Chapter 489: The Thousand-Year-Old (10)
"How could you ask Father for money?" The eldest prince pulled Wen Wan back. Wen Wan realized her mistake belatedly and dared not ask for it. In the end, she still got the money. After that, Wen Wan dared not be reckless and played around with great fear.
In the end, only the Emperor won. The other side was very happy, and the other princes were also very happy. Only Wen Wan suffered a heart attack.
It breaks my heart, that's all money!
I never imagined playing mahjong with my elders would be so expensive. Oh well, what can I do? They're the rulers of the land, holding the power of life and death over me.
I will never do this again; it's too terrible.
Mahjong swept through the entire capital at an extremely rapid pace and became a new trend.
The deposed crown prince who invented mahjong has surprisingly gained a better reputation.
Wen Wan was both amused and exasperated.
This is truly standing on the shoulders of giants; I am unworthy of such praise.
Soon, the day of the Third Prince and the female lead's wedding arrived. Wen Wan observed the male lead's reaction countless times and found that he indeed had no reaction. She breathed a sigh of relief and didn't even go. She sent a generous gift through someone else, naturally not wanting Gu Li to meet the female lead.
After the Third Prince got married, he also had his own residence and moved out of the palace.
Currently, only the eldest prince and the third prince have their own residences. As for him, he used to be the crown prince, so he naturally lived in the East Palace. Now that he is the deposed crown prince, he naturally lives in the Cold Palace. In any case, he can't get out. I really envy them.
However, Wen Wan would occasionally sneak out to play with Xiao Cui and Gu Li, and then run back dressed as a eunuch.
Several times.
She thought she had done a perfect job, but almost everyone knew.
After the Third Prince got married, Wen Wan saw the female lead more often, but she always avoided meeting the male and female leads. Occasionally, the ambition in the female lead's eyes would burst out, scaring Wen Wan to death.
In any case, the third prince absolutely cannot become emperor.
Soon, a major event occurred: barbarian tribes invaded the border.
Wen Wan knew about this matter; it was because of this that the Third Prince became famous throughout the land.
However, in reality, the Third Prince relied on the female lead in both the original storyline and the poorly-ended storyline.
That won't do.
Wen Wan asked the fourth prince to go up.
The fourth prince shook his head. “Brother, please don’t tease your younger brother. I have no talent for leading troops, and besides, I can’t endure the hardship of traversing mountains and rivers.”
Wen Wan looked at the eldest prince.
Yes, the eldest prince is also there. Their relationship is not bad; although they don't confide in each other, they are not enemies either.
"Eldest brother, you—"
The eldest prince shook his head. "Father will send experienced generals to treat the sick; I'm not good at that."
Wen Yan: "..."
None of them were reliable, so in the end, she had to step in.
When the news broke that Wen Wan was going to join the army on a campaign, everyone was shocked. Even the emperor's gaze towards her was exceptionally intimidating. Wen Wan almost knelt down, but she managed to hold on.
"Father, I am guilty, so I wish to atone for my sins and do my part for the people on the border. I beg you to grant my request."
Since the Third Prince can't go, even if she goes herself, she absolutely cannot let the Third Prince become emperor.
The emperor finally agreed.
So Wen Wan prepared to go on the expedition with the army. When the Empress heard this news, she was furious, thinking that Wen Wan was courting death. What kind of place was the border? It was a desolate and dangerous place. If a young girl went there, not to mention whether she would be exposed, if she encountered any danger, all of Wen Wan's decades of planning would be completely destroyed.
However, once it has happened, there is no way to change it.
They could only send a lot of secret guards disguised as protectors to follow along. Wen Wan also brought Xiao Cui and Gu Li with her. The reason for bringing Gu Li was simply to keep her away from the Third Prince and the female lead. As for Xiao Cui, she insisted on coming along, and Gu Li also felt that she needed Xiao Cui to take care of her and conceal her female identity, so she took them with her.
Wen Wan suffered quite a bit along the way. The carriage ride made her vomit several times, and in the end, Gu Li mainly led her on horseback because she couldn't ride.
It's so embarrassing, even Wen Wan herself feels ashamed.
But there was nothing she could do; she was just a useless little thing, and the general who accompanied her rolled his eyes at her countless times and made sarcastic remarks about her countless times.
When it was time to eat, the soldiers had only dry rations, such as steamed buns and flatbread.
Wen Wan quickly pulled out her life-saving artifacts: homemade Lao Gan Ma chili sauce and homemade pickles, and shared some with everyone. Only then did the general realize that the carriage that Wen Wan had brought, which he had originally thought contained various luggage, actually contained these things.
The chili sauce is very fragrant, and it also contains minced pork and beef.
Pickled vegetables are also especially delicious with steamed buns and flatbread.
This is simply an essential item for home and travel.
After the general ate her pickles and chili peppers, his attitude improved considerably; at least he wasn't like before, acting like a complete jerk.
Later on, we caught fish whenever we passed a pond.
Then Wen Wan brought all sorts of seasonings and had Gu Li cook, making the soldiers extremely satisfied with their meal.
Surprisingly, it didn't delay the journey at all. After all, having eaten and drunk well, we had much more energy to walk.
At night, they set up camp. Wen Wan and Xiao Cui slept together, and no one found it strange. After all, it was normal for a prince to have a maidservant. If Wen Wan knew that these people had misunderstood, she would probably be embarrassed to death.
She was just worried about her identity being exposed.
After all, they are both girls, which makes things much more convenient.
The important thing is that Wen Wan got her period, which almost scared her to death. Fortunately, Xiao Cui was experienced, and her period was regulated to come at the same time as her mistress's, so as to help her cover up the fact that she had her period.
Wen Wan was truly grateful that Xiao Cui had come along; otherwise, she really wouldn't know what to do.
In the following days, Wen Wan was pale every day. People thought he couldn't stand the hardship, but they could understand. After all, he was a prince who was born into wealth and privilege. Moreover, even though the Second Prince was like this, he did not delay his schedule and cooked delicious food for them every day. No one was annoyed or disgusted by her pampered nature.
For most of the time afterward, Wen Wan lay limp in the carriage.
She drank brown sugar water every day, but it didn't help much. Once, she almost fainted from the pain, and Gu Li took care of her in the end.
In fact, Wen Wan suspected that Gu Li already knew her identity, but since the other party didn't say anything, Wen Wan didn't take the initiative to reveal it. Anyway, given the current relationship between the male lead and her, he wouldn't scheme against her.
Wen Wan still has that much trust.
With Gu Li taking care of her, Wen Wan felt much more relaxed. "I didn't expect you to know medicine."
Gu Li: "A long illness makes one a good doctor. In the past, when I was injured, I didn't have money to see a doctor, so I could only learn to treat myself."
Wen Wan felt a pang of heartache upon hearing this.
It sounds easy, but it must be really hard to accept.
When her period ended, Wen Wan felt like she had lost half her life. She continued traveling for another six or seven days and finally arrived at her destination, a border city. Only then did she take a thorough and comfortable bath and get some sleep.
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