After rebirth, I don’t want to be a Mary Sue heroine anymore!

Wen Yichen always felt too sorry for me. The first time I was injured, it was because I blocked the knife for him. If I hadn't blocked the sword for him, he might have died long ago.

The second time, in order to uncover Wen Yichen’s conspiracy, I would rather sacrifice myself and go deep into the tiger’s den.

The third time, on the way back to Beijing, if he hadn’t been riding in front, perhaps those people wouldn’t have been able to hurt me.

As he thought about it, Wen Yichen's eyes turned red. He was not a person who liked to cry, but when he saw my thin body and pale face, he still felt that the world was too cruel to me.

If I had continued to contact him, I would probably have continued to be stuck in this crisis.

If I don't contact him, at most I will be the one being framed to choose a prince, but no one will come to harm my life.

I am not even an adult yet, but because of my contact with him, I am forced to be involved in this endless struggle.

Wen Yichen thought for a long time beside my bed, and he thought it would be better for him to stay away from me in the future. This way, at least I would be safe.

The next day, I woke up before dawn. I was awakened by the pain. My shoulder had new and old injuries combined. Even after taking medicine, it was still too painful!

I screamed in pain twice, and Wen Yichen woke up from his daze during my screams. It was true that he stayed by the bed, but he had also traveled a long distance, so he naturally needed to rest.

Wen Yichen was half asleep and was startled by my shout. He thought something was wrong with me and immediately got up to check.

When he saw my eyes were open, Wen Yichen cried with joy and asked, "Qingqing, are you feeling unwell?"

I pointed at my shoulder and said, "It hurts! It hurts so much!"

Wen Yichen sighed and said, "This has already been treated with medicine. You can only bear with it. Qingqing, I'm sorry for putting you through this!"

I looked at my bandaged wound and didn't say anything else.

Wen Yichen continued to say to me: "Are you thirsty or hungry? Tell me everything! I'll bring you tea or ask the servants to cook. I'm still not very good at cooking, I'm afraid the food I make won't be edible."

I listened to what Wen Yichen said and thought he was so funny. I laughed out loud. As I laughed, my wound hurt so much that I showed a painful expression.

Wen Yichen immediately said seriously: "Don't laugh anymore. You have to take care of your wound, right? Otherwise, your wound will hurt if you laugh."

I nodded, asked him to come and support me, and I leaned back on the bed.

I looked around and found that these scenes were not familiar to me. The furnishings in the room were not luxurious, just ordinary household furnishings. This could not be in the palace.

I looked at Wen Yichen who was standing by my side. If it was in the palace, he wouldn't be guarding me like this. This wasn't my home or my grandfather's home either.

I stared at Wen Yichen in confusion and asked, "Where is this? It doesn't look like my home or the palace to me."

Wen Yichen saw that some parts of my body were not covered by the quilt. So he straightened the quilt for me and continued, "This is a small house in the suburbs of Beijing. I bought it. No one knows that we are back now, so I didn't take you back yesterday!"

I went over this information in my head. No one knew we were coming, but someone was trying to kill us. It seemed like the enemy was in the dark.

If it was someone in the palace, I might not have received proper medical treatment if I had gone there yesterday.

I relaxed and said to Wen Yichen: "It seems that someone can no longer hold back. Their target turned out to be me."

Wen Yichen shook his head and said, "No! It was us! After you were injured and fainted, I took you away first. General Wang and Luo Chen were behind and were also chased. But fortunately, people were sent to rescue them in time, and they were not injured!"

I immediately asked anxiously: "What about them? Where are they now?"

"I asked them to rest first. General Wang is old, and he has traveled a long distance in the past few days. If something happened, I would not want to see it. Let them rest."

I nodded, then remembered something and said, "Third Prince, do you believe me?"

"I believe it!" Wen Yichen answered very firmly! I suddenly called him the Third Prince, and he didn't understand. But he soon realized that this was the capital, not Yecheng.

If someone with ulterior motives heard this, they might make a big fuss about it. Why bother?

When I saw him say "I believe you" without hesitation, I felt warm inside. So I continued, "When I was stabbed and fell, I saw the Fifth Prince! He wanted to come forward, but when he saw you coming, he ran away quickly!"

Wen Yichen thought it was Wen Yiheng, but when he really heard the news, he was still a little shocked.

Wen Yichen nodded and said, "It's consistent with our inference. He may have placed spies around the residence in Yecheng. From the day we set out, he naturally knows when we will arrive in the capital."

I got goosebumps all over my body after hearing this. I lost my life when I met him in my previous life. I didn't expect that in this life, we have kept our distance, but such things can still happen. It really opened my eyes.

I thought for a moment and said to Wen Yichen: "If you go to court today, don't mention the assassination I suffered yesterday. This matter may not be as simple as we think. There are disputes among various parties in the court. If we point it out directly, I am afraid those people will just grab some people as scapegoats."

Wen Yichen looked at me in confusion and said anxiously, "But you were injured three times in this battle. You can't say it was twice, right? You were the one who was injured, so this honor should belong to you!"

When I look at him like this, I really wonder how there can be such a lovely person. Others are crazy about taking credit for themselves, but he is just afraid that others don’t know about my credit.

I smiled mischievously and said, "Just say it three times, but just say that all the injuries were sustained at the border, okay? Just say that this injury was sustained when the people of the Rong tribe attacked us after they were defeated in the battle!"

Wen Yichen nodded and said: "I respect your opinion on this matter. You can say whatever you want. But as for General Wang, I'm afraid you need to tell him first. Otherwise, he might let it slip, which would be hard to say!"

I nodded naturally. It was still dark, so I told Wen Yichen to go to bed peacefully, but he refused to do so and insisted on staying here, and I couldn't persuade him.

This time we are writing about the triumph this afternoon, so we can still have a good sleep.

When the sun was high in the sky, everyone woke up. This was considered a good rest. Although I was still a little sleepy, I knew that there were more important things to do today, and I could have a good rest when I returned to the mansion.

During lunch, we were all sitting at the table, and my grandfather was always concerned about my situation. I acted like nothing was wrong and jumped around in front of them, but in fact, it was really painful.

But my grandfather is old after all, so naturally I need to worry less about him.

I told them at the dinner table that I didn't want to talk about my assassination, and my grandfather didn't quite understand.

Grandfather sighed and said: "My dear, if we don't tell this matter now, it will be brought up later. I'm afraid the emperor will punish us for deceiving the emperor!"

I looked at my grandfather with a determined face and said, "Grandfather, this matter must be related to the military pay issue. I don't want to lose the clue. If His Majesty knows about this, the other party will be in a panic, and we may not be able to catch them by then. Even if they just throw someone out to confess, the matter will be over!"

My grandfather knew very well that there were countless unjust, false and wrong cases in the court, and that they were all taken as punishment for the powerful and wealthy!

Grandfather nodded expressionlessly.

Everyone had a heavy heart during this meal. Returning to the capital from Yecheng was just another step in the power struggle!

When I went back to my room to rest, I suddenly saw the arrows I had taken from me. The feathers on the arrows were different from those used in the capital. The ones used in the capital were all made of eagle feathers, or at worst pheasant feathers.

But when I looked at mine carefully, it was a peacock feather, which didn't look like it was made by someone from the capital.

I immediately went to find my grandfather. When he saw me, he thought I was in a hurry to see the emperor. He immediately said to me: "Qingqing, wait a moment. We will set off soon!"

I shook my head and said, "Grandfather, do you have any weapons, arrows or anything else that the person who hurt you yesterday used?"

Grandfather nodded and said, "Of course. Most people's weapons will have their own marks on them. It's easy to find the murderer based on the weapon."

I immediately laid out my arrows and asked my grandfather to bring out the weapons he left behind.

Grandfather left behind an arrow, which was used to kill Wen Yichen, so it was naturally the best thing to keep. As for the sword, he checked it at the time and found nothing unusual.

My grandfather took out the bow and arrow and compared them. The two bows were completely different. From the materials to the workmanship, the workmanship of my bow was more inclined to the style of Yecheng. The one in my grandfather's hand was more inclined to the style of the capital.

My grandfather naturally saw that we might not only be targeted by one group of people, but by a whole group of people, all of whom wanted to kill us.

I know very well that the team that assassinated me was Wen Yiheng.

I said to my grandfather: "Grandfather, before I fainted, I saw Wen Yiheng. So it is normal that the person who assassinated me had weapons from Yecheng. He thought that this way, he would not be suspected.

As for the assassination of your grandfather, I am afraid he revealed it to others. It seems that the success of our battle has made many people unable to hold back.

Let's go and see today if anyone is losing their temper."

My grandfather always felt that I was younger but more mature, and that the method I proposed was very meaningful, so he naturally agreed.

We set out on the road back to the palace. We were very low-key along the way. The emperor naturally did not tell the people that we had returned victoriously. We wore bamboo hats and walked all the way to the city gate.

When we arrived at the city gate, Wen Yichen gave us his token and we walked into the palace.

The emperor did not want to let the people know that his grandfather had won another victory. He felt that his grandfather's power was already great enough, and if he won the love of the people again, he might lose his throne.

As for what he said, "Which prince I marry, I will be the queen." Whether this statement is because of my lucky star status or because he is afraid that if it is not so, my grandfather will have second thoughts, it is unknown.

As soon as we entered the palace, someone immediately confiscated all our swords and knives. This is the rule of the past dynasties. Generals returning to the capital are not allowed to bring swords and knives into the palace.

A few of us dismounted and followed the eunuch to the place where court was held.

All the civil and military officials were already standing outside the palace, and the emperor was so happy that he came out to greet us.

After we finished paying our respects to the emperor, he immediately asked us to stand up and describe the scenery of the border and the dangers of the battle.

We erased the process of Wen Yiheng going to the border, and reported everything else one by one. When Wen Yiheng knew that what we showed was just to deceive the enemy, his whole face was a little embarrassed.

When Wen Yichen was reporting, I deliberately observed Wen Yiheng's expression, and sure enough, it was completely wrong.

Wen Yichen told me about the three times I was injured. Everyone gasped. Who could have thought that a weak woman went to the border, wandered between the gates of hell three times, and now returned triumphantly.

After hearing this, the emperor couldn't stop smiling. He ordered all the civil officials to write poems for us.

There were many voices of poetry in the court, and many talented people came to write poems. At that moment, I saw the admiration in their eyes for us.

They once thought that we were just there to eat and do nothing, but they didn't expect that we really are the ones who raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a moment.

When we fight, we fight with our lives. We have received countless compliments.

In the end, the newly crowned champion Chen Meng won the first prize. The emperor ordered that the next time the court would honor us and the newly crowned champion.

Today is a happy day for everyone, and we didn’t mention any other unhappy things.

The emperor praised us a few times, and after he had said all that was necessary, he told us to go down and have a rest. He set the dinner for tomorrow, so we can have a good rest and attend tomorrow.

We all went back separately. I went back in the same carriage with Luo Chen and Luo Wenqian.

Luo Wenqian knew that I was now a favorite of the emperor, so he immediately came forward to flatter him and said, "My dear daughter. The border was so hard, how did you survive? Your father is looking forward to your return. And my Chen'er, you have both lost weight. You must nourish yourself when you return!"

Naturally, I could see what he was thinking. He wanted to get money from me. He knew that the emperor would not give me real power, so it must be money. He wanted me to give him some. How could I let him do as he wished?

I immediately took his hand and said, "Father, my daughter's injury will heal after a while. Besides, mother will naturally make arrangements for me when she finds out. Father, you should worry about the affairs of the court. My mother will make arrangements for me at home!"

Seeing that I didn't give in, Luo Wenqian knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, so he didn't emphasize it any further, but he continued to care about me.

I actually felt that it was unlucky to ride in the same carriage with him, so I thought we should hurry up. Luo Chen had an indifferent attitude towards Luo Wenqian, neither close nor far away!