Chapter 174: Jiang Sijin's Secret Plot
Jiang Sijin learned of Hensheng's news just before the New Year. Since arriving in Bianzhou, her days had been extremely boring, and she didn't even have anyone to talk to.
"I knew I shouldn't have agreed to their request. Those two have been gone for almost half a year, making me feel like I've been in prison for six months," Jiang Sijin said with dissatisfaction, looking at the letter delivered by the messenger.
The messenger bowed and did not answer.
Jiang Sijin found it extremely boring. The soldiers trained by Chunzhi were just like her—rigid and inflexible, making people not want to talk to them.
"Alright, alright, you can go now."
The messenger saluted, turned, and left the tent.
Jiang Sijin gritted her teeth. Chunzhi wrote to her saying that she could go back. Wasn't this obviously treating her like a subordinate?
As a princess of the Jiang Dynasty, she should be the one issuing orders. Since arriving in the border region, although the generals and common people have been extremely respectful to her, she always felt something was missing. She had no say in the military, political, or daily affairs of the border region; it was completely an empty shell.
Jiang Sijin tried to strike up a conversation with the soldiers, but while they were overly respectful to her, they knew nothing about anything else. She couldn't keep lowering herself to wander around the military camp.
Jiang Sijin paced back and forth, holding the letter, muttering to herself, "They actually managed to resolve the locust plague in the south before the New Year. Given Su Zhenzhen's abilities, nothing she handles ever leaves any problems unresolved. The south won't descend into chaos anytime soon. Without the uncertainty of the south, Hensheng can directly confront the imperial court. Currently, only the situation in Huzhou remains unclear. So, what should I do?"
How can one be the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?
After learning that Su Zhenzhen was the destined noblewoman, Jiang Sijin decided to have her bear a child for Hensheng.
The original plan was for them to get married, consummate their marriage, and everything would fall into place naturally. Who knew that the scoundrel Song Anbang would betray them like that?
Because of her mistake, Jiang Sijin could no longer urge the two to get married.
But how can we get them to have children?
Jiang Sijin thought of drugging him, but there was no such drug for sale in Bianzhou and Shanxian. As an unmarried young woman, she didn't know where to buy drugs to enhance male-female sexual pleasure.
Moreover, if this medicine isn't handled properly, we could very well end up breaking ties with them right now.
No, no, even if you get pregnant, it will still take ten months to give birth.
During her boring days in Bianzhou, Jiang Sijin kept thinking about whether there was a drug that could make men and women forget everything after they had sex, so that she would have time to shift the blame or even push the blame onto them for crossing the line because of their own passion.
It didn't snow in the border region, but a cold wind raged, lifting the curtain of the large tent. Those inside could see a soldier feeding water to the Taoist priest on the command platform.
This central command tent was where Chunzhi lived. Since arriving in Bianzhou, Jiang Sijin had taken it over for himself. Previously, he had been focused on military power and had neglected what was right in front of him.
Jiang Sijin strode out of the tent and leaped onto the command platform.
"Leave your things here, you can go now."
The soldier pointed to his ear, indicating that he couldn't hear.
Jiang Sijin suddenly felt extremely annoyed; no matter what that maid's child did, it was disgusting.
The soldier ripped the gag from the Taoist priest's mouth, and before he could speak, he grabbed his chin and poured all the hot water and food into the mouth.
"Ugh, cough cough—"
No one cared whether the Celestial Master lived or died; the soldiers' job was simply to feed him, and how they fed him was entirely up to him.
After confirming that all the food had been consumed, the soldier gagged the Taoist priest again, then bowed to Jiang Sijin and took the food box down from the command platform.
Soldiers patrolled the area. Jiang Sijin knew from the moment she arrived that the bound, ragged Taoist priest was a menace. He possessed real skills but was extremely insidious, even attempting to use General Huo's remains as a sacrifice.
After Chunzhi captured him, she felt that letting him die like that was too easy for him, so she tied him to the command platform and gave him a little water and rice every day to keep him alive, making him wish he were dead.
At first, Jiang Sijin didn't take this nobody seriously. If he were really capable, why would he be a prisoner? In the end, he was just a fraud.
However, for now, trying anything as a last resort might be a viable option.
The clothes on the Celestial Master's body had not been changed since he was tied to the command platform. If it weren't for the raging cold wind, one could smell the stench of the sublimated dirt.
Jiang Sijin frowned with some disdain. This person didn't look well; he was shivering in the cold wind, which showed that he was not in good health.
The most basic requirement for engaging in superstitious practices is good health; otherwise, if it backfires one day, all your previous efforts will be in vain.
Seeing that Jiang Sijin was clearly interested in him, but then suddenly changed to a disgusted expression, the Celestial Master quickly stretched his neck and moved.
"Mmm...mmm..."
The gag was so tight that the Taoist priest could only make broken muffled sounds from his throat.
Jiang Sijin walked down from the command platform with a look of disgust, still cursing, "I don't know what she was thinking. A useless piece of trash, why not just kill her with all eighteen kinds of cruel torture? It's a waste of manpower to bring her food while she's alive. She should be thinking about how to serve this princess instead."
Jiang Sijin returned to her tent. The Celestial Master stretched his neck and struggled a few more times until he could no longer see her figure in front of him. Then he went back to his tent listlessly, looking like a withered tree, lifeless and gloomy.
Unbeknownst to anyone, the soldier at the end of the patrol quietly left the group, wrote down everything that had just happened, and then made two bird calls, causing a pigeon to fly down from the sky.
The soldier rolled up the note, stuffed it into the small bamboo tube attached to the pigeon's leg, and patted the pigeon's back. The pigeon took flight, circled once in the sky, and then flew southeast.
The wind howled incessantly at night, and even though it wasn't snowing, the cold still seeped into your bones.
With half the number of patrol members gone, Jiang Sijin took advantage of their shift change to sneak onto the command platform.
The Celestial Master was so cold that his face was covered in snot, and his legs were trembling uncontrollably.
Jiang Sijin patted his face through the strip of cloth with a hint of disgust.
The Celestial Master was woken up by the slap, and his face lit up with joy.
"Hmm..."
Jiang Sijin quickly put her index finger to her lips, "Shh!"
The Celestial Master blinked, indicating that he wouldn't make any noise.
Jiang Sijin pulled off his gag and said briefly, "Is there anything that allows men and women to have natural pleasure without leaving any trace?"
"Yes!" the Celestial Master said urgently, "Release me, and I will take care of this for you."
"Trying to negotiate with this princess?" Jiang Sijin sneered. "Believe me or not, I'll kill you right now."
After saying that, Jiang Sijin directly used her long hair to wrap around the Taoist priest's neck.
The Celestial Master never expected that the woman before him was a monster. While humans can be negotiated with, monsters are unreasonable.
"No! Don't kill me! I have a use!"
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