Chapter 210: The Strategist Who Smashes Wine Cups
The soldiers who had successfully sheared a row of pillars in half for the first time also heard her praises. They all leapt up and cheered with joy. They had been caged beasts for over a month at this point, and this group of hot-blooded men could no longer suppress the rage inside of their hearts.
Bai Xiangxiu was extremely excited as well. She yelled loudly at them, “You are the best!”
“Wooo!” The soldiers greatly appreciated the encouragement. They all roared back with excitement after hearing her praise. They all knew that this was a strategist hired by the general. Why wouldn’t they be happy when they received such praise?
Long Heng frowned. Wouldn’t this make them overzealous? However this seemed to reveal new sides to his wife. She almost seemed to have endless amounts of vigor now. It was hard to take his eyes off of her.
Song Jiaoyue was watching everything from a roof of a building in the distance. It felt like he was in a dream. It was genuinely hard to take his eyes off of her when she shone as brightly as that, despite knowing that she was now inseparable from Long Heng and was doing all this for the sake of her husband. However, he still couldn’t forget her.
He clenched his fist tightly into a ball. Beside him, Yu Kuang abruptly asked, “What is your relationship with her?”
“Nothing.”
The imperial court was finding it very troublesome to transport rations to the army these days, let alone wine. Moreover, Long Heng had always been strict with them and never allowed them to drink as they pleased. The soldiers were all very grateful towards the strategist with the scholarly aura for providing such luxuries before a battle. Even Prince Rong was singing her praises. Royal prince or not, he also hadn’t had meat in over a month either. It’d been quite a agonizing experience for him as well. He was happy to be able to eat some meat even though he wasn’t going into battle tomorrow. Moreover, Madame Xiu was famous in the capital for her culinary skills. So, the pork meat was extremely succulent and delicious.
“I propose a toast.” Prince Rong raised his bowl of wine high above his head. The rest of the soldiers followed suit. Long Heng also joined in, “We will defeat the enemy tomorrow!”
“Defeat the enemy!!” The deafening cheer touched Bai Xiangxiu deeply. She suddenly raised her bowl as well. Long Heng put his hands on her shoulder, but she paid him no heed. She downed the bowl of wine with the crowd and then smashed the bowl onto the ground.
Bam! He then saw Bai Xiangxiu fall back onto her seat. She seemed very drunk. Why drink so much if you can’t hold your liquor? She shouldn’t have strained herself like that. He continued to look out for her while he finished his meal. Song Jiaoyue and Yu Kuang would have to leave after dinner.
Bai Xiangxiu was a little tipsy as she sent them off alongside Long Heng. She even clapped their shoulders hard and said, “Good luck my dear friends! Show them no mercy! Murder! Burn! Steal! Do them all! hiccup…”
Long Heng immediately covered her mouth with his hands and said, “Take care, everyone.”
“We will. You’d better take her back to her room. She seems really drunk,” Song Jiaoyue laughed softly. This girl was really too full of surprises. She really seemed to put herself in all sorts of hilarious positions.
Long Heng nodded. He grabbed Bai Xiangxiu by her shoulder and slowly supported her all the way to his quarters. He couldn’t possibly lift her up and carry her like a bride when so many eyes were on them. He didn’t want to start any rumors.
Long Heng had arrived at the conclusion that the only way to make her stop would be to tumble in the sheets with her. She’d be quiet once she was asleep. In fact, this one little trick had never once failed him.
Bai Xiangxiu was given a brutal workout that night. By the time they were done, she was sleeping like a baby. She didn’t even have the strength to lift up her arms. Long Heng was incredibly satisfied. He went out to check on the soldiers after putting his clothes back on.
Long Heng knew very well how to take care of his body. He came back after he was done with his duties and slipped into bed beside Bai Xiangxiu so that he would be able to focus on the battle tomorrow. The next morning, Long Heng was long gone by the time Bai Xiangxiu woke up. Before he’d left, he’d spent some time caressing her tiny face, traces of regret in his eyes. He’d been a little too excited the night beforeand had been a little too rough on her. She likely wouldn’t wake up until much later. He quietly wished that the enemy would already be defeated by the time she woke up.
Unfortunately, Bai Xiangxiu was awakened by the ear-deafening war cry that rose when they opened the gates. Ignoring breakfast, she immediately put on her clothes and ran to the city walls to take a look. The soldiers wanted her to move to a safe distance because there was a chance she could be struck by a stray arrow on the city walls.
Shu’er tried to stop her too. “Please don’t go up the walls, mistress. I won’t be able to answer to His Highness if anything happens to you.”
“I just want to take a peek. Don’t worry, I’ll be extremely careful.” Her legs had gone soft due to the scent of blood that filled the air. However, she gritted her teeth and kept walking. Perhaps due to the constant scent of blood that she’d been surrounded with the past few weeks, her phobia of blood had actually taken a turn for the better.
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