Transmigrating as a prince’s consort should, in theory, mean living a life of luxury—savoring sumptuous food and drink while having servants at one’s beck and call, right?
But in realit...
Wei Jing slammed the curtain down and immediately ordered Wang Jing to call the military doctor.
Wang Jing and his men had heard the quarrel outside. Seeing that their lord's face was as gloomy as water and he dared not breathe, they rushed out quickly and brought over the two best doctors in the military medical battalion.
Wei Jing immediately ordered two people to go in and treat Shao Qing.
It was very quiet inside the tent, with only a few faint voices coming from it. He paced back and forth outside the tent with a gloomy face, and a quarter of an hour seemed like a very long time to wait.
After a lot of effort, the curtain moved and two military doctors came out one after another.
Without waiting for greeting, he immediately asked, "How is the lady?"
"My lord, the lady is fine."
The military doctors not only knew about Shao Qing's chronic illness but also understood it quite well, so the examination and diagnosis were very quick. An old military doctor with a long beard bowed and said, "Madam, this is a chronic illness. You don't need to take medicine. Once you calm down, you will recover without medicine."
Seeing Wei Jing's gloomy face, he quickly added, "We have given Madam two injections. She has fallen asleep. When she wakes up, she will be fine."
The two military doctors took turns reporting, both saying that the lady was fine and the lord did not need to worry. Wei Jing actually knew Shao Qing's chronic illness better than the military doctor. Since he had fallen asleep, he would be fine when he woke up.
But he still ordered people to call Kou Yue in and have her serve him in the tent. If anything was wrong, he was to call a military doctor immediately.
He was still angry, but he still arranged everything in detail, fearing that she would be unwell and have no one to take care of her. But she refused to open her heart to love him. She didn't listen to a word he said and only suspected that he would have someone else in the future, like her meaningless father.
Wei Jing felt more and more chest tightness and shortness of breath. He frowned and gave a few instructions to Kou Yue, who obediently lifted the curtain and entered the tent. He turned around and stared at the shaking curtain for a moment, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Ji Huan hurrying over.
"What's up?"
Wei Jing's face was gloomy and his tone was hard. Ji Huan was surprised that his mistress would not make a fuss if she was ill. He hurriedly bowed and said, "My lord, now that we have an excuse to attack Jinniu Road, we should take Hanzhong County as soon as possible."
Wei Jing frowned, but asked first: "Have the prisoners been interrogated? How did Cai Yu know about Madam?"
His face was gloomy, but he actually thought that taking down his wife would not only stop the decline but even turn the tide?
Ji Huan hurriedly said, "It has been interrogated. Chen Junhou confessed that since our victory in Shangyong, Cai Yu has been keeping an eye on our army, especially the lord and Lu Jian."
Wei Jing was deeply attached to his wife, and after every great victory he would ride home at night. He was extremely cautious to avoid revealing his whereabouts and being spied on. But if you walk by the river often, your shoes will get wet occasionally. After all, there are only a few roads and people and horses are too conspicuous.
Cai Yu was cunning and after careful consideration, he actually guessed the truth.
Wei Jing narrowed his eyes, a flash of murderous intent passing through his eyes.
Cai Yu could not stay.
It was because he was the one involved and was confused. It was not that he did not understand the principle, but he was just distracted and ignored it.
Never make this mistake again.
"My lord, we should attack Hanzhong County as soon as possible, and then march to Jinniu Road. If we delay, something unexpected may happen."
Opportunity only comes once, if you miss it, it may never come back.
As soon as Ji Huan finished speaking to Cai Yu, he immediately urged Wei Jing again: "My lord, it would be best to send out troops tomorrow morning. With the momentum of the previous victory, we can achieve twice the result with half the effort."
"Hmm." Wei Jing understood this principle very well and nodded: "Pass my order, cook at 3 o'clock and set off at 5 o'clock."
It's already the end of the second update, and he will be heading out on another expedition soon. And this time, no matter how smoothly it goes, it will take a long time.
Wei Jing glanced back at the central tent and became angry again, thinking that she probably didn't care whether he was by her side or not, or how long the expedition would last.
Anyway, she just liked him a little and wasn't worried at all.
…
Shao Qing felt a dull pain in his head and felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart. He became drowsy and fell asleep sobbing.
When I woke up again, everything was dark in front of me. There was a candle lit in the other corner of the tent, emitting a faint light.
My headache is gone and my face feels clean and refreshed, but my eyes are dry and I feel a hot and uncomfortable sensation. Shao Qing turned his head and saw a small bed in the tent with a person lying on it. In the dim candlelight, it was Kou Yue.
Shao Qing did not wake her up, but just lay there quietly.
The sound of a horn rang in my ears, two long and one short, which was the signal to raise the flag and go to war.
Wei Jing is going to go to war again.
Yes, we finally have an excuse to march into Jinniu Road. The opportunity for battle is fleeting, so the sooner we send troops, the better.
This cannot be delayed.
Thinking of Wei Jing, Shao Qing closed his eyes.
In fact, she should think carefully about the problem tonight.
But she didn't want to move. Her body didn't want to move, and her brain didn't want to move either. After the violent outburst, she felt listless, and a deep fatigue swept over her whole body.
She slowly curled up into a ball.
She was very tired and would think about it tomorrow. Now she just wanted to clear her mind and have a good sleep.
…
Wei Jing led his army to fight again.
This time he had no scruples and fought for more than a day before breaking through the camp of the Cai-Zhou coalition forces. He then led his troops westward and successively broke through the four cities of Fuli, Ledu, Pingcheng and Zhanyang, and defeated the Cai-Zhou coalition forces and the Zhenquan army.
All eleven cities in Hanzhong fell into the hands of Wei Jing.
The Cai-Zhou coalition forces and the Zhenquan army were defeated. With the intentional or unintentional connivance of Wei Jing's army, Cai Yu, Zhou Peng and Xu Jin led the remaining troops to flee in the direction of Jinniu Road.
Wei Jing reined in his horse, stood on the top of the mountain, and watched coldly as the remaining troops hurriedly passed by him.
"Send an order to release all six hundred prisoners and drive them into the Golden Bull Road along with the remaining troops."
Cai Yu and Zhou Peng also rushed towards Jinniu Road. They probably thought that they would be safe once they entered Jinniu Road. After all, he returned to his own territory. No matter how much conflict there was in Hanzhong County, Wei Jing did not dare to disrupt the peace of Yizhou.
Wei Jing smiled coldly: "Send a message to Zhang Yong to act according to the plan immediately."
The messenger rode his horse quickly, and Zhang Yong, who was following closely behind the remnants of the army, shouted: "Cai Yu and Zhou Peng, how dare they collude with the Zhenquan rebels! They attacked my camp while my army was on the march! They colluded with the rebels, and they should be executed!"
"Colluding with the rebels is a crime that should be punished by death!"
Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, the sound was so deafening that it frightened Cai Yu and Zhou Peng out of their wits.
Then Zhang Yong shouted: "Soldiers! Follow me! Kill those who are colluding with the rebels and enforce the law!!"
Immediately, Wei Jing's army, which had been struggling to catch up, became more powerful and rushed forward in a hurry.
Cai Yu's eyes were bloodshot. At this point, there was nothing he didn't understand. He could only take a deep breath and roared, "Pass the order, move forward at full speed! Cross the Golden Bull Road as quickly as possible!"
The enemy's intentions were clearly revealed, but he had to accept it passively. Now he could only return to the base camp as soon as possible and lead his troops to resist the enemy again.
He gritted his teeth and refused to believe it. The combined number of defenders in Yongchang and Yiliang was greater than that of the enemy. It was also their territory. How could the enemy capture it with such great momentum?
Even if he is temporarily at a disadvantage, as long as he can delay a little, the Third Young Master will never sit idly by.
Humph, in Yizhou, you, Yang, have the final say!
…
Shao Qing slept with her head covered for a day and two nights. The pain in her eyes went away and her fatigue disappeared. She quickly regained her energy and spirit.
But she immediately had to get busy without stopping.
With victory reports coming one after another and the army charging into the traps at the front, they naturally had to do a good job of logistics and post-war work.
To appease the people, recruit fugitives, register refugees, measure the wasteland as promised, make arrangements based on the number of people, and so on.
Everyone was busy as hell.
As Wei Jing captured the entire Hanzhong County, they moved to Nanzheng, the county seat, and took charge of the post-war relief work of the entire county.
"The Lord has led his army to attack Jinniu Road."
The one who spoke was Kou Yue. Since she was arranged by Wei Jing to come here, although Shao Qing asked her to go back after he recovered, she did not agree. She ran back and forth every day, and came to take care of Shao Qing after seeing Yan Ming.
She occasionally heard her brother talk at home, and she knew the difficulty of conquering the two counties. Therefore, even though she knew that her lord was a capable person, she couldn't help but feel worried.
Shao Qing put down his wolf hair brush and folded the document. "I hope there will be good news back soon."
Of course she was worried, but how should she put it? Because she had talked to Wei Jing about attacking the two counties before, he was quite calm, which gave her a lot of confidence, so she was not so nervous now.
"Madam, you..."
Kou Yue changed the subject, but was a little hesitant. Shao Qing smiled and said, "What's wrong? Tell me quickly."
Kou Yue thought for a moment and whispered, "Madam, my sister-in-law told me that men are sometimes stubborn. We should not confront them head-on, but overcome them with gentleness..."
It turned out that he was persuading Shao Qing.
That day, Wei Jing had a gloomy face, and Shao Qing had tear marks on her face. It was obvious that the couple had had an argument. It was the first time that Kou Yue saw Shao Qing like this. She was secretly anxious, but Shao Qing obviously had no intention of confiding, and she was also afraid that she had overstepped her bounds and did not know how to deal with the problem. But she was still worried, and after thinking about it, she finally tactfully said the way that she most approved of.
Shao Qing was stunned for a moment, then smiled. The little girl was very thoughtful. She blinked at Kou Yue and said, "Well, I know. It's okay."
"Aren't you going to see Doctor Yan?"
After a few words in response, Shao Qing looked at the time and saw that it was almost time. If Kou Yue didn't go, Yan Ming would be sulking. She smiled and said, "Go quickly, Doctor Yan is waiting for you."
Kou Yue felt a little embarrassed, and seeing that Shao Qing had heard it, she hurriedly said, "Yes, Madam, I'll come back later!"
"Come back tomorrow and go home for dinner tonight. Your brother hasn't been able to go home for some time."
Kou Yue walked away in a flash.
Shao Qing watched her disappear, breathed a sigh of relief, pushed open the sash window, glanced at the sunset, and seemed a little absent-minded.
After calming down, she actually thought about the problem between herself and Wei Jing more than once.
It wasn't anyone's fault, but she really had no way to solve it for the time being.
She knew he felt aggrieved. No one can predict what will happen in the future, but right now he is truly sincere and has given her his whole heart, and his sincerity is also true. It's perfectly reasonable and normal to give your all and desire the same in return.
Especially since he is so paranoid and sensitive, his sadness and anger will probably increase exponentially.
The more you care, the bigger the reaction.
Alas, Shao Qing had no choice. She also had her difficulties. The social environment was real and could not be changed. Doubts and concerns could not be eliminated even if she wanted to.
There is no solution to this problem!
After Wei Jing comes back, let's find a chance to talk. She knew that he was sad and aggrieved, but in fact he had not done anything wrong. Alas, she only hoped that they could understand each other after talking it out, otherwise she had no better solution.
She had originally planned to write him a letter first, but then she thought better of it, thinking that the war was urgent and she couldn't disturb his mind.
Besides, he's probably angry now, so it's best to talk about this kind of thing face to face.
Shao Qing then suppressed his urge to write a letter, and while busying himself with official duties, he also paid attention to the battle situation on the front line.
The progress on the front line was smooth. Wei Jing was well prepared and was conquering cities at a very fast speed. Good news came in one after another.
Eleven days later, Yongchang County was captured, Cai Yu was beheaded, and Wei Jing successfully led his army to attack Yiliang County.
Huaicheng, Houhe, Ganling, all the way south, and finally arrived at Shangchun City, the capital of Yiliang County.
…
"Report!"
One afternoon half a month later, hurried footsteps were heard coming from the gate of the government office, and the high-pitched voice of the messenger sounded: "Great victory in Shangchun City, great victory in Yiliang County!"
Wei Jing captured Shangchun City and took Yiliang County into his possession.
On a hot summer day, there were constant cheers in the Nanzheng government office. Shao Qing breathed a sigh of relief and then a happy smile appeared on his face.
But who knows, "Madam, Sima Ji has a letter to present to you."
Ji Huan was appointed as the military commander and went with the army on this expedition.
Why did Ji Huan write a letter to her specially?
Shao Qing frowned slightly, then quickly took the envelope and opened it.
"Madam, is there anything I can help you with?" Zhuang Yan asked hurriedly when he saw her expression stiffen.
Shao Qing hid the letter and said worriedly, "My husband is injured, and Mr. Ji wants me to go and take care of him."
The author has something to say: It is difficult to completely solve the fundamental problem all at once, but it is good to reveal it, because only by revealing it can we find a solution.