Chapter 84 Just right, I’m also hungry… (2)
Afterwards, the battle with the Xiongnu was exactly as Zhao Zimu had expected. Chen Jin began to mobilize the forces of Li City and Sha City and the defending armies of their surrounding cities. First, he focused on attacking Li City. Then, he sent a troop to ambush and intercept the rescue force sent by the Xiongnu. A month later, Li City was finally regained and the Xiongnu had been forced to Sha City.
As soon as Li City was regained, the news from the northwest quickly spread to the capital. Presumably, it wouldn’t be long before the court received the news of here.
After Zhao Zimu talked with Lin Qing about her desire to join the frontier army of the northwest, she joined the army the next day and became a little soldier of the lowest rank.
She joined every battle when attacking Li City for a month. She killed the enemy on the battlefield like all the soldiers, train together, and…
Cough, cough…naturally, she didn’t sleep in the same tent as them because a certain person ordered repeatedly and threatened fiercely that she should either go back or think of a way herself. In short, she absolutely couldn’t sleep in the same tent with others.
Under the pressure of being threatened by a certain person, when Zhao Zimu was still in Li City, at first, she would sneak back in the middle of the night to the mansion where Lord Qiansui stayed, like a thief every night and if she truly couldn’t sneak away, she would have to be blown by the cold wind all night long outside of the big tent…
Later, the army went into battle. Lin Qing simply let fifty imperial guards join the troop of hundred soldiers that Zhao Zimu had joined, replacing all the previous ones. This way, when half of the members were their own, no matter how big of a tent Zhao Zimu slept in, people who knew her would automatically and consciously leave the big tent for her. Then, they could be blown by the cold wind outside and while they were at it, pull other reckless guys out to go be blown by the cold wind together…
Of course, this scheme of Lord Qiansui wouldn’t do. After Zhao Zimu repeatedly promised that she would never let strangers come within ten feet of her, did Lord Qiansui cancel his previous practice.
However, when Zhao Zimu was in the big tent, she discovered that there were always many eyes surrounding her tent. The her who really had no other way, could only take advantage of the night and go back to the mansion where Lin Qing stayed. She promised Lord Qiansui the whole night that she wouldn’t be the red apricot tree that leaned over the garden wall. From then on, the feeling of as if being stared at by a ghost that those small soldiers felt, had disappeared…
- The red apricot tree that leans over the garden wall: having an illicit lover
But it was not over yet…
The generals of the frontier army suddenly found out that Lord Qiansui who had stayed in the northwest ever since he came here, suddenly became particularly fond of checking the military situation. He often walked between the camps and sometimes, he would even stay the whole day there. It was reasonable to say that it was a good thing that a high-ranking officer was diligent at observing the military situation, but if this high-ranking officer was Lord Qiansui, all the generals and soldiers of the camp felt
…
That it was very scary!
What does this high-ranked and powerful evil official want to do? It wouldn’t be to seek for their unhappiness, right?
No one would be so stupid to really believe that he was caring about them, the soldiers. If something is abnormal, there would definitely be a demon.
Moreover, this demon was someone that no one in the northwest could bring down!
Everyone was frightened. They were afraid that if he was dissatisfied and sent a memorial to the emperor’s desk, they would have to take the consequences.
Even Chen Jin invited Lin Qing over when he heard the news and secretly probed what this Lord Qiansui wanted. He has gotten old. Aside from the war, he didn’t want to toss and turn about other things.
However, he could only scratch the surface with Lin Qing. Lin Qing said that he was only taking a look and expressed the court’s concern for the livelihood of the officers and soldiers of the northwest and that he didn’t have other intentions.
Chen Jin and the soldiers of the northwest, “…” We would be a fool to believe you.
However, no matter how uneasy they were, they couldn’t interfere with Lin Qing’s actions. They could only be in fright and continue to be inspected by Lin Qing…
Naturally, Situ Yuanxiao and Chen Jing had noticed this a long time ago. The two of them came together and mulled over it for a long time, but they didn’t get anything out of it. Therefore, Situ Yuanxiao sent Chen Jing to go over to his father’s and make some inquiries.
So, Chen Jing went to his father’s, but Chen Jin didn’t know what was going on and didn’t know how to tell him. After remaining puzzled after pondering over it a hundred of times, Chen Jing decided to go over and personally have a look.
It wasn’t until he saw a person that he solved the puzzle and got the answer.
Since Zhao Zimu had entered the army camp, Ling Er naturally also wanted to go. However, before she could speak out this thought, it had been choked to death by Zhao Zimu in the cradle.
Zhao Zimu told her plainly that if she really wanted to follow, she wouldn’t mind letting Lord Qiansui choose a good one among the eunuchs and gift him to her.
Ling Er was so scared that all her thoughts had scattered. She told her miss very sincerely that she didn’t have that liking/fetish!
Lin Qing, “…”
Zhao Zimu, “…” What did she learn from her (ZZ)?!
Hence, this matter was forgotten. However, even if she couldn’t join the army, Ling Er still cared about her miss using other ways.
Hence, in the troop of a hundred people, one could often see a guy with red lips and white teeth, come visit his “big brother” with all kind of things every day, making the military men envious.
When Chen Jing followed her and saw her so-called big brother, he finally understood why she came here every day for a stroll. The first time, he wasn’t sure that it had something to do with Lin Qing. However, after observing a for a period of time, he finally confirmed that whether it was her or Lin Qing, they acted abnormally these days all because of that fellow Zhao Zhong!
Because they all went to same big tent!
After understanding all of this, don’t know why, Chen Jing one day blocked Ling Er’s path and glared at the box in her hand unhappily.
Was this going to give that guy Zhao Zhong delicious food again? It just so happen that he was also hungry…
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