Chapter 123 These people belong to you
After a night's rest, Xiangying was full of energy.
She went into the space to prepare breakfast for herself, making a sandwich with milk to drink.
I also took the time to make myself four egg tarts in the microwave.
While eating, she walked upstairs to see how her cartoon character was doing.
To her surprise, their numbers increased again!
It has gone from 42/100 to 60/100.
These days, they have become a small force with organization and rules.
However, the house they live in is still dilapidated.
Surrounded by the endless Gobi Desert, the houses in Shacheng are naturally built of mounds of earth mixed with sand.
The advantage is that it is fairly wind-resistant, but the disadvantage is that sand is falling out all the time, and when you wake up, you will be covered in yellow and gray.
Xiangying thought for a while and invested some construction materials for these cartoon villains, such as the pepper paste she had brought from the palace before, as well as an unlimited supply of tools.
After giving them these, I watched them run out of the small house and lie down on the open ground and kowtow.
Xiangying finished the last bite of egg tart and gave them a lot of food and water.
Seeing that the leader seemed to be sick and had a bandage on his arm, Xiangying gave him some medical supplies.
The little people were grateful and danced excitedly.
After leaving the space, the children had just finished eating.
In the morning, Xiangying prepared egg custard and clear soup noodles for them.
Next, they have to rely on walking, so they put on comfortable and thick insoles.
Xiangying noticed that there were many soldiers with unfamiliar faces in the team.
She called the thin monkey: "Where do these people come from?"
"Don't you know, sister-in-law? The Jie Jiejun has now been promoted to deputy general. Our team is suddenly empty of two supervisors and two captains. Naturally, we have to ask others to fill them."
Xiangying nodded slowly and looked at a group of new exiled prisoners not far away.
There are both men and women among them. Depending on the situation, they should be princes, ministers and their families from the Western Zhou Dynasty.
They are relatives of some of the female relatives of Xiangying's team. They are holding their heads in front of them and crying, telling them about the hard work along the way.
Skinny Monkey said hurriedly: "Sister-in-law, take your children and get ready. We will set off soon. There is a new member in our team. I have to go to the front to take care of it!"
He ran away in a hurry.
Taoxue walked up to Xiangying: "Eldest Princess, look, that's Concubine Shu!"
Xiangying looked intently.
A very embarrassed woman with stains on her face hugged Xiang Qianqian and burst into tears.
Her muddy hands kept touching the wound on Xiang Qianqian's forehead.
Although she looks miserable, you can still see a bit of the past charm and beauty in the woman's facial features.
She is indeed Concubine Shu, the beloved concubine of Xiangying's father.
He used to be domineering in the palace based on his favor, and even Xiangying's mother didn't look down on him.
Taoxue pointed over there: "In addition to Concubine Shu, there are also Concubine De and Jiang Zhaoyi. These concubines who ran away with the emperor were actually captured?"
Qi Fengyi came back from asking around with a sad expression on his face.
She thought her family would be among those exiled prisoners, but after searching around, she didn't see even a single relative.
Returning to Xiangying, she happened to hear Taoxue's question and explained:
"I heard that the emperor was on the way to escape. He disliked Concubine De and the others for being in the way and delaying the carriage's speed, so he kicked them down."
"There is also Concubine Shu. In order to stop the South Vietnamese pursuers from chasing her, the emperor threw Concubine Shu down and gave it to them."
Although Xiang Ying and Xiang Qianqian didn't deal with each other, when she heard the Western Zhou emperor's behavior, she still couldn't help but cursed: "Father of the Dog, you are so wicked."
Taoxue sighed: "What a pity for the military attaches who swore to follow and loyal to the death."
At this moment, Suan Xiucai came quickly: "Princess, the deputy general asked you to go."
Xiangying asked Taoxue to keep an eye on the three children and walked to Jiechen's camp.
He opened the curtain and found that the general was there. When he saw Xiang Ying, he coughed twice in an extremely unnatural manner.
Then, he pretended to be cold and serious: "You fainted yesterday. I heard you were hungry. Are you feeling better now?"
Xiang Ying nodded: "Much better. Thank you for your concern, General. Do you still want to punish me?"
Jie Chen cast a cold look at the general.
The general understood, pursed his lips and said, "I heard from Vice General Xie that you got along very harmoniously with the soldiers along the way."
"You also gave your food to them. Seeing that you have made up for your fault, I will not pursue your fault for the time being."
Xiangying's red lips broke into a smile: "Thank you, General."
The general couldn't help but warn: "Don't be too happy too early. Although I won't be traveling with you, you still have to pay attention to the rules."
"Lieutenant General Jie is willing to treat you well, but you can't break the rules and make it difficult for him. Otherwise, how can he manage the team?"
Jie Chen said calmly: "General, don't you still have something to do? You can leave first."
This is the expulsion order. The general nodded: "I'll leave everything to you."
He turned and left, and when he passed by Xiangying, he looked at her twice.
Hey, she is indeed a beauty. If His Highness is deceived by beauty, what will happen to Da Ye?
The general is gone.
Jie Chen asked Xiang Ying to come closer and gave her a token.
"What is this?" Xiangying was curious.
"The two exile teams have merged, and now there are more than 300 people in total. My energy is limited, so I will leave these people in your charge."
Xiangying was stunned: "Who?"
Xie Chen shouted outside: "Bring him in."
The sour scholar led one person inside.
Seeing the other party's dark eyebrows and eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, Xiang Ying was surprised: "Is it you, Lu Peiyi?"
The leader of the water bandits.
Xiangying was still confused at first. Jie Chen had already integrated this group of water bandits, so why he hadn't seen them yet.
I guess I was a step behind and only recently came to join them.
Lu Baoyi raised his hand to Xiangying and said, "Princess, I have brought fifty brothers to join us. The deputy general said that you will be our leader from now on. Please give me your advice in the future."
He is clearly a gangster, but when he talks and laughs, in addition to his gangster spirit, he also has a strong sense of bookishness.
There is always some secret hidden in those eyes that look like a smile but not a smile.
Xie Chen pointed to the token in Xiangying's hand: "This is what they are commanding. You must keep it well."
"If there are any problems or if they don't comply, they can be killed on the spot without mercy."
After saying that, Jie Chen looked at Lu Peiyi: "Go out and tell your people to follow them along the way. You can't cause chaos, let alone cause trouble."
Lu Beiyi nodded and looked at Xiang Ying with a somewhat intriguing look.
"Princess, I'll see you later." He went out.
Xiangying couldn't help but said: "What do you mean? I am a female prisoner, why do you ask me to help you manage people."
Jie Chen folded his arms, his handsome and cold face was filled with calmness, and his thin eyes were so deep that no one could tell what he was thinking.
"I have thought about what you said yesterday and I think you are right."
"You always act in a flamboyant manner. I can't convince you to be obedient. In this case, I will give you something to do."
"These water bandits are difficult to manage, but if you have skills, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with them."
Xiangying looked at the token in his hand.
It is made of iron, with the word "order" on it.
"There are fifty of them. Aren't you afraid that I will unite with them to rebel and escape?"