Traveling through an ancient military camp: Bao'er's survival song

Li Bao'er, who woke up early, ate and drank her fill with the gold ingot, paid the silver, and set off for the capital.

On her way out of the town, Li Bao'er passed by the steamed bun shop again, but she didn't want to try the steamed buns that she could never get. She even urged her horse to gallop a few steps as she passed by because she thought the steamed bun shop was unlucky.

Riding along the official road towards the capital, nothing else went wrong. When Li Bao'er found out the location of the newly built Guide General's Mansion and stood before the magnificent residence that the emperor had recently bestowed upon Peng Zizheng, she took a deep breath, silently encouraging herself, "Just treat it like going to work like an ox or a horse, take it one day at a time." Then she took out her Yang Guo-style face mask, greeted the familiar guards at the gate, and went inside to report to that perverted bastard.

Liu Shu, the Eighth Prince, who remained in the small town on the outskirts of Beijing, was still savoring the lingering sweet dream of the previous night (Author's note: Don't get the wrong idea, he's just a young 16-year-old boy, and his dreams are quite idyllic). After getting up, he first spent a lot of time washing and dressing, changing his hair ornaments again and again, and then picking out new clothes he had just bought. Only then did he lean on his cane and leave his room, intending to invite "Young Master Qin" to breakfast.

Liu Shu, who had just stepped out of the room, asked, "Jin Er, which room is Young Master Qin in?"

The guard, Jin Ping, said considerately, "Your Highness, you still have an injury on your leg. Let me summon Young Master Qin for you."

Liu Shu said with displeasure, "How rash! We should treat people with courtesy! Not to mention that Young Master Qin is the one I admire, just considering the life-saving grace she gave me, I should be the one to personally invite her. So, which room is she staying in?"

The shop assistant passing by overheard this uproar about homosexuality and couldn't help but slow down.

Another guard, Zhai Chengcheng, grabbed the shop assistant who was about to listen to the gossip and asked, "Which room does the young master Qin, who brought my young master into the shop yesterday, stay in?"

The shop assistant hurriedly nodded and bowed as he replied to the three distinguished guests: "The young master who brought this gentleman into the shop yesterday has already checked out, but his surname is not Qin. I vaguely remember that his surname is Li."

Liu Shu didn't care what "Qin Shi Huang's" surname was at all. Hearing that his beloved had checked out, he instantly felt wronged and wanted to cry. What did all his early morning preparation mean? What did all the night and morning of mental preparation mean? Then Liu Shu turned to his two guards and demanded, "Why weren't you keeping an eye on her?"

Jin Ping and Zhai Chengcheng retorted defiantly, "You didn't tell us to keep an eye on them."

Liu Shu choked with anger, muttered, "I'm only willing to take in two good-for-nothings like you," and stormed back into the house.

Jin Ping and Zhai Chengcheng were no ordinary guards; both came from official families. Jin Ping's father was the Minister of Works, and his elder brother was a member of the Imperial Guard. Zhai Chengcheng, on the other hand, was the youngest son of the Marquis of Anping, whose eldest brother was already thirty. The Marquis's wife had given birth to this precious youngest son at the age of forty-six. Their entry into the palace as guards was merely a means to gain prestige, a common path for sons of noble families. Their true protectors were the hidden guards operating behind the scenes.

Although their martial arts skills were quite good, they were lacking in the ability to serve others. Both of them were pampered and spoiled at home, good at giving orders and telling others what to do, but they didn't have the insight or ability to arrange things properly. As the Eighth Prince's guards, they spent their days simply accompanying their master to drink, admire flowers, and be his playmates.

However, the Eighth Prince was kind-hearted and magnanimous, so the two men weren't afraid of offending him. Although they had "let go" of the Eighth Prince's beloved, Jin Ping and Zhai Chengcheng still shamelessly followed Liu Shu into the house, saying all sorts of nice things to please their master.

After they comforted the aggrieved Eighth Prince, they busied themselves asking the shopkeeper about Li Bao'er's identity. When they learned that she had come with a group of grown men, their expressions immediately turned sour, as if they had swallowed a fly.

It seems that the woman Your Highness admires is not one to be virtuous enough to remain faithful!