Chapter 123 Auspicious Wishes (41)
Chapter 123 Auspicious Wishes (41)
"Extra! Extra! Country R has surrendered! Extra! Extra! Country R has surrendered!" The newsboy was shouting the day's big news along the street.
He was stopped by a slender, tall woman who took out three copper coins and handed them to the newspaper vendor, saying, "Give me a copy of today's newspaper."
The newspaper vendor looked at the woman's face strangely, took the coin, and took a newspaper from the bag on his shoulder and handed it to her.
The woman took the newspaper and unfolded it. When she saw the large words "Western Country Surrenders" on it, a knowing smile appeared on her face.
Just as I was about to close the newspaper, I saw a tabloid article at the bottom of the main page: "General Ma is insane; former head of the Zhu family actually wears women's clothing."
"No? What? Doesn't the whole of Yangcheng already know that I'm actually a woman?"
The woman buying the newspaper was Yi Yi.
Meanwhile, she was so angry at the false news on the side page that she almost laughed: "The content does mention that I am a woman, fine! Now you're resorting to clickbait, huh!?"
Looking back on the two years since I married Ma Yuliang, I've seen quite a few unfounded rumors like this.
For example, the day after her wedding night, when she woke up, rumors were flying everywhere: "The head of the Zhu family was forcibly taken by Young Marshal Ma, and on her wedding night, she was so humiliated that she angrily shouted 'Get out!'"; "The angry shouts of 'Get out!' were frequently heard from the bridal chamber, because Young Marshal Ma had forced himself on the head of the Zhu family."
Too lazy to deal with these matters, Yi Yi simply stayed at the Ma family's house for two years.
In the past two years, nothing has caused Yi Yi any trouble.
Even the Zhu family's businesses were handed over to Ma Yuliang to manage.
Anyway, the extra chapters also explained that after the failed marriage, General Ma still managed to seize the Zhu family's wealth, and Zhu Yiyi ended up all alone.
Having shed her heavy burden, Zhu Yiyi finally reconciled with Zhu Qianxiao.
Yi Yi then comfortably began to enslave Ma Yuliang, while she herself stayed at home contentedly as a recluse.
Although this led to rumors that Ma Yuliang had imprisoned her, or that the Ma family had embezzled the Zhu family's assets.
However, war broke out soon afterward, and Ma Yuliang went to the battlefield, while Yi Yi stayed at home with a clear conscience.
In short, the events that have occurred in the past two years are neither a lot nor a little.
From her perspective, she was essentially paralyzed for two years, doing nothing, so her cerebellum considered that time as ineffective and compressed it.
However, from a broader perspective, the chaos of war, cooperation, defeating enemies, and victory is dazzling and keeps one extremely busy.
Yangcheng was naturally attacked as a result, but Yi Yi's cerebellum was able to ensure her safety, and the people left behind by Ma Yuliang were enough to protect the Marshal's Mansion. In the midst of the chaos, a peaceful and harmonious place was preserved.
Perhaps that's why it's received so much attention...
Just as she recently appeared as a woman, she was once again subjected to extensive media coverage and such attention.
Yi Yi sighed and walked into the station with the newspaper between her legs.
Today is the day that Ma Yuliang, who is now a general, is returning to Yangcheng. A few days ago, he wrote to me, repeatedly asking me to pick him up at the station.
Yi Yi couldn't do anything about him, so she came to pick him up.
But after waiting all day, until night fell, Yi Yi still hadn't received Ma Yuliang.
Did you remember the date wrong?
With that thought in mind, Yi took out the letter from her bosom and examined it carefully.
It's definitely today!
After asking the ticket seller, she learned that the date was exactly as she had expected. Yi Yi even asked the cerebellum one last time.
After receiving the exact time, Yi Yi suddenly remembered something.
"Oh right, how could I forget?" With that, Yi Yi hailed a rickshaw and returned to the Marshal's Mansion.
Inside the Marshal's Mansion, there was a chorus of wailing for some unknown reason. Yi Yi paid the money somewhat numbly and stepped inside.
She then saw six men in dark green military uniforms turn around and look at her.
The one leading the group was a familiar face—Yuan Feng, Ma Yuliang's adjutant.
He was holding a box of something, and the two looked at each other without saying a word.
"How could I have forgotten?"
Ma Yuliang died after the war...
Is it because the time was compressed? Why do I feel so numb?
My head hurts...
It hurt so much that I cried.
Yi Yi wiped away the tears that had streamed down her cheeks, and as expected, listened to Yuan Feng recount the events leading up to Ma Yuliang's death—
"The commander-in-chief was actually already preparing to return."
I know.
"But when the prisoners held in the camp heard that the motherland had surrendered, they fought back desperately."
It turned out to be the case.
"The commander-in-chief had previously deployed all his men to the surrender agreement signing ceremony, leaving him with only a few people. Yet, he still managed to quell the rioting prisoners with just those few men, but because of this..."
Died in the line of duty.
It turned out to be the case.
Yi Yi numbly wiped away her tears, thinking angrily: Can you please stop throbbing those veins on your head?!
Pressing her forehead, Yi Yi looked at the box that Yuan Feng was holding, which had Ma Yuliang's photo printed on it.
It was clearly his urn.
Yi Yi opened her mouth, and after a long while, she finally found her voice and said, "Let's choose a suitable day for the burial!"
Anyway, it's just a game, just some data. Let it be. In a few days, it will be the day that Zhu Qianxiao comes back. I need to prepare my lines for the reconciliation with my sister.
Thinking this, Yi Yi didn't want to say anything more after saying that, and turned around and went back to her room.
Without even taking a shower, Yi Yi lay down on the bed, her mind racing with random thoughts about Ma Yuliang—
Strangely enough, after Yi Yi ordered the cerebellum to activate the green health system that night, Ma Yuliang stopped halfway through the kiss.
They even inexplicably stopped kissing several times.
Yi Yi was repeatedly blocked by her body for this reason.
In short, they didn't go all the way, and from that day on, Ma Yuliang's intimate actions always ended with a simple kiss.
Without much thought at the time, he soon went to the battlefield as well.
Now that I think about it...
"Can you feel... my true existence?" Yi Yi murmured to herself.
But soon, she shook her head, dismissing this somewhat superfluous thought.
"Thinking about all this is useless." After admonishing herself, Yi Yi asked Xiao Nao, "Xiao Nao, when is the female lead returning to Yang City?"
“…I’ve already replied,” the cerebellum replied.
Yi Yi was a little surprised, but she didn't dwell on it too much and continued to ask, "Then let me rephrase my question: When will the female lead come to reconcile with me? Are there any lines I should pay attention to in this side story?"
The cerebellum flickered inexplicably twice, and then the speaker replied hesitantly, "Uh... well... we'll find out tomorrow, there aren't any lines."
Yi Yi was puzzled by Cerebellum's answer: "Are you hiding something terrible from me? You're being so evasive."
"No! Anyway, Xiao Yiyi, you'll finish the storyline and be offline tomorrow! Go to bed early tonight!" Xiao Nao said, and then disappeared, seemingly to set an example.
Yi called out twice but couldn't get her to come out, so she closed her eyes and went to sleep.
"Strange...why is my head still feeling dizzy?"
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