The next day, the troops started to move forward, and April was now in which the water level of the rivers north of the Huanghuai River began to rise.

The sky was clear in the morning, but dark clouds rolled in at noon, and it started to rain heavily until late afternoon, and it did not stop until dusk.

It is very difficult for soldiers to encounter heavy rain during the march. People will naturally feel despair. No one likes to march with wet all over. Often, the beginning of the epidemic is caused by a rain that causes wind and cold, and staying at night is even more problematic.

Fortunately, there were no rebels moving around, so the entire army did not have to wait for the battle, so they could stop and hide in the tent to rest.

After the entire army set up camp, Chen Xi first ordered the kitchen to boil ginger sugar water for the soldiers to drink to remove the cold, and then held a military meeting, which mainly involved night defense. This time, Chen Xi arranged for the Beijing camp to defend the camp, and dispatched a large number of scouts to the surrounding area to check the situation, preventing the rebels from using rivers and digging dikes and other means to endanger the safety of the entire army.

At the military meeting, Tang Yin sat there without saying a word, his eyes empty... After continuous research on military maps, he was a little bit hindered and depressed.

Originally, Chen Xi was talking and issuing orders. Tang Yin, an aide, did not need to interrupt. After the meeting, Tang Yin returned to his tent and specially asked the junket officer for a few taels of tung oil, preparing to read at night with the light.

"Mr. Shen, what did Mr. Tang do in the past two days? He didn't answer when he talked to him. He was mysterious and mysterious." During dinner, Zhang Lun originally wanted to find Tang Yin, but he didn't find anyone. He could only come to see Chen Xi to express his suspicion.

Tang Yin has an extraordinary position in the army. Once he has a strange intention, many military secrets may be leaked. Zhang Lun is confused about major events, but he is very smart about minor events. When he finds that Tang Yin is abnormal, he quickly comes to report to Chen Xi to prevent something from happening.

Chen Xi smiled and waved his hand: "Don't disturb him, he has important things to do these two days, so he can complete an exam... there will be a result tomorrow night."

"take an exam?"

Zhang Lun widened his eyes and felt it was incredible.

Chen Xi nodded and said, "The next operational deployment... This matter is difficult to explain, so don't worry about it..."

"clear."

Zhang Lun said this, but he was puzzled, but it was not something that he could interfere with when it came to military aircraft.

When Chen Xi was talking to Zhang Lun, Hui Niang came from the tent in men's clothing. Because it was raining, Hui Niang was coming to deliver a hat to Chen Xi, but when she saw Chen Xi talking to someone, she stopped outside the tent and did not come in until Zhang Lun left.

"grown ups."

Hui Niang looked very capable in a strong outfit. She tied her hair up and her eyebrows were specially drawn, making her look heroic.

Chen Xi looked at Hui Niang, smiled and nodded, and asked, "Why aren't you waiting for me in the tent?"

Hui Niang said: "Today Xier came over and said that the woman brought by the adult was infected with the cold. She wanted to ask the adult for instructions, but she couldn't find the adult."

Originally, Chen Xi and Hui Niang had a deep love, but after all, it was rare to march together. It was easy to enhance the relationship with each other day, but suddenly there was a gap due to Xier's visit.

Chen Xi knew who the "woman" Xier was talking about was Ma Ang's sister Ma Lian.

This time, Ma Lian wanted to follow Shen Xi, but because Chen Xi took Hui Niang and made it difficult for the two girls to meet, he let Ma Lian's car follow behind the Central Army.

Chen Xi said angrily: "This girl always loses her links at critical moments... Why can I just say anything if I haven't seen me?"

Hui Niang hurriedly pleaded for Xier, "Sir, don't blame her. She said it after I asked her repeatedly... At that time, the adults went to patrol the camp, and the rain was foggy and could not find anyone for a while. I said I could tell her on behalf of her. She was in a hurry to get on the road, so she told me."

"Hui Niang, you..."

Chen Xi originally wanted to ask Hui Niang what she thought, but she felt it was hard to speak out when she spoke.

After all, Chen Xi always expressed her love in front of Hui Niang, and did not tell Hui Niang about the situation where she raised Ma Lian in the outside house. Hui Niang had thought that Chen Xi should have other women outside, and she would not ask deliberately if the matter was not made clear.

However, this layer of window paper was accidentally exposed by Xier.

Hui Niang said, "If you want to take the woman over for treatment, you don't need to ask me for your opinion."

In an instant, Hui Niang went from being a handsome guard to a caring and caring woman in the boudoir, and said something open and righteous, but Chen Xi knew that Hui Niang must be extremely miserable.

I don’t want to arrange women for you, saying that I don’t want to manage so many feelings, but what I say is better than singing, but in a blink of an eye, I know that there are women next to you outside!

Chen Xi thought of Hui Niang's resentment and blame, but she was embarrassed and didn't know how to talk about it.

"In fact, many things are not something you and I need to worry about. There are special doctors in the army. Especially this time, I specially asked His Majesty for instructions and invited several national experts from the Imperial Hospital to accompany him..."

Chen Xi explained, "If you come to her, it will be very troublesome. With you and Jin'er, I don't need other women!"

...

...

Because of Ma Lian's affairs, Chen Xi felt ashamed of himself.

Many things in this era have been agreed upon. For example, a successful man basically has a group of wives and concubines. No matter how high Hui Niang has in Shen Xi’s mind, she is always just a housekeeper...

Chen Xi tried his best to convince himself, but found that it was impossible to explain. He cared about Hui Niang's thoughts so much that after this incident, he had no idea how to explain to Hui Niang.

Because it rained that night, Chen Xi personally inspected the camp and defended the situation. It was already very late when he came back.

The heavy rain had stopped at this moment, but the camp was muddy. Chen Xi arrived at the tent and opened the curtain to see that Li Jin was tidying up his clothes that were wet by the rain. He looked extremely annoyed. After all, she and Hui Niang brought a lot of clothes from her daughter's house, and it was not easy to dry these clothes.

"master."

When Li Jin saw Chen Xi coming in, he quickly got up and saluted.

Chen Xi looked around and saw that the tent was built this time, with a thick dome and excellent waterproofing performance. It was a handsome tent carefully prepared by the craftsmen, which was convenient for the coach to rest.

I looked around and saw that Hui Niang was not seen in the huge tent.

Chen Xi asked, "Where is your sister?"

"She and a few female soldiers went to the river to wash clothes, saying that she would bring some water back and boil it so that she could take a shower and change her clothes." Li Jin said.

Chen Xi shook her head helplessly: "Marching outside, the conditions are so bad that she actually went out to wash clothes at night... I will send someone to call her back."

Li Jin said: "Let my sister go, I have always been very independent, and there is a female soldier around me to protect me, so there will be no accident."

The person who understands Hui Niang the best in this world is not Chen Xi, but Li Jin.

Li Jin lowered his head when he spoke, as if he had done something wrong, and did not dare to look up and look at Chen Xi.

...

...

Chen Xi did not ask Li Jin. He could tolerate Hui Niang and Li Jin keeping some secrets, and not want to ask the bottom of everything.

However, Li Jin seemed shy and inadvertently showed some of the little daughter's behavior of something wrong. After finding that Chen Xi did not ask, she relaxed and sat there and didn't know what to do.

Chen Xi did not rush to go to bed, so he sat down at the simple wooden table in the middle of the tent, went to the tung oil lamp to read the military newspaper, and waited patiently for Hui Niang to come back.

Half an hour later, Hui Niang came back under the escort of several female soldiers.

After entering the camp, Hui Niang didn't take the initiative to say hello when she saw Chen Xi, as if she was angry.

It was so dark that I couldn't see clearly. Chen Xi stood up and went to the door to look at Hui Niang who was tidying up her clothes in the wooden basin. She frowned and asked, "Why do you have to wash clothes? This rainy day, is there a place to dry after washing?"

Hui Niang said, "I want to go out for a walk so as not to disturb the master."

Chen Xi sighed and said, "If you want to ask, then just say it outright. I admit that I have concealed you in this matter. This time, I not only brought you and Jin'er to the army, but also another woman."

When Chen Xi talked about this, Li Jin next to him was not surprised. It was obvious that she had learned some of the situation from Hui Niang, and the things she had avoided before were also related to this.

Hui Niang was silent, and what Chen Xi was most disgusted with was that Hui Niang hid everything in her heart, which made him feel that the two of them were not the same. He said impatiently: "I said that we should be tolerant and honest with each other. Since you don't want to ask, then Jin'er... I can tell you what you want to know!"

Speaking of this, Chen Xi was a little annoyed and returned to the table to sit down.

When Li Jin saw this attitude, he would not say anything to ask questions, even if she had to say a few words, it would be difficult to speak out.

Hui Niang whispered: "My master thinks I care about you having a woman outside? I don't even tell you the truth, and I have to wait for the outsider to reveal it. I also say frankly... If I am narrow-minded, I will not send Dong Xi and Sui'an to the master. Aren't these two girls very caring?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "It's different."

"The master has his own ideas and has a special preference for women. I understand it. The problem is that the master refuses to tell me anything, treating me as mean and jealous, and making me feel ashamed in front of my sister."

Hui Niang's words are reasonable and well-founded, as if she was so open-minded and generous.

But Chen Xi knew that Hui Niang was not as tolerant as she said. At least Hui Niang hoped that Chen Xi would only be her and Li Jin outside. When she found that it was difficult for the two sisters to win over Chen Xi, she tried to push Sui An and Dongxi out.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Sui'an and Dongxi are just little girls, born on Hui Niang. Hui Niang has the ability to control them and let them fight for Hui Niang's goals... Can other women be the same?"

Chen Xidao: "Hui Niang, you are generous, but I don't want to hurt you."

The game between women is not superficial, and the swords and shadows in the dark are everywhere. Chen Xi does not think that his personal charm can prevent the women around him from raising disputes. He respects Hui Niang very much, but he cannot let go of another woman in his heart. Chen Xi knows that the root of the mistake lies in himself.

Li Jin quickly said, "Sister, the master is actually out of kindness, why should we blame him more? If the master brings that sister here, we can get along well with each other."

"The master will not bring the woman outside here. Whoever yard belongs to whom we are, we are just one of the master's many outer houses!"

Hui Niang finally showed signs of an outbreak, but she always spoke with certain tolerance. At least she knew that it was not good to show a jealous attitude in front of Shen Xi, but she was still slapped herself in the face.

Chen Xi stood up again and walked to Hui Niang.

"Since you have said this, I will just say it. The woman who came out with me is the sister of a general under my command. It was given to me by that general. You cannot be completely unaware of it... It is Ma Ang's sister, who is here by my side. This time I went south not only to quell the Central Plains Rebellion, but also to quell the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River. I have been outside for a long time, and my family cannot bring out their families, but they have no way to fear them. You are different... There are many powerful people in the capital, and it is always a bit risky to keep you, so I'd just take it out together."

Hui Niang didn't speak, but just listened carefully. Even if Chen Xi had always been wise, she didn't know what Hui Niang was thinking now.

A woman’s heart is not a casual talk. Chen Xi had few opportunities to get along with women in his previous life. He had a deeper understanding of women in this life, but he still couldn’t figure it out.

Chen Xi said again: "Actually, in recent years, many women who have been away from me have tried to send women to me, but I have rejected them. Of course, I did something wrong, but there are no ones who are actually around me except this Ma woman. Hui Niang, I don't want to explain too much to you, but you have to believe that I respect you very much!"

Hui Niang said, "Can you let me see her?"

Chen Xi shook her head: "No. This is not because I am mean to you or intentionally conceal it, but because I have to respect the way you get along with each other. She and you basically cannot have any intersection unless you enter the Shen family together."

Hui Niang's face was still tense, obviously she could not accept Chen Xi's statement. She actually minded that Chen Xi had other houses outside.

"elder sister."

Li Jin pulled Hui Niang and wanted to come out to persuade him to make peace, but he felt that the gap between his status and Chen Xi was too great, so he could only persuade Hui Niang who was with him day and night.

Hui Niang shook her head slightly: "I'm fine. What the master wants to do? In fact, there is no need to explain to me. I just think that the master doesn't have to hide everything... In fact, if I send the girl from the Ma family to me, I can treat her as my own sister, just like Jin'er."
To be continued...