Chapter 34: Wang Baochuan Follows Her Father to War

Wang Baochuan was truly furious with her father. He didn’t even believe her about this violation of military discipline. If she were to say that Wei Hu was plotting rebellion, he would think she was crazy.

Wang Yun insisted on leading the army himself, only taking his son-in-law with him. The Emperor readily agreed, praising the Wang family for their loyalty.

Before leaving, Wang Baochuan insisted on going to the Jade Gate Pass with them. Wang Yun refused. It was the dead of winter, and the northwest was extremely cold. With the border unrest and the heavy snow, the journey would be very difficult.

Difficult? Wang Baochuan thought to herself, it would be better than living on wild vegetables. Besides, she would only be following the commander, not going to the battlefield herself.

“Father, think about it. I have the ability to have prophetic dreams. If anything happens on the battlefield, you can take me with you, and I can tell you in time. If you leave me in the capital, it’s too far away, and the news won’t reach you in time.”

Wang Yun hesitated.

It wasn’t that Wang Baochuan was overconfident, but she knew a lot about this war. In her previous life, when Xue Pinggui came back to find her, he told her many things about the past, including the details of several wars and the complex relationships in Xiliang. She knew everything like the back of her hand.

If she followed, she could remind her father not to make mistakes and not to protect the Wei brothers.

She didn’t like Xue Pinggui, she even hated him, but his status was special… Thinking about the Wang family’s eventual fate, she couldn’t help but be cautious.

Seeing her insistence, Wang Yun could only agree, “You will dress as a man and follow your father and your elder brother-in-law. The battlefield is dangerous, don’t be reckless.”

“Yes, General Wang.”

Wang Baochuan asked Qingqing to help her pack a simple bag and brought Qingqing with her. Only her father and her elder brother-in-law, Su Long, knew about her being in the army.

Fortunately, since the reign of Emperor Taizong, the restrictions on women had been relaxed. During the reign of Empress Wu, women had already been allowed to study and hold official positions. Now, she and Qingqing following the army to the border was just a small matter.

Wang Chengxiang and his entourage left the capital and arrived at the border after nearly a month.

“Master… Young mistress, Xue Pinggui has indeed joined the army. I saw him with my own eyes today.” Qingqing said mysteriously.

Wang Baochuan had already guessed this, she just asked Qingqing to confirm it. It seemed that Xue Pinggui was truly the son of destiny, nothing could change his fate.

She clenched her fists tightly. She didn’t believe it!

That day, Xiliang sent a red-maned steed as a gesture of goodwill, saying they wanted to make peace.

The horse was wild and no one could get near it.

Others didn’t know Xiliang’s intentions, but Wang Baochuan did. In her previous life, Xue Pinggui had told her about this. Xiliang wanted to see if there were any skilled warriors in the Tang Dynasty by sending this horse. If even the Tang people couldn’t tame it, they would take the Jade Gate Pass and then march south!

Wei Hu was not convinced. He was going to tame the horse himself. Wei Bao stopped him, “Brother, it’s just a horse. You don’t need to do it yourself, I can do it.”

Because the Xiliang envoy was present, Wang Chengxiang didn’t stop him and tacitly agreed.

Wei Bao got on the horse. He was very strong, and at first, the horse was just a little agitated, barely under control. As he rode the horse a few steps, the horse went wild, reared up, and threw Wei Bao heavily to the ground.

Wei Hu couldn’t save face. He grabbed his whip and whipped the horse twice, then went to tame it himself.

However, the horse didn’t give him any quarter. It repeated its trick and threw him to the ground.

Wei Hu was caught off guard and injured his wrist.

The Xiliang envoy secretly laughed, but his face was arrogant, “It seems that the Tang Dynasty has no talent. They can’t even tame a horse.”

Wang Baochuan and Qingqing were standing in the crowd, wearing the armor of young soldiers. They were thin and weak, and because they had smeared their faces with black powder, no one could tell they were women.

She looked around, thinking that Xue Pinggui should be making his appearance at this point. No, she had to find her father quickly and tell him not to reward Xue Pinggui for his success, but to demote him instead.