Jelutreh was also preparing to set up camp to rest, but unfortunately there was no friendly tribe to entertain them this time, so they had to choose to settle down temporarily by a small river. The ice on the surface of the river has just melted, and the water is very clear, and you can see the swaying aquatic plants at the bottom of the river and the small fish swimming happily in the aquatic plants.

A hint of green has just emerged from the banks of the creek, dotted with budding wildflowers. A few Khitans led the horses over and let them feast. There were also some Khitans who picked up wooden blocks and dead branches and lit a roaring bonfire. And set up a large iron pot filled with water on the campfire, and inside it was boiling large pieces of mutton racks.

Wisps of cooking smoke rose slowly, and the peculiar fishy smell of mutton spread in the air.

Of course, Zhong Ziyuan would not approach them, she chose a place that was a little far away from them, but it was clean, and sat down, and then looked around carefully. Soon, she found that the number of Khitans had increased strangely.

On that day, there were only eight Khitans who hid in the shadows to receive Yelu Tilie and held them hostage, but now there are as many as twenty-seven. She hid in the carriage for a day today, and she didn't know where these Khitans came from and when they joined the team.

While she was pondering, Gemei's maid came over menacingly, pointed at her and muttered a call. Zhong Ziyuan blinked, shook his head dryly, and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about." Then he turned his head to the side.

The maid was dumbfounded, and she looked back helplessly at Gemei, who was staring at her.

Ge Mei has been mourning her lost love in the carriage today, and she is not in the mood to toss Zhong Ziyuan. Now she leaned on Jeruthereth. was coaxed by him to say a few words, and his mood turned from cloudy to sunny, and he naturally started to play majestic.

Ge Mei saw that her maid did not summon Zhong Ziyuan. She immediately pushed Yelu Tilie coquettishly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Khan, you see that Han woman is too rude, my maid can't even call her." ”

Yelu Tilie glanced at Zhong Ziyuan in the distance lightly, and said, "She can't understand your words at all, how can your maid be able to move her." Ge Mei couldn't help but pause when she heard this.

Yeluteri suddenly smiled and said unusually gently: "Gemei." You're going to be a lady. The status is noble, if you can't even call a slave and maid, wait until you return to Beijing. How are you going to enslave the hundreds and thousands of people there? ”

"Hundreds, if not thousands?" Gemei was startled, and she muttered in a low voice, "Then aren't your descendants more than my people?" ”

Yeluteri's hand slowly slid restlessly on her slender waist, and she said slyly: "However, although there are many subordinates in my palace, not every lady can control it. Gemei. I'm optimistic about you! Hurry up and come up with your means. Let that uninteresting slave obediently. If you can't tame even her, how can you tame others. ”

Gemei jumped up suddenly, pulled out the short whip of the cow tendon on her waist, and said viciously: "If she is disobedient, I will beat her until she is obedient." If she doesn't obey again, I'll cut off her face with a dagger. ”

Jeruthereh's eyes narrowed, and a cold light appeared, which disappeared again in an instant. He said lightly: "Shouting, fighting, and killing is the next policy." There is not a lady in my palace who relies on a whip or a dagger to subdue her subordinates. ”

"Good. Then I don't need a whip. Gemei said proudly. She tied the soft whip back to her waist, lifted the corner of her skirt and walked towards Zhong Ziyuan.

Zhong Ziyuan saw that she was not good, and she was secretly depressed in her heart, and she really wanted to be quiet for a while.

She sighed and got up from the ground. Gemei had already rushed in front of her, and before she could speak, she bent her knees and smiled, "I don't know what Madame commands?" ”

Gemei was stunned for a moment, and then turned her anger into joy. She raised her chin and said arrogantly to Zhong Ziyuan in a stumbling Central Plains dialect: "Count you as acquaintances!" The Khan said, "You are not a lady, but a little slave." Since you are a slave, you must know how to serve people, not hide here and be lazy. Next time, Mrs. Ben will reward you with a whip, you know?

Zhong Ziyuan smiled slightly, once again Yingying, and said respectfully: "Yes!" It's just that I really don't understand what the lady and maid said. If the lady has any requests, please bring them up in person. ”

Zhong Ziyuan was so docile and obedient, but he held back all the fire in Gemei's belly. She stomped her foot and commanded, "Then you go and wring a handkerchief to give me a sassafrass first." ”

"Yes." Zhong Ziyuan respectfully agreed again, but the faint smile on her face seemed to imply sarcasm no matter how she looked at it, which made people feel depressed.

Gemei couldn't, so she had to take the maid back to Jeruteret in a huff. I thought to myself, when she wrung her veil, she must find an excuse to fall on her hateful smile.

Zhong Ziyuan did not obediently go to the river to twist the handkerchief as she wished, but squatted by the water, grabbed a hand of yellow mud, diluted it, and applied it to her face finely.

Seeing that she had not moved for a long time, Gemei had to get up again in person, rushed to the river full of anger, and shouted, "Where is Mrs. Ben's veil? ”

Zhong Ziyuan raised her head to reveal her dirty little face, and then blinked her only bright eyes, and said innocently, "Madame hasn't told me where the veil is?" ”

Gemei choked, looked at Zhong Ziyuan with disgust, and almost pointed the middle finger of her right hand at the tip of her nose, and shouted: "You, as a slave, don't you know that you have to find a way to find it in the carriage?" Mrs. Ben just wants to be lazy. Without waiting for Zhong Ziyuan to answer, her hand subconsciously touched her waist again, and her eyes were full of fierceness.

Hearing this, Zhong Ziyuan was a little helpless. She really felt that the princess of the clan this month was beautiful, but when something unsatisfactory happened, she could only solve the problem with a whip, and a little thought was written on her face. I really don't know why the old patriarch decided that Gemei could subdue that strong donkey and bring benefits to the Yue clan. According to her observations these days, that donkey is very deep, and it is definitely not a superficial person who only looks at his skin.

However, compared to those who have a sweet mouth and a sword, Zhong Ziyuan would rather deal with a simple-minded person like Gemei who has a spicy face written on his face.

Zhong Ziyuan stood up. Neither humble nor arrogant, he said: "I remember that before leaving today, Mrs. specially reminded that it was your dowry that the carriage was loaded. I'm not allowed to touch it. If I break something, I'll want to look good. Forgive me for being timid and not daring to rummage through Madame's things. ”

Gemei choked again, she glared at Zhong Ziyuan fiercely, and shouted, "You wait!" ”

She turned back to greet her maid, but found the dead girl waiting around Jerodreth with her eyes shining. Ge Mei stomped her feet helplessly, and didn't want to let Zhong Ziyuan go easily, so she had to climb into the carriage herself. Rummaging through that pile of baggage.

As the little princess of the Yue Clan, Gemei naturally doesn't clean up her things herself, and it is not easy to dig out a small handkerchief from Rushan's clothes. When she struggled to find the veil. The bun was crooked, the clothes were messy, and even the makeup on the face was spent.

However, Gemei still had a sense of accomplishment in her heart, and she handed the handkerchief to Zhong Ziyuan with a messy smile. He said vividly: "Take it." ”

Zhong Ziyuan will no longer excuse himself this time. She took the handkerchief happily, squatted by the river and floated gently, then wrung it out and handed it to Gemei, bent her cherry lips, and said with a smile: "Madam, please rub your face." ”

"Hmm!" The corners of Gemei's mouth lifted proudly, she tried to hold the shelf, and gracefully took the handkerchief and imprinted it on her face. Then he handed it to Zhong Ziyuan. Said contemptuously: "Go and put away the veil!" ”

Zhong Ziyuan didn't reach out to take it, and the smile on her face became even more cheerful. His eyes almost narrowed into a line, and he smiled: "What does Madam mean, I can move your dowry?" ”

The word "dowry" easily touched Gemei's sensitive nerves, and her elegance immediately couldn't be maintained, she stared at her eyes and shouted, "Don't you think! ”

Zhong Ziyuan rubbed her fingers and said with an embarrassed face: "Madam, you are embarrassed for me." And let me collect the veil, and don't let me touch your dowry, this work is not possible. ”

The barrenness of the Yue clan made Gemei rude and petty at the same time, and she was worried that Zhong Ziyuan would take the opportunity to spoil her dowry, so she finally put the handkerchief back on the carriage by herself.

Yelu Tilie reclined on the woolen felt, drank the mare's milk wine served by the maid, squinted his eyes, and watched with interest Zhong Ziyuan turn Gemei around in a few words, but Gemei didn't notice it at all.

With such a smart and intelligent woman by your side, you will not feel bored and lonely in the long years! Yelu Tilie suddenly felt a trace of envy in his heart for the young General Wu Xian.

If you can think of keeping her by your side, then you don't have to envy others anymore. Thinking of this, his slightly narrowed eyes became deeper and deeper.

After Gemei put away the veil, she angrily returned to Yelu Tilie and sat down, and Zhong Ziyuan also leaned over with a smile. She sat down next to Gemei, twitched her nose vigorously, and praised, "It's so fragrant, can you eat it?" ”

The racks of sheep that were originally cooked in the pot were cooked, and they were fished out. The largest of them was erected with branches and planted in the ground before Jerutreh. When eating, just cut the meat off the lamb rack with a knife and dip it in the characteristic shallot sauce. Although this way of eating is simple and crude, it retains the original flavor of mutton very well.

To be honest, Zhong Ziyuan was also hungry. She didn't wait for others to speak, she preemptively cut off a piece of soft and tender mutton, dipped it in a little sauce, and stuffed it into her mouth and chewed it. I didn't forget to comment vaguely: "The heat is too much, if you fish it out earlier, the lamb will be more tender." ”

Gemei couldn't see her happy, and seeing that Yelutelie and herself hadn't done it yet, she ate it first, and couldn't help but say bitterly: "How can this be true, do you know that you are a slave?" There is no reason why the master has not eaten yet, and the slave and maid will eat first. Khan, you don't punish her harshly. ”

"Madame's words are wrong! I have a reason for doing this! Zhong Ziyuan swallowed the mutton in his hand, and neatly cut off a piece of meat from another part of the sheep rack, dipped it in the sauce and threw it into his mouth.

Seeing that she didn't take herself seriously like this, Gemei was simply angry in her heart. She forgot Yelu Tilie's advice, "brushed", pulled out the cow tendon whip on her waist, pointed at the tip of Zhong Ziyuan's nose, and threatened: "If your statement today dissatisfies Mrs. Ben, Mrs. Ben doesn't mind pumping your face with her own hands." ”

Jeruthereth frowned, but did not speak. Just holding a bowl and drinking mare's milk wine slowly, he also wanted to see how Zhong Ziyuan dealt with Gemei's difficulties.

In the face of Gemei's anger, Zhong Ziyuan was not in a hurry at all, after she swallowed the piece of meat in her mouth, she wiped the oily corners of her mouth, and said very seriously: "When I saw Madame for the first time, I thought that Madame was extremely beautiful, dancing gracefully, and the singing voice was even more beautiful and moving, like a hundred birds chirping, which made people want to listen to it. Madame is like a celestial in my eyes, even more powerful than the most favored concubine in our palace. ”

After such a shameless sycophant shot, Zhong Ziyuan felt disgusted and wanted to vomit, but Gemei's face immediately turned from cloudy to sunny. She unconsciously touched her cheek and said happily: "Who is Concubine Li?" Is she beautiful? ”

Yelu Tilie chuckled: "Concubine Li Niangniang is not only beautiful, she is also a legend in the harem of the Han people, in just three years, she has become a powerful concubine from a little-known little beauty. However, after a pause, he said slowly, "Don't take the topic away, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with you." You might as well explain what you mean by this! ”

"yes, what exactly are you talking about?" Jertheeri's words inadvertently reminded Gemi and made her sober up from her self-absorption.

Zhong Ziyuan glanced at him dissatisfiedly, and continued to talk nonsense: "Since Madam likes the Central Plains culture, she must also have a certain understanding of our emperor and the palace. Do you know that our emperor is the Son of Heaven and the most noble person in the world. Not to mention, he has to eat one hundred and eight dishes for one meal alone, whether it is flying in the sky or swimming in the sea, it is everything. And before he eats every dish, he must also let the palace maids and eunuchs around him try it first. ”

"Why? Could it be that your emperor still eats eunuchs and palace maids eat leftovers? Gemi was stunned by her and asked stupidly.

Zhong Ziyuan pretended to be mysterious and said: "What do you think, one hundred and eight dishes, what if someone wants to make it bad?" So the eunuch and the palace maid ate it first, and after a while there was no danger, it was the emperor's turn to eat. ”

"I see." Ge Mei said with a look of awe: "Eat one hundred and eight dishes in one meal, your emperor will really enjoy it, and he is worthy of being the most noble person in the world." ”

"Not really!" Zhong Ziyuan said with an impassioned face: "I think that although Lord Khan can't be compared with our emperor, he is also noble and powerful. There is also a lady, who has a beauty that makes women all over the world jealous. What if someone has a bad heart and poisons your food? That's why I decided to test the poison myself, if I have no problem eating it, wouldn't it be much safer for you to eat it again? ”

Yelutreh looked at her serious nonsense, and there was a kind of truth in her mind, and the idea that she was speechless came out.

Gemei also took the whip and said with a serious face: "It turns out that you are such a loyal person, and it was Mrs. Ben who blamed you before. If you go to Beijing, Mrs. Ben will definitely protect you well and never let other people bully you. ”

Zhong Ziyuan was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, madam." ”

Gemei raised her head and said proudly: "No thanks, you will be covered by Mrs. Ben in the future." ”

With a "poof", the mare's milk wine in Yeluteri's mouth instantly squirted out far away. (To be continued.) )