"You... are a person!"
Following Luo Xue’s gaze, Nangong Yu saw the shadow that Cai Wei had cast on the ground, and her hanging heart finally settled.
It was good that it was a person, as long as it was not a ghost, she wouldn’t be afraid!
"Everyone, come with me!"
Cai Wei glanced at them, signaled to the soldiers guarding the door with her eyes, and then turned to head deeper into the camp.
The two soldiers at the door received the Royal Consort’s command and immediately moved the crossed long spears aside, indicating that they could now enter.
Luo Xue and Zhao Yang paused for a moment and then followed her into the camp. Along the way, the passing soldiers saluted Cai Wei with utmost respect, calling her "Royal Consort."
Ever so kindly, Cai Wei nodded in greeting to everyone and tirelessly inquired about the soldiers’ injuries, which meant it took almost half the day for the trio to make it back to the military tent.
Luo Xue saw that Cai Wei was as comfortable in the camp as if she were in her own home, seemingly holding the hearts of the people. She couldn’t help but feel both angry and envious, flames of jealousy burning within!
This country bumpkin of a woman, lacking in family background and cultivation, only had a slightly more good-looking skin than others. How dared she be so presumptuous, even issuing orders in the camp, if not for King Qin’s support?
If King Qin stopped favoring her, what would she count for?
Luo Xue clenched her fists, striving to keep her emotions hidden deep down. Otherwise, if someone noticed her jealousy, she even maintained a semblance of a smile, inviting Zhao Yang to sit down and casually asked, "I wonder, Miss Mu, how did you escape from the tiger’s mouth? And how did you make it to Lingbei?"
Normally, a servant shouldn’t speak unless spoken to by their master, and having spent years in the Deep Palace, how could Luo Xue not know this? Her saying this was clearly a slight towards Cai Wei, perhaps even an attempt to intimidate her.
But Cai Wei would not indulge her. Without so much as glancing at her, let alone answering her question, she simply said to Zhao Yang, "The journey must have been hard for the Princess. Rest here for a while, and later I will have someone clean up a tent for you."
Before Nangong Yu could speak, Luo Xue eagerly replied, "No need to trouble yourself, this place is fine as it is. We can just stay in this tent!"
Nangong Yu had grown accustomed to relying on Luo Xue, heeding her every word, so hearing Luo Xue saying this, she didn’t think much of it and nodded in agreement, saying, "Good, let’s follow Sister Luo Xue’s suggestion and stay here!"
Cai Wei looked at Luo Xue playfully, a cold smile breaking out, meaningful and deep.
She clearly understood Luo Xue’s thoughts. This woman still hated her and was actually trying to use Zhao Yang to play dirty with her. At this moment, if she didn’t let Zhao Yang stay here, she would give Zhao Yang an excuse to complain to Nangong Yi that she had bullied and mistreated his younger sister; if she agreed to let Zhao Yang stay, then she would have to go stay in an ordinary soldier’s tent. Not that living in a soldier’s camp was an issue, since she also lived In Space, but she did not want to indulge them!
Casting a glance at Luo Xue, who was giving off a defiant look, Cai Wei lifted the corner of her lips and laughed and said, "That’s a good idea. Princess, you can stay here for now, but I’m afraid you’ll have to make do with squeezing in with me for a bit. As for your servant girl, she can sleep on the ground then."
Luo Xue’s expression instantly froze. This wretched woman actually dared to openly call her a servant girl and tell her to sleep on the ground. Although she was indeed a servant girl now, she was not just any servant girl, but the most trusted by the Empress and the Princess. Back in the capital city, how many ladies from prominent families had sought to please her, addressing her as Miss Luo Xue. This country girl couldn’t be bothered to flatter her, which was fine, but to treat her , making her sleep on the ground!