My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 349 - 348 They’re All Taking Advantage

Chapter 349: Chapter 348 They’re All Taking Advantage

"All consequences, I, Zheng, can bear on my own,"

Deputy General Zheng asserted with his neck held high.

Doctor Li sneered coldly and then strode away with his sleeves fluttering.

If someone wished to court death, then he needn’t waste his breath persuading them otherwise.

"Princess..."

Zhu Yinian looked at Chu Baihan with concern.

But to his surprise, Chu Baihan’s expression was very calm, as if nothing had happened at all.

He wanted to say more, but Chu Baihan had already said to Zhu Xinyue, "Xinyue, accompany this princess to take a look outside."

"Yes," Xie Xinyue quickly nodded her head.

After Chu Baihan left, Zhu Yinian’s expression darkened.

For the first time, he spoke to Deputy General Zheng with an incredibly stern tone, "Brother Zheng, you have followed me for many years, and I have always treated you as an elder brother. But this time... you have truly been foolish."

"General, I just want to save my own legs. The Princess’s medical skills are inadequate, yet she wants to sacrifice me, I am merely exposing the truth, what wrong have I done?"

Deputy General Zheng’s tone grew increasingly righteous.

"You..."

Zhu Yinian started to speak, only to realize in the end that he had nothing more to say.

He could only sigh softly and then murmured, "I hope things don’t get too bad."

Meanwhile, after Zhu Xinyue followed Chu Baihan out, she was worried that Chu Baihan was in a bad mood, so she kept comforting her on the side.

"Princess, Deputy General Zheng is just a brute. He didn’t think it through; he just wants a complete body,"

"Princess, don’t be angry. It’s not that everyone doesn’t believe in your medical skills; it’s just..."

"Enough, Xinyue. At first, I was indeed a bit resentful, but later, I came to understand. Healing is, after all, a matter of mutual consent; where does the question of coercion arise? Moreover, from Deputy General Zheng’s perspective, he has a chance to save his own legs, why should he choose to believe in me?"

Chu Baihan raised an eyebrow, even comforting Zhu Xinyue in return.

"Ah?"

Zhu Xinyue frowned, not quite understanding Chu Baihan’s thoughts for a moment.

Chu Baihan smirked slightly, her words laden with deeper meaning, "And besides, if someone wishes to make a big deal out of Deputy General Zheng’s situation, why shouldn’t I do the same?"

"Ah?"

This time, Zhu Xinyue felt even more at a loss.

Chu Baihan had no intention of explaining; she simply stated indifferently, "If you want to know, then follow me."

"Alright, alright."

Zhu Xinyue patted her own head and then quickly followed behind Chu Baihan.

Chu Baihan headed towards the drill ground at a brisk pace.

As she passed by the soldiers, she could still feel their raging anger despite their attempts to suppress it.

Were they... blaming her?

Finally, they arrived at the drill ground.

Chu Baihan had intended to summon everyone, but she found that someone was already standing on the high platform.

With a cold face, he said indifferently, "I give you half a stick of incense’s time to gather here, everyone."

"It’s Shi Jing. What is he doing?"

Chu Baihan scowled deeply.

She had a rough guess of the other party’s intent, yet she hardly dared to believe it.

Last night, a secret decree arrived from the capital city.

The Emperor had actually agreed to Shi Jing joining her to resist the enemy forces.

That is to say, within this military camp, aside from herself, Shi Jing could also command all the troops and horses.

She didn’t know whether her father, the Emperor, still harbored the thought of matching her with Shi Jing, but she couldn’t bring herself to drive Shi Jing away.

Her demand for Shi Jing to return yesterday was just a spur-of-the-moment retort.

Once she calmed down, she became very clear...

Shi Jing, too, was a military genius; with him in the camp, their chances of victory were greater.

Her grievances with him were personal matters and shouldn’t be entangled with the affairs of the state.

She was still able to distinguish this.

So now, she pursed her lips, not moving forward, just standing there.

She really wanted to see...

What Shi Jing intended to do.

The soldiers also knew of his identity, and they quickly gathered around him.

They didn’t even need half an incense stick’s time before they had almost all assembled.

"This general has heard some rumors, regarding the Princess and Deputy General Zheng."

Shi Jing’s icy gaze swept over the crowd, then he suddenly said these words.

Was it for the matter concerning the Princess and Deputy General Zheng that he had summoned them?

The soldiers looked at each other, their feelings unavoidably tense.

Chu Baihan’s brows knit together...

Shi Jing indeed was addressing that issue.

"Regarding this matter, what are your views? This general wants to hear what’s in your hearts."

Shi Jing spoke with an icy and indifferent tone, devoid of warmth.

The response he got was a lengthy silence.

The troops lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

"You, speak."

Shi Jing was direct and imposing; he pointed at someone in the first row and sternly said.

The man he pointed to happened to be a subordinate of Deputy General Zheng, and was present when Chu Baihan took Deputy General Zheng away.

He clenched his fists, grinding his teeth...

"Since the general wants me to speak, I will speak. I think the Princess’s actions were very inappropriate. Clearly, General Zheng’s legs could have been saved, yet she chose to amputate them. Isn’t this endangering a person’s life?"

"And what do you think is the Princess’s reason for endangering Deputy General Zheng’s life?"

A touch of sarcasm flashed through Shi Jing’s eyes, yet his face remained as cold as ever.

The soldier’s face darkened, and through gritted teeth he said: "Naturally, it’s because the Princess wants to prove to us her superior medical skills. I’ve heard that in past battles, she personally attended to the wounded. As a result, her troops became utterly devoted to her, loyal through and through. Now that she has only just arrived in Tongzhou, of course she wants to use this method to win us over."

After he spoke, a small commotion stirred within the crowd.

"Yeah, I’ve always been puzzled why the high and mighty Princess would personally save people. It turns out she had such intentions..."

"Don’t you find it disgusting? Indeed, a commander needs to stabilize the morale and secure their position when leading troops. But her way of doing things, it’s clearly at the expense of the soldiers’ lives."

"I feel the same way. I suspect those who praise her medical skills were actually coerced by her. Isn’t she doing this just to prove her excellence in medicine, to make the entire camp worship and thank her? It’s truly disgusting."

"Miss Xie saves people with genuine compassion, her actions grounded in reality. She never rescues people with ulterior motives."

"Right, Miss Xie is the true doctor. The Princess’s actions really make me doubt her as our commander. How can we have such a despicable commander! If the Emperor allows her to lead us, we are doomed to be destroyed by her hand."

"..."

As they spoke, their voices began to fill with indignation, and the situation started to grow uncontrollable.

"So, you think the Princess’s medical skills are terrible, and she saves people merely to coax you? She doesn’t care about the lives of the injured at all?"

Shi Jing sneered and then said sarcastically.