She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 80 - You are Different from Other Men
Chapter 80: Chapter 80 You are Different from Other Men
Chapter 80 -80 You are Different from Other Men
Back on the big boat, the soldiers could not help but call out.
“Xiang Ying is back!”
Scar face, holding two children, squeezed to the front of the crowd: “Look, your mother is back!”
Xiang Yuanlang and Xiang Xiuxiu finally stopped making trouble and blinked their big eyes looking around.
Scar face was almost tormented to death by these two kids.
With Xiang Ying absent, he worried that the children would be scared, so he took the initiative to comfort them.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Yuanlang, not knowing who he learned it from, insisted that he kneel on the ground and crawl like a dog, and even said to let his sister ride him like a big horse.
Scar face believed that a man should stand tall and upright, with gold beneath his knees—how could he casually kneel and crawl for fun?
But he fell into the soft, pleading voice of Xiang Xiuxiu calling him “Uncle Scar.”
Just crawl then, what’s wrong with being a horse!
The two kids played endlessly, finally managing until Xiang Ying returned.
“Mother!” Xiang Xiuxiu stretched out her little hands, and Scar face handed the child over smoothly.
Xiang Ying embraced Xiang Xiuxiu with one arm and touched Xiang Yuanlang’s forehead with the other.
“Have you two been good?”
“Good,” Xiang Xiuxiu nodded her head vigorously, “Uncle Scar even played with us.”
Xiang Ying’s phoenix eyes turned, and Scar face suddenly felt a bit embarrassed and stiffened his body.
“It was nothing, no need for thanks.”
The rest of the soldiers could no longer hold back, crowding around to ask Xiang Ying.
“Is it true that you turned those water bandits against each other?”
“There was a huge explosion earlier, Skinny Monkey said you and the water bandits perished together with an explosive.”
Skinny Monkey’s face changed, and he raised his voice: “I didn’t say that, stop stirring up trouble here! Sister-in-law, don’t listen to them.”
He showed a grinning smile, his teeth fully visible.
But, as he smiled, he saw Jie Chen’s icy, dark expression.
Skinny Monkey immediately composed himself and quietly retreated to the back.
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Jie Chen looked at everyone and ordered: “Everyone go back to your duties, Xiang Ying come with me.”
He walked in front, Xiang Ying watched his back, her phoenix eyes slightly narrowed.
She knew that the matter of the children must be discussed with Jie Chen.
Better to tell him everything outright instead of keeping it a secret.
Xiang Ying had Tao Xue take the children back, and just as she was about to go, Scar face whispered in a low voice, “Xiang Ying, don’t lose your temper with the Military Supervisor, he led people into the Water Bandit Village to save you, that was against the rules.”
Xiang Ying pursed her red lips and said nothing.
The two came to Jie Chen’s room, the door closing behind them, the sunset light casting in, and the sound of water flowing.
Jie Chen stood with his back to her, arms folded in front of the window, his gaze always looking into the distance, lost in thought.
Xiang Ying wondered, this man called her in alone and remained silent, what was he brewing?
Could it be he wanted to kill her?
“About the children…” Finally, Jie Chen spoke.
Xiang Ying immediately responded: “Don’t worry about the children, I will tell you once I’ve thought it through, my mind has been a bit muddled after the fall of the state.”
“But I can assure you, the children will definitely be yours from now on.”
Jie Chen furrowed his brows and looked at her, his eyes filled with killing intent.
Xiang Ying realized she had misspoke and quickly corrected: “I mean, any children of mine in the future will be yours.”
Jie Chen’s jawline tensed, his face so dark it seemed ink could drip from it.
Xiang Ying pinched her brow: “Forget it, the more I say, the worse it gets, you speak first.”
Jie Chen withdrew his gaze, took a deep breath, and finally said, “About the children, I won’t pursue it anymore.”
Not pursuing it anymore? Why didn’t he say so sooner!
Xiang Ying was about to speak when Jie Chen looked at her again, his gaze cold and severe: “But you better not deceive me a second time.”
“I can understand that in a rush to protect the children and yourself, you lied, but not more than three times. On the way to exile, you should be honest, and I can forgive past faults. But if you offend again, I will not be lenient.”
After he finished speaking, he turned around to open the door, signaling that Xiang Ying could leave.
Xiang Ying stood there, a faint surprise in her phoenix eyes.
She looked at him: “You…you’re not angry anymore?”
From Jie Chen’s perspective, she said he was the father of the child, using the child’s existence to get his protection along the way.
But in the end, Jie Chen found out that she didn’t even know who the father of her child was.
If Xiang Ying were Jie Chen, she would feel played and toyed with.
No one likes to be made a fool of, especially with such a big cuckold; Jie Chen had been bearing it halfway and still acted responsibly.
Jie Chen glanced at her, his expression cold.
“I’ve been angry before.”
“Times are hard now, especially harsh for women. Whatever means you use to protect yourself are justified.”
“I won’t comment on your character before, but considering the few times you’ve helped along the way of exile, in view of these, I forgive you this time; we are even now.”
His voice was clear and cold, standing by the door, illuminated by a streak of evening glow.
In Xiang Ying’s eyes, a different shade slowly rose.
She slowly walked up to Jie Chen, with a curious look, assessing him from head to toe.
Jie Chen furrowed his brows: “What?”
Xiang Ying sighed: “You seem different from other men here.”
In this era where women are not regarded as equals, Jie Chen could actually empathize with her.
Such a rare man with a good build, good character, and good skills!
Since she no longer dwelled on the matter of the child, Xiang Ying no longer felt burdened by him, and walked away with light steps.
Jie Chen watched her back, but slowly furrowed his brows.
She just said, he was different from other men?
Comparing him to those male concubines?
Jie Chen took a deep breath, suppressing the displeasure in his heart.
*
The large ship was slowly sailing on the dangerous river, successfully leaving Gourd Mouth.
In about four more days, they would arrive at Lu State.
Xiang Ying was fishing with the children on the deck.
She encountered Fang Qian being guarded by two soldiers, crouching on the ground scrubbing the deck.
Seeing Xiang Ying, Fang Qian gave her a puppy-eyed look and made a plea for help.
“Elder Princess, help me, Jie Chen doesn’t treat me as a human, making me scrub the deck day and night, I can’t live like this anymore!”
Xiang Ying glanced at him with her phoenix eyes: “If you really don’t want to live, tell me, I’ll help you throw into the water. I don’t trust others with this, afraid they wouldn’t drown you.”
The three little ones covered their mouths and giggled.
Fang Qian was stunned, then immediately cried out in sorrow.
The soldiers, annoyed by his noise, urged him, “Hurry up, there’s still more to scrub!”
Xiang Ying naturally wasn’t kind to Fang Qian.
She hadn’t forgotten that night Fang Qian came, saying he would send her off, but then he asked her to hand over something valuable for safekeeping.
Xiang Ying wasn’t naive to not understand his intention.
Frankly, it was all caused by that Jade Seal that had only been heard of but never touched!
Xiang Xiuxiu lifted the fishing net, inside which three or four plump fish were jumping.
The little girl was overjoyed: “Mother, I want to eat spicy Sichuan fish slices!”
Xiang Ying embraced the children: “The sauerkraut we pickled last time should be ready, today we’ll make hot and sour fish.”
Fang Qian, from the corner of his eyes, watched Xiang Ying’s receding figure, a coldness passing through his gaze.
The soldier behind pushed him, “Hurry up and scrub, what are you looking at! That’s our sister-in-law.”
Fang Qian swallowed his anger and resignedly scrubbed the deck hard.
He, the Young Master of Shadow Hall, could endure hardships and pain! He was sure to regain Xiang Ying’s trust!
