Chapter 284 Do you want to change your words?
The tent that Shen Yuexi and Xia Lan entered was divided into two levels, the front tent and the back tent.
Usually, this type of tent is only enjoyed by generals of high status in the camp. The front tent is used for meeting guests, and the back tent is a private space.
The maid who recognized Xia Lan was named Xiaoxiang. She already knew Xia Lan. After Xia Lan left, Xiaoxiang took Xia Lan's place.
Hearing the call of the maid Xiaoxiang, footsteps were heard in the back tent, and at the same time, a young woman's pleasant voice sounded: "Is it Xia Lan?"
Shen Yuexi and Xia Lan looked at each other and saw the uneasiness on their faces.
Even if the maid didn't say the word "master", they both could tell that the woman inside was Su Mo.
Shen Yuexi's heartbeat quickened a little.
Although Su Mo has a good relationship with her, she is Xiao Beiheng's wife after all, and she will always side with her husband.
But turning around and leaving the tent was impossible. The wind had died down outside, and the soldiers who had taken shelter were beginning to move out. Leaving the tent now would be courting death.
Just when he was in a dilemma, a white jade hand lifted the curtain, revealing Su Mo's beautiful and charming face.
She was wearing a lake green dress, with her long black hair tied up on top of her head and pinned with a jade hairpin, like a green bamboo swaying in the wind.
When Xia Lan saw Su Mo, she bowed unconsciously, but when she saw Shen Yuexi beside her halfway, she stopped.
Su Mo raised her hand to stop him, saying, "No need to bow. I've already told you that I'm no longer your master."
After Xia Lan stood up, Su Mo turned to Shen Yuexi again and smiled unconsciously, "You... Hey, there's so much dirt on your body. Come to the back tent quickly. Xiaoxiang, tell the servants to prepare bath water and two sets of clean clothes."
After giving instructions to the maid, Su Mo turned around and went into the back tent.
Shen Yuexi felt a little strange when she saw that she was not surprised at her identity at all and did not ask who she was.
She couldn't leave anyway, so she pulled Xia Lan up and the two of them followed Su Mo.
Entering the back tent, Su Mo took something from the table and hid it behind her. She turned around and smiled at her, "Yuexi, this isn't your most embarrassing moment, is it?"
"Uh..." Shen Yuexi was speechless for a moment.
Even the most exquisite beauty wouldn't be any better off if blown by a sandstorm for ten seconds. But for the sake of life, beauty should be put aside for now.
It's just that her makeup can't be so bad, right? Qi Shengjue recognized her at first, and now that she was blown by the sandstorm for a long time, how come Su Mo still recognized her at a glance.
Su Mo looked at her and smiled: "Are you surprised that I recognized you at first sight?"
"It's a bit strange." Shen Yuexi raised her hand to tidy up her hair that was messed up by the wind.
She could see that Su Mo had no ill will towards her, so she felt much more relaxed.
Su Mo turned her right hand out from behind her back, holding a bag and shaking it, saying, "Look."
Shen Yuexi was fixing her hair. Seeing the bag in Su Mo's hand, she said in surprise, "This is..."
This bag was the one for the white silk. She put the white silk into it herself and then handed it to Madam Li. How did it end up in Su Mo's hands?
"The wife of Marquis Pingyang gave it to me." Su Mo turned around and put the bag back on the table.
Shen Yuexi suddenly realized. It turned out that Madam Li hadn't simply fled the barracks after escaping. She'd bumped into Su Mo, who had come here, and handed the bag to her. Apparently, Madam Li would also tell Su Mo that she and Xia Lan were hiding in this barracks.
"Why are you here?" she asked curiously, "Haven't you been in the capital all the time?"
"How could I not come?" Su Mo sighed, her back to her. "My father-in-law was injured, and as his daughter-in-law, how could I pretend not to know? Of course I had to travel day and night to visit him. The wife of the Marquis of Pingyang stopped the caravan and gave me this bag, asking me to give it to you. When I arrived at the camp, I wanted to look for you, but by chance, a strong wind blew, and then you two appeared, so I didn't have to look for you."
Shen Yuexi understood the whole story and praised Madam Li in her heart.
Fortunately, Madam Li gave Bai Ling to Su Mo. If she had focused on escaping this time and had left with Bai Ling in a hurry, it would have been troublesome.
At this time, Xiaoxiang and several maids had carried the bath water into the back tent, along with the clothes for changing.
Su Mo said to Shen Yuexi, "Do as you please. Don't worry about the soldiers. I'm here."
After giving the instructions, Su Mo left the back tent and sat down in the front tent. She asked two maids to take out the medicine for burns prescribed by the doctor in the capital for King Qi Xiao Ming, and sorted the medicine packages into different categories according to the prescription.
While he was fiddling with it, he could faintly hear the shouts of soldiers outside, gradually coming to the front of the tent.
"Master, a general has arrived," the maid Xiaoxiang reported as she entered the tent. "He said he was ordered by His Highness the Crown Prince to search for any unknown women in the barracks."
Su Mo put down the prescription in her hand and said, "Ask him in."
Xiaoxiang agreed and turned to leave. Not long after, a general entered the tent, saluted Su Mo and said, "This general greets the Crown Princess."
Su Mo said with a straight face, "General Gu is really working tirelessly. The search has even reached me."
The general coughed and whispered, "Princess, His Royal Highness... ahem, said that all the tents... need to be searched."
Su Mo rolled her eyes at him and said, "I came from the capital to visit my father. I just arrived and haven't even unpacked my luggage or had a sip of hot tea, and you're here to search this and that. Do you think I'm hiding an assassin to murder my father?"
"Of course not, of course not," the general said, sweat beads on his forehead, but he didn't dare to wipe it off. "That... His Royal Highness said..."
"If Beiheng has anything to say, ask him to say it in person." Su Mo interrupted the general without any hesitation.
The general said with a bitter face, "His Royal Highness said that he would always stay by the King of Qi's side to take care of him. That's why he asked me to search the camp for him..."
"That's it," Su Mo slammed the table in anger. "Bei Heng knew I was coming but he didn't come to greet me. I was already mad at him, and you came to add fuel to the fire, deliberately trying to drive a wedge between me and my wife. Besides, my tent is full of beautiful maids. Do you have ulterior motives and intend to molest them under the pretext of a search?"
The general was sweating profusely and bowed, saying, "Princess, I will go check elsewhere."
"I was preparing medicine for my father," Su Mo pointed at the medicine bag on the table, "and you came here to make trouble. I even got the prescription wrong. What if it delays the King of Qi's treatment..."
The general named Gu was sweating profusely. He didn't argue anymore. He quickly saluted and ran out of the tent as if fleeing. He said to the soldiers waiting in front of the tent, "Go, go, go."
Another deputy general, not understanding the situation, stepped forward and asked, "General, His Royal Highness has ordered a thorough inspection of every tent."
"You know shit," the general waved his hand impatiently, "Go away."
The Crown Prince's Consort was no pushover. Back at Yongwei City in Liang Province, she had scolded the eloquent counselors, Lin Kui and Song Zhen, until they dared not utter a single word. He had only been in the tent for a short while, yet he had been sowing discord, being lecherous and indecent, and delaying the King of Qi's medical treatment... Accusations were leveled at him one after another.
If he stayed any longer, the Crown Princess would probably find a reason to chop off his head immediately, and he wouldn't be able to resist. Besides, how could the Crown Princess harbor someone the Crown Prince wanted to arrest? It was impossible.
Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the general leading his soldiers hurriedly leaving the tent. She asked the maids to leave and stood up, walked to the door of the back tent, and asked through the curtain, "Yuexi, are you done washing?"
"alright."
Only when Shen Yuexi's voice sounded inside did Su Mo lift the curtain.
When the search troops arrived, Shen Yuexi and Xia Lan were a little worried. But when Su Mo drove the soldiers away with just a few words, they felt relieved.
Su Mo entered the back tent and looked at Shen Yuexi with a smile.
Shen Yuexi had just changed into a pomegranate-red dress, her long, jet-black hair draped over her shoulders. The red dress fitted her perfectly, accentuating her rosy complexion and delicate skin. Although she wore no makeup, she was naturally stunningly beautiful.
"This Xiaoxiang." Su Mo smiled and shook her head, walked to Shen Yuexi and took her hands.
"Now," Su Mo stared at Shen Yuexi's clear eyes seriously, "Should I continue to call you Yuexi, or should I change to calling you sister-in-law?"
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