Chapter 131 White Jade Hairpin
Outside the tent, the winter wind whistled past, making Su Shengsheng, who had just woken up, feel as if she was still in cold ice water.
It was not until she saw the surprised and happy smiles on the two women's faces and the blazing fire beside her that she gradually came back to her senses.
"The girl is awake! I will report to the general right away." One of the maids said anxiously and left in a hurry.
The other one carefully helped Su Shengsheng up and brought her a bowl of warm water.
Su Shengsheng glanced blankly at the rising military tent, and drank half a bowl of warm water from the maid's hand.
"The girl finally woke up. She had been having a fever for three whole days."
The maid put down the water bowl and knew that General Xie would be coming soon, so she hurriedly put a white fox fur cloak on Su Shengsheng.
The cloak set off her weak and helpless little face, making her look even more charming.
In the past few days, Xie Xuan has been taking care of the girl personally. The maid has never seen the general so close to a woman.
Although they heard from the general that the girl's name was Su Shengsheng, the general did not specify her identity, so they naturally did not dare to ask too much. They just followed the rules and took good care of her.
"Three days?"
Su Shengsheng's voice was still hoarse from the high fever.
The tiger-skin mattress beneath her, the black bear head badge hanging inside the tent, and the sounds of soldiers training and patrolling outside the tent all told her that this was already a military camp.
She tried to get up, but she felt too weak to stand. As soon as her feet touched the ground, her body began to stagger.
At this time, Xie Xuan, who had entered the tent, quickly approached and held her up, "Be careful."
Su Shengsheng was still a little confused due to her illness, until she saw Xie Xuan bending down to put shoes on her feet, she came back to her senses.
"I can do it myself..." Su Shengsheng shrank back again and again and fell back onto the couch.
Xie Xuan paused, his eyes slightly raised, "The ground is cold, your feet are frostbitten."
Su Shengsheng glanced at the scabbed wound on her foot and the maidservant who was walking out with her head lowered, and was momentarily stunned.
"Don't worry, I've already sent someone to inform your family."
It took a long time for Su Shengsheng to wake up a little. She looked up at Xie Xuan who had been staring at her.
Their eyes met in the air, and it seemed as if two flames were burning in the phoenix pupils, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.
Perhaps it was those unexpected scenes that made her inexplicably afraid to look him in the face.
"I'm sorry to bother you for a long time. I'm afraid my family is worried about me. General, could you send someone to take me home?" Su Shengsheng tried to break the awkwardness.
Seeing that she didn't mention what happened before, Xie Xuan's eyes flashed with disappointment, "You are still sick, there is no need to rush."
Well, she's not a professional actress.
However, even for professional actors, it would be embarrassing to film a kissing scene with someone they know, right?
The air seemed to have grown quiet, so she had to find something to talk about. "General, have you captured Tuoba Ye?"
Now, it seems like she can't go far...
"That courtyard house has collapsed. Don't worry, I won't let him go." Xie Xuan didn't want to bother her, so he didn't say much.
In fact, the area below had been dug up, but Tuoba Ye’s body was not found.
But he had already sent troops to block them along the way.
Tuoba Ye has set his eyes on what is in Su Shengsheng's hand, which is an unpredictable risk and he has to be on guard.
The cave leads directly to the outside of the customs, and there are several secret rooms inside, which are used to make fake copper coins.
In order to conceal his tracks, Tuoba Ye actually spent several years to open up the passages inside and outside the pass.
The villa they visited before was actually rebuilt by Tuoba Ye.
The original one had changed its channel because he was afraid that the two counterfeiters he captured would reveal the secret.
However, the two fake captured counterfeiters should have only received the counterfeit currency through the secret passage when they received the goods. I think they were blindfolded and did not know their specific location, so Tuoba Ye did not completely abandon them.
From the traces of the new and old dirt roads, they have confirmed that the two passages are connected.
If Tuoba Ye had not been reluctant to spend so much manpower and resources to build the underground maze, how could he have accidentally broken through the glacier?
This unexpectedly gave them a glimmer of hope.
It is no wonder that Chu Zhao searched everywhere in the interior of the country but still could not find a place that was both inconspicuous and capable of smelting copper coins.
It turned out that the end of the passage led directly to the depths of the glacier, where few people went. All the wastewater produced by smelting copper coins flowed into the glacier.
It was because of this that Tuoba Ye and his group were able to succeed repeatedly under everyone's noses.
At this time, the atmosphere in the military tent was a little awkward.
At this moment, the voice of the military doctor came from outside the tent: "General, may I come in?"
Xie Xuan: "Come in."
The military doctor walked into the military tent with his head lowered, first saluted Xie Xuan, then turned his gaze to Su Shengsheng on the couch.
Seeing that she looked a little dazed, he quickly stepped forward and took her pulse to diagnose her.
After a while, the military doctor withdrew his hand and said respectfully, "Please rest assured, General. The girl has not suffered any internal injuries. She will recover after a few days of rest."
“…”
She was sick, so why did he let Xie Xuan rest assured?
Su Shengsheng held her shaking head and sighed inwardly.
The military doctor wrote a new prescription, reminded her of dietary precautions, and had someone bring her hot soup and rice before leaving the tent.
Xie Xuan seemed to want to give her some space and personally escorted the military doctor out of the tent.
After the maids brought the toiletries, Su Shengsheng washed up and felt a little more refreshed.
Soon, Xie Xuan returned to the military camp.
Su Shengsheng watched the maids busy setting the table and found that there were actually two sets of bowls and chopsticks. She couldn't help feeling uneasy.
This is a military camp, so everything is kept simple.
Su Shengsheng comforted herself in her heart and tried her best not to meet Xie Xuan's gaze.
After Xie Xuan gave up his seat, she nervously sat down to eat with him.
She just lay down for three days without any exercise or anything, and she had no appetite at all.
But in order to recover as soon as possible, she had to eat some.
"But are you not used to the food here?" Xie Xuan asked with concern. His cold brows seemed to melt like ice and snow, revealing a hint of warmth.
Without waiting for Su Shengsheng to think of an answer, he turned around and gave the order.
Su Shengsheng wanted to say that she had no appetite, but seeing that Xie Xuan had already asked someone to fetch Qing Ning, she had to remain silent.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that Xie Xuan was... a little too enthusiastic towards her...
This dynasty was too conservative. They kissed and hugged each other, but it was a bit...
Could it be that... in order to preserve her reputation, he wants to take responsibility for her?
It's not impossible. It's normal for men here to have three or four wives.
When Su Shengsheng thought of this possibility, she saw Xie Xuan putting food into her bowl one after another, and she decisively drank a bowl of chicken soup.
"Thank you, General. I'm done eating." She stood up, holding her head. "I'm still a little dizzy, I want to lie down for a while..."
She thought Xie Xuan would leave, but unexpectedly he became nervous. "I'll go get the military doctor."
Su Shengsheng didn't dare let the military doctor come back and expose her lies, so she hurriedly waved her hand and refused: "No, no, I'll be fine after a while of sleep."
However, Xie Xuan didn't seem to understand her meaning and still insisted, "Don't be careless."
The maidservant standing by quickly called for a military doctor, who concluded that he still needed more rest.
After the military doctor left, Xie Xuan said to the pale Su Shengsheng, "Go to sleep without any worries. Don't be restrained."
How can she sleep with him being a man here?
But the words had already been spoken, and Su Shengsheng couldn't take them back, so she could only grit her teeth and act it out to the end.
She lay back in the quilt with her clothes on, feeling depressed and pretending to close her eyes.
After a long while, when she was really drowsy, she heard Xie Xuan's footsteps leaving.
Su Shengsheng opened her eyes instantly and saw the maids clearing away the dishes. She pretended to be startled awake and said, "You can clean up later."
The maids stopped what they were doing when they heard her say that and left after hearing her quarrel.
After Su Shengsheng waited until there was no more movement in the house, she immediately turned around to check the situation.
Seeing that there was indeed no one in the room, she got up from the bed.
But her body was really weak, and it seemed that she could only wait for her family to come.
In order to go back as soon as possible, she got up and walked around in the tent, trying to exercise and restore her strength.
When she walked to a table, she unexpectedly found a Monopoly game on it.
"General Xie also likes to play games?"
With nothing else to do, she just walked over.
Seeing that he was quite knowledgeable about business and played it very well, he couldn't help but admire him a few times.
Which window did God close for him?
As she was sighing, she withdrew her gaze and accidentally saw something placed on the soft couch behind the low table.
She took a closer look and was stunned: "This... why does this look familiar?"
Su Shengsheng walked around the low table, came to the couch, picked up the white jade hairpin and looked at it carefully.
In a flash, a series of images flashed through her mind...
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