Chapter 44
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Miantang felt grateful for Brother Fan’s repeated help and treated him as a brother. She heard that he hasn’t gotten married yet, and she even made a promise to him. When they return to Lingquan Town, she will prepare a list of ladies of the right age in the neighborhood, and select the most virtuous one to go to his door to talk about marriage.
Fan Hu is not good at words. He is even more afraid that he will shake off the details of The Prince, so he only nods in silence to avoid the lady nagging at him again.
During this journey, when it was night, Cui Jiu always wore armor and came into the cowhide tent of Miantang with cold air.
Since the last time she sweetly took the medicine, her husband seems to be like a new wedding couple with her. He has become very clingy and especially likes to kiss her.
Miantang herself naturally forgot everything about her marriage. Although she also knows that a married couple must be intimate together before they can have children. However, her husband said that she was not in good health and was not suitable for having children, so she naturally could not be intimate with him.
In Miantang’s view, who knows nothing about married life, this is natural.
But now she wants to say that even if it’s not for the sake of having a baby, it’s good to have such a clingy and intimate relationship with her husband when there’s nothing to do!
On that day, at ten o’clock in the middle of the night, when her husband entered her tent again, Miantang usually sewed his clothes for him, while asking the question in her heart, “The blue coat you wore yesterday was still new. Why is it so old today? Even the elbows area are torn…”
Cui Jiu was silent for a moment. Every time he came, he would catch a commander to change clothes with him. How will he notice if he was the same person?
He casually said, “My colleagues and I live in a tent at night, and I sometimes wear the wrong clothes when I get up in the morning…”
Miantang nodded without a doubt. If this is still in the North Street of Lingquan Town, and her husband comes back from sleeping out and wearing different clothes, it must be that he has a mistress in an outside house.
But now her husband is sleeping with a group of rough men who don’t like to take bath in the military camp. It’s really difficult for her husband who has always been pampered!
Therefore, after slightly clumsily sewing the clothes for him, Miantang also carefully told her husband, “It’s okay to puts on the coat by mistake, but the clothes that are close to the body should be watched carefully. Don’t wear the wrong underwear with people…”
Cui Xingzhou nodded in silence, and suddenly felt that the lame lie of him being the merchant Cui Jiu could come to an end.
Miantang is a good lady. She treats her beloved with sincerity and affection. Why does he have to cheat her?
So he decided to be honest and tell his identity. It’s just that this story has to be prepared, so Cui Xingzhou asked after a while, “What do you think of Prince Huaiyang?”
Miantang is preparing hot water for her husband to soak his feet. When he suddenly mentions the northwest main Commander-in-Chief out of nowhere, she doesn’t think much about it and said honestly, “He’s naturally a rare loyal talent and a pillar to rely on for the Great Yan Dynasty…”
Hearing this, Cui Xingzhou smiled and said, “Actually…”
But before he finished, he heard Miantang say again, “But as a husband, the woman who marries him must be unlucky for eight generations!”
Cui Xingzhou looked at Miantang’s beautiful side face and forbore. He didn’t kick over the water basin under his feet. He asked again enduring his anger, “Why is that so?”
At this time, there was no one else in the tent, and Miantang was not afraid to criticize the officials, and said truthfully, “There are too many scandalous lawsuits against The Prince. He refuses to take responsibility after provoking the merchant women in Lingquan Town. Lady He is worried about her gains and losses and wants to die. Now he is just heading for a war. He has to withdraw from her fiancee who he has been engaged for a long time and has done a lot of tricks to gain fame and reputation. Who did Lady Lian provoke? She was so pitiful that she was dismissed… If I were Lady Lian, I would have poured the night waste in front of The Prince’s horse!”
At this point, Miantang felt angrier. The most deadly crime of the dog Prince was to lead a bad example for the people of the State of Zhen, and even set off the evil trend that only by divorcing can the people go on the battlefield and fight to kill the enemy!
What a nuisance!
But after she finished, the cowhide tent was silent. When she looked up at her husband’s face, she found that his face was gloomy and unhappy.
“Husband, what are you going to tell me?” Miantang asked later.
Cui Xingzhou’s long black eyelashes were looking down, and the tip of his tall nose was shining with a chill. He said coldly, “The water is a little hot…”
Miantang hurriedly bailed out water to adjust the temperature, but as soon as she walked past, Cui Xingzhou held her and pulled her to sit in his arms. However, he did not speak. He just held her tightly with his iron arm.
Miantang closed her eyes slightly, looked at him from the narrow slit of her eyes, and said shyly, “Husband… What are you looking at?”
Cui Xingzhou sighed slowly and lowered his head to attach to her lips
After some intimacy and sweetness, Cui Xingzhou needs to hurry back before the camp patrol.
When he got out of the cowhide tent, he saw Servant Li cooking meat broth on the fire not far away, preparing beforehand to eat on the road.
It’s getting colder in the northwest now. When the broth is thick, it can be frozen into meat jelly. When the time comes, it’s easier to cut it up and use it. It’s more convenient to cook noodles in the soup too.
Servant Li was close to the small tent, and from time to time she could vaguely hear some playful sound between the two of them.
Now, away from Lingquan Town, Miantang doesn’t have to lure the anti-bandits anymore. But why does The Prince still have the attitude of cheating and becoming addicted to her?
She suspected that The Prince was infatuated with Liu Miantang’s beauty and planned to make the fake relationship real.
Perhaps in the eyes of The Prince, such as Lady Liu, who doesn’t have a strong family background for protection and is alone, is good to deceive. Even if the lady later found that she had been cheated, there was no way to ask for help, and there will be less wordiness.
However, she never thought that The Prince, who had never been addicted to women, had such a mind. Poor Lady Liu chased her husband for thousands of miles. In the end, she was just a concubine of The Prince in the army. She doesn’t know if the high threshold of The Prince’s Residence will allow Lady Liu to step over after the war is over!
Servant Li was about to sigh a long sigh. Unexpectedly, The Prince, who had just left the camp, took a step ahead of her and sighed a long sigh.
A tall and big handsome young man, looks up at the stars with his back, as if he was thinking about some difficult military affairs
Cui Xingzhou is worried.
He has always been quick and resolute. However, in the small tent just now, he didn’t know how to tell Miantang the truth.
The most hateful thing is that in Lingquan Town, the merchant lady of the He family accused him for no reason, which made the young lady mistake him for a playboy. If he were to say that he had lied to her at this time, he would be guilty of being a dissolute Prince.
With Liu Miantang’s reckless temperant, she could immediately pack up her things and take a carriage to leave.
But she has been targeted by Prince Sui’s men. If she is not around him, once Prince Sui sends someone again, she is likely to be caught and let the real lecherous Prince…
Cui Xingzhou thought for a long time. For the sake of the present, he could only continue to act. He always wanted to wait until Liu Miantang’s impression of Prince Huaiyang had changed, and then gradually plan to reveal the truth to her.
As for the way out for Miantang after the war ended, he also had a good idea. He will only be reliable by taking her with him and carrying her into The Prince Residence in a sedan chair.
There are not many people who know the details of Miantang’s past incoherence. It’s good to cover up. At that time, he will try to make her exiled brother regain his fame, clean up his wrongdoings, and become a small official of peace. At that time, Miantang will have a reliable family, a lady from an innocent family and she can be regarded as a high-ranking concubine.
He can’t let the children she gave birth to in the future not be included in the Cui family’s genealogy!
Looking at the starry sky, Cui Xingzhou thought for a long time and he even thought about whether Miantang’s first child would be a boy or a girl…
After thinking about this for a while, Cui Xingzhou felt a little better. Walking through the white frost at night, he led his young servant Mo Ru and some of his followers back to the camp…
However, Liu Pei, The King of the State of Hui, was not very happy.
He just got the news that all the people he sent to kidnap Liu Miantang were killed on the way. According to the people who searched for them, the deaths of those people were so terrible that they were bitten by wolves and exposed their white bones.
Hearing that, the thick eyebrows of Prince Sui were deeply locked, he was secretly surprised.
When he heard that Liu Miantang’s nominal husband had joined the army, and she chased him all the way, Prince Sui thought it was the best time to get this unlucky thief who lost her memory, so he sent someone to stop her.
Because he was worried that his nephew in the Mountain of Yang, Liu Zhen, also had such a mind, he specially sent a group of highly skilled martial arts people.
But he didn’t expect that the woman was so powerful that she tied the martial art experts he send and fed them to the wolves. Her hamstrings have been broken. Shouldn’t she have lost all her martial arts?
Prince Sui wanted to send someone to capture her again, but the woman’s carriage was close to the big army. It seemed that two of his successive groups of spies he sent were found by the reconnaissance cavalry of Prince Huaiyang’s army, who were inspecting deserters. They never returned.
Prince Sui had no choice but to give up for the time being. But his curiosity was strongly aroused in this way. At the same time, a question also came to his mind. Is Liu Miantang’s current husband really a businessman?
However, although he has some questions, he has no intention to pursue them. No matter what kind of man her husband is, since he joined the army, his end is doomed. After all, the Jinjia Checkpoint is a way to hell and he will never return.
He knew the truth. The Imperial Court was in a mess now. There was no comprehensive preparation. Even the army’s provisions were not arranged in advance, and there was no shadow of subsequent reinforcements. It can be said that the troops going to the northwest this time are an isolated army, with no army provisions inside and no reinforcements outside.
Cui Xingzhou and his soldiers are animals to worship heaven. They are destined to pave the way for the Imperial Court to negotiate peace and pay tribute… However, it’s a pity for Liu Miantang… With her beauty, if she falls into the hands of barbarians, he doesn’t know what will happen!
Prince Sui thought, and feel that he must get this Lady Liu before the barbarians.
On the other hand, after a long journey, the army of Prince Huaiyang finally arrived at the Wuning Checkpoint, an important town in the northwest, before the deadline set by The Emperor. Not far ahead was the Jinjia Checkpoint, where the fierce battle was raging.
Cui Xingzhou knew that Liu Miantang could not continue to follow him longer, so he told her to settle down at the Wuning Checkpoint.
This place extends in all directions. If the Jinjia Checkpoint is lost, she can take a carriage to escape from the shortcut and hide in the mountain.
Cui Xingzhou even drew a detailed escape route for Liu Miantang by holding the military map.
He was so detailed and wordy that she could not bear to watch it.
“Husband… The general gave you the military map so that you could easily explore the terrain and dispatch the troops. If he knew that you had studied the escape route first, I’m afraid that… It would shake the morale of the army!”
Miantang was embarrassed to ask her husband if he wanted to be a deserter, so she could only gently remind him.
Cui Xingzhou scowled and said, “If you didn’t follow all the way here, I will never study these. Remember! Once the Jinjia Checkpoint is lost, the barbarians will come. Don’t care about any luggage. Run into the mountains first!”
Liu Miantang pursed her lips and didn’t say anything. She knew that he was not joking. Once the Jinjia Checkpoint is lost, it is equivalent to opening the door for tigers and wolves to enter the Central Plains.
It’s hard for a general like her husband to survive…
Cui Xingzhou doesn’t have much time to tell Miantang too much. He needs to lead his soldiers to enter the Jinjia Checkpoint to defend against the enemy. At that time, he’s afraid it will be very difficult to accompany Miantang every night, just like on the road.
But Liu Miantang didn’t feel lonely and bored.
Miantang thought that she was the only wife who chased the army all the way. Who knew that when she arrived at Wuning Checkpoint, she found that others also did not abandon their husband and came all the way.
It turned out that many of the strong men who joined the army this time had no spare money. There was only one room in the shabby house and there are many craftsmen who joined the army too. Now that their husband has applied to the army, some of the women who are in love with their husbands have thought it through. They think it’s better to see their husband from time to time than to have no news of their situation in the State of Zhen.
Therefore, a few days after Miantang arrived at the Wuning Checkpoint, there were many villagers from the State of Zhen who followed the path of their husbands and inquire about the trail of the large army.
In the following few days, some women came to the Wuning Checkpoint one after another to settle down.
For a moment, the remote villages suddenly seemed a little lively.
Cui Jiu, Liu Miantang’s husband, was also a capable person. When they arrived at the Wuning Checkpoint, he settled a mansion for her the next day. Because the battlefield was not far from the Wuning Checkpoint, many local people were worried that the Wuning Checkpoint would be affected, so they went to visit their relatives and friends, leaving many houses empty.
Because it was bought in a hurry, compared with the mansion in Lingquan Town, the mansion he just bought here is a little rough, but it is better than setting up a simple tent and sleeping in the open air.
Military dependents like these who have gone to their husbands speak foreign accents. After settling down in their small homes, they greet each other when they go out on the street, and they chat with each other very well. For a time, the neighborhood atmosphere is no less warm than the Lingquan North Street.
Those who can give up on everything and leave their homes are women who have no property in their hometowns and possessed at least a skill. Although they arrived in a hurry with only carried a pole and a basket, when setting up a stall, they could start a business immediately. Crafts such as pot mending are very rare in the local area. Villagers from the four townships and eight villages all come to line up to mend their pots. After making money on the spot, they can rent a house and live.
Although the war is tight, the life of the people in the rear area will continue, and the business of mending pots is very profitable.
Liu Miantang was very envious when she saw such a skilled woman. She left Lingquan Town in a hurry and didn’t give much explanation for the shop. It all depends on whether the shopkeeper she hired can follow his conscience, operate honestly and turn in all the profits.
If she had a craft skill of her own, wouldn’t she be able to go all over the world without any consideration? Fortunately, she has a lot of money and silver with her. Even if she doesn’t make a living for a year and a half, she will have enough to eat and drink… But Miantang, who can’t stay idle, is always unwilling.
Liu Miantang has also known many military dependents in recent days. Because they know that the people here are military dependents, they also take care of each other.
Thus, Lady Liu who had arrived first and had already settled down, helped the other women to settle down.
When she met the woman who was sick on her journey here, Miantang also lent her carriage to help the woman to the neighboring village to find a doctor.
After her actions these days, among the dozen women in the State of Zhen, everyone respected and voted Lady Liu as the leader of the military dependents. At that time, the military dependents’ meeting in the same town was well prepared and officially opened.
The place where the military dependents meet every day is a stream passing through the checkpoint. At the right time of the day, everyone was holding a pile of dirty clothes and chatting while washing. It was also in harmony.
Miantang’s hands and feet are afraid of being cold, so she can’t touch cold water. However, she always comes with her two little maids, Fang Xie, and Bi Cao, and helps other women to look after their children.
When a place is filled with many women, there is naturally a lot of strange news and gossip. There was a woman in the military dependent whose husband was a member of the army commander’s camp.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to transport vegetables from the rear, he met his wife. So the lady surnamed Wen had some first-handed and hot news to share with the women.
When Lady Wen heard that some people felt that the soldiers of Jinjia Checkpoint are restricted to be taken care of by women, and did not know how they were doing, she pulled her lips and said, “Those are ordinary soldiers who are not allowed to be taken care of. If you are a general, there will never be a lack of food and clothes wherever they go. It is said that the Commander-in-Chief, Prince Huaiyang, brought a concubine along. Prince Huaiyang slept with that beautiful concubine every night, and had a good time!”
When they heard this, they all opened their eyes big and felt sorry for Lady Lian who had withdrawn from the marriage proposal. However, in their view, it’s normal for a high-ranking person like Prince Huaiyang to have more than one woman. Even if he is on the battlefield, how can there be a lack of people to serve him?
Miantang had been reprimanded by her husband for her careless words, so she paid great attention to this. She thought that in this extraordinary period of war, she shouldn’t make groundless accusations to the Commander-in-Chief.
So she sat on the big stone beside the stream and gave some fruits to the children and said, “Since it is a rumor, it is better if we don’t spread it. Besides, if the concubine of Prince Huaiyang really comes, it may be among us. If you guys gossip the matter behind her back, it will be embarrassing if she were to hear it.”
After listening to this, the women burst out laughing, “Since she’s the concubine of The Prince, how will she be mixed among us? Speaking of us, only Lady Liu has an outstanding appearance and brings along servants and a coachman. If she’s mixed around us, then it will be you! If that’s the case, remember not to complain to The Prince about us then!”
Liu Miantang said with a smile, “Sure, I’m the one. I’ll never forgive you gossiping women. I’ll ask The Prince to capture you all and take the stick to beat each of your mouths. You guys can’t escape!”
For a time, there was a constant sound of laughter on the side of the stream. It was not until everyone had finished washing their clothes that they went home.
When Miantang returned home, Servant Li had already prepared the meal. After eating, Miantang had nothing to do with holding the copied military map left by her husband.
The Jinjia Checkpoint is indeed a dangerous place. It has the momentum of if one man guards the pass, ten thousand are unable to get through. If there are good generals guarding them and there is no need to worry about the army provisions, it can also be safely maintained.
There is not much she can do, so she can only stay in the Wuning Checkpoint and wait for the news from her husband’s troop.
On the other side of Cui Xingzhou, it is not as harmonious and peaceful as the Wuning Checkpoint.
It can be said that there’s a lot of bad news. The Imperial Court has sent messengers to inform them that the army’s provisions will not be available for a long time after the beginning of spring, and he must find a way himself.
This irresponsible remark made the generals and soldiers below slam on the table angrily.
But Cui Xingzhou had long expected that the Imperial Court was unreliable. So when he came out of the State of Zhen, he not only brought some of his army provisions from his barrack but also ordered the soldiers back in his barrack to send another batch to the northwest.
If they use it frugally, they most probably will be able to barely survive the winter and the spring.
As long as there is no danger of running out of army provisions and the morale of the army is stabilized, even if he were to drag the battle, he can drag those barbarians to death.
So when he entered the checkpoint, he let the enemies under the checkpoint called him nasty names and he ordered his soldiers to guard the gate and did get affected and went out to fight them head-on.
Even when the enemy retreated by deceit and vacated a city, he turned a deaf ear to it. He was not greedy for success and advanced rashly, let alone sent troops to take over.
This kind of dead pig is not afraid of boiling water solution, leaving the barbarian soldiers no choice in dealing with them. They could only send soldiers who are familiar with the Central Plains dialect to scold every day. For a moment, they had even finished scolding the entire genealogy of Prince Huaiyang.
Some soldiers also knew the barbarian language at the Jinjia Checkpoint. Prince Huaiyang assigned them a heavy duty to scold back a battalion for the barbarian soldier Shan Yu’s biological father. The momentum of scolding back was demeanor, which fully showed the breadth and depth of scolding in the Central Plains.
However, after some time has passed, it’s a little wasting of saliva and makes their throat hurt. There are not many medicinal materials in the army, so they must buy some medicine to moisten their throat.
Miantang has been in the Wuning Checkpoint for more than a month now. She has not seen her husband coming out of the checkpoint, and she is so bored that she dares to buy a medicine shop that is out for sale and do some business of buying and selling medicinal materials. Finally, earning a living.
Cui Xingzhou took the excuse of buying medicinal materials and disguised himself as a Commander, wrapped his face in a turban, and came to Wuning Checkpoint to stop by for a moment.
However, he didn’t expect to unexpectedly buy the medicinal materials for his soldiers in the Jinjia Checkpoint from the shop opened by Lady Liu.
“You do not have any knowledge about treating patients, and no proper doctors are assisting you in the shop. How can you open a medicine shop and prescribe medicine for people?”
Liu Miantang said while weighing the medicinal materials in a dignified manner, “There is no decent doctor at the checkpoint, and the owner of the only medicine shop has fled. The people at the checkpoint will need a medicine shop for their illness. How can there be not a single medicine shop here? I will buy the shop and import more medicine. The medicine in the frontline is tight, and you have no medicine available. I can also help! Don’t worry, Doctor Zhao had left me with all the medical books and I memorized everything in my spare time. The so-called person with a long-term illness makes a doctor. Even if I don’t have 70 percent of the skills, I still have 30 percent of the medical skill with me! ”
As soon as Miantang boasted about what she can do, a neighbor came to the door, “Aiyo, Lady Liu, please help me see why my diarrhea became worst after taking the medicine you prescribed yesterday?”
Liu Miantang, ignoring her husband, quickly opened the paper bag to look at the medicine she had taken. After several confirmations with the medical book on the side, she calmly picked out some medicinal materials from it, and then added some to the bag. She gave it to the neighbor, “Uncle Meng, you originally have the issue of internal heat and it’s good to detoxify by having diarrhea. You can take this home and eat it now. You will get twice the result with half the effort and the medicine will be more effective.”
When she spoke, she had indescribable self-confidence. She was like an experienced old doctor. The uncle did not doubt anything, and the lady did not ask for money. Naturally, he left with gratitude.
However, Cui Xingzhou could see clearly from the side. In the previous medicine, it was clear that there were laxatives such as croton and lotus leaves. Is this bold little lady not afraid that her prescribed medicine will kill people?
However, Miantang was calm, “The highly skilled Doctor Zhao said that he would make mistakes when he first started to treat people and prescribe the medicine for them too. Good doctors also learn slowly. Moreover, I won’t treat if there is a serious illness. Don’t worry!”
Cui Xingzhou reluctantly rubbed his forehead and looked at the medicine bag in his hand. For a moment, he was not sure whether this incompetent doctor had prescribed some random medicine for his soldiers.
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Miantang felt grateful for Brother Fan’s repeated help and treated him as a brother. She heard that he hasn’t gotten married yet, and she even made a promise to him. When they return to Lingquan Town, she will prepare a list of ladies of the right age in the neighborhood, and select the most virtuous one to go to his door to talk about marriage.
Fan Hu is not good at words. He is even more afraid that he will shake off the details of The Prince, so he only nods in silence to avoid the lady nagging at him again.
During this journey, when it was night, Cui Jiu always wore armor and came into the cowhide tent of Miantang with cold air.
Since the last time she sweetly took the medicine, her husband seems to be like a new wedding couple with her. He has become very clingy and especially likes to kiss her.
Miantang herself naturally forgot everything about her marriage. Although she also knows that a married couple must be intimate together before they can have children. However, her husband said that she was not in good health and was not suitable for having children, so she naturally could not be intimate with him.
In Miantang’s view, who knows nothing about married life, this is natural.
But now she wants to say that even if it’s not for the sake of having a baby, it’s good to have such a clingy and intimate relationship with her husband when there’s nothing to do!
On that day, at ten o’clock in the middle of the night, when her husband entered her tent again, Miantang usually sewed his clothes for him, while asking the question in her heart, “The blue coat you wore yesterday was still new. Why is it so old today? Even the elbows area are torn…”
Cui Jiu was silent for a moment. Every time he came, he would catch a commander to change clothes with him. How will he notice if he was the same person?
He casually said, “My colleagues and I live in a tent at night, and I sometimes wear the wrong clothes when I get up in the morning…”
Miantang nodded without a doubt. If this is still in the North Street of Lingquan Town, and her husband comes back from sleeping out and wearing different clothes, it must be that he has a mistress in an outside house.
But now her husband is sleeping with a group of rough men who don’t like to take bath in the military camp. It’s really difficult for her husband who has always been pampered!
Therefore, after slightly clumsily sewing the clothes for him, Miantang also carefully told her husband, “It’s okay to puts on the coat by mistake, but the clothes that are close to the body should be watched carefully. Don’t wear the wrong underwear with people…”
Cui Xingzhou nodded in silence, and suddenly felt that the lame lie of him being the merchant Cui Jiu could come to an end.
Miantang is a good lady. She treats her beloved with sincerity and affection. Why does he have to cheat her?
So he decided to be honest and tell his identity. It’s just that this story has to be prepared, so Cui Xingzhou asked after a while, “What do you think of Prince Huaiyang?”
Miantang is preparing hot water for her husband to soak his feet. When he suddenly mentions the northwest main Commander-in-Chief out of nowhere, she doesn’t think much about it and said honestly, “He’s naturally a rare loyal talent and a pillar to rely on for the Great Yan Dynasty…”
Hearing this, Cui Xingzhou smiled and said, “Actually…”
But before he finished, he heard Miantang say again, “But as a husband, the woman who marries him must be unlucky for eight generations!”
Cui Xingzhou looked at Miantang’s beautiful side face and forbore. He didn’t kick over the water basin under his feet. He asked again enduring his anger, “Why is that so?”
At this time, there was no one else in the tent, and Miantang was not afraid to criticize the officials, and said truthfully, “There are too many scandalous lawsuits against The Prince. He refuses to take responsibility after provoking the merchant women in Lingquan Town. Lady He is worried about her gains and losses and wants to die. Now he is just heading for a war. He has to withdraw from her fiancee who he has been engaged for a long time and has done a lot of tricks to gain fame and reputation. Who did Lady Lian provoke? She was so pitiful that she was dismissed… If I were Lady Lian, I would have poured the night waste in front of The Prince’s horse!”
At this point, Miantang felt angrier. The most deadly crime of the dog Prince was to lead a bad example for the people of the State of Zhen, and even set off the evil trend that only by divorcing can the people go on the battlefield and fight to kill the enemy!
What a nuisance!
But after she finished, the cowhide tent was silent. When she looked up at her husband’s face, she found that his face was gloomy and unhappy.
“Husband, what are you going to tell me?” Miantang asked later.
Cui Xingzhou’s long black eyelashes were looking down, and the tip of his tall nose was shining with a chill. He said coldly, “The water is a little hot…”
Miantang hurriedly bailed out water to adjust the temperature, but as soon as she walked past, Cui Xingzhou held her and pulled her to sit in his arms. However, he did not speak. He just held her tightly with his iron arm.
Miantang closed her eyes slightly, looked at him from the narrow slit of her eyes, and said shyly, “Husband… What are you looking at?”
Cui Xingzhou sighed slowly and lowered his head to attach to her lips
After some intimacy and sweetness, Cui Xingzhou needs to hurry back before the camp patrol.
When he got out of the cowhide tent, he saw Servant Li cooking meat broth on the fire not far away, preparing beforehand to eat on the road.
It’s getting colder in the northwest now. When the broth is thick, it can be frozen into meat jelly. When the time comes, it’s easier to cut it up and use it. It’s more convenient to cook noodles in the soup too.
Servant Li was close to the small tent, and from time to time she could vaguely hear some playful sound between the two of them.
Now, away from Lingquan Town, Miantang doesn’t have to lure the anti-bandits anymore. But why does The Prince still have the attitude of cheating and becoming addicted to her?
She suspected that The Prince was infatuated with Liu Miantang’s beauty and planned to make the fake relationship real.
Perhaps in the eyes of The Prince, such as Lady Liu, who doesn’t have a strong family background for protection and is alone, is good to deceive. Even if the lady later found that she had been cheated, there was no way to ask for help, and there will be less wordiness.
However, she never thought that The Prince, who had never been addicted to women, had such a mind. Poor Lady Liu chased her husband for thousands of miles. In the end, she was just a concubine of The Prince in the army. She doesn’t know if the high threshold of The Prince’s Residence will allow Lady Liu to step over after the war is over!
Servant Li was about to sigh a long sigh. Unexpectedly, The Prince, who had just left the camp, took a step ahead of her and sighed a long sigh.
A tall and big handsome young man, looks up at the stars with his back, as if he was thinking about some difficult military affairs
Cui Xingzhou is worried.
He has always been quick and resolute. However, in the small tent just now, he didn’t know how to tell Miantang the truth.
The most hateful thing is that in Lingquan Town, the merchant lady of the He family accused him for no reason, which made the young lady mistake him for a playboy. If he were to say that he had lied to her at this time, he would be guilty of being a dissolute Prince.
With Liu Miantang’s reckless temperant, she could immediately pack up her things and take a carriage to leave.
But she has been targeted by Prince Sui’s men. If she is not around him, once Prince Sui sends someone again, she is likely to be caught and let the real lecherous Prince…
Cui Xingzhou thought for a long time. For the sake of the present, he could only continue to act. He always wanted to wait until Liu Miantang’s impression of Prince Huaiyang had changed, and then gradually plan to reveal the truth to her.
As for the way out for Miantang after the war ended, he also had a good idea. He will only be reliable by taking her with him and carrying her into The Prince Residence in a sedan chair.
There are not many people who know the details of Miantang’s past incoherence. It’s good to cover up. At that time, he will try to make her exiled brother regain his fame, clean up his wrongdoings, and become a small official of peace. At that time, Miantang will have a reliable family, a lady from an innocent family and she can be regarded as a high-ranking concubine.
He can’t let the children she gave birth to in the future not be included in the Cui family’s genealogy!
Looking at the starry sky, Cui Xingzhou thought for a long time and he even thought about whether Miantang’s first child would be a boy or a girl…
After thinking about this for a while, Cui Xingzhou felt a little better. Walking through the white frost at night, he led his young servant Mo Ru and some of his followers back to the camp…
However, Liu Pei, The King of the State of Hui, was not very happy.
He just got the news that all the people he sent to kidnap Liu Miantang were killed on the way. According to the people who searched for them, the deaths of those people were so terrible that they were bitten by wolves and exposed their white bones.
Hearing that, the thick eyebrows of Prince Sui were deeply locked, he was secretly surprised.
When he heard that Liu Miantang’s nominal husband had joined the army, and she chased him all the way, Prince Sui thought it was the best time to get this unlucky thief who lost her memory, so he sent someone to stop her.
Because he was worried that his nephew in the Mountain of Yang, Liu Zhen, also had such a mind, he specially sent a group of highly skilled martial arts people.
But he didn’t expect that the woman was so powerful that she tied the martial art experts he send and fed them to the wolves. Her hamstrings have been broken. Shouldn’t she have lost all her martial arts?
Prince Sui wanted to send someone to capture her again, but the woman’s carriage was close to the big army. It seemed that two of his successive groups of spies he sent were found by the reconnaissance cavalry of Prince Huaiyang’s army, who were inspecting deserters. They never returned.
Prince Sui had no choice but to give up for the time being. But his curiosity was strongly aroused in this way. At the same time, a question also came to his mind. Is Liu Miantang’s current husband really a businessman?
However, although he has some questions, he has no intention to pursue them. No matter what kind of man her husband is, since he joined the army, his end is doomed. After all, the Jinjia Checkpoint is a way to hell and he will never return.
He knew the truth. The Imperial Court was in a mess now. There was no comprehensive preparation. Even the army’s provisions were not arranged in advance, and there was no shadow of subsequent reinforcements. It can be said that the troops going to the northwest this time are an isolated army, with no army provisions inside and no reinforcements outside.
Cui Xingzhou and his soldiers are animals to worship heaven. They are destined to pave the way for the Imperial Court to negotiate peace and pay tribute… However, it’s a pity for Liu Miantang… With her beauty, if she falls into the hands of barbarians, he doesn’t know what will happen!
Prince Sui thought, and feel that he must get this Lady Liu before the barbarians.
On the other hand, after a long journey, the army of Prince Huaiyang finally arrived at the Wuning Checkpoint, an important town in the northwest, before the deadline set by The Emperor. Not far ahead was the Jinjia Checkpoint, where the fierce battle was raging.
Cui Xingzhou knew that Liu Miantang could not continue to follow him longer, so he told her to settle down at the Wuning Checkpoint.
This place extends in all directions. If the Jinjia Checkpoint is lost, she can take a carriage to escape from the shortcut and hide in the mountain.
Cui Xingzhou even drew a detailed escape route for Liu Miantang by holding the military map.
He was so detailed and wordy that she could not bear to watch it.
“Husband… The general gave you the military map so that you could easily explore the terrain and dispatch the troops. If he knew that you had studied the escape route first, I’m afraid that… It would shake the morale of the army!”
Miantang was embarrassed to ask her husband if he wanted to be a deserter, so she could only gently remind him.
Cui Xingzhou scowled and said, “If you didn’t follow all the way here, I will never study these. Remember! Once the Jinjia Checkpoint is lost, the barbarians will come. Don’t care about any luggage. Run into the mountains first!”
Liu Miantang pursed her lips and didn’t say anything. She knew that he was not joking. Once the Jinjia Checkpoint is lost, it is equivalent to opening the door for tigers and wolves to enter the Central Plains.
It’s hard for a general like her husband to survive…
Cui Xingzhou doesn’t have much time to tell Miantang too much. He needs to lead his soldiers to enter the Jinjia Checkpoint to defend against the enemy. At that time, he’s afraid it will be very difficult to accompany Miantang every night, just like on the road.
But Liu Miantang didn’t feel lonely and bored.
Miantang thought that she was the only wife who chased the army all the way. Who knew that when she arrived at Wuning Checkpoint, she found that others also did not abandon their husband and came all the way.
It turned out that many of the strong men who joined the army this time had no spare money. There was only one room in the shabby house and there are many craftsmen who joined the army too. Now that their husband has applied to the army, some of the women who are in love with their husbands have thought it through. They think it’s better to see their husband from time to time than to have no news of their situation in the State of Zhen.
Therefore, a few days after Miantang arrived at the Wuning Checkpoint, there were many villagers from the State of Zhen who followed the path of their husbands and inquire about the trail of the large army.
In the following few days, some women came to the Wuning Checkpoint one after another to settle down.
For a moment, the remote villages suddenly seemed a little lively.
Cui Jiu, Liu Miantang’s husband, was also a capable person. When they arrived at the Wuning Checkpoint, he settled a mansion for her the next day. Because the battlefield was not far from the Wuning Checkpoint, many local people were worried that the Wuning Checkpoint would be affected, so they went to visit their relatives and friends, leaving many houses empty.
Because it was bought in a hurry, compared with the mansion in Lingquan Town, the mansion he just bought here is a little rough, but it is better than setting up a simple tent and sleeping in the open air.
Military dependents like these who have gone to their husbands speak foreign accents. After settling down in their small homes, they greet each other when they go out on the street, and they chat with each other very well. For a time, the neighborhood atmosphere is no less warm than the Lingquan North Street.
Those who can give up on everything and leave their homes are women who have no property in their hometowns and possessed at least a skill. Although they arrived in a hurry with only carried a pole and a basket, when setting up a stall, they could start a business immediately. Crafts such as pot mending are very rare in the local area. Villagers from the four townships and eight villages all come to line up to mend their pots. After making money on the spot, they can rent a house and live.
Although the war is tight, the life of the people in the rear area will continue, and the business of mending pots is very profitable.
Liu Miantang was very envious when she saw such a skilled woman. She left Lingquan Town in a hurry and didn’t give much explanation for the shop. It all depends on whether the shopkeeper she hired can follow his conscience, operate honestly and turn in all the profits.
If she had a craft skill of her own, wouldn’t she be able to go all over the world without any consideration? Fortunately, she has a lot of money and silver with her. Even if she doesn’t make a living for a year and a half, she will have enough to eat and drink… But Miantang, who can’t stay idle, is always unwilling.
Liu Miantang has also known many military dependents in recent days. Because they know that the people here are military dependents, they also take care of each other.
Thus, Lady Liu who had arrived first and had already settled down, helped the other women to settle down.
When she met the woman who was sick on her journey here, Miantang also lent her carriage to help the woman to the neighboring village to find a doctor.
After her actions these days, among the dozen women in the State of Zhen, everyone respected and voted Lady Liu as the leader of the military dependents. At that time, the military dependents’ meeting in the same town was well prepared and officially opened.
The place where the military dependents meet every day is a stream passing through the checkpoint. At the right time of the day, everyone was holding a pile of dirty clothes and chatting while washing. It was also in harmony.
Miantang’s hands and feet are afraid of being cold, so she can’t touch cold water. However, she always comes with her two little maids, Fang Xie, and Bi Cao, and helps other women to look after their children.
When a place is filled with many women, there is naturally a lot of strange news and gossip. There was a woman in the military dependent whose husband was a member of the army commander’s camp.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to transport vegetables from the rear, he met his wife. So the lady surnamed Wen had some first-handed and hot news to share with the women.
When Lady Wen heard that some people felt that the soldiers of Jinjia Checkpoint are restricted to be taken care of by women, and did not know how they were doing, she pulled her lips and said, “Those are ordinary soldiers who are not allowed to be taken care of. If you are a general, there will never be a lack of food and clothes wherever they go. It is said that the Commander-in-Chief, Prince Huaiyang, brought a concubine along. Prince Huaiyang slept with that beautiful concubine every night, and had a good time!”
When they heard this, they all opened their eyes big and felt sorry for Lady Lian who had withdrawn from the marriage proposal. However, in their view, it’s normal for a high-ranking person like Prince Huaiyang to have more than one woman. Even if he is on the battlefield, how can there be a lack of people to serve him?
Miantang had been reprimanded by her husband for her careless words, so she paid great attention to this. She thought that in this extraordinary period of war, she shouldn’t make groundless accusations to the Commander-in-Chief.
So she sat on the big stone beside the stream and gave some fruits to the children and said, “Since it is a rumor, it is better if we don’t spread it. Besides, if the concubine of Prince Huaiyang really comes, it may be among us. If you guys gossip the matter behind her back, it will be embarrassing if she were to hear it.”
After listening to this, the women burst out laughing, “Since she’s the concubine of The Prince, how will she be mixed among us? Speaking of us, only Lady Liu has an outstanding appearance and brings along servants and a coachman. If she’s mixed around us, then it will be you! If that’s the case, remember not to complain to The Prince about us then!”
Liu Miantang said with a smile, “Sure, I’m the one. I’ll never forgive you gossiping women. I’ll ask The Prince to capture you all and take the stick to beat each of your mouths. You guys can’t escape!”
For a time, there was a constant sound of laughter on the side of the stream. It was not until everyone had finished washing their clothes that they went home.
When Miantang returned home, Servant Li had already prepared the meal. After eating, Miantang had nothing to do with holding the copied military map left by her husband.
The Jinjia Checkpoint is indeed a dangerous place. It has the momentum of if one man guards the pass, ten thousand are unable to get through. If there are good generals guarding them and there is no need to worry about the army provisions, it can also be safely maintained.
There is not much she can do, so she can only stay in the Wuning Checkpoint and wait for the news from her husband’s troop.
On the other side of Cui Xingzhou, it is not as harmonious and peaceful as the Wuning Checkpoint.
It can be said that there’s a lot of bad news. The Imperial Court has sent messengers to inform them that the army’s provisions will not be available for a long time after the beginning of spring, and he must find a way himself.
This irresponsible remark made the generals and soldiers below slam on the table angrily.
But Cui Xingzhou had long expected that the Imperial Court was unreliable. So when he came out of the State of Zhen, he not only brought some of his army provisions from his barrack but also ordered the soldiers back in his barrack to send another batch to the northwest.
If they use it frugally, they most probably will be able to barely survive the winter and the spring.
As long as there is no danger of running out of army provisions and the morale of the army is stabilized, even if he were to drag the battle, he can drag those barbarians to death.
So when he entered the checkpoint, he let the enemies under the checkpoint called him nasty names and he ordered his soldiers to guard the gate and did get affected and went out to fight them head-on.
Even when the enemy retreated by deceit and vacated a city, he turned a deaf ear to it. He was not greedy for success and advanced rashly, let alone sent troops to take over.
This kind of dead pig is not afraid of boiling water solution, leaving the barbarian soldiers no choice in dealing with them. They could only send soldiers who are familiar with the Central Plains dialect to scold every day. For a moment, they had even finished scolding the entire genealogy of Prince Huaiyang.
Some soldiers also knew the barbarian language at the Jinjia Checkpoint. Prince Huaiyang assigned them a heavy duty to scold back a battalion for the barbarian soldier Shan Yu’s biological father. The momentum of scolding back was demeanor, which fully showed the breadth and depth of scolding in the Central Plains.
However, after some time has passed, it’s a little wasting of saliva and makes their throat hurt. There are not many medicinal materials in the army, so they must buy some medicine to moisten their throat.
Miantang has been in the Wuning Checkpoint for more than a month now. She has not seen her husband coming out of the checkpoint, and she is so bored that she dares to buy a medicine shop that is out for sale and do some business of buying and selling medicinal materials. Finally, earning a living.
Cui Xingzhou took the excuse of buying medicinal materials and disguised himself as a Commander, wrapped his face in a turban, and came to Wuning Checkpoint to stop by for a moment.
However, he didn’t expect to unexpectedly buy the medicinal materials for his soldiers in the Jinjia Checkpoint from the shop opened by Lady Liu.
“You do not have any knowledge about treating patients, and no proper doctors are assisting you in the shop. How can you open a medicine shop and prescribe medicine for people?”
Liu Miantang said while weighing the medicinal materials in a dignified manner, “There is no decent doctor at the checkpoint, and the owner of the only medicine shop has fled. The people at the checkpoint will need a medicine shop for their illness. How can there be not a single medicine shop here? I will buy the shop and import more medicine. The medicine in the frontline is tight, and you have no medicine available. I can also help! Don’t worry, Doctor Zhao had left me with all the medical books and I memorized everything in my spare time. The so-called person with a long-term illness makes a doctor. Even if I don’t have 70 percent of the skills, I still have 30 percent of the medical skill with me! ”
As soon as Miantang boasted about what she can do, a neighbor came to the door, “Aiyo, Lady Liu, please help me see why my diarrhea became worst after taking the medicine you prescribed yesterday?”
Liu Miantang, ignoring her husband, quickly opened the paper bag to look at the medicine she had taken. After several confirmations with the medical book on the side, she calmly picked out some medicinal materials from it, and then added some to the bag. She gave it to the neighbor, “Uncle Meng, you originally have the issue of internal heat and it’s good to detoxify by having diarrhea. You can take this home and eat it now. You will get twice the result with half the effort and the medicine will be more effective.”
When she spoke, she had indescribable self-confidence. She was like an experienced old doctor. The uncle did not doubt anything, and the lady did not ask for money. Naturally, he left with gratitude.
However, Cui Xingzhou could see clearly from the side. In the previous medicine, it was clear that there were laxatives such as croton and lotus leaves. Is this bold little lady not afraid that her prescribed medicine will kill people?
However, Miantang was calm, “The highly skilled Doctor Zhao said that he would make mistakes when he first started to treat people and prescribe the medicine for them too. Good doctors also learn slowly. Moreover, I won’t treat if there is a serious illness. Don’t worry!”
Cui Xingzhou reluctantly rubbed his forehead and looked at the medicine bag in his hand. For a moment, he was not sure whether this incompetent doctor had prescribed some random medicine for his soldiers.
Miantang felt grateful for Brother Fan's repeated help and treated him as a brother. She heard that he hasn't gotten married yet, and she even made a promise to him. When they return to Lingquan Town, she will prepare a list of ladies of the right age in the neighborhood, and select the most virtuous one to go to his door to talk about marriage.Fan Hu is not good at words. He is even more afraid that he will shake off the details of The Prince, so he only nods in silence to avoid the lady nagging at him again.During this journey, when it was night, Cui Jiu always wore armor and came into the cowhide tent of Miantang with cold air.Since the last time she sweetly took the medicine, her husband seems to be like a new wedding couple with her. He has become very clingy and especially likes to kiss her.Miantang herself naturally forgot everything about her marriage. Although she also knows that a married couple must be intimate together before they can have children. However, her husband said that she was not in good health and was not suitable for having children, so she naturally could not be intimate with him.In Miantang's view, who knows nothing about married life, this is natural.But now she wants to say that even if it's not for the sake of having a baby, it's good to have such a clingy and intimate relationship with her husband when there's nothing to do!On that day, at ten o'clock in the middle of the night, when her husband entered her tent again, Miantang usually sewed his clothes for him, while asking the question in her heart, The blue coat you wore yesterday was still new. Why is it so old today? Even the elbows area are tornCui Jiu was silent for a moment. Every time he came, he would catch a commander to change clothes with him. How will he notice if he was the same person?He casually said, My colleagues and I live in a tent at night, and I sometimes wear the wrong clothes when I get up in the morningMiantang nodded without a doubt. If this is still in the North Street of Lingquan Town, and her husband comes back from sleeping out and wearing different clothes, it must be that he has a mistress in an outside house.But now her husband is sleeping with a group of rough men who don't like to take bath in the military camp. It's really difficult for her husband who has always been pampered!Therefore, after slightly clumsily sewing the clothes for him, Miantang also carefully told her husband, It's okay to puts on the coat by mistake, but the clothes that are close to the body should be watched carefully. Don't wear the wrong underwear with peopleCui Xingzhou nodded in silence, and suddenly felt that the lame lie of him being the merchant Cui Jiu could come to an end.Miantang is a good lady. She treats her beloved with sincerity and affection. Why does he have to cheat her?So he decided to be honest and tell his identity. It's just that this story has to be prepared, so Cui Xingzhou asked after a while, What do you think of Prince Huaiyang?Miantang is preparing hot water for her husband to soak his feet. When he suddenly mentions the northwest main Commander-in-Chief out of nowhere, she doesn't think much about it and said honestly, He's naturally a rare loyal talent and a pillar to rely on for the Great Yan DynastyHearing this, Cui Xingzhou smiled and said, ActuallyBut before he finished, he heard Miantang say again, But as a husband, the woman who marries him must be unlucky for eight generations!Cui Xingzhou looked at Miantang's beautiful side face and forbore. He didn't kick over the water basin under his feet. He asked again enduring his anger, Why is that so?At this time, there was no one else in the tent, and Miantang was not afraid to criticize the officials, and said truthfully, There are too many scandalous lawsuits against The Prince. He refuses to take responsibility after provoking the merchant women in Lingquan Town. Lady He is worried about her gains and losses and wants to die. Now he is just heading for a war. He has to withdraw from her fiancee who he has been engaged for a long time and has done a lot of tricks to gain fame and reputation. Who did Lady Lian provoke? She was so pitiful that she was dismissed If I were Lady Lian, I would have poured the night waste in front of The Prince's horse!At this point, Miantang felt angrier. The most deadly crime of the dog Prince was to lead a bad example for the people of the State of Zhen, and even set off the evil trend that only by divorcing can the people go on the battlefield and fight to kill the enemy!What a nuisance!But after she finished, the cowhide tent was silent. When she looked up at her husband's face, she found that his face was gloomy and unhappy.Husband, what are you going to tell me? Miantang asked later.Cui Xingzhou's long black eyelashes were looking down, and the tip of his tall nose was shining with a chill. He said coldly, The water is a little hotMiantang hurriedly bailed out water to adjust the temperature, but as soon as she walked past, Cui Xingzhou held her and pulled her to sit in his arms. However, he did not speak. He just held her tightly with his iron arm.Miantang closed her eyes slightly, looked at him from the narrow slit of her eyes, and said shyly, Husband What are you looking at?Cui Xingzhou sighed slowly and lowered his head to attach to her lipsAfter some intimacy and sweetness, Cui Xingzhou needs to hurry back before the camp patrol.When he got out of the cowhide tent, he saw Servant Li cooking meat broth on the fire not far away, preparing beforehand to eat on the road.It's getting colder in the northwest now. When the broth is thick, it can be frozen into meat jelly. When the time comes, it's easier to cut it up and use it. It's more convenient to cook noodles in the soup too.Servant Li was close to the small tent, and from time to time she could vaguely hear some playful sound between the two of them.Now, away from Lingquan Town, Miantang doesn't have to lure the anti-bandits anymore. But why does The Prince still have the attitude of cheating and becoming addicted to her?She suspected that The Prince was infatuated with Liu Miantang's beauty and planned to make the fake relationship real.Perhaps in the eyes of The Prince, such as Lady Liu, who doesn't have a strong family background for protection and is alone, is good to deceive. Even if the lady later found that she had been cheated, there was no way to ask for help, and there will be less wordiness.However, she never thought that The Prince, who had never been addicted to women, had such a mind. Poor Lady Liu chased her husband for thousands of miles. In the end, she was just a concubine of The Prince in the army. She doesn't know if the high threshold of The Prince's Residence will allow Lady Liu to step over after the war is over!Servant Li was about to sigh a long sigh. Unexpectedly, The Prince, who had just left the camp, took a step ahead of her and sighed a long sigh.A tall and big handsome young man, looks up at the stars with his back, as if he was thinking about some difficult military affairsCui Xingzhou is worried.He has always been quick and resolute. However, in the small tent just now, he didn't know how to tell Miantang the truth.The most hateful thing is that in Lingquan Town, the merchant lady of the He family accused him for no reason, which made the young lady mistake him for a playboy. If he were to say that he had lied to her at this time, he would be guilty of being a dissolute Prince.With Liu Miantang's reckless temperant, she could immediately pack up her things and take a carriage to leave.But she has been targeted by Prince Sui's men. If she is not around him, once Prince Sui sends someone again, she is likely to be caught and let the real lecherous PrinceCui Xingzhou thought for a long time. For the sake of the present, he could only continue to act. He always wanted to wait until Liu Miantang's impression of Prince Huaiyang had changed, and then gradually plan to reveal the truth to her.As for the way out for Miantang after the war ended, he also had a good idea. He will only be reliable by taking her with him and carrying her into The Prince Residence in a sedan chair.There are not many people who know the details of Miantang's past incoherence. It's good to cover up. At that time, he will try to make her exiled brother regain his fame, clean up his wrongdoings, and become a small official of peace. At that time, Miantang will have a reliable family, a lady from an innocent family and she can be regarded as a high-ranking concubine.He can't let the children she gave birth to in the future not be included in the Cui family's genealogy!Looking at the starry sky, Cui Xingzhou thought for a long time and he even thought about whether Miantang's first child would be a boy or a girlAfter thinking about this for a while, Cui Xingzhou felt a little better. Walking through the white frost at night, he led his young servant Mo Ru and some of his followers back to the campHowever, Liu Pei, The King of the State of Hui, was not very happy.He just got the news that all the people he sent to kidnap Liu Miantang were killed on the way. According to the people who searched for them, the deaths of those people were so terrible that they were bitten by wolves and exposed their white bones.Hearing that, the thick eyebrows of Prince Sui were deeply locked, he was secretly surprised.When he heard that Liu Miantang's nominal husband had joined the army, and she chased him all the way, Prince Sui thought it was the best time to get this unlucky thief who lost her memory, so he sent someone to stop her.Because he was worried that his nephew in the Mountain of Yang, Liu Zhen, also had such a mind, he specially sent a group of highly skilled martial arts people.But he didn't expect that the woman was so powerful that she tied the martial art experts he send and fed them to the wolves. Her hamstrings have been broken. Shouldn't she have lost all her martial arts?Prince Sui wanted to send someone to capture her again, but the woman's carriage was close to the big army. It seemed that two of his successive groups of spies he sent were found by the reconnaissance cavalry of Prince Huaiyang's army, who were inspecting deserters. They never returned.Prince Sui had no choice but to give up for the time being. But his curiosity was strongly aroused in this way. At the same time, a question also came to his mind. Is Liu Miantang's current husband really a businessman?However, although he has some questions, he has no intention to pursue them. No matter what kind of man her husband is, since he joined the army, his end is doomed. After all, the Jinjia Checkpoint is a way to hell and he will never return.He knew the truth. The Imperial Court was in a mess now. There was no comprehensive preparation. Even the army's provisions were not arranged in advance, and there was no shadow of subsequent reinforcements. It can be said that the troops going to the northwest this time are an isolated army, with no army provisions inside and no reinforcements outside.Cui Xingzhou and his soldiers are animals to worship heaven. They are destined to pave the way for the Imperial Court to negotiate peace and pay tribute However, it's a pity for Liu Miantang With her beauty, if she falls into the hands of barbarians, he doesn't know what will happen!Prince Sui thought, and feel that he must get this Lady Liu before the barbarians.On the other hand, after a long journey, the army of Prince Huaiyang finally arrived at the Wuning Checkpoint, an important town in the northwest, before the deadline set by The Emperor. Not far ahead was the Jinjia Checkpoint, where the fierce battle was raging.Cui Xingzhou knew that Liu Miantang could not continue to follow him longer, so he told her to settle down at the Wuning Checkpoint.This place extends in all directions. If the Jinjia Checkpoint is lost, she can take a carriage to escape from the shortcut and hide in the mountain.Cui Xingzhou even drew a detailed escape route for Liu Miantang by holding the military map.He was so detailed and wordy that she could not bear to watch it.Husband The general gave you the military map so that you could easily explore the terrain and dispatch the troops. If he knew that you had studied the escape route first, I'm afraid that It would shake the morale of the army!Miantang was embarrassed to ask her husband if he wanted to be a deserter, so she could only gently remind him.Cui Xingzhou scowled and said, If you didn't follow all the way here, I will never study these. Remember! Once the Jinjia Checkpoint is lost, the barbarians will come. Don't care about any luggage. Run into the mountains first!Liu Miantang pursed her lips and didn't say anything. She knew that he was not joking. Once the Jinjia Checkpoint is lost, it is equivalent to opening the door for tigers and wolves to enter the Central Plains.It's hard for a general like her husband to surviveCui Xingzhou doesn't have much time to tell Miantang too much. He needs to lead his soldiers to enter the Jinjia Checkpoint to defend against the enemy. At that time, he's afraid it will be very difficult to accompany Miantang every night, just like on the road.But Liu Miantang didn't feel lonely and bored.Miantang thought that she was the only wife who chased the army all the way. Who knew that when she arrived at Wuning Checkpoint, she found that others also did not abandon their husband and came all the way.It turned out that many of the strong men who joined the army this time had no spare money. There was only one room in the shabby house and there are many craftsmen who joined the army too. Now that their husband has applied to the army, some of the women who are in love with their husbands have thought it through. They think it's better to see their husband from time to time than to have no news of their situation in the State of Zhen.Therefore, a few days after Miantang arrived at the Wuning Checkpoint, there were many villagers from the State of Zhen who followed the path of their husbands and inquire about the trail of the large army.In the following few days, some women came to the Wuning Checkpoint one after another to settle down.For a moment, the remote villages suddenly seemed a little lively.Cui Jiu, Liu Miantang's husband, was also a capable person. When they arrived at the Wuning Checkpoint, he settled a mansion for her the next day. Because the battlefield was not far from the Wuning Checkpoint, many local people were worried that the Wuning Checkpoint would be affected, so they went to visit their relatives and friends, leaving many houses empty.Because it was bought in a hurry, compared with the mansion in Lingquan Town, the mansion he just bought here is a little rough, but it is better than setting up a simple tent and sleeping in the open air.Military dependents like these who have gone to their husbands speak foreign accents. After settling down in their small homes, they greet each other when they go out on the street, and they chat with each other very well. For a time, the neighborhood atmosphere is no less warm than the Lingquan North Street.Those who can give up on everything and leave their homes are women who have no property in their hometowns and possessed at least a skill. Although they arrived in a hurry with only carried a pole and a basket, when setting up a stall, they could start a business immediately. Crafts such as pot mending are very rare in the local area. Villagers from the four townships and eight villages all come to line up to mend their pots. After making money on the spot, they can rent a house and live.Although the war is tight, the life of the people in the rear area will continue, and the business of mending pots is very profitable.Liu Miantang was very envious when she saw such a skilled woman. She left Lingquan Town in a hurry and didn't give much explanation for the shop. It all depends on whether the shopkeeper she hired can follow his conscience, operate honestly and turn in all the profits.If she had a craft skill of her own, wouldn't she be able to go all over the world without any consideration? Fortunately, she has a lot of money and silver with her. Even if she doesn't make a living for a year and a half, she will have enough to eat and drink But Miantang, who can't stay idle, is always unwilling.Liu Miantang has also known many military dependents in recent days. Because they know that the people here are military dependents, they also take care of each other.Thus, Lady Liu who had arrived first and had already settled down, helped the other women to settle down.When she met the woman who was sick on her journey here, Miantang also lent her carriage to help the woman to the neighboring village to find a doctor.After her actions these days, among the dozen women in the State of Zhen, everyone respected and voted Lady Liu as the leader of the military dependents. At that time, the military dependents' meeting in the same town was well prepared and officially opened.The place where the military dependents meet every day is a stream passing through the checkpoint. At the right time of the day, everyone was holding a pile of dirty clothes and chatting while washing. It was also in harmony.Miantang's hands and feet are afraid of being cold, so she can't touch cold water. However, she always comes with her two little maids, Fang Xie, and Bi Cao, and helps other women to look after their children.When a place is filled with many women, there is naturally a lot of strange news and gossip. There was a woman in the military dependent whose husband was a member of the army commander's camp.Taking advantage of the opportunity to transport vegetables from the rear, he met his wife. So the lady surnamed Wen had some first-handed and hot news to share with the women.When Lady Wen heard that some people felt that the soldiers of Jinjia Checkpoint are restricted to be taken care of by women, and did not know how they were doing, she pulled her lips and said, Those are ordinary soldiers who are not allowed to be taken care of. If you are a general, there will never be a lack of food and clothes wherever they go. It is said that the Commander-in-Chief, Prince Huaiyang, brought a concubine along. Prince Huaiyang slept with that beautiful concubine every night, and had a good time!When they heard this, they all opened their eyes big and felt sorry for Lady Lian who had withdrawn from the marriage proposal. However, in their view, it's normal for a high-ranking person like Prince Huaiyang to have more than one woman. Even if he is on the battlefield, how can there be a lack of people to serve him?Miantang had been reprimanded by her husband for her careless words, so she paid great attention to this. She thought that in this extraordinary period of war, she shouldn't make groundless accusations to the Commander-in-Chief.So she sat on the big stone beside the stream and gave some fruits to the children and said, Since it is a rumor, it is better if we don't spread it. Besides, if the concubine of Prince Huaiyang really comes, it may be among us. If you guys gossip the matter behind her back, it will be embarrassing if she were to hear it.After listening to this, the women burst out laughing, Since she's the concubine of The Prince, how will she be mixed among us? Speaking of us, only Lady Liu has an outstanding appearance and brings along servants and a coachman. If she's mixed around us, then it will be you! If that's the case, remember not to complain to The Prince about us then!Liu Miantang said with a smile, Sure, I'm the one. I'll never forgive you gossiping women. I'll ask The Prince to capture you all and take the stick to beat each of your mouths. You guys can't escape!For a time, there was a constant sound of laughter on the side of the stream. It was not until everyone had finished washing their clothes that they went home.When Miantang returned home, Servant Li had already prepared the meal. After eating, Miantang had nothing to do with holding the copied military map left by her husband.The Jinjia Checkpoint is indeed a dangerous place. It has the momentum of if one man guards the pass, ten thousand are unable to get through. If there are good generals guarding them and there is no need to worry about the army provisions, it can also be safely maintained.There is not much she can do, so she can only stay in the Wuning Checkpoint and wait for the news from her husband's troop.On the other side of Cui Xingzhou, it is not as harmonious and peaceful as the Wuning Checkpoint.It can be said that there's a lot of bad news. The Imperial Court has sent messengers to inform them that the army's provisions will not be available for a long time after the beginning of spring, and he must find a way himself.This irresponsible remark made the generals and soldiers below slam on the table angrily.But Cui Xingzhou had long expected that the Imperial Court was unreliable. So when he came out of the State of Zhen, he not only brought some of his army provisions from his barrack but also ordered the soldiers back in his barrack to send another batch to the northwest.If they use it frugally, they most probably will be able to barely survive the winter and the spring.As long as there is no danger of running out of army provisions and the morale of the army is stabilized, even if he were to drag the battle, he can drag those barbarians to death.So when he entered the checkpoint, he let the enemies under the checkpoint called him nasty names and he ordered his soldiers to guard the gate and did get affected and went out to fight them head-on.Even when the enemy retreated by deceit and vacated a city, he turned a deaf ear to it. He was not greedy for success and advanced rashly, let alone sent troops to take over.This kind of dead pig is not afraid of boiling water solution, leaving the barbarian soldiers no choice in dealing with them. They could only send soldiers who are familiar with the Central Plains dialect to scold every day. For a moment, they had even finished scolding the entire genealogy of Prince Huaiyang.Some soldiers also knew the barbarian language at the Jinjia Checkpoint. Prince Huaiyang assigned them a heavy duty to scold back a battalion for the barbarian soldier Shan Yu's biological father. The momentum of scolding back was demeanor, which fully showed the breadth and depth of scolding in the Central Plains.However, after some time has passed, it's a little wasting of saliva and makes their throat hurt. There are not many medicinal materials in the army, so they must buy some medicine to moisten their throat.Miantang has been in the Wuning Checkpoint for more than a month now. She has not seen her husband coming out of the checkpoint, and she is so bored that she dares to buy a medicine shop that is out for sale and do some business of buying and selling medicinal materials. Finally, earning a living.Cui Xingzhou took the excuse of buying medicinal materials and disguised himself as a Commander, wrapped his face in a turban, and came to Wuning Checkpoint to stop by for a moment.However, he didn't expect to unexpectedly buy the medicinal materials for his soldiers in the Jinjia Checkpoint from the shop opened by Lady Liu.You do not have any knowledge about treating patients, and no proper doctors are assisting you in the shop. How can you open a medicine shop and prescribe medicine for people?Liu Miantang said while weighing the medicinal materials in a dignified manner, There is no decent doctor at the checkpoint, and the owner of the only medicine shop has fled. The people at the checkpoint will need a medicine shop for their illness. How can there be not a single medicine shop here? I will buy the shop and import more medicine. The medicine in the frontline is tight, and you have no medicine available. I can also help! Don't worry, Doctor Zhao had left me with all the medical books and I memorized everything in my spare time. The so-called person with a long-term illness makes a doctor. Even if I don't have 70 percent of the skills, I still have 30 percent of the medical skill with me! As soon as Miantang boasted about what she can do, a neighbor came to the door, Aiyo, Lady Liu, please help me see why my diarrhea became worst after taking the medicine you prescribed yesterday?Liu Miantang, ignoring her husband, quickly opened the paper bag to look at the medicine she had taken. After several confirmations with the medical book on the side, she calmly picked out some medicinal materials from it, and then added some to the bag. She gave it to the neighbor, Uncle Meng, you originally have the issue of internal heat and it's good to detoxify by having diarrhea. You can take this home and eat it now. You will get twice the result with half the effort and the medicine will be more effective.When she spoke, she had indescribable self-confidence. She was like an experienced old doctor. The uncle did not doubt anything, and the lady did not ask for money. Naturally, he left with gratitude.However, Cui Xingzhou could see clearly from the side. In the previous medicine, it was clear that there were laxatives such as croton and lotus leaves. Is this bold little lady not afraid that her prescribed medicine will kill people?However, Miantang was calm, The highly skilled Doctor Zhao said that he would make mistakes when he first started to treat people and prescribe the medicine for them too. Good doctors also learn slowly. Moreover, I won't treat if there is a serious illness. Don't worry!Cui Xingzhou reluctantly rubbed his forehead and looked at the medicine bag in his hand. For a moment, he was not sure whether this incompetent doctor had prescribed some random medicine for his soldiers.
