Chapter 497 Why Are You so Nice to Me?

Chen Shaobei passed by the soldiers' bathing pool as usual.

Everyone was a young man full of vigor and vitality, so there was nothing to cover when bathing, so the tents here were always open-air.

But this time when Chen Shaobei passed by, someone ran out holding his clothes and stumbled, and bumped into him directly.

The hard iron armor made Jiang Zhi scream in pain.

She was already panicking, her hair was wet and stuck to her face. When she looked up and saw that it was Chen Shaobei, she was even more frightened and her face turned pale, and she felt guilty.

"Why are you running?" He said in a cold voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, the voices of Wang Er and a group of soldiers came from behind Jiang Zhi.

They chased him out with their bare chests: "Brother Jiang, why are you running? Look at your thin arms and legs. Brother, I will rub them for you. Why are you still shy!"

Jiang Zhi gritted his teeth and ran away with his head down.

Wang Er didn't know what was going on. He saw Chen Shaobei's tall figure standing in front of him with his back to the light, his eyes were clear and cold.

Wang Er asked stupidly, "General, did Jiang Zhi make you angry again?"

Chen Shaobei pursed his lips, and the deputy general beside him immediately scolded, "Asshole, how can you talk to the general? You are fighting here with your bare chests. Have you sorted out the military affairs? Have you practiced martial arts? Boxing? Or are you just itching for trouble?"

Wang Er and others lowered their heads, looking innocent.

They usually make such a fuss. Now it's lunch break, just taking a bath. Why is the general unhappy?

Chen Shaobei said coldly: "Are you bullying Jiang Zhi again?"

Wang Er felt that this was directed at him, and he waved his hands hurriedly: "No, it's because of Miss Su's matter last time that I misunderstood Brother Jiang. I have used a jar of fine wine to make peace with him."

"Just now, we passed by the bathing pool after training and heard the sound of water. When we came in, we found that Brother Jiang actually took advantage of us being busy and ran to take a bath. It happened that we were sweating, so we thought of taking a bath together."

This is a very normal thing among the soldiers.

How come Jiang Zhi was frightened and embarrassed, and immediately jumped up and left with clothes.

The soldiers behind Wang Er subconsciously said: "Jiang Zhi's legs are too white, he may be afraid that we will laugh at him for being like a woman."

After all, they had laughed at him like this before.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the man finished speaking, a sharp fist hit him directly on the forehead.

The soldier covered his head and screamed.

Everyone felt sympathetic and looked at Chen Shaobei who was throwing a punch.

"General?"

"You are comrades-in-arms. You are brothers of the opposite sex who are not related by blood on the battlefield. So, do you think it is a good thing to bully and tease him like this?" Chen Shaobei said in a sharp voice.

Wang Er and others understood immediately.

Jiang Zhi was introverted and might not be used to their jokes.

"The general is right! I will pay attention next time."

Chen Shaobei waved his hand and issued a military order: "Everyone run around the military camp for 20 laps and come back."

Everyone wailed in their hearts, but did not dare to disobey, and respectfully sent Chen Shaobei away.

In the next few days, Chen Shaobei always unconsciously paid attention to Jiang Zhi's movements.

But she not only avoided everyone, but also avoided him.

She stayed in the fire camp for a whole day, and dared to go back to her tent to sleep only when it was dark at night.

I heard from the cooks who were familiar with her that Jiang Zhi usually went to help them with their work and made jokes.

But she had not been there these days. When she met Jiang Zhi on the road, she only nodded in response, feeling uneasy.

Chen Shaobei slowly savored and pondered the information he had collected.

Three days later.

He sent Jiang Zhi to his study.

Jiang Zhi still lowered her head, but the arrogant spirit on her body was gone.

"What have you been busy with recently?" Chen Shaobei asked.

Jiang Zhi answered truthfully: "Researching artillery."

Chen Shaobei pursed her lips: "Why don't you go to training?"

Jiang Zhi was silent for a moment and said: "I have trained, but it was during dinner time."

Chen Shaobei's expression was cold and calm. The general who had his own troops and respected himself had a calm and majestic demeanor.

"I remember before you came to the barracks, I told you that the discipline in the military regulations was to do things at what time. Everyone went to dinner, but you went to training. Do you really think the barracks are your home?"

Jiang Zhi also knew that it was not good for her to do so. She lowered her head silently, but did not speak.

After a while, she seemed to have gathered up her courage.

"General, I want to leave the barracks."

"Why?" Chen Shaobei pursed his lips: "I can't scold you a few times, and you can't stand this grievance, right?"

Jiang Zhi clenched her fists, raised her clear black eyes and looked at him, with unspeakable embarrassment in her eyes.

"I... I..." Jiang Zhi took a deep breath and finally confessed: "I am a woman. I believe the general already knows. If I stay and get discovered by outsiders, it will not only implicate the general, but also the prestige of the entire Chen family army!"

If a woman joins the army, it will be ridiculed.

Moreover, there has been a legend since ancient times that if an army brings women, it will make the army unlucky.

Chen Shaobei is a good man, and Jiang Zhi doesn't want to implicate him.

She thought that if she said it, Chen Shaobei would let her go happily.

But Chen Shaobei just looked at her with his cold brown eyes.

"Knowing that you are a woman, so what?"

Jiang Zhi was stunned and didn't understand.

Chen Shaobei: "Did I treat you differently during your training?"

Jiang Zhi shook her head.

That was definitely not the case. If she did something wrong, Chen Shaobei would punish her.

"I already knew you were a woman. Have I ever made things difficult for you these days?"

Jiang Zhi shook her head even more fiercely. Chen Shaobei, not to mention making things difficult for her, has been trying to help her.

Let her punches and kicks no longer be the way of the underworld, but the regular soldiers of the court.

Chen Shaobei sneered: "Then why do you want to leave?"

Jiang Zhi bit her lip: "I am a woman, a stain on the army."

With a "pop", Chen Shaobei stood up with his hands on the table.

His tall figure was shrouded by the light and shadow cast in by the window next to him.

Jiang Zhi was startled, and then heard him say: "Jiang Zhi, I never thought you were a stain. No one will look down on you because you are a woman, because you have already proved with your fists and feet that you are no worse than any man."

"The one who really looks down on you and thinks you are a stain is you."

At this moment, Jiang Zhi seemed to be hit in the heart, and her eyes widened with trembling, looking at Chen Shaobei in disbelief.

He looked calm and sat back in his chair.

"If a person despises himself and looks down on himself from the bottom of his heart, then no matter how others help him, it will be useless. If you are such a person, then well, I promise you to leave, you can leave now."

As he said this, Chen Shaobei took out the bamboo military book and read it, without paying any attention to her at all.

Jiang Zhi stood there for a long time, and her voice rang again, having ignited new confidence.

"General, I don't want to leave! I will work hard in the future and will not expose my identity to bring you..."

Before the word "trouble" was uttered, Chen Shaobei threw a key over without raising his head.

Jiang Zhi hurriedly caught it.

"This is..."

"I have a private room in the nearest inn in the city. It was originally used for temporary rest, but it is not used now. You can go there when you want to take a bath in the future. I have already paid for a year's worth of silver, so you can use it directly."

Jiang Zhi was surprised and didn't know what to say.

She looked at his drooping eyebrows, calm and dark.

There was no extra expression.

Why is he so good? !

"Go out, I have something to do." Chen Shaobei urged her.

Jiang Zhi hurriedly thanked him and bowed for the first time in her life to close the door.

After coming out, looking at the blue sky and the white clouds, even the wind was fresh!

Since entering the military camp, bathing has been the most troublesome thing for her.

Because she was wearing a chest binder, it was inconvenient for her to bathe with everyone, so she could only wait until they fell asleep late at night, or when everyone was taking a lunch break.

She was always terrified and risked being discovered.

Now that she had a separate inn to bathe, she wanted to kneel down and thank Chen Shaobei for his kindness.

However, Jiang Zhi was confused again, why was he so good to her?

She soon figured it out.

"It must be because of Sister Ningning!" Jiang Zhi understood.

Chen Shaobei had such a good relationship with the prince, and the prince cared so much about Shen Ningning.

So, he took care of her for Ningning's sake.

After Jiang Zhi figured it out, she didn't have any burden in her heart and left happily.