Stepmother Shaoguang

The date for the expedition was set, and the remaining time was just counting the days on our fingers.

A few days before leaving Beijing, Lu Xiaowen finally saw He Shaoguang taking out those pottery pots with unknown origins. Lu Xiaowen breathed a sigh of relief and felt that the journey from north to west was not so anxious anymore.

There may be no shortage of food and drink for the [-]-strong army if there are saints around, but how can the imperial chef have time to take care of them?These sauce tights can last at least half the journey.

This time He Shaoguang also used chili peppers. The few seedlings she brought back from Jiangnan had bloomed and produced fruits last year. She kept half of them as seeds and harvested another wave.

But cooking this spicy chicken sauce almost emptied her inventory, so she only got a small jar.

Lu Xiaowen had experienced the taste of chili peppers, it was very subtle.

Seeing the bright red spicy chicken in only such a small bowl, his mind became active: it must be hidden, and the rest of the sauce would be divided by a few chopsticks by Vice General Du. This cannot be made easily.

I feel like I'm really not up to par, my brother who has been plotting against me for so many years just for a jar of hot sauce!
Holding the handkerchief, she watched Lu Xiaowen leave again.

He Shaoguang was full of energy and went to talk to Xu Ruyun.

No matter what the battle situation in Jianan Mansion was like, the sky in the capital was still blue as before.

There were young children chasing and playing in the market, and then they were taken back and beaten by the adults who came out to look for them. Then the yard became quiet, with only the barking of dogs and the clinking of bowls and chopsticks made by the owner while eating.

It was quiet and peaceful.

It seems that the mutiny last year has no longer made waves in everyone's mind. He has become the subject of after-dinner conversations and the prototype of storytellers in restaurants.

Xiao Chongdao watched the imperial chariot set off in a mighty manner. He was dressed in civilian clothes and had a long beard. He stood inconspicuously among the crowd watching the excitement. His aura was completely ordinary, and there was no longer any ruthlessness or viciousness.

He managed to escape under the cover of his personal guards that day, taking only a few hundred taels of silver notes and hiding in the mountains. When the news passed, he changed his appearance and bought a small courtyard in the west of the city to live.

He was alone, his old wife could not escape, and his daughter had no chance to see him again.I heard that Concubine Shu had been executed, and the fifth prince was also under house arrest for life.

Xiao Chongdao never felt lucky. He was so confused that he felt that today's life was stolen. He saw the tall building of Xiao's family collapse.
The one who turned around was the Queen's mother clan, which had been suppressed by the Xiao family.

He is now called Wu Ping'an and has nothing to do with his past life.

This is a very common name, and I hope that the fifth prince imprisoned in the palace can spend the rest of his life in peace.

on the official road.

Near noon.

A chamberlain came to deliver the message and relayed the sage's instructions with a smile on his face.

Lu Xiaowen frowned, but still ordered the army to stop advancing and rest for an hour before setting off again after eating.

Naturally, it doesn't take them an hour to eat. It only takes a quarter of an hour to chew the steamed buns, or even eat them while walking. .

Behind them, Ye Guiren and Zheng Guiren were in the carriage.

There were all men outside. As concubines of the Tian family, they could not show up easily, so they waited in the carriage for the tents to be set up outside before going down.

The imperial kitchen was accompanied by four cooks, and the only masters who wanted to eat were the saint, the two princes, and them. The princes sometimes ate with the soldiers to show their virtue, so the imperial cooks naturally followed them closely.

So I actually experienced a treatment that was not available in the palace.After all, although they are still favored, there are so many high-ranking concubines in front of them, and there are also concubines who have given birth, so they often have to be late to get food.

When I got it in my hands, the food was only warm.

When he came out this time, the saint only brought the two of them, so his favor would naturally be great.

During this trip, they all had one idea in mind, that is, they would take this opportunity to conceive the dragon heir. Even if they had no chance to fight, it would make their future life easier.

After all, they are as young as flowers. Once they are saints, there is a difference between those with children and those without children. Those without children have to go to Huanggu Temple, while those who have given birth can stay in the palace as concubines. Enjoy your leisure time.

If they both want to get pregnant, then the other person will not be so pleasing to the eye.

It's only half a day since we left the capital, and there are still a lot of things in the imperial dining room.

For lunch, we had juicy cabbage with garlic paste, steamed sea bass, green vegetables and tofu cooked in chicken soup, and braised prawns. The staple food was sesame pancakes and rice.

The two of them dined together with the saint. It was a March day and the saint was sweating even after riding all morning.

Ye Guiren smiled and fanned him while inviting him: "Just now General Lu sent someone to say that he needs to rest for an hour. Why don't I, my concubine, serve you for your lunch break? I will call you when the time comes."

Feeling a little sleepy after eating, the saint agreed and returned to the royal tent with Ye Guiren.

Before leaving, Ye Guiren glanced at Zheng Guiren with a smile, as if he was laughing at her for saying she was fake and noble?
Zheng Guiren looked at the backs of the two of them bitterly, showing nothing on his face. He twisted his waist and returned to the carriage by himself, not even paying attention to his own maid.

Huh, you definitely can't ask the saint to go to Ye Guiren's place at night.

Although Ye Guiren was the first to accompany the saint back to the imperial tent, there was nothing he could do in such a short time at noon, and there were so many soldiers watching outside.

So she actually fanned aside for the whole afternoon. When the time came, there was no need for her to shout, the saint woke up by himself.

Seeing that her wrist was so sore that she couldn't even lift it, she smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Please continue to stay with me tonight."

Ye Guiren's face was filled with joy and he quickly said coquettishly: "I am not tired, I am willing to fan the saint every day."

This made the saint laugh. The reason why he dotes on these two little nobles is that they are young and charming. When he is with young people, he feels that he is not much different from a young boy.

Ye Guiren is a bold person. There was a queen who was in charge of them in the palace before, so he didn't dare to be too enchanting.

A few days after she came out, she found that the saint also liked her, so she dressed brightly and freshly every day. Sometimes when she went to a certain town, she would ask people around her to buy local clothes to dress up for the saint.

The saint also felt fresh after seeing it. He was away on an expedition and there was no queen to see who he favored and who entered and failed to enter the harem every day, so he indulged a little.

Zheng Guiren was a lady from a well-known family, unlike Ye Guiren who was born in a palace and was free-spirited, so she was left out in the cold for several days and felt extremely uncomfortable.

But she also has her own advantages. She knows in her heart that the saint has favored Ye Guiren these days just because it is new. When he gets tired of it, he will think of her.

After all, did you only bring the two of them with you this time?A few months is still early.

Thinking like this, she calmed down. When Ye was teasing and playing with the saint, she would smile and agree with him, neither disappointing the mood nor trying to cater to him.