"And let alone me, who is in the East China Sea. As I stand here, I am watched by thousands of eyes, and in my eyes, you are one of them."
I told her all this because I didn't want her to get stuck on it and cause even bigger misunderstandings.
Su Wanyan had noticed her diligence these past few days. She hadn't been perfunctory in taking care of the injured. Besides, Yu Nanqing had made a deal with her father, so the debt of saving lives was not owed in the first place.
The several cartloads of grain and herbs she sent were one of the reasons why Su Wanyan was soft-hearted towards her.
That's all there is to it, nothing more.
Xiao Daya came to her senses, and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.
"If there's nothing else, Miss Xiao, please feel free to do as you please." Su Wanyan ignored her and led Yu Nanqing past her.
"Yan'er?" Yu Nanqing called out cautiously, seeing Su Wanyan's indifferent expression.
Su Wanyan led him into the bedroom, pulled him to sit down, and pushed the noodles in front of him: "You didn't eat when you got up, and now the noodles are all mushy."
Yu Nanqing observed Su Wanyan's expression, somewhat unsure: "Just now, did I disturb Yan'er?"
He was referring to when she was changing the soldiers' dressings just now.
When did I say you were bothering me?
"Then...why didn't you wait for me in the room?"
"..." Why are these two questions connected?
As Yu Nanqing spoke, he had already peeled a sweet potato for Su Wanyan and ladled out a bowl of porridge.
"I've already eaten. I only brought two bowls of noodles, didn't you see one of them is empty?"
Yu Nanqing hesitated for a moment before withdrawing her hand and stuffing the sweet potato into her mouth.
This stuffing caused a sudden surge of hunger to rise from his stomach, and Yu Nanqing swallowed the first bite before he even had a chance to chew it.
Su Wanyan could easily see his anxiety, so she handed him a bowl of porridge: "Take it slow, especially in times like these, you need to chew slowly and carefully."
Yu Nanqing drank the porridge from Su Wanyan's hand.
Su Wanyan gently rested her chin on her hand, watching him eat bite by bite. He was clearly wolfing down his food, but he didn't look embarrassed at all.
For a moment, she felt that this instant was quite pleasant, and she couldn't help but smile, asking curiously, "How many days has it been since you last ate?"
Yu Nanqing recalled Su Wanyan's words that when he left Qingxuan City, he had some dry food with him. Because it was inconvenient to carry after being exposed to the salt water, he ate all the dry food in one go.
The island of Nitrous Water was shrouded in darkness, and he didn't know how many days he had been killing in the Nitrous Water. After crawling out of the Nitrous Water, he rushed to the city island. Because his body smelled strongly of blood, he found some soapberry and washed himself in the river before coming here.
So he didn't keep track of exactly how many days he hadn't eaten.
Seeing that Yu Nanqing had been pondering for a long time without uttering a single word, Su Wanyan didn't press the matter and changed the subject: "Is this battle in the East Sea over, or will it continue?"
“It’s over.” Yu Nanqing said succinctly.
Even if they continued, they wouldn't have that kind of manpower. This battle not only depleted the East China Sea, but also took away a lot of manpower from their Great Jin.
The East Sea Navy, which had already been defeated, would have no will to fight if they learned of Feng Lingxu's death.
"So, are we going back to Beijing next?"
Yu Nanqing suddenly looked at Su Wanyan: "Does Yan'er want to go back to the capital?"
"What kind of talk is that?" Su Wanyan asked with a smile.
"If Yan'er doesn't want to go back, we can go somewhere else." Deep in the mountains and amidst the clouds, in the wildflower forests, anywhere is fine as long as it makes Su Wanyan happy.
Su Wanyan asked curiously, "What about the capital? Are we not going to worry about it?"
"Of course we can't ignore it, but it has nothing to do with whether or not we return to the capital."
Su Wanyan seemed to understand but not quite.
“Yan’er once said that she wanted to travel the world and practice medicine to help people, so…” Yu Nanqing said very seriously, “I want to give Yan’er that kind of life.”
Su Wanyan smiled and said, "I know you can."
"However..." he changed the subject, "it's too early to talk about that now."
“I know what Yan’er is referring to. The capital is not peaceful right now. The Empress and the Empress Dowager are vying for power, and Prince Gong’s Mansion has become their target for courting. Whether we return to the capital or not, we will be at the center of their struggle.”
At that time, the capital city would surely be plunged into chaos and treachery once again, and he did not want to take Su Wanyan to such a place again.
"Yan'er".
"Um?"
"With this great victory, I will take the opportunity to ask the emperor to grant me a fiefdom. How about we go and live there together then?"
Su Wanyan's eyes brightened slightly, and she couldn't stop the upturn of her lips: "A fiefdom? Which fiefdom? I want a fiefdom with auspicious feng shui."
Su Wanyan stretched out her hand: "You've been to the frontier for so many days, your skin has become rough, and your face always feels unclean. When the yellow sand blows, it fills the sky."
Su Wanyan didn't dislike this place, but if she had a choice, she would definitely choose it.
At first, I was thinking of finding a good balm to apply, but I couldn't find one. I also tried some local balms, but the effects were not ideal, so I could only make do with what I had.
"Fuzhou has a mild climate year-round, offering respite from the summer heat and warmth in the winter. The people are simple and honest, and the region is rich in resources. I wonder if Yan'er would like it?"
"Fuzhou? Never heard of it. If you think it's good, then it must be good."
"When the time comes, you can open a clinic. You'll be in charge of practicing medicine, and I'll prepare the medicine for you," Yu Nanqing said softly, a hopeful smile on her lips.
This wasn't a sudden idea of his; he had had this thought for a long time.
If Su Wanyan wants to go somewhere else to play, he will accompany her, and after they play, they will go home to rest.
With a fiefdom, they would have tax revenue and rewards from the imperial court. Su Wanyan would never have to struggle for a living and could enjoy a lifetime of happiness.
"You, a general with a distinguished military record, are assigned to pound medicine for me? Isn't that a waste of your talents?"
Strangely enough, when Yu Nanqing first came back last night, she was at a loss, and even just now, the two of them were still a little uneasy. But in the blink of an eye, the atmosphere had become very comfortable and harmonious.
“It is only natural for me to pound medicine for my wife.”
Su Wanyan smiled: "To be honest, before the war, I had Wei Xiang open a lot of pharmacies along the line, thinking that when the war started, the supply of medicines could keep up. I didn't expect the court to act so quickly this time, and the military rations and medicines were transported together."
"The Dukes of Changshun and the Duke of Shun contributed a great deal of effort to this matter."
Su Wanyan suddenly asked curiously, "Do you already know about the new emperor's ascension to the throne? I only received the imperial edict a few days ago. When did you find out?"
"Without an imperial edict, Yu Jing'an's ascension is basically in accordance with the will of Heaven. With my own planning, although the Empress is suppressed by the Empress Dowager, the Xia family is also capable. Moreover, the Xia family is a military family. With wars raging now, the Empress Dowager will not push too hard."
"That's true, but back then, everything was still unresolved, wasn't it?"
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