These words made the third prince realize what was happening. "Brother, I was just curious."

"This has nothing to do with you. You should go back to your courtyard and rest. Don't you have a riding and archery lesson this afternoon?"

The Third Prince was somewhat reluctant, so he quickly changed the subject, "Brother, this kind of snake is not common in the capital. You must find out who wants to harm Xian'er and find the culprit."

The crown prince didn't know whether to call his third son stupid or what, "This kind of snake appears in the Lingnan area..."

In other words, it must be related to Xian'er.

Mo Xian'er's expression changed, and she looked very sad. "Your Highness, do you suspect Xian'er?"

"How could that be? I just feel that someone is definitely behind this. Don't worry, I will definitely investigate."

Mo Xian'er knew that there had to be a scapegoat in this matter, but she just couldn't understand how those people were doing things, and why she was the one who got bitten.

...

Meanwhile, the young ladies, who were resting, suddenly found themselves on the battlefield.

Not only women, but also the young masters of officials, they suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

They opened their eyes to find themselves in the desert, with two armies clashing not far from them, and they screamed in fear.

Fortunately, their soldiers were behind them, and they told them not to shout.

They were taken back to the military camp, a place filled with yellow sand and little water; they had swallowed a bellyful of sand along the way.

They slapped their faces repeatedly, trying to prove that it was all fake and not real.

No matter how much they hit them, their faces were swollen and burning with pain, but they still didn't wake up. They were still in this place with sandstorms raging everywhere, the sun was extremely strong and hot, and they felt like their skin was about to peel.

"Then where exactly are you? I want to go home, I want to go home."

"I want to go home. I don't want to stay in this wretched place. We're clearly in the capital."

The girls were the first to break down and started crying.

When the young general returned, he frowned at their appearance. "Stop crying! What time is it? You're still crying here. Quickly change your clothes. Look at the state of your clothes!"

Here, without armor, you'll die even faster.

Those girls didn't like dressing up nicely; they wanted to, but right now they were covered in sand and dust, and beauty was no longer an option.

In order to make themselves more comfortable, they had to change their clothes quickly.

After the change, they still had to train outside with weapons.

Here, they learned just how easy it was to be at the academy.

Mo Yan was so ruthless that she didn't even spare her own third brother and younger brother.

Mo Yan was born in the border town, while her older brothers stayed in the capital. It wasn't that their parents didn't want to take them with them, but rather that they felt at ease leaving them in the capital.

They are all here, experiencing everything here.

They started eating when they thought their bodies were about to fall apart.

Even steamed buns, especially those with added whole grains, were so hard they felt choked up and couldn't swallow them; they felt like they were stuck in their throats.

They didn't dare spit it out, or they would get beaten.

Food is precious here, and water is precious too.

They were trained for two days and then taken to the battlefield.

The enemies were coming towards them, and they charged forward one by one, ready to fight to the death.

Although they were all weak, none of them tried to escape, perhaps because they knew they couldn't.

Just as their swords pierced their bodies, the academy bells rang, waking them up.

Everyone sat up abruptly, panting heavily, their foreheads covered in sweat.

What happened?

Was everything that happened in the past three days real?

In the end, they ran out of food and could only eat tree bark and those dry cornbreads, which were so hard that they couldn't bite into them and had to grind them slowly with their teeth.

They still can't believe it.

Especially the third brother and the youngest brother, they couldn't imagine whether it was true or not. If it was true, how did their sister and the others manage to get through the border town?

They used to envy their younger sister for being able to live with their parents in the border town, but now...

They must be living the life of gods in the capital.

They were all quite attentive during afternoon classes, and everyone finished their dinner without wasting any food.

They even thought the food was really delicious, very tasty.

They were the ones who went too far before.

Of course, it's unknown how long this situation will last, but Mo Yan's gifts to them will continue indefinitely.

On the way back, the two older brothers remained silent.

"Third Brother, Little Brother, why didn't you go to Zuixianlou to meet your friends and exchange poems today?"

The two: "..."

"I'm not in the mood. I had a dream during our break today. It was really... Sister, didn't you dream?"

"I did it, and then what?"

Mo Yan looked at them with a smile.

They stared at their sister in shock, but she seemed to have no reaction.

"Then why didn't you react? Shouldn't you feel as heavy-hearted as we do?"

We dreamt that we were on a battlefield, eating terrible food, and enduring endless sandstorms.

They were deeply moved when they said these things, and you could tell they were quite excited.

"Isn't that my most basic life before?"

That's how it is during wartime. We need to scout the situation in the desert, we need constant training, and everyone needs to endure as much as possible.

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