Chapter 789 – Breaking Through, the Beautiful Negotiator (13)
“Look at Feng Zhen, always acting so unreliable, but his brain is still functioning just fine.”
Following his advice, Hui Jun sighed and agreed with Jiang Pengji.
On this day, the messenger arrived outside the Jiamen Pass as scheduled, and Fu Wang was just about to leave him hanging—
Spending all day looking at Meng Hunyun’s unkempt bearded face, Fu Wang’s mood had plummeted.
However, today’s messenger was different; it wasn’t Meng Hunyun.
As Fu Wang listened to the Messenger’s report, he hadn’t even opened his mouth to speak when the Vice General sneered, “I heard Liu Xi has formed a women’s battalion… Marching into battle is clearly a man’s job. What do they need women on the battlefield for? In my view, this so-called women’s battalion must be hiding something. Outwardly claiming they can fight, internally… who knows what they really are? And now they send women as messengers…”
As the Vice General spoke, others nodded in agreement.
Women really shouldn’t be on the battlefield. If a woman was on the battlefield, she wouldn’t be a decent woman.
Historically, there have been no women in military camps—this term refers to soldiers’ wives and concubines. Who would bring their wife into battle?
As for military prostitutes, to the soldiers, they weren’t counted as “women,” just regarded as female livestock.
Fu Wang secretly furrowed his brows, having made a rough guess about the identity of the messenger.
“Please have the messenger wait in the side hall. I’ll be there shortly.”
Hui Jun stepped in wearing a heavy veil, concealing her almost disastrous visage.
Upon seeing her figure, Fu Wang confirmed her identity; she was indeed the woman from that day.
“How should I address you, my lady?” Fu Wang asked humbly, hypothesizing, “Your Majesty the Empress?”
Hui Jun raised her hand to lift the heavy white curtain, sitting properly on the lower right side, and formally saluted Fu Wang.
“What an amusing notion, General. The current Emperor is still quite young, not yet of marriageable age, let alone governing. Where would the Empress come from?”
Fu Wang’s dark eyes gazed intensely at Hui Jun, catching the lingering shock in her eyes.
He had guessed Hui Jun’s identity early on, but she was unaware that the commanding general of Jiamen Pass was Fu Wang himself.
After her surprise, resentment simmered in her heart. She subtly scanned Fu Wang’s hands, carefully concealing her emotions.
It was him who almost shot Young Master in the back that day.
Although it only resulted in a wounded arm, Hui Jun had been administering medicine for three days to Jiang Pengji, never forgetting that incident.
Fu Wang then revised his words, “Former Empress? That Liu Xi is bold to dare to hide you away.”
As they say, when a person dies, it’s as if a light goes out; no matter how absurd or wrong the previous Emperor acted, he’s already passed on, so how can the accounts still be settled? Within the royal maneuvers, the late Emperor remains at fault, but his errors stemmed from the allure of a seductive beauty—an objective grand error and a subjective minor error. He shifted some blame onto Hui Jun, dubbing her the nation’s calamity.
However, Hui Jun could not accept that identity. She merely smiled humbly, “It’s said the late Empress was a beauty of her time, but sadly, beauty often meets with misfortune. I’m merely a humble reed, how dare I compete with the moon’s brightness? General, I take your words as flattery.”
Having no solid evidence, Fu Wang saw no point in pursuing that topic further.
He asked, “What does Liu Xi want with this lady?”
“Just that after that day, I have thought of the General. Now that we meet, even more so…” Hui Jun’s cheeks slightly flushed, her eyes shimmering with moisture as she bashfully said, “However, I am self-aware and wouldn’t want to tarnish the General’s reputation…”
Fu Wang’s heart raced even more, his eyelids struggling to control themselves.
To be confessed to by such a beauty in person was indeed heart-fluttering, but he quickly steeled his resolve.
The saying goes: a word of love is like a knife at your throat. Though this flower before him was the fairest of the land, she not only had thorns but poison as well—she was not to be trifled with.
“Are you… offering yourself up for the General?”
Fu Wang’s mind stirred, knowing it was impossible, yet his eyes couldn’t help but appreciate the view.
Hui Jun raised her sleeve to cover her mouth and laughed, “How could that be? Does expressing my feelings in front of the General mean I’m offering myself? It’s merely ordinary affection; it doesn’t necessarily require reciprocity. Look at the General, such a talented and handsome man. Surely you’ve received admiration from ladies before?”
In other words, she was all about the flirtation, no commitments. Just stirring the pot and leaving the cleanup to him.
Fu Wang felt inexplicably awkward.
Simply put, when a person talks feelings, and your brain jumps to inappropriate thoughts, how can one not be embarrassed?
Hui Jun’s appearance exceeded Fu Wang’s expectations, yet she merely made her rounds and then flitted away.
Though she left, the legend of the stunning beauty remained.
Fu Wang’s confidant observed this with concern and remarked, “General, shouldn’t we take measures to stop the rumors?”
“Not for the time being; isn’t this just what Liu Xi wants to see?” Fu Wang closed his eyes, calming himself, “What’s the status of our pieces?”
The informant replied, “Not long ago, I received word that everything is nearly prepared, and Liu Xi hasn’t noticed a thing.”
After all, from the common perspective, this piece was buried quite deep.
Who would guess that the late Wolong County’s confidant would be their spy?
For two consecutive days, Hui Jun took over Meng Hunyun’s harassing duties, coming to Jiamen Pass to sit for an hour each day before leaving.
It’s said that three people together can create a tiger; not only did Meng Clan’s spies become suspicious of Fu Wang, even his own confidants could no longer sit still.
“General, what are you—”
Have you really been bewitched by the beauty?
