ALL NOVEL chapter 22
Chapter 22 Deployment Established
The battle deployment was quickly finalized.
According to the plan, General Bai would lead fifty thousand troops, and as for how to fight this battle, all the generals had already thought of every tactic.
Although there were occasional incompetent teammates within the empire, the overall capability was quite reliable. After all, the empire was vast and populous, and it had existed for a thousand years with a wealth of talent. There was no shortage of military talent.
Qin Ji handed over half of the military seal responsible for troop deployment to General Bai. With this seal, General Bai could mobilize fifty thousand troops.
Then, Qin Ji casually mentioned to His Majesty about his previous hope to simplify the process of military reports. Surprisingly, His Majesty agreed very readily.
After careful consideration and observing the reactions of His Majesty and the surrounding generals, Qin Ji roughly understood the issue: His Majesty probably didn’t have the time to pay attention to every military report, and his micromanagement skills were indeed lacking. So, he agreed to the simplification. To be honest, Qin Ji didn’t originally want this either.
But it had to be done. Otherwise, with such a slow response, if an emergency really occurred in the future, the report would sit in the palace for two or three days, and it would be too late.
In short, Qin Ji managed to seize military power this time.
“By the way, why did you bring your sister today?”
When looking at Qin Siyue, Xia Yuxiao’s expression softened a bit.
Xia Yuxiao didn’t have any dislike for Qin Siyue, mainly because Qin Siyue had grown up with Xia Yuxiao since childhood. After learning that she had hysteria, Xia Yuxiao felt even more sorry for her childhood playmate. Even though she was very displeased with Qin Ji, she still searched for famous doctors to try to treat Qin Siyue’s illness. In the end, Qin Ji was so scared that he didn’t dare to let his sister pretend to be seriously ill anymore. He quickly had his sister act a bit more normal in front of Xia Yuxiao and claimed that with His Majesty’s help, his sister had “improved”…
“Ah, the things I thought of today were all reminded by Siyue.”
Qin Ji frankly said this. Qin Siyue had been a talented young lady since childhood. Even though she was publicly declared to have hysteria, Qin Ji described it as intermittent hysteria, so it was normal for her to have clear moments.
“Oh?” Xia Yuxiao became more interested in Qin Siyue. “What a pity. If Siyue were not ill, I could have given her an official position.”
Of course, it was impossible to appoint her to a military position. Otherwise, the siblings would firmly grasp the military power of the country.
“Siyue, greet His Majesty.”
Qin Ji then noticed that Qin Siyue had been standing behind him all along, silent and almost invisible. She hadn’t greeted Xia Yuxiao from the beginning.
“Ah… Greetings, Your Majesty.”
Qin Siyue hurriedly gave a crooked salute. Fortunately, no one present, including Xia Yuxiao, would hold it against a sick person.
“Siyue, how have you been recently?”
“Thanks to Your Majesty’s blessings, I’ve been well recently. My brother has been taking good care of me. In my spare time, I draw some pictures and practice my painting skills to pass the time.”
When Qin Siyue said this, her words were calm, but her voice was weak and small, like a cat’s meow.
Xia Yuxiao barely heard what she said, but it was too much of a test for her hearing. She simply stood up, walked down from her seat, and went straight to Qin Siyue, grabbing her hand:
“Look at you, your hands are even colder than before. Have you been using the medicine I arranged for you from the palace?”
“Yes… I have.”
As soon as Qin Siyue’s hand was touched by His Majesty, her face turned red, and she began to sweat…
Don’t misunderstand, she was like this with everyone. True social anxiety made her react this way when someone got too close.
Of course, there was another reason for Qin Siyue’s weakness:
She hadn’t used the medicine at all.
The main reason was that she wasn’t really sick. The medicine was supposed to calm the nerves for patients, but for healthy people, it was uncertain whether it would calm the nerves or make them too calm. So, Qin Siyue simply didn’t use it.
“Your body is weak. The imperial physician told me that with your unstable mental state, you need to first replenish your qi and blood. Once your qi and blood are replenished, the calming medicine will be effective. If you run out of medicine at home, I’ll have someone send more to you when I have time.”
“Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty.”
Hearing the gratitude, Xia Yuxiao waved her hand casually and then looked at Qin Ji: “By the way, you recommended a woman to me before, saying she could fill my harem. You really dare to think, giving me a woman for my harem?”
“Hahaha… Actually, Your Majesty can treat her as a guard, it’s the same.”
“I’ve already agreed to this matter. I will bring her in and give her a position to receive some salary—however, I must say, at most, I will use her as a maid.”
“As long as Your Majesty accepts her, I am satisfied. Then, I will not disturb you any longer.”
At this point, Qin Ji was ready to leave. Since the action had been decided, he had no use staying here. He still had to quickly manage the allocation of military provisions.
“Wait a moment.”
Xia Yuxiao suddenly called out to him.
“Is there anything else, Your Majesty?”
“This is my advice to you: Siyue is a good child. You know what you have done, it’s best not to make things difficult for me.”
When Xia Yuxiao said this, it seemed as if she was deliberately avoiding Qin Ji’s gaze.
“I understand, I will take good care of Siyue.”
Qin Ji raised his eyebrows slightly and said calmly.
“You… sigh, alright.”
After Xia Yuxiao finished speaking, she waved her hand: “You may all leave. I’m tired today, I want to rest for a while.”
“Yes.”
…
“Xia Yuxiao has changed.”
Walking out of the palace, Qin Siyue said thoughtfully.
“Oh? How has she changed?”
“She has become somewhat… restrained.”
Xia Yuxiao was never a simple and kind person, Qin Siyue knew this very well. How many people who could ascend to the throne were truly naive and innocent?
However, in Qin Siyue’s eyes, besides the decisiveness and cunning that an emperor should have, Xia Yuxiao also had a feeling that didn’t quite match her identity.
Too restrained—or rather, Xia Yuxiao now exudes a sense of constraint.
“Of course she’s restrained, she’s the emperor. Moreover, she has me under her command.”
Qin Ji smiled bitterly.
This was the truth. Without him, Xia Yuxiao would certainly be able to act more freely.