After reading about Yan Xiao's treatment of Ma Youcai, Jiang Xinrui wandered aimlessly around the streets in a daze.
Then I heard passersby talking about the refugee riots and the soldiers being injured.
Without much thought, she went straight to the city gate out of her medical instincts. After being let in by the soldiers guarding the city, she began to treat the wounded and has not stopped since.
Therefore, she didn't know much more than Yan Xiao.
She carefully placed the gauze inside and told the truth:
"I came because I heard someone was injured, but I don't know much else."
Yan Xiao was clearly disappointed upon hearing this answer, and just then, some shouts came from outside the city gate.
"Why won't you let us in? Isn't it said that General Shen of Jiangbei is kind and benevolent to the people? We have traveled thousands of miles and risked our lives to get here. We thought this would be a way out, but we never expected to be treated like this."
"That's right. Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well fight you to the death. Maybe we can fight our way out."
"Yes, we'll fight you to the death! We'll fight you to the death!"
As the shouts from outside grew louder, the expressions of the people inside the city became noticeably more panicked, but the soldiers guarding the city remained unresponsive, steadfastly holding their posts and preventing the city's residents from approaching the city walls.
When Yanxiao saw this scene, she felt that something was wrong. After hesitating for a moment, she couldn't resist her curiosity and wanted to go up to the city wall to see what was going on.
"Miss Jiang, I'd like to go up to the city wall. If you're interested, why don't you come with me?"
Jiang Xinrui had already finished treating the injured. Upon hearing Yan Xiao's invitation, she declined without hesitation.
"I'm a little tired, so I won't go. Please go ahead, Madam Shen!"
Yan Xiao didn't press the matter after hearing this, and simply smiled and said:
"Then I won't insist. It's just that I've only just arrived in Jiangbei and don't have many friends yet, but I get along very well with Miss Jiang."
"If Miss Jiang has some free time later, please come to the General's Mansion to find me, and we can discuss our medical skills together."
Yan Xiao originally thought that Jiang Xinrui, who was obsessed with medicine, would not refuse her, but she was ruthlessly proven wrong.
"Thank you for your kindness, Madam Shen. However, there are already many rumors circulating about me and the General. For some reason, Madam's identity has not been made public. If I frequently visit the General's residence, it will only attract more criticism."
The lady is magnanimous and doesn't care about these rumors, but I am still an unmarried young woman, and I must consider my reputation, so I will not disturb her."
Jiang Xinrui glanced at Yan Xiao indifferently as she spoke, then gave a slight bow and took her leave first.
Yan Xiao wasn't a slow learner; even with her strong bias towards Jiang Xinrui, she could see Jiang Xinrui's resistance towards her at this moment.
After a moment's thought, she roughly understood that in Jiang Xinrui's eyes, she, the general's first wife, was her rival in love and an obstacle between her and Shen Muzhi.
No matter how beautiful and kind-hearted she is, it's hard for her to treat him with a normal attitude. If he keeps trying to get close to her, it might backfire and make Jiang Xinrui feel guilty and take the initiative to distance herself from the male lead.
Looking at it this way, why does my behavior seem a bit like tea-dressing?
This is not what she wants to see. Does she, the villainous supporting character, have to continue being vicious according to the original plot in order to get the male and female leads on the right track?
If she continues down the same path as the original owner, playing the villainous female supporting character, how can the male and female leads feel guilty towards her? Won't they be able to be together with a clear conscience in the future?
Wouldn't that make me a huge victim?
And even if she continues to play the villainous supporting character, will the male and female leads really be able to continue being together as she wants?
At this moment, she was no longer sure. Looking at the people in front of her, they were no longer just descriptions in a few words in a book, but living, breathing people.
They are flesh and blood with thoughts, and every subtle change could turn the story into a completely different version.
She has never faced this problem since she transmigrated.
She always felt that she knew the original plot, which was like having a god's-eye view. She felt that she could control everything and use the original plot to get everything she wanted.
But at this moment she suddenly realized that she had been too complacent all along. Her appearance had already caused an irreversible change to the original plot that she thought she could control.
The male protagonist is a blockhead who doesn't understand romance. The main reason he was able to get together with the female protagonist is that he received her care when he was at his most vulnerable.
Now that Shen Qiyue is alive, it means that the male lead will not have a moment of pain and despair because of losing his sister, and the female lead will not have the opportunity to bring him warmth.
Wei Wuxiu was saved by himself by chance, and without the female lead's involvement, the second male lead will no longer treat her well because of the female lead's life-saving grace, as in the original plot.
Now that Lou Guyu is one of my people, whether he is sincere or not, the female lead has no way to use Lou Guyu's influence to make the male lead look at her differently.
The romance between the male and female leads was ruined from the very beginning by this outsider.
When Qianqiu and Wandai saw that their wives had been rejected by Jiang Xinrui, they stood there stiffly, as if they had been hit on the head with a club.
After exchanging a glance, Qianqiu mustered her courage and stepped forward, whispering:
"Madam, Doctor Jiang has already left. Do you still want to go up to the city wall?"
Yan Xiao was brought back to her senses by Qian Qiu's call. She turned around and glanced in the direction Jiang Xinrui had left with a look of utter despair. The feelings in her heart were indescribable to outsiders.
She sighed. Things had already come to this, and she could only take it one step at a time.
Moreover, she knew very well that even if she were given another chance to choose, she would still choose to keep Chen Qiyue alive, so there was no need to worry about it now.
Instead of wasting her time, she would rather take advantage of this opportunity to make more money.
With enough money, even if Shen Muzhi becomes unreliable in the future, she can still live a quiet and unassuming life.
In this world, only money is real, and only money will never betray you.
Money was her best way out.
She was a person who could take things in stride. Once she made up her mind, she withdrew her attention and decided not to interfere in the affairs of the male and female protagonists anymore, letting things take their natural course.
"Let's go and see what's going on outside."
As she spoke, she took the lead and walked towards the city tower. Qianqiu and Wandai were relieved to see that Yanxiao had reacted and did not seem to be angry, so they quickly followed her.
As Yan Xiao's personal bodyguard, Zhao Qian didn't dare to stray too far from her and quickly followed.
When Yan Xiao arrived at the city wall, he saw that there were only about a dozen soldiers on guard duty.
Looking further out of the city gate, one could see thousands of refugees locked in a standoff with the soldiers guarding the city.
The soldiers guarding the city numbered less than a hundred, but they were all armed with weapons such as arrows, crossbows, and spears, and were arranged in a very orderly formation.
Judging from their expressions, if the refugees dared to go any further, they would kill them without mercy.
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