nucmednet Chapter 575 Helping His Highness Achieve His Great Cause
Chapter 575 Helping His Highness Achieve His Great Cause
"Huh?" Ye Qing'an looked completely bewildered. "That woman from before?"
"Hmm." The Crown Prince stared intently at Ye Qing'an, not missing a single change in her expression: "Yes, you've seen her before."
Ye Qing'an blinked, seemingly puzzled: "Wasn't that girl just now the maid that His Highness the Crown Prince sent back to serve him?"
"I heard that the general who went out to collect grain brought back three women, and they were immediately sent to His Highness the Crown Prince's camp. I guess that His Highness the Crown Prince must have ordered them to bring back maids to serve him."
“Your Highness is used to being served by palace maids and servants in the palace. Now that you are in the camp, the conditions are harsh, and Your Highness will surely find it difficult to get used to.”
“Not maids…” The Crown Prince frowned, feeling inexplicably irritated. For some reason, he wanted Ye Qing’an to know the purpose of those women entering the camp, yet he also felt uneasy.
“Those women…” The Crown Prince took a deep breath: “Those women were brought back by the generals in the camp to warm my bed.”
Ye Qing'an was taken aback, her expression somewhat dazed, and she murmured, repeating the Crown Prince's words: "For warming the bed?"
"Yes." The Crown Prince pursed his lips. "The one you saw just now, I slept with her last night."
The Crown Prince stopped looking at Ye Qing'an, feeling that her bewildered and helpless appearance was somewhat painful to his eyes. He simply said, "However, you don't need to worry too much. Their existence is only to meet my needs in certain aspects within the camp. They are not even considered concubines or maids."
"I promised you before that once I ascend to that position, the Empress's throne would surely be yours, and that promise still stands. So, you don't need to worry about their existence."
Ye Qing'an lowered her head and clicked her tongue inwardly. It was almost exactly the same as what she had guessed.
“Well…” The Crown Prince pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and inexplicably felt that he was not quite right or strong enough: “If you are willing to move to my camp and take on the responsibility of warming my bed at night, I will send all these women away.”
Responsibilities?
Ye Qing'an almost burst out laughing. When did this become her responsibility?
Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes: "It is a rare opportunity for me to join the army and actually go to the battlefield, so I want to take advantage of this opportunity to learn something and to truly contribute to my country."
"If Your Highness wishes to keep those three women in the camp, then so be it. I am not such a petty person, Your Highness, please rest assured."
Ye Qing'an's voice was soft, and although her tone was still gentle, the Crown Prince inexplicably felt a sense of loneliness in her voice.
"Your Highness, please rest assured. I know what is most important and what I should do at this stage. After all, His Highness the Crown Prince has said before that he hopes I can serve him and help him achieve his great cause."
"I do not wish to be bound by personal feelings now; I only wish to help His Highness the Crown Prince achieve his wish."
The crown prince felt increasingly uneasy, but...
This is exactly what he wanted, but why did he feel no joy or happiness when Ye Qing'an said those words?
The Crown Prince fell silent for a long while before taking a deep breath: "Alright, that's for the best, that's good too. Alright, if there's nothing else, you may leave now. Regarding the matter you mentioned, I will find Grand Tutor Liu and others to discuss it as soon as possible..."
Ye Qing'an bowed and withdrew.
As soon as Ye Qing'an stepped out of the central army camp, he saw Liu Enze walking towards him from not far away.
Liu Enze also noticed Ye Qing'an and simply nodded at her: "Miss Ye, did you just come from His Highness the Crown Prince's place?"
Liu Enze's voice was unusually hoarse.
Ye Qing'an looked up at Liu Enze. Liu Enze's face was pale and his eyes seemed unfocused.
"Is the gentleman ill?"
Liu Enze coughed and nodded slightly: "The temperature difference between day and night has been large recently. It seemed to suddenly get cold in the middle of the night last night. When I woke up this morning, I felt something was wrong. My throat sounds like a broken gong."
"Have you taken your medicine, sir?"
Liu Enze waved his hand: "Why take medicine? It's just a minor illness, I'll get through it."
"That won't do. The weather has been getting colder lately, and the tents are already quite damp. If a minor illness isn't taken seriously, it will eventually turn into a serious one."
Liu Enze chuckled: "Alright, I got it."
Ye Qing'an's gaze fell on Liu Enze again: "Sir, aren't you dressed too lightly? This won't do. In this weather, you should at least wear a cloak."
Liu Enze laughed again, his expression seemingly nostalgic: "It's been many years since anyone has said this to me."
After sighing, he waved his hand and said, "When I came to the camp before, I didn't know I would be staying here for so long, so I didn't bring many warm clothes with me."
"Is that so?" Ye Qing'an pondered for a moment, "I understand."
Seeing Ye Qing'an's thoughtful expression, Liu Enze's smile deepened: "What do you know?"
"I won't tell you, sir." Ye Qing'an's eyes darted around, a sly look on his face. "Sir, go find the Crown Prince first. I'll head back to camp now."
After Ye Qing'an finished speaking, she didn't wait for Liu Enze's reply and ran away quickly with her maid.
Liu Enze glanced at Ye Qing'an and couldn't help but chuckle.
Watching Ye Qing'an run far away, he suppressed his smile and asked the attendant beside him in a low voice, "You just said that when Miss Ye came to this central army camp, the women in His Highness the Crown Prince's camp were still there?"
"Yes, Miss Ye waited outside the central army camp for about fifteen minutes before being ushered in. The woman only came out after she went inside."
Liu Enze's gaze fell on the central army camp, and he pursed his lips: "Our crown prince is truly remarkable."
The attendant glanced at Liu Enze's expression and fell silent.
Just then, the tent door of the central army camp was pushed open again, and an attendant came out of the camp. Upon seeing Liu Enze, the attendant hurried over and said, "Grand Tutor, are you here to see His Highness the Crown Prince? You've come at just the right time. His Highness the Crown Prince just instructed his subordinates to find you, saying that he has something to discuss with you."
"Okay, I understand." Liu Enze pursed his lips and walked straight towards the central command tent.
Ye Qing'an has already returned to his camp.
“This servant has observed carefully that although the Crown Prince is in the camp, he doesn’t leave the central army camp very often. The people he sees every day are the same ones: his personal guards, Grand Tutor Liu, and the generals he brought from Wangjing City…”