The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Zhang Shi's face couldn't help but ripple with waves of wild joy.

Surrender! Surrender!

Finally, Zhang Shi, he had finally waited for this day!

This good fortune of surrendering and successfully capturing the city wasn't exclusive to Wang Ming; Zhang Shi also had this opportunity.

However, Zhang Shi, who had been tempered on the grasslands for a long time, was not blinded by joy. He quickly calmed down and verified the identity of the person and the sincerity of their surrender.

He asked coldly, "You think you can just surrender like that?"

"How can you convince this general?"

"I can't just believe you because you made a baseless accusation, can I?"

The woman immediately knelt down and said sincerely, "General, my name is Yun Wanyi. My father was once the garrison commander of Huai'an City."

As she spoke, Yun Wanyi, who was kneeling, took out the token of the garrison commander of Huai'an City and handed it to Zhang Shi. After Zhang Shi looked at it, he believed most of it, but felt it was a pity.

The garrison token that Yun Wanyi took out was a personal item and had little value to him. He would have preferred a token that could mobilize the troops in Huai'an City.

The expression on his face softened somewhat.

He said, "How much can I trust you?"

"However, as far as I know, the garrison commander of Huai'an City was promoted by the Yun Jing court and was extremely loyal to Yun Jing. Although he is now dead, would his descendants so easily come to serve the Duke?"

"Hmph, unless you tell me the inside story."

"The sword in my hand is certainly not unsharp!"

Yun Wanyi dared not hide the truth and said, "General, as the daughter of a military family, I was originally supposed to defend Huai'an City together with the city lord."

"Can……"

As she spoke, Yun Wanyi clearly thought of something sad, and her face, which was a mix of dashing and peerless beauty, suddenly revealed a look of utter grief.

"But the new city lord of Huai'an City treated me... treated me..."

Yun Wanyi couldn't finish her sentence, so she paused, composed herself, and slowly said, "The old city lord of Huai'an City gradually retired due to health reasons in his early years, and wanted to pass on the position of city lord of Huai'an City to his eldest son, Xu Shang. And I am Xu Shang's fiancée."

"Originally, Xu Shang had prepared a grand wedding and was going to marry me in the next couple of days."

"After all, I represent my father, and after my marriage, I represent the two major forces in Huai'an City united as one, which will enable us to better fight against the Duke."

"Can……"

"Can……"

"Can……"

Yun Wanyi said "okay" three times in a row, but then stopped talking for a long time. It was obvious that she had been reminded of something sad, and even small tears started to fall from the corners of her eyes.

This kept Zhang Shihao from worrying.

Feeling utterly exhausted, she immediately asked, "Did Xu Shang change his mind and not marry you, so you came to seek refuge with the Duke?"

Seeing that Yun Wanyi just shook her head, Zhang Shi hurriedly said, "Could it be that he doesn't plan to hold the wedding? He's neglected you, so you're unwilling?"

Yun Wanyi shook her head again.

Just as Zhang Shi was about to jump up in anxiety, Yun Wanyi bit her lip, tried to calm herself down, and said, "Xu Shang will still marry me and treat me as his legal wife."

"But on our wedding day, Xu Shang will not appear as the groom. Instead, he will sit among the guests and congratulate me as a guest."

Zhang Shi: "???"

Zhang Shi understood every word Yun Wanyi said, but when put together, he was completely confused.

What does it mean when the groom is not present on the wedding day?

Do I have to appear as a guest?

This is... why does my head feel like it's buzzing, I can't understand it!

One couldn't help but ask, "If the groom isn't going to be there, who are you going to marry? He can't just find someone to replace you, can he?"

Yun Wanyi nodded emphatically.

Zhang Shi: "???"

Immediately, just as Yun Wanyi was about to explain, Zhang Shi raised his hand: "Wait a minute, let me sort this out."

"There will be no groom on your wedding day."

"The groom is a guest."

"And the groom found someone else to be the groom!"

"Holy crap, you tell me yourself."

Yun Wanyi said with a sorrowful expression, "Xu Shang has a twin brother who looks exactly like him, named Xu Xia. On my wedding day, Xu Xia will take Xu Shang's place as my groom!"

Sniffing, Yun Wanyi looked up, her gaze resolute, and said, "Xu Shang has always been the person I love, but now I realize that I love trash."

"But my love isn't trash!"

"Since Xu Shang has treated me this way, I will not defend the city with him, and I will sever all ties with him."

"We, the children of the Yun family, have our own integrity and are willing to pledge our allegiance to the Duke. We humbly request that the Duke accept us."

"When the city falls in the future, I, Yun Wanyi, am willing to help the Duke gather the soldiers of Huai'an City and help him quickly stabilize the city."

Yun Wanyi finished speaking, and Zhang Shi finished listening.

Zhang Shi didn't actually understand it very well, but he keenly grasped the opportunity within it.

That is……

Huai'an City is in chaos!

"The chaos in Huai'an City presents the perfect opportunity. With my swift and decisive attack, I can easily storm into Huai'an City!"

"If Wang Ming can take a stronghold in a day, then I, Zhang Shi... can take a city in a single day!"

"After all, Huai'an City is much larger than small outposts like Qingfeng Post Station, Luoyan Ferry, and Pinglingji."

Zhang Shi became excited.

That's how you get credit, isn't it?

He immediately said, "Since you are sincerely surrendering, I assure you that as long as you do not cause any trouble, the Duke will definitely accept your Yun family."

"However, for now, you'll have to make do and stay at the military camp I've designated for a while."

"By the way, my name is Zhang Shi, if you know me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yun Wanyi exclaimed in surprise: "General Zhang Shi, who swept across the grasslands and plundered the enemy's territory?"

"So you are General Zhang Shi."

"This humble woman pays her respects to General Zhang Shi."

Zhang Shi was even more pleasantly surprised.

Sure enough, when a person is at their lowest point in life, they will be blessed with incredible good fortune.

He immediately took Yun Wanyi back, but instead of reporting to Ren Tianye right away, he made arrangements for Yun Wanyi. At this moment, the complexion on his face also underwent a dramatic change.

From his initial frustration at wanting to drop his pearls to his beaming smile, the sight of the scars on his face was rather unsettling.

When they met Wang Ming again, there was no resentment at all. Instead, he greeted him with a smile: "Old Wang, to be fair, you did a good job at the three strongholds of Qingfeng Post Station, Luoyan Ferry, and Pingling Village."

Wang Ming quickly replied politely, "You flatter me, you flatter me. I am far inferior to you, who roamed the grasslands."

"Old Wang, you're too modest." Zhang Shi grabbed Wang Ming's hand and said, "The Duke is about to take his seat in the main hall. It seems he's preparing to attack Huai'an City. This time, I, the general, will still have to compete with you for it."

"Huai'an City will surely be mine, Zhang Shi's, possession!"

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