After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 281 Su Sheng's Angry

Thinking of the children's innocent words, Su Tai couldn't help but say, "Yunyun, I know you don't have any desire to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy, and you just want to live a peaceful life. So I want to remind you that no matter how good Zhu Yixuan is to you, he can't possibly give you the position of his legal wife, not to mention that his legal wife is doing just fine."

It's just that you don't have children. There are only a few possibilities you will face in the future. First, if Zhu Yixuan returns safely after many years and his wife is still alive, they may take Kangcheng with them. After all, Kangcheng is Zhu Yixuan's only son, and the Zhu family cannot let him wander outside.

Another possibility is that Zhu Yixuan's first wife came to her senses and arranged for him to take a concubine, have another son, and raise the illegitimate child under her own name, just like the young mistress of the Bai family.

After all, the child is young and doesn't understand anything. As long as you raise him well, he will be your child.

In that case, you and Kang Cheng will definitely be seen as thorns in the side by Zhu Yixuan's first wife, and she probably won't let you have an easy time.

The second scenario is that Zhu Yixuan's first wife is gone, but the Zhu family is a prominent and wealthy family, so they will definitely marry him a second wife who is of equal social standing. The second wife is young and beautiful, and can bear children, so it is even less likely that she will tolerate you and your son.

The last scenario is that Zhu Yixuan dies in battle. Kang Cheng is Zhu Yixuan's only bloodline, and you and your son will definitely be taken back to the Zhu family. Your future will be even more worry-free.

We can't really want Zhu Yixuan to die on the battlefield, so you still need to think about a way out for yourself.

This topic was somewhat heavy for Ke Yunyun, but Su Tai had no choice but to bring it up.

Ke Yunyun stared straight out the window, tears welling in her eyes. She sniffed and forced a pale smile. "Cousin, I know all that you're saying, but I still hope he can come back alive."

As for what Kangcheng and I will do in the future, I've already thought it through. If Lizhou can't accept me, I'll take the children back to the Ice Plains. At worst, I'll just stay indoors like before and not go out.

Or they could leave Lizhou and live somewhere else. The world is vast, and no matter how powerful the Zhu family is, they can't control everything, right?

Su Tai met her hopeful gaze, sighed inwardly, patted Ke Yunyun's hand, and said earnestly, "I heard that Mr. Tang cares about you a lot. I think you might consider starting over. You are still young and shouldn't be trapped by your child for the rest of your life."

Ke Yunyun's eyes flickered, and she lowered her eyelids evasively. "Cousin, I don't want to think about that now, and I don't want to involve innocent people."

Su Tai did not continue to persuade her.

After returning from Ke Yunyun's place, I started counting down the days. The weather has been so bad this year that even someone as tough as Liu Jianzhang fell ill. I don't know if the things I sent to Shen Yi will arrive safely.

Shen Yi and the others, who had just come off the battlefield, were gathered in the tent warming themselves by the fire.

Su Sheng, seething with anger, cursed and swore, "I can't believe that bastard Xiong Kai, who's neither human nor ghost, is still being valued by Zhu Yixuan. Has Zhu Yixuan gone mad?"

Su Tai? Sheng Tai kicked over the wooden basin, and Shen Dagou hurriedly went over and pressed him down by the charcoal stove. "Brother Su Sheng, calm down, let's analyze this properly."

"Does this even need analysis? Zhu Yixuan is clearly going against us! I think he's just jealous that Shen Yiguan is older than him, and he's so ambitious that he can't be controlled." Su Sheng gritted his teeth in anger.

He disliked Zhu Yixuan. Because of Su Yu, he wished Bai Feng would die on the battlefield. Unfortunately, Zhu Yixuan protected him so well that Bai Feng, that good-for-nothing, always came back alive and well, and often provoked him.

He did argue with Bai Feng, but Zhu Yixuan always tried to smooth things over, which only made him feel angry and did nothing to improve his situation. Over time, he also started to dislike Zhu Yixuan.

They thought Bai Feng was dead, Xiong Kai was crippled, and all those annoying people were gone, but Zhu Yixuan promoted such a cripple as Xiong Kai. Who is he trying to disgust? Song Yongnian and Shen Yi exchanged glances, and then said to Su Sheng in a friendly tone, "Brother Su Sheng, even if Zhu Yixuan really wants to use Xiong Kai, it's none of our business. Fortunately, we're not on the same side to begin with. Be careful in the future, and don't let him fool you."

"Pah! What right does that shameless bastard have to fool me! I want to see how far he can climb with a piece of trash like him!" Su Sheng clenched his fists, looked at his "injured" arm, and was filled with resentment.

Shen Yi grabbed his hand, looked at the tent gate, and whispered, "Brother-in-law, don't forget you're injured. You have to pretend to be serious during this time. We'll settle your score next time we're on the battlefield."

Su Sheng's arm was stabbed by Xiong Kai in ambush. Fortunately, they had put some fake blood on their bodies to avoid suspicion if no blood was visible when they were stabbed.

Su Sheng was furious for this very reason.

He nodded reluctantly, a hint of melancholy creeping into his eyes.

Shen Yi comforted him, "Fortunately, after this battle, Longxia Kingdom retreated five miles. It seems that there will be no more fighting this year. By next spring, your 'injury' will have almost recovered, and no one will notice anything unusual."

Su Sheng nodded slightly, closed his eyes wearily, and muttered, "How long do you think this war will last? I miss my wife, children, and parents."

He didn't want to live that miserable life for even a day longer.

Shen Yi sighed, "I don't know, but the weather in Langya Kingdom is bad this year, and Longxia Kingdom is about the same. I heard that the floods are severe and the people have no harvest. If the fighting continues, they will definitely run out of food supplies. If things turn around next year, we may be able to go back in two years."

He was merely comforting his companion, but little did he know that his words would become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

As the year draws to a close, the army receives a batch of provisions issued by the imperial court. In addition to grain, there is also some fresh frozen meat. The soldiers in the camp are overjoyed, as if it were New Year's Day.

Liu Jianzhang and his men also arrived at the military camp and began distributing supplies.

When Shen Yi and his men were assigned to their tent, they saw Liu Jianzhang and his brothers carrying large boxes inside, which drew stares from the soldiers in the other tents.

They all came over to inquire.

Shen Yi looked at the items with a strange expression. "Brother Liu, why are there so many things this year?"

Liu Jianzhang grinned and said, "Because everyone believes that the goods can be delivered to you this year, they have to do everything they can to get our help. Here is the list, please take a look, Commander Shen."

Zhu Yixuan arrived with his men at this moment. Noticing the tense atmosphere in the tent, he didn't mind and still had a warm smile on his face. "Brother Shen, I heard that your family sent you some things again. Your wife cares so much about you. It's really enviable."

Shen Yi smiled politely and looked at Liu Jianzhang, "Brother Liu, I can't read, you read it aloud and I'll check it."

Liu Jianzhang nodded.

Shen Yi opened the box, and Zhu Yixuan looked over as well.