Cheng Qianye realized that he had traveled through time.
But she had no time to be surprised by this now.
Because her neck was being tightly strangled by a white silk scarf, she felt her head was about to burst with blood, her tongue was squeezed out of her mouth uncontrollably, she couldn't breathe through her nose, and her heart was beating wildly due to lack of oxygen.
Her body was hung on a beam with a three-foot white silk, commonly known as hanging.
At this moment, at her feet, several women dressed in ancient costumes surrounded her and cried bitterly, but no one came to save her.
She was in so much pain that she kicked her feet desperately.
Fortunately, the white silk was of poor quality and it broke during her struggle.
Cheng Qianye rolled to the ground, covering his neck, desperately breathing in fresh air, and coughing violently.
A middle-aged woman wearing a long brocade gown with dragon and phoenix patterns and large strings of flower embroidery threw herself on her, hugged her and cried, "My son, my son."
Cheng Qianye's throat was burning with pain and he couldn't speak.
I cursed in my heart: "What son of mine? If you were my biological mother, would you be able to watch me hang myself?"
At this moment, countless pictures, images, and sounds flashed through her mind, as if a stranger's life was compressed and stuffed into her brain in one breath, and fast-forwarded at the speed of flash.
The amazing thing is that she actually understood it all.
This lady is really her biological mother, ah, the biological mother of her current body.
When others travel through time, she also travels through time.
When someone else put the princess in her body, she would be surrounded by seven or eight maids when she woke up, serving her delicious food and drinks.
She also traveled through time and space to become the princess' body. When she woke up, she was surrounded by seven or eight maids, preparing to hang herself.
After sorting out the tangled memories in his mind, Cheng Qianye roughly realized that he had come to an era of endless wars and separatist regimes.
This body has the same name as the one she had before she traveled through time, also called Cheng Qianye. Her father is a powerful warlord, Marquis Wei of Jin, and she herself is a princess, which is a very good identity.
Unfortunately, Marquis Wei of Jin died not long ago.
The current ruler of Jin is his twin brother, Prince Yu, who was granted the title of Marquis of Jin Yue.
Unfortunately, he was poisoned to death an hour ago.
At this moment, the corpse that looked very similar to her was lying in front of Cheng Qianye. It was probably not completely cold yet.
Marquis Jin Wei had many wives and concubines. In addition to Yang Ji, the mother of Cheng Qianye and his sister, he also had a favorite concubine, Li Ji, who also had a son named Gongzi Zhang.
Li Ji was very much loved by Marquis Wei of Jin, and Prince Zhang once competed fiercely with Prince Yu for the position of heir.
Eventually, because Prince Zhang was too violent and cruel, he was disliked by Duke Wei of Jin and banished to his fiefdom of Zhongmou.
Recently, the newly appointed Marquis of Jin Yue led his army through Zhongmu. Prince Zhang flattered him and held a banquet to welcome him. At the banquet, he presented a pair of beautiful young men to his brother.
The Marquis of Jin Yue was delighted to see the prey, and he embraced the girls on both sides. In a moment of carelessness, he drank a cup of fine wine from the hands of these beloved girls, and died of poisoning on the spot.
Although the body was rescued by the accompanying generals.
But at this moment, Prince Zhang led his men to surround the camp, stripped a concubine who accompanied the Marquis of Jinyue to the banquet, put her clothes on the tip of a spear, and held her high in front of the battle line, threatening to do the same to all the female relatives of the Marquis of Jinyue.
The headquarters lost its master, the morale was broken, and they were passively resisting. It seemed that the defense line was about to be breached by Gongzi Zhang.
Yang Ji had no choice but to take her daughter-in-law and children to hang themselves beside her son's body to prevent it from falling into the hands of Concubine Li, against whom she had a deep grudge, and being humiliated to death.
When Cheng Qianye traveled through time, the strong-willed princess had just hanged herself.
Cheng Qianye, who had just come to his senses, had no time to calm down and absorb and understand this world.
Because in front of her, there was another pregnant woman who was stepping onto the chair, pulling the white silk, and putting her snow-white neck into it.
"Don't, don't worry." Cheng Qianye grabbed the person's skirt, and went through the character map in his mind to find the person's title, "Sister-in-law, don't die."
Although this sister-in-law was not his real sister-in-law, Cheng Qianye could not bear to see a pregnant woman hanging herself in front of him, so he subconsciously hugged her legs.
This sister-in-law, named Xu Ji, was a gentle beauty. At this moment, she was crying like a pear blossom in the rain, "Aunt, if I fall into the hands of that Master Zhang, you know what will happen. Just let me follow my husband."
As they were struggling, the door was pushed open and a young man walked in with the cold air.
This man had a handsome face, was gentle and elegant, was wearing armor, and was holding a bloody sword. He strode into the room.
Cheng Qianye searched his memory and found that this person was Gongzi Yu's good friend who grew up with him and was also his most trusted subordinate. His surname was Xiao and his given name was Jin.
Xiao Jin bowed and said with a heavy face: "With the death of our lord, the army is demoralized. I am afraid we can't hold on. Please follow me, Xu Ji. I swear to protect this little blood of yours until my death."
Xu Ji asked, "What about mother and aunt?"
Xiao Jin's face darkened for a moment, and he lowered his head without saying a word.
Cheng Qianye's "mother" Yang Ji raised her head, pulled Xu Ji over, pushed her forward, and said excitedly: "Okay, okay, Lord Jin, Yu'er only has this bloodline. Please consider the relationship that you two grew up together. You must protect her."
Xiao Jin knelt on one knee and said, "I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
He stood up, glanced at Cheng Qianye who was sitting on the ground, pulled out a short knife from his waist, and threw it in front of Cheng Qianye with a clang.
Cheng Qianye was shocked by the voice.
A gust of cold wind blew in through the open door, bringing with it the faint sound of fighting.
Outside the door was a pitch-black night, with a faint glow of bloody fire.
Cheng Qianye looked down at the blood-stained dagger in front of him. At this moment he truly realized that he had come to another time and space, an era of constant war, an era where human life was worthless.
In just a moment, she had only two options left: one was to commit suicide with the knife, and the other was to wait for the brutal men outside to rush in, drag her out and torture her to death.
She didn't want to choose either.
Cheng Qianye took a deep breath, and when Xiao Jin was about to turn around and leave with Xu Ji, she stood up and shouted in her hoarse voice: "Please wait a moment, maybe we have another way."
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After the death of Marquis Yue of Jin, Prince Zhang was the heir to the throne. Although he had murdered his brother by despicable means, it was already a fait accompli, and the army had lost the will to resist.
Prince Zhang led his troops to the last line of defense of the headquarters. He declared triumphantly, "Those who surrender will not be held accountable, but will still be entrusted with important tasks. Those who resist will be exterminated after I inherit the throne."
As he was speaking, a man wearing a jade crown and a wide robe slowly walked out from the darkness on the high platform where the beacon fire was burning.
The flickering firelight illuminated his pale face.
There were several bandages wrapped around his neck, and he looked as handsome and beautiful as ever, with no signs of being poisoned.
Gongzi Zhang was shocked, "No, it's impossible, I saw with my own eyes that you are dead!"
However, his elder brother stood on the high platform, saying nothing, just looking at him coldly, like a ghost coming back from hell.
Xiao Jin stood beside him, drew his sword, and shouted, "Catch the traitor!"
Immediately, morale was boosted, and the shouts of killing shook the sky and came in overwhelming numbers.