The enemy has infiltrated the military camp, and they’ve been recognized as the ones who captured Su Jin and Xingxing alive the other day.

A bunch of soldiers gathered around, saying, "Kill them to vent the Heir’s wife’s anger!"

Xie Jingchen, "..."

Prince NanAn and Chu Shun were looking at each other.

Several people’s mouths twitched uncontrollably.

Brother Jingchen actually ended up in such a situation, why do they want to laugh so badly?

They suppressed it.

Chu Shun calmed the angry soldiers, saying, "We finally captured them alive. Let’s interrogate first and then kill them later."

Xingxing rushed over upon hearing the news, only to see her husband, whom she had longed to write a family letter to, hanging there. She snorted heavily.

Not writing family letters to the young lady, now you’re paying the price.

Prince NanAn handed the whip to her, "Don’t be shy, give it to him good."

Xingxing looked at the whip and then at Prince NanAn.

Chu Shun and the others agreed that Xingxing should whip a few times to vent Su Jin’s frustration.

Xingxing originally felt it wasn’t right to whip her husband, but since everyone thought she should do it, she wavered a bit.

She reached out and took the whip.

But she didn’t dare to whip her husband after all.

However, she dared to whip the Heir of Marquis Changning of Nangang who was beside her husband. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

If it weren’t for her husband’s quick reaction, the lady would have been shot dead by his arrow.

Giving him a few lashes isn’t excessive at all.

It’s just that she hadn’t whipped anyone for a long time, so she was a bit rusty.

The whip swung towards Dong Chenglang, nearly missing Xie Jingchen.

Luckily, Xingxing reacted in time, pulling the whip back and changing angles to hit Dong Chenglang.

Dong Chenglang, "..."

After getting hit with seven or eight lashes, Dong Chenglang became quite discontent.

Though he hadn’t wanted Brother Li to get whipped, why was the maid treating them so differently?!

After a few more lashes, Dong Chenglang couldn’t help but ask, "Why only whip me?"

Xingxing hesitated at the question and replied, "Because you’re good-looking!"

Dong Chenglang, "..."

Can being good-looking be a reason to get whipped?

Aren’t good-looking people supposed to be reluctant to hurt?

Prince NanAn rubbed his nose, pointed at Xie Jingchen, and said, "This one may be ugly, but shouldn’t be spared either, quickly give him a few whips."

Xingxing felt Prince NanAn was not a good person.

He’s afraid to whip her husband, so he goads her instead.

She’s not that easy to fool.

Xingxing handed the whip to him.

Prince NanAn was stunned.

He thought having such a smart maid wasn’t a good thing.

With so many people watching, refusing to take the whip would be awkward, so he accepted it.

"Don’t hold back, hit hard," Chu Shun and the others said firmly.

"..."

Xie Jingchen was hanging there.

He was already hopeless.

Today’s whipping is unavoidable.

Prince NanAn glanced at Xie Jingchen a few times, then swung his hand.

A lash was delivered.

Xie Jingchen’s brow furrowed in pain.

And then, he heard his brother say, "Feels pretty nice, do you want to try it?"

Almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Prince NanAn swung another lash.

Chu Shun couldn’t resist taking the whip from Prince NanAn’s hand.

Xie Jingchen, "..."

After three or four lashes, the Prince came over.

Prince NanAn and the others felt guilty and handed the whip to the Prince.

The Prince’s eyes twitched, "Take them away to interrogate."

Prince NanAn pointed at Dong Chenglang, "Let’s interrogate him."

With that, Dong Chenglang and Xie Jingchen were separated.

Prince NanAn and a few others escorted Dong Chenglang to the military tent for interrogation.

Xie Jingchen was taken elsewhere.

Upon entering the large tent, Xie Jingchen saw Su Jin.

While hanging there earlier, he already caught sight of Su Jin, but she hadn’t come forward.

Su Jin’s belly was noticeably round, clearly pregnant.

Joy welled up from his heart to his cheeks.

Xie Jingchen was so happy, he didn’t know how to express it.

The Prince looked at him and said, "Why the sudden return?"

Returning was one thing, but getting captured alive was another.

Speaking of business, Xie Jingchen moved his gaze from Su Jin’s face and said, "The Duke Nanliang was poisoned, itching unbearably, and sent us to steal the antidote."

Su Jin guessed it might be for this matter, but she didn’t expect Xie Jingchen to be sent.

Xie Jingchen reported how he arrived at the Nanliang Military Camp, what he had been doing these days, and how Dong Chenglang was Zhao Xu’s man.

Zhao Xu would raise an army, Marquis Dongxiang could guess a bit. Without overthrowing the court, he’d never be able to vindicate the Donglin Prince Mansion.

Fearing Prince NanAn and the others might take Dong Chenglang’s life, Su Chong hurried out.

Just as Su Chong expected, after separating Dong Chenglang and Xie Jingchen, the four of them felt free to deal with Dong Chenglang.

When Su Chong went in, Dong Chenglang was spitting blood, and he hurriedly said, "Don’t kill him."

"He won’t die," said Prince NanAn.

Su Chong called them aside and whispered a few words.

Prince NanAn and the others were stunned.

Turns out, he was one of them?

Even knowing it, they had to pretend not to, otherwise Xie Jingchen would be exposed.

Xie Jingchen informed Marquis Dongxiang and the Prince about his plans to stay in the Nanliang Military Camp; they did not object to it.

This time returning to the camp to steal the antidote was also to further gain the Duke’s trust.

It’s just that Su Jin didn’t say a few words to Xie Jingchen; in such a public setting, she felt embarrassed.

Although inside the tent, one cannot guarantee there are no spies from Nanliang in the military, absurd to leave Su Jin and a Nanliang spy at the military camp, too suspicious.

As long as Xie Jingchen is fine, Su Jin is relieved.

Marquis Dongxiang asked Su Jin to leave first.

As soon as Su Jin walked out, the Prince ordered someone to bind Xie Jingchen and gave him ten more lashes.

If gaining the Duke’s trust meant acquiring the antidote through peril, the more arduous, the more valuable it becomes.

With ten lashes, Xie Jingchen ended up with lash marks all over his body.

He was carried out of the tent and locked in a cage.

After he was locked up, Dong Chenglang was also thrown in.

Both of them were equally injured.

They were locked in the prison cart, and come evening, Prince NanAn brought them some buns.

Taking advantage of him handing the bowl inside, Xie Jingchen caught Prince NanAn’s hand and took him hostage.

Dong Chenglang punched, and Prince NanAn got hit in the eye, the pain making him see stars.

He always thought only his sister-in-law was excluded from everyone’s plan.

Unexpectedly, now there was an addition.

The plan never included him getting punched.

His eye hurt so much he couldn’t open it!

Xie Jingchen held Prince NanAn’s hand, soldiers surrounded, he said, "Let us go!"

With Prince NanAn as a hostage, not only can they leave, but also get the antidote.

Chu Shun tossed the antidote to Dong Chenglang, and Dong Chenglang said, "Why only one?"

Chu Shun pointed at Prince NanAn and said, "What do you think he’s worth in antidote?"

Dong Chenglang was speechless.

Never seen a brother being so disparaged, he had no words left.

Xie Jingchen took Prince Annan on horseback, and left with Dong Chenglang.

Halfway, he tossed Prince NanAn off the saddle, spurred the horse, and left.