't believe me?"

"Of course I believe you. No one else would dare to disbelieve you, so I'll be waiting this time."

"Keep your heart in your stomach."

Not in a hurry to return to camp, the two slowed down and rode their horses side by side.

"Jiaojiao, I haven't thanked you yet."

He Wuyu turned his head, his gaze fixed on the season, when the spring breeze brought rain and the snow melted away.

Zheng Jiao looked back at her: "I just did what you wanted to do but couldn't."

He Wuyu couldn't possibly have been unaware of the idea of ​​going to the Brown Kingdom to find medicinal herbs, but her identity dictated that she couldn't be so willful.

The He family has always been good at knowing their limits, but they often compromise themselves because they are too good at knowing their limits.

He Wuyu shook his head: "My grandfather's responsibility is my responsibility, as is Liaozhou's."

“When I was little, my father and mother didn’t want me to be a princess who only knew how to play and didn’t understand the greater good, so they treated me and my brothers equally. My mother taught me to read history, and when I read about the friendship between the He family and the founding emperor, she said that the He family was loyal and devoted, and their achievements would be remembered for generations. The Zheng and He families had a friendship of mutual support for hundreds of years. Although I am not of royal blood, I have received royal education for more than ten years,” Zheng Jiao said in a calm tone, but the pride of a princess in her eyes never disappeared. “Therefore, I will make the choice that any royal child would make here.”

Moreover, General He was He Wuyu's grandfather.

She also had her own selfish motives regarding this matter.

"But that's too dangerous. You're so precious and noble..."

"Don't worry, I'm not bad either."

"Yes, but I'm still worried."

Zheng Jiao blinked her left eye: "I'm right here, aren't I?"

There was a trap set for her in the Brown Country, but thankfully, it wasn't her who went there.

It wasn't easy for Zheng Jiao to obtain the medicinal herbs.

In short, the outcome is good now, and there's no need to talk about how difficult the process was.

Before long, soldiers brought up two men who looked miserable.

Zheng Jiao leaned forward, scrutinizing their appearance: "These are the two assassins?"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Have we suffered any casualties?

"Only three people sustained minor injuries."

"Tsk, looks like this assassin isn't any good either."

Provoked by her words, the assassin tried to utter a few words as if to refute her, but his jaw had been dislocated and he could not make a sound.

He Wuyu had no reason to disobey and immediately said, "Kill him."

Those who were released by Qi Yongji were obviously not worth getting anything out of them, so there was no need to interrogate them.

Upon hearing this, the two assassins began to struggle violently.

"Your Highness, they seem to have something to say?"

Zheng Jiao also whispered, "Something's not right. They seem to want to tell us something."

"Hold it in."