As afternoon approached, Yan Xiao had just finished asking Man Yi about some moves she had recently learned when a servant came to inform her that Shen Muzhi wanted her and Shen Qiyue to come over, as they would be disembarking soon.

Upon hearing that they could disembark, Yan Xiao's legs seemed to have a little motor attached to them. Without letting the servants say anything, she happily followed the others.

Shen Qiyue and Lou Guyu followed behind her.

When they arrived at the bow of the ship with the servants, Shen Muzhi was already there, with Wei Wuxiu standing beside him, smiling warmly.

Yan Xiao looked around and after a while, she finally spotted the person she was looking for in the corner.

Ignoring Shen Muzhi's gesturing for her to come over, she strode directly toward Jiang Xinrui, who was standing in the corner.

"Dr. Jiang, why are you standing here all alone?"

After what happened last night, Jiang Xinrui had no idea what expression or mood to use when facing Yan Xiao and Chen Muzhi, so she deliberately kept her distance.

Shen Muzhi is alright; it's easy for her to avoid him. As long as she doesn't take the initiative to get close, Shen Muzhi won't come looking for her at all.

But Yanxiao seemed to really like her, and was especially enthusiastic towards her.

But the more unguarded and enthusiastic she was towards him, the more despicable her actions seemed.

She resisted the urge to turn and leave, forcing a smile at Yan Xiao, and made up an excuse:

“They are all men, so it’s better for me to stand here.”

Yan Xiao looked somewhat puzzled after hearing this explanation.

Jiang Xinrui is the female lead, when has she ever cared about such trivial matters?

If she cared about these things, how could she possibly become a military doctor in a military camp full of men?

'Could it be because of my appearance as the original wife that she's trying to avoid suspicion and is deliberately hiding from Shen Muzhi?'

Yan Xiao sighed heavily in her heart when she thought of this possibility.

The female lead is too kind. This won't do. How can the male and female leads spark a romance if they don't spend time together?

Thinking this, Yan Xiao grabbed Jiang Xinrui's arm and, while walking towards Shen Muzhi, earnestly advised her:

"What's the point of avoiding suspicion in broad daylight? I don't think you're such a rigid person. How can you be a doctor like this? This is unacceptable!"

Jiang Xinrui was pulled by Yan Xiao, and she felt as if her wrists were being clamped by iron clamps. She had no chance to break free and could only let Yan Xiao pull her in front of Shen Muzhi.

Shen Muzhi glanced at her indifferently, then turned to Yan Xiao, his expression immediately softening, his tone carrying a hint of apology:

“You and July just arrived in Jiangbei, so I should spend some time with you. But I’ve been away for a few days and have a lot of things to take care of, so I’m afraid I won’t be able to get away these next few days.”

He pointed to a young man next to him and introduced him:

"This is Zhao Qian, someone I trust. He will take care of you. You can ask him for anything you need or to go anywhere. I'll be back once I'm done with this."

Yanxiao really wanted to say, "It doesn't matter whether you come back or not, just give me the money."

Fortunately, she remembered her current image as a virtuous wife and quickly nodded:

"Okay, don't worry about us. We'll take good care of ourselves. You should focus on your work."

He then pulled Lou Guyu in front of him and continued speaking in front of everyone:

"I won't go into too much detail about him. This is my sworn brother, which means he's your brother too. You can trust him. Keeping him by your side will be very useful."

Lou Guyu's identity is currently kept secret.

Aside from Yan Xiao and a few others, only Shen Muzhi and Wei Wuxiu among those present knew the truth.

The two also discussed how to get Lou Guyu to work for them. At that time, Wei Wuxiu suggested starting with Yanxiao.

He felt that Yanxiao was, after all, Shen Muzhi's wife.

In this era, wives are considered appendages of their husbands; what belongs to the wife also belongs to the husband, and he doesn't see anything wrong with that.

However, Shen Muzhi rejected him.

Shen Muzhi's original words were that he would not use his status as a husband to ask Yanxiao to compromise on anything. He felt that he already owed Yanxiao something, and he really didn't have the face to ask for benefits as a husband.

But now, Yan Xiao had unconditionally handed over such a treasure to him before he even mentioned it, which made him feel both bitter and resentful, as if he owed Yan Xiao more and more.

With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?

Yan Xiao saw that Shen Muzhi didn't speak, but stared straight at her with his dark eyes, his gaze deep and dark, which gave her goosebumps.

"General? Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something wrong with you?"

"No, it's fine."

Shen Muzhi quickly responded, but opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. He felt that he couldn't express his feelings at this moment no matter what he said.

Moreover, Lou Guyu's identity cannot be revealed yet; he could become a trump card in the future, so there's no point in saying more now.

He thought carefully about what he could still do for Yanxiao, and finally, on a whim, he took off the waist tag hanging on his waist and handed it to Yanxiao.

"Here is my waist tag, take it."

Shen Muzhi's behavior shocked everyone present, causing them to widen their eyes in astonishment.

Jiang Xinrui, who had been pulled over by Yan Xiao, now suspected that Yan Xiao had deliberately brought her over to show off their affection for her. However, Yan Xiao's kindness towards her did not seem fake, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

The others, however, were in a state of confusion.

They all knew that their general had an ugly wife, and they were very protective of her. But there has to be a limit to how much you protect her, right?

They saw the ugly woman point to a fair-skinned, delicate-looking young boy, more beautiful than any woman, and give him to their general. It was clear that she wanted the general to give him an important position.

What good would that boy do if he stayed? Wouldn't he be terrified and cry at the sight of blood?

Just as they were waiting for their general to refuse, they saw their upright and incorruptible general agree without hesitation.

That wasn't the end of it. Before they could even process their general's act of favoritism, their general delivered another major blow.

He directly gave his personal waist tag to that ugly woman.

This is no ordinary waist tag; it's an item that represents a general's status.

Seeing the waist badge is like seeing the general himself.

It could be said that if this ugly woman wanted to, she could use this waist token to wield immense power in Jiangbei.

This made them wonder if the ugly woman possessed some kind of sorcery, otherwise how could their general have been bewitched?