The Hidden Phoenix World
5
Jin Se is also Hua's housekeeper. Unlike Tao Se who was the servant child in Hua's house, Jin Se was bought on the street. Hua Zhu Yu was only five years old at that time. He went out for a walk on the street with his grandmother. They saw some **** flogging little girls. The little girl was about six or seven years old. He was wearing tattered clothes, his hair was disheveled and there were bruises on his face and body. She was then bought by Hua Zhu Yu's grandmother from the*** and brought back to the Hua residence because she did not mention her name or anything about her, grandma then named Jin Sean and let him be Hua Zhu Yu's personal servant. They both grew up together and had a close relationship. After Hua Zhu Yu left the Hua residence, Jin Se then served his grandmother.For many years when Hua Zhu Yu was away, and a young woman from the Hua family was asked to attend a banquet, hua Zhu Yu's grandmother would let Jin Se disguise as Hua Zhu Yu. So, Jin Se is a very low key. However, this unexpectedly brought Hua Zhu Yu's reputation as nameless, lacking talent and no virtuous young lady.
Jin Se believed and blamed himself that this caused Hua Zhu Yu in his current situation. Hua Zhu Yu, of course did not blame Jin Se, this had nothing to do with him. Seeing her so sad, Hua Zhu Yu lied to her that she painted an ugly birthmark on her left face and it frightened Ji Feng Li.
From Jin Se, Hua Zhu Yu finally got the news about her father and grandmother. Her grandmother already knew she was going to marry the crown prince of the Northern Kingdom. Her grandmother was very sad and worried that she sent Jin Se to look after Hua Zhu Yu. Hua Zhu Yu's father may not have known about this marriage yet. After he sent Hua Zhu Yu to marry Ji Feng Li, he immediately went to the western border under the orders of the emperor.
Tao Se was so stubborn that he was unwilling to return to the capital and leave Hua Zhu Yu. Hua Zhu Yu had Jin Se bind Tao Se and then asked Xian Wang¹ of the Northern Kingdom to let the Minister Sergeant Rite send Tao Se back to the capital. He did not want Tao Se to suffer in the Northern Kingdom because of his uncivilized territory and having cold weather, he wanted to send Tao Se and Jin Se back but now he was helpless and no one accompanying him would not be good. Although Jin Se was not very skilled in martial arts but it was still better than Tao Se who had no martial arts skills at all.
¹ This is how the brother of the emperor of the Northern Kingdom is called. He was the crown prince's uncle.
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Based on her personality, Hua Zhu Yu would escape halfway to the Northern Kingdom. However, he was not able to do that, his father and grandmother would be involved. Moreover, his martial arts had yet to recover so he was unable to escape. Jin Se had tried to unleash his internal strength many times but had always failed. He guessed this was caused by the poisonous wine he drank. He really hated Ji Feng Li for this.
After walking for almost a day, the Northern Kingdom envoy decided to camp on the mountain. They'll cross the mountain tomorrow morning. After crossing the mountain, then they would be in the Northern Kingdom. That night, it was very quiet. Hua Zhu Yu felt bad that something bad was going to happen. Before, he would not have been afraid. Perhaps, it was because his internal strength was sealed and he was still in a weak state.
He told Jin Se to lift the curtain of the carriage. He looked at the surrounding area and he felt a chill in his heart. In the military perspective, apparently, this place was best suited for ambushes. Surely, this marriage is not as easy as marriage, but it is a conspiracy. It's a chess game. He is part of that, an important pawn that is needed in this game.
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