Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1109 Stealing the Camp
Wo Xue was originally concentrating on staring at the swaying figures outside. She had been following Shang Ruyi more often and was much more sensitive to the deployment of troops than before. She knew that there must be some deployment in Xiao Yuansui's army tonight. Although she could not do anything, she was very concerned.

Hearing Shang Ruyi's words, she immediately turned around: "It's true."

"..."

"When I went to get food for the princess at noon, I overheard them talking about how the King of Qi was having a bad battle in Luoyang, so Liang Shide sent his troops to break through the siege and go back to Luocang to get food."

"..."

"Princess, the King of Qi is too——"

Before she finished speaking, Shang Ruyi looked at her with his dark eyes and shook his head gently. Wo Xue immediately pursed her lips and swallowed the word "useless".

She usually doesn't talk much, but this time she is trapped in the enemy camp and her life is at stake. If Luoyang can win, it will be good news for them. However, she didn't expect Yuwen Cheng to be so useless. She can't help but feel resentful, but Shang Ruyi is still very cautious.

She said softly, "Even outside the palace, you can't talk nonsense. If you get used to it and go back and say things you don't want to say, you'll get into trouble."

Wo Xue hurriedly said, "Yes, I admit my guilt."

Shang Ruyi shook her head gently, then turned to look at the figure swaying like a revolving lantern on the tent. Wo Xue thought for a moment and moved closer to her, lowering her voice and whispering, "Princess, are Xiao Yuansui and the others going to help Liang Shide's people?"

"should be."

Shang Ruyi pondered for a moment, then murmured, "Since we have received the battle report here, the people over at Hulao Pass should have heard about it as well."

When Wo Xue heard this, her eyes widened immediately: "If they also knew, then, what would Your Highness do?"

Shang Ruyi said, "The King of Qin is well versed in geography and military strategy. In fact, before the troops were dispatched, he told me the importance of returning to Luocang for this battle. Unfortunately, the King of Qi did not listen to the advice of General Shentu and my brother at all, which is why the battle is so long and undefeated today."

"..."

"If he knew, he would not let Liang Shide take the food and grass smoothly."

"..."

"so--"

"So," Wo Xue suddenly understood something, and got goose bumps all over his body. He lowered his voice and said, "Xiao Yuansui and his men are sending out troops tonight, maybe not only to help Liang Shide, but also to fight against His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin."

Shang Ruyi nodded and said, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be like this."

At this moment, Woxue began to feel a little uneasy. Her clenched fists were full of cold sweat. She could no longer sit still, so she stood up and walked around the tent twice. Finally, she walked to the door of the tent, gently lifted the curtain and looked out.

As soon as the curtain was opened, the shining firelight outside broke into the quiet tent through the gap, and the two people closed their eyes at once.

In the flickering firelight, the scene of soldiers lined up and strong horses neighing appeared vaguely before his eyes.

But immediately, the voices of two soldiers outside were heard: "What are you doing!?"

Woxue was startled, then she realized that there were several soldiers surrounding their tent. The two soldiers guarding the door were the tallest and strongest. When they saw her open the tent, they immediately scolded her. Woxue calmed down and said, "The princess is thirsty. I'll go get her some water."

"Didn't you just deliver a pot?" "It's cold, the water is already cold."

"..."

The two soldiers looked at each other, then looked at Shang Ruyi who was sitting quietly in the tent with an especially cold look in his eyes, and said, "We will send someone in later, so you don't have to go. Tonight, no one can leave this tent!"

After saying that, he pushed Wo Xue back and pulled the tent down heavily at the same time.

Wo Xue staggered two steps, walked back to Shang Ruyi and sat down, somewhat unconvinced, then said softly: "Princess, they really sent out troops."

Shang Ruyi asked, "Who is leading the troops?"

Wo Xue said: "I didn't see it clearly. When I was about to look, those two people stopped me. How abominable!"

“Are there many soldiers sent out?”

"a lot of,"

Wo Xue nodded vigorously: "Although I didn't have time to see clearly just now, but from the light of the fire outside the camp, I think a large group of people have gone out."

As if to confirm her words, a moment later, there was a loud earth-shaking sound outside. It was the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground, which made their small tent tremble. At this moment, the curtain was opened, and the soldier who had just been guarding outside brought in a pot of hot water and placed it on the table in front of Shang Ruyi. He just nodded, and then said to Wo Xue: "Don't go out if you have nothing to do tonight, otherwise - we will not be polite."

Hearing such threatening words, Wo Xue immediately bit her lower lip in dissatisfaction, but still endured and did not speak.

The soldier turned and went out.

As the curtain rose and fell, one could see the flickering firelight outside and could clearly hear the roars of people and the neighing of horses, but they all faded away as the tent fell. After a while, the shaking and noise disappeared and the entire camp fell silent.

I don’t know if it was because it was too noisy just now, but the sudden silence was as if the entire military camp was emptied out in an instant.

Wo Xue poured a cup of hot water and handed it to Shang Ruyi, and said softly: "Princess, it seems that there are not many people left in the military camp."

Shang Ruyi took the cup, but did not drink it immediately. He just held it in his hand to warm his cold fingertips. It was actually just the beginning of autumn, so it was not that cold. But for some reason, the autumn rain came early this year, and one after another, it swept away the little remaining heat. Especially at night, they even felt a kind of inexplicable coldness that only appeared in the coldest days of winter.

After being warmed for a while, Shang Ruyi said, "But there are still a lot of people outside."

Hearing this, Wo Xue turned her head to look at the tent. Because there was no flickering fire outside, she could no longer see the swaying figures outside. But with her good hearing, she knew just by listening that the soldiers guarding outside had not moved. She didn't know about other places, but at least their tent was surrounded like an iron barrel.

Moreover, these people were breathing steadily and powerfully, and it was obvious that they were all very skilled. With them watching, no matter how skilled she was, she would be powerless.

Shang Ruyi was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "It seems that Xiao Yuansui attaches great importance to tonight's operation. He is not only afraid that we will escape, but also worried that someone will take the opportunity to sneak into the camp, so he has stepped up his vigilance."

"Stealing a camp?"

Hearing these two words, Wo Xue's eyes suddenly lit up: "Princess, do you mean that His Highness might come to rescue us tonight?"

Shang Ruyi frowned slightly and said, "At least, judging from Xiao Yuansui's performance tonight, he is prepared for this."

"Then, will His Royal Highness Prince Qin come?"