In that moment of silence, the little dumpling tightly hugged his leg, looked up, and in his beautiful jewel-like eyes, a string of tears fell out in frustration.
Sui Heng: “……”
Shi Fang and Xu Qiao were both called over.
As soon as the two of them entered the tent, they saw Sui Heng frowning and standing in the tent, with a beautiful little thing as white as snow hanging on his legs.
The little thing’s skin is already snow-white; he’s wearing an equally snow-white jacket, round like a snowball, and with two cute little horn shaped buns on his head. It turned out to be a little baby.
Shi Fang was taken aback. “Your Highness, this is—”
Sui Heng looked up coldly and said, “Shouldn’t Gu be the one to ask you?”
“Why did this little baby sneak into Gu’s tent and hide under Gu’s bed?”
“If Gu had been quicker with a sword, he would be lying on the ground right now.”
Shi Fang: “……”
Shi Fang looked bewildered and quickly approached, wanting to hold the little kid away. Unexpectedly, as soon as the little dumpling saw him approaching, he immediately let out a growl like a cub seeing a terrifying natural enemy and bit him on the arm hard. However, he continued to pitifully look at Sui Heng and drop the bean-like tears.
The little dumpling didn’t even have his teeth fully grown, but his strength was astonishing. Shi Fang felt the pain and suspected that his arm was bleeding from biting. He let out a hiss and quickly let go.
Xu Qiao was still surprised and said, “Where did this child come from? I haven’t heard of anyone bringing their families to the military this time.”
Xu Qiao continued to sigh, “What a beautiful little boy, it’s just like he comes straight out of a New Year painting.”
Sui Heng has no patience to entangle with a little kid, let alone a little kid with an unknown origin. It’s impossible, even if he looks good.
Sui Heng reached out, wanting to just pick the little thing in his lap up and throw him outside. Unexpectedly, the little boy’s strength was amazing. Like an octopus, he hugged his leg tightly and fought against him. He lifted him twice, but still couldn’t lift him up.
Seeing him being rough, the little boy had tearful eyes and cried even harder. His shoulders twitched and his eyes turned red, resembling a little rabbit.
If he used any more strength, the little boy’s arm might be broken by him. Sui Heng frowned and asked Xu Qiao, “What’s going on?”
Xu Qiao has a wife and a son, he is more experienced. After judging for a while, he said, “He should be hungry.”
A moment later, Shi Fang brought a bowl of goat milk over.
Xu Qiao said that babies at this age are probably not weaned yet and cannot eat adult food. The food in the military is already rough, and he definitely cannot digest it.
Xu Qiao had a clever idea and asked Shi Fang to go to the food camp to try to get a bowl of goat’s milk.
Three people sat around the table, watching the little kiddo sitting cross-legged on the table, holding a bowl, and drinking milk.
Xiao Jiang Nuo had been hungry for two whole days, already starving and purring. Without much effort, he finished drinking the whole bowl of goat’s milk.
After drinking, he threw the bowl aside and continued to look pitifully at Sui Heng, his big eyes full of tears.
Sui Heng looked at Xu Qiao, “What does he mean?”
Xu Qiao cautiously said, “Probably… not full?”
“……”
Sui Heng asked Shi Fang to get two more bowls.
The weather was too cold, and even the ewes didn’t really want to give milk. The captain of the food camp heard that the Crown Prince wanted it, so he personally took his soldiers to squeeze two bowls and add them to a small pot for heating before handing them over to Shi Fang.
Inside the tent, Xiao Jiang Nuo was already crying uncontrollably. When he saw Shi Fang carrying new goat milk in, his eyes lit up, and he immediately stopped crying.
Xu Qiao was amused.
“This little baby is really smart.”
Shi Fang placed both bowls of goat’s milk on the table.
Xiao Jiang Nuo immediately eagerly picked up a bowl and began to gulp down.
Xu Qiao’s motherly nature grew stronger, “Be good, drink slowly, no one is competing with you.”
Sui Heng gave him an indescribable glance and said, “Gu is really embarrassing to have a General like you.”
Two bowls of goat milk were quickly finished again.
The little kiddo licked his mouth and still looked at Sui Heng with tearful eyes.
Sui Heng said coldly, “No more.”
The little boy’s eyes widened, and the teardrops barred his way down.
“……”
Is this a piggy’s baby?
Sui Heng asked Xu Qiao to take the little thing away.
Xu Qiao: “Why this subordinate?”
Sui Heng sneered, “Or do you want Gu to carry him?”
“Your Highness looks down.”
Sui Heng looked down, a smile frozen at the corners of his mouth.
The little baby, who was just sitting on the table, got to the ground at some point and hung on his leg like an octopus again. He looked at him pitifully with his beautiful black gemstone-like eyes.
Sui Heng looked into those eyes and swayed.
Xu Qiao chuckled. “A little kid like this can’t recognize people. This subordinate heard that if they’re in a strange place, they will recognize the first person they see as their father. It’s possible that this little kid is just treating Your Highness as his biological father. Hehe.”
Sui Heng asked Xu Qiao to get lost.
Two people, one big and one small, were quickly left in the tent.
Sui Heng folded his arm and looked coldly at the little thing on his leg, “Let go.”
Not sure if he felt the captivating aura on the other party, but the little kiddo slowly let go and stood obediently by the side of the table.
Sui Heng then asked Shi Fang to move another small bed in and place it far away from the big bed. He ordered, “Go over, get on the bed, close your eyes, and sleep.”
Shi Fang: “……”
Shi Fang feels that His Highness is a bit fierce, and he may scare the little kid.
However, the little kid really understood and walked to the edge of the bed, kicking his legs and climbing up. Then he hugged the pillow and obediently closed his eyes.
Sui Heng saw that the little thing was quite witty, so he also laid down with his clothes on.
The tent was quiet, waiting till the breathing on the big bed sounded. On the small bed, the little dumpling, who had been lying obediently with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and tiptoed down from the small bed to come to the side of the big bed.
The little dumpling touched the end of the bed and skillfully pedaled his feet, climbing upwards. Unexpectedly, halfway up, he was picked up by a large hand from behind.
Sui Heng picked up his collar and threw the little thing down, saying coldly, “If you dare not be honest again, Gu will throw you outside to feed the wolf.”
The little dumpling looked at him with a drooping face, then reluctantly returned to his small bed and lay down.
The next day, when Sui Heng woke up, he saw a small thing sitting under the bed, touching his stomach with tears in his eyes. When he woke up, his eyes lit up, and he immediately came to pounce on him.
Sui Heng: “……”
Sui Heng ordered the little thing not to move and instructed Shi Fang to continue working on the sheep’s milk.
However, the weather was too cold. At this time, the ewe could not milk, so Shi Fang had to get a bowl of rice porridge.
The little kiddo had never eaten such rough food before, and upon smelling it, he turned his face away in disgust. Shi Fang can only inquire with Sui Heng.
Sui Heng said, “Just leave it there, whether he likes to eat it or not.”
“Also, immediately investigate who lost the child and send him back.”
Shi Fang led the way.
Sui Heng was going out to patrol the camp, and as soon as he walked to the entrance of the tent with a sword in his hand, the little kiddo behind him followed closely.
Sui Heng drew a line on the ground with the scabbard.
“Dare to cross here, and Gu will have you thrown out immediately.”
The little kiddo can only stop and feel aggrieved.
The daily routine in the military was strict and punctual. As soon as dawn broke, Xiao Junwang, Sui Zhang, dressed in a bright small armor and bright red cloak, led a group of palace guards and walked confidently towards the drill ground.
Xiao Junwang was born with brute force and had nowhere to release his energy. Apart from competing with soldiers, he had to go to the drill ground twice a day in the morning to exercise.
The same goes for today.
Xiao Junwang has great strength and a large appetite.
The palace attendants handed a large box of cheese chunks to Xiao Junwang as a snack. Before departure, Lan Guifei was worried that Xiao Junwang might not be able to eat well in the army, so she specifically asked the imperial kitchen to prepare it, which was enough for a month.
When Sui Zhang passed by a tent, he suddenly stopped.
He turned his head and saw a pair of cold, big eyes staring at him through a gap in the tent door that had been blown open by the wind.
Sui Zhang was surprised. “Isn’t that His Highness’s tent?”
Why is there a little thing hidden?
The palace attendants said yes.
Sui Zhang immediately didn’t want to go to the drill ground anymore. He excitedly said, “Let’s go in and take a look.”
At noon, Sui Heng’s proceedings ended, and as soon as he got to the door of the tent, he heard a burst of crying from inside.
Sui Heng frowned and asked Shi Fang, “What’s the matter?”
Before Shi Fang could answer, Xiao Junwang, Sui Zhang, rushed out of the tent and came to Sui Heng. His face was upturned and full of tears. He was out of breath and said, “That little thing tore my cloak, tore through my armor, broke my red tassel, and took my cheese. Your highness must find justice for me!”
What a mess.
Sui Heng lifted his ugly nephew aside, and only then did he realize that his cloak was significantly shorter, and there was only a piece of shoulder armor and a piece of back armor left, and his eyes seemed to be blue too.
Sui Heng lifted the tent and saw that inside was also a mess. At the end of the mess, a snowball was sitting on a bright red cloak, holding a large box of cheese chunks in his arms, eating happily.
Sui Zhang saw that he had lost half of his cheese chunks, and with a loud cry, he sat down on the ground again and burst into tears.
**
Since that day, Jiang Yun has been suffering from an old illness and has fallen ill again. He has been drinking medicine for two consecutive days, but it still has no effect.
Meng Hui knew that he was suffering from anxiety, so he replaced the ointment on Jiang Yun’s arm and sighed, “Xiao Huangsun has his own destiny. Your Highness, don’t worry too much either. Your health is still more important. Everyone in the pass still relies on Your Highness.”
Jiang Yun naturally understood that he shouldn’t have fallen ill at this time, so after taking the medicine in the afternoon, he persisted and discussed the matter for half an hour.
Two whole days passed, and Yun Huai personally led people to search the interior of the pass, but they couldn’t find Jiang Nuo’s whereabouts.
Everyone understands that the possibility of Xiao Huangsun getting lost himself is not high.
And the greatest possibility… everyone dares not think deeply.
It is not easy to rob people from within the pass unless there are insiders who are familiar with the situation here.
Jiang Yun suddenly thought of someone.
After the meeting ended, Jiang Yun went to meet Jiang Lang by himself.
Jiang Lang stubbornly refused to admit it.
Jiang Yun only said one sentence: “Then let the entire Shen family be buried with King Brother’s guilt.”
Jiang Lang’s expression finally twisted. “You dare!”
Jiang Yun smiled slightly.
“Has King Brother forgotten, I am the son of a demon and can do anything?”
“If King Brother won’t admit it, you can wait and pick up Consort Shen’s body within three days.”
Jiang Lang knew that Jiang Yun was not as kind and magnanimous as he pretended to be on the surface. Like that big, crazy person, he was also a little crazy person. After cursing Jiang Yun viciously, Jiang Lang revealed the truth.
“I also don’t know who the other party is, I only know that they are members of the Sui army.”
“So, can you spare my mother?”
Jiang Yun ignored him, turned around, and walked out.
Jiang Yun had another nightmare at night, with the scene of the little boy covered in blood and lying cold on the ground. The little boy had a sword inserted into his chest, and the person holding the sword had a pair of slender hands with long joints and arms wrapped in black iron armor…
Jiang Yun woke up again in the middle of the night.
Jiang Yun stopped sleeping, wrapped himself in a cloak, walked out the door, stood on the tower of the city gate, and looked north.
Fine snowflakes still floated in the air.
Jiang Yun stood quietly, letting the fine snow fall on him.
He thought it might be time for him to make a decision.
