Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

At midnight that night, someone knocked on Shen Nanyan's door, and Wei Ze appeared at the door in night clothes. After the door opened, Shen Nanyan did not say anything, but stepped aside to let Wei Ze in. Then she looked at the door and closed it.

Wei Ze didn't believe it at first, until the person who appeared in the door was Shen Nanyue, he relaxed his vigilance.

"Why are you at the border, young lady? What happened?"

"Everything is fine in the mansion. Is my brother okay? How are you? Are you hungry? Has the relief food from the court arrived?"

She was so worried that Shen Nanyue grabbed Wei Ze and asked him a lot of questions.

"I haven't heard of any food and fodder arriving from the imperial court. It's all food and fodder His Royal Highness the Prince of Huai has sent people to repatriate from elsewhere. We haven't been involved in any battles recently, so we've switched from three meals a day to two. Fortunately, nothing's wrong for now. It's just that the drought in Nanling Kingdom has caused Xuansu Kingdom to become restless after learning of the situation, so His Royal Highness has ordered them to hold their ground. Young Master has... also lost some of his strength recently. Before, I could still hunt some game, but with more and more people going up the mountain lately, there's nothing left to hunt. Miss, you shouldn't have come at this time."

"Thank you for your hard work. There will be food soon."

"There's a severe drought in the world. Where can we get food? Miss, please don't make such jokes."

"I said yes, and yes. By the way, where are you stationed? Do you know where the barracks' granary is?"

"The military camp and granary are both outside the east city, not too far away."

"Take me there quietly."

"Miss, are you going... No, no, no, there are only men in the barracks. If the young master finds out about you, a girl, it will be a disaster."

"If I don't go, you'll starve to death. Besides, I'm not going there for fun. If I go, you'll have food. When's the best time to go?"

Wei Ze found it hard to believe Shen Nanyan's words. He always felt that Shen Nanyan was joking with him. She was a weak girl who couldn't carry anything on her shoulders or lift anything with her hands. Even if he asked her to bring a bag of food, what would be the use?

What's more, Wei Ze looked Shen Nanyan up and down and found that she didn't have a single grain of rice in her hand.

However, he could not resist Shen Nanyan's nagging and had to take Shen Nanyan out of the inn at midnight. Of course, he also prepared a horse for Shen Nanyan in advance, and the two of them galloped wildly in the dark night.

Ten miles outside the city gate, tents of all sizes were like small hills. In order to avoid being discovered, the two men tied their horses in the woods and walked towards the back of the camp. When Shen Nanyan's legs were about to break, they finally saw the granary ten miles away from the camp, and found a place with relatively lax defense to sneak in.

This was Shen Nanyan's first time to the military camp granary. She didn't expect to see such a scene. Wei Ze took her and avoided the patrol guards and approached the granary. It was called a granary, but it was actually several large tents. However, except for one with guards, the others were unattended. After the two went in, they realized that there was no grain in the granary, so there was no need for anyone to guard it.

"So, the only place with food is the one they are guarding."

"Yes, Miss. What should we do next?"

"You're wearing a battle suit, so you can just sneak in and see how much food is left. Meet me at the place where we sneaked in."

"You want to be here alone?"

"Don't worry, I have a little fairy to help me, nothing will happen, go ahead."

As soon as Wei Ze left, Shen Nanyue's body temperature dropped, but in the increasingly hot summer, it still felt pretty good.

After Wu You came, Shen Nanyan didn't have to do anything. She just hid in the corner. Soon, a small pile of food appeared in front of her. Looking at the white rice, the smile on Shen Nanyan's face became more intense, as if she saw her brother eating.

After a cup of tea, the huge granary was filled up. Shen Nanyan sneaked into another granary, but there were many guards around, and Shen Nanyan was almost exposed. Thanks to Wu You's trick of covering her eyes with ghosts, she escaped.

At the hour of Yin, after several granaries were filled, Shen Nanyan quietly returned and met Wei Ze at the place they had agreed to meet. Neither of them spoke, but just lowered their heads and hurried on their way. Only when they had left the granaries far behind did Shen Nanyan sit down on the ground.

"Let's take a break. I can't walk anymore. I've walked a long way today."

As soon as she sat down, Shen Nanyue pinched and lowered her calves. When had she walked so much distance since she went out in a carriage, down the mountain and into the city. Now she had walked ten miles. Wei Ze looked around vigilantly and sat down not far from Shen Nanyue.

"Is there really food?"

"You'll find out if there's a tomorrow. By the way, take this."

In the darkness, Shen Nanyue didn't seem afraid of being discovered by Wei Ze. She took out a box out of thin air and handed it to Wei Ze. Wei Ze stood up and took it. When he opened it, he saw that it was a box full of snacks.

"so much?"

Wei Ze, who hadn't had a full meal for a long time, suddenly had his eyes light up. Then he silently closed the lid, hugged the box tightly in his arms and sat back.

"Why don't you eat it? Are you afraid I'll poison it?"

"Take it back to the young master. He hasn't seen such exquisite snacks in half a year."

"Pfft, just eat what's given to you. Later, you can secretly bring back a box for him. There are plenty. I'm here now, how can I leave you two hungry? Come on and eat."

"really?"

"More real than pearls!"

Wei Ze then felt at ease to open the box and eat heartily. Such snacks were rare in Shangjing, not to mention in this deserted border area. On weekdays, when he was not full, Wei Ze would practice martial arts to make himself forget his hunger. Now with Shen Nanyue's guarantee, he naturally couldn't help but gobble it up. Seeing him eating with peace of mind, Shen Nanyue also raised a proud smile on her face.

"How was your investigation?"

"Look... I've looked. It only saves a few dozen bags of rice. I guess... I guess... ahem... I guess it'll barely be enough for tomorrow. After all, there are a hundred thousand people..."

Shen Nanyan walked over and handed Wei Ze a water bag. Wei Ze looked around and there was disbelief in his eyes.

"Do gods really exist?"

When the two of them went out, Wei Ze watched Shen Nanyan with empty hands, and now she was holding snacks and a water bag. Apart from the fact that she was a fairy, he really couldn't think of any other reason.

"Drink quickly."

Wei Ze took the water bag without hesitation.

"If this granary is full, how many days will it last for the military camp?"

"I don't know about this subordinate, but I think it can last for three to five days."

Shen Nanyan didn't say anything else and let Wei Ze eat in peace.

When the sky was just light, the two of them continued their journey. The horses were still in the woods. Shen Nanyue handed a box wrapped in cloth to Wei Ze and asked him to take it quietly to Shen Yunzhi. She was about to get on the horse and leave. Wei Ze was of course worried and wanted to send her to the city gate, but Shen Nanyue refused.

"Go back early so that my brother can have something to eat. I will continue to stay in that inn. You can come and pick me up in three days."

"But the lady is alone..."

"I have the gods' blessing, nothing will happen to me. Remember, come pick me up in three days. I'm leaving."

Without giving Wei Ze a chance to continue speaking, Shen Nanyue rode away, her slender figure getting farther and farther away, her long hair flying in the morning breeze, like a knight wandering freely in the world, her free and easy posture more heroic than any other man in the world.

But in fact, Shen Nanyan's bones were about to fall apart. She just wanted to get back to the inn as soon as possible, collapse on the couch, and meet Zhou Gong.