She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 69 - He Becomes Our Dog
Chapter 69: Chapter 69: He Becomes Our Dog
Chapter 69 -69: He Becomes Our Dog
An hour later.
The soldiers on the second boat lowered a skiff, and Xiang Ying along with Jie Chen boarded it to return to the first boat.
Upon seeing Xiang Ying, several soldiers volunteered eagerly—
“I’m good at swimming, I can escort Jie Jianjun and Xiang Ying to the boat ahead.”
“I row better, let me do it.”
Previously, she was referred to as the convict Xiang Ying, but now they automatically omitted the word “convict”.
Under the sunlight, the small boat bobbed up and down. Xiang Ying, dressed in an elegant white outfit with her black hair draped over her shoulders, had a faint smile around her red lips.
She cast a somewhat triumphant glance at Jie Chen.
It was as if she was saying: Look, people’s hearts have turned.
Jie Chen’s eyes, dark and thin, carried a helpless emotion.
He chose two rowers, and the two soldiers, as if they had won a prize, shouted excitedly on the deck.
During the journey, the two occasionally spoke to Xiang Ying.
“Xiang Ying, make sure you sit tight.”
“Your swimming is so good, who did you learn it from?”
Xiang Ying basked in the warm sun, not paying much attention, just responding with a perfunctory smile.
Instead, Jie Chen frowned, looking at the two rowers: “With so much energy, why don’t you go swim a couple of laps and come back?”
The two soldiers immediately shut their mouths.
“Jie Chen, did you notice something strange?” Xiang Ying suddenly spoke up.
Jie Chen turned towards her, Xiang Ying was leaning slightly, her hand brushing over the river water.
“Six boats, aligned in a column on the river, the second one took the same route as us, why did it get its bottom pierced by a reef?”
The two rowers nodded in agreement: “That’s right! The first boat was fine.”
Jie Chen gave them a cold glance, and they lowered their heads again.
“Do you think someone sabotaged it?”
Xiang Ying flicked off the water droplets from her fingertips, tilting her head back and closing her eyes, enjoying the warmth of the sun.
“I’m just suspecting, but anyway, it’s not something I should worry about, just a reminder for you.”
Jie Chen said nothing.
He wouldn’t tell Xiang Ying that they were thinking along the same lines.
Last night, after he had settled her, he went back to thoroughly search the cabin.
He had already arranged for someone to investigate the people who entered the cabin that night, but there was no result yet.
Xiang Ying and the others returned to the first boat.
Everyone immediately surrounded them.
Scar face rushed to the front: “You… Are you alright?”
What he actually wanted was to ask Xiang Ying, but seeing Jie Chen behind her, he quickly corrected himself.
Supervisors Wei and Ke came rushing over, their expressions solemn, but clearly relieved to see them unharmed.
Supervisor Wei scolded Xiang Ying: “You were too reckless, how could you dare to bring…”
Before he could finish, Jie Chen already interrupted indifferently: “As long as the issue is settled, it’s fine.”
Supervisor Wei was taken aback, not expecting Jie Chen to be even more protective of Xiang Ying.
“Mother! Mother!” From a distance, Tao Xue rushed over with the three little ones.
Following them were Xiang Li, Lin Lingxiang, and a host of others, even Fang Qian.
Xiang Yuanshuo ran ahead of the pack, about to throw himself into Xiang Ying’s embrace, but he suddenly remembered that he was already a big kid.
He was four years old now and couldn’t just let mother hug him anytime.
So he abruptly stopped in his tracks, while Xiang Xiuxiu directly leapt into Xiang Ying’s arms, wrapping her little hands around her.
As Xiang Ying embraced the child, she let out a groan.
Ah her back!
Jie Chen immediately pulled Xiang Xiuxiu away: “She’s fine, but a bit tired, she can’t hug you right now.”
Xiang Xiuxiu pouted, feeling a bit wronged but more understanding.
The little one’s eyes welled with tears: “Mother, we almost thought you weren’t coming back.”
Xiang Ying bent down and wiped the child’s tears away.
“Don’t cry, don’t cry, mother just took a swim in the water, did it scare you?”
“I was really scared at first, but Uncle Fang played bull for us to ride and cheered us up, and we felt a bit better.”
No sooner had Xiang Xiuxiu finished speaking than Xiang Yuanlang corrected with a cold voice: “He was a donkey.”
Xiang Yuanshuo retorted: “You’re both wrong; he pretended to be a dog for us.”
Fang Qian came squeezing through, hopping mad as he protested: “I was a horse! A horse! Each of you played the riding-horse game; have you forgotten already?”
The three little ones each flashed a smile, concealing their embarrassment.
Xiang Ying lifted her Phoenix Eyes and looked at Fang Qian.
This guy, he actually made contact with the children behind her back.
He hadn’t said anything inappropriate, had he?
Fang Qian, catching Xiang Ying’s gaze, suddenly made puppy-dog eyes at her as if gazing at stars.
“The elder princess is both brave and capable, having saved everyone on the second boat; what I’ve done is nothing compared to that, merely to help the elder princess share the burden, your hard work is truly appreciated!”
He was about to come over and take Xiang Ying’s hand when Jie Chen stepped in his way.
Jie Chen ordered with an indifferent voice, instructing Scar Face and the others: “Take these fishermen down and study the route carefully; we can’t have any more incidents.”
Scar Face bowed to take the command, leading the soldiers to escort Fang Qian away.
Xiang Ying turned her head and saw Xiang Li with his eyes reddening, looking at her with extremely complex emotions.
“Big brother…”
Xiang Li limped forward, gently wrapping his arms around her neck.
He said, “It’s good that you’re alright, good that you’re back.”
Jie Chen’s fingertips trembled slightly, wanting to stop the embrace, but this was her own brother after all.
Just then, Supervisor Ke’s stern voice came.
“Prisoner Xiang Ying.”
Xiang Ying turned around, and Supervisor Ke was staring at her with an unsavory expression.
The children swiftly rallied in front of her, with Tao Xue and Qi Fengyi spreading their arms even wider.
“What are you trying to do? Repay kindness with ingratitude?”
Supervisor Ke gave her a sidelong glance: “Kindness? This doesn’t count at all!”
Jie Chen frowned: “She truly did help.”
Supervisor Ke walked up to Xiang Ying and suddenly, he bowed deeply with clasped hands.
Everyone present was stunned.
Even Xiang Qianqian and others waiting to see the fun from afar were taken aback.
What the hell? Wasn’t Supervisor Ke the one who disliked Xiang Ying the most?
“As enemies, Nanyue and Xizhou thank you for setting aside the feud between the two nations to save people.”
Xiang Ying raised her eyebrows slightly and nodded gently: “It was a small effort; saving you was also saving our own people from Xizhou.”
Supervisor Wei intervened with a smile, playing the peacemaker.
“Having received Supervisor Ke’s recognition, Xiang Ying, this time you have made a significant contribution.”
He waved his hand, announcing extra meat for everyone today.
Soldiers and even prisoners alike released cheers of joy.
Xiang Ying, with the children in tow, walked away.
Supervisor Ke approached Jie Chen, coughing awkwardly.
“My past prejudice is now forgotten; from now on, I will not interfere with you and her affairs.”
Saying so, he bowed: “Consider my previous actions a mistake, and if you are still angry, I would understand.”
However, Jie Chen reached out and patted his shoulder gently.
“There’s nothing to be angry about; as you said, let’s write it off.”
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After finishing, Jie Chen called them to discuss the upcoming route together.
Yet Supervisor Ke still felt somewhat guilty.
Because in a fit of rage earlier, he had reported Jie Chen’s actions to the Vice General via carrier pigeon.
But, he thought, if he explained things clearly to Jie Chen later, there shouldn’t be any issues, right?
The ship gave extra meat to everyone; the prisoners, after a month away from the capital, finally tasted meat soup!
Each one holding a bowl, exclaimed how delicious it was.
Scar Face, seeing that people at the bottom of the ship had come to get their gruel, didn’t notice Liu Taipin.
He couldn’t help but go down to check.
What he saw…
