Chapter 111 Only a screen between us

He really overestimated his own determination.

Even though he knew that Shen Ning and he were in love with each other and were now in the same room, Xiao Nanchen had no plans to do anything.

He treated Chen Ning sincerely, so naturally he loved and respected her.

That was why Xiao Nanchen stayed obediently in the outer room, and even though there was a wooden partition and a screen between them, he didn't even look over there.

But even if I didn't look, I couldn't block out the sounds: the rustling of fabric, the sound of him entering the water, and the sound of her stirring up the water...

He knew what Chen Ning looked like. At this moment, his mind couldn't help but think of her taking off her clothes and soaking in the bathtub. That was the bathtub he usually used. He would always ask someone to clean it carefully after using it... But how could he know that it wouldn't be contaminated with his scent.

And now, she is immersed in it...

Xiao Nanchen's Adam's apple rolled violently, and he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Fortunately, Shen Ning washed quickly. Not long after, the sound of water was heard, and then she came out after putting on her clothes.

Wiping her clean long hair, she called out from inside: "Anan, I'm fine."

Xiao Nanchen's eyelashes trembled slightly, but after opening his eyes, he didn't dare to look at her. He just took a change of clothes and walked inside.

Shen Ning called him: "Don't you want people to change the water?"

Xiao Nanchen hummed, "Hot water is only provided once per room at night."

Even Commander-in-Chief Zhou Chenglu only had this once... If Chen Ning lived somewhere else in the military camp, she wouldn't even have this bucket of water every night.

Only then did Shen Ning realize that life in the military camp was harsher and more difficult than she had imagined.

She felt a little embarrassed: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I should have scooped it out with a basin to wash it. Now the water..."

Xiao Nanchen walked in quickly and said in a muffled voice, "It's okay."

Even though the weather has turned cold, Chen Ning still bathes every day, and the water is not dirty. Although Xiao Nanchen is from a noble family, he has been in the army for many years and does not have any mysophobia.

In the past, it was common to not be able to bathe for several days during a march, and besides, this was the water that Chen Ning had used.

Xiao Nanchen didn't feel it was dirty, he just felt that... the water seemed particularly hot.

Chen Ning's changed clothes had been taken out, but Xiao Nanchen always felt that this small space was filled with her faint fragrance.

In fact, when Chen Ning came to the army, she was naturally wearing men's clothes without any perfume, but there was always some scent left on her body and hair. It was very faint, but it all went into the nose of His Royal Highness Prince Ding.

When he thought about how Chen Ning had just bathed in this water, naked... the fire that had been burning in his heart for a while suddenly disappeared.

Xiao Nanchen cursed silently, trying to hold it back, but he was clearly aware that he couldn't.

If he didn't relieve himself a little, he might not be able to sleep tonight. Besides, he was in the same room with Shen Ning, and he was worried that if he didn't relieve himself, he would not be able to help but do something to her.

Shen Ning is outside and won't come in casually...

Chen Ning wiped her hair with the bath towel she brought with her, then spread it out to dry. Suddenly, she felt that it seemed very quiet inside and wondered if Xiao Nanchen had fallen asleep.

First there was the battle that lasted most of the night, then we had to travel for a whole day, and then we had to return to the camp with her early the next morning. It was tiring just thinking about it.

"Anan? Are you asleep?"

Shen Ning's voice sounded unexpectedly, and His Royal Highness Prince Ding almost lost his breath.

He felt contempt for himself but couldn't help but close his eyes...

"not yet."

Xiao Nanchen's voice was a little hoarse. Shen Ning remembered something and reminded him, "The water is not very hot anymore. Wash quickly and don't catch a cold."

"Um……"

Xiao Nanchen responded, leaned his head back on the edge of the bathtub, and his Adam's apple slid up and down.

He couldn't control himself from thinking about the image of Shen Ning also immersed in the bathtub, right in front of him, white and vivid, those deer eyes looking up at him from bottom to top, full of trust, and the voice of Shen Ning just now was in his ears.

"Wash faster..."

Xiao Nanchen had never had such an experience before.

It's not like I haven't done this before, but it always takes a long time to release it, and what I think about in my mind are all scenes that I have inadvertently seen in calligraphy and paintings.

He had never thought of any woman when doing this, but now, just the imagined scene made his back numb and he could hardly control himself.

He had originally wanted to end the battle quickly to avoid arousing Shen Ning's suspicion, and was also stung by Shen Ning's voice. After a few breaths, His Royal Highness Prince Ding let out a long sigh.

This time it lasted shorter than ever before, but it made him feel more satisfied and excited than ever before... followed by deep regret.

For the first time, His Royal Highness Prince Ding felt like he didn't know how to face people, so he kept his eyes lowered when he went out.

Fortunately, Shen Ning didn't notice, and her attention was focused on the business: "Let's go to the wounded camp tomorrow morning?"

She was devoted to curing illnesses and saving lives, but he was thinking about her doing such a thing through the screen.

Xiao Nanchen hummed softly, his heart filled with contempt for himself...

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Early the next morning, Xiao Nanchen personally sent Shen Ning to the wounded soldiers' hospital.

Shen Ning had prepared herself mentally before coming here, but when she saw the situation in the wounded camp, she couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

It was not like the hospital in the previous life, no, it was not comparable at all. The wounded were in a large courtyard with many rooms. The rooms were large, but there were rows of beds in each room. Shen Ning took a rough look and saw that there were about forty or fifty beds.

And there were only three or four doctors in each room.

In other words, each person is responsible for more than a dozen injured patients. They are not nurses in previous lives, but medical staff who are responsible for both treatment and care.

Most of the cases here are burns, dressing changes, etc., so these doctors basically have no time to rest.

After a round, Shen Ning roughly counted that there were about sixty doctors in the entire wounded hospital, which was considered quite good in the Daxuan Dynasty. In some armies, the ratio of doctors was not as high as here.

"Is it difficult?" Xiao Nanchen looked at Chen Ning with some reluctance in his eyes.

She didn't have to suffer like this.

Chen Ning immediately shook her head: "It's not hard. I only stayed for a dozen days, but they were injured and sick, and suffered a lot..."

Xiao Nanchen's eyes were extremely soft, and he couldn't help but touch her head: "Okay, this is Chengying. I'll keep him for you to use these days. If there's anything, let him handle it."

A young man wearing soft armor beside him bowed his head and said, "My name is Chengying, and I'm honored to meet Master Ning."

Shen Ning was about to speak when she suddenly felt strange: "Hey, why do you look familiar?"

Xiao Nanchen's expression froze slightly, and Chengying began to sweat. He immediately said, "Many people say that I have a kind face."

"That's right." Shen Ning smiled and nodded.

"I still have things to do. Don't overwork yourself here. Your health is the most important thing." Xiao Nanchen whispered.

Shen Ning laughed: "Why are you suddenly so talkative?"

Xiao Nanchen: ...

After looking helplessly at this woman who was sometimes unsettling and sometimes heartless, Xiao Nanchen turned and left.

Not long after, Ye Heng, the medical officer in charge of the wounded soldiers' hospital, arrived.

Chen Ning had already learned from Xiao Nanchen that this medical officer Ye Heng was not very old, but he was a legitimate imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital, and he also had another identity: the nephew of the current favorite concubine, Concubine Ye Guifei.

He came from an extraordinary family and was passionate about medicine. He wanted to find a position in the Imperial Hospital but lacked the qualifications, so he went to the Xinzhou army to gain experience.

Unexpectedly, the war broke out not long after I arrived. I was so busy that I didn't sleep much for the past two nights. I only went back to sleep when it was almost dawn.

But when he woke up, he was told that a "miracle doctor" had come to his territory and was going to guide these doctors to save people.

Including him?