Transmigrated into a vicious female supporting role, reborn as a hostage to the paranoid male protag

"Young master, you are a woman dressed as a man. Even though you have changed your appearance, it is still obvious." Zhuge Xuanyu looked at the three people in front of him coldly.

The two men on the left and right were both skilled in martial arts, and their fighting abilities were quite high. The scholar in the middle, with a plain face, seemed to have no internal strength, judging by his breathing.

Disguise, protecting the master, it is clear that the thin scholar in the middle is the master. However, the scholar remained calm and obedient as he returned to the Jinwu Guard's yamen with him. From this, it can be seen that this man must have a trick up his sleeve.

Although the scholar was dressed in men's clothing, he had no Adam's apple and a plain face, but his eyes were bright and moving. Moreover, even though they were some distance apart, the faint fragrance of her dark orchids blew to his nose in the wind.

He had never seen a man who liked to use incense to fumigate his clothes, so it must be a woman disguised as a man.

"Since the young lady is so capable and loves to strategize behind the scenes, even extending her hand to the General's Mansion, why don't you reveal your true appearance and let Xuanyu see it?"

Zhuge Xuanyu said in a cold voice. His voice was cold to begin with, even colder than the autumn rain and even colder than the winter wind.

Su Yingxue heard this, but instead of worrying about it, she smiled softly and said, "You have a good eye. How about you guess again, General, what is my identity?"

Zhuge Xuanyu said coldly, "Those who oppose Empress Xuanyuan and the Jingzhao government are either the upright civil servants in the court, or the forces of the deceased Princess Chang's Palace, or the remnants of the Nangong family who support the Princess Chang."

"But the upright civil servants, who pride themselves on being modest gentlemen and well-versed in poetry, books, rituals, and the Book of Changes, would probably disdain such scheming."

"The remaining forces of Her Royal Highness the Princess, or the remaining forces of Nangong Jiuyue, are the Xuanyuan clan's biggest fear right now."

"Now, in the court, besides the upright civil officials represented by the Left Prime Minister, there are also the Golden Crow Guards loyal to Your Majesty, which are officials represented by the Xuanyuan family and the four great families."

Zhuge Xuanyu raised his head, his eyes like arrows, staring coldly at the two of them, and said in a hoarse voice, "So, which faction do you belong to?"

"No matter what force it is, if they dare to plant spies in my residence, I will not tolerate it."

Zhuge Xuanyu unsheathed his sword and aimed it at Su Yingxue's neck. In an instant, Taxue and the coachman drew their swords from their waists to block the sword that was about to pierce her throat.

Upon seeing this, Zhuge Xuanyu instantly raised the corner of his stern face. As expected, just as he guessed, these two guards were both very skilled.

Such a powerful secret guard, his martial arts routines were inexplicably familiar. Suddenly, a name flashed through his mind...

Could it be...

"Maybe Your Excellency..."

Zhuge Xuanyu fell silent, but that person shouldn't have already...

"Yes." Su Yingxue expected that when she had just fought with the secret guards in the snow, Zhuge Xuanyu would definitely recognize that this was the martial arts style of the royal secret guards.

"Taxue, take off your makeup." Su Yingxue said softly, "Take off the makeup on your face."

Hearing the sound, Taxue asked Zhuge Xuanyu for a basin of clean water and a face towel. She took out a bottle of medicine powder from her arms, gently poured it into the clean water, and stirred it until the white powder was completely dissolved.

He used a washcloth soaked in water from the basin to gently apply it to Su Yingxue's face and facial features. He did this no less than four or five times, and soon, patches of sticky powder began to appear on Su Yingxue's face.

Taxue wiped off the powder that fell on her face, and then wiped it again with a clean towel.

He ordered a new basin of clean water, and waited until Su Yingxue had washed the makeup off her face once again and dried it with a face towel. Her originally dark skin had turned into a white as pearl, and her bright eyes were still as beautiful as ever.

Her eyebrows are like willow leaves, her lips are like cherries, and her nose is delicate and small, which together make her a beautiful woman.

The hair on her head was slightly wet and stuck to her forehead, but she looked like a lotus emerging from the water, beautiful with a touch of enchantment, yet clear and clean.

Zhuge Xuanyu looked at the familiar face in front of him, his expression suddenly complicated, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Aunt, you are not dead?"

When Zhuge Xuanyu said those two words, his expression looked a little unnatural.

He was about the same age as Su Yingxue, even a few months older. However, due to Su Yingxue's status and seniority, he had been arrogant since childhood. Whenever the two played together, he was often forced to call her aunt.

Su Yingxue was just like his childhood nightmare, a devil who was arrogant, extravagant, licentious, bullying men and women, and doing all kinds of evil.

As she grew older, Su Yingxue lived deep in the inner palace, and he rarely saw her. It was only because of the palace banquet a few years ago that he had an impression of her.

Seeing the shadow of his childhood transformed into the person behind the scenes who was strategizing in front of him, Zhuge Xuanyu couldn't match her with the her in his memory.

It was not until Su Yingxue told him the whole story, the irrefutable evidence she had found, and her future plans that Zhuge Xuanyu realized that the beautiful woman in front of him was not just a pretty but useless fool.

Perhaps he had never recognized the aunt in front of him over the years.

"Aunt," every time Zhuge Xuanyu called her aunt, he felt his throat choked and his whole body uncomfortable.

"The General's Mansion will not participate in your conflict with the Xuanyuan clan," Zhuge Xuanyu said coldly. "The Zhuge family has been loyal subjects of Your Majesty for generations, loyal and devoted. They do not favor either side and are solely loyal to Your Majesty."

Seeing this, Su Yingxue smiled and explained, "Originally, I had no choice but to lead my aunt to the Nanhai Fairy's residence. It was Yingxue's fault."

"Yingxue never intended for the Zhuge family to get involved in this matter. These petty schemes don't need anyone's interference."

"Justice is clear, and the law is strict." Su Yingxue's face was solemn. She looked at Zhuge Xuanyu and said in a soft, gentle, yet powerful voice, "I believe that if the general encountered the same thing, he would also be unable to resist and seek justice for those innocent people who were harmed, wrongfully killed, or nearly lost their lives."

"The nobles run rampant, treating the common people with contempt."

"In the eyes of those people, what crime is there in burning people's lives, beating them to death, forcing women to death, stealing people's property, and wantonly beating and killing them?"

"But as a commoner, serving the powerful and the royal family, toiling away all my energy for those above me, shouldn't I only have this little desire to live a peaceful and happy life?"

"General Zhuge is a man of integrity. We only need to temporarily detain the witnesses and evidence from the Jinwu Guards according to the law and conduct an investigation as appropriate."

"In half a month, the Sansi Yamen will appear before His Majesty and report the details of the Princess's death in Hibiscus Tower to all the ministers."

"And then, I only hope that the general will give me a small chance, so that Yingxue can slip through Empress Xuanyuan's tight control over the palace, and enter the court with irrefutable evidence."

"We must seek justice for the people who have been oppressed by the nobles over the years and for the people implicated in the Furong Tower incident."

"Only when justice is clear, laws are strict, the people are not bullied and murdered by officials, the people live and work in peace, and officials and people are united, can there be a more worthy and powerful Dasheng Dynasty, isn't it?"

Su Yingxue's face and eyes were filled with determination and resoluteness. It was not known whether it was her stunning beauty or her words that were so infectious.