She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 181 You Don’t Care What I Think

Jie Chen deliberately kept a stern face as he unwrapped the oil paper package.

"You said that after that time, you are you and I am me. So, what does this act of yours count for now?"

"It counts as a reward."

After Xiang Ying said this with a smile, Jie Chen’s gaze suddenly deepened.

Watching her turn around to call the children to get up, he suddenly grasped her wrist and pulled her into his embrace.

Xiang Ying raised her eyebrows slightly, her delicate eyelashes swept down from above.

"What does this mean, Vice General?"

"Is playing with me fun, Xiang Ying? You do whatever you want to seduce me, not caring about what I think?"

There was a tumultuous surge in Jie Chen’s deep gaze, seemingly eager for her response.

However, Xiang Ying simply smiled: "You were the one who was cold to me first, and you’re asking me what I think?"

She pushed him away, and Jie Chen furrowed his brows, about to mention Lu Feiyi’s matter when suddenly, he heard the children’s voices.

Xiang Xiuxiu, holding a pillow, stood under the crystal bead curtains connecting the two rooms.

She rubbed her eyes: "Mother, what are you doing?"

Jie Chen immediately straightened up and arranged the food.

Xiang Ying walked over and touched the little girl’s head.

"Your Uncle Jie was worried you might be hungry, so he specially brought some food."

"Wow~" Xiang Xiuxiu ran over, looking up at Jie Chen admiringly, "Uncle Jie, you really are Mother’s favorite male concubine."

Jie Chen’s thin lips twitched, his gaze dark but fearsome, yet he never lost his temper with children.

He could only turn his back: "Your mother is no longer a princess now, and naturally, I am not a male concubine."

Saying this, he glanced sideways at Xiang Ying: "I’ve got some things to handle these days, if I can’t come, take care of yourself."

Jie Chen climbed out the window and left, as quietly as he had come.

Xiang Ying then got the other two kids up to eat as well.

Xiang Yuanshuo sleepily held his stomach, shaking his head.

"I’m full, really full."

Last night Xiang Ying had prepared big plate chicken, roast goose, and skewers of hot pot for them.

Who could eat now?

Hearing the noise, Tao Xue also sat up rubbing her eyes and was somewhat moved when she learned the food was brought by Jie Chen.

"Elder Princess, didn’t the Vice General prepare food for us in advance? Why did he still bring more food?"

Xiang Ying’s red lips held a clear smile: "Afraid we might still be hungry and not have enough."

She could see now, Jie Chen was completely a tough-talker with a soft heart.

Handsome, strong, and like a loyal dog, cold-faced but warm-hearted.

Good, she was starting to like him.

They all slept until morning.

The guard of the Sixth Prince banged on the door loudly.

Xiang Ying put the egg soup the children had finished eating back under the bed.

Tao Xue and Qi Fengyi hurriedly wiped the kids’ mouths.

As soon as Tao Xue opened the door, the guard rushed in shouting: "Last night, the Governor’s Mansion and the military camp were both burglarized, the Sixth Prince has ordered us to search!"

After saying this, he pushed Tao Xue aside and walked in.

The whole room was filled with a strange scent of meat.

The guard looked around suspiciously: "Search everywhere thoroughly, leave no corner unchecked."

"Yes!" the others responded.

Tao Xue and Qi Fengyi exchanged glances, both feeling a chill.

These guards, wielding swords, rummaged around.

It wouldn’t take long for them to find that packet of food under the bed.

Both cast anxious glances towards Xiang Ying, who leaned relaxed against the door frame.

"Since we moved in last night, we’ve been strictly watched, it’s impossible for us to leave this room, surrounded by guards as we are, how could the things missing from your Governor’s Mansion have anything to do with us?"

The guard glanced at her coldly: "Last night, two guards in your courtyard suddenly fainted, dare you say you knew nothing?"

It must have been those two Jie Chen knocked out.

Xiang Ying crossed her arms, scoffing coldly: "What? Two fainted? Surely they fainted from hunger."

"Since you’re here, it’s a good time to ask, when will you give us food and water?"

"We finished the tea you sent yesterday long ago, three children and three adults all starving, do you care?"

"You have time to search the room, but no time to bring water?"

She said, stepping forward and grabbing the guard’s arm: "Why don’t you stay here, have your colleagues bring some food, and then I’ll let you go?"

A flicker of horror passed through the guard’s eyes.

He had heard of the Princess of Xizhou’s fighting prowess; nobody gained an upper hand against her in a direct confrontation.

Moreover, the Sixth Prince currently forbade any harm against her.

Thus, the guard stopped his search, frightened, he shook off his arm, evading Xiang Ying’s grip.

"Food will naturally be brought over by others," he said, waving his hand, "There’s nothing suspicious here, let’s go!"

They fled in a panic, fearing that Xiang Ying, driven by hunger, might detain them.

Had the just-now guard taken a few more steps forward, he would have seen a corner of a bundle peeking out from under the bed.

Tao Xue sighed in relief.

"My heart was almost in my throat; it would have been terrible if they saw it."

Xiang Ying chuckled.

Even if seen, she wasn’t worried, having counted that only seven people came in to search the room.

Killing or knocking them out, both would have been easy.

However, Xiang Ying didn’t plan to expose herself yet; she wanted to wait longer.

The Sixth Prince had lost a lot of things; he must be anxious.

He might even suspect Jie Chen.

As Xiang Ying predicted, using the loss of provisions as pretext, the Sixth Prince sent people to search within the Exile Team led by Jie Chen.

When they didn’t find their own provisions, they seized the food supplies of Jie Chen’s team instead.

Skinny Monkey went up to argue with them: "This is ours..."

But before he could finish, he was knocked down by a punch from the Sixth Prince’s devoted guard.

"What’s yours and mine, all belong to Nanyue, His Highness the Sixth Prince, by the Emperor’s command, supervises and inspects the Exile Teams here; since the main team lost its grain, you should contribute your share. Going forward, His Highness will manage the food distribution."

Skinny Monkey clenched his fists and retorted: "On what grounds!"

The soldiers behind him also stepped forward, all evidently dissatisfied.

The men of the Sixth Prince, unwilling to be outdone, shoved Skinny Monkey: "What, you want to fight? Do you know the consequences of fighting in the army?"

"Severe cases are punished with three hundred military strikes; dare to make a move and see what happens, I have the Sixth Prince behind me, who do you have watching your back?"

Skinny Monkey and Acid Scholar were both furiously bulging their veins but did not make a move.

Because they were afraid of causing trouble for Jie Chen.

However, a cold voice came through: "Our rule is, he who causes trouble will get the military punishment."

Everyone turned around; Jie Chen had arrived.

The situation, initially tense, eased slightly; the Sixth Prince’s men bowed and took several steps back.

When Jie Chen walked over, he lowered his eyes coldly: "Did you move the grain here with my permission?"

The guard of the Sixth Prince stubbornly said: "It’s the Sixth Prince’s command."

"No command applies here, the Exile Teams handling prisoners must follow the orders from the Emperor."

After saying this, Jie Chen grabbed the man by the neck and pushed him towards Skinny Monkey.

He coldly tasked: "Beat him, and after you’re done, throw him out. Tell your Highness to find his own lost goods with his capabilities and not to rob others to make up for his mistakes."

The guard of the Sixth Prince widened his eyes in disbelief, pointing at Jie Chen: "You have some nerve, you’re only a Deputy General, how can you..."

Before he could finish, Skinny Monkey knocked him down with a punch.

The crowd surged forward and attacked, venting their previous frustration.

Acid Scholar walked unnoticeably to Jie Chen’s side, whispering: "Master, this means we are directly in enmity with the Sixth Prince now."

Jie Chen’s expression remained unchanged, his thin lips pursed coldly: "We have been enemies for a long time, I’m not afraid to add this one."

That very afternoon.

It wasn’t until the little maid came to bring food to Xiang Ying.

Again, it was a pot of tea.

Seeing Xiang Ying narrow her eyes, the little maid, afraid of being implicated, shrank her neck.

She cautiously said: "This... it’s not my fault, the Sixth Prince ordered it, they lost their provisions, but the Deputy General refused to donate his own provisions for everyone to use, so you’ll have to go hungry."

Xiang Ying laughed in response.

It seemed the Sixth Prince, having failed to rob Jie Chen’s goods, planned to shift the blame?

She amiably accepted the tea: "It’s fine, we have enough to drink, tell the Sixth Prince, we can make do with one pot every two days."

After speaking, she closed the door, leaving the little maid in shock.

What kind of person can live on one pot every two days?

In the evening.

The Sixth Prince was sitting in his main tent, coldly lifting his eyes: "Did she really say that?"