By the afternoon, the heavy rain gradually subsided.
Without the threat of the Great Desolate Night, it can be said that it came at just the right time. All fire points in the city were extinguished, and the thick smoke that had been rising all day and night was finally suppressed.
The princess thought that there was still a fierce battle waiting for her, but the intelligence the reconnaissance team brought back from the front line was a big surprise. Seeing that something was wrong in the battle, the arrogant gunboat was hit by black fog while setting sail to evacuate, and half of its hull collapsed. At this time, it was pushed by the current to the shore of the estuary and ran aground.
There were no signs of enemy activity around the ship. Considering the storm and night, the surviving Dongsheng Kingdom sailors had probably abandoned the ship and fled.
After that, the north and east of the city were thoroughly searched to prevent enemies from hiding in private houses. At the same time, some residents will be allowed to enter the city one after another to reduce the supply pressure on the camp.
Ning Wanjun naturally did not forget the initiator of all this - the Wang family. Although this family was not the direct perpetrator of the catastrophe in Jinxia City, to some extent, it was more hateful than the murderer.
She left the matter of raiding the Wang family to Xu Sanzhong and Eunuch Li.
Of course, she originally wanted Xia Fan to take charge of this matter, but the other party rejected the proposal.
Two days later.
"Can I move?"
"Please hold on for a little longer." Qiuyue wrapped the bandage around her arm twice more, and finally fixed it on the princess's back. "Okay, can you try to see if it will affect your activities?"
Ning Wanjun circled her arms and took two deep breaths, "My chest... feels a little tight."
"Ah, that doesn't matter. I know your Highness's size best." Qiuyue clapped her hands and said, "Tie it tightly so it won't pull the wound on your shoulder."
"Your Highness, I'm here to see you." Mo Yun pushed open the door of the palace, saw Ning Wanjun's topless appearance and hurriedly left, "Uh... I didn't know you were changing the bandage."
"It doesn't matter, this is a common thing in the army." Ning Wanjun said nonchalantly, "Come in and talk."
Mo Yun hesitated, and finally curiosity took over. She re-entered the room and pretended to look around, but the corner of her eye kept focusing on the princess.
This was the first time she saw the princess undressing - her chest and left shoulder were tightly wrapped, while her right shoulder and abdomen were exposed. There is no trace of fat on Ning Wanjun's flat belly, and the lines on both sides of her navel are evenly spread out and connected to her ribs. The shoulders look round and white, and half of the collarbone is slightly upwards, which fully highlights the curve of the neck, making it appear delicate and exquisite. It is hard to imagine that such a petite body can burst out with unimaginable power, even on the battlefield, it will not fall behind at all.
"Is the wound on your shoulder... getting better?"
"That wasn't a fatal injury in the first place, and it's basically fine now." Ning Wanjun said easily.
"It's not that simple," Qiuyue retorted, "If this injury were placed on my maidservant, I'm sure she would have to rest in the hospital for a month. If it were placed on Sister Mo Yun -"
"Okay. Mo Yun won't go to the battlefield, how can you assume that."
"Your servant just wants to remind His Highness? Even a Qi-sensing person has a limit to the amount of injuries he can endure. And... it can't be said to be harmless, right?" Qiuyue put a cotton towel on her shoulders? "Look...he's bleeding again."
"Your Highness... Ning Wanjun?" Mo Yun frowned, "Do you have to rush to the front by yourself? I don't know much about military formations? But after reading the history books, no royal family will take the lead in the charge during the expedition. Bar?"
"So none of them can really control an army." Ning Wanjun smiled? "How do you think I managed to win over so many soldiers willing to follow me in such a short period of time?"
Don't wait for Mo Yun to speak? She continued, "Actually, it's very simple. First, I can lead them to win the battle. Second, I will reward my merits and punish my mistakes. What do soldiers trust most? Isn't it always the emperor or ministers sitting in the temple? It's A general who can fight bloody battles with them and achieve victory. Maybe one day in the future, I can be sure of victory without having to do everything in advance, and then I will be qualified to consider such issues. But at least for now, I must ensure that I can always win. Go down? Only then can I have a chance to defeat an enemy whose strength far exceeds mine."
Mo Yun opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't say anything to dissuade him. Of course she hopes that the other party will be safe? But I also know very well that if the battle is defeated in the name of safety, it will only put the princess into a more dangerous situation.
After all, the road she was going to take was an extremely dangerous and thorny road.
Mo Yun silently made up his mind to perfect the designs of the machine beast as soon as possible and put mass production on the schedule as soon as possible.
The potential of the machine beasts in the first battle in Jinxia City has undoubtedly been demonstrated - she believes that once such equipment can be equipped with hundreds of people, no, even a dozen people, it can greatly improve the princess's chance of winning.
"By the way, where is Xia Fan?" Ning Wanjun put on her loose robe and then tightened her belt, "He doesn't seem to have visited me in the past two days."
"This... actually exists." Qiuyue quickly explained - if it were in the past, she would have wished that the princess didn't know about this. "The night after the war, he came to the palace, but at that time you had just finished taking the medicine. He had fallen asleep, so he didn't stay much longer. Now... he should be in the villa as well."
"Did you come at night... He really doesn't pick the time." Ning Wanjun chuckled, "Well, I just have something to ask him."
"Let him come to see you?" Qiuyue immediately answered.
Ning Wanjun thought for a moment, "No need, I've been holding it in for two days, so I'll just go for a walk."
When she reached the door of the side courtyard, the princess waved her hand, indicating to the guards that there was no need to notify them, and walked into the courtyard alone.
Two days after it cleared up, there were no traces of heavy rain in the villa. The sun was shining brightly outside, giving me a warm feeling on my body.
Xia Fan was lying on the bench with his eyes closed and taking a nap, but his head was resting on the fox demon's legs instead of a pillow. Li seemed to let him do this, holding a book in both hands and looking through it carefully.
There was something obviously wrong with this scene, but it made Ning Wanjun feel an inexplicable sense of tranquility and harmony.
Seeing the princess arriving, Li Xian bowed his head slightly in greeting, then put down the book and patted Xia Fan on the forehead.
The latter turned over and said, "As promised, you can stay close to me for as long as you want once it's safe."
"Having said that, are you sure you want to do the same in front of the princess palace?"
Xia Fan immediately opened his eyes and sat up. After looking at Ning Wanjun, he pretended to be nonchalant and glanced at the sky, "The weather is really nice today."
Ning Wanjun was amused. What kind of cover-up was this? It was too perfunctory!
Probably he was the only one in the entire Jinxia City who dared to act like this.
Yes, it's bullshit, not disrespectful.
Because he didn't do this on purpose, this state was the norm for him.
"It's true." Ning Wanjun shrugged, and then she was reminded by the stinging pain on her shoulder that the injury had not yet healed. "You obviously have time to bask in the sun here, why don't you go and raid the Wang family? I can't reward you with an official position, and I can't If I can give you a knighthood, inspection is the biggest reward I can give you at the moment."
It is a tacit rule of all parties to copy the seal and fill your own pockets at the same time.
"You have to pick and choose during the inspection, and what you can take away is limited. Unless you are a professional, it will not bring happiness to people, so I will not get involved in this kind of thing." Xia Fan stood up and said, "Your Highness What's the matter with coming to see me?"
Silver can't bring happiness, but leaning on the fox demon's lap can? Ning Wanjun cannot understand this preference.
She decided to ignore the other party's explanation, "Well, Wang Qingzhi is dead."