After Becoming the Cannon Fodder Live-in Spouse A (GL) - Chapter 45: The Forty-Fifth Day

Chapter 45: The Forty-Fifth Day

After confirming several times that Shen Jinglan was not joking, Ye Fuguang suddenly felt that the barbecue in the entire courtyard was no longer appealing. She completely did not know that Qiwang was the type of person who was attached to the gentle land. She pointed at herself in shock:

“Wangye, does it look like I can protect you?”

Why not take another look?

Shen Jinglan was amused by her shocked little dog eyes. Her phoenix eyes had a spring breeze brushing over them. She lifted her hand and pinched the white jade-colored jasmine earring on her earlobe, as if pondering. After a while, she said again, “Since the wangfei is acting so spoiled, I can only protect you myself.”

Ye Fuguang: “…”

Ah, this.

Was there any possibility that it would not have to trouble you like this?

She really could not figure it out. For such a dangerous official duty, why did Shen Jinglan want to bring her along? In the plot, when Shen Jingming recalled the past, he did not say that his sister was the type who liked to bring family members when going to war.

The little girl was too shocked, to the point that she did not realize she had voiced her doubts.

Shen Jinglan smiled warmly and moved her palm to the top of her head. She leaned close to her ear and said very softly, “Hmm… because you are my life. I would not know how to live without you, so the wangfei must not disappoint my heart.”

To some extent, what Qiwang said was also the truth. If it were not for Ye Fuguang’s letter fragrance suppressing it, during this dangerous official duty, she did not know when she would lose her vision and hearing. If she happened to encounter a riot of displaced people, or if the local officials did not cooperate, it would not be difficult for her to lose her life while deaf and blind.

Before the Battle of Yancheng, the reason Shen Jinglan could win every battle without defeat was because she never became arrogant. She would not take lightly those enemies who were not famous just because she had won impressive campaigns—

Every battle, for her, was one she had prepared for.

There were not a few famous generals in history who capsized in the gutter, and Shen Jinglan was not yet prepared to let some nameless person take her head.

If there were no other way at this moment, she did not want to bring Ye Fuguang out. She did not know what this chubby little face would look like after accompanying her on a trip to Jiangnan and returning.

So after she said this, it was like looking at Ye Fuguang’s last supper. She swept over those skewers of meat with excellent appearance placed on the broad bamboo leaves in the courtyard. In this courtyard full of the fragrance of food, she gently patted the little dog head and pretended not to see her shocked and at a loss eyes:

“Go eat.”

“After eating, have your maidservants pack your things for you. However, the conditions for this trip are limited, so do not bring too much. Otherwise, if you encounter a situation on the way and must abandon them, you might not be willing to.”

Ye Fuguang: “…”

Thank you for your reminder. You are quite a good person.

…

The little wangfei returned to that stone bench in a daze.

But with a mournful face, she did not look happy at all. She now finally knew what the term “beautiful woman with the heart of a snake and scorpion” meant. It was being loved by a beautiful woman like Shen Jinglan, which would be like being poisoned by a snake and a scorpion, and it would take her life.

Ruyi saw that when the wangye had just summoned her over, he was smiling and particularly intimate with the wangfei. She did not understand why Ye Fuguang showed this expression. She quietly asked, “Why does the wangfei have such a complexion? Did the wangye instruct something difficult?”

Ye Fuguang nodded absentmindedly.

Difficult.

Too difficult.

It was simply difficult to death for her this husky.

She thought for a moment. While Ruyi and the others burned the silver silk charcoal to the temperature just right for placing barbecue on the iron rack, she stretched out her hands, stood up, first moved her muscles and bones, and then began to do some strange movements.

Jixiang seriously lifted her eyes to look at her during the gaps in barbecuing the meat. Ruyi could not hold back and directly asked, “What is the wangfei doing?”

“Swimming crash course.” Ye Fuguang was concise and comprehensive. At the same time, she tried hard to recall the breaststroke movements she had learned when splashing water in the school swimming pool in her previous life, and the essentials she had seen on short videos for not sinking after falling into the water, floating on the surface waiting for rescue.

Jixiang and Ruyi: “?”

They looked at each other in confusion, wondering if this was something that could be learned just by standing on the shore.

The maidservants did not quite understand, but they handed the freshly grilled mutton skewers to Ye Fuguang and said to her, “Wangfei, swimming is not something that can be learned in a short time either. You should eat this meal first before talking about it.”

Sigh, it was all the fault of the dog male lead. There was not even one useful minister under him who could handle things. Now the wings of the plot had fluttered to her here, making her feel that the barbecue feast she had anticipated for so long was no longer appealing.

However, the little wangfei still felt that the maidservants’ words made sense. She took the fragrant mutton skewers, thought for a moment, and told them that she needed to go on official duty with the wangye. At the same time, she entrusted them to help her prepare some clothes and dry rations that were convenient to carry.

Originally, she also wanted to bring some clean drinking water, because in this area affected by the flood, clean drinking water was the most precious thing. It could not only be used for simple washing but also for cooking in the wild. Unfortunately, this era really did not have the convenient bottled mineral water like in modern society, so the latter could only be set aside.

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When she saw that the things Ye Fuguang brought only filled one box, Shen Jinglan raised her eyebrows in considerable surprise. In the past, she had seen too many noble young masters and princesses traveling, with several large boxes just for clothes and spices, plus some gold and silver jewelry, splendid paintings, and brocades and cloths they usually liked.

In the past during wars, those fleeing aristocratic families drove carriages like this, and when chased by bandits, they threw boxes of gold and silver behind the carriages.

This surprise reached its peak when she discovered that Ye Fuguang’s box actually contained dry rations, ropes, tools, and a small half box of medicinal materials.

Thinking that Datong had only been established for two generations, she touched the little wangfei’s head with a complex expression. “Did you used to be a displaced person with your family before?”

That was not the case.

Ye Fuguang thought so, responded vaguely, and thought that this was just the hoarding technique essential for ordinary people who had experienced some special periods. She even pressed some broken silver pieces into her clothes. As long as she did not think about living a fairy life in the disaster area, this box was completely enough for her.

She sighed, “It’s a pity that the wangye is leaving in such a hurry. Otherwise, I could have asked the craftsmen to think of a way to make me some emergency life buoys.”

“…What circle?” Shen Jinglan repeated.

Ye Fuguang wilted and responded, “Nothing.” In this era, rubber should still be in the southern barbarians, right? It was quite difficult to obtain, so she should not think about life buoys anymore.

Soon, she convinced her little dog self to勉强 cheer up. “Do I have anything left behind?”

Shen Jinglan looked for a while. “You are not bringing any jewelry?”

“Wealth should not be exposed.” Although these could also be used in emergencies, she actually did not like that elaborate pomp.

“You like to eat such sweet cakes?”

“No, high sugar content can preserve them longer.”

At this point, Ye Fuguang slapped her thigh and said annoyedly, “If I had known I was going out, I would have had them pickle some fruit preserves with the plums from a few days ago. That way, I could eat fruit and drink some clean water in emergencies.” Moreover, the high sugar content could directly replenish physical strength.

…Where on earth did she get all this experience from?

Shen Jinglan fell silent.

Just as the wangfei looked at her eagerly, hoping she could offer some more suitable survival suggestions, the Qiwang who had originally been worried that she could not adapt to this official duty trip quieted for a long time and slowly said:

“Although this trip to Yingtian Prefecture is indeed a bit rushed—”

“However, beloved consort, I am going on official duty, not fleeing for my life.”

She even felt that she often did not have enough sense of urgency about life and death, to the point of being incompatible with Ye Fuguang.

After this was said, she heard her wangfei sigh, look at her with that worried “you don’t understand” gaze, then fiddle with the carriage window and look outside.

After all, this trip carried the risk of being killed, so she really hated not being able to make twelve parts preparation to protect her little life.

…

When the carriage slowly left Yong’an City, Ye Fuguang realized that this trip would not take the water route.

Sitting next to her, the Qiwang who was very adaptable in the bumpy carriage was using the light from outside to look at a hand-drawn map made of unknown sheepskin or cowhide material. She did not know how she managed not to get motion sickness or dizzy from the words in such shaking.

Ye Fuguang hesitated for two seconds. Her sufficiently expressive eyes made Shen Jinglan lift her gaze to look at her, even handing over the map in her hand. “Want to see?”

She immediately shook her head.

A person who often could not even understand navigation refused to look at this brain-burning thing.

She asked, “I heard that Datong’s canals connect in all directions, reaching straight to the north and south. If taking a boat, it should not take more than three days to reach Jiangnan. Why does the wangye not take a boat?”

“Because I am not very good at water battles.” Shen Jinglan answered calmly, occasionally glancing out the carriage window. “The people given by the imperial uncle were formerly cavalry and infantry, more skilled at dealing with sudden situations in the mountains.”

She had even drawn a few people each from the imperial guards and Shen Zekun’s personal soldiers to form a vanguard team responsible for scouting the path. This could reduce the possibility of entering areas occupied by mountain bandits, although these were problems that needed to be solved due to this flood. However, that would be considered when she could mobilize the local zhou soldiers.

After a pause, she looked again at the box of escape essentials belonging to the little wangfei in the carriage. “Moreover, if an accident like rising water happens in the canal, and the boat sinks, your box can only wait to be salvaged on the return trip.”

Ye Fuguang nodded, indicating that she understood.

Her appearance of being well-adapted to both hard life and luxurious wealth made Qiwang find her very cute. So taking advantage of her good mood at this time, Shen Jinglan asked again, “Does the beloved consort have anything else to ask?”

The little dog thought for a moment.

“Yes, can the wangye try to tie me to your belt as much as possible?” She asked so sincerely.

Shen Jinglan: ?

Thinking of the plot developments in countless novels and stories where characters would have bad luck as soon as they separated, Ye Fuguang’s tone became even more sincere. “This is my first time going so far away. My heart is extremely nervous, and I do not want to leave the wangye’s sight for even a second. So please take me with you no matter what the wangye does, okay?”

Pulling out the death flag started with her!

Shen Jinglan’s expression was somewhat subtle.

Thinking of her previous deep affection confession to Ye Fuguang, the little wangfei only worried about her little life, and now accompanying her on the trip, she deliberately said such misleading words. The feeling in her heart was somewhat indescribably complex.

Touched, but not entirely.

Unfortunately, Ye Fuguang could not hear her inner voice. Otherwise, she could definitely use one word to precisely summarize her inner thoughts—

That’s right, the two of them were plastic wives.