Chapter 414 - 411: Killed in Battle_1
Shen Yanzong looked up and saw Bai Qingyan listening intently before he said, "I think... if there are still border people from the Southern Border coming one after another, there may be some truth to it. If not, these few people have a problem and need to be interrogated properly."
Bai Qingyan nodded. This Shen Yanzong was indeed somewhat clever.
"Just have someone quietly keep an eye on these people. There’s no need to alarm them or pay too much attention," Bai Qingyan placed the list on a volume, looking at the considerably thinner Bai Qingping and Shen Yanzong. "You two have worked hard!"
Bai Qingping, not wanting to take credit, said embarrassedly, "I didn’t exert much effort; it was mainly Yanzong who worked hard."
Shen Yanzong hurriedly declined the credit, saying he didn’t dare. For some reason, he felt a closeness to Bai Qingping, who didn’t strive for credit. After leaving the Princess of Zhen’s Mansion, Shen Yanzong even invited Bai Qingping to drink at a tavern together.
Bai Qingping declined courteously, "I’m still not at ease with the newly recruited people. You go ahead! You’ve really worked hard these past few days. Relax and return to the camp early. If something goes wrong, we can’t afford to take responsibility."
Seeing Bai Qingping’s sincerity and wanting to befriend him, Shen Yanzong cupped his hands toward Bai Qingping, "Just now in front of the Commandery Princess, I took the credit, but Brother Ping did not hold it against me. I am deeply grateful! I did not do it intentionally. It’s just... Brother Ping is a relative of the Princess of Zhen, while I... am just an outsider! So I just wanted to show myself more in front of the Commandery Princess! If I have offended Brother Ping, please forgive me!"
"I don’t care about the credit. Besides, you indeed exerted more effort than I did. As long as we can accomplish what the Commandery Princess asked, it doesn’t matter who gets the credit! In the future, let’s cooperate well to handle the training of the troops!" Bai Qingping smiled at Shen Yanzong.
After hearing this, Shen Yanzong gave up on the idea of going for a drink and said he would follow Bai Qingping back to the camp to settle the new recruits.
Just as they were about to mount their horses, Bai Qingping saw Steward Wu, who used to follow Bai Qiyun, sneakily peeking at the Bai Mansion from behind a tree.