She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 109
The stars on the grassland at night are very bright, and the situation on the ground can be seen clearly without special lighting.

Xu Shu and his team found a flat grassy field to camp, surrounded by tents, surrounding Xu Shu in the middle.

The soldiers they brought have been scattered around to take turns guarding. After all, it is not their own territory, so they still have to be vigilant.

The summer night on the prairie was already cool, which Xu Shu had never felt before. Fortunately, she prepared thick clothes before coming here, and put them on outside in a hurry, which could also withstand the cool evening wind.

In fact, she was not used to it. She didn't have a maid to serve her, and she couldn't take a shower. She was surrounded by men, so it was inconvenient to sit or lie down.

But she has to overcome this discomfort. If she blindly protects herself as Miss Jiao in the boudoir, how can she talk about mastering soldiers and horses one day?
After all, on the battlefield, no one would be tolerant because she was a woman. The enemy would only take advantage of her identity disadvantage to target her.

Xu Shu stretched out her hand and wrapped her cloak tightly. She stood on a nearby slightly higher hillside and looked down. She saw endless dark green grass that was blown back and forth by the wind like waves. The cattle, sheep and horses were noisy during the day. The cry can no longer be heard.

Her mood gradually calmed down along with the quiet grassland, and she suddenly wanted to run here.

Xu Shu turned to the man following her and said:

"Servant Cheng, I want to go horse racing."

Cheng Yufeng was sent by Pei Peng to protect her daughter again. Hearing this, he looked at the sky and dissuaded him:

"Your Highness, after all, we are not familiar with this place. It's dark. I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you during the horse race. Otherwise, it's early tomorrow?"

Also, Xu Shu couldn't bear to take risks on such a trivial matter, so she nodded and agreed.

"Your Highness? The rabbit has been roasted, come and eat some, it's better than eating dry food alone."

This was Captain Meng's voice. They shot a prey before the sky completely darkened.They didn't dare to touch the bigger prey for fear of attracting more wild animals, so they only killed some pheasants and hares, which was enough for the few of them to eat.

Xu Shu gestured the height of the downhill, and jumped down, feeling a little pain in her ankles from the shock, but this kind of jump made her feel happy, so she stretched her feet and continued to walk forward.

Captain Meng and the others were already surrounding the fire frame, and Al was there too. Although the entire group was still watching him closely to prevent him from escaping, it was not enough for him to mix with ordinary soldiers and eat dry food.

But he is not in the mood to care about these treatment now.

Xu Shu took off her cloak, hid neatly by the fire to enjoy the fire, and took a rabbit leg strung with branches from Captain Meng.This is baked by Captain Meng, and there is no fake hand during the whole process, and even the seasoning is put separately.

Xu Shu naturally had a certain amount of trust in him. After taking it, she tore off a piece of meat with her teeth and started eating it.

As she ate, she turned to look at Al, bumped him with the shoulder, and asked:

"What did you see today that makes you feel bad all the time? If you have anything to say, tell us and let us think of a solution for you."

Xu Shu didn't say "Is there anything that makes me happy"?

Although they currently have a weird cooperative relationship, the troubles and casualties caused by the Al clan to Chengyang County, and Al's desire to capture her once made her always look for opportunities to see each other's jokes.

Al wouldn't say that his parents were already at a disadvantage in seeking peace. Wouldn't it be even more dangerous if they knew about his parents' current situation?

He shook his head and said nonsense:

"I just thought that the last time I came to sex, I still bought jewelry made by your Han people for my mother, but this time..."

Xu Shu didn't ask any further questions, and joked:

"What's wrong this time, this time you are selling horses for your parents. In the words of my aunt, 'play a pioneering and exemplary role in the economic and trade exchanges between the two sides, make outstanding contributions, and promote the establishment of a multilateral trading system'. "

"Is that what you said? Guard Cheng?"

Xu Shu smiled and asked Cheng Yufeng, who was also present when Cheng Fei said these weird words.

"Your Highness has a good memory, but I can no longer remember it."

Lieutenant Meng was interesting to hear, he hadn't actually seen Cheng Fei yet, after all Cheng Fei had already returned to Beijing with Pei Peng when he had the most dealings with the Princess Mansion.

However, he heard Xu Shu mention this aunt several times, and he also knew that although she was not a high-born, she was loved by Pei Peng.

Captain Meng, a middle-aged man, drank a few sips of Liu Quhan from the leather jug, and was aroused to be a matchmaker, so he started to talk more:
"Your Highness, your aunt is the Lady Cheng San, right? Has she ever been engaged?"

"Never."

Colonel Meng asked again tentatively:

"I see that Mr. Yang in your house sometimes mentions her. Do they..."

This kind of thing that young men and women have more contact and see each other in parties and banquets, even in the capital, no one will criticize it, and in Chengyang County, no one cares, so Meng Xiaowei can ask openly stand up.

Xu Shu shook her head, there was nothing to keep secret.

"That's not true. Mr. Yang is just helping my aunt. My aunt once said that she doesn't want to talk about marriage at the moment, and my aunt didn't care too much."

"Oh……"

Captain Meng was a little pity, he really wanted to marry Pei Peng.

Alas, there is no other way. Military attachés like them, who have no family background and are in charge of the army, are really not easy to get along without a backing, and their military pay is being deducted at all levels.

When encountering something like the Albanian going south, the credit will be given out if they win the battle, and they will be punished if they lose?
This time, he also saw the benefits of relying on the big tree Pei Peng to enjoy the shade, and wanted to continue leaning on it.Let's take refuge completely, it is not appropriate, after all, he is still an official assigned by the imperial court.There is an oblique relationship, yes.

Xu Shu never dared to think about it, and he didn't even dare to think about such a good thing as letting his son marry.

But as for Cheng Fei, from the perspective of an outsider, Colonel Meng did not see how important Cheng Fei was to Pei Peng.

Whether it was wine making or anything else, under Pei Peng's strict control, no news came out, so outsiders thought that Pei Peng was supporting his cousin and wanted to take her with him to get in touch with young talents and find a job. A good marriage.

Captain Meng didn't think his family background was within the scope of a good marriage, but he also had his own considerations. He didn't mind his son being overwhelmed by his daughter-in-law, and he didn't mind giving his daughter-in-law more respect.

He felt that judging from Pei Peng's delay in finding a match for Cheng Fei, Pei Peng might be more concerned about Cheng Fei's future life rather than the man's family background.

It's a pity that Xu Shu understood what he meant a little bit, and was afraid that both parties would be embarrassed if he raised it completely, so she politely refused on behalf of her aunt.

(End of this chapter)