Shi San looked at Ding Ding with some sympathy.
"Sigh, as an elder brother, I can't do anything about him. I'm so ashamed."
"Fortunately, prince has a woman you like, so you shouldn't have taken that path. No matter how bold your brother is, he wouldn't dare to do anything to you, right?" Ding Ding was the most relieved of all.
Shi San really had the urge to ask Ding Ding to go up and take a look. Why did the Prince ask him to buy Du Jinse's clothes? There was something fishy about it.
However, Shi San knew that this was a huge matter, and he had to keep this matter in his stomach. Disclosing Du Jinse's identity as a woman would not benefit his Royal Highness at all.
Honestly speaking, their prince seemed to have changed. He was now acting for the country and the people. Compared to those princes who only knew how to spend money and drink wine, he was much more fond of this prince.
However, until now, he hadn't been able to see the prince do anything big.
"Shi San, Shi San." Ding Ding shook Shi San, he was completely immersed in his thoughts.
Shi San regained his senses, "It's fine, let's go and rest."
When Du Jinse woke up in the middle of the night and realized that Li Hao had already cleaned up the mess, her face flushed red.
She said that she was Li Hao's attendant, and many times, when she did many things, it was Li Hao who took care of her.
The main reason was that she still had the concept of equality between men and women in her bones.
Compared to the professionals who had been serving people since they were young — — maidservant, they were far worse.
Du Jinse lit a candle and went to get some hot water. After washing her face, she carefully put on the mask and combed her hair. She first touched his original clothes and discovered that they were still wet.
Even though it was slightly big, it didn't look slovenly after putting it on.
After cleaning herself up, Du Jinse went and knocked on the guards's door. Without saying anything, she came back to gently wake Li Hao up and helped him clean himself. After drinking a bowl of porridge in the inn, she and the others rushed back to the city gate.
When they rushed to the city gate, it just so happened that the city gate opened. They rushed back to the camp, where General Shi was already ordering everyone to pack up and get ready to go.
Seeing them return, he nodded his head.
Du Qianli remained as low-key as ever, as if he was really just an ordinary soldier who had been recognized by a general as well as promoted.
When everyone was leaving, the tiny figure appeared again. Li Hao was talking to the General Shi and frowned upon seeing it.
General Shi followed his gaze and sighed.
"You guys didn't come back yesterday, I didn't see that girl. She ran up to me and said she wanted to become a soldier. What a joke, why would a woman be needed on a battlefield?"
Li Hao suppressed the desire to turn his head and look at Du Jinse, and replied hesitantly: "It is a man's responsibility to see the rise and fall of a nation, and women do not need to go onto the battlefield, it is only because of us men protecting them. If we men cannot even protect the women of our own homeland, how can we say such words?"
When the General Shi heard this, she nodded her head, "I hate listening to those scholars talk about reason the most, but what the Prince said makes sense to me."
Pausing, General Shi glanced at Li Hao.
"Prince, why don't we ask her to serve you?" The General Shi suddenly said.
Li Hao almost fell off his horse, but a hand reached out from the side and supported him.
Li Hao raised his eyes, meeting Du Jinse's gaze.
Du Jinse saw Li Hao looking at him, and turned his head to the side.
Li Hao laughed dryly, "General Shi, aren't you trying to harm me? On the other hand, General Shi is missing a maidservant.
General Shi waved his hands, "I, as a person, hate women the most. My wife is also fierce, if she knew that I was playing with a little girl by my side, I could only stand guard at the border. If she dared to take a step into the capital, I would definitely be chased down."
Du Jinse was a little surprised. She normally heard the words of the General Shi, she did not know how she looked down on people, nor did she look up to women.
"Is the General Shi afraid of his wife?" Du Jinse could not help but ask.
General Shi stared, "How can this old man be afraid, she has already been married to me for almost twenty years, and did not even have a good day. He has to bear all sorts of fears for me every day, even going to the extent of filial piety to respect my parents-in-law, raise and raise my child into an adult, and even marry him.
Hearing that, Du Jinse nodded her head, "General is indeed not afraid, but respectful."
The General Shi hurriedly nodded her head, "I never thought that the servants of the prince would be so good at speaking. Yes, it's more like respect."
Du Jinse's heart was moved as she turned her head to look at Li Hao, "It's best for Your Highness to marry someone like this in the future."
No matter how much society improved, this kind of woman who worked hard for others was always praised. Du Jinse thought that she wouldn't be able to burn herself like this, just to give light to others.
"What kind of an imperial concubine does the I look for? It's not the place for a small follower to point fingers and point them."
Li Hao was furious in his heart. He hated it when Du Jinse spoke with such a carefree attitude.
General Shi and Du Jinse were happily chatting, but he never thought that Li Hao would cause them so much trouble. He glanced at Li Hao, and said with a cold face, "Only my wife is like that, if anyone else wants to marry her, they won't have such good fortune."
After he finished speaking, the General Shi coldly pinched the horse's belly and rushed out.
Du Jinse looked at Li Hao speechlessly, it was just a casual chat, did he really have to be like that? She actually gave her face in front of so many people, making her unable to refute him.
The most important thing was that the General Shi had clearly misunderstood. On Li Hao's side, it was still alright, but when no one was around, she could just coax them a little.
Shi San looked at this, then looked at that, and then raised his head to look at the sky.
Seeing Du Jinse being reprimanded, Ding Ding did not know how to advance or retreat, she went forward and pulled Du Jinse towards the back, and indicated that she should go to the back. After this period of time, the prince would be fine.
Li Hao's gaze was sharp as a knife as he looked at Ding Ding, who subconsciously retracted his hand.
"Your Highness, he's still 16 years old, go back and ask Shi San to teach him.
Although Ding Ding said it openly, he was actually trying to speak up for Du Jinse.
Li Hao looked at him coldly, "Do you think you really know how to speak?"
He was happy to have Du Jinse point fingers at him.
Ding Ding was a little confused. Why did the Duke catch someone today to scold them? Forget it, he was just crossing a river like a clay buddha — he was unable to protect himself, how could he care about other people's business.
Du Jinse looked at Li Hao, why does she pinch everyone when she sees them.
Du Jinse was a little sad. It seemed that she was in a bad mood and did not have any other occasions, so much so that everyone was unhappy. She would definitely take note of it the next time.
Li Hao was satisfied. Shi San knew that he had to pretend that he didn't know, but he couldn't say it. The General Shi was baffling, and Ding Ding was implicated innocently.
They had originally been thinking of how to take care of the little girl who had been following them all this time, but now that they were interrupted, no one remembered her at all.