Time Travel: The Foolish Lady is Forced to Become a Female General

One incident was that the northern part of Daxia Kingdom was suddenly attacked by a large army, and the young general Dongfang Yi was surrounded. The emperor urgently summoned Mu Lie and Mu Jinyu back to the court.

Another thing was that the emperor was selecting a concubine, and several officials' daughters entered the palace, and Mu Lie's daughter Mu Jinqi was among them.

These two things combined forced Mu Lie to rush back to the capital with Mu Jinyu and Xia Qin.

"Mother, why is this happening? I don't understand why you used Xiaolian to frame my sister before, and why you let me enter the palace now?" Mu Lie has not returned to the mansion yet, and the always weak Mu Jinqi is questioning her mother.

The second lady's mouth twitched a few times, and she said lightly: "Qier, this is all for you and Xiner."

"For me and my brother? Why is it so necessary? Yes, Daddy loves my sister more, but my sister lost her mother when she was young and is stupid and foolish. It is reasonable for Daddy to love her more. How can you..."

"Pa!" The second wife suddenly interrupted Mu Jinqi's words with a slap.

The second wife's eyes were full of jealousy and resentment, and she said harshly, "It's reasonable. What's reasonable? Gu Nanxi is just a woman from the Jianghu. Isn't Mu Lie's current status due to his marriage to our Jia family? Isn't it because of me?"

"When that woman was alive, your father often took her to the battlefield. He kept her at home after he had that idiot. After that woman died, he only had eyes for that idiot daughter. He has been ignoring me in every way for so many years. Which one is reasonable?"

Mu Jinqi didn't understand her mother's train of thought. With red eyes, she said in a rare disobedient manner: "Mother, my sister's mother is proficient in martial arts, so it is reasonable to take her to the battlefield. The Mu family can be what it is today because of my father and eldest brother who risked their lives to kill the enemy on the battlefield time and time again. Those..."

"Pah!" Another slap.

"Have you grown wings?! You dare to talk back to me? What do you know? Now that the queen has lost power, the Qin family is the only one in power. Originally, the Dongfang family and the Mu family had an engagement, and our Mu family was able to stabilize it. It was because of this idiot that the engagement was cancelled. If she dies, you can marry that Dongfang Yi."

"Who knew she was so lucky! Now mother and Xin'er can only rely on you. As long as you serve His Majesty well and make friends with both the Queen and Concubine Qin, our Mu family will be able to gain power. If not for yourself, you have to think about your brother! For your mother and the Mu family!"

Hearing her mother's words, the light in Mu Jinqi's eyes dimmed. She had always been submissive, but she was not stupid. From what she said, she knew her mother was using her as a bargaining chip to exchange for future security for herself and her brother.

In an instant, she suddenly felt a little desperate, stopped talking, and no longer planned to struggle.

"Jia Lanxi, I want to ask you, how did Qi'er get chosen to enter the palace? Why didn't I know anything about it!" As soon as he returned to the mansion, Mu Lie questioned the second wife angrily.

If it was an ordinary official family, it would be a good thing for the women in the family to be selected into the palace, but Mu Lie was of a straight-forward character, and Mu Jinqi was the niece of the current queen, serving the emperor together. Mu Lie could not afford to lose face.

"Master, what right do I have to decide this matter? This is the Queen's idea." The Second Lady naturally pushed everything onto the Queen.

Mu Jinyu whispered to comfort Mu Jinqi, whose eyes were red, "Xiaoqi, don't force yourself. If you don't want to go, father and big brother will find a way to help you get out of it!"

Just like Mu Jinqi said, it is true that Mu Lie loves Mu Jinyan more, but both Mu Lie and Mu Jinyu have never lacked care for Mu Jinqi.

Mu Jinqi looked at Mu Jinyu, then at Mu Lie, tears welling up in her eyes, but she said firmly: "Father, brother, I am willing to enter the palace."

Mu Lie immediately shouted, "Qi'er, you don't understand. This deep palace is not as good as you imagined. Your father can't bear to see you enter the dark palace. You don't even understand the benefits!"

But Mu Jinqi still insisted: "My daughter understands, but it doesn't matter who she marries. My daughter voluntarily enters the palace, which must be a good thing for the Mu family."

Mu Lie's eyes widened and he said angrily: "My Mu family doesn't need this kind of good thing to support us!"

Seeing his father lose his composure, Mu Jinyu quickly advised, "Father, be careful! His Majesty is still waiting for you to come to the palace to see him. Let's talk about this later."

Mu Lie looked at Mu Jinyu, then thought about Xia Qin and Mu Jinxin, barely suppressed the anger in his heart, glared at the Second Madam with dissatisfaction, then changed into court clothes and hurried to the court.

The emperor looked at Mu Lie who was kneeling in the hall and said quietly, "Mr. Mu, have you heard about the urgent military situation in the north?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial edict that summoned me to the palace mentioned this matter."

"Mr. Mu, the only ones who can lead the army in the court now are you and Mr. Su. But Mr. Su is nearly sixty years old, and his eldest son is bedridden and his second son has been missing for many years. He has not been on the expedition for many years. After much thought, I think you are the most suitable minister to go to support us."

"Moreover, the besieged General Dongfang Yi was once engaged to your daughter. Although the engagement has been cancelled, he is still half a son-in-law. It is most appropriate for you to go to rescue him."

Mu Lie's face turned pale. He was about to say something, but when he saw Su Wu winking at him, he suppressed his anger and kowtowed, saying, "I will obey your majesty's orders!"

The emperor was overjoyed when he heard Mu Lie's statement: "Great! Mu Qing is indeed the pillar of Daxia, and he is dedicated to the public and the country! I will immediately draft an order, ordering you to lead 30,000 Yancheng troops to the north to resist the Xiongnu and relieve the siege of General Dongfang Yi!"

After the court was dismissed, the two old friends Mu Lie and Su Wu came to a deserted place.

"Brother Su, what did you mean just now?"

Su Wu whispered, "Brother Mu, you have been away from home for many years. It is not easy for you to come back and live in peace in your hometown. Do you know the current situation in the court?"

"Brother Su, I fled to Pengzhou City because I knew the current situation in the court. If it weren't for Jin Xin and the other kids, I would have retired long ago!"

"You are confused! How can you leave the current situation just because you want to? If so, I would have begged for my life from His Majesty a long time ago. Now, let alone His Majesty, the entire court is mostly dominated by the Qin family. In the past few years, they have been quite critical of the former ministers. You are courting trouble if you want to avoid danger at this time!"

"I, Mu Lie, have lived an upright life. How can they frame me so blatantly?"

"False accusation? You underestimated them. Did you know that Xiao Yue, the Taichang Emperor, had his house confiscated last month?"

"Xiao Taichang? He..."

"Hush, there is no need to discuss this matter any further. Not to mention in the court, even in the harem, Concubine Qin has the tendency to be made queen."

"Appoint her as the queen? Isn't the queen a good one..."

"I have only one purpose for saying this. If I can guard the border all year round and come back after the situation becomes clear, it won't be a bad thing. Alas, if my son wasn't sick in bed, I would have dragged my old bones to the northern border long ago!"

Speaking of this, Su Wu also had a sad face, and the white hair on his temples were shaking slightly uncontrollably.

"Hey, thank you for the reminder, Brother Su. You should also take care of yourself!"

After returning home, Mu Lie paced back and forth in the hall. He had been a soldier all his life and was invincible on the battlefield, but now he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of powerlessness.

He understood the emperor's thoughts, the Qin family's methods, and the queen's mind, but he could not change them. He had four children, including Mu Jinyan, to protect, so he really had no choice.

After thinking for a long time, he called Mu Jinyu, Xia Qin and Mu Jinqi to the hall together, and said in a somewhat sad voice: "Jinxin is still young, there is no need to tell him some things. Your father will go to the battlefield tomorrow, and I am afraid there will be no chance to tell him some things in the future."

"Over the years, I have felt guilty towards Yu'er, Yan'er, and Qi'er. As a subject, I am blameless, but as a father, I owe you too much. Now that we are in a precarious period, there is even less I can do. Qi'er, do you really want to enter the palace? Although I am old, I am still capable of finding ways to make His Majesty take back his decision."

Mu Jinqi looked at her father, her eyes more determined than before: "Father, my daughter is willing to enter the palace, there is no compulsion!"