The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 128 The Sisters' Marriages

Zheng Jin couldn't stand He Wuyu no matter what.

Too tall, too dark, and most importantly, too close to my sister.

What's wrong with Zheng Jiao? Doesn't she have any sense of vigilance at all? Even though He Wuyu is also a woman...

No, He Wuyu is a woman, so why is she in such a hurry?

Surely Zheng Jiao wouldn't be kidnapped by a woman?

As her anger subsided, she realized that she had just acted like an old mother worried about her daughter.

She's such a young girl, yet she has to worry about being a parent; it's really tough on her.

In the light screen, Zheng Jiao and He Wuyu got down to business.

In just a few months, Zheng Jiao has become much more composed than before. He speaks eloquently about training and military matters, and even has his own unique insights.

very nice……

Zheng Jin's brows relaxed with relief.

Knowing that she's good is enough.

Seeing that Zheng Jiao was in good condition, Zheng Xun closed the canopy.

[Zheng Jiao's past actions have even brought the competitive atmosphere of the capital city with him.]

The soldiers found it incredible that Zheng Xun, a woman and a princess, not only trained diligently every day but also gave them extra training.

At first, many people laughed at her for asking for trouble, after all, given her status, she had everything she could want, but she insisted on making things difficult for herself.

How foolish is someone who doesn't even know how to enjoy life?

But day after day, Zheng Jiao ignored the rumors, and those who mocked her couldn't laugh anymore. Even those who had initially been indifferent began to get impatient.

[The moment they saw Zheng Jiao training there, they felt uncomfortable all over, restless and uneasy.]

So, the first person started quietly putting in extra training, then the second, the third...

The military camp was bustling with activity, much to the delight of General He and He Wuyu. They were especially pleased with Zheng Jiao, who had spearheaded this trend.

Is this the fear of being dominated by the King of Scrolls?

[If only I had sent Zheng Jiao to Liaozhou sooner, with soldiers like him, how could we have worried about the invasion of the He Kingdom?]

Zheng Jin: That makes sense too.

Fine, let her suffer if she has to. As a princess of a country, let her make this sacrifice.

As the carriage drove out of the imperial city, the sound of galloping hooves suddenly came from behind.

Then the group stopped, and a voice could be heard outside.

Zheng Jin lifted the carriage curtain and looked out. A dashing young man in a red robe was riding a chestnut horse and talking to someone next to him with a smile.

Seemingly noticing her gaze, the other person turned around, and upon seeing her, their smile widened.

The boy spoke a few more words to the people around him, then rode his horse to the carriage.

"Nie Zhao? What are you doing here?"

Upon hearing this name, Zheng Xun, like a nimble fish, poked its head out from Zheng Jin's shoulder.

“A brother of mine had something to do, so he asked me to cover for him.”

What shift am I filling in for? I clearly wanted to see her, so I came specifically to see her.

Zheng Jin pressed Zheng Xun's head back down, deliberately saying, "That's not in accordance with the rules."

They're flirting!

"Will the princess punish me?"

[Will the princess punish me?]

"How could I dare punish my senior brother..."

【How dare I?】

After exchanging a few words, Zheng Jin couldn't stand Zheng Xun's sarcastic tone any longer, so she lowered the curtain with a stiff face.

"Why isn't my sister talking to him? Did I disturb you?"

"No."

"If you sit in the car with me and ignore the older brother outside, he won't be angry, right?"

Zheng Jin: ...

She seems to have some kind of serious illness.

She rubbed the goosebumps on her arms: "Yuan Jia! Be normal!"

Zheng Xun obediently replied, "Oh."

[Hmph, so you're already siding with your Little General Nie, huh? Our sisterhood has been tested. You chose him over me, so I'll love you a little less today.]

Outside the carriage, the clear laughter of a young boy could be heard.

Zheng Jin: ...

Is her relationship with Nie Zhao completely innocent?

A pure brother-sister relationship, understand?

Unfortunately, she could only keep these words to herself and couldn't say them to Zheng Xun.

The carriage arrived at the Imperial Estate. Because the estate had hot springs and some summer flowers were in full bloom, the scenery was exceptionally beautiful.

After getting off the carriage, Zheng Jin and Nie Zhao huddled together and started talking.

The last palace banquet didn't give them much time to catch up, so they had a lot to say. Now that they had the chance, they were going to say as much as they wanted.

Zheng Xun suddenly realized why Zheng Jin hadn't allowed the Third Prince to come along; it turned out he had secretly made an appointment with Nie Zhao.

The two of them pretended it was a coincidence in front of her; she'd be a fool to believe them.

She pursed her lips and looked at the head eunuch of the royal estate: "Ignore them, show me around."

Since it was a rare occasion for someone to visit, the head eunuch of the imperial estate was eager to please his master. Upon hearing this, he bowed and scraped as he led Zheng Xun to the garden.

Zheng Xun wasn't really interested in strolling around the garden. After wandering around for a couple of minutes, her gaze fell on the head eunuch of the imperial estate.

Sure enough, she preferred studying people to flowers and plants.

The head eunuch felt inexplicably uneasy under her stare.

"Princess...Princess, has this servant done something wrong?"

Zheng Xun gave Zhicheng behind him a wink, and the latter stepped forward and kicked the head eunuch to the ground.

Zheng Xun: ...

She just wanted him to move away a bit.

Oh well, it doesn't matter.

She looked down at the head eunuch, who looked completely bewildered. He had been perfectly fine just a moment ago, so why the sudden change in expression?

"Are you confused?"

The head eunuch nodded hurriedly.

Zheng Xun smiled.

He even nodded.

"Then think carefully about what you did that you shouldn't have done."

The head eunuch nimbly changed to a kneeling position: "It was my fault for being blind and not recognizing the princess's true worth. I didn't understand her intentions. I deserve to die, I deserve to die."

"Alright, if you say that, it makes it seem like I'm abusing my power."

Head eunuch: ?

Is not it?

But as he looked into Zheng Xun's knowing and confident gaze, his pleading voice grew softer and softer.

He suddenly remembered the rumors about her; it was said that she was incredibly resourceful at a young age, which was why she held a high position in the court.

His heart skipped a beat, and he tentatively asked, "What would the princess like me to say?"

Zheng Xun smiled and said, "If you keep beating around the bush, I'll just take action."

"This servant is diligent and conscientious..."

"Zhicheng, make your move!"

Zhicheng agreed and deftly snapped the head eunuch's neck.

His move left everyone in the imperial estate who didn't know Zheng Xun speechless.

The head eunuch never understood why Zheng Xun would attack him, or why she would refuse to discuss it when she said so.

Logically speaking, shouldn't she have argued with him and forced him to expose the bad things he had done?

Zheng Xun looked around and finally pointed to a meek little eunuch in the crowd: "You will be the new manager of the Imperial Estate from now on."

She then called on a few more people: "You, dig out the corpses in the garden. Our Dayong has good feng shui, blessed by our ancestors and prayed for by the people. We can't use corpses as fertilizer, as that would ruin the feng shui here and bring disaster."

As Zheng Xun pointed out the places where the bodies were buried one by one, the servants were completely convinced.

The princess really knows!

The head eunuch was like a local tyrant on the imperial estate. When the higher-ups were not around, he could decide who lived and who died at his behest.

Not only that, he was extremely narrow-minded and harbored resentment over his castration, which made him extremely twisted. Anyone who touched a nerve with him would be severely beaten or tortured to death.

But how could Princess Yuanjia so easily deal with such a bully? Is she a goddess?

That must be it, otherwise how could she see through the head eunuch's disguise and tricks at a glance?

The previously repressed and gloomy palace servants, now certain that the head eunuch was dead, couldn't help but burst into cheers.

Of course, there were a few people whose faces were really ugly, because they had once been lackeys of the chief eunuch.

The newly appointed head eunuch, fearing that Zheng Xun would blame them for overstepping their bounds, quickly apologized to Zheng Xun.

"Alright, I know they're happy, and I won't blame them."

The few people Zheng Xun had singled out excitedly went over and hurriedly went to find tools to dig up the corpse, while the other palace servants swarmed around Zheng Xun.

Zheng Xun's lips curled slightly: "What? You have something to say?"

Seeing her exceptionally kind attitude, someone cautiously asked, "Princess, your predictions are so accurate. Can you really predict everything?"

The new head eunuch glared at him, afraid that he would displease Zheng Xun.

Zheng Xun smiled and said, "I am a princess of Dayong. I can know most things about Dayong."

The imperial estates of Dayong were quite different. The palace servants there were either old, frail, or tired of the court and had nowhere else to go.

This is why they were able to be bullied by the former head eunuch for so long.

It's rare that their master, Zheng Xun, takes them seriously; at least that makes them feel at ease.

Hearing the heartfelt praise, Zheng Xun couldn't hide her smile: "Since we have nothing to do today, how about I give you three divinations?"

The palace servants erupted in cheers once again.

But after the cheers came an awkward silence.

Good heavens, a princess is telling their fortunes! What right do they have to do so?

Zheng Xun looked at the restless crowd, neither in a hurry nor urging them, but quietly waiting for them to make a decision.

Logically speaking, with so many people and only three divination sticks, there simply isn't enough to go around.

However, since they knew each other well and had a new head eunuch in charge, they quickly selected three people.

Someone was very perceptive and brought Zheng Xun a chair, while another person quickly cooked a fried egg for Zheng Xun in that short time.

When she saw the fried egg being served, she really couldn't hold back her emotions.

The fermented glutinous rice floats and sinks in the clear sugar water, while the delicate egg whites are plump and white.

It was very down-to-earth, but Zheng Xun knew that the nanny who cooked the poached eggs for her had paid for it herself.

This was gratitude for her punishment of the former head eunuch; the person boiling the eggs wasn't even sure if Zheng Xun would appreciate it.

People were digging up the corpse nearby, and a large crowd was watching in front of him. Zheng Xun swallowed the whole bowl without changing his expression.

"Alright, who needs their fortune told? Come forward."

The first one to step forward was a young eunuch. He rubbed his hands together and said somewhat embarrassedly, "This servant has lost two taels of silver. I would be grateful if Your Highness could calculate it."

Zheng Xun: ...

Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken?

When he asked that question, Zheng Xun could feel the glares directed at him from those around him who hadn't had a chance to ask.

The young eunuch remained unmoved, still insisting on finding the two taels of silver.

“Your money…” Zheng Xun looked at another eunuch in the crowd, “Ask him.”

Another eunuch chuckled sheepishly, "Well, you were quite ill back then, and I didn't have any money, so I took out your two taels of silver to treat your illness. I didn't swallow a single copper coin..."