Chapter 215 Punishment
Lu Zhao was a warm-hearted man who introduced everything at each place he visited and patiently explained things to Shi Nuanyu when she didn't understand.

Shi Nuanyu stood there stunned when she saw the bloodstains between the female athlete's legs during training.

When she had her period, she had good menstrual pads to cushion her movements, and maids to attend to her attentively, while they...

Lu Zhao followed her gaze and said, "Princess, there's no need to worry. They've gotten used to it."

The phrase "I'm used to it" filled her with mixed feelings. They were all ordinary people of Nanyue, just with an additional layer of identity.

If we could make sanitary napkins from their past lives, it would probably help them.

But since she transmigrated, she has never seen cotton.

After the visit, Lu Zhao escorted him back to his tent, where he happened to run into Shan Baiyu, who was returning home anxiously and covered in sweat.

"General Shan, what's wrong?"

As soon as Shi Nuanyu asked the question, he hugged her tightly.

Where did Your Highness go?

Dan Baiyu's voice was hoarse. After returning from training, he couldn't find her anywhere and wondered if something had happened to her.
The man's sweat got on his face, and Shi Nuanyu took out a handkerchief to wipe his forehead, gently comforting him.

"I'm just wandering around. General Shan is afraid I'll get eaten."

When Shan Baiyu released her arm and saw the beads of sweat on her face, he stood there dumbfounded.

Her Highness loves cleanliness, and his actions will surely displease her.

Lu Zhao, who was standing to the side, was quite surprised when he heard the most noble princess of Nanyue refer to herself as "I" in front of the general. It seemed that the rumors circulating outside that the general was not favored by the princess of Nanyue were wrong.

After bowing to the two men, he quietly withdrew.

After wiping the sweat off his face, Shi Nuanyu pulled him into the tent and led him to the water basin. She put the handkerchief she had just used into the water, intending to wipe their faces, but the handkerchief was intercepted halfway.

She looked at the blushing man with a puzzled expression.

"Shan Baiyu, what's wrong with you since yesterday?"

She blushes easily, as if she's been bullied.

After a moment of hesitation, Shan Baiyu revealed what he considered a perfect smile.

"Wiping the face of my wife."

As he spoke, he held Shi Nuanyu's chin with one hand and gently wiped it with a handkerchief in the other.

I was very careful during the process, afraid of hurting her.

Shi Nuanyu's body ached from standing, and he still hadn't finished wiping her down.

Seeing that he looked too serious and not wanting to disturb him, she let him wipe it again and again.

By the fifth time, she could no longer bear it and took a step back.

"Shan Baiyu, what exactly do you want to do?"

This isn't how you wipe your face; if you keep wiping, she suspects her skin will break.

As if waking from a dream, Shan Baiyu felt the ripples in her mind vanish completely.

"Your Highness, I was wrong."

I don't know what I did wrong, but apologizing is the right thing to do.

Shi Nuanyu looked him up and down. "If you're not feeling well, go see a doctor. Don't be shy about practicing medicine."

She glanced discreetly at his crotch.

Upon hearing those familiar words again, Shan Baiyu felt a tightness around his waist and hurriedly waved his hands.

“I’m perfectly normal,” he said, straightening his back and showing off his muscular build, as if to prove he was telling the truth. “I’m really perfectly normal.”

Shi Nuanyu suppressed a laugh and teased deliberately, "Oh, General Shan, what's wrong with you? Point it out to me."

Dan Baiyu's ears were already bright red, and she didn't even notice the handkerchief in her hand falling to the ground.

"General, the two generals invite you to a meeting."

The soldier's voice rang out outside the tent, and Shan Baiyu responded hastily as if he had been saved.

"Understood, tell them to wait."

He picked up the handkerchief and draped it over the shelf, took a couple of awkward steps, then retreated, coughing softly to cover his embarrassment. "Your Highness, please."

Shi Nuanyu raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure you want me to come along for military matters?"

This move was intended to help her establish authority within the military.

Seeing his determined gaze, Shi Nuanyu took the initiative to hold his hand.

"In that case, I will make sure everyone knows that the royal family trusts the Shan family army."

In the tent where military matters were discussed.

The generals argued heatedly, each claiming to be right and refusing to back down. Their voices were so loud that they could be heard ten paces away from the camp.

"Attack Panzhai first. Panzhai has no capable generals, and it is the weakest point there."

General Fei pointed at the fortified village on the map and shouted loudly.

Lu Zhao retorted, "You know that Panzhai has no capable generals, they are all just ordinary people. Are you going to fight against the common people with your elite army?"

General Fei retorted, dissatisfied, "There are no civilians on the battlefield, so how do you know they don't have a backup plan?"

"General Fei, how can you say such a thing?"

Lu Zhao was furious. "Once we conquer the Northern Frontier, it will become Southern Yue's territory. If we really attack the people, how can Southern Yue govern the Northern Frontier? Are you only satisfied if it is known for its tyranny?"

A good general is one who cares for the people; killing cannot quell the problem.

General Fei roared without restraint, "Tyranny! When Princess Nan Yue broke your leg, why didn't you call it tyranny? Now that she's here, what does it matter if she's labeled as tyrannical?"

They said nothing on the surface, but they were quite dissatisfied with Princess Nanyue's cruelty. If it weren't for the royal decree, General Shan wouldn't have broken his leg, and the Northern Frontier would have long been Nanyue's territory.

These words were utterly treasonous, yet none of the other generals refuted them.

Lu Zhao secretly reminded him, "General Fei, do you know how much trouble these words will cause you?"

In the past few months, everything Princess Nanyue has done for the Southern Frontier has been real, and every single thing she has done has been for the benefit of the people.

Even if one is dissatisfied with the past, one should not disregard the dignity of the royal family and the general.

"presumptuous."

Dan Baiyu strode into the tent with a gloomy expression, saying, "How dare you interfere in the affairs between this general and His Highness?"

His cold, sharp gaze swept over all the generals.

“Recently, I have been busy with many things and have not been able to discipline you properly, which has allowed you to speak so arrogantly. Each of you shall receive thirty strokes of the military rod.”

Standing outside the tent, Shi Nuanyu sighed almost imperceptibly, then lifted the tent flap and went inside.

"General Shan, why be angry? What they said is true."

Hearing the generals' discussion, he told her to stay outside, but the resentment in her heart couldn't be erased simply by hiding.

Upon seeing Shi Nuanyu, everyone's expression changed drastically, and they were filled with unease, wondering how much she had overheard.
Shi Nuanyu walked straight to Shan Baiyu's side without looking to the side, and said, "It's the truth, so let's skip the beating."

Dan Baiyu's face was as cold as frost. "Your Highness is unaware that there are rules in the army. One must not speak ill of others or disregard the lives of the people. They have committed two offenses, and it is my fault for not punishing them."

Military discipline is strict. If a general does not abide by the rules, how can he discipline his soldiers?

Shi Nuanyu hesitated, as this was the first time she had seen Shan Baiyu with such an iron-fisted and impartial demeanor. Before, she had mostly seen him with a gloomy expression.

The military has its own discipline, and she has no right to interfere.

Shan Baiyu glanced at General Fei and said, "Disrespecting the lives of ordinary people is an even greater crime. Fei Liang will be punished with twenty more strokes of the military rod."

As he spoke, he took Shi Nuanyu's hand and declared, "Your Highness and I are of one mind. All the past grievances are gone with the wind. I have let them go. You should not make a fuss about this matter anymore."

If he had known that the military had reservations about Nuannuan, he would not have let her come.

He released Shi Nuanyu's hand, "This general has failed to discipline her properly, so she shall be punished with sixty strokes of the military rod."

Upon hearing this, all the generals knelt down.

"General, you mustn't! We are willing to accept the punishment."

With the war in the north border region becoming increasingly tense, wouldn't the injury of the army's commander-in-chief give the north border region an opportunity to take advantage of the situation?

Shi Nuanyu looked at him with concern and shook her head in acknowledgment.

Without even glancing at him, Shan Baiyu took the lead and walked out of the tent.


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