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

The battle plan of Mu Lie, Mu Jinyu and Xia Qin was implemented perfectly, and everything was under control.

But even so, the Great Xia Kingdom also paid the price of more than 5,000 casualties.

Xia Qin brought Huo Jinying and others to the main battlefield on the south side of Mobei City. Looking at the corpses of soldiers all over the ground and broken arms and limbs everywhere, it was impossible to tell who was friend or foe.

Some seriously wounded soldiers were still groaning in pain, but many of them had no chance of receiving medical treatment and could only watch them waste their last moments of life.

It is true that Xia Qin was no stranger to corpses before she traveled through time, and she had killed many members of criminal groups. However, now there were nearly 10,000 corpses in front of her, which brought her a great psychological and physical shock.

Assaulted by the overwhelming smell of blood, she suppressed the discomfort in her stomach and whispered to Huo Jinying beside her: "Brother Huo, is the battlefield always like this?"

Huo Jinying's eyes were sad and lonely, and he replied in a low voice: "Miss, this is the battlefield after a great victory, when we lose..."

Xia Qin's eyebrows couldn't help but tremble. She took a deep breath and looked back at him. Then she realized that one of the four people following her was missing. She looked at him and asked with some concern, "Where's Yanwen?"

"Miss, Yanwen was slightly injured. Miss Xiaoyu is treating him. He is not in danger of death. Don't worry."

Xia Qin breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. The four of them had been following her for nearly half a year. Although they couldn't have a very deep relationship, it had become a habit for them to stay by her side every day.

It was already evening when the news of the victory in the first battle reached the capital. Emperor Gao Huanyang was preparing to have dinner. After the eunuch Wei Gao, the chief attendant, reported the victory, the emperor was overjoyed.

He looked at Wei Gao, his eyes flickered for a moment, and asked thoughtfully, "I remember that among the latest batch of concubines, was there Mu Lie's daughter?"

"Your Majesty, it is true. Mu Lie's second daughter was ordered to enter the palace last month. Her name is Mu Jinqi. Your Majesty has not yet visited her." Wei Gao replied while kneeling.

The emperor nodded, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Then, summon her to the Weiyang Palace tonight to sleep with you."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it right away."

After Wei Gao left, the emperor looked outside the palace, muttering something to himself.

Since entering the palace, Mu Jinqi has been staying in an independent courtyard in the harem with some other ministers' daughters and other young girls, which is called Zangyouting.

Here, each of them has only a small room, and there is no separate palace maid to serve them. For half a month, everything is quiet here, and everyone is waiting quietly.

They heard that some women would be favored by the emperor and canonized as concubines of different ranks, some would be awarded to other officials, some would be exchanged to foreign countries as marriage partners, and of course, more would stay here until they grew old.

However, Mu Jinqi and the other ten ministers' daughters do not need to worry too much. As a political means of the emperor, whether it is to win over or control, as long as their families are safe, they will be safe.

All they have to do is wait patiently until the emperor remembers them.

Such as today.

When the female official in Zang Youting saw Wei Gao coming here with two eunuchs and two palace maids, she knew what was going on.

"Sir Wei, I wonder which beautiful lady has won the favor of His Majesty today."

Wei Gao had no expression on his face and simply replied, "Mu Jinqi, daughter of General Mu Lie, it's getting late, please come out quickly."

"Yes, Lord Wei."

Amidst pairs of envious eyes, Mu Jinqi followed Wei Gao towards the unfamiliar palace with a confused look on her face.

Mu Jinqi was first taken to a side hall, where two eunuchs and two palace maids helped her take off her clothes, and carefully helped her bathe and fumigate with incense.

In particular, the two palace maids patiently washed her body and then examined her carefully.

After bathing, Mu Jinqi was smeared with a special balm, and her whole body exuded a faint fragrance.

Finally, they carefully dressed up Mu Jinqi and put on a simple gauze dress.

Mu Jinqi, who already looked like a fairy, exuded an even more unique charm after going through this process.

Her skin is like petals moistened by the spring rain, not only emitting a faint luster, but also sparkling with charming temptation.

Whether it was because of nervousness or excitement, her body had begun to tremble slightly, and her skin was whiter and tighter than usual.

Wei Gao looked at Mu Jinqi who was well prepared, and reminded her in a quiet voice: "Young master, relax a little. General Mu won a victory on the front line. His Majesty has shown you favor today. Just remember to make His Majesty happy."

Mu Jinqi was still a little flustered after hearing this, and quickly bowed: "Thank you for your reminder, eunuch."

Wei Gao smiled and nodded: "In the past half month, the young master should have learned the palace etiquette in Cangyou Court. Later, the two of them will explain some things and then take the young master to Weiyang Palace. I will take my leave now."

"Eunuch Wei, take care."

The two palace maids looked to be nearly thirty years old. They were talking softly about something related to the bed curtains, and Mu Jinqi couldn't help but blush.

After Mu Jinqi entered the palace, she thought that her aunt, the current queen, would give her some advice. However, she did not expect that the queen, Jia Lanfeng, had never come again except to meet the new concubine once according to the rules of the harem.

A palace maid looked around and whispered, "Young Master, when you get to the dragon bed, don't say anything."

After giving this reminder, the two palace maids stood aside without saying a word until they sent Mu Jinqi to the dragon bed.

Mu Jinyan was wearing only a layer of gauze, lying quietly on the dragon bed, half covered with a quilt, staring at the pattern on the bed curtain with lifeless eyes.

From childhood to adulthood, although her mother was always dissatisfied, she always felt that she lived a happy and stable life. She was healthier than her sister, not as hard-working as her brother, and much luckier than her childhood playmates.

As if in a trance, she was lying on the dragon bed inexplicably.

Just as my thoughts were in chaos, footsteps were heard in the palace. There was only one person in the palace who dared to make such loud footsteps: the emperor.

Soon, a tall figure stopped beside the bed. After the palace maid carefully undressed the emperor, she left the palace.

Mu Jinqi became even more nervous, and she didn't even dare to turn around to see the emperor's face.

She had met the emperor, and at that banquet, the emperor ordered a search for the missing Xia Qin.

Soon, the emperor sat down beside the bed.

Looking at Mu Jinqi, who was motionless and somewhat stiff, he couldn't help but smile.

Most of the concubines were in this state when they first slept with the emperor, nervous and scared. He liked this feeling because he could change it quickly.

A warm big hand approached Mu Jinqi, and its huge body pressed down.

The swaying boat, sweat, and fatigue.

After an unknown amount of time, she rested her head on a strong arm, somewhat numbly, and looked sideways at the legendary emperor beside her.

"My beloved concubine's name is Mu Jinqi, right?" The emperor asked softly with his eyes closed.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Mu Jinqi's voice was still trembling.

"My beloved concubine knows the queen, right? What does my beloved concubine think of the queen?"

"Your Majesty, I have never had any contact with the Empress since I was a child, so I dare not make any irresponsible comments."

The emperor gently stroked Mu Jinqi with his left hand, and chuckled in appreciation, "My beloved concubine is very honest."

"Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you."

"Your father and brother won a great victory in the northern border yesterday. Not only did they rescue Dongfang Yi, they also defeated the coalition forces of the three kingdoms. Did you know that?"

"I don't know, as long as my father and brother are safe."

"What? Is the safety of your father and brother more important than the victory of my Great Xia Kingdom?" The emperor's tone suddenly turned cold.

Mu Jinqi was shocked and was about to get up from the bed to apologize, but the emperor held her with his right arm and held her down with his left hand, so she couldn't move at all.

Helplessly, Mu Jinqi trembled and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't mean to say this, I hope you will forgive me."

"Hahaha," the emperor suddenly laughed, "Why, am I some incompetent ruler? Your father and brother have just made great contributions, and it is human nature for you to care about them. Is this a crime?"

"That's not what I meant, I..."

"Well, my beloved concubine, you don't need to explain. Your father and brother have made such great contributions. Do you think they deserve such rewards?"

"Your Majesty, I know nothing about the affairs of the court. I believe that Your Majesty will naturally distinguish rewards and punishments."

The emperor couldn't help but glance at Mu Jinqi again, his brows relaxed a little: "You are quite sensible."

On the second day in the court, the emperor rewarded Mu Lie with a fief of 500 households, promoted Mu Jinyu to the rank of General Conquering the Enemy (fourth rank), and conferred Shi Qing the title of General Zhenwu (fourth rank). All the generals of the Yancheng Army were rewarded.

Although women in the Great Xia Kingdom could join the army, Xia Qin did not receive any rewards because she concealed her identity.

Not long after, the harem also held canonizations, and Mu Jinqi was unexpectedly canonized as Zhaoyi. This incident caused a greater sensation in the harem than Mu Lie's military achievements.

The concubines in the Great Xia harem were divided into nine levels: Empress, Noble Consort, Madam, Zhaoyi, Noble Concubine, Imperial Concubine, Concubine, Honored Lady, and Beauty.

Even considering Mu Lie's status, such favor was a bit too much.

However, no matter what, from today onwards, there will no longer be Mu Jinqi, only Mu Zhaoyi.