Stepmother Shaoguang

Chapter 44 Victory in the First Battle
No matter how brainless Min Ri was, he could tell that the situation was not right, so he cursed angrily and made the soldiers retreat.

This battle was considered to be won by Lu Xiaowen.

He didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue, because he knew that once he went deep into the grassland, even the Turkic people who had been hungry for a few days could immediately turn the situation around.

Because the soldiers of the Duan Dynasty were not good at horses, their horses were born worse than those raised on the grassland.

Except that the natural differences of horses cannot be changed for the time being, the soldier's equestrian skills really need to be practiced.

He recorded this incident in a booklet, and some of his training and ideas about the troops would be written down so as not to forget.

After winning the first battle, Lu Xiaowen knew that Min Ri would soon gather food and make a comeback.

This time they were dealt a heavy blow, Duan Jun killed less than a hundred Turks, and killed thousands of Turks, which greatly boosted Duan Jun's morale.

It should also be rewarded for meritorious deeds.

At night, a bonfire was lit in the camp, and pigs and sheep were killed to eat barbecue and drink.Together with the First Prince and the soldiers, Lu Xiaowen had a small celebration banquet.

"All the soldiers have worked hard! After we rest for three days, we will kill the Turkic people back to the grassland!"

Lu Xiaowen raised the wine jar, it's not easy to use the wine glass at this time, and they drink directly to the jar.

The enthusiastic atmosphere infected everyone, and some brave soldiers also howled: "Slay them back to their hometown, so that they dare not come back for ten years! Hahahaha!"

"That Ashina really hates it, wait for General Lu to beat him to the bum, and go back and nurse the child honestly!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

The language in the group of men was unavoidably rough, the eldest prince brought Xiao Yan, and she was sitting obliquely behind the eldest prince with a screen in front of her.

She felt uncomfortable when she heard it, so she asked the maid to take her around the camp.

Although it is in the camp, there is still a distance between the main tent and the soldiers' tents. A few kilometers away, this area is very empty and heavily guarded.

The maid Mingxue who is following her now was borrowed by the First Prince from the Prince Yan's Mansion, not as easy as Yu Shan, who has been serving her since childhood, would not dare to tell her the truth easily.

So although she lived alone without worrying about food and drink, she was still depressed.

"I'm a little drunk, you accompany me for a walk around here, wake up from the wind." Xiao Yan's eyes were foggy, and Yanzhou's alcohol was strong, and she became dizzy after not drinking much.

Mingxue got orders to watch the side concubine more, but she didn't say that she was not allowed to move around.

Seeing that she was indeed drunk, he helped her and the eldest prince to confess their crimes, and then wandered around the campfire.

Away from the bonfire, it's still a bit chilly at night.

Xiao Yan walked to a small stream and saw that the water was still clear, so she took a handful of water and washed her hands here to wake up.

Xiao Yan was wearing the characteristic costumes of the frontier ethnic groups, and her hair was also braided.

Letting go of the rules of noble girls in Beijing, when doing these movements, it is really indescribably beautiful.

Before Mingxue was just the girl of an unfavorable concubine in Prince Yan's mansion, that concubine was from the south of the Yangtze River. After coming here, she couldn't adapt to the climate.

Withered, King Yan was not happy to see him, and fell out of favor before he was favored.

She served that concubine, she was pretty nice, she didn't lose her temper with the servants, and she was happy to be alone in her small courtyard every day.

It's just that following such a master has no future, and before finding a way out, he was accused of coming to side Concubine Xiao.

She knew that she had a special status and it was difficult for her side concubine to trust her.

But it is useless for an untrusted servant to follow a promising master.

She saw that this side concubine could be promising and good-looking, and now the eldest prince has no other women around, if she took this opportunity to give birth to a son and a half, her feelings would be different, wouldn't it?
It's just that the side concubine has always been indifferent to the eldest prince, as if she has no intentions, and even cried a few times when she first came here.

But that General Lu, every time the side concubine sees her, she feels lost for a long time.

Mingxue had no connections before, so naturally she didn't know the emotional entanglements of several people, but she also figured out some by relying on her own observation.

She didn't dare to think too much, every time she saw General Lu leading people passing by and was about to run into each other, she would quickly pull Xiao Yan to the side with sharp eyes and hands.

Xiao Yan misunderstood that Mingxue was the eldest prince's person who came to monitor her, and she was even more afraid to use her.

Mingxue was also wronged, she was afraid that Xiao Yan would make something bad when she saw Lu Xiaowen, and she would be the one who died at that time.

Is a slave worthy of being bought by the eldest prince?

After Xiao Yan finished all this, she was mostly sober from the wine, but she didn't want to go back to sit.

I didn't dare to go far, so I walked around.

In this dark night, there are haystacks and woods everywhere, and people are drinking and eating meat around the campfire.

Xiao Yan felt that it was boring, so she thought it was better to go back.

I saw a figure flickering in the woods not far away, it was so dark that I couldn't see clearly, only I could see that it was very strong, and its size was comparable to that of King Yan.

It may be a soldier who drank too much, let's relieve it here.

Xiao Yan didn't look any more, and hurried back to her seat.

The eldest prince asked warmly where she had gone?He smelled heavily of alcohol, and he seemed to have drunk a lot.

Xiao Yan didn't like it, but she didn't dare to embarrass him in front of everyone, so she forced a smile and said, "Turn around, sober up."

Back in the tent at night, the eldest prince drank a little too much, so Xiao Yan asked Mingxue to fetch water to wipe his face and body.

She is now the eldest prince's side concubine, these are what she should do, whether she wants to or not.

A basin of water was used up, Mingxue took it down to change the water, Xiao Yan waited for him to put on his clothes.

As soon as she put on her coat, Xiao Yan fell forward heavily and sat in the arms of the First Prince.

In fact, it was the Eldest Prince who pulled her over. He drank a lot of wine, and even though he brushed his body, he still used some force.

The eldest prince squinted his eyes and looked at the woman in his arms who was struggling to stand up. Thinking of her enthusiasm for Lu Xiaowen and her indifference towards him, he began to think about it.

He held her down with ease.

Mingxue stood outside the eldest prince's tent with water in her hand, neither daring to enter nor retreat.

At this time, she had to stay outside, but Xiao Yan's screams were a bit horrific, which made it unbearable.

The First Prince got off the drink after exercising, and was really exhausted, so he just fell asleep.

Xiao Yan endured the discomfort and asked Mingxue to come in and wait for her to scrub.

With bruising marks all over his body, it seems that the eldest prince has played a lot of heavy hands.

Mingxue felt sorry for the concubine's delicate skin, and said in a low voice, "Concubine side, bear with it first, and tomorrow I will go to the imperial physician to see if there is any ointment for bruises."

Xiao Yan nodded weakly, she couldn't care less about this now, she just felt that her whole body was not clean.

After washing it sloppily, there is no decent clean room in the tent. I always feel that my body is not clean, so I can only sleep like this.

Regarding this, Xiao Yan was not as desperate as she imagined. After all, with this title, she knew that there would be such a day.
(End of this chapter)