Chapter 206 The Slovenly Consort Su Has Arrived
Lin Feng also sat down. "Such a dangerous scene, with such fierce fighting, most people would avoid it. I never expected that Miss Ye would participate in the selection of doctors in Shengjing and come to the border."
"It's all thanks to you medics that we were able to help. Otherwise, relying solely on the army's doctors would have been chaotic, with countless soldiers dying or being wounded. The medics' timely treatment saved the wounded from suffering too much."
Ye Susu said, “Susu dares not take credit for herself. There are more than 30 civilian doctors who went to the border to provide support this time. The court did not send us here for nothing, but gave us enough silver. I am already very happy that I, a mere woman, can be of help. Susu thinks that soldiers are brave. They risked their lives to repel the enemy and protect our people. As a citizen of the Great Zhou Kingdom, even if the court did not give me silver, I should still come to the border to protect our common homeland.”
Hearing her words, Xie Shang couldn't help but look at Ye Susu with newfound respect. Few women possessed such a magnanimous spirit. "Physician Ye is right. For the sake of the Great Zhou, we should all do our duty without hesitation. Physician Ye's righteousness is admirable." With that, he raised his wine cup to toast her.
"Susu is ignorant and just follows suit. When the prince went to Jiangnan to control the floods, he saved hundreds of thousands of refugees and helped them settle down as soon as possible. That was a great merit. Susu feels honored to be a citizen of the Great Zhou and to have a leader like the prince. Susu also toasts the prince."
She also took the wine jug and poured herself a full glass.
Having finally found an opportunity to start talking, she tried her best to express herself. After downing a glass of wine, the spiciness made her cough incessantly.
Lin Feng said, "Doctor Ye drank too fast. It's strong liquor. Drink it slowly."
Xie Shang's expression was cold and indifferent. When he heard the word "leader," his blood surged involuntarily. This time, he repelled the Hu people, which made him feel even more accomplished. If he had been on the battlefield since ten years ago, he would have expanded the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty by a considerable amount.
With war raging all around the Great Zhou Dynasty, everyone's eyes were wide open, eager to expand their territory.
Ten years ago, the territory of the Hu tribe should have belonged to the Great Zhou, but unfortunately, he wasted ten years.
Just then, the sound of someone catching an assassin rang out outside the tent.
Several people were tense, and Ye Susu even took out a dagger she had hidden on her person. "There's an assassin? Is he here to assassinate the prince?"
Xie Shang smiled and said, "There's no need to be nervous. I am returning to the capital with the army. What assassin would dare to try to kill me in front of tens of thousands of soldiers?"
The assassins quickly surrendered, and a soldier came in to report, "Your Highness, the assassins have been captured. They were two women, one of whom said she was Your Highness's concubine and that her father was General Su."
Xie Shang put down his wine cup. "Bring them in! And please invite General Su and Young General Su to come along as well."
After this great victory, the Emperor issued an imperial edict ordering the Su family to come to the capital to receive their reward. So the Su family also returned to Shengjing with the army. He was also fortunate to have the help of the Cheng brothers and Jiang Jinyan. However, he did not tell the Emperor that he had brought the Cheng family with him. This time, he was afraid that the Cheng family would have to suffer.
Fortunately, the Cheng brothers and Jiang Jinyan were going back to the capital to prepare for the spring imperial examinations, so he let them leave with the officials a little earlier to prepare for the exams.
Soon, Su Tingwan was brought before Xie Shang. As soon as she saw him, tears fell from her eyes. "I have finally seen Your Highness. For the past few months, I have been hiding on the road. If I hadn't found out that Your Highness's returning army was encamped here, I would have missed you again."
Xie Shang almost didn't recognize her when he saw her disheveled appearance. "Weren't you in Shengjing? What are you doing here?"
Su Tingwan felt increasingly aggrieved and buried her face in Xie Shang's lap. "I was originally going home, but somehow I got lost on the way and encountered bandits. They killed all my followers and locked me in a cave. Ginkgo and I barely managed to escape..."
After burying Ji Chen's body, Su Tingwan left Shengjing. She was on a good journey when she unexpectedly encountered swindlers. Later, she realized that those people were not swindlers at all, but bandits. They not only took all her silver, but also her winter clothes. They even sold her into a brothel. If she hadn't known martial arts, she might have lost her virginity. Of course, she didn't mention any of this.
After escaping from the brothel, she dared not report to the authorities because she was a concubine of Prince Heng. If people found out about this, how could she explain it to Xie Shang? She could only swallow her bitterness. The guards who were protecting her also disappeared. Later, she was captured by bandits. The bandits wanted her to be their wife, but she naturally refused and was imprisoned for another month.
Later, she pretended to agree to the bandits' request. For some reason, despite her beauty, the bandits did not actually do anything inappropriate to her. She took advantage of the bandits being drunk during the New Year celebrations and found an opportunity to escape.
Then she got lost and had to ask someone for directions to the border. It took her more than ten days to walk. Her feet were blistered and her clothes were torn. She was in a sorry state. Finally, she found out that the border had won a battle and that Prince Heng had returned to the capital. She finally found her way here after many hardships.
When the soldiers found her, she took the initiative to introduce herself, took out the token on her body, and said that she was a concubine of Prince Heng. Otherwise, the soldiers would have really killed her as an assassin.
Su Tingwan also selectively recounted how she had spent the past few months, thankfully Ginkgo had been by her side the whole time.
"Waaah... Your Highness." She felt extremely wronged. She had heard that the Su family had also returned to the capital with the army. This meant that the prince had won the battle and would become the crown prince upon his return. Then the Su family would be rewarded, and her status would naturally follow...
Because of her proximity, Xie Shang could only smell a foul stench. Su Tingwan hadn't taken a bath since she came out, and she was dirtier than a beggar.
She now hates human traffickers and bandits the most.
Just then, she suddenly saw a woman sitting at the same table as Xie Shang, eating and drinking. Looking at the food, her stomach rumbled, but she didn't care about being hungry and kept her eyes fixed on Ye Susu's direction.
Ye Susu quickly stood up from her seat and said softly, "Since the prince's concubine has come, Susu will take her leave first."
Before Xie Shang could speak, Su Tingwan said, "Stop."
She walked up to Ye Susu and said, "Are you a servant who serves the prince? I've never seen you before."
"I am not the prince's servant, but a physician, a female doctor selected by the court to go to the border to help the soldiers," Ye Susu explained, meaning that she was a respectable woman with official documents, and even if she married Prince Heng, she would be several ranks higher than a maid.
Su Tingwan remembered this incident. At the time, Jiang Fenghua was in charge of handling the matter. The Emperor trusted her and entrusted many things to Jiang Fenghua.
"What are you doing in the Prince's tent?" She's obviously another vixen, dressed so cunningly. Is she trying to seduce Xie Shang?
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