She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space

Chapter 130: Chapter 130: Unspoken Agreement, Striking Together in the Dark Chapter 130: Chapter 130: Unspoken Agreement, Striking Together in the Dark Xiang Ying was startled by his words.

“I only talk to you like this, if you don’t like it, I won’t say it next time.”

After speaking, she turned and walked away.

Jie Chen’s temper changed abruptly.

Watching Xiang Ying’s retreating figure, Jie Chen’s brows furrowed deeply.

This woman… she just left? Without further explanation?

Acid Scholar seemed to have read his mind and speculated:
“In fact, what the elder princess said is not wrong. Throughout this journey, I’ve only heard her call you like that.”

Jie Chen glared at him fiercely, and the Acid Scholar immediately shut his mouth.

“She’s become spoiled rotten,” Jie Chen left swiftly.

The Acid Scholar muttered in his heart.

Even if Xiang Ying was spoiled, it was Jie Chen who spoiled her.

They were supposed to head into the mountains today, but since Jie Chen hadn’t received the items agreed upon with the City Garrison, they decided to rest for another night.

Tao Xue, nosy as always, took some melon seeds fried by Xiang Ying and went out. She came back with news.

“The City Garrison has fallen severely ill, vomiting and diarrhea for three days and nights, and it hasn’t stopped. Even if we wait until tomorrow, Vice General Jie might not be able to get the items.”

“Is it that serious?” Qi Fengyi was surprised.

Tao Xue nodded: “Yes, I heard that many people in the city are like this. Could it be some kind of epidemic? Luckily, we didn’t go into the city.”

Xiang Ying popped out of the tent: “Stop chatting, come in and sleep!”

Tao Xue and Qi Fengyi squeezed in.

The tent wasn’t very big, and although Xiang Ying had extended it with a cloth, it was still a bit crowded with the three adults and three children.

However, the ground was covered with clean, thick bedding, so it was still quite comfortable.

Just before sleeping, Xiang Xiuxiu was playing with her little hands, lying beside Xiang Ying, and sighed cutely.

Tao Xue turned towards her, “What’s wrong with the little princess? Why are you sighing?”

Xiang Xiuxiu blinked her big eyes, “I miss Uncle Jie’s bed, it was really comfortable.”

Xiang Ying kept her eyes closed and didn’t speak.

Yet in her heart, she chuckled at the little girl, uncomfortable with the changes after a few days of comfort.

Tao Xue gently patted Xiang Xiuxiu, soothing her, “Vice General Jie’s mattress may not be as thick as ours, little princess go to sleep, I’ll hold you.”

Xiang Yuanshuo suddenly spoke up, “If it weren’t for the hateful Zhao family, who made Mum quarrel with Uncle Jie, maybe we could still be sleeping on that big bed tonight.”

Xiang Ying continued to remain silent.

Xiang Yuanshuo clenched his little fists and said in the cutest voice the harshest words,
“And the Zhao Family even insulted Mum, we don’t bother her, why should anyone else?”

Xiang Yuanlang joined the conversation, “Then we should teach them both a lesson.”

Xiang Xiuxiu immediately agreed, “Yeah, yeah!”

The excitement surged among the three kids as Xiang Ying finally opened her eyes.

She sat up and looked around, the children quickly pretended to close their eyes.

“I’m telling you,” warned Xiang Ying, “no one is allowed to look for trouble, we’re going into the mountains soon, everyone behave.”

Tao Xue nodded in agreement, “Exactly, the Zhao family is rude and ill-mannered, young Your Highnesses, you must not learn from them.”

The three children obediently responded, and Xiang Ying lay down again.

The night deepened and she slowly fell asleep.

She had felt a moment of stomach ache during the day, but didn’t think much of it, at night, however, the pain came again.

Perhaps for this reason, Xiang Ying slept soundly.

Unbeknownst to anyone, Tao Xue quietly sneaked out, crouching low as she walked away from the tent.

She tiptoed across a row of white tents set up on the ground, avoiding the patrolling soldiers, and reached the end of the line.

The prisoners held at the end of the line had no tents to sleep in.

They were tied to trees by soldiers to prevent their escape.

At this moment, several prisoners tied to the trees were already nodding off with drooping heads.

Tao Xue looked around and finally saw Zhao Yushi, who was tied up.

She seemed to be asleep, with her eyes closed and a cloth stuffed in her mouth.

Without saying a word, Tao Xue rushed forward, pulled out a small wooden stick from her sleeve, and fiercely beat Zhao Yushi!

She muttered, “For bullying the elder princess, for ruining the elder princess’s reputation!”

Zhao Yushi woke up in pain, making muffled groaning sounds.

When she lifted her head, Tao Xue saw a small patch of blood on Zhao Yushi’s forehead, caused by an unknown assailant.

Tao Xue had no interest in her injuries and struck her arm hard with the stick.

Suddenly, a hand gripped her shoulder.

Scared, Tao Xue immediately dropped the stick and fell to her knees with a wail.

“It was me who did the beating, punish me, not our elder princess!”

“Tao Xue, shh, it’s me!” the person covered her mouth.

Tao Xue opened her eyes, shocked to see Lin Lingxiang in front of her, with Xiang Li standing behind her.

“Miss Lin, Crown Prince… what brings you two here?”

Xiang Li stepped forward with pursed lips, his gaze on Tao Xue filled with complexity.

“Like you, we’re here to vent for Ayin.”

During the day, Xiang Li stood among the crowd and clenched his fists as he heard Zhao Yushi bragging about his sister’s past.

Indeed, Xiang Ying had been depraved, but she was his sister, and Xiang Li couldn’t bear to hear others mock her past deeds.

Lin Lingxiang spoke in a low voice, “We’ve been here for a while, we just heard footsteps and thought it was the soldiers coming to patrol, so we hid. We didn’t expect it to be you.”

Tao Xue suddenly realized why Zhao Yushi had fear written all over her messy, terror-stricken face, as she kept shaking her head as if begging for mercy.

It turned out that the wounds on Zhao Yushi’s forehead were inflicted by the Crown Prince and Miss Lin.

“I felt this Zhao Yushi was genuinely hateful and couldn’t swallow my anger, so I didn’t tell the elder princess and sneaked out.”

Xiang Li suddenly noticed something and looked up, his lips pursed: “It seems it’s not just us.”

Tao Xue and Lin Lingxiang looked up and saw Qi Fengyi, who was clinging to a tree trunk like a nightingale hiding.

Xiang Li gestured, and Qi Fengyi slid down from the tree in a slick motion.

Tao Xue was shocked: “You’re here too? No wonder I didn’t see you when I woke up; I thought you had gone to relieve yourself.”

Qi Fengyi explained emotionlessly, “I’m not here to beat anyone; I followed the three young princes out, fearing they might wander off.”

It was now Xiang Li’s turn to be surprised: “Yuanxiao and the others ran out? Where could they go so late at night?”

Qi Fengyi pointed directly at a large rock nearby: “Over there.”

Everyone’s eyes simultaneously turned, and three little heads awkwardly popped out from behind the rock.

“No wonder my second brother said someone was behind us, I thought he meant the shadow…” Xiang Xiuxiu touched her nose, feeling embarrassed, and drew circles on the ground with her little feet.

They gathered together, asking each other their intentions, and to their surprise, found they all came to take advantage of the dark, windy night for a surprise attack.

Zhao Yushi was so frightened she was about to cry, her muffled sounds turned into sobs, her eyes brimming with tears.

Just then, Jie Chen walked over with his hands behind his back.

Xiang Li furrowed his brows, “You guys hide first.”

But it was too late, Jie Chen had seen them.

Tao Xue turned pale.

“It’s over, could this cause trouble for the elder princess?”