I insist

Chapter 522: Three Letters

At this moment, Yu Huailin was blocked by the son of the general.

“This guy is quite capable. This is going to be a tough battle. If we keep going, neither side might come out on top.” Yu Huailin frowned slightly.

“If we launch a full-scale attack, perhaps we can win,” General Mu said.

As soon as General Mu spoke, Yu Huailin immediately refused: "No, if we really intend to launch a forceful attack, the first to suffer will be the common people."

It might end up with widespread death and destruction, which is not what we intended. Let's think of other solutions.

Prince Jing listened to Yu Huailin and General Mu's conversation from the side, a slight smile playing on his lips. No one knew what he was thinking.

"How about I go and try to persuade him?" King Jing volunteered.

Both Yu Huailin and General Mu focused their attention on him and disagreed.

"Now that you're standing with us, and you've already said that person is stubborn, you'll probably be arrested as soon as you get there."

"We can't take the risk. Let's think of other ways. There must be other ways," Yu Huailin said directly, refusing to cooperate.

Prince Jing looked at Yu Huailin very seriously and said, "But there's no other way now. Let me try. Like you said, even though he might arrest me..."

But he certainly wouldn't hurt me. After all, I still have the status of a prince, and a son of the emperor. No one but the emperor can punish me, right?

Yu Huailin was still hesitant; he was worried and hadn't made up his mind.

Prince Jing stopped talking to Yu Huailin and said directly, "Alright, it's decided then. I'll go now."

Before Huailin could even speak, he had already left the tent.

Yu Huailin had no choice but to look at General Mu and say, "Since he has already made his decision, then so be it. Send someone to follow him and protect him well."

"Yes, I understand."

King Jing arrived at the city gate quickly. He looked up at the people standing on the gate and said, "I am King Jing. Open the gate."

Soon someone told the general's son about the news, and he came over. When he saw that it was indeed Prince Jing, he opened the city gate and let Prince Jing in.

The general's son did not exchange pleasantries with Prince Jing, but instead had someone take him directly to their residence.

After everyone else had left, the general's son spoke up: "Prince Jing, it seems you weren't captured by them at all, but rather you're on their side."

Otherwise, you wouldn't have come out like that, completely unharmed.

Prince Jing raised an eyebrow: "That's right, that's indeed the case."

"Prince Jing, you are a traitor! You are our prince, how could you possibly submit to the remnants of the previous dynasty? You are truly shameless!"

Do you know how nervous and scared those people were when they heard you were arrested? How could you face them?

The general's son stood up agitatedly and started cursing at Prince Jing.

King Jing wasn't angry. He simply walked to the side and sat down, listening quietly as the man berated him. Only after the man stopped did he ask, "Are you done cursing?"

“You, you are not worthy of being a prince at all, you traitor,” the general’s son continued.

Prince Jing smiled slightly: "I don't deny what you said, but the officials you mentioned, they're probably worried about their own safety, not mine."

"If it weren't for these soldiers fighting, someone would have quickly stormed the capital and killed them. You make it sound so high and mighty, but you know perfectly well what really happened."

"So what? You're a prince, so you should protect them, shouldn't you?" said the general's son.

"I am not protecting them, but the common people. They are not worthy of my protection," King Jing said frankly.

The general's son didn't want to say much to Prince Jing: "Then what brings Prince Jing here today? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

"Killing a traitor on the battlefield, I don't think the Emperor would mind."

“I’ve come here to talk about something from the past, and it’s something that involves you,” said King Jing.

The general's son looked at Prince Jing and asked, "What are you saying?"

King Jing did not answer his question, but instead began to recount past events.

"I've heard something: you were infatuated with a woman years ago, but she disappeared, and you're still unmarried."

"You've never even touched a woman. I never imagined you were so devoted," Prince Jing said with a smile.

When the general's son heard Prince Jing mention his beloved woman, he immediately became nervous, but he pretended to be calm and said:

"Most people in the capital know a little about this matter. Why did Prince Jing bring it up?"

"It's nothing, I just really want to know where this woman is, but judging from your tone, you probably don't want to know, so never mind."

King Jing couldn't help but sigh, and said, word by word.

Upon hearing this, the general's son disregarded everything else and urgently asked, "Where is she? Prince Jing, please tell me, where is she?"

"Alas, you're too late. She's already dead." Prince Jing sighed with great regret.

"Impossible, Prince Jing, you're lying to me, aren't you? You're just lying to me. What do you want to know? Tell me, I'll tell you anything."

The general's son looked at Prince Jing nervously and said, word by word.

King Jing's eyes widened. He hadn't expected that someone who had previously acted as if he wouldn't believe anything the king said would suddenly become like this.

“I’m not lying to you, that woman is really dead,” Prince Jing said earnestly.

Seeing Prince Jing like this, the general's son knew he hadn't lied to him. He slumped into his chair, his voice trembling, and asked, "What exactly happened?"

Five years ago, my wife rescued a woman at the border. Seeing that she was pitiful, she didn't take her in but kept her in the house as a servant. Later, the woman fell ill and died, leaving behind a letter.

She said this letter was for you; it was only after she said that that I found out about you and her.

After King Jing finished speaking, he took out a letter from his bosom. Fortunately, he had always entrusted this letter to his subordinates, and this time he finally had the opportunity to give it to him.

The general's son snatched the letter from King Jiujing's hand.

After reading the contents of the letter, he was overcome with grief. Holding the letter, he cried and asked, "What happened to her? Why did she end up at the border?"

"Prince Jing, do you know what happened to her? What exactly happened?"

Prince Jing sighed and said, "Because she was working as a servant in the household, I was worried she might have some other identity, so I investigated her. The investigation revealed..."

The general's wife disapproved of your marriage, looked down on her social status, and eventually drove her away. Before she left the capital, something happened to her.