She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 122 - Jie Chen Falls for This Trick
Chapter 122: Chapter 122: Jie Chen Falls for This Trick
Chapter 122 -122: Jie Chen Falls for This Trick
However, Jie Chen didn’t have the final say.
Everyone’s eyes fell on Xiang Ying’s face.
It wasn’t until she slightly tilted her head up: “You all go out, the Military Supervisor wants to spend some time alone with me.”
Only then did they leave one after another.
The three little ones were uneasy.
Xiang Yuanshuo pointed at him: “If you dare to touch a single hair on her, you will… mmph!”
Before the little guy could finish, he was muffled and dragged out by Qi Fengyi.
Third Miss Chu was supported left and right by the Seventh Princess and Yu Pin.
She spoke weakly: “I will still repay the elder princess’s kindness with my life.”
Xiang Ying waved her hand: “Don’t say so much for now, go back and rest.”
It was hard to snatch her life back from the threshold of the Ghost Gate; Third Miss Chu was too sincere, coming to express her thanks as soon as she awoke.
After everyone had left, only Jie Chen remained in the tent.
Xiang Ying glanced at him: “Say whatever you want to lecture me on, I’ll sit and listen.”
Jie Chen was accustomed to her arrogant attitude.
He didn’t rush to scold her, instead, he brought over a bowl from the side.
A bowl of noodles, topped with meat, vegetables, and an egg.
Xiang Ying was stunned: “Eating so well… is it New Year’s?”
Jie Chen let out a cold snort of laughter: “I was afraid you’d starve to death on the way, and the Emperor would think I deliberately tortured you.”
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“Starve to death?” Xiang Ying was even more surprised, “I have food to eat.”
But Jie Chen felt she was putting on a brave front.
His lips pursed into a line, he stared at her for a moment, his pleasing voice full of magnetism.
“Did you give away all the food I gave you?”
“Yes.” Those flatbreads were so hard, she couldn’t even bite into them.
Of course, she had to share them with others; she’d enjoy the delicacies in her space.
Jie Chen’s gaze grew heavier: “You always think of others, have you ever thought about yourself? Do you know how dangerous today was? The military doctor said you almost starved to death.”
Xiang Ying: …
What military doctor, more like a quack!
She had a simple estimate of why she fainted.
Her space was bound to her spiritual power, which meant, as long as her energy was good and her physical strength was high, her space would be more stable.
But if she was too tired, or her energy was insufficient and very exhausted,
The existence of the space would become a pressure, causing her to be unable to bear it and faint.
The best way to deal with this was… next time not to squat for so long treating wounds for others.
Xiang Ying did not expect that upon checking her pulse, the military doctor would actually say she wasn’t eating enough!
Surely the military doctor couldn’t find the real reason and, fearing Jie Chen’s punishment, found an excuse to stall.
This foolish Jie Chen, he actually believed it.
Xiang Ying followed his words and silently nodded: “What is there to fear from being hungry for a few meals? Besides, on the road of exile, aren’t there many other hardships?”
Jie Chen indeed frowned: “You still suffer? Haven’t I indulged you enough? Among the entire team, you’re living the best.”
He thought she had been living well, as she was eating meat for three days, fish for two days, and even braised pork on one.
He didn’t expect all this food was given to others.
Xiang Ying indeed had changed from the past when she was the Princess of Xizhou; where was the self-sacrificing thought then?
Now, she truly resembled a real elder princess.
Jie Chen picked up the bowl: “Eat this bowl of meat noodles, starting tomorrow, come and have every meal with me.”
Xiang Ying blinked her phoenix eyes, her fine lashes dark and dense, quietly watching him.
Jie Chen furrowed his brows: “What are you dazed for, didn’t you hear what I said?”
“Can you feed me? My hands are sore. I was treating Third Miss Chu’s wounds this afternoon, I’m really tired.”
She finished speaking, and he was taken aback.
“Such a hassle.” Jie Chen said this but still picked up the chopsticks, chose some noodles, and held them to her lips.
Truth be told, Xiang Ying was really a bit hungry.
After eating a few bites, she observed that Jie Chen’s movements were stiff.
“Cough cough,” she pretended to choke, “I need water.”
Jie Chen, face cold, fetched her water bottle and held it to her lips.
After Xiang Ying finished drinking, she raised her delicate and fair chin: “Wipe it for me.”
Jie Chen: “Do you think I’m Tao Xue?”
Xiang Ying said innocently: “Tao Xue isn’t the same as you, you carry weight in my heart, that’s why I listen to you.”
After saying this, Jie Chen’s handsome and cold expression was still tense, but his knitted brows relaxed slightly.
He really responds better to softness than harshness, took out a handkerchief, and gently wiped her chin.
After she finished half a bowl of noodles, Xiang Ying didn’t want to eat anymore.
“Not eating anymore?”
“I’m full, I really don’t know who made these noodles, they’re so bland you can’t taste anything.”
Jie Chen’s face looked a bit uglier.
Were they really that bad?
He wasn’t good at cooking noodles either; once the water boiled he just threw everything in, along with the meat and vegetables, and scooped it out once cooked.
It seems he indeed forgot to add salt.
Xiang Ying didn’t notice his expression, she was just thinking about the punishment from the Great General.
“Skinny Monkey and the others won’t be implicated by me anymore, right? What did the Great General say later?”
“He said he wouldn’t fuss about it, tomorrow we set off, and he still needs to stay here to station troops.”
“Oh… With so many people in the tent today, I thought he would at least amputate my arm.”
Jie Chen looked up at her, and coldly chuckled: “You still know fear? Don’t be so reckless in the future.”
The fire flickered, Xiang Ying’s skin was fair, her black hair fell on her shoulders, her Phoenix Eyes twinkling with unruffled dark light.
She asked seriously: “Why can’t I?”
“This is an exile team, you’re a female prisoner, why do you think?”
“I’m already a female prisoner, you don’t need to tell me what awaits me in Nanyue, since I’m going to die sooner or later, might as well enjoy the moment.”
Xiang Ying’s counter-question silenced Jie Chen.
Suddenly, he said: “You might not die.”
Xiang Ying scoffed: “Even if not, it would probably be a fate worse than death.”
“I read in the history books, Xizhou once defeated Nanyue, seized a city, and had their soldiers plunder and violate Nanyue’s women for amusement.”
“One can imagine how the Nanyue Emperor will treat us, prisoners of Xizhou; our fate will be the same as those Nanyue women initially.”
Jie Chen’s dark eyes watched her: “No, I’m here.”
Xiang Ying did not expect him to say that, and when she locked eyes with Jie Chen, he was the first to avert his gaze.
“As long as you behave, keeping you at my side as a maid shouldn’t be a problem.”
“Maid!?” Xiang Ying’s tone shifted, “The kind that warms your bed?”
Indeed, Jie Chen’s ears reddened, he abruptly turned to look at her, his thin eyes emitting a hint of anger.
“Shut up, why do you always like to say such frivolous things?”
“Because it’s you, I can’t help it.”
Jie Chen coldly chuckled: “You had quite a few male concubines before, loved every one you saw.”
Xiang Ying very seriously: “Yes, but now you are my favorite one.”
Jie Chen stiffened for a moment, then suddenly stood up.
“Enough talk, get some rest, we leave early tomorrow, don’t make me rush you.”
He carried the bowl and quickly walked away, his figure as if fleeing in panic.
Xiang Ying’s teasing expression gradually faded, turning into a serene and cold elegance.
Jie Chen really fell for this ploy.
