IF Route 4: The Chosen One Arrives
Ji Qingwu gradually became more reliable.
First, she cautiously touched him a little, and seeing that he seemed not to notice, Ji Qingwu then leaned all her weight on him.
Compared to his cold face, his body was warm and smelled of sandalwood, which was quite pleasant.
Aside from the initial pain, having someone rub your forehead was quite comfortable. Before long, Ji Qingwu closed his eyes in a daze, forgetting that he had come to tease him.
Li Yuzong, who was watching from the doorway, frowned.
He couldn't believe that his wise son wouldn't see through such a blatant and naked seduction.
In the past, there had been instances of daring Hu women sneaking in during the winter, hiding under thick winter quilts, intending to use their charms. When the prince discovered them, the Hu women were thrown out naked.
Just as Li Yuzong was wondering if the Crown Prince was nearing his limit of forbearance and was about to throw the man out of the tent?
Ji Qingwu suddenly grunted and immediately sat up straight.
She stared at him with wide eyes.
He actually took advantage of her unpreparedness and flicked the area above her nose and below her eyebrows with his long finger.
Although it didn't hurt, there was a soreness in it, and Ji Qingwu's eyes immediately welled up with tears. She blinked and held back her tears.
Zhao Mingyan withdrew his hand, picked up a handkerchief from the side to wipe his hands, and said, "You didn't cry, that's good."
Ji Qingwu didn't know where he got the conclusion that he was a crybaby. He lowered his head and pouted, but when he looked up, he had already composed himself.
She asked, "General, are you finished applying the medicine?"
Zhao Mingyan stood before the long table, looking at her, and said, "What do you intend to do?"
Ji Qingwu was really reluctant to leave. The time they spent together was too short, and he didn't know when he would be able to enter his military tent again.
She heard from Aunt Zhang that things were not peaceful on the border recently, with enemy troops and Japanese pirates. The general often had to lead troops out, sometimes for two or three months at a time.
Ji Qingwu couldn't keep bringing up this minor injury, so she picked up the food box on the table and leaned closer, saying, "General, why don't you try some breakfast I made myself?"
Zhao Mingyan's gaze swept over her fingers, which were unusually red, and he said, "After you finish eating, I need to apply medicine to your fingers."
Ji Qingwu had the same thought in mind, and she smiled and leaned closer to ask, "Is it alright?"
Those eyes were full of anticipation, sparkling brightly.
Zhao Mingyan glanced at it a few more times, but still said, "No."
Seeing his expression return to its coldness, Ji Qingwu's smile vanished. She lowered her shoulders and said, "This time, General, there's no need for you to apply the medicine. You should try it yourself, since I've been busy all morning."
She opened the food box, inside were milk skin rolls wrapped around hawthorn, and several sesame candy pancakes of different sizes.
It didn't look very appealing, but it smelled delicious, which was the best Ji Qingwu could make.
Seeing this, Li Yuzong shook his head. The young master disliked sweets, and he wouldn't eat a single sour bite.
As expected, Zhao Mingyan glanced at the contents of the food box, then returned to the long table, picked up the military book, and began to read it, without giving Ji Qingwu even a second glance.
Ji Qingwu felt disappointed that his hard work had been met with indifference.
She had been prepared for him not to accept it, but he had been so attentive and meticulous when applying the medicine that it had given her a slight illusion...
The tent was quiet except for the sound of turning pages.
If Ji Qingwu stayed any longer, it would be a bit shameless, so she had no choice but to carry the food box out.
He had only walked a dozen meters when Li Yuzong caught up from behind.
"Dr. Ji, please wait!"
Ji Qingwu sniffed, and when she turned her head, she had already put on a smile again.
"Has the general changed his mind?"
Li Yuzong sighed and said, "Doctor Ji, the breakfast you prepared was all according to the preferences of General Wei Ting, who likes sweet and sour food, but our general dislikes these things the most."
Ji Qingwu had forgotten about this, and suddenly understood why he had refused.
The problem is that these things weren't prepared for him, so naturally he wouldn't use them.
Ji Qingwu's mood instantly improved. As long as she wasn't being rejected, she was fine. She even felt that the sky had become more beautiful. She asked, "What kind of food does the general like?"
Li Yuzong said, "The general prefers light flavors and dislikes sweet, greasy, and fishy tastes."
Taking this opportunity, Ji Qingwu asked Li Yuzong a few more questions about his preferences, but Li Yuzong kept his mouth shut and only mentioned a few things about his eating habits.
Ji Qingwu returned to the tent, and Aunt Bai and Aunt Zhang went out to do their work.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she brought out the system again and checked the information between herself and the system.
Ji Qingwu asked, "Peanut, is my target, the Northern Border's extinct general, the General Who Guards the North or the Great General Who Pacifies the North?"
After she asked the question, his image involuntarily came to mind.
Even before the system's mechanical voice sounded, her heart was racing. Only Ji Qingwu knew that she already had the answer she was hoping for.
When Aunt Zhang came in, she saw Ji Qingwu sitting on the bed, propping his face up with his right hand, grinning foolishly at something.
"Young lady, I heard you went to the general's tent this morning?"
Ji Qingwu nodded. Since she dared to do this, she wasn't afraid of people finding out.
As Aunt Zhang approached, she exclaimed in surprise, "Why does the young lady smell like medicine? It smells like notopterygium root."
Notopterygium root has a spicy aroma reminiscent of pepper and ginger, but it's easily confused with spices, something this washerwoman knows quite a bit about.
Ji Qingwu said, "I bumped into it by accident, but I'm fine now."
Aunt Zhang sat down, rubbing her chapped forearms, and said, "There are all sorts of rumors going around, saying that the girl came to such a harsh place as the Northern Frontier just to..."
Seeing her hesitant expression, Ji Qingwu answered for her: "Are you saying I'm trying to climb the social ladder?"
Aunt Zhang said, "Girl, that's not what I meant."
Ji Qingwu said, "It takes skill to be able to climb up to that level, doesn't that sound right, Auntie?"
Aunt Zhang chuckled dryly a few times.
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Li Yuzong jogged back to report.
"Your Highness, Doctor Ji said he will come again tomorrow to bring you breakfast."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Mingyan remained engrossed in his military treatise for a long time, not turning a single page, before finally saying, "Send someone to investigate her background."
Li Yuzong asked, "Does Your Highness suspect that she is also involved with...?"
Zhao Mingyan interrupted, "Go investigate first."
Li Yuzong bowed his head and said yes. He went out and came back in a short while later, respectfully presenting an envelope and saying, "Your Highness, Master Liaoran has sent a letter."
Zhao Mingyan opened the letter, and after reading it, his eyes turned frighteningly deep.
The woman destined by fate, as predicted by Master Liaoran, has arrived.
This also means that the time has come to send troops.
But how can we confirm the woman of destiny mentioned in the letter?
Zhao Mingyan picked up his pen and wrote another letter, saying, "Send the message by fast horse, the sooner the better."
As Li Yuzong was about to leave after receiving the letter, Zhao Mingyan said again, "Add more people to watch over that tent."
"Wait."
This was the first time Li Yuzong had ever seen the Crown Prince so hesitant.
Zhao Mingyan frowned and said, "Change her tent to the one next to mine."
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