Can't a princess ascend the throne?

Chapter 241 My Eldest Niece

Where did General Yuchi go?
Right now, the much-anticipated General Yuchi is quietly hiding in the inner room of his tent, curled up in bed!

Honestly, he was just thinking about how to treat General Ying's daughter, and he just took a little too long to think about it, so why are so many people coming to look for him? Those guys are so uncouth, they just barged in and started searching everywhere. He was so scared, no, so angry that he quickly hid. Luckily, they didn't expect him to be hiding in bed at this time. After searching around and finding no one, they hurriedly and angrily left. As they left, they were muttering something about Lord Ying bringing a lot of provisions, and if they couldn't find him, none of them would get to eat meat tonight.

Wait, meat?
General Yuchi always ate and lived with his soldiers. The soldiers hadn't eaten meat for a long time. Had he eaten it? His mouth watered, but he had already missed the best time to leave and could only wait stiffly.

Who knows what got into these guys, they kept coming in and out, tearing the tent flap in the process! It's driving them crazy! This tent flap is expensive, you know? And now they have to go to the quartermaster for it, not knowing that the quartermaster is a greedy creature, only taking in and never giving out!
This made General Yuchi abandon his plan to hide the matter and prepare to quietly get up. Just then, he heard light footsteps and a soft laugh.

"General, Lord Ying has been waiting for a long time. Why are you acting like a bride? Even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law. What's more, General, you are a peerless warrior. Why be so shy?"

Upon hearing this voice, General Yuchi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, realizing what the other person had said, he simply threw off the covers, his hair soaked with sweat, and huffed angrily.

"Who are you calling a bride? Why would I be shy? I was just thinking about how to appear without scaring that young lady surnamed Ying. Isn't she just a delicate little girl from the capital? Are you terrified now that you're on our frontier? I heard you even encountered an ambush on your way here? You weren't scared to tears, were you? Humph, I, a dignified general, would be afraid of her? What a joke!"

The person who entered was wearing a light blue robe, was slightly thin, and had a scholarly air about him; he didn't look like a soldier, but rather like a scholar.

He smiled and looked at General Yuchi's youthful face, which didn't look old even though he was nearly forty, and handed him a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his face.

"Yes, yes, the general is right. However, Lord Ying has come all this way with so many supplies. We can't let a young girl be embarrassed, can we? She's eagerly waiting for you to agree to give the soldiers extra food."

"Um……"

General Yuchi rubbed his chin, and after a long while, he nodded very steadily.

“Wenhe is right. Okay, let’s go out now.”

He also wanted to see what General Ying's daughter looked like. If she resembled that spineless, live-in son-in-law…

Hmph, I'll scare her until she cries!

Upon hearing this, Cui Wenhe smiled and followed General Yuchi out. Just then, they encountered the soldiers who were searching for them in a chaotic manner, which made them extremely excited.

"General! You've finally appeared! Do you know how long we've been looking for you? Hurry up, I'm dying of hunger! It's meat, I haven't eaten meat in almost a year!" "Yes, General! What are you thinking? Hurry up and go, it'll get dark soon and we won't be able to eat it!"

Although everyone was puzzled about where General Yuchi had just gone, now that they had found him, what could stop them from feasting?! Nothing!

They rushed out together and easily found Ying Jiuque, who was surrounded by the crowd. Then, with a smile, they said that General Yuchi fully agreed and supported it, so could we start eating meat now?
The renowned General Yuchi was stunned the moment he saw Ying Jiuque. This...this was General Ying's daughter? She really looked just like her...

The slight, insignificant unease I felt had long since disappeared.

General Yuchi laughed heartily, leaned closer, and looked at Ying Jiuque with a smile.

"My dear niece, you must be tired from traveling such a long way! Oh dear, I heard you were ambushed? Are you alright? Those scoundrels! Don't worry, my niece, tomorrow I'll gather a large army and thoroughly survey the surrounding area for hundreds of miles. I guarantee your future journeys will be smooth sailing. What did you bring for your uncle? Meat? Grain? And a cotton robe? Oh dear, you're so thoughtful! Our Northern Frontier Army hasn't seen such abundant supplies in years. This is all thanks to your influence! Come, come, let's rest in my tent first. Leave these to the young rascals; they're young and strong, just at the prime of their lives. Let's catch up..."

Jiu Que had barely caught a glimpse of the handsome, baby-faced General Yuchi, whom she had heard so much about, and before she could even be shocked, she was pulled away.

Chunyu Shuang and the others behind them were obviously shocked as well, but they exchanged glances, left a few of the grain transport team leaders and commanders to take over, and then followed behind to find Jiu Que.

Being in an unfamiliar place, what if Jiu Que were bullied by outsiders? They had to follow along and see what kind of person this unexpected General Yuchi really was. You could say he was heartless, but when he appeared, his enthusiasm was overwhelming. Yet, you could also say he was magnanimous, since they had been standing at the camp gate for so long without him coming out, and it was their own people who found him.

In short, it's very complicated.

While they were speculating, they had already made their way through the jubilant atmosphere of the camp and arrived at the largest tent in the Northern Frontier Army, which was General Yuchi's residence. This tent was usually used for discussing important military and political matters, and the small inner room at the back served as General Yuchi's living quarters. He had just been hiding inside and had not been discovered by anyone.

When Chunyu Shuang, Wei Yuan, and Xie Mingchen went in, they happened to see General Yuchi patting Jiu Que's shoulder with great reminiscence.

"You child, you look exactly like your mother. When I saw you just now, I thought General Ying had come back to life, it scared me half to death. You have no idea how strict your mother was when she was disciplining the army. I was young and hot-blooded back then, and I didn't listen to her. Because I came from a slightly better family, I didn't believe your mother would dare to hit me. I didn't expect her to be so merciless, she just pressed me down on the board and spanked me in front of all the soldiers! She spanked me dozens of times, my buttocks are all swollen! Oh, tell me, why didn't she have any pity for me when I was young and ignorant? She... Wenhe, why are you always tugging at my sleeve? Can't you see I'm talking to our nephew?"

"..."

Cui Wenhe, who had originally intended to subtly remind his general, was now in utter despair.

(End of this chapter)