"Everyone, please look. This is the famous Mausoleum of Qin Yichen, the renowned general in history," the tour guide said, waving a small flag and leading the tourists towards the entrance of the underground palace.
For some reason, Li Xinyue felt a sense of solemnity when she arrived here.
As a special forces medic, she didn't worship celebrities, only heroes.
The owner of this mausoleum, Qin Yichen, was one of the heroes she admired.
Qin Yichen was the top general of the Da Shun Dynasty. He led the army to defeat foreign enemies thoroughly.
However, even a hero like him was suspected and dismissed from his official position by the emperor just because of his excellent reputation and power.
Listening to the guide's lengthy introduction, Li Xinyue sighed constantly in her heart.
It could only be said that this hero was born at the wrong time. If Qin Yichen had lived a few more years until the new emperor took the throne, he would have been redressed. Unfortunately, fate played a trick on him, and he died on the way to exile.
Just as Li Xinyue was immersed in her thoughts, she suddenly felt violently shaking under her feet.
Someone shouted, "Dash, it's an earthquake!"
With Li Xinyue's skills, she could have successfully escaped from this natural disaster. However, to save people, she stayed here forever.
Before she lost consciousness, Li Xinyue's lips curled up slightly, "It's also good to be buried here with the hero."
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Da Shun Dynasty.
The Marquis of Protector's residence was decorated with coloured lights and resounded with drums and music.
"First, bow to heaven and earth!"
Following the loud and long yell, Li Xinyue felt like a puppet being helped to bow.
"Second bow to the high hall!"
"Bride and groom, bow to each other!"
"Enter the bridal chamber..."
Li Xinyue still felt a little dizzy, but it did not stop her from receiving the memory of this body.
Ignoring the noisy congratulations and the matchmaker's endless auspicious words, Li Xinyue was utterly immersed in her thoughts.
After sorting out these memories, she had to accept that she had crossed over.
Moreover, she crossed over and became the new bride of the famous hero Qin Yichen, whom she admired.
The original owner had the same name as her, Li Xinyue. She was the eldest daughter of LI Yuanming, the current Minister of Revenue. She was betrothed to Qin Yichen since she was a child.
The Qin family had been loyal for generations. All the men sacrificed themselves for the country, and now only Qin Yichen was left.
Five years ago, after Qin Yichen's eldest brother died on the battlefield, the 16-year-old Qin Yichen took charge of the troops. At the same time, he alone supported the Marquis of Protector's residence full of widows.
Now, Qin Yichen had returned triumphantly. Following the arrangements of the old Madam Qin, the wedding took place on an auspicious day.
However, the original owner wanted to cancel the marriage. She didn't want to be a widow like those women in the Marquis of Protector's residence for the rest of her life.
After all, the Qin men, without exception, died on the battlefield at a young age.
The original owner tried every means to cancel the marriage, but her righteous and honest father, Li Yuanming, did not agree to cancel it under any circumstances.
To let the original owner marry into the Marquis of Protector's residence smoothly, Li Yuanming and his wife Ling Xueyan had no choice but to give the original owner some drugs, thinking that after the rice was cooked into cooked rice, their daughter would have to resign herself to fate.
It was unknown whether they misjudged the dosage, which led to the original owner's death in the bridal sedan. This allowed the arrival of Li Xinyue.
However, what confused Li Xinyue was that in the history she knew, Qin Yichen did not have a wife until he was exiled.
Could it be that the original owner died in the bridal sedan and failed to worship the ancestors with Qin Yichen, so it was not recorded?
As she was lost in thought, the noise outside the bridal chamber grew louder.
Her maid of honour, Qiao Yu, lightly touched her arm, "Miss, the young master is here."
Li Xinyue responded softly, "Okay."
A group escorted Qin Yichen in red wedding clothes into the bridal chamber.
"Young Master, lift the veil now! Don't miss the auspicious time." The matchmaker happily handed Qin Yichen a balance rod tied with red ribbons.
"Ninth brother, hurry up. We are all waiting to see the ninth brother's wife!"
"That's right, ninth brother. Don't be shy..."
Holding the balancing rod, Qin Yichen was escorted by several sisters-in-law to Li Xinyue.
He stopped and lifted the red veil covering Li Xinyue's sight under everyone's gaze.
Li Xinyue instinctively looked at the person in front of her.
She guessed he was about 185cm tall, with a straight posture and strong limbs.
His distinct features were as exquisite as sculpture. His extraordinarily handsome face was similar to the portrait in the mausoleum.
His expressionless face and sharp, deep eyes unconsciously gave people a sense of oppression!
In Li Xinyue's heart, her great hero should look like this.
Just as she was a little distracted, Qin Yichen said coldly.
"Have you looked enough?"
Only then did Li Xinyue realise that she had been absent-minded just now.
Looking into those deep eyes, Li Xinyue exclaimed, "Yeah, looked enough. Just so-so."
It wasn't that she didn't respect the great hero, but with so many people around, this man didn't give her any face at all, so she didn't have to flatter him deliberately.
Seeing the two were off to a bad start just after getting married, Sister-in-law Deng Xue quickly smoothed things over.
"Ninth brother, ninth sister-in-law, don't spoil the auspicious time. Drink the wedding toast and rest early."
Sister-in-law Feng Cuilian also said, "Yes, you have to work hard and give birth to many children for the Qin family."
Listening to these sisters-in-law, even Li Xinyue, with a modern soul, couldn't help blushing a little.
In her previous life as a 24-year-old only child, she only wanted to serve the country and never thought about encountering such an embarrassing situation one day.
In order not to show her embarrassment, she lowered her head quickly.
This action was misunderstood by others again.
Sister-in-law Xiao Qinger held Li Xinyue's hand, "Ninth sister-in-law, don't be shy. You'll get used to these sisters-in-law after a while. They just like joking."
Li Xinyue tried to explain, "I'm not shy."
A voice came from outside the door just as a few other sisters-in-law were about to say something.
"Young Master, His Majesty has sent an oral message and ordered you to go to the palace immediately."
Upon hearing this, Li Xinyue's heart thumped.
Seeing that Qin Yichen had already turned to leave, she grabbed the maid beside her and asked, "Qiao Yu, what year and month is it now?"
Qiao Yu was stunned for a moment. With a puzzled look, she answered, "Miss, have you forgotten your wedding day? Today is the eighth day of the seventh month in the 19th year of the Shun Yuan era!"
"Oh no!"
Watching Qin Yichen's departing figure, Li Xinyue's first reaction was that since she had come, she had to do her best to let her idol hero live.
Li Xinyue suddenly stood up, regardless of her still weak body and the sisters-in-law's puzzled eyes. She lifted her skirt and rushed out.
If she remembered correctly, on this day, the emperor summoned Qin Yichen to the palace late at night and falsely charged him with trespassing the imperial harem. He was given one hundred heavy strokes.
The next day, Qin Yichen was charged with betraying the country to the enemy. The Marquis of Protector's residence was confiscated, and Qin Yichen was exiled.