Sun Miao'er peeked out of the tent and saw a maid dressed in Hu clothing standing outside, looking very arrogant.

There was a bowl of broken noodle soup at the foot of the maid.

The head cook was a man in his forties with gray hair and the marks of time on his face.

"Princess, please forgive me! Princess, please forgive me!"

Looking across the military, only Alisa could be worthy of the title of princess.

The maidservant persisted, shouting, "If the princess loses weight, how many heads do you have to pay for it!"

"Young lady, to be honest, life in the army is harsh and cold, and we are short of money right now. Not to mention the princess, even our commander-in-chief eats the same food. We have never intentionally mistreated the princess!"

The man kept explaining, but the maid didn't appreciate it.

The maid's expression grew increasingly serious. She stepped forward, grabbed the man by the collar, and shoved his head to the ground. "Fine, then you'll have to clean up what's on the ground, so that the blame for wasting military funds won't fall on our princess!"

This is absolutely outrageous!

"stop!"

Sun Miao'er stepped out of the military tent and suddenly grabbed the hand of her maid.

It seems that a master is matched with a servant. Alisa used to be arrogant and spoiled, but I never expected her maid to be so rude.

If the King of the Western Regions teaches his daughter this way, the Western Regions won't be able to gloat for long.

A fierce glint flashed in the maid's eyes as she glared at Sun Miao'er through gritted teeth, "Who are you!"

"Stop!" The man who was being held down on the ground stopped Sun Miao'er again.

The maid's expression grew even more smug. "Did you hear that? Your boss told you to let go!"

"Get your filthy hands off me right now?!"

If she let go now, wouldn't she be falling into this bitch's trap? Sun Miao'er refused to let go.

"These are soldiers who charge into battle on the front lines. How dare you humiliate them like this!"

"Aren't you afraid the princess will punish you if she finds out?"

"Even if the princess doesn't punish you, if word gets to the commander-in-chief, it will surely cause gossip and rumors about the princess."

"Your princess is about to marry our army's commander-in-chief. You'd better think it over carefully, young lady!"

The maid was taken aback by Sun Miao'er's words and actually let go of her hand, uttering a harsh threat, "Hmph! Fine, then I'll inform my princess and have her deal with you personally! Show me your waist token!"

Sun Miao'er handed over her waist token without any hesitation.

The maid glanced at him and said, "Qi Ping, I'll remember you. You just wait!"

After the maid left the tent, the man on the ground slowly got up.

"Boss, are you alright?"

Seeing the man's appearance, Sun Miao'er couldn't bear it and went forward to show her concern.

Unexpectedly, the man shoved Sun Miao'er aside, saying, "Are you out of your mind! At this critical juncture, how dare you offend the Western Regions princess! If we offend the Western Regions princess, will our cooks ever have a chance to rise to prominence!"

Sun Miao'er felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. Had she put in so much effort only to be met with such ingratitude?

This person turned the tables and accused the perpetrator.

"When have we, the great merchants, ever been ridden on by the people of the Western Regions? Boss, I can't stand by and watch!"

Sun Miao'er wanted to defend herself, but she also knew that the cooks were the most inconspicuous and insignificant unit in the army. In fact, they didn't even have the qualifications to charge into battle.

He has always been dutiful in preparing meals for the soldiers.

The man snorted and sneered, "Where did you come from? I've never seen you before?"

"Boss, this is Qi Ping, the new guy."

Sun Miao'er has been here for a few days and has gotten a pretty good grasp of the situation.

The cooks were not General Guo's troops, but rather the lowest-ranking soldiers who were incorporated into the Imperial Guards after the King of Wei attacked Shangjing.

The former imperial guards, used to being treated like royalty, are now relegated to the bottom ranks, and are likely feeling somewhat resentful, hence their eagerness to curry favor with their superiors.

Who knew that General Guo's troops wouldn't fall for that, so now they could only fawn over a Western Region princess who was still just a figurehead.

They were hoping to gain some benefit from the princess from the Western Regions.

But they misdirected their efforts; the princess from the Western Regions wasn't buying it at all.

"From today onwards, you're to stay in the camp and cook, and don't cause any trouble anywhere else!"

The man paced back and forth on the ground. "Bring me the dried beef I've been hoarding. I want to go and apologize to the princess myself."

The cooks obeyed the man's every word, telling him not to let Qi Ping wander around.

Sun Miao'er was immediately surrounded by a group of people.

Alright, now it's even less likely that I'll see my master.

Just as it was getting dark, the head cook returned.

His face, however, was extremely dark.

"Boss, how so? Has the princess calmed down?"

The man's voice was sinister, "The princess wants me to bring Qi Ping over; she wants Qi Ping to apologize in person."

"Qi Ping, come with me."

Sun Miao'er felt a chill run down her spine when she heard the voice. If she saw Alisa, she would definitely be exposed. No, she couldn't go!

I imagine her casually grabbing the soot from the bottom of the pot and smearing it on her face.

"Boss, I..."

Upon seeing her appearance, the man exclaimed in shock, "How did you end up looking like this?"

"Boss, I was starting the fire just now, and I accidentally..."

Before Sun Miao'er could finish explaining, the man grabbed her arm and said, "The princess is waiting to see you, so hurry up and come with me!"

It seemed there was no way to avoid it, so Sun Miao'er had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

All I can say is that with her face covered up like this, hopefully Arisa won't recognize her.

Upon arriving outside the princess's tent, the maid from that morning appeared even more imposing than before.

"I warned you long ago, you might be able to fool me, but you can't scare our princess!"

The man said respectfully, "Sister, please don't be angry. I'll take him inside right away."

Sun Miao'er followed the man into the tent, keeping her head down the whole time. She never expected that she would not be able to see her master and would instead fall into Alisa's hands first.

A fragrance filled the tent, but Sun Miao'er, with her head down, couldn't see Alisa on the main seat.

Arisa calmly raised her head. "Is it you who dared to speak so arrogantly and lecture my maid today?"

Sun Miao'er didn't dare to say a word, and just lowered her head even further.

"I heard you even threatened her with the commander-in-chief?"

Alisa was in a terrible mood. She knew that this marriage was illegitimate, and she was especially afraid of people mentioning Fu Yuchi and discussing Fu Yuchi's feelings for her.

Because she knew perfectly well that Fu Yuchi had no feelings for her whatsoever.

If it weren't for her...

"Let me tell you, after the commander-in-chief wins this victory, he will marry me, the princess. Based on his merits, he will be granted the title of king and prime minister. At that time, I will not only be a princess of the Western Regions, but also a noble lady of your Great Shang Dynasty!"

The man beside her tugged at Sun Miao'er's sleeve, "Qi Ping, why aren't you kneeling down to the princess yet!"

Kneeling to heaven, kneeling to earth, kneeling to Alisa? Absolutely not!

Sun Miao'er stood with her legs perfectly straight, her knees not bending at all.

Suddenly, a gust of wind swept past her legs, and a brute force struck from behind, unexpectedly knocking her to the ground.

The person fell to the ground in a kneeling position.