The next morning, Song Jiaren was awakened by a shout: "Get out!"
When I looked up, it turned out to be Narenhua who pushed the door open without knocking. She was held in the arms of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the two of them slept in the same bed. She was wrapped around His Royal Highness the Crown Prince like an octopus.
Narenhua was so scared that she stammered, "Yes... yes... I'm sorry..." and then hurriedly closed the door and went out.
Gu Zhen was furious. He had woken up a long time ago. Seeing the woman in his arms sleeping soundly, he couldn't bear to wake her up. He even kissed her a few times while she was asleep. He didn't expect that Narenhua saw him kissing her secretly. After all, she was a woman from Rakshasa country and needed to be disciplined!
"She must have something urgent to talk to you about. Don't be angry." Song Jiaren had resolved her misunderstanding with the Crown Prince last night, and she began to feel sympathetic.
Gu Zhen snorted in annoyance, "He barged in without knocking. What if he saw something he shouldn't? It's really rude!" The little care he had for the daughter of an old friend was gone. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He wrote an urgent letter to Thor, the third prince of Luosha Kingdom, asking him to come quickly and take the girl back.
Song Jiaren's persuasion was in vain. She could only watch Narenhua chattering away accusing the Crown Prince, while the Crown Prince ignored her expressionlessly. Why did she feel inexplicably happy in her heart?
When Narenhua thought that Thor would come looking for her, she would definitely know that she had fallen into that kind of place in order to find him. She already had a cold face, and she didn't know how angry she would be this time.
She had eaten a lot during the journey, and was even tricked into a brothel and almost sold. When she thought of Thor's face showing his disdain for her always causing him trouble, she didn't want to see him or be lectured by him.
Song Jiaren didn't understand a word she heard. She stood there in a daze, watching Narenhua crying in frustration. Beautiful women looked beautiful even when they cried, unlike her, who could only wail loudly and shout at the top of her lungs, without any beauty at all.
"Let's go and check out the poultry and seeds we purchased yesterday." Gu Zhen turned and was about to leave.
Song Jiaren looked at Narenhua who was still crying and said, "It's not good to leave like this. She is still crying."
"Then you stay and cry with her?"
Song Jiaren choked, "...still not."
Narenhua shed tears for a while, and when she looked up again, the two people who were supposed to be standing here had already walked away. She stomped her feet angrily. Every time she cried, Sol would be at a loss to comfort her. These two people had no sympathy for women at all!
The empty black soil has been plowed and fertilized, and trenches have been dug for sowing seeds. The seeds are evenly spread, covered with soil on both sides, and watered with appropriate amounts of water.
The chicken coop, duck coop and pigpen on the other side have been built. The poultry and piglets will be kept in there first, and then they will be carefully improved.
The soldier in charge of farming came running over, sweating profusely. "Your Highness, the temperature difference between morning and night is huge at the border. I wonder if these seeds can withstand the night. Is there any solution?"
Song Jiaren raised her eyebrows. She seemed to have forgotten to mention this matter. She met the gaze of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and coughed guiltily. It was not too late to add to it now.
"Of course there is a solution. Build a frame on top of the farmland, only one person tall, and then put a layer of warm cloth on top of the frame. This way you can make a simple greenhouse, ensuring a stable temperature in the farmland while also retaining moisture."
A few soldiers who knew about planting thought it was feasible as soon as they heard it, so they quickly went to ask General Luo for instructions, and then started to set up the scaffolding.
Only one greenhouse for growing vegetables was not enough to feed the soldiers in the camp, so a few helpers were found to build a total of three greenhouses. Song Jiaren felt a sense of accomplishment as she looked at the vegetable planting base, chicken coop, duck coop and pigpen that were completed in just two days.
Su Su also developed a disease prevention medicine suitable for animals. After working for several days to ensure that every chicken, duck and pig drank the medicine, she was finally able to take a break and catch her breath.
"Thank you for your hard work." Luo Wenhao had just rushed over from the martial arts training ground and saw Master Su with his sleeves rolled up and a dirty appearance. It was obvious that he had just finished his work. If he had known earlier, he would have come over to help sooner.
The sweat on Su Su's forehead was dried by the wind. She felt a little cold and hugged her arms tightly. "It's okay."
Seeing this, Luo Wenhao took off his cloak and put it on Master Su. He was so thin, no wonder he was mistaken for a woman by the madam of Fengqinglou.
Su Su looked at him gratefully and said, "Thank you." The autumn wind here is really cold. It seems to be better with the cloak. She has to go back to the tent quickly to change clothes and drink some hot tea, otherwise she might get sick.
The gatekeeper rushed over in a panic, and before he could catch his breath, he said, "...Your Majesty...Your Majesty..."
Luo Wenhao didn't understand why and shouted, "Speak properly!"
The soldiers shouted anxiously, "The emperor is coming!"
The Holy Lord is coming?!
Luo Wenhao and Su Su exchanged a glance, then, without a care in the world, hurried to the camp gate to greet the emperor. What had happened to the emperor, who had come so far from home? He expected to see a guard of honor and imperial guards, but the emperor was alone at the gate, standing tall and straight with his hands behind his back. His slightly disheveled hair betrayed his eagerness to get going.
"I…"
"No need for formalities, just call me Young Master Gu." Gu Shen was anxious to see Su Su, to see how she was doing and whether she had lost weight.
"Is Su Su here with you?"
Luo Wenhao felt strangely familiar with this unfamiliar name. "...Su Su?"
"She is my concubine. She has been away from the palace for more than a month. I followed her whereabouts and found her here. I guess she must have dressed up as a man." Gu Shen never understood Su Su's yearning for the outside of the palace. She often wanted to go out of the palace to play, wear men's clothes, go to places that only men can go, ride horses and shoot arrows and travel around the world. Shouldn't a woman be obedient and take care of her husband and children? Only then can she be accepted by the secular world.
Luo Wenhao thought of someone who was very similar to the description of the emperor, but he was unwilling to believe it. How could Young Master Su be a woman?
Even if she is a woman, how can she be the emperor's concubine?
He couldn't explain his feelings at the moment, a mixture of relief and endless distress. "There is a Mr. Su."
"It should be her." Gu Shen breathed a sigh of relief. He finally found her. It was worth it that he had traveled thousands of miles to find her without telling the entire court and risking his life.
Luo Wenhao nervously brought the emperor to Master Su's tent. The little bit of hope in his heart fell apart when they met. It seemed that he was indeed a woman, the emperor's concubine.
Su Su hadn't seen Gu Shen for a long time. When she saw him, she realized that she had never let go of her resentment towards him. The pain in her heart, which she had concealed well, began to build again. Ying Fei came to her to tell her the good news while stroking her belly, and also described Gu Shen's bravery in bed. She was so disgusted that she vomited on the spot. She still felt sour when she thought about it now.
"What are you doing here? Aren't you worried about your kingdom and your throne?" Su Su turned her head away, not wanting to look at him.
Gu Shen looked at Luo Wenhao, who lowered his head. He couldn't see his expression clearly and said coldly, "General Luo, please step aside first. I have something to discuss with the Su family."
Luo Wenhao was stunned for a moment, then quietly left the tent and stood guard at the door. He was a little confused. He originally thought that his feelings for Mr. Su were just friendship like those towards a brother, but he had dreamed more than once in the middle of the night that he looked like a woman. Now he knew that he was indeed a woman, but had married the most noble person in the world. What could he use to fight for it, and he was not qualified to fight for it.
The starlight in Luo Wenhao's eyes dimmed, as if blending into the bleak autumn scenery around him.
There was silence in the tent for a while. Gu Shen looked at her somewhat thin cheeks. She had finally gained some weight in the palace, but after just a month out, she looked even thinner than before. Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened, otherwise he would probably go crazy.
Greedily looking at the beauty so close to him, he was filled with endless longing but could not express it. He could only ask dryly, "Are you still angry?"
Su Su laughed angrily. He still didn't understand what she was angry about. Although he had traveled a long distance to find her, she was very touched.
But his actions only made her feel ridiculous. The person who claimed to love her didn't even know why she was angry.
"Don't be angry anymore. It's meaningless. You still care about your throne and your kingdom the most."
Gu Shen looked at Su Su's turned back in disbelief. He was the king of a country and he was trying to coax her in a humble manner, but she didn't appreciate it and even said such unreasonable words.
Gu Shen laughed in anger, and said in a hoarse voice, "How could you become like this? It's so unreasonable."
Su Su felt a wave of pain in her heart, and she felt very uncomfortable. She said stubbornly, "I have always been like this."
Both of them were angry and neither of them would give in. The atmosphere gradually became cold until Gu Zhen brought Song Jiaren over.
"Royal brother, long time no see." Gu Shen respected His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Gu Zhen very much. Since he was a child, he felt that the Crown Prince position belonged to him and that he should be the one to ascend the throne in the future. However, Gu Shen said that he did not like everything in the palace and asked to be exiled to the frontier, so that he could ascend the throne as emperor.
Even though he was confused, he was still willing to give it a try. After all, every prince wanted to become emperor.
"Why are you here?" Gu Zhen was a little annoyed that Gu Shen left the capital without any scruples and came to such a far place. If anything unexpected happened, the country would be in danger.
Gu Shen felt a little guilty when he mentioned this matter. He could call himself "I" in front of Su Su and General Luo, but he was less confident in front of Gu Zhen. Moreover, he acted on impulse.
"Royal brother, I...I...I have no other choice." After saying this, he looked helplessly at Su Su who still ignored him, feeling helpless and desperate.
"No matter what happens between you, deal with it as soon as possible and return to the capital. If you don't stay in the capital, are you waiting for the court officials to rebel?" Gu Zhen had a headache. He originally just thought that the palace was boring and the court affairs were busy, so he chose this good one among his brothers. He didn't expect that he started to act out of touch after just a few days of being emperor.
Gu Shen knew he was wrong, so he lowered his head and said nothing, allowing his royal brother to scold him. He also secretly looked up at Su Su, trying to gain her sympathy, but he didn't expect her to still not look at him, and he immediately felt very depressed.
Song Jiaren only knew that the hero in the book was so domineering in front of the heroine and the civil and military officials, but she didn't expect that he would be scolded like a child who had made a mistake in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he didn't dare to say a word. Is this called bullying the weak and fearing the strong?
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