196 The First Emperor of the Ages (23)
Traveling by royal car is the top priority of a country, not to mention that this time His Majesty's trip is not a simple parade, but a personal expedition, which has more things to arrange. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It can be said that it has to be counted all the time, His Majesty's trip has been secretly prepared since the beginning of the year, however, by the time the imperial car really left the capital, the time was already mid-spring March.
Spring in the capital always comes very late, and it is only at this time that the weather becomes warmer, and the people have changed into colorful and light spring clothes.
It was at this time that Ning Xiguang accompanied Emperor Long Yuan to drive the expedition in person.
Ning Xiguang is now a birdman who is only out of the cage, and he is so happy that he can't fly a few laps in the sky.
She was still a little homely before, even if she stayed in one place for a long time, she wouldn't feel depressed and panicked. But this time, I don't know if the Forbidden City feels particularly solemn and solemn, the atmosphere inside is too depressing, or because there are several unpleasant faces in it, so she doesn't like the Forbidden City much, and once she hears that she can stay away, she can't wait to get out of the palace.
This trip to accompany His Majesty on the expedition was unexpected by Ning Xiguang, so she was extremely happy. Even if Fu Siyan was busy holding meetings with the generals along the way, discussing the military situation and the enemy's strategy, and ignored her, she was not angry, she still obediently sat on the wide and luxurious royal car, happily reading the notebook.
The royal drive is very fast, although it is not as fast as the speed of the rapid march, but the speed of more than 100 miles a day is really very rushed.
Before Ning Xiguang could complain that the carriage was so bumpy that people's bones hurt, he was secretly liberated-
When he sneaked away from the post station that night, Ning Xiguang's eyes lit up excitedly, and he felt very incredible, "Is it really good for us to sneak away? Do Wang Zuofu and the others know our whereabouts? If he can't find you tomorrow, he will collapse." ”
"Well, I know. Fu Siyan draped a cloak on her and tied her before she sat on the horse, "Let's go first, they will be behind." ”
Ning Xiguang was even more excited, "Could it be that the Tatar people already know the news that Daxin is going to besiege them, so they want to organize an assassination and want to stop you on the road." And you decided to go first, just in case?"
The corners of Fu Siyan's mouth twitched uncontrollably, and he pinched her cheeks, "What are you thinking?" Heh, go back and burn all your scripts. ”
"Burn it, it's useless if you burn it, I remember it all in my head. And there are still a lot of people who want to curry favor with me and continue to send me a notebook, can you stop it? Okay, don't talk about this, you haven't answered my question just now, you say, is someone really going to assassinate you, just in case, let's go first?"
"It's not. Fu Siyan was forced to ask, so he could only explain briefly, "The speed of the large army is too slow, let's ride a horse and hurry up, and try to reach the border area in the second half of March." ”
"Why?" From the capital to the frontier, according to the general foot, you have to walk for a month. They marched for a few days, and the speed was very fast, but because of the heavy ruts, the distance they traveled was not much, and it seemed that they had only traveled a few hundred miles. It's too slow, and by the time they get to the border, it's been more than April.
By then, the Tatar army might have been assembled long ago, and it would be very difficult to fight again.
Thinking like this, Ning Xiguang understood the reason why the marshal was in a hurry, so he didn't ask any more, patted his arm and said, "Okay, I know everything, you don't have to explain anymore." Isn't it just to get to the frontier as quickly as possible, so that the Tatars can be caught off guard? Okay, you just drive the horse, I won't complain about being tired and dragging my feet. ”
"I hope so. There was a chuckle in this voice, as well as an indescribable joke, as if he didn't trust her very much, which made Ning Xiguang pout, and sighed secretly in his heart, he must let the marshal look at her with admiration.
Don't look at her delicate, she can't eat any hardship, and she can't stand it at all, but in a few worlds, she has been offended a lot, and the skin and flesh library she suffered while riding a horse, as well as the food and sleeping in the open that she had to experience on the road, compared to the pain of burning her muscles and bones in the Xiuzhen world because of her cultivation to advance, it was simply 108,000 miles worse. Isn't it a joke to say that she will be bitter and tired?
The best good horse walked in the night, and the horses that Fu Siyan and Ning Xiguang were riding were riding, and there were several horses behind them. On the horses sat dark guards in black night suits, all of whom looked solemn and alert.
Sitting in front of Fu Siyan, blown by the night wind, Ning Xiguang shivered. Fu Siyan felt it, stopped Mahler, and took off his cloak to drape her.
Ning Xiguang hurriedly stopped, "No need, I'll just put you back in my arms, it won't be cold for a while." Don't untie it for me, it's time to hurry, and if you give me your cloak and get sick with frost, you can't get to the border on time, and you delay the battle with the Tatars, so that there are any temporary changes on the battlefield, I won't be responsible. ”
"Where do you get so many words?" Fu Siyan put the cloak on her domineeringly, "Put it on, sit down." ”
"It's out of the way, I'll sit in front of you, I like you to hold me, hehe. ”
"Obedient, the wind is strong ahead, rushing at you, sit behind me. ”
Ning Xiguang wanted to fight two more times, but the marshal was bursting with combat effectiveness, and without her consent, he directly carried her behind him. Ning Xiguang reflexively hugged his thin waist, and felt the horse run forward again.
…… Okay, you're the marshal and your boss, whatever you say is what, can't I listen to you?
Ning Xiguang sat behind Fu Siyan like this, wrapping his waist around him, and his little face was attached to his sturdy back. I was thinking about things, but I didn't know when I fell asleep.
Ning Xiguang: I'm really a pig, really!
She woke up again, feeling a sensation of weightlessness. When he opened his eyes, he saw that he was being carried and dismounted by the marshal and princess.
Ning Xiguang looked at the sky, at this time, the sky had just dawned, and the whole world was gray. There were only a few faint stars in the sky, dotted on the night, sparse and scattered.
And right next to them, there was a two-storey restaurant with a bright red flag waving in the wind, and it read "Fulin Inn" on it.
Blessings, blessings!
Isn't that the nickname of a certain big man in history just that? And that big man is still an emperor.
That's embarrassing......
Fortunately, the big man is not the emperor of this dynasty, otherwise, the owner of this inn is going to cut off his head.
"Do you want to rest here?" Ning Xiguang asked with a yawn.
"Well, rest for a few hours and then hurry, and have some food by the way. ”
"Good. ”
At this time, everything is silent, and the inn is also quiet. But the group of them rode seven or eight horses, and they ran all the way, and the movement was loud enough.
Xiao Er, who was on duty at night, naturally noticed this movement a long time ago, and thought that another horse bandit was coming to rob him, so he was so frightened that he ran to the backyard to wake up the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper got up early in the morning and was scared into a cold sweat, and he was ready to take refuge in the tunnel, not only did the clinker not come to death, but the God of Wealth who sent the money arrived at the door.
His face changed from sadness to joy, and it was only a matter of moments. Soon patted Xiao Er's shoulder and asked him to hurry up to entertain the guests. He also hurried to Ning Xiguang and Fu Siyan, who were the leaders, and asked earnestly: "Do you want to be a tip or a hotel?" Hot water, hot water, and all kinds of game, what do you want to order?"
Emperor Long Yuan, who is high in power, naturally will not go to a small shop to discuss the question of what to eat and live, so she can only come.
Ning Xiguang tugged at the corners of his mouth, and was about to talk to the shopkeeper, when he saw a man in a black brocade robe walking up behind him—eh, weren't they all wearing black night clothes earlier? Why did they all have a burden on their bodies in the blink of an eye, and the night clothes on their bodies were also replaced by low-key and luxurious brocade clothes?
Thinking that this might be some kind of routine, Ning Xiguang didn't bother to ask, and was led by Fu Siyan into the inn, leaving the secret guard named Du Qian, posing as a housekeeper, and giving instructions to the shopkeeper.
The hot water was quickly delivered, and Ning Xiguang's hungry stomach twitched, so he wiped his hands and face so-so, sat down and started eating.
Fu Siyan sat down beside her, sandwiched some vegetables for her, and told her, "Eat slowly." I'll stay here for three hours today, so you can eat slowly. ”
"Uh-huh, uh-huh. In response, Ning Xiguang really slowed down his eating speed and slowly stopped with a bowl of rice.
She stopped her chopsticks, Fu Siyan also put them down, Ning Xiguang looked at his bowl and found that he didn't eat as much as she did. There's still half of the rice left in the bowl, how can this work?
"Are you not used to eating here? Wait, I'll cook some noodles for you." ”
"No, I don't. I don't have an appetite now, so I'll eat it when I wake up. Fu Siyan held her hand and said with a smile, "After eating, go freshen up and get ready to rest." There are many times to sleep in the open on this road, and there are few times when you can meet the inn, and now that there are conditions, you will go to clean and clean, and in the next few days, I am afraid that you will have to sleep in the wilderness, and don't think about washing. ”
"Well, got it, I'm going to wash it. Ning Xiguang was not frightened by the difficult future at all, but blinked playfully and asked Fu Siyan, "Your Majesty wants to wash together?" ”
Fu Siyan Mu Guangyu suddenly became dark, and the strength of holding her hand also increased unconsciously. His breathing suddenly became much heavier, and then gradually slowed down, squinting his eyes slightly and patting Ning Xi's bare ass twice, "You're not tired, are you?
The long tail note, hey, the sexy and magnetic fascinated individual, Ning Xiguang's heart and liver were pounding when he listened, and his ears were about to be pregnant.
If she said the previous sentence, she deliberately teased him, but in fact, she didn't have that desire, then at this time, Ning Xiguang sincerely felt that the good night could not be disappointed, if she didn't take the marshal today, thank you.
As a result, what was originally a very clear bath became dirty.
And this filthy behavior spread directly from the bath bucket to the bed, after two rounds of affection, Fu Siyan suppressed the desire to get an erection again, hugged the person in his arms tightly, and kissed her charming eyes, "Sleep, there are only two hours of rest." ”
"Hmm. Ning Xiguang yawned and fell asleep in Fu Siyan's arms exhausted.
It may be because he slept on the surface for more than an hour before, or it may be because he ate less "breakfast" and exercised again, Ning Xiguang was a little hungry, and he woke up dizzy after sleeping for less than an hour and a half.
At this time, the sky has already dawned, it is the morning, this Fulin Inn is located in the place where the flow of people gathers, it is very lively.
There was a constant sound of selling downstairs, as well as the sound of chatting and laughing with the guests staying in the hotel, Ning Xiguang listened to it, and gradually lost his sleepiness.
When you are fully awake, it is difficult to ignore some physiological reactions, such as a little suffocation of the bladder, such as a little hunger.
Ning Xiguang struggled to get up, wanting to solve the physiological problem, and by the way, he would make some food for the marshal and take it to eat on the road. She still remembered that the marshal had only eaten half a bowl of rice this morning. This man, if he is in the barracks, he is not picky at all. But if conditions permit, he is very particular about food, clothing, and housing, and he can't do it.
But who made this her man? She is not used to her man!!
Before Ning Xiguang could sit up from the bed, she felt a big hand grab her waist and pull her waist back, which was about to straighten up.
"Well, what are you going to do?"
"I want to go conveniently. Si Yan, will you let me go first?" She bit her ear with him and talked softly, and he seemed to open his eyes and look at her twice, and then let go of his hand and let her go.
Ning Xiguang solved the physiological problem and returned to the bedside to pick up the clothes to wear.
The movement of her dressing was very small, but the squirming movement still woke Fu Siyan up.
He rolled over and looked out at her, "Xiguang, come up." ”
"But I'm so full that even if I lie in bed, I can't sleep anymore. Si Yan, can you sleep for a while, I'll borrow the kitchen of the inn to cook you some food, and I'll be back in a while. Will you wait patiently for me a while?"
"Hmm. His voice was apprehensive, his eyes closed again, but he didn't forget to give the last order, "Let Du Qian go with you, don't run around." ”
"Well, I know. ”
Fu Siyan's breathing was regular, thinking that he was asleep, so Ning Xiguang quietly put on his clothes, walked to the door and opened the door.
Du Qian was the secret guard who was assigned to keep vigil yesterday, and he stood straight at the corner of the stairs on the third floor, paying attention to the movement of this entire floor. Seeing Ning Xiguang go out, he respectfully called "woman".
"Hmm. His Majesty...... The master asked you to go to the kitchen with me, are you going to walk away from here?"
"Yes. Du Qian bowed slightly, and then saw him pick up something between his fingers and blow it gently, and then, Ning Xiguang noticed that the door of the room on her right hand was open.
Du Qian explained, "If you keep it, I'll go down with my wife." ”
Is this the handover?
When Ning Xiguang went downstairs, he couldn't help but glance at the things between Du Qian's fingers.
Even if you look closely, you can't see any difference. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she really couldn't be sure if she was dazzled just now.
However, her eyes will be dazzled, could it be that her mental power of up to 4s will also have problems?
At the moment when Du Qian moved, her spiritual power clearly noticed that there was a sound wave fluctuation that was not within the range of ordinary people's hearing, and it was transmitted directly.
So, to put it mildly, it's just another covert way of communication, and it's transmitted by sound waves.
However, it seems useless for her to peek into this mystery, right? After all, she is not prepared to do bad things, and she and Du Qian are still together. Above all, they were all loyal to Lord Marshal.
Ning Xiguang went to the kitchen and communicated with the shopkeeper to borrow the stove fire.
It was past breakfast, and there was still some time before lunch, and several stoves were empty. The boss is also good at doing business, and he is not a bad person, so when he heard Ning Xiguang say this, he borrowed it happily.
Ning Xiguang asked Du Qian to give the boss a few taels of silver, requisitioned some oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and condiments, as well as a killed chicken, duck and fish, and also requisitioned some green vegetables, as well as a lot of meat and kneaded noodles.
The fish is an ordinary carp, which is fresh and fat, and Ning Xiguang is ready to make braised fish.
The duck is also freshly killed, and there are a lot of prepared ingredients next to it, including glutinous rice, pork belly, mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, chestnuts, carrots, etc., which is to make eight-treasure duck.
It just so happens that this hard dish is also Ning Xiguang's specialty dish, although he hasn't made some handmade dishes for a long time, but he must taste very delicious after he wants to do it. Ning Xiguang decided to make a duck and make an eight-treasure duck.
As for the old hen, it's very simple, just cook the old hen soup. Put some red dates, wolfberries, etc., simmer them carefully in the casserole, and then add some seasoning fruits that Ning Xiguang put in the space buckle, the fragrance is tangy, and it soon fills the entire kitchen.
There are also some pork belly, as well as shiitake mushrooms, green onions or something, Ning Xiguang asked Du Qian to chop the bar and prepare to wrap it into buns, and also prepare some cakes.
She hadn't forgotten what the Marshal had emphasized before, but she would be sleeping in the wilderness for a while.
The accommodation problem is so unreliable, that food must be what to eat, it is almost certain that there are many hard cakes.
If she wasn't by the marshal's side, the marshal would have been able to deal with it so well, and now that she was by his side, how could he treat himself badly?
Ning Xiguang was busy in the kitchen.
The tempting fragrance was also worn out, and the fragrance seemed to have a hook, so that the people near the restaurant couldn't help but drool. Some people who have a lot of money simply run directly into the Fulin Restaurant, ask the boss what kind of good dishes they are cooking, and serve them a few.
The boss has been smiling bitterly, this business is coming, but he can't do it, isn't this pushing the money out of his hand, he is bitter in his heart.
So, after sending off the two guests, the boss entered the back kitchen with a smile and discussed with Ning Xiguang about "passing on the art". Ning Xiguang said "oh", "Yes, you let the chef come, how much can you learn." ”
The boss thanked him for his kindness, and finally sincerely said that the kitchen things were free for them to use, and the boss had returned the money they had taken before.
Ning Xiguang: I always feel that this boss has lost a lot. After all, the dishes she should be cooking now are almost ready, and what she has to do now is to make steamed buns and pancakes, which is nothing to learn regardless of proficiency and technique.
No matter how Ning Xiguang slandered, in short, with the help of the two chefs in the restaurant, the action was obviously more than one or two times faster.
When Du Qian's comfort came to the back kitchen and explained things to Du Qian, Ning Xiguang had already made up for lunch.
Du Qian stepped forward and whispered, "Madam, the master is awake and looking for you." ”
"Well, well, I'll finish it in a moment. You can personally send the few dishes you made before, and I'll just fry two more side dishes. ”
Du Qian didn't move, but the secret guard who came down to report to him went upstairs with a plate. Ning Xiguang glanced at Du Qian, and Du Qian said, "There are many people here, and my subordinates still follow you." ”
“…… All right. ”
Ning Xiguang fried the vegetables and went upstairs, and Du Qian moved the cakes and buns that came out of the pot upstairs. These things are all under his nose, and he does everything himself, completely without fake hands, just in case.
"Why don't you eat yet, wait for me?" When he entered the room, he saw that the marshal was sitting next to him drinking tea, Ning Xiguang looked at him with a smile, "Have you slept enough?"
"Hmm. Waiting for you to eat together. ”
"Okay. ”
Ning Xiguang walked over with a smile, pulled him to the table and sat down, and handed him the chopsticks, "I made them myself, you can taste them, this time it should be appetizing." ”
"Hmm. ”
"I also made some buns and cakes to take with me on the road. I also want to wait a while before going on the road, and then ask Du Qian to buy two simple pots, and some rice noodles, so that even in the suburbs, I can cook some hot food for you, do you think this is good?"
"No, it's too hard. ”
"It's not hard. I love cooking, and I'm happy to cook for you. ”
Fu Siyan's eyes were full of smiles, and the corners of his sexy lips were curled, showing that he was in a good mood. He replied in a hoarse voice, "It's good if you're happy." ”
Because he was busy on the road, the meal was eaten quickly, but on the contrary, the marshal ate a lot. I ate more than three bowls of rice alone, and most of the dishes on the table were swept away, which made Ning Xiguang smile happily, his eyes.
When Du Qian bought simple pots and pans, the group began their journey.
And Fu Siyan said it before, after the earlier Fulin Restaurant, for two days, they were all sleeping in the open air.
And then the farther west you go, the more desolate the boundaries become. Although they will encounter many caravans on the way, they will rarely encounter restaurants again.
As a result, both the level of accommodation and catering has dropped by more than a notch.
Fortunately, Ning Xiguang, a temporary part-time chef, can always play an important role at critical moments.
She can always turn decay into magic, picking up all kinds of wild grasses and mushrooms from the wilderness, cooperating with the prey brought by the secret guards, all kinds of bird eggs and wild eggs, and directly stewing a pot of deliciousness, which always makes people eat with a great appetite, and does not feel the sour pain of rushing outside.