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The Slender Waist

The day the city fell, Feng Yun was treated by her father as a spoil of war and presented to the enemy general. Everyone pitied her, soon to be a captive, plunging into a fiery pit. Yet she veiled the little donkey cart that took her out of the city tightly, daring not to let anyone see the secret delight in her heart… As a child, she behaved oddly and spoke startling words, once predicting a war in which the whole army was wiped out, nearly being burned to death by her clan as a demon. When she grew up, her beauty was out of the world, but she was rejected by her husband's family. In the period of chaos and disorder everywhewe, where could a female captive go? "I do not seek a devoted partner to grow old with; I merely wish to rule unrivaled in this life." In her previous life, Feng Yun was always the one being scorned by others; in this life, she decided to strike first, turning the tables on each and every one of them, those so-called unreachable flowers and beasts in gentleman's clothing, those degenerates… all to be scorned in return.

Si Jin · Sejarah
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Chapter 253: The Emperor's Gamble

Qi Country's representatives were also in the small conference hall.

This hall was situated at the other end of the negotiating complex, opposite the Jin representatives from afar.

Feng Ying sat to one side, pouring tea and water for Xiao Cheng and the Feng Family elders, the picture of attentiveness.

Feng Jingyao mentioned that the last negotiations were fourteen years ago, in Bingzhou.

The envoys sighed heavily.

Suddenly, someone brought up General Xie Xian.

"When General Xie was alive, did the Jin people dare not fear Qi?"

As soon as Xie Xian's name was mentioned, the room seemed to grow heavy with silence.

The decline of Qi Country seemed to have begun with that very battle.

Feng Jingyao cleared his throat softly, took a sip of tea, and said, "Frequent skirmishes are the norm. We should not hold out too much hope for the Jin side. It is merely a stalling tactic."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Xiao Cheng's expression changed little; calmly, he said: