Chapter 47 Her Past
In ancient times, there was a large camp outside Beijing.

Since the victory in the last war, the atmosphere in the military camp has become much more lively.

During the day, the soldiers trained enthusiastically, working harder than ever before; at night, if there was some free time to rest, the leaders and generals who had some privileges would sit around the campfire and talk about what they had experienced over the years.

But today, everyone sitting around the campfire can see Ji Chenxing’s live broadcast, so the topic naturally falls on Ji Chenxing.

"Come to think of it, I kind of miss the eldest lady. I haven't seen her for a long time." Zhang San sighed as he recalled the past.

Li Si, who was standing next to him, took a sip of wine and poked Zhang San with his arm. "Don't act like you're so close to the young lady. I'm telling you, I've known the young lady since she was eight years old."

Zhang San was surprised. "Eight years old? The young lady didn't come to the military camp until she was eight years old. I can tell the truth from your nonsense."

"Who told you that we met in the military camp?" Li Si took another sip of wine. "I followed Lieutenant General Li to General Ji's house that day, and that's how I had the honor of meeting the young lady before you did."

Wang Wu, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up, "Then tell me, what was the eldest lady doing when she was eight years old?"

Li Si looked up at the starry sky. "When the eldest lady was eight years old, she was reading martial arts books. I laughed at her at that time. What's the point of reading such a crappy book? It would be better to find a master to teach her."

"What happened next? Did General Ji find a master for her?"

Li Si smacked his lips. "Later, she beat me up, and then I realized that she learned all her martial arts from Lieutenant General Li."

At this point, the remaining two people made a "tsk" sound and started laughing, mocking Li Si for being so incompetent.

"How can that be considered as being unworthy? An eight-year-old girl hit me, and as a grown man, can I fight back?"

Li Si was not angry, just a little confused and annoyed.

"The eldest lady started learning martial arts at the age of five. At the age of ten, she secretly followed General Ji into the camp. In the following years, she secretly went to fight several battles with us. Tell me, how could she die suddenly? With her martial arts skills, this shouldn't have happened."

When talking about Ji Chenxing's death, everyone fell silent.

"Could it be General Ji's concubines? I heard that there are many women in the backyards of wealthy families, and when there are many women, there will be many troubles..."

Before Zhang San could finish his words, Li Si interrupted him.

"That shouldn't be possible. There aren't that many women in General Ji's mansion. I heard that General Ji loved his late wife very much. It's a pity that his late wife passed away early, leaving behind only the eldest daughter.

"After the late wife passed away, General Ji did not take any other concubines, but only married a second wife to raise the eldest daughter for the late wife.

"When I went to the Ji Mansion that day, I met the eldest lady and also met the second wife. The second wife may not be as beautiful and talented as the first wife, but she is very good to the eldest lady."

After Li Si finished speaking, he took another sip of wine and shook his head. "The eldest lady had such a loyal father like General Ji and such a good mother like Madam Xu. She should have married a good family, but she passed away at such a young age. It's really the world that makes people play tricks on them."

The firelight made Wang Wu's face flicker. He lowered his voice and said, "Speaking of marrying a good family, on the day of the eldest daughter's wedding, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accused her of collaborating with the enemy. Later, she was taken back home by General Ji. After that, there was no news about her. She died inexplicably.

"You think, could it be General Ji who did this?"

After Wang Wu finished speaking, the three of them fell silent.

After a long time, Zhang San spoke again:
"Could it be that... it was really General Ji who instructed this? If it wasn't him, shouldn't the General's Mansion investigate this matter thoroughly by now?" Li Si did not answer Zhang San directly, but picked up the wine jar to build up his courage and talked about Ji Zunxing:

“Other generals became generals because of their military achievements, but General Ji was promoted to general because he saved His Majesty’s life during the palace coup ten years ago. His Majesty praised him for his loyalty and bravery and gave him this position.

"In fact, many ministers opposed it at that time, saying that General Ji lacked strategy... Fortunately, the young lady appeared in the army later and won several battles, so General Ji was able to restore some of his reputation."

Most soldiers are rough and like to be straightforward. When Li Si said this, several men whose brains were almost occupied by muscles could no longer think.

They looked up and saw on the screen that Ji Chenxing was barbecuing with his new family.

There was no fire in the pot, but the meat slices placed on it were roasted with a sizzling sound. As time passed, some parts of the meat slices turned caramel color.

Ji Chenxing stood by, sprinkled homemade seasoning powder on the meat slices at the right time, and then put the meat into the plate.

Although the three people couldn't smell anything, they couldn't help but drool just by looking at the picture.

"In the past, Miss also ate meat with us like this. I don't know how she made the ingredients, why it smelled so good." Li Si smacked his lips, and it seemed that he could still taste the barbecue. "I really miss Miss."

"In fact, the place where the young lady lives now is pretty good." Zhang San pointed at the screen:

"It was so dark outside, but the house was brightly lit, just like daylight. In the afternoon, the eldest lady and her family went out. There was not a single beggar or hooligan on the street, and everyone had a smile on their face. The market called 'supermarket' had everything, with clearly marked prices. It was dazzling to see. And the strange thing was that those people could actually afford the things in it, as if there were no poor people...

"When can our place be like the place the young lady is going to now?"

As the three of them were talking, they didn't notice that Ji Zunxing was slowly approaching them behind them.

"What are you talking about?" Ji Zunxing had just been demoted a few days ago and was in a depressed mood. "Give me some wine, too."

Even though he was demoted, Ji Zunxing only lost his real power, but he still had the title of general.

Li Si was a little drunk. He picked up a jar of wine from the side and threw it to Ji Zunxing, muttering:
"General, the young lady has been gone for so long, you must miss her a lot, right? Everything in the world she is in now is good, except that there is a pretty boy named Qi Ziyan who always makes her angry. The young lady doesn't dare to take action due to etiquette. I am a rough man, if I have the chance, I really want to punch him a few times on behalf of the young lady and let him bully others."

Ji Zunxing was confused by Li Si's words, "She's dead, so what? She's just a woman. What's there to miss about her?"

Ji Zunxing's words woke up the three drunk men.

In the past, in the camp, Ji Zunxing always acted like he disliked Ji Chenxing. Everyone thought that Ji Zunxing was stupid. He was afraid that his daughter would get hurt in the camp, so he wanted his daughter to go home and live a peaceful life. However, he didn't know how to express his fatherly love, so he had to act like he disliked Ji Chenxing.

Now listening to Ji Zunxing's words, it's not that he doesn't know how to express himself, he really hates it!
Li Si was shocked. Ji Chenxing was such a good girl. Her strategies had helped turn the tide several times. Why did Ji Zunxing hate her?
"General Ji, do you really not miss her at all?" Li Si asked.

Ji Zunxing was even more confused and asked back: "Why should I miss her? She is eating and drinking well now, why do we need to worry about her?"

Speaking of Ji Chenxing, Ji Zunxing sneered, "I would like to ask her, when there are so many good things over there, why doesn't she think of sending some to me! I have raised her for more than ten years, this ungrateful person!"

Li Si and his companions were already a little drunk. When they heard Ji Zunxing's words, they became angrier and angrier. One of them couldn't hold back and punched Ji Zunxing in the face.

(End of this chapter)