vrcanaries Chapter 215 Numbness
Chapter 215 Numbness
At the gate of the military camp, the soldiers guarding the gate first heard a deafening sound, and everyone held weapons and prepared for battle.
Someone rushed in to deliver the message immediately. When the soldiers rushed out with their weapons, they saw thousands of wild boars, pheasants, and rabbits lying on the ground obediently and neatly.
"This... is another day when wild game has become spirited. There are so many strange people and things."
"Could they be spirits? Is this meat still edible?"
Fourth Master Xia looked at the stunned group of people and nodded with satisfaction. This was right. It was the proper reaction of a normal human being when seeing the scene before them.
He smiled and said, "Don't be stunned. This is the game that Dabai, Xiaobai and the orange cat found for you. Come in if you dare."
"Hey~~~Thank you, Fourth Master Xia. We'll catch up right away. You can go in and have a good rest."
"Yes, yes, leave this little thing to us."
He shook his head and said, "Thank you all for your kindness. My little sister is still in the woods. I will go and greet her."
Thinking that the three tigers were about to come back, he said, "My sister's pets will be back soon. They are three cute and well-behaved tigers. They are very human and will not hurt anyone. Please don't panic."
After saying this, he ignored the expressions of the people behind him and rushed into the forest on his horse.
"What?" A young general scratched his ears, feeling that he had heard it wrong.
"You just said that Miss Xia Shi's pets are three tigers? Is that right?"
Everyone nodded woodenly upon hearing this, still digesting the scene before them and the words they had just heard.
Xi Zhiyi had been helping out in the military camp in recent days, so he didn't know when Xia Yining and his group went out. When he got the news and rushed over, he was already numb when he saw this scene.
I felt that I was too weak and couldn't seem to be able to provide any help to my sister Ning'er, and I felt a little lost for a moment.
But he hid it very well, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The fourth master of the Xia family followed the marks left by his second brother and found himself deep in the jungle, where he saw a group of people lying on the ground and throwing things in a very ungraceful manner.
He walked over, took a look, and took a deep breath.
"Hey, this, this...Did you guys find a ginseng nest? There must be hundreds of them."
Master Xia heard his brother was still nagging, so he took his hand and started digging: "Why are you wasting time? Get to work."
"Remember not to dig up the little one. My sister said it should stay here and continue to grow."
Because there were too many people, Xia Yining and others chose to pick ginseng in the dumbest way possible. For some things, the less you know, the better.
They dug until dark, and could no longer see anything in the forest. Second Master Xia advised, "Why don't you go back today and wait for Second Brother to bring people to dig tomorrow."
How could Xia Yining, who was obsessed with money, agree to this? He said, "Send someone to get some torches and bring a message to mother so that they won't worry."
Seeing his sister's determination, Mr. Xia could only make this arrangement.
He Pozi and the others stood at the gate of the military camp and kept looking into the woods. The more they thought about it, the more panicked they became: "Ning'er has never been like this before. Did she encounter any danger?"
"No, let's go find General Shan and ask someone to look for it." This was exactly what the Prime Minister's wife wanted, and the two of them walked in hand in hand.
Fuzhi had just arrived at this time. Seeing the two of them bowing respectfully, he said, "Greetings, Madam. Miss Xia Shi found a large area of ginseng in the forest. At this moment, the young masters in the family are digging ginseng."
"Because it's getting dark, I asked my subordinates to get torches so you don't have to worry."
The Prime Minister's wife breathed a sigh of relief. The main point was that he said that the children at home were fine and they were just delayed in digging ginseng.
Then I thought of it and asked, "A large piece of ginseng? Is that a lot?"
Thinking of the endless ginseng, the secret guard looked a little strange, but it was dark and no one else saw it.
"Yes, there are a lot of them. Probably several hundred. I can't count them clearly."
Prime Minister’s wife: “?”
Mrs. He: “?”
Gatekeeper: “?”
Did he think it was a big radish? He must be bragging when he said he saw hundreds of ginseng roots.
Mrs. He did not doubt it, and took her hand and walked inside: "Ning'er must be hungry, pack some food for him to take over, so that he won't be hungry."
The Prime Minister's wife nodded stupidly and let her be dragged into the tent.
When the secret guards left with the goodies, she asked with a shaky look on her face, "Did I hear wrongly just now? How many ginsengs?"
"Eh~~~" Mrs. He sighed, holding her hand and said, "You heard it right, it's just a few hundred plants. Ning'er is a very lucky person."
They were not happy about this, but just sat in the tent with worried faces.
After a long silence, the Prime Minister's wife thought about the emperor's attitude and said with some uncertainty in her tone: "Then does the emperor... know something too?"
"When they were in the village, their attitude towards Ning Bao was very different. If they knew, wouldn't Ning Bao be in danger?"
Thinking of this possibility, she couldn't help but shudder.
Thinking of the ups and downs of imperial power throughout the dynasties, she became more and more frightened, so she hurried to the desk and wrote two letters home.
It contains ordinary greetings, but the first word of each paragraph represents what she wants to convey. This is a unique way of expression in family letters.
Only people who are close to you will understand that important words are hidden in the name of each person in each paragraph, so as to prevent the letter from falling into the hands of others and no flaws can be found.
"Someone, come here. This urgent letter from eight hundred miles away must be delivered to the Left Prime Minister in person. Do you understand?" In just a moment, her aura suddenly changed, and the aura that a mistress of the house should have was fully revealed at this moment.
The maids and nannies in the tent were all kneeling on the ground, lying prone and not daring to look up.
After being outside for so long, they almost forgot that the lady in front of them was very kind, but decisive when encountering things, not inferior to the prime minister at home.
When the Madam was in the capital, she managed the huge Prime Minister's Mansion with thousands of people in good order. Everyone who mentioned her thought that the Madam was a good person and was fair and just when encountering things.
Therefore, many people try their best to get a job in the Prime Minister's Mansion, not only because the pay is high, but most importantly, the masters are very kind and will not waste their servants' time.
It is the best place for people who sell themselves into slavery, as they don’t have to worry about losing their lives all the time.
As a person from the Prime Minister's Mansion, as long as you go out and people know you, they will look at you with envy. It is a kind of pride that comes from the soul.
The prime minister's wife is worried about her husband. As the left prime minister, she is always in front of the emperor. Others see it as the emperor's love, but she sees it as a sharp sword.
A sword hanging over your head at all times and every minute.
She was even more worried that her husband didn't know about Ning Bao and would be at a loss when facing the emperor, so she wanted to pass the news back as soon as possible.
Not only for Ning Bao, but also for the thousands of lives of Xia Yan and her family. Even if the emperor was angry, she couldn't let her little girl bear such a heavy price.