If it had been Lord Qin, then he would not have left when Shen Xiao Shou was taking a bath! Not only would he not leave, but he would have to find every excuse to stay and watch him carefully so that he could push him down smoothly.
But now it was Shen Qian Feng, after ordering his servants to bring Ye Jin bath water, he still did his duty and went out to find the emperor.
“How is Xiao Jin?” Chu Yuan was waiting anxiously in the study and asked as soon as he entered.
“He is fine, he will be fine after a night’s rest.” Shen Qian Feng said, “He said he had caught a cold and was dizzy.”
“He’s a doctor, how can he still be so weak.” Chu Yuan sighed, “When the battle is over, I will find some doctors to look at him.”
Shen Qian Feng smiled, “Xiao Jin has always wanted to go to the Imperial Dispensary, so I can take the opportunity to go and see.”
“How is the situation outside the border?” Chu Yuan walked back to the table and opened the map.
“Guli Khan’s main force is still on the way and will meet the vanguard in ten days.” Shen Qian Feng said, “This time the vanguard is expected to have more than three thousand men, all cavalry, and according to what the commander said last night, they will attack our city of Yuguan before the main army.”
“Within ten days?” Chu Yuan frowned slightly.
“Yes.” Shen Qian Feng nodded his head.
“Leaving aside the petty fights, this is the first battle with both armies.” Chu Yuan said, “This is a battle that must be won because of the morale of the entire army.”
“What does the emperor think?” Shen Qian Feng asked.
“How about you leading the army?” Chu Yuan looked at him.
“Since I have agreed to come and fight, I will obey His Majesty’s arrangements.” Shen Qian Feng said, “But there is a method that has a better chance of success than me leading the troops.”
“Oh?” Chu Yuan was interested, “Tell me.”
Shen Qian Feng whispered in his ear for a while, Chu Yuan frowned at first, but then gradually relaxed and smiled after listening to him, “I thought only Qin Shao Yu could come up with such an idea.”
“Why?” Shen Qian Feng did not understand.
Chu Yuan said, “Because it’s so damaging, unlike you, it’s seven or eight per cent similar to him.”
Shen Qian Feng laughed at that, “Ling-er has said that before, but now he still follows him willingly, so it shows that he can be undermined.”
“All right, go back and take care of Xiao Jin.” Chu Yuan said, ” He must be tired again when he dispenses the medicine, so rest well today and we will talk about it tomorrow.”
When he returned to his courtyard, he saw that his servant was carrying water outside, saying that Master Ye had finished bathing, so he pushed the door open and walked in.
Ye Jin went under the blanket.
Shen Qian Feng: ……
“Don’t you know how to knock!” Seeing that it was him, Ye Jin said angrily, “I thought it was Chu Yuan!” He almost fell off the bed.
“So it’s me and it doesn’t matter?” Shen Qian Feng sat on the edge of the bed.
“Who said that!” Ye Jin shrank under the blanket and said arrogantly, “If it’s you, it’s even more relevant!”
Shen Qian Feng reached out and pulled him up, the blanket slid off his shoulders, revealing a large area of white skin.
“You’re looking for death!” Ye Jin was furious and frantically punched him with the cushion, “Rascal!”
Shen Qian Feng was overwhelmed with laughter and dodged the attack, wrapping the blanket around him again, “I want to dry your hair.”
Ye Jin sat on the bed with the blanket around him, looking up at the sky.
Shen Qian Feng took a soft cloth and helped him dry his hair, “Just now His Majesty said that when the war is over, he would take you to the Imperial Pharmacy to have a look.”
“How can we just look at it?” Ye Jin’s eyes were fierce, “We have to raid it hard to get enough!” Very ruthless!
Shen Qian Feng laughed, “Well, we.”
Ye Jin: ……
“Do you want to eat something before you go to bed?” Shen Qian Feng changed the subject just in time before he blushed and blew up.
“No.” Ye Jin went under the blanket, “I’m sleepy.”
Shen Qian Feng tucked him in and leaned over the bed to keep him company.
Half an incense stick later, Ye Jin opened his eyes and looked at him angrily, “Why don’t you leave?” I can’t sleep like this!
Shen Qian Feng lowered his head and kissed him tenderly on the lips.
The soft, wet touch on his lips made Ye Jin freeze for a moment, and then he started wooing shyly.
Lord Ye is fierce in real life, not like the one in the books!
So he got up and beat up Shen Qian Feng.
It was brutal!
Of course, this kind of force was not lethal to Young Master Shen, so after Ye Jin had almost finished beating him, Shen Qian Feng hugged him and pressed him back into the blanket, “Rest well.”
Ye Jin kicks him angrily and then he’s held down to be tongue-kissed again! Very, very good!
His freshly bathed body was slightly damp, with a light medicinal scent. Shen Qian Feng tightened his arms and deepened the kiss.
Ye Jin struggled symbolically for a moment, then gradually gave up his resistance and even closed his eyes.
It was not easy.
“Xiao Jin.” After the kiss, Shen Qian Feng took him into his arms, wishing he could hold him forever.
“I can’t breathe.” Ye Jin pushed him away, his ears slightly red.
“Do you want me to stay?” Shen Qian Feng asked.
“No!” Ye Jin was furious, “You pervert!” I won’t do that with you now!
“I won’t bully you.” Shen Qian Feng said, “I just want to look at you.”
“What’s so good about me.” Ye Jin rolled into the wall.
“You look good everywhere.” Shen Qian Feng hugged him from behind.
Ye Jin grunted, “A big cowlick.”
“Mmm.” Shen Qian Feng kissed him on the back of his neck, “You can’t get rid of him in this life, just accept your fate.”
Ye Jin had a little smile on his eyes and closed his eyes to sleep.
So this night, Master Shen did not get kicked out. The wind was cool in the northwest and at midnight, Ye Jin shrank into Shen Qian Feng’s arms, sleeping soundly and with a docility that was not normally found in his life.
Shen Qian Feng looked down and kissed him, and even his heart was warm.
The next morning, Ye Jin went to the kitchen and took a pile of beans, oil, rice, and noodles back to the medicine house.
“It’s all food, why do you look like that?” Shen Qian Feng laughed.
“It’s disgusting to think about it.” Ye Jin crushed the herbs and sat at the table to make noodles.
Chu Yuan came to visit twice in the middle of the day, but was coldly and ruthlessly kicked out by Ye Jin on the grounds and said, “dizzy from moving around”.
“Why does he get to stay?” Chu Yuan was indignant, pointing at Shen Qian Feng and asking.
Shen Qian Feng: ……
Lying.
Ye Jin thought about it and said, “Because he wears azure, unlike you who wear bright yellow.”
Chu Yuan: ……
Is that a good reason?
Shen Qian Feng held back his laughter.
In the afternoon, Ye Jin finally stretched his back and took a pill to Shen Qian Feng’s mouth, “Take it.”
“Me?” Shen Qian Feng’s face turned pale.
“What are you afraid of.” Ye Jin said, “It’s made of soybean oil and noodles, with some herbs and it’s not poisonous.
Shen Qian Feng frowned and opened his mouth.
“Pfft.” Ye Jin knocked him on the nose and put the pills back, “I’m just kidding, stay dead.”
Shen Qian Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
“Go and try it.” Ye Jin handed the bottle to him, “It should work.”
Shen Qian Feng took it, “I’ll send someone right away, we should see the results by tomorrow morning at the latest.”
Even before the next morning, the soldiers caught seven or eight large rats in the area where the pills had been placed that night.
“What a disgusting thing to do!” Ye Jin was about to go out for a walk when he saw them and turned around and ran away.
The soldier was carrying the rats innocently.
Chu Yuan ordered a large deep pit to be dug in the back of the mountain, with iron bollards around and at the bottom. Using the pills Ye Jin had created, he was able to get dozens and hundreds of rats in just two days.
“Close it up.” Ye Jin sat cross-legged on the bed, “If they get out, I’ll kill you.”
Even the thought of that image makes my back tingle!
Seeing that the rats had almost been caught, Chu Yuan ordered his soldiers to mix a yellow powder with water and spread it around the camp seven or eight times until it was confirmed that it had completely penetrated the ground, to prevent the rats from making holes and running in. In the open space in front of the gates, dozens or hundreds of holes were poked with iron poles to roll the pills that attracted the rats into the ground, and a deep hole was dug not far away.
“Almost there.” Ye Jin stood on the wall and watched, “Let the rats go.”
Chu Yuan nodded and ordered the men to withdraw to the barracks, before dumping the cave rats they had caught over the past few days into the deep pit, with an iron frame at the top to keep them out.
“I’m going to throw up.” Even from a distance, Ye Jin’s face was already pale.
“I told you not to look.” Shen Qian Feng was helpless.
“I don’t feel comfortable not looking.” Ye Jin looked down.
The rats had been starving for days, but now that they were free and could smell the aroma, they naturally ran to the food, relying on their keen sense of smell and extraordinary ability to make holes. Although the surface of the ground was not visible, the ground was already full of holes, and Chu Yuan sent his men up there to walk around, and they were able to sink into it with their feet.
“The sun is shining in the northwest, so it will only take a day or two for the new soil to be turned over and discoloured.” Shen Qian Feng said, “By then, no one will notice that the land has been tampered with.”
“The earliest the rebel vanguard can arrive is three days later.” Chu Yuan said, “There shouldn’t be any problem.”
“Then I’ll go back to bed.” Ye Jin yawned and walked back.
“Xiao Jin.” Chu Yuan called out to him.
Ye Jin continued to walk forward, “I didn’t hear you.”
Chu Yuan: ……
Shen Qian Feng laughed, “That’s how his temper is, Your Majesty, don’t mind.”
Chu Yuan smiled helplessly and looked thoughtfully into the distance.
The sun was setting in the west, and the half-fire clouds and the boundless yellow sand were linked together in a magnificent view not seen in the Middle Kingdom.
A few days later, the vanguard of the rebellion was ambitious, wielding their sabers in an attempt to attack the city. Shen Qian Feng, with his men at the gates, watched from afar as thousands of men approached with a murderous spirit.
Ye Jin was standing on the wall, holding a bun and gnawing on it.
“Retreat!” Shen Qian Feng gave the first order of the battle when the rebels were about to rush past the tampered field.
Ye Jin tsk, what a disgrace, retreating right out of the gate!
The rebel commander knew there was a trick and ordered the army to stand still immediately! The horses, however, were as enthused as if they had been given a bloodbath and continued to charge ahead, ignoring their master’s orders! The horses were as wild as a grown man could be. The battlefield was filled with sand and dust as horses stepped into the pits, screaming and shouting, almost in chaos. It took almost no time at all for the vanguard, which had been well-equipped and had a strong horse, to turn into a pot of congee.
Shen Qian Feng saw his chance and leaped down from the city wall, stepping over the heads of the men with his toes and taking the head of the rebel commander with one swipe of his sword.
“All right, all right, that’s enough.” Ye Jin ordered, holding his nose.
The soldier extinguished the burning herbs on the wall and said with joy, “That worked well.”
“Naturally, it works well.” Ye Jin twisted the ash with his fingers, “Horses love this smell and will die if they smell it. If our horses hadn’t been fed with the herb in advance, they would have gone crazy with it.”
“Then there is no need to even fight.” Chu Yuan looked down at the scene of people falling on their horses and said in a good mood, “We can clean up as much as we want.”
“What a nice thought.” Ye Jin gave him a blank look, “If you can use this method, won’t others learn it? The antidote to the herb is everywhere, you think Guli Khan is stupid.”
“At least we can continue to make holes.” One of the lieutenants said.
“If you make a hole, the rebels will not dare to come, and Chu’s horses will not dare to run.” Ye Jin said, “You can instead stay inside the city and sit with Guli Khan looking at each other, if his brain is smart enough to attack the city with kerosene bombs, the Chu army will not even have a chance to charge out and kill him, they can only run back.”
Chu Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at the deputy general with a smile.
“Your Excellency has taught me well.” The deputy general sweatdropped, “It is because the last general thought too much of course.”
“Your Majesty.” Shen Qian Feng leapt onto the wall carrying a bloody head.
“It’s so dirty!” Ye Jin was hiding behind Chu Yuan at a rare moment.
Shen Qian Feng quickly threw the head bag to the lieutenant.
“Go back and take ten showers!” Ye Jin was furious.
“Fifteen times.” Shen Qian Feng was very self-conscious.
Ye Jin grunted arrogantly and turned around to walk down the wall.
Shen Qian Feng followed him.
The deputy general was holding the head in his hands and was very bitter, “Your Majesty.”
Chu Yuan laughed.
Such an example had never been seen since the establishment of the capital. The morale of the Chu army was boosted and Ye Jin was made into a god.
This evening, the army celebrated with a barbecue inside the city. Ye Jin stayed for a while and felt bored, so he yawned and walked back, accompanied by Shen Qian Feng.
Then he heard a loud clamour in front of him as if there was chaos.
“Stop!” Dozens of soldiers were chasing after him with swords.
Ye Jin frowned slightly and was just about to go up to see what was going on when his hand was pulled by Shen Qian Feng.
“Aren’t you going to take a look?” Ye Jin was puzzled.
“No need.” The corners of Shen Qian Feng’s mouth lifted, “We’re family.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, Qin Shao Yu leapt down from the top of the tree.
“Young Master Shen, help catch him!” The soldier was still panting and running.
“Go back.” Shen Qian Feng smiled, “It’s one of our own.”
The soldiers stopped in their tracks.
“I am offended.” Qin Shao Yu cupped his fist at the crowd.
The soldiers waved their hands hypocritically to say that of course, it was alright, but then they grumbled in their hearts.
What kind of person is that? It’s so annoying to see him pretending to be an assassin.
“What are you doing here?” Ye Jin was a little surprised.
“Naturally, I’m here to help with the war.” Qin Shao Yu’s face was full of displeasure.
Ye Jin was disgusted, “Looking at your face, I thought you were here to collect a debt.”
“As soon as I arrived, I heard that the Chu army had won a great victory, so it seems that the situation is good.” Qin Shao Yu walked back, “If that’s the case, then I’ll go back first.”
“No!” Ye Jin grabbed him, “You’ve come, stay and finish the battle with us.”
“Where is Ling-er?” Shen Qian Feng asked.
If he didn’t ask, Qin Shao Yu was even more upset, “In the South China Sea.”
Ye Jin suddenly understood, “No wonder you look discontented.”
“Where is Guli Khan?” Qin Shao Yu’s face was dark, “Kill him earlier, I want to go back to guard Ling-er.”
Shen Qian Feng had a headache.
When Chu Yuan heard that Qin Shao Yu had come, he was overjoyed. With these people in the army, the chances of victory would be more than three or four points higher. Although he was unhappy at first because Qin Shao Yu had promised to go to the army and then reneged when he thought about it carefully, it was indeed common sense, and now that the border is still stormy, the imperial court is eager for wise men, Chu Yuan naturally will not harbour any ill will towards him and even wanted to take the opportunity to appoint him to an official position to cuddle up, but later thought that according to his nature, he should not accept it, so he suppressed the matter to his heart.
With the arrival of Guli Khan’s army, the battle intensified. Before they knew it, the winter was over and the peach blossoms were in full bloom, bearing small, green peaches on their branches. Every month, the fishing boats would bring a letter from the northwest. After reading it, Shen Qian Ling folded the letters carefully and put them all in a small box.
“Chirp!” The fur ball finished sunbathing and jumped into the house.
“Come here.” Shen Qian Ling reached out his hand.
The ball twisted and pounced into his arms.
“Everyone is writing to ask if you’ve grown up a bit.” Shen Qian Ling rubbed his head.
The fur ball proudly opened its wings, but they were still very short!
Shen Qian Ling laughed and carried him outside, “Let’s go to the sea!”
The sea breeze was so strong that the fur ball squatted on Shen Qian Ling’s shoulder, its paws clinging to his clothes to avoid being blown away by the wind!
He was so self-protective!
“Gongzi.” The dark guards came after him, “Why didn’t you bring us out?”
“I was just strolling around.” Shen Qian Ling said, “I didn’t want to bother everyone.”
The guards waved their hands and said, “How can you say that, we love to follow you out! We are very willing to do it! Not to mention that the palace master had instructed us to protect him and the young master before he left!”
“I don’t know when he will come back.” Shen Qian Ling sat on the reef and looked into the distance.
The fur ball looked very serious too! Around his neck was a small piece of jade carving, which Qin Shao Yu had carved by hand before he left.
His father’s love was so touching!
When Shen Qian Ling first saw the jade carving, his eyes were slightly confused because he couldn’t tell what it was carved off.
Qin Shao Yu calmly explained, “Beef jerky.”
Shen Qian Ling: ……
Although the carving and the meaning are not complimentary, the fur ball is very much like, hanging on the neck for a moment not to take off, even if the bath must hang on the side of the basin to watch before rest assured, very precious!
The guards were in tears, my young palace master is so filial!
“Ling-er.” The ghost-handed doctor came from afar.
“Master.” Shen Qian Ling stood up.
The fur ball jumped into grandpa’s arms and rubbed against him comfortably.
“It will be windy soon, don’t stay too long by the sea.” The ghost-handed doctor advised.
“Yes.” Shen Qian Ling nodded his head and walked back with him, “Thank you, Master.”
“How is the battle going?” Ghost Hand Doctor asked.
“Not bad.” Shen Qian Ling said, “Shao Yu and elder brother wrote back, saying that the battle was nearing its end and was almost over.”
“That’s good.” The ghost-handed divine doctor nodded, “By all accounts, you have been separated from him for almost a year.”
“Yes.” Shen Qian Ling smiled, “It is fortunate that Master has taken care of me this year.”
“Yesterday, Old Master Shen wrote a letter saying that he wanted to send someone to take you back.” The ghost-handed divine doctor said.
“Let me go back?” Shen Qian Ling was shocked.
The secret guards were also nervous!
My palace master has even given the bride price, how can he still bring madam back to ask for that?
“What do you think?” Ghost Hand Doctor asked.
“…… I’m not going back.” Shen Qian Ling shook his head, “When the war is over, I will go back together with Shao Yu.” The reason why my parents were willing to agree to this marriage in the first place was entire because of the cold poison he was suffering from, not because he liked Qin Shao Yu. Now that his cold poison has been removed, there is no guarantee that something will not go wrong when he returns home. After all, he was no match for his father, who is very resourceful, not to mention his mother!
On reflection, it was better to stay on the island.
“Good.” The ghostly-handed doctor was satisfied with this answer.
The dark guards also raised their chests proudly, that’s for sure, madam and the palace master are very much in love!
“Do you want to go to the Northwest?” The ghostly-handed doctor asked.
“Can I go?” Shen Qian Ling was happy at first, but then hesitated, “But I don’t know martial arts, so I won’t be able to help if I go, and I might even cause trouble.” The war was already tense, so how could I ask someone to protect me again?
“How can a thousand armies not protect you?” The ghostly-handed doctor asked in return.
Shen Qian Ling hesitated.
“We can also protect Gongzi!” The dark guards had been on the island until a long time, and when they heard that they could go out to fight, they were as excited as if they had gotten chicken blood and could not wait to sail out to sea!
“Don’t worry, I will also send someone to protect you, so you will get to the northwest safely.” Ghost Hand Doctor patted his head, “Although I want you to stay, seeing you running to the sea day after day, it is obvious that your heart is not here either.”
“Master.” Shen Qian Ling was a little embarrassed.
“When you get married, you can come back to Ran Shuang Island.” The ghost-handed divine doctor said, “It is not too late to accompany me as an old man at that time.”
The dark guards all shed tears in their hearts, Master is a sweet cotton old pants.
It was worth picking up and throwing up!
Three days later, Shen Qian Ling left the island in a boat. The fur ball squatted on the side of the boat and waved its short wings at grandfather, with reluctance written in its eyes.
Ghost Hand stood on the rocks until he saw the boat disappear into the mist, then he turned his head and slowly walked back.
Shen Qian Ling also said reluctantly, “I wonder if Master is willing to return to the Middle Kingdom for another look.”
“Master is very fond of the Gongzi.” Darkie said from the side, “If the war is over, perhaps Gongzi can persuade Master to return to the Shadow Chasing Palace for a visit.”
“Yes.” Shen Qian Ling nodded and took the fur ball into his arms and rubbed it, “We will come together to persuade Master to go home!”
Even if you don’t say so, when you get older, you will still want to go back to your hometown.
“Chirp!” The fur ball spreads its short wings with a look of determination!
It’s a look of divine warfare!
The dark guards applauded.
With the young palace master as our mascot, it’s hard for us to win!