Chapter 157 She Goes to the Military Camp

Gu Huan's eyes fell on Pei Jinglei's bearded face, and the original color of his skin was no longer visible.

His eyes were full of fatigue and he kept coughing.

I couldn't help but ask worriedly: "Uncle Pei, are you sick?"

Pei Jinglei straightened his collar and said, "It's okay. It's an old problem. Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough."

Seeing that he was coughing so hard that he couldn't stop even after bending down and coughing hard, Gu Huan hurriedly said, "Uncle Pei, please get in the carriage. You must be very tired from the journey."

"Ahem, it's okay. Just take a rest after entering Juzhou."

Gu Huan felt distressed when she saw this. The escort agency's guards all looked exhausted.

Fortunately, Juzhou City is right in front of us.

They entered Juzhou City smoothly and found a large inn that could accommodate fifty cars. Everyone quickly washed up and ate.

Pei Jinglei went to the government office with a visiting card from Pei, the royal merchant of winter clothing, to inquire about Mu Junyan's situation.

When everyone had almost finished eating, Pei Jinglei came back.

"I used the Pei family's visiting card to ask the government office, and they said that the Duke rarely returns to Juzhou City. Although there has been a three-day truce recently, Luodian Border City is strengthening its repairs. In addition, because too many people have been displaced, the stored food has been given to the people as much as possible. The army is short of food, and the people of Juzhou City are also rushing to prepare military supplies and trying to raise food and grass to send to Luodian Border City."

Pei Jinglei finally finished speaking and started coughing violently again.

Gu Huan pointed at their bags and said, "Donghua, bring me that blue medicine bottle."

Donghua went to get it.

"Uncle Pei, this is excellent cough medicine, take it quickly."

Before leaving, Shen Li brought her a lot of medicine.

Pei Jinglei looked at the small medicine bottle and shook his head: "It's okay, it's an old problem, I'll just go to the pharmacy and get two prescriptions later. This medicine is easy to carry, so I'd better keep it for emergency use."

"Then go wash up, eat something, and then go to bed early."

Pei Jinglei knew who she was, but was afraid that her identity would be exposed and there would be danger, so Pei Jinglei only called her "young lady" along the way.

The convoy only knew that this person was the young master of the Duke's mansion. Gu Huan rarely had direct contact with them, and no one doubted whether she was a man or a woman.

"It's okay. I'll go check the food. It would be best if we could deliver it to Luodian Border Town tomorrow. They are short of food."

Gu Huan felt a little distressed as she looked at his back as he coughed all the way.

Some of the guards were also sick.

After traveling at high speed for a whole month, Gu Huan and Dong Hua felt they could not bear it even if they rode in a carriage. Even the strongest person would not be able to bear it if they rode on horseback or walked.

"Second in command, second in command."

Suddenly, there was an urgent call from outside.

Gu Huan ran out quickly.

Pei Jinglei actually fainted on the ground, and she was so scared that she hurried over.

"What's going on?"

"The second in command has had a high fever for several days. He is probably too tired." The guards were also anxious.

"Help him into the house quickly and give him some warm water. I have first aid medicine."

Donghua has come over with the medicine bottle.

After a flurry of activity, Pei Jinglei took the medicine given by Gu Huan and soon woke up.

"My dear, I'm sorry for scaring you."

"We don't need to say this. Uncle Pei is too tired." Gu Huan looked at him worriedly.

The doctor invited from the city came quickly, felt the patient's pulse, frowned, and spoke in an unpleasant tone.

"You already have a cough, and you caught a cold. You are so tired, it would be strange if you didn't get sick. You won't get better soon. Even if you hold on, you will lose half your life."

Gu Huan was nervous: "Is it that serious?"

"If you keep coughing, you'll have tuberculosis."

Everyone was shocked.

There is no cure for tuberculosis.

After sending the doctor away, Donghua went to boil the medicine herself, leaving Gu Huan and Pei Jinglei in the room.

Gu Huan has been thinking since he fainted.

After the others left, Gu Huan sat down beside the bed and whispered, "Second Uncle Pei, why don't I deliver the food to Luodian Border Town tomorrow? I will deliver it on your behalf as your son, the fifth son of the Pei family."

Pei Jinglei was shocked: "Ah? How can that be possible? This is simply nonsense."

Gu Huan slowly persuaded him: "Uncle Pei, you can see that Luodian Border Town is in urgent need of food. We also brought some winter clothes and medicinal herbs, which are urgently needed. You are ill, and I am worried about the others. After all, it will take most of the day to get there."

"But, let's not talk about the fact that the road is all mountainous and more difficult to walk than the roads we have walked before. Just say that you are a woman, how can you enter the military camp? Once you are discovered, you will be severely punished."

"It's okay. I'll go in dressed as a man. You see, we encountered a lot of things. When you were sick on the way, I discussed the route with your escort team's guard captain. We even faced bandits together once. I also helped with logistics. I'm not a weak woman anymore. I know martial arts, especially the use of daggers."

Gu Huan smiled and said, "Besides, my husband is in the military camp in Luodian Border Town. If he is found out that I am a woman, can he still beat me with a military stick?"

Indeed, when Pei Jinglei met Gu Huan for the first time, he felt that she was a porcelain doll, so delicate that she would break if touched.

He didn't want to take her with him at all, for fear that if someone got hurt, he wouldn't be able to take responsibility.

But along the way, he was moved by her tenacious attitude and courage.

Along the way, she really tried her best to do what she could, helping to chop wood, helping to cook, and rushing to do the hard work.

She doesn't look like a pampered aristocratic lady at all.

There were no dangers along the way.

He also knew how important this batch of military rations was to the border town of Luodian.

He knew even more clearly why the Pei family spent all their financial resources to purchase large quantities of food and various supplies to send over. It was to provide timely assistance and win the favor of Duke Yong.

The Pei family's future honor and disgrace depended entirely on this incident.

Pei Jinglei had read the letter Pei Yi sent him. He said that Mu Junyan doted on Gu Huan very much. Although she was a concubine, all the dukes in the country called her Madam and married her with the rules for a legal wife.

This shows that Gu Huan holds a very high position in Mu Junyan's mind.

If Mu Junyan saw his beloved woman suddenly appear in front of him, he would be extremely happy and remember Pei's kindness.

Pei Jinglei sighed: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Madam."

Gu Huan smiled brightly: "It's not hard. Without you, the food and supplies wouldn't have arrived here."

Pei Jinglei whispered, "Madam, the Mu family army has very strict discipline. I heard that Duke Yong is ruthless and strict with himself. If you want to see him, you must be careful and don't let others know your identity. After handing over the items, come back as soon as you meet him. The Duke knows you are here, and he will definitely find a way to return to Juzhou City to meet you again."

"Okay, I get it. It's okay if we don't meet this time. The most important thing is that the food arrives."

Gu Huan was very happy at the thought of meeting Mu Junyan.

But Pei Jinglei's words made her wary.

As the commander-in-chief's woman, she cannot break Mu Junyan's military rules.

As long as the Pei family's food is delivered, Mu Junyan will not know what happened. At that time, she will just look at him from afar and leave a message saying that she has arrived in Juzhou.

It would be best if Mu Junyan could come to Juzhou to meet me, but if that's not possible...

She did her part.

Pei Jinglei called the captain of the guard in, and after giving detailed instructions, he handed the Pei family head token to Gu Huan in front of the captain of the guard.

"The young master is my son, the fifth young master of the Pei family. Please explain it in detail and don't call him the wrong name."

The chief guard replied, "Don't worry, Second Master. I will send someone to deliver a letter to the military camp at Luodian Border Town overnight so that we can smoothly deliver food to the military camp tomorrow."

Gu Huan returned to her room and was so excited that she couldn't sleep.

He had been packing his bags with Donghua, wanting to take the clothes, shoes and socks that she had sewed for him, and also wanting to take a large bag of medicine that Chenli had given her.

But seeing so many things, I feel it is inconvenient.

"Forget it. I don't know if I can see him. I won't bring him."

Gu Huan went to bed in frustration: "I'd better go to bed quickly. I want to get enough rest so that I can set off early tomorrow morning."

"Yeah." Donghua quickly tucked in her quilt.

"You don't have to follow me tomorrow. You stay here and look after Uncle Pei."

"No." Donghua widened her eyes.

"Women are not allowed to enter the military camp. If they do, they will be punished with thirty military sticks. I will go alone so that the target will be smaller."

Donghua was frightened.

"But……"

"No buts, I'll be back in one day, go to bed." Gu Huan quickly closed her eyes.

Donghua puffed her cheeks and stared at Gu Huan who was squinting her eyes.