She heard the soldiers discuss how to punish Xue Ling when she was walking around outside the tent. She did not believe Prince Zhanyun would let the soldiers get away with saying such things if there was any friendship between him and Xue Ling.

Hence, she had no scruples now. She was simply waiting to find out how Prince Zhanyun would punish Xue Ling.

“You want me to kill me? Miss, that’s not something you can do now.” She sneered and looked at Xue Ling mockingly.

“You—” Xue Ling felt her anger caught in her throat.

However, she really did not dare to do anything else besides glaring at Xiao Zhu now.

She had already angered Qian Jiyun by killing the soldiers in the military camp. If she attacked Xiao Zhu, Qian Jiyun would not let her off, even if Xiao Zhu was her maid.

“Good, very good! You better watch out, Xiao Zhu!”

I won’t be stuck in this predicament forever. I’ll settle the scores with An Jiuyue and Xiao Zhu one day!

…

“General, what should we do with Xue Ling?”

After learning An Jiuyue’s identity, the deputy generals were no longer curious about her.

However, they had to do something about Xue Ling. Otherwise, they would be letting down the two deceased soldiers!

“Xue Ling?” Qian Jiyun narrowed his eyes when he heard this name. “Didn’t she contract the disease? Throw her to where she belongs.”

“Huh?”

Deputy General Sun was stunned, his mouth agape.

He wanted to clarify that Xue Ling had not contracted the disease—there was just a possibility that she might have.

But he understood what the general meant, so he could not say such unintelligent remarks.

“Yes, General. I’ll settle it now.”

“Wait.”

Just as Deputy General Sun was about to leave, Yan Nuo rushed back.

“Yan Nuo, aren’t you with… Miss Jiuyue? Why are you here?” Deputy General Sun frowned.

Does the princess consort want to spare Xue Ling’s life out of kindness? That won’t do! That vicious woman will become a problem in the future if we let her off her today!

“General.”

Yan Nuo approached Qian Jiyun and whispered something in his ear.

The glare in his eyes burned with a murderous intent that filled the entire tent. The deputy generals could not help but take a step back.

“General, what are you…”

Deputy General Sun and the others wanted to ask a question, but they were frightened by Qian Jiyun’s glare.

He continued looking at Yan Nuo. “Jiuyue said that?”

Yan Nuo nodded. “Yes, that’s what Miss Jiuyue said. I also suspect…” He did not dare to complete his sentence.

If their suspicions were true, the viciousness of the person backing Xue Ling was unthinkable. It probably could not even be described with the word “vicious”.

“Good, very good!”

Qian Jiyun took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and slammed them on the table.

The deputy generals were shocked and exclaimed in unison, “General!”

They had rarely sensed such intense murderous intent from their general all these years—not even in the face of a powerful opponent on the battlefield.

What did the princess consort say to make the general so angry?

After a while, Qian Jiyun looked at Deputy General Sun and instructed, “Hand over your duties in the military camp to your subordinates and accompany Jiuyue to pick herbs.”