Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl -
Chapter 473 King Qin Hua Yingyue! [1 more update]
Chapter 473: 473 King Qin Hua Yingyue! [1 more update]
The Shence Army Tiger Tally was somewhat puzzled, "What are peers?"
"You dummy, it’s antiques like us that can communicate with Her Royal Highness the Princess," Qingyun Pendant said mysteriously, "I was the first to know the Princess. You all should call me the boss!"
Jade Luan Pin held it in disdain, "By the level of shamelessness, you are indeed the boss."
"How can you speak to the boss like that?" Qingyun Pendant was furious, "I am the little sweetheart of Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Ye Wanlan chose to ignore the bickering of the antiques, who were no different from children. She looked up at the plaque above.
The three characters for ’Qinwang Mansion’ were written vigorously, as if the imposing aura of the writer could still be glimpsed through the strokes.
Those three characters were penned by Ning Zhaozong and were bestowed upon Hua Yingyue.
However, the plaque was mottled with countless patches, and the character for ’Qin’ was even cracked in the middle.
Ye Wanlan’s fingers were slightly warm, and she was only a few steps away from entering Qinwang Mansion, but at this moment, she hesitated.
The first time she witnessed the historical review belonging to He Jia, she hadn’t anticipated that the true history would be so much more brutal than what she had imagined.
The unwavering King of Yan, Emperor Yongshun, who took his own life to protect his subjects; Princess Jingan, dismembered by five horses; Princess Yongle, who self-immolated to take the enemy with her; the Imperial Tutor of Daning, broken to dust...
Ye Wanlan dared not look into what Hua Yingyue had gone through.
She stared at the words "King Qin," rooted to the spot for a long while.
"Miss Ye?" The guide looked back, calling to her, "What’s wrong?"
Ye Wanlan shook her head and resumed walking, "Nothing, just spaced out for a moment."
"Lanlan, I feel like you’ve been off lately," Xing Yue walked beside her, muttering, "You’re keeping a lot of things inside and putting too much pressure on yourself. You’ll end up balding at this rate!"
Ye Wanlan raised an eyebrow, "That indeed would be a grave consequence."
"If there’s a problem, just say it, and we’ll solve it together. There’s strength in numbers," Xing Yue patted her chest, "Although my skills are not refined, I still have quite a few abilities."
"I know," Ye Wanlan said softly, "I’m fortunate to have you all by my side."
The group entered while tourists from all over Shenzhou Land Continent still gathered at the entrance.
Some had taken photos and uploaded them to the internet.
"Brothers and sisters, I’ve caught the crew of ’Treasures of The Divine Land’ at the Qinwang Mansion entrance! It seems the filming is almost at an end!"
"After King Qin, only the Imperial Tutor Han Yunsheng and the Female Prime Minister Shen Wangshu are left, right? But won’t the crew consider adding an episode about the Master of Highest Heaven Tower?"
"I’ll just ask the crew one question: when will it be released? Will it all be broadcast in one day?!"
"To be honest, there’s not much to shoot about King Qin. There have been nearly ten if not eight films and dramas about King Qin over the years, all with similar plots. I don’t need to watch a new one to know how King Qin will be portrayed."
"I just hope the crew restores the epic without adding too much extra stuff."
The history books recorded that Hua Yingyue was the posthumous child of the previous King Qin.
At that time, there were countless internal conflicts on the Shenzhou Land Continent, and foreign enemies were invading. Old King Qin and the Crown Prince of Qin were summoned to quell the invaders.
However, due to internal betrayal, Old King Qin and the Crown Prince of Qin were cut off from supplies, narrowly escaping death in Huangquan.
Thanks to the aid of the healers from Taiyi Palace, their lives were spared.
However, this angered the traitors, who then set up a greater trap.
The Emperor at the time was feeble and incompetent, heeding slanderous advice and issuing several decrees to recall Old King Qin and the Crown Prince of Qin to the capital.
In the end, Old King Qin and the Crown Prince of Qin were executed, and the title of King Qin was stripped away.
Upon hearing this tragic news, Princess Consort Qin fainted, suffered a miscarriage, and after exhausting her last bit of strength to give birth to a baby girl, she followed Old King Qin and the Crown Prince of Qin in death.
The once-mighty faction of King Qin withered away until only Hua Yingyue was left as a lone daughter.
This became the direct catalyst for the fury of the people, leading to riots and revolts.
With frequent natural disasters, the common people were already living in dire straits; meanwhile, the Imperial Court partied day and night, indifferent to the people’s suffering.
A ruler who lost the people’s heart could only end up as a prisoner.
Ning Zhaozong, then still a prince, openly rebelled against the old Emperor and had the heads of these traitorous ministers chopped off.
The turmoil lasted for several years before the flames of war were finally quelled in Shenzhou.
After putting down the rebellion, Ning Zhaozong took Hua Yingyue into the palace, allowing his own sister, Princess Jingan, to raise her as her own.
When Hua Yingyue turned five years of age, Ning Zhaozong asked her what she wanted to be, offering her the choices of being a princess or an ordinary person—either wish he could fulfill for her.
Hua Yingyue chose neither option; she said she wanted to be King Qin.
The response from the five-year-old girl astonished Ning Zhaozong, but he did not dismiss her. Instead, he summoned a military officer from the Imperial Court to teach her martial arts.
At the age of fourteen, Ning Zhaozong restored the former lands of King Qin to Hua Yingyue. He also constructed a new mansion for King Qin and reinstated the long-vacated title of King Qin upon her.
However, many at the time questioned Hua Yingyue, wondering what right a woman had to bear the title of "King Qin".
After all, the twelve Kings Qin from throughout history had all distinguished themselves with great military achievements.
Later on, Hua Yingyue proved with her strength that she was no less capable than her father or brothers—in fact, she even surpassed them.
Coincidentally, the same enemies from the Eastern Wilderness later invaded again; they assumed that the Ning Dynasty must have run out of men if they had a woman leading their army.
However, the result was their complete annihilation, not a single one left.
At this moment, the other petty forces that coveted the Eastern Wilderness realized that the behavior and reputation of the new King Qin were vastly different from her name.
Yet there were still neighboring tribes foolishly intent on invading Shenzhou, forming armies only to be thoroughly subdued by Hua Yingyue.
After that, peace prevailed in the Eastern Wilderness for a long while.
Ning Zhaozong was overjoyed and lavished Hua Yingyue with many treasures.
The northeast part of Qinwang Mansion had an extensive training ground.
"This is where His Highness Prince Qin trained in martial arts," the guide explained. "Prince Qin was skilled with the saber, sword, and long whip, so we have placed these types of cold weapons here as well."
Professor Shen nodded, "King Qin’s whip technique was peerless, indeed a legacy of Old King Qin."
"It’s just a pity that the whip used by King Qin is no longer accounted for, we don’t know if it was destroyed in the great battle," Professor Li sighed.
Ye Wanlan silently gazed at the empty training ground; she closed her eyes, and time shifted three hundred years in an instant.
Three centuries ago, she had stayed in the Eastern Wilderness for a few months.
She spent many days playing the zither while Hua Yingyue practiced her martial arts in the center.
Hua Yingyue also knew she couldn’t gather inner strength, and she would follow her wherever she went.
The two of them had already spent years together in the palace; naturally, their relationship was extremely close.
Before dying, Hua Yingyue also accompanied her through the final journey of her life.
"Director, I’m going to take a look around," Ye Wanlan spoke.
"Okay," the director nodded. "Miss Ye, if there’s anything you need help with, feel free to contact us."
Ye Wanlan smiled and nodded, then turned and walked toward the west.
She remembered clearly: there was a secret passage in Qinwang Mansion, which led to a secret base.
Hua Yingyue had often taken her to this secret base to rest, free from all the troubles of the world.
Following her memory, Ye Wanlan found the secret passage.
Clearly, after three hundred years had passed, no one had discovered it; the stone slabs were already overgrown with lush moss.
After unlocking the mechanism, a cave was revealed, and Ye Wanlan stooped to enter it.
She turned on the flashlight on her phone, illuminating the path ahead.
After walking about fifty meters, she finally reached the former secret base.
To Ye Wanlan’s slight relief, the items in the secret base were just as they had been before, without any changes or absences.
She sat down cross-legged, pondered for a moment, and took out the Exquisite Eight Treasures Box she had once obtained from her backpack.
After all, the first time she saw the Carefree King Yan Shunhua show her and Hua Yingyue this box was right here.
But at that instant, there was a "click"—
The Exquisite Eight Treasures Box, incredibly, opened!
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