A bright moon hangs high in the night sky, sprinkling a soft and clear light, outlining the faint outline of the mountain behind.

The twinkling stars in the sky and the shining lights in the camp complement each other.

The breeze is light, the banyan shadows are swaying, and the summer insects are hiding among the flowers and plants, singing freely.

At the end of the wooden staircase that curves to the top of the hill is a simple two-storey pavilion.

During the period, the lights and candles flickered, and a faint sandalwood wafted out.

Xuanyuan Xing, Gongsun Eying, mother and son, were busy setting up dining utensils in the pavilion.

"Mother, are they going back to Miaosang in Yue'er? Tonight, it should be specially for them, right?"

Xuanyuan Xing fiddled with the dishes and chopsticks on the table and looked at Gongsun Eying obediently.

"Yes, the war is tight at present, the army is going to withdraw to Pushui, how the situation will change in the future, your father and I can't grasp it, they can only return to Miaosang to be the safest, I think they will leave tomorrow morning." ”

Gongsun Eying knew that Xing'er was reluctant to leave Yueyue, so as to explain the benefits and disadvantages, so that he could understand.

Xuanyuan nodded in disbelief, and then pulled out the blood Bodhisattva from his neck.

After thinking about it, he asked: "This is a birthday gift from Sister Yue, mother, look at it, it's beautiful!" After Sister Yue went back, I don't know when I will be able to see her, I also want to give her a gift, but I didn't expect anything good, mother, what do you think Xing'er should give?"

Gongsun Eying leaned on Xuanyuan Xing's side and sat down, and gently picked up the blood Bodhisattva.

After playing with it carefully, he put it back on the neckline of Xuanyuanxing, and looked at Xuanyuan Xing with kind eyes.

She instructed softly: "Last night, I saw that this drop of blood Bodhisattva is extremely valuable, and I am afraid that there is no treasure in our palace that can compare with it." Xing'er, you have to take good care of it, this is a piece of Yue'er's heart, and you must not take it out at will for people to see. ”

Seeing his mother's cautious appearance, Xuanyuan Xing didn't dare to squeak, but only nodded vigorously.

"As for the return gift. ”

Gongsun Eying continued to add: "To give a gift back, as long as Xing'er feels that it is very important in your heart and can represent your heart, my mother can't make decisions for you." ”

"Auntie, let's ......"

Rushing from the wooden ladder, the moon interrupted the conversation between mother and son.

followed by Su Susu, followed by Lu Zisong and Xuanyuan Heng, they were chatting slowly.

"Come on, my good Yue'er, sit down and start eating immediately!"

Gongsun Eying greeted him with a smile and beckoned everyone to take their seats.

Xuanyuan Xing was busy pulling Yuyue to sit beside him.

"Zisong, Susu, try the peach blossom wine made by Eying herself. ”

As soon as he took his seat, Xuanyuan Heng picked up the clay pot on the table and prepared to pour wine, but was stopped by Gongsun Eying.

"You, you can't get rid of your ** illness, and it's wine on the table.

If you want to drink it yourself, we have to drink a bowl of lotus seed soup first, nourish our stomach first, and then drink!"

While talking, Gongsun Eying gave everyone a bowl of soup.

The soup is light yellow and crystalline, exuding a cool and light fragrance.

"Delicious lotus seed soup!" Yu Yue couldn't wait to take a sip.

"Madam, these are lotus seeds boiled in honey!

Su Su was full of admiration. "There's another flavor in this soup, but I don't know what it is?"

Gongsun Eying just wanted to explain, but was taken advantage of by Xuanyuan Xing.

"Aunt Susu, you are right. I like the soup made by my mother the most, and I often drink lotus seed soup in summer, because honey and lotus seeds have the effect of going to heat and relieving heat, but my mother said that honey is too greasy, lotus seeds are astringent, and a little nine-tailed seeds need to be added. ”

After hearing the explanation, Yu Yue and Su Su thought it was true, and nodded again and again.

Zisong only knew that his wife was proficient in pharmacology, but he didn't expect that his wife was even better at food. The soup is sweet but not greasy, light but not thick, and the wine is even stronger but not strong, pure but not dry. Come, Su Su and I will do it first as a respect, to thank the prince and Mrs. for taking care of them day after day. ”

"Alas, Zisong doesn't want to see outside here. It's too late for us to be happy if you can bring Yue'er here! Tomorrow you will set off, take care of yourself along the way. !"

"Zisong, Susu, the current battle situation is complicated, be more careful on the way back, I should not drink alcohol now, just use this lotus seed soup, bring wine with soup, I wish you a safe journey." ”

"Hmph, the adults are drinking, and you are a child. ”

When Lu Zisong and the others raised their glasses, Xuanyuan Xing also secretly poured a glass of peach blossom wine and was about to take a sip.

was "exposed" by Concubine Yue on the spot, which made everyone laugh.

"It's okay, Yue'er, you can also drink some, this peach blossom wine is made by me using glutinous rice, and then mixed with the peach blossoms picked in February this year, the wine is mild, and it can also be beautiful!"

Gongsun Eying smiled and poured a full cup for Concubine Yue, deliberately aggravating the word "beauty".

Yan Yue looked at the red liquid in the wine glass, doubted it, and took a small sip.

"It's really fragrant, sweet, with a taste of peaches, it's delicious!"

Yu Yue raised her slender eyebrows, licked her red lips, and couldn't help but taste it again, her delicate and cute appearance attracted everyone to laugh again.

"In fact, the people of Jiuzhou think that our medicine clan is good at refining medicine and using poison, but we don't know that we also respect the way of self-cultivation, which is poisonous, the greater the efficacy, the stronger the toxicity, and only how to balance the people who use medicine and poison, so many predecessors of the medicine clan, in exploring pharmacological toxicity to a certain stage, they will focus on the study of ordinary ingredients and daily diet, and pay more attention to nourishment rather than treatment. It was only after I became pregnant with Xing'er's sister that I shifted my mind to this aspect. ”

Gongsun Eying stroked her bulging abdomen and continued: "So, everyone must try this steamed carp I made with my own hands. ”

Following Gongsun Eying's show, everyone focused on the fan-shaped pottery plate in the center of the dining table.

However, I saw that the arc-shaped fresh and tender fish fillets on the plate were layered on top of each other, and they were evenly spread out like a peacock opening the screen.

The white slices of meat are covered with yellow and white silk threads, soaked in the golden soup, with a delicate texture and smooth color, rising out of a rich aroma.

"Auntie, don't you tell me, I thought these petals were some kind of petals!

As she was talking, she couldn't wait to put a piece of steamed fish in her mouth.

"It's so fragrant and smooth, I've never eaten such delicious fish!"

Seeing the appearance of Yu Yue enjoying the food to the fullest, everyone couldn't help but use chopsticks to try it.

"This steamed fish is tender and fragrant, and the taste is different from other places. Madame, teach me the tricks of this dish. In the future, I can often make it for Yue'er and them. ”

She also cooks some home-cooked meals on weekdays, but she has never thought of making a dish so delicious and exquisite, and she can't help but have the idea of learning art.

Xuanyuan Xing wanted to rush to answer again, so as to show off in front of Xuanyue.

I have no choice but to be too greedy, and now I am full of fish and meat, and my mouth is full of soup, how can I have the strength to speak!

"It's not a trick, but to steam this plate of carp, you must do 'three good and three skillful'. ”

Gongsun Eying was sandwiching fish for the children, and at the same time she told the story-

"The first is that the fish is good. The best quality of carp is the meat that grows in the river, and the carp in the river after giving birth in early summer is the best for steamed fish. In spring and winter, carp like to eat fish and shrimp in the water to supplement the required nutrients, and the fish quality is mostly fat and soft, and after giving birth, they eat more aquatic plants, so the fish quality is more delicate and less fishy. Moreover, God has the virtue of good life, if you slaughter a fish to be born, it will definitely kill the life of thousands of juveniles, so Xuanyuan fishermen will not go down to the river to fish in early spring. ”

Su Su listened attentively and nodded again and again.

"The second is that the water is good. When steaming fish, you need to choose mountain spring water instead of well water, the well water has no waves, the spring water flows for a long time, relatively speaking, the spring water spits out the mountain stone Lingxiu, moistens the grass and trees, is clear and clear, clear and sweet, and uses it to cook, but also can enhance the freshness, fragrance and taste of the fish.

The third is that the knife work is good. You look at this arc-shaped fish fillet, the angle and strength of each knife must be accurate, in order to ensure that the shape, size, thickness of the fish fillet are completely consistent, not only for the beauty, but also for the uniform heating during steaming and cooking, and improve the taste. ”

"Madam, what about the 'three coincidences'?"

Su Su pondered carefully.

"First, it's time to be smart. Since it is steamed fish, steaming is the key. If the steaming is too long, the fish is loose and the nutrients are lost, and if the steaming is too short, the meat is stiff and the umami is insufficient. ”

"Aunt Eying, what is real steaming, and what is virtual steaming?"

Yu Yue couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Real steaming is boiling water over high heat, and virtual steaming is simmering with the heat of boiling water after the fire is turned off, so that the nutrients of the ingredients can penetrate into the fish fillet, and the fish itself is tender and refreshing. ”

"Sister Yue, this is called the combination of virtual and real, and it is a truth to fight with my father with soldiers!"

Xuanyuan Xing gobbled up for a while, the meal was slightly full, and he also began to talk.

"As far as you know, when I was cultivating the Yuan Force technique, I also knew how to combine the virtual and the real, hum!"

The moon did not show weakness.

Lu Zisong and Xuanyuan Heng were so busy eating and drinking that they had no time to take care of the children's fighting.

Gongsun Eying saw that the two children began to quarrel again, and felt very cute.

She shook her head and chuckled, and continued to explain: "Then there is the ingenuity of the materials. Not to mention that the basic seasonings such as salt, wine, and vinegar must be just right, one of them is not enough, and the less is fishy, and the other accessories are also exquisite.

You see, the yellow and white silk threads on these fish fillets are actually made of crispy ginger shreds and thin strips cut with inverted fairy petals, as thin as hair, and the yellow and white lines are adhered to the slightly brownish-red meat slices, which not only play a role in removing the smell and improving the freshness, but also make each piece of fish flesh become like petals full of lines, increasing its ornamentality. ”

"Oh! No wonder I didn't see it as a fish fillet just now, and thought it was something to eat! Food, food, you have to be beautiful first before you want to eat it, right, aunt!"

"Yes, yes, I know that our Yue'er loves beauty, how can this dish that is not beautiful, not good-looking, and not delicious worthy of our Miao Sang's beautiful Shengji!"

Yu Yue was deliberately teased by Gongsun Eying, and her cheeks were suddenly red with shame, and she quickly changed the topic.

"Auntie, tell me what the third coincidence?"

"In the end, it's all about using juice wisely. Steamed fish is mostly fragrant and light-flavored, with a crispy and less lubricated taste, and the sauce is to make up for these two shortcomings.

I first use black chicken fat to fry the sauce, because the black chicken fat is nutritious, oily but not greasy, fragrant and refreshing, and then accompanied by orange peel, almonds, wolfberry, honeysuckle and other sauces.

Then remove the slag and pour in the freshly steamed fish fillet, which is the most suitable for summer consumption, and the steamed carp of 'Sparrowtail Pinghua' is done!"

After listening to the steamed fish technique of "three good and three skillful", Su Susu sighed, but felt pity.

"Sparrowtail Screen Flower, what a nice name......"

"Madam, you have a big belly and cook by yourself, not to mention anything else, just by doing this steamed fish skill, you can practice a pill! Madame, when we are our own family, why bother to spend a lot of time, it is peach blossom wine, lotus seed soup, and this table full of dishes, you don't get tired and get angry. ”

"Susu, I'm not tired! The border war is tense, you have been here for so long, we haven't sat down to have a good meal like today, and we don't know when we can get together again when we will be able to ...... tomorrow."

Suddenly, Gongsun E's beautiful eyes showed a hint of sadness.

Since the fighting, she has slept at night and worried all day.

I'm afraid that when I wake up one day, I will never see my favorite star again, and I will never see my most beloved husband again.

And, for some reason, this feeling of hers is getting stronger and stronger.

"Madame was born in a medicine family, pharmaceutical alchemy must be excellence, habit becomes natural, this cooking, must also pay attention to perfection, I just don't know, our Elder Susu has not learned a trick and a half, if you learn it, Yue'er and I will be blessed in the future!"

Lu Zisong felt that the atmosphere was not right, and made fun of it in time to resolve it.

"You're beautiful!" Su Su coquettishly responded.

"I said, let's not just talk, this big table, we have to hurry up! Come on, let's have another sip together. ”

With Xuanyuan Heng echoing, the table full of people continued to drink heartily.

Halfway through the meal, Xuanyuan Xing shouted that he had eaten enough, and pulled Yue'er to run to the banyan forest in the back mountain.

The two were long gone.

Soon, Gongsun Eying and Su Su also said that they wanted to talk about the private words between women, and left the table and walked to the attic room.

Only Xuanyuan Heng and Lu Zisong were left in the pavilion to talk freely.

"I heard Xing'er say that this pavilion was built by the prince himself, and the word 'Wangqiu' on the plaque was also inscribed by the prince himself, but Zisong didn't know the intention of the prince to take this name, but I am afraid that it is not as simple as looking at Wanqiu City from afar, right?"

Lu Zilet hold his wine glass, walked to the entrance of the pavilion, raised his eyes and asked.

"Yi Zisong, what else is complicated about the word Wangqiu?"

Xuanyuan Heng also picked up his wine glass, facing the military camp outside the pavilion and the hazy Wanqiu City outside the camp, and asked Zisong rhetorically, with a little melancholy in his eyes.

It's so complicated that it can't be talked about, Zisong just felt some kind of expectation from the prince, or maybe some kind of waiting, and he couldn't say it for a while, just a trace of feeling. ”

"Hahaha, Heng once heard Yue'er's father say that Zisong is a rare figure in the Miaosang clan, it seems that this is true, not false!"

Xuanyuan Heng drank all the wine in the cup, turned to look at Lu Zisong, and said, "Heng has something to support, can Zisong agree?"

Lu Zisong saw Xuanyuan Heng suddenly asking, and he was so solemn that he didn't dare to answer rashly for a while.

Only his face was stunned and silent.

Xuanyuan Heng continued: "The back mountain is the Wanqiu Heights, and the pavilion was built not only to enjoy the scenery of Wanqiu Mountain, but also to observe the terrain inside and outside the city, which Zisong must have known.

In addition, Zisong, you also know that my Xuanyuan is the weakest among the countries of Jiuzhou, and the coalition forces have entered Xuanyuan for nearly half a year, and the war has been protracted and consumed.

Therefore, I set the date of the decisive battle in the late autumn two months later, and only by ending the war as soon as possible can I ensure that Xuanyuan survives this catastrophe. The deep meaning of 'Wangqiu' lies in this. ”

After hearing this, Lu Zisong nodded again and again, with admiration in his eyes.

"I can't imagine that when the prince garrisoned Wanqiu half a year ago, he had already planned a strategy to break the enemy, and I am afraid that the coalition army will be defeated. Now that the prince has become a bamboo in his chest, what else can he rest assured, and what can Zisong help the prince?"

Xuanyuan Heng didn't answer in a hurry, and his deep gaze stared into the distance again.

After a long silence, he frowned and sighed: "The battlefield is changing rapidly, the world is unpredictable, the huge Jiuzhou world is surging, how can I Xuanyuan Heng alone control, in the future, I don't know how many undercurrents and dangers...... Zisong, the thing that Heng entrusted is Xing'er. ”

"Xing'er?" Lu Zisong looked dazed.

"Yes!"

Xuanyuan walked sideways to Lu Zisong's side, grabbed his arm, and looked extremely serious.

"Yue'er's father is my classmate, and her mother is a close friend of Eying. Zisong, if anything happens to me and E-Ying in the future, please be sure to protect my family's Xing'er. Zisong, are you willing to agree?"

Lu Zisong originally thought that Xuanyuan Heng's trust might be something like borrowing Miao Sang's power to help Xuanyuan, so he was cautious and did not respond at the first time.

Hearing Xuanyuan Heng say this, he was even more surprised in his heart.

In his opinion, the Xuanyuan God of War, who is above 10,000 people under one person, has the cultivation of the Yuan Force of the Pure Gold Qi Realm, and has a majestic strategy, and there will never be any accidents.

But when he saw Xuanyuan Heng's melancholy and slightly pleading expression, he could clearly understand the worries and worries released by the person in front of him.

"Don't worry, if there is really such a day, as long as Lu Zisong is here, Xing'er will definitely be unscathed!"

Lu Zisong held Xuanyuan Heng's arm back, and every word was clear and powerful.

Xuanyuan Heng and Lu Zisong drank and talked in Wangqiu Pavilion until late at night.

From time to time, the two of them could be heard laughing heartily in the mountains.

Occasionally, it was mixed with Xuanyuan Heng's cough.