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

Xia Tian's expression was indifferent. "Master, didn't you say that we should strengthen the guard? I was too bored standing outside, so I came in to take a look."

He held up the prescription book and showed it to Li Huairen. "I just flipped through it and it seems that the numbers don't match up as Master said."

Li Huairen frowned. "How is that possible? I checked it carefully yesterday, but several herbs didn't match."

"Master, did you see it wrong? Why don't you take it back and study it again?" Xia Tian asked tentatively.

Li Huairen did not allow anyone to question him. He was so angry at Xia Tian's words that his face turned red. He snatched the medicine book from Xia Tian's hand and strode out of the pharmacy.

Xia Ji pretended to see him to the door, but after making sure he was far away, she immediately went back to the pharmacy to turn on the light, ran under the bed and lifted the sheets, "Miss Nian, the master is gone."

Nian Susu crawled out slowly, close to the ground, her lilac dress was rubbed into black and gray patches.

Xia Ji helped her up and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

Nian Susu still had the medicine in his arms, and he looked at Xia Ji with an embarrassed look, "Hehe...it's okay."

She was a medicine thief, and Xia Ji, as the caretaker of the pharmacy, helped her hide and avoid Li Huairen. Something seemed wrong no matter how he looked at it.

"Let's go, I'll take you back." Xia Ji's face was calm.

After blowing out the lights in the pharmacy, the two walked out one after the other.

At this point, there were almost no people awake in the entire camp, and they were walking on the main road.

Nian Susu lived on the south side. Xia Ji walked in front and she followed one body length behind. The silence between the two seemed to be tacit understanding.

Xia Ji thought that he was walking too fast and she couldn't keep up, so he slowed down. Nian Susu was still thinking about what had just happened and didn't notice that she was walking at the same pace as him.

"Give me the prescription. Master, trust me. It will be more convenient for me to get the medicine for you." The silent Xia Ji suddenly spoke.

Nian Susu: “Ah?”

She didn't react, "You helped me get the medicine? That's stealing."

Her expression was somewhat sad. "Given your master's temper, if he finds out, you won't be able to stay in the army."

Li Huairen will definitely kick him out.

Xia Tian did not refute, but looked up at the moon, which showed that he was very clear about his master's temper.

"Forget it. You can do me the greatest favor by going back to bed early tonight." Nian Susu joked, "If every night is like today, my guards will run themselves to death if you are not tired."

I don’t know how Qingyu is doing now.

Xia Ji's sullen face suddenly couldn't hold back any more, and he burst into laughter, "Hahaha..."

The atmosphere finally became more relaxed.

Xia Tian didn't know what he was thinking about. His smile gradually faded and his expression became serious. "I'm serious. Give me the prescription. I've prepared it and hidden it under the second stove behind the pharmacy. You can just go and get it."

Nian Susu let out a long sigh, "Forget it, just pretend you know nothing. You didn't meet me today. If he ever gets caught, you won't be implicated."

Xia Ji helped her escape danger tonight, and she was grateful, and she definitely didn't want to drag him into this mess.

Xia Ji made a bitter face, but seeing her determined expression, he didn't know what to say.

"Actually, I'm curious, why do you want to help me?" Nian Susu glanced sideways, "Although I don't like to make enemies with others, I definitely won't let you pay so much for my kindness to you."

Summer's cheeks were red. Not far away, there were several tents tightly packed together in no order. That was where the military prostitutes lived. It was at the southernmost side of the camp, so dark that even the moonlight was dimmed.

Nian Susu's residence is among them.

"Because... like Miss Nian, I sympathize with the plight of those women."

"In fact, before you came, I secretly gave them some medicine for treating typhoid fever, pain relief and hemostasis without telling my master, just in case they were needed."

"They were kind-hearted and worried about getting me into trouble, so they refused to take my medicine after a few times."

Xia Tian smiled helplessly, "Now you are the same, worried about getting me into trouble and refusing my help."

He turned to look at her, his eyes were clear, even brighter than the bright moon in the sky, "Why can you do it, but I can't?"

Nian Susu paused for a moment. This question stumped her.

She was touched by Xia Tian's kindness, but out of her conscience, she really didn't want anyone to be hurt because of her.

As he was talking, he was almost at the door.

Nian Su Su stopped and said, "Just send it here."

Xia Tian hesitated to speak.

"Remember, you never saw me tonight."

She left, her back looking determined.

Xia Tian's eyes swept across the area, full of pity.

The collapsed stove, a few thin clothes swaying in the wind, everything seemed so isolated and helpless.

-

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

The emperor sat alone behind the dragon table, his hands on his head and his eyes closed.

Li Zhongquan brought his apprentice Lin Shoude in to serve tea. Seeing that the emperor was taking a nap, he turned around and signaled his apprentice to be more cautious.

Lin Shoude nodded, walked forward, took away the cold tea in the emperor's hand and replaced it with hot tea.

The ambergris in the Xuande furnace has burned out, but its fragrance lingers for a long time because of years of fumigation.

Li Zhongquan waved his hand and asked Lin Shoude to leave. He stood aside with his hands tucked into his sleeves. When he touched the letter in his sleeves, he felt as if he was burned.

The secret letter in his sleeve had just been delivered to the palace and had not yet been presented, but Li Zhongquan did not have the heart to wake the emperor.

When he lowered his eyes, he saw a head full of white hair. In just one month, the emperor's hair had turned completely white. Li Zhongquan had followed him for so long, but this was the first time he saw him in such a bad condition. He looked haggard and much older.

The emperor was not sleeping deeply and suddenly woke up from his dream, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Li Zhongquan quickly stepped forward and handed over a handkerchief, "Your Majesty, are you awake?"

The emperor closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then pinched his brows and asked him, "Did any letter arrive today?"

Li Zhongquan took out the letter and said, "Your Majesty, you haven't had a good night's sleep for three days. Why don't you take a break while everything is relatively stable these days? It's not a good idea to stay up all this time."

The emperor raised his hand to signal him to shut up, and Li Zhongquan had to swallow the rest of his words.

The emperor read the letter with a sullen face. He was already tired, and now he looked even worse.

General Xiao led 20,000 troops to hide in Qingshan City and nearby hills, ready to fight at any time, but Qin Zehai was in Liangcheng, and the two cities were very close, so General Xiao was at great risk of being exposed.

The emperor was worried about this matter a few days ago, and he wrote back to ask General Xiao to keep his troops in place, close the city gates, and strictly prohibit anyone from entering or leaving to prevent spies from sneaking into the city.

The letter received today also said that they found Xiao Jianting's whereabouts around Qingshan City.

Xiao Jianting was chased all the way by the Northern Wei people. They hated this young general who was known as the "Immortal God of War" and wanted to cut him into pieces. How could they let go of such a good opportunity?