After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

"Doctor Nian, this is Doctor Li from the Medical Institute. He has been with us for seven or eight years. He knows everything about the camp. Let him take you to learn about it." Chen Qijin only said this and hurried back to the main tent.

Doctor Li was a tall, thin, weak scholar. He smiled shyly at her and said, "My name is Li Huairen. You can just call me Doctor Li."

Nian Susu greeted him generously, "Hello, Doctor Li. My last name is Nian. Please take care of me in the future."

Li Huairen blushed, and dared not look Nian Susu in the eye. He had been in the military camp for so long, dealing with a group of men every day, and had not seen a girl for a long time. He did not expect that a fairy-like woman would suddenly come, and she was in the same line of work as him, so how could he not be shy?

Nian Susu didn't notice that Li Huairen's face looked strange, and followed him towards the medical hospital.

"Miss Nian, where are you from?"

"I... came from Shengjing with His Highness."

Li Huairen seemed to be thinking: "The prince who came from Shengjing... should be a handsome man."

He chatted with her in a random manner. Nian Susu didn't dare to reveal too much to him and most of the time she just answered perfunctorily. Li Huairen realized that she didn't want to pay attention to him, so he didn't ask any more questions.

The two walked to the medical institute in silence.

The so-called medical hospital was nothing more than five tents gathered together, surrounded by stoves set up all around for making fire and cooking medicine.

When he arrived at his own basin, Li Huairen seemed much more calm.

"Our place is small. In addition to me, there are two apprentices who help with picking and decocting medicines and helping with caring for the wounded. Almost all the work falls on the shoulders of the three of us."

"Miss Nian, if you can't stand it, you can tell me and I will arrange some easy work for you to do."

Nian Susu waved his hands quickly and said, "No, no, I can endure hardships. You don't need to give me special care. Doctor Li, just treat me as your apprentice."

Li Huairen smiled and did not refute her.

He saw that Nian Su Su had delicate skin and tender flesh, and she didn't look like someone who had experienced hardship. Moreover, since she had followed the prince from Shengjing, she was probably living a life of luxury, prescribing medicine and taking pulses every day. How could she endure such a hard life in the military camp?

As the two were talking, a young man in his twenties ran out and rushed to Li Huairen. He wiped his sweat and said breathlessly, "Doctor Li, the patient with inflammation last night has a fever again. He doesn't seem to be getting better after taking the medicine. What should I do?"

Li Huairen frowned, "Add more coptis root and houttuynia cordata, boil them twice and feed them to the patient. Observe the follow-up situation. If the fever still does not subside, tell me again."

The young man responded and glanced at Nian Su Su curiously before leaving.

Nian Susu smiled back, and the boy immediately blushed and ran away.

Li Huairen was caught in the middle and felt very embarrassed.

Nian Susu was worried and suggested going to check on the patient, but Li Huairen said it was okay and he wanted to take her to a place to live first.

Nian Susu had just arrived and it was difficult to go against him, so he had to follow his arrangements.

But Li Huairen seemed to have no idea where her residence was. The two of them wandered around in confusion and finally found the right direction after asking someone.

"Doctor Li, haven't you been with the army for more than ten years? How come you are still lost?" Nian Susu deliberately teased him.

Li Huairen was so embarrassed that he felt ashamed. He was a "local" but didn't know the way. How could he face the young girl?

"I..." He scratched the back of his head, "I usually stay in the medical hospital to make medicine and see patients, so..."

Seeing that he took it seriously, Nian Susu couldn't help laughing.

A patrol team passed by on the road. The leader looked at Nian Susu with ill intention and a very obscene look. Nian Susu was observing the situation around him and did not notice it, but Li Huairen's eyes were very sharp.

When passing by them, Li Huairen deliberately moved Nian Susu to his side, blocking their sight.

After the patrol team left, Li Huairen suddenly realized something. He looked up and down at Nian Susu from the corner of his eye and had a bad feeling in his heart.

He was thinking about something, and blurted out subconsciously: "Miss Nian."

Nian Susu turned around and said, "Huh?"

There were some things Li Huairen didn't know how to say, but he had to say them.

He hesitated for a moment, lowered his eyes, and clenched his hands under his sleeves nervously into fists. "I want to tell you, when you are in the barracks, don't get too close to those men. If they talk to you or tell you to go somewhere, just ignore them."

"Since you are from my medical institute, I have the responsibility to ensure your safety. Besides, you are Prince Liuli's man. If anything happens to you, it will not be good for both countries." Li Huairen's analysis was well-reasoned.

Nian Susu gave him a reassuring look, "I know, don't worry."

As they were talking, the two arrived at their destination.

Li Huairen was shocked. It turned out that all the people living in this area were women, both old and young, all wearing coarse linen clothes. The moment they saw Li Huairen, they looked terrified and ran back to their tents like frightened birds.

"There are so many girls here." Nian Susu was also shocked. There were obviously so many women, but Chen Qijin was very puzzled when he saw her, as if it was a big deal for women to enter the military camp.

Li Huairen already knew where this place was. He didn't expect that the prince's people would be arranged to live here. Judging from Miss Nian's reaction, it seemed that she was not aware of the seriousness of the matter.

"But why do they seem so scared when they see you?" Nian Susu looked around, but there was no one around, and they all hid back in their tents.

Li Huairen's face was gloomy. "The women living here are all military prostitutes." That's why they are so afraid of men.

Even though he didn't say the rest, Nian Susu understood.

Military prostitutes are even more pitiful than the prostitutes in brothels. They are inhumanely violated almost every day. They can't escape or hide, and have to wait for the nightmare to come every day.

Nian Susu sighed and lowered his eyes, "They are all pitiful people."

Li Huairen didn't expect that her first reaction was to sympathize with these military prostitutes, rather than being angry that he was arranged to live with them. This surprised him, because if he put himself in her shoes, he would have walked away on the spot.

He felt sorry for Nian Susu, but he had no ability to change anything. He could only ask her to protect herself and to come to the medical hospital to find him whenever she needed help.

Nian Susu saw Li Huairen off, carried his small bag, found an empty tent, and moved in.

She had just packed her things when someone came to her door.

"Miss, is it convenient for you to come in?" The voice belonged to an older woman.

Nian Susu thought it was the military prostitutes, so he opened the door and let her in. He thought there was only one person, but unexpectedly there were five or six, peeking through the door and looking into her tent curiously.

"Is... anything wrong with you?" Nian Susu forced a smile.