"Yes, with Mianmian here, we are now strong and well-equipped, and we are not afraid of the Northern Di people at all. We guarantee that they will not return alive."

Shen Yunqi patted his chest and assured him.

"Distribute the new weapons that Mianmian modified. Don't forget to tell everyone that in a few days, everyone will have one," Shen Zhiheng instructed.

"Yes, Father, I'll go down now."

"Um."

After Shen Yunqi left, Shen Zhiheng was freed from the burden of being a general and returned to his normal state when interacting with others, especially his beloved granddaughter, fearing that his cold demeanor would frighten her.

Shen Xingmian only thought that her grandfather looked really cool when he was serious.

After arranging a series of matters, everyone followed her back to the space. They all felt that it was not safe to let outsiders in, and preferred that their own people go through the trouble.

Shen Xingmian couldn't resist the persuasion and agreed for the time being, since the current area of ​​the fields was enough for everyone to manage.

They could hold out until spring, when the steward would arrive with his men, and then they would have their own people to use.

Although she considered the soldiers under her maternal grandfather to be useful, her family members felt that they were not as close to her as the housekeeper and the others.

Considering that they would be in contact with each other every day, Shen Xingmian agreed with everyone's opinion. After all, when it comes to hiring people, everyone's comfort should be the primary consideration.

Seeing how much they enjoyed picking vegetables, Shen Xingmian specially encouraged another batch to grow. Instead of the cabbage and radishes they were tired of eating in winter, she chose eggplant, green beans, and cucumbers, which are only available in summer.

The variety isn't very rich, but the harvests come out very quickly. If we keep it simple, maybe we can switch to three different kinds tomorrow.

After stimulating the growth of the vegetables, Shen Xingmian went to the iron bricks and began to rapidly manipulate weapons, as if in deep meditation.

As long as she is fast enough, she has nothing to fear from the Northern Di people attacking.

However, for some reason, the situation they had been waiting for did not happen. The Northern Di people did not appear for a long time, and the large-scale attack they had heard about the next day simply disappeared.

Shen Xingmian guessed that it might be because all the sleeping pills had been stolen.

What they didn't know was that the Northern Di army camp was in complete chaos the next morning. The group of people had realized how difficult the task was when they went to steal from others the night before.

Even if all the men who went were strong and healthy, they could only carry two large sacks at most at a time.

It would be quite a long journey to and from there, since they were sneaking around; they certainly couldn't just take the horses directly to the granary.

They knew perfectly well how slow the pace was and how much they would ultimately gain, but what was going on in front of them?

No one in the entire camp heard a single sound, and the granary was almost empty...

Even more outrageous, the Crown Prince's tent had also been raided. Not only was the cabinet next to the bed stolen, but everything under the bed was also gone!

Nobody believed that there were no ghosts.

That's something that's simply beyond human capability!

The Northern Barbarian army camp was thrown into a state of panic, with everyone feeling that yesterday's sneak attack had been retribution.

Yes, it's retribution, not revenge.

They never considered it as retaliation from the Lin Yue people. Such a massive undertaking could only be accomplished with the entire Northern army.

But if that's the case, why don't they just kill them?

Even if killing everyone would cause too much of a commotion, killing the commander-in-chief wouldn't take much effort, right? It could even be said to be an easy task.

But no.

They only lost some things; there were no other injuries or fatalities. It's really too strange.

Besides, if so many people really come, who are we afraid of waking up? We can just kill them all, wouldn't that be easier? Then everything in the entire camp would belong to those people.

I just can't figure it out no matter how I think about it.

The eldest prince was furious. He was the one who suffered the most heavy losses in the entire military camp. All the good things he brought were gone!

Not only were the gold and silver stolen, but even the correspondence with the officials of Lin Yue was taken!

These letters weren't important to him. Since they had been discovered anyway, he wasn't the one in trouble. He had only intended to use those letters to threaten the Lin Yue people and gain some benefits.

It's not that we've lost out now, but it's not a huge loss.

But he also lost all his own things, which was hard for him to bear!

Although most of his wealth was in the First Prince's residence in the capital, he still brought quite a few good things with him to avoid suffering on the border.

Now, it's all gone!

The thought of what had been stolen pained him deeply, and he felt a surge of anger that he wanted to vent, but he didn't have a specific target for it.

For a moment, he could only jump up and down in his own tent in anger.

The two women were whipped by his men and dragged away. They knew nothing about what happened at night; they were utterly useless.

He never considered that he was also in the tent, hadn't heard a sound, and hadn't woken up, so it wasn't the fault of those two women at all.

He felt a little better after hearing their screams; he felt less suffocated.

All the soldiers outside were trembling with fear, afraid that if they were not careful, they would be the next ones to be beaten up if the eldest prince noticed them.

Those two women were originally very popular with the eldest prince, and they were still resentful, thinking that they didn't have to do anything and could have everything just by serving him well.

But at this moment, they finally understood that serving others was the most difficult and dangerous job.

Favor is a fleeting thing; it can vanish in an instant.

Instead of being jealous of the two young women, you should be jealous of the people above them. Why should the eldest prince be able to sleep with women in the military camp just because of their different backgrounds?

And he even hugged two at once!

They bear all the dangers and risk their lives, while the eldest prince can simply stay in the most comfortable tent, eating, drinking, and having fun, with women to serve him.

Damn it, why?!

Many people felt this sense of imbalance, because the Northern Di, unlike Lin Yue and Nan Yuan, did not place the imperial power in such a high position.

They have always believed in the supremacy of the strong, and they look down on someone like the eldest prince, but they have no choice but to obey him.

Listening to his incompetent rage, many people couldn't help but wonder if such a person could truly lead them to a good life if he became king.

He hasn't even become emperor yet, and he's already acting like a tyrant. If he were to actually succeed to the throne, how would those of us he calls "lower class" possibly survive?

The two contestants whom Shen Xingmian had favored last night exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat unsettled.

It wasn't that they couldn't tolerate the bad temper of their superiors, but they were generals themselves, and they had their own tempers too.

They were wantonly humiliated and trampled upon, and this person was far inferior to them in every aspect, only having the advantage of a good background...

That's really infuriating.