Chapter 242 Guilty
Without turning around, Lu Shui explained the illness and taboos to the guard who was seeing patients, and patiently finished her work before pushing the table back to its original position.
The sixth prince was even more furious when he saw that she had been smiling and talking gently with the guards just now, but now she was expressionless in front of him.
However, his attack on Green Water yesterday did not bring him any benefit. This girl is not the kind of person who is stubborn and will not listen to reason. The more frivolous and arrogant he is, the less Green Water likes him.
He couldn't explain why he valued a young girl's opinion so much. Perhaps being a hostage was too boring, and when he encountered such an interesting girl, he inexplicably felt a desire to conquer her.
Since Green Water wouldn't listen to force, the Sixth Prince decided to try a different way to win a woman's heart.
He put on a smiling face, trying his best to show the elegant demeanor he had when he was in the Blue Feather Kingdom.
"Girl Green Water is beautiful and skilled in medicine. How could she have fallen so low as to work as a maid and treat patients in the military camp?"
Green Water Girl frowned and glanced at the Sixth Prince, then reached out and touched his forehead.
Just now he was so aggressive, telling her to get over here. What's with this pretense now?
Moreover, what kind of degrading is it to be a maid or a military doctor?
Upon discovering that the Sixth Prince's forehead wasn't hot, she said irritably, "I like it."
After saying that, she untied the bandage on the Sixth Prince's wound, scraped off the previous medicine residue, and applied a new layer.
"The military camp is a place where there are more men than women. It's not suitable for a girl like you. Why don't you come with me? Although you are of lowly status, you are still a woman from another country. If your rank is too low, you will be easily bullied. How about I make you my concubine?"
In the Blue Feather Kingdom, the position of the Sixth Prince's concubine would be fiercely contested by countless noble ladies. His words were half true and half false. Firstly, he wanted to test Green Water's reaction, and secondly, if Green Water pleased him in the future, it wouldn't be a bad thing for her to become his concubine.
Strangely enough, he dreamed of Green Water last night, and in the dream, Green Water easily aroused his desire.
But after he said that, he could clearly feel that Green Water's attitude towards him became even colder, and the force with which she treated his wounds returned to the fierce and ruthless strength of yesterday.
Some of the guards outside were already chuckling softly, seemingly mocking him for not being able to win over a maid even with the position of a concubine.
It might even be a military prostitute...
Enraged, the sixth prince's face contorted into a ferocious expression.
"You despise my position as a concubine, yet you insist on being a prostitute in the military camp, a shameless woman indeed..."
Green Water's hand stopped instantly.
She wanted to slap the Sixth Prince and poison the silver needles to teach him the consequences of his foul mouth, but then she suddenly realized that he was unworthy of the man's attention.
She doesn't deserve to be angry with such a vile and despicable person.
The guards outside placed their hands on their knives, ready to take Green Water away as soon as she spoke.
After a two-second pause, Lu Shui regained her mobility and continued to bandage the Sixth Prince methodically, without using much force.
His face was cold, and his hands moved slowly as he bandaged the wound, as if he were not treating a living person, but a puppet or a stone.
The atmosphere inside the tent suddenly turned cold.
The sixth prince was no longer in pain, but he would rather Green Water treat him as ruthlessly as before than treat him like this, not as a human being.
He felt a tightness in his chest, increasingly confused as to whether he had touched a nerve with Lu Shui or whether his baseless accusations had hurt the girl's self-esteem.
Seeing that Lü Shui's expression was clearly off, the Sixth Prince guiltily protested, "Did I say anything wrong? You dare say you have no connection with these roughnecks in the military camp..."
His real intention was to hear Green Water's explanation, but to Green Water, it was yet another insult.
The sixth prince suddenly fell silent halfway through his speech, because he noticed a single tear rolling down the corner of Green Water's cold, indifferent eye.
A beautiful woman's tears should be like pear blossoms in the rain, evoking pity. But Green Water's tears were stubborn and unyielding, like a block of ice smashing into the Sixth Prince's heart.
The Sixth Prince already had several wives and concubines in his bedchamber and had seen many women cry. His initial affection had long since turned into disgust, but now, seeing a single clear tear on Green Water's expressionless face, he felt a panic he had never felt before.
He felt he had gone too far.
He is guilty.
But how could the arrogant and conceited sixth prince possibly bow down and admit his mistake to an insignificant little girl? He mustered his courage and finally managed to utter only, "This prince, this prince... you, you..."
Green Water had finished treating all of the Sixth Prince's wounds, but she still didn't treat him like a human being. After finishing, she packed her medicine box and left without looking back.
The sixth prince noticed that her steps were noticeably more hurried than the day before.
He rubbed his head in frustration, wondering why he had acted so inexplicably today and made things so embarrassing.
The guards outside looked at him with great disdain.
When Lushui left today, they even forgot to lower the curtain for him.
"What are you all looking at? She did it, so I can't even say anything?"
It's like a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs. A little girl treats him with disdain, and even the guards dare to look down on him.
One of the guards mustered up his courage and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Green Water is just a maid of a merchant in the military camp. She has medical skills and kindly treated us. But you directly ruined her reputation. You are no good person."
"Exactly. They were kind enough to treat his wounds, but he just spewed all sorts of foul language. Green Water Girl is so magnanimous; if it were me, I definitely wouldn't care whether he lived or died."
The presence of several beautiful young women in the military camp naturally delighted the soldiers. However, they also knew that these women were under the protection of the Northern Frontier King, and that military discipline was strict. They were content with simply enjoying their beauty and dared not harbor any other thoughts.
The tents where the girls stayed were protected by special personnel, so even if a few reckless individuals wanted to cause trouble, they would not have the opportunity.
The sixth prince, with his sharp tongue, called the girl a military prostitute. He was truly of low character and had a filthy mind. He was even less polite than them, these uncouth men.
The Blue Feather Kingdom is truly a barbarian land; even their princes are so despicable.
Despite feeling the rejection from everyone, the sixth prince surprisingly did not get angry. Instead, he pulled the chains to the doorway and lowered the curtain.
It turns out that Green Water really wasn't a military prostitute.
As the Sixth Prince's lips curled into a smile, his sense of guilt intensified.
That little girl isn't really not coming tomorrow, is she?
She's just a young girl who's also a military doctor, what's the big deal? Why are you so angry?
The sixth prince reached into his robes for a piece of jade pendant, took it out, and played with it in his hand.
If I gave this to Lushui, I wonder if she would calm down...
Meanwhile, after several days of discussions, under pressure from the emperor of Lanyu Kingdom, three envoys were dispatched to Huxiang Army to negotiate the rescue of the sixth prince.
The next morning, the three envoys finally arrived at the Tiger Soaring Army's camp. After being welcomed into the reception area by the guards, they waited for an hour before meeting the Northern Frontier King, Wen Zhiming.
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