Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1193 Female General
After entering the city, the two brothers lived in their own places. Although Guan Ao had tried several times to invite Yuwen Cheng to his home in order to break the ice and reconcile the two brothers, Yuwen Cheng always ignored him. When Guan Ao went to find him in person, Yuwen Cheng smiled sarcastically and said that he had plenty of places to live and there was no need for them to live under the same roof and pretend to be brothers.

At that time, Guanao was shocked by the fact that he didn't even pretend, and he couldn't recover for a long time after he came back.

But Shang Ruyi had expected this long ago.

Although they are brothers from the same mother, it is an open secret that Yuwen Cheng is dissatisfied with his second brother. However, now he doesn't even pretend to be a basic brother. What will he do next?

Yuwen Ye took her to the table and sat down. He pondered for a moment and said calmly, "No need. If he wants to come, he will come naturally."

Shang Ruyi nodded.

After everyone was seated, Yuwen Ye looked up at the generals under his command. What he couldn't see was the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed outside the city - this was his biggest gain in this battle.

At this moment, his eyes fell on Shi Yutao, who was sitting next to Shentutai, with a serious expression and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Seeing that he looked strange, Yuwen Ye asked, "General Xiaoshi, do you have anything to say?"

Hearing him calling him, Shi Yutao was startled and stood up immediately, but saw Yuwen Ye gently waved his hand, motioning him to sit down. Shi Yutao then sat back down stiffly, pondered for a long time, and said softly: "Your Highness, why is my sister not at the banquet tonight?"

Hearing this, everyone in the hall fell silent.

Guan Ao was the only person here who had never met Shi Yuxin, and he had only heard some stories about them from Guan Chiying. He was somewhat curious about the heroine. He originally thought that he could meet her tonight, but he did not expect that Yuwen Ye did not let Shi Yuxin come. He did not expect that Shi Yutao would question this matter as soon as he opened his mouth, which cooled the originally harmonious and happy atmosphere in the hall.

After all, both of them were surrendered generals, and whether or not they appeared at the banquet for heroes was a very delicate matter.

Yuwen Ye said: "Tonight is the banquet for meritorious officials."

"Yes."

"General Shi has never achieved any merit under my command, so of course there is no place for her."

"...!"

Shi Yutao was stunned for a moment, then he began to understand.

His rank, or his ability and fame, have always been below Shi Yuxin's, so when he didn't see Shi Yuxin here today, he always felt strange in his heart, and even felt that he shouldn't be sitting here; but Yuwen Ye's words were very clear, Shi Yuxin was captured by Shentu Tai after the battle back to Luocang, and had been imprisoned in Hulao Pass. He neither surrendered nor played any role in the subsequent battles, so he really could not be called a hero.

Moreover, if we really look at it from the perspective of ability and fame, Xiao Yuansui would be able to suppress everyone here as soon as he appeared. But after he surrendered to Yuwen Ye, he did not contribute in the battle of Luoyang, so he could not be considered a hero, so he and Hua Ziying were left outside the city.

He added: "Then I——"

Yuwen Ye said: "Although we took Luoyang this time without a major battle, you were the first to enter the city when we broke through Hui'an Gate. This is called 'first to ascend'. So you have a place tonight."

"..."

"From now on, if your sister and you can be as brave and fearless as you are this time, there will always be a place for you at the celebration banquet in my Yuwen Ye's tent."

Shi Yutao didn't say anything, but his face flushed red, not because of shame, but because of some indescribable excitement. Shang Ruyi looked at his chest rising and falling sharply, as if he was about to burst by some emotions. Just then, his eyes swept across a trance figure outside the door. After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "General Xiaoshi, His Royal Highness the King of Qin has many rules for managing the army, but there is only one reward, which is meritorious service."

"..."

“He never mistreats his own people.”

Shi Yutao nodded gently: "General, I understand."

When everyone heard Shang Ruyi's words, they just thought she was trying to dispel Shi Yutao's doubts. Only Pei Xingyuan heard a deeper meaning. He subconsciously turned his head and looked outside the lobby door. It was already completely dark at this time. Except for the lobby, it was almost pitch black outside. But he could vaguely see a figure in the thick darkness, hesitating, as if hesitating whether to come in.

Could it be——

Suddenly, his breath was choked.

Shen Wuzheng, who was sitting next to him, immediately noticed something was wrong with the person next to him and turned to look at him: "What's wrong?"

Seeing Pei Xingyuan didn't say anything and stared straight outside, he immediately felt something and followed his gaze to the door. Finally, in the inky night, an agile figure appeared.

When she took the first step towards the light, she seemed a little hesitant, but after taking this step, the next steps became much easier. One step, then another, and soon she reached the door of the lobby. The bright light shone on her, and it seemed as if everyone's eyes were focused on her.

It's Liang Youying! She's finally here!

The person accompanying her was naturally Jiang Wei, who had been almost inseparable from her these days. Compared with Liang Youying, his expression was much calmer and more composed. However, when he saw Liang Youying's last step stop at the gate, he subconsciously held his breath.

Everyone in the lobby stopped what they were doing and looked at her quietly.

Liang Youying stopped at the door. For a moment, the attention focused on her seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. In fact, she was still a little hesitant at first, but the moment this heavy pressure fell on her, she suddenly had an urge to resist. She raised her foot and stepped over the high threshold.

The familiar and unfamiliar faces in the lobby all had smiles on their faces, especially Shentutai. The happy smile on his fierce tiger face made him look a little naive. He waved at the two of them and said, "You are finally here."

Liang Youying stopped again.

She saw that the generals sitting behind the tables in the hall were all men except for the row on the right.

Recalling the situation in Wanggang Village, she looked up at Yuwen Ye and said loudly: "Your Highness, Prince Qin, I have one more thing I want to ask you."

Yuwen Ye placed his hands on the table and looked at her calmly: "Excuse me, Miss Liang."

Liang Youying said, "The King of Qin has many heroes under his command, but there is not a single female general. If I submit to His Royal Highness the King of Qin, will I be shelved in the future?"

Upon hearing this, others might be fine, but Shi Yutao's eyes widened immediately and he turned to look at Yuwen Ye - after Yuwen Ye captured Shi Yuxin, he had kept her locked up in Hulao Pass. This was one of the reasons why Shi Yuxin had not made any meritorious service under his command and could not attend today's celebration banquet.

Did he forbid women from going to the battlefield?
If this is true, then women like Shi Yuxin and Liang Youying will be left in the dust, won't they?

Hearing Liang Youying's words, Yuwen Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he had not expected that this question would hold the other party back. But the next moment, he smiled faintly and said, "Miss Liang, you know that tonight is a celebration banquet."

Liang Youying said: "Of course I know."

Yuwen Ye added: "All those who can sit here are meritorious officials." He emphasized: "Without exception."

It sounded as if there was no need to say this at all, but the last four words shocked Liang Youying's heart, because after saying this, the dignified and bright Princess Qin beside Yuwen Ye smiled at her.

Liang Youying asked, "Princess Qin...?"

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Miss Liang, I came and sat here not just because I am the Princess of Qin."

"..."

Liang Youying did not say anything, but only recalled that day when he saw Shang Ruyi leading the crowd to the altar outside the Upper East Gate. Although Liang Shide had been controlled by her at that time and the two sides did not fight, from the fact that Shang Ruyi was in command and the soldiers obeyed her orders, it was known that she also had considerable prestige in the army.

"Fifth sister,"

Shen Tutai was the seventh child because he entered Wanggangzhai later, but he was older than Jiang Wei and Liang Youying, so he still addressed them as his younger brother and sister. He stood up and walked in front of the two of them, saying solemnly: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin always leads the troops in every battle, and he must be the first to climb the ladder, break through the enemy's formation, kill the general, and capture the flag. He is the first to be credited, no one is better than him; and the princess led 300 heavily armored cavalry to first break the siege of Xiazhou, and then forced back the Western Turkic army at the border of Suizhou, preventing Ashina Zhuye from going south to help Luoyang; afterwards, in the battle of Hulao Pass, she raised the flag of the Prince of Qin in Xiao Yuansui's camp, which greatly dampened the morale of Xiao's army, so that we could severely damage his 100,000-strong army with 3,000 cavalry."

Shen Wuzheng said calmly: "In this battle, the King of Qin and the Queen both made great contributions."

Liang Youying was dumbfounded.

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "In fact, everyone here knows that I am not from a military family and I don't know how to fight, but both the King of Qin and His Majesty the Emperor have never stopped me from raising troops, leading troops, and using troops. Miss Liang, you are different from me. In the future, you will surely achieve great things."

Looking at Shang Ruyi's smiling face and recalling her heroic image in the army, Liang Youying took a deep breath and finally made up his mind.

She took a step forward and walked to the center of the hall, kneeling before the two people at the head of the table: "I, Liang Youying, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin and the Princess of Qin!"

Seeing Liang Youying kowtow, Jiang Wei, who came with her, breathed a sigh of relief. He also walked forward and knelt side by side with her to pay his respects: "I, Jiang Wei, pay my respects to His Majesty the King of Qin and the Queen of Qin!"

At this moment, everyone in the hall showed happy smiles, especially Pei Xingyuan.

His eyes were curved with laughter.

But it was Shentutai who spoke first. He clapped his hands vigorously: "Good, good, good!"

In this way, all the people in Wanggang Village came under Yuwen Ye's command - this not only brought together their brothers and sisters, but also meant that everyone had embarked on another bright road. How could he not be ecstatic?
Yuwen Ye also smiled and raised his hand: "Please stand up, both of you. Take your seats."