After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

"It's good that you know you shouldn't speak recklessly! If you keep talking nonsense here, I'll cut out your tongues!" Prince Feng Huai said coldly.

The two maids nodded repeatedly in fright, and seeing that the eldest prince would not pursue the matter further, they immediately bowed and withdrew.

As Feng Huai watched the person walk away, he turned back and gave a soft "hmm." He then saw a woman with fair skin and a slender waist emerge from behind the artificial hill.

"I am carrying a prince!" the woman whispered, bowing her head.

"Qingliu, did you hear what those two said just now?"

The woman nodded slightly. "I heard you clearly!"

"Shouldn't you know what to do by now?"

"Please rest assured, Your Highness!"

After the woman finished speaking, she swayed away and left! Prince Feng Huai looked towards the direction of the palace hall, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

Meanwhile, in the study of King Mun-yeong of the Northern Dynasty.

Yun Ni and Lin Sishu were kneeling outside the palace gates, waiting for Wen Ying to summon them.

"Who did you just say came?" King Wenying asked the palace servant beside him.

"Your Majesty, Princess Yunni and her husband have arrived!"

“Princess Yunni? She is quite a rare guest!” King Wen Ying put down the memorial in his hand and said in a deep voice.

The palace servants, unaware of the king's attitude, lowered their heads and dared not speak.

King Wen Ying naturally wouldn't make things difficult for a palace servant. He gently raised his hand and pointed to the map behind him with his index finger.

"Block this first!"

"Let them in again!"

The palace servants received the order and immediately began to act.

Now they understood everything. Although Princess Yunni was favored by the king, the king still harbored resentment towards the princess because of her husband.

After the palace servants covered the map, they went out to invite Princess Yunni and her companion.

"Father!" Yun Ni walked in with a smile to pay her respects, and Lin Sishu followed behind her to pay his respects to the king as well.

The king glanced at Lin Sishu, then quickly shifted his gaze to Yun Ni, "Yun Ni!"

"For so many years! I thought I'd only see you at family gatherings during holidays!"

Princess Yunni smiled and said, "Father, it's all because your daughter is unfilial."

"Your daughter will definitely come to pay her respects to Father King often in the future!"

When King Wen Ying saw Yun Ni acting out of character, her gaze swept towards Lin Si Shu, and she noticed that Lin Si Shu seemed to be holding something in her hand!
"What is that?" the king asked.

Princess Yunni quickly urged Lin Sishu to step forward, "Father, this thing is a bit frightening. Why don't we have a palace servant take it out to verify its identity, so as not to frighten you, Father?"

"What terrifying things could a square box possibly contain!"

"No need, just have someone open it here!"

As soon as Wen Ying finished speaking, none of the palace servants behind him dared to step forward.

It wasn't until Wen Ying's sharp gaze pierced through the air that a palace maid mustered the courage to walk up to Lin Sishu and take the square box from her!
The palace maid tore off the silk cloth covering the box and gently moved the lid off.

"Whoa!" The palace servant screamed in fright and collapsed to the ground.

King Wen Ying immediately recognized the human head inside and roared in fury, "Lin Sishu, how dare you!"

"You actually brought something like this to intimidate me!"

"Guards, seize him and throw him in jail!"

As soon as the king finished speaking, a group of guards rushed in and surrounded Lin Sishu and Yun Ni.

Lin Sishu remained expressionless, but Yun Ni turned pale with fright.

"Father! Look carefully at who this person is! How could your daughter possibly harm you!" Princess Yunni shouted.

Upon hearing this, Wen Ying ordered the guards to stop and walked over to the square box.

This is a human head. But he doesn't know this person, nor does he have any grudge against them.
"Lin Sishu, come and tell this emperor, who is this person?"

Lin Sishu lowered her head, her voice calm and composed, and said, word by word, "Your Majesty, this person is a descendant of my Lin family."

"He is also the current pillar of the Lin family, named Lin Yunche."

The Lin family? Lin Yunche!
Wen Ying then noticed that the head's eyebrows and eyes did indeed resemble Lin Sishu by a large margin.

The Lin family has always been a thorn in the side of the Northern Dynasty, and Lin Yunche's name has appeared frequently in his secret letters in the past two years.

I never imagined I'd die like this!

The Lin family now seems to have no hope whatsoever.
Wen Ying was overjoyed, but he kept a composed expression. "Alright, you may all leave now."

"Lin Sishu, you can go out too. Yun Ni and I need to talk alone."

The guards withdrew as ordered, and Lin Sishu was led outside by palace servants to wait.

Wen Ying recalled that Yun Ni liked to surprise him when she was little, and it turned out she still had that quirk now.
“Tell me! What exactly happened?” Wen Ying asked.

Yun Ni had already prepared her story, and she vividly recounted how she persuaded Lin Sishu to take Lin Yunche's head.

"Father! I knew back then that my insistence on keeping Lin Sishu in your place displeased you!"

"But look at us now, isn't this a lucky accident?"

Wen Ying laughed heartily, patted Yun Ni's hand, and said, "My daughter is truly amazing."

"I never imagined that you could subdue the Lin family, who are known for their stubbornness!"

"It turns out that Father underestimated you before."

Hearing her father praise her, Yun Ni was overjoyed and continued, "Father! Now that Lin Sishu is at my service, and the Lin family's pillar is dead, this is a golden opportunity for us."

Wen Ying naturally knew what Yun Ni was thinking.

"Yunni, you have done well this time and deserve a reward. Tell me, what do you want from Father?"

Seeing that her father was considering this, Yunni immediately took a step back and knelt down, pleading, "Father, please allow me to lead troops to attack the Shang Kingdom!"

Wen Ying burst into laughter upon hearing this, making Yun Ni look up at him helplessly!
"Father, don't you believe in your daughter's abilities?"

Wen Ying shook his head, "No, no, I believe you!"

“But now the Southern Army is under the command of General Luan, so it might not be appropriate for you to lead troops alone.” Princess Yunni naturally understood and wisely said, “Father, I am willing to obey General Luan’s orders, just to contribute to the unification of the Shang Kingdom by the Northern Dynasty.”

Seeing that Princess Yunni was very confident, and thinking of Lin Sishu's face, Wen Ying narrowed his eyes slightly, "Alright! Father will agree to your request."

"I will write a letter to General Luan Heng right away. You should also go back and make preparations."

"Let's set off soon!"

"Yes!" Princess Yunni happily agreed.

Stepping out of the study, Princess Yunni felt much better. Lin Sishu knew that Yunni must have gotten what she wanted, and smiled.

The two quickly left the palace and returned to the princess's residence to prepare.

The next day, Feng Huai received news of Princess Yun Ni from Qing Liu.

"Hmph! My sister has quite the ambition!" Prince Feng Huai burned the letter over the candle flame.

"What is the eldest prince worried about? It's just killing a member of the Lin family."

"Don't forget, her husband is also a member of the Lin family."

“The king will not be completely without any suspicion towards her.”

While gently serving tea to Prince Feng Huai, she spoke.

Feng Huai glanced at her lightly, "You! You have no idea who Lin Sishu killed this time!"

"We can no longer sit idly by and wait to die."

"So what does the prince intend to do?"

"Send someone to write a letter to General Luan right now and explain Lin Sishu's situation to him!"

"Tell him to be wary of Yunni and not to give her any chance to make a name for herself."

Qingfu saw that Prince Feng Huai was looking at her, and she understood what he meant.

She nestled softly in the prince's arms and said sweetly, "Your Highness, rest assured, I will definitely convey your message and keep an eye on Luan Heng for you."

Prince Feng Huai gently stroked the face he was lightly touching and said, "That's not Xiao City, that's a military camp. Aren't you afraid?"

Qingfu shook her head slightly, "Prince! Qingfu is not afraid!"

"Your Highness, have you forgotten how my sister and I survived back then?"

Prince Feng Huai nodded in satisfaction, "Then I'll leave this matter to you!"

He nodded slightly.

On the other side, Princess Yunni was ordering people to prepare for her expedition when her younger brother, Fengmang, heard that his elder sister was going to fight against the Shang Kingdom, so he came to see her off.

Feng Mang is only twelve years old. Although he has the air of a nobleman, there is still a childishness on his face.

"Big sister, the situation at the border is becoming increasingly tense. How can you go there at this time?"

Princess Yunni doted on her younger brother the most. She found his anxious look somewhat amusing. "My silly brother, if you don't go now, when will you go?"

"Are we really going to wait until the eldest prince gets all the credit before we go?"

"Then we won't have any say at all, and we'll have to listen to our eldest brother!"

Feng Mang knew that his elder sister was doing all this for him, but he would rather give up the empire than let his elder sister be safe.

"Elder sister, why do this? Even if this empire belongs to elder brother, so what!"

"We can coexist peacefully with our elder brother!"

"Peaceful coexistence? Feng Mang, what nonsense are you spouting!"

“Father’s favorite person was our mother. If it weren’t for my stubbornness back then, insisting on keeping someone that everyone disliked in the mansion.”

"Perhaps there are many people who can stand by your side now."

"There are definitely no fewer people who can help you than your eldest brother."

Thinking of this, Yun Ni felt a pang of regret, especially when she recalled the disappointment her mother showed her after giving birth to her younger brother.
Yun Ni smiled and said, "Little brother, don't worry! I will definitely return victorious this time."

"Then we'll show these civil and military officials that our little brother isn't without support."

"Our team should not be underestimated either."

Seeing that her eldest sister Yun Ni had made up her mind, Feng Mang stopped trying to persuade her and instead looked at Lin Sishu, who was standing behind her without saying a word.

"Brother-in-law!" Feng Mang stood up and called out.

Lin Sishu looked up at Feng Mang, one of the few people in the Northern Dynasty who acknowledged his status as a prince consort.

Lin Sishu harbored no resentment towards Feng Mang.

"Fourth Prince!" Lin Sishu returned the greeting respectfully.

"I'm afraid my eldest sister will encounter all sorts of dangers on this trip."

"Brother-in-law, you are skilled in martial arts and possess both wisdom and courage. Please be sure to protect my sister."

Having said that, Feng Mang lowered his stance and bowed to Lin Sishu with clasped hands.

Lin Sishu was slightly taken aback, then said in a deep voice, "Fourth Prince, you are too kind! I will do my best."

The following day, Princess Yunni and Lin Sishu set off with more than a hundred soldiers from the palace.

"Your Highness, is it really necessary to have so many people?"

Princess Yunni looked at the vast procession behind her and asked.

Lin Sishu said calmly, "Luan Heng has a distinguished military record and an arrogant temperament."

“If we don’t make a big show of it, Luan Heng will definitely not take us seriously.”

"But now we have a grand display of power, and we even have a letter from the King himself!"

"In order to silence others, Luan Heng will certainly not neglect us."

"Therefore it is necessary."

Princess Yunni listened to Lin Sishu's analysis and found it reasonable, so she tacitly allowed these people to follow.

It was half a month later when they arrived at the military camp in the southern border of the Northern Dynasty.

Before this, the Prince of Huai's elite troops had already reached a point fifty li away from Huaizhou City. (End of Chapter)