The cruel little princess

"Hmm..." With a delicate moan, the woman who was lying on the simple carriage suddenly opened her eyes.

"Miss, Miss, you finally woke up! This is really God's blessing! Miss, how do you feel now? Does your head still hurt? Do your legs still hurt?"

Along with the chattering sounds around her, a little girl about thirteen or fourteen years old appeared in the woman's sight.

"I..." The voice just came out, and suddenly stopped. "Oh my God, what's wrong with me? Is this my voice? Why is it so soft and weak?"

Shen Youyou felt that something was not right. She was one of the top three mercenary kings in the world, and she was proficient in both cold and hot weapons. She had practiced both Chinese and Western medicine under the guidance of her masters until she reached a state of perfection.

When had she, the all-powerful and omnipotent woman, become so fragile? And where was this? Didn't she die in a helicopter explosion while on a mission?

What's with this shabby carriage? And who is this crying little girl next to it? Where am I?

Although Shen Youyou had a million questions in her mind, she did not show it on her face and revealed nothing.

"Ahem...Where are we now? Who are you?" The most urgent thing is to figure out what is going on.

"Miss, what's wrong with you? I'm Chuntao, your personal maid! Please don't scare me!"

The little girl kneeling next to her straightened herself up, took out her handkerchief and began to wipe her tears.

"I..." Shen Youyou carefully chose her words, fearing that she would accidentally cause trouble for the little girl.

"My head hurts a little. What happened to me? Why can't I remember anything?"

Shen Youyou deliberately touched the wound on her head. No matter what, she just had to pretend to have amnesia and ask some questions.

"Miss, you are injured." Chuntao wiped her tears again and began to explain to her in detail.

Through Chuntao's description, Shen Youyou understood the whole story. She had traveled through time and space to a fictional era, the Tianlong Dynasty.

Their current country is the Golden Dragon Country, and there are also the White Dragon Country and the Blue Dragon Country. Now there is a three-way balance of power.

However, among the three countries, the Golden Dragon Country where they live is the most powerful.

The story of how Shen Youyou got injured can be traced back to March 16rd, ten days ago. The original owner was also called Shen Youyou, and she was years old.

Her mother died during childbirth, and the original owner became a little mentally retarded due to lack of oxygen during childbirth.

Her father is Shen Duanfang, a third-rank military general in the imperial court, who is stationed at the border all year round. Her brother is Shen Zijin, who is the vanguard under her father.

Because she was too young to be taken to the border, she was raised by her aunt in the countryside.

But her aunt was short-sighted. Although she received child support from her father, she did not pamper her well.

On the contrary, because the original owner was stupid, he only needed to eat something as long as he didn't starve to death.

Nor had she sought medical treatment for the original owner. Even the maidservants around her died because of the natural disaster six years ago. Chuntao's father was a scholar, and her mother was weak. Both husband and wife died on the way to escape, leaving Chuntao alone.

She fainted at the foot of the mountain with nowhere to go and was picked up and rescued by the original owner, a little fool. Unable to repay the life-saving grace, she voluntarily sold herself as a slave and stayed by her side to take care of her daily life.

The original owner was living in a daze in the countryside, but suddenly received an oral order from the emperor of the Golden Dragon Kingdom: her good father and stepbrother were fighting to the death against the invasion of the Green Dragon Kingdom at the border. Although the border was temporarily saved, her father was seriously injured and dying, and her brother's whereabouts were unknown.

The emperor showed mercy and ordered her to go to the border to see her father for the last time.

However, the original owner was also unlucky. Her good aunt hired an old and dim-sighted horse to pull the carriage because she wanted to save money, and was unwilling to pay more money to hire an experienced driver.

Instead, he spent five taels of silver to find Wang Gousheng, who usually drove an ox cart in the village, to take them to the border.

He also deliberately said that they were all from the same village, and Gousheng could take better care of them.

"Bah! If Wang Gousheng hadn't been a poor driver, scaring the horses and throwing the young lady out of the carriage, would the young lady have fallen on her head and legs? I don't think he is a good guy either." The little maid Chuntao muttered to herself as she poured water for the young lady.

"I don't know how good the doctor we just saw in town is. Will such a large wound on your forehead leave a scar? But we'll be at the border in three days. When we get there, let the military doctor under my master examine you. We absolutely mustn't leave a scar! Otherwise, you'll never be able to hold your head up high again."

"It's okay, Chuntao. I don't have a headache anymore. I just fell down. It's nothing serious. Don't worry. How do you feel now? Are you feeling unwell?"

Shen Youyou quickly sorted out the cause and effect and made a clear judgment. She didn't know whether her original body's father and brother were familiar with her, and whether they would see through her identity as a time traveler at a glance and capture her as a monster.

It seems that there is no need to worry at the moment, because the old man is seriously injured and in a coma, and his brother is missing and his life is in danger.

But since she came here by chance, it must be because the original owner was too weak and died when she fell off the carriage, so she had the chance to live again.

Since she had the chance to come here, she had to live well on behalf of the original owner and take good care of the original owner's father and brother.

And she was confident that as long as her cheap father could still hold on when she arrived at the border, she could save him! After all, the title of "Shen Yanwang" was not called for nothing.

Chuntao stared at her young lady in a daze, always feeling that there was something wrong with her young lady, but she really couldn't put her finger on it.

Just like a person who is as ignorant as a child, after being injured, he must comfort the lady himself.

But this time, after being hurt, the young lady not only did not cry, but she comforted herself and even cared about herself, just like a person who had been stupid for a long time suddenly became wise and changed.

Suddenly, as if she had finally gotten the message? Chun Tao finally understood why she felt something was wrong with her young mistress. It seemed like she wasn't stupid anymore.

In order to prove her guess, Chun Tao directly asked the young lady: "Miss, are you awake now?"

"? Chuntao, why are you acting weird? Haven't I been talking to you the whole time?" Shen Youyou's heart tightened, thinking that she had exposed herself somewhere and let Chuntao see that she was not the original owner.

"Miss, what I mean is...you seem to be just like an ordinary person now, not at all as foolish as before." Chuntao saw that her young lady didn't seem to understand what she meant, so she asked more directly.

"Well, when I was unconscious just now, I seemed to be floating in an unfamiliar place. There I only saw a kind-looking Buddha."

"He said this wasn't the place for me, and told me to go back, saying he was going to give me a chance of good fortune. And as soon as I came back, I felt my mind was clearer than ever before. Maybe the Buddha saw that I was destined to be together, so he cured my stupidity!"

Shen Youyou calmly brought up the excuse from the romance novels she'd read while bored in the army. Anyway, if the original owner had been replaced, it could have been either amnesia or some kind of chance encounter.

Fortunately, Chuntao was a kindhearted girl. After listening to her young lady's words, she clasped her hands together and murmured to herself, "Amitabha, thank God, I really thank the Buddha for blessing me and curing my young lady's stupidity! Thank you, Buddha! I wish to remain single and always be by the Buddha's side!"

...After hearing this, Shen Youyou was speechless for a moment. "Chun Tao, have you ever considered that the Buddha is not interested in women? If you remain unmarried and always stay by the Buddha's side, will that affect his pure cultivation?"

Shen Youyou admired Chuntao's innocence as well as her loyalty.

Now that she has survived in place of the original owner, it is only right and proper for her to treat the few people around the original owner well.

"Miss, you are smart. You are right! I should burn more incense to the Buddha on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month! I can't delay the Buddha's meditation!"

Chuntao smiled foolishly, thinking that her young lady was the most thoughtful one.

"Uncle Wang, how long will it take us to reach the border?" Shen Youyou shouted across the curtain to confirm the next itinerary.

"It's still three days! I just went to the post station to ask for water, and the post station official said there are bandits and unrest on the hill ahead. Let's find a farmer's house to stay overnight and continue our journey tomorrow. Otherwise, if we run into danger on the hill ahead, there's no one to help us!"

Although Shen Youyou had just arrived at this place, she also knew the principle of doing things within her ability. She would not risk her own life and Chuntao's life and insist on traveling at night just because she wanted to save time.

Fortunately, the journey was safe. With Wang Gousheng's urgent calls, the border was already in sight.

"Stop! This is a restricted area of ​​the military camp, no unauthorized persons are allowed to enter!" Sixteen soldiers stood in two neat rows at the entrance of the military camp.

Perhaps it was because the commander-in-chief was injured and unconscious in the recent ongoing war with the Qinglong Kingdom, the entire military camp was in a state of panic and filled with a serious and cold atmosphere.

"Who are you? The military camp is a restricted area and no one without permission is allowed to enter. Do you hear me?" the soldier shouted again.

"Wait, wait! Sir, please don't be angry! I am from Xinghua Village in Changzhou. The person in the car is our General Shen's daughter. I am here to bring my niece to find her father."

At this time, Chuntao lifted the carriage curtain and said, "Sir, our master is General Shen Duanfang. A few days ago, the emperor issued an oral order saying that our master was seriously injured and unconscious, and the young master's whereabouts are unknown. He specially allowed our young lady to come and visit the master. Please, Sir, please let us in!"

Several military officers gathered together to discuss for a while, "Then you wait a moment, we will send someone to inform them now, you can drive the carriage over here and wait for a while!"

Shen Youyou was also a little impatient at this time. She lifted the curtain of the carriage, got off the carriage swiftly and walked towards the soldiers standing beside her.

"Sir, I'd like to know General Shen... well, how is my father doing now? Is he still unconscious? Has his condition improved?"

"I don't deserve it. If it's really Miss Shen, how can I bear the responsibility of you calling me General? You can just call me Xiao Zhu. The general is still unconscious. As for other conditions, we are not very clear. But you can meet me in the barracks later."

After saying this, the soldier did not answer any more, but stood upright at his post.

Shen Youyou felt relieved, her anxious heart was half relieved. Fortunately, it should still be in time!

As long as he's not dead, he should be able to be rescued...right?

"Miss, our master is a lucky person, don't worry! Now that you have arrived at the border, the master will definitely be happy and feel better when he hears that you are here!" Chuntao comforted her.

"Miss, please follow me!" The soldier who had just gone in to report had come out and stretched out his hand to lead the way.

"The military doctor is currently treating the general in his tent. Miss, please forgive me. I didn't realize your schedule prevented me from meeting you in time."

"It's okay, please lead the way, young man!" Shen Youyou couldn't wait to meet her original father, hoping that everything would be in time!

The soldier led Shen Youyou and his group to the largest tent in the military camp. There were two soldiers standing guard outside. The soldier saluted with his fists, "Report! The young lady has been brought here!"

"Come in!" A lazy voice came from inside.

Shen Youyou walked quickly into the tent, and the first thing she saw was a young man with his back to the door.