Wen Ranran lowered her head - she could not answer their questions.
"When did you join the army?" she simply asked.
The soldier looked at the frail woman in white and had some affection for her. This woman... didn't look as fierce as the female Rakshasa in the army, but she seemed extraordinarily gentle.
The young soldier was also somewhat fond of her gentleness.
"Rongcheng has been in his fifteenth year, and he just joined the army last year..." the soldier whispered.
Wen Ranran was silent for a while.
Due to its special geographical location, Northern Xinjiang requires a large number of conscriptions every year. In the early years of Rongcheng, the number of troops stationed in Northern Xinjiang was only over 100,000. Over the years, it has developed into the current scale of the Zhenbei Army.
However, today's Zhenbei Army is obviously no longer as high-spirited as before.
"They only told me that if I join the army, I will get military pay, which can help support my family... Princess, although I don't know who you are, my mother is still waiting for me to go back and take care of you. Can you... can you let me go?"
We..."
The soldier opened his eyes and looked at Wen Ranran.
"I am very brave in fighting. When I first joined the army last year, I killed several bandits from the Yan Kingdom. Unfortunately, I was caught just after I almost achieved military merit..."
Wen Ranran turned away, "Don't worry, you are all good soldiers of Rongguo... I won't treat you badly!"
The soldier was stunned for a moment, then smiled purely at Wen Ranran.
"Thank you, Princess, she is so beautiful!"
Wen Ranran forced a smile, but she did not answer the other party's question. She just said softly, "It's Rong Guo who is sorry for you..."
Behind them, Qian Yu and Jiang Tang listened to the conversation and couldn't help but look sideways.
Wen Ranran stood up, with a hint of worry between her brows.
"Where is Your Highness now?"
Jiang Tang subconsciously replied, "I'm...in the main account, still discussing matters with the Queen!"
Wen Ranran flicked her sleeves and whispered: "Let's go over there!"
Qian Yu and Jiang Tang looked at each other, not daring to slack off, and hurriedly followed.
Before reaching the door, I heard Xia Lishuang's somewhat bitter voice.
"Mother, after several battles in succession, our losses are not small... Should we stop fighting and recuperate for a while?"
Tao Yuanyuan's crisp voice answered him.
"No, if we don't get Pingzhou back now, the world will be in trouble! What's more, if we don't have foreign aid to help us guard it, Xia Lihong is trapped in Pingzhou. If we can't annihilate him in one fell swoop, he will make a comeback in the future.
, will be a bigger war!”
Wen Ranran listened and couldn't help but lift the curtain and go in.
When Tao Yuanyuan saw Wen Ranran, she was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "Ranran, why are you here? Why don't you take a good rest for a while?"
Wen Ranran waved her hand, "It's no longer a serious problem... I just heard you..."
Tao Yuanyuan sighed, knowing that she couldn't hide it from Wen Ranran.
Xia Lishuang also sighed.
Wen Ranran was silent for a while, and then she said, "Actually... what the Queen Mother and Xian Gong said are reasonable, but... maybe we have a third way?"
"What can I do?" Tao Yuanyuan's eyes lit up and she looked at her daughter-in-law.
Wen Ranran did not answer directly, but told Tao Yuanyuan what she had just encountered.
It was just a simple story and conversation, but everyone present was stunned.
"This...I didn't expect that they would be like this..." Tao Yuanyuan murmured.
Wen Ranran pursed her lips, "Actually, this can't all be blamed on the Queen Mother... The Queen Mother is skilled in controlling her subordinates and is strict in running the army. Naturally, the people below will follow her orders subconsciously. But to what extent this strictness is, it is them.
Uncontrollable!"
"Then...Ran Ran, what do you think we should do?" Xia Lishuang suddenly said.