Chapter 128 People’s Hearts Are Fickle

That night, Shen Ning and Ji Yucang lived in the same tent.

She used to be taciturn, but tonight, lying on the bed, looking at the flickering lights in the tent, she rarely took the initiative to talk about the past: "When I was young, my brother, Han Xun and I grew up together. We were childhood sweethearts and had a close relationship."

Ji Yucang was silent, feeling a little jealous of this childhood sweetheart he had never had the chance to participate in.

But everything is over.

No matter how good the friendship is, after a deep betrayal, it will turn into hatred and disgust, as well as contempt and disdain after seeing the other person's true nature.

Shen Ning put her hands behind her head. At this time, the enemy was at the gates, and when she mentioned the past again, she seemed to have a sense of relief, as if she was just simply to kill time and say goodbye to the friendship she had in the past.

She said calmly: "My brother is only two years older than me. The friendship we grew up with is always particularly precious. So when I grow up, I am willing to put on my armor, fight on the battlefield, defend my country, and protect his kingdom."

"I never thought that my brother would be afraid of me or plot against me. I never suspected that Han Xun would betray me or even kill me with his own hands."

Perhaps a person's most precious memory always stays in childhood.

So the trauma of childhood needs a lifetime to make up.

But the happiness of childhood can be torn into pieces in an instant.

Ji Yucang leaned his head against hers: "People will change. When they are young and ignorant, the feelings of childhood sweethearts are indeed pure and precious, without any interests or calculations. But after growing up, many people will become unrecognizable."

People's hearts are inherently changeable.

Not only the feelings between men and women, but also the friendship between men will change, and the affection between fathers, sons, and brothers will also change with age.

"People's hearts are indeed fickle." Shen Ning closed her eyes gently, her tone was cold and a little confused, "But I still can't figure it out. Nan Zhao has never been a country where women can be in power. I am an exception to the battlefield. Even if I have earned countless military exploits in seven years, it will not pose any threat to my brother's country. Why is he so afraid of me?"

"Power is something that people are afraid of, regardless of gender." Ji Yu said indifferently, "You think you are a woman and can't threaten his throne, but in his eyes, you, a princess, can break the precedent, lead troops to fight on the battlefield, and make great military exploits with your daughter. After returning, you hold a large number of troops. Your power has already surpassed the imperial power. How can he sleep well?"

Shen Ning was silent: "So since ancient times, kings and military generals have always walked the same path..."

Peace is determined by generals, and generals are not allowed to enjoy peace.

When the country is in trouble, generals will go to the battlefield without hesitation. When the country is peaceful, they will cross the river and demolish the bridge, and the rabbit will die.

Even if it wasn't her, any other general would have ended up the same way.

Ji Yucang looked at the big tent, his voice as cold as snow: "When I was young, there was a child who followed me all day long and called me little uncle. The child was born in the royal family, had a good appearance, and was very noble. Even if I didn't like to get close to people, I couldn't hate him. If he was born in an ordinary family, I would have a good relationship with him."

It's a pity that they were all born in the royal family.

The most precious thing in the royal family is power, which makes people rush to fight for it, and they will also be suspicious of it by any means.

So he never gets close to any prince.

Even when Ji Jin ascended the throne and the father and son of the previous emperor jointly calculated him, he was not surprised at all.

This is the fate of being in the royal family.

It's just that some people don't accept their fate.

Shen Ning felt a little strange when she heard him talk about his youth. She turned her head and looked at Ji Yucang, with a bit of hesitation on her face: "Ji Yucang, I think Ji Jin's eyes are a little different when he looks at you."

Ji Yucang was stunned: "What did you say?"

"On the night of our wedding, the two princesses made a scene in the bridal chamber, attracting the queen mother and the emperor." Shen Ning's expression was indifferent, "When I first met the emperor that night, I felt that he looked at you differently."

Ji Yucang said: "He has always wanted to surpass me. After becoming the emperor, he naturally did not want to be inferior to me. It is understandable that he wants to take power as soon as possible, but he is too impatient and impulsive..."

Before she finished speaking, she met Shen Ning's increasingly deep eyes, and Ji Yucang's voice was stuck, and his expression became strange: "What?"

Shen Ning shook her head: "Nothing."

She just felt that the way Ji Jin looked at Ji Yucang was far from the way a king looked at a powerful minister. It was not a desire to surpass, nor was it purely fear. More of it should be the ambition to conquer - an abnormal desire to conquer.

However, this ambition and desire to conquer did not match his abilities, so he ended up in complete failure.