"It should be in the imperial garden, accompanying the new concubine Weng to enjoy the flowers and listen to the play."

"Another Weng concubine, she really thinks she is an iron body. Let's go, go to Your Majesty. ”

Mama Yuan helped Concubine Duan and walked towards the gate of the palace, saying as she walked: "Niangniang, I heard that the queen has not eaten for two days. ”

Concubine Duan said lightly: "Concubine Xian treated her harshly again? ”

"It's not, I really don't understand what kind of grudge this virtuous concubine has with the queen, such a big hatred, the soft knife is slow, and the queen is tortured miserably."

"Who knows. The secrets in this palace are the most treacherous and the deepest. If you're not careful, you're likely to fall into it. Some secrets are still unknown. After all, the queen is also the enemy of the palace, and the more ruthless she tortures, the happier the palace. ”

"Yes, sissy."

"That girl named Mingyan, do you have any happy news?"

"I haven't heard of it, but His Highness loves her very much, and there should be news soon."

"Hongu wants to hold his grandson so much."

"The mother will hug it."

"Over there is the Jade Princess, you pick a few things and send them to her, you are also a poor person."

"The princess and princess of Jade have a docile temperament, and in the future, His Royal Highness will really have a concubine, and it seems that he can treat people with leniency."

"I hope it really is." It's just that the most fickle thing in the world is a woman's heart, and until the day she dies, she herself is not sure what kind of person she is, who she loves and who she hates.

……

Qiang Mountain——

With Ren Ran leading the way, Ye Qingyan finally didn't take a long detour this time, so he rode a horse for three days and arrived at the foot of Qiang Mountain.

When she arrived at the place, after a short rest, she began to go up the mountain to look for vanilla. promised Xiao Changqi that she would go back in ten days at most, and she only had four days to pick herbs after removing the time it would take on the road.

Ren Ran found local villagers who were familiar with Qiang Mountain and helped them find it.

Two days later, Ye Qingyan was disappointed.

There was no herb on this side of the Qiang Mountain in the Yan Dynasty that she was looking for. If you don't want to run in vain, you can only go over the mountain to Sidi's side.

"I want to go." Ye Qingyan said to Ren Ran.

She knew that according to the memory of her previous life, Xidi was afraid that she had already begun to deploy troops against the Yan Dynasty, and the border land would definitely be strictly investigated. It's just that she really doesn't want to run for nothing.

Ren Ran looked at her and responded, "Okay, I'll accompany Brother Yan over." ”

The two of them began to prepare to climb the mountain.

There was no snow, the road up the mountain was much easier, and Ye Qingyan was not idle along the way, picking some herbs. Ren Ran helped Ye Qingyan carry the basket of herbs, and occasionally picked a few, but most of the time he watched Ye Qingyan work alone.

She doesn't speak, and he won't take the initiative to find something to say, and he is speechless all the way but he is also very comfortable.

"Over this hill, it's Sidi." Ye Qingyan has been here a few times, so he is very familiar with this road.

And although Ren Ran has been to Xidi, he did not transit from Jizhou, but from Li, another neighbor of Xidi.

Ren Ran said: "What does Brother Yan think of Xidi?" ”

"How's that?"

"Customs?"

"I haven't been to Sidi, and I don't know. I feel okay here at the border. Maybe it's just a mountain away, it's not much the same. But as far as Qiang Mountain is concerned, I like Xidi's side, which is rich in products. It's not like ours, it's either cold and snowy, or it's barren grass and rocks. ”

"There are good and bad everywhere. This side of Qiang Mountain is indeed good, but further into the hinterland of Xidi, it is another scene. There are deserts and mountains, which are not as rich and fertile as the hinterland of the Yan Dynasty. ”

"In fact, Jizhou is not rich, why would Sidi want to invade Jizhou, why not capture the Li State. The country of Li is rich in gold. ”

"Lebanon is known as the Golden State, but it is even smaller, less than half the size of Jizhou. But there is a very powerful Wu clan in the country of Li. That Wu clan is very difficult to mess with, once Emperor Chu wanted to annex the Golden Kingdom, and in the end he stole chickens and rice, and folded one of his most important princes in the Li Kingdom. After that war, there were no other countries and tribes to fight the Lebanese state. Someone! Ren Ran suddenly raised his head and stared in the direction of the top of the mountain.

Ye Qingyan was startled, and also hurriedly looked over.

Now they were about to reach the top of the mountain, which was a steep hill with no shelter. As long as the person above looks down, they can see them.

Soon...... One, two, three, four, and five men appeared on the top of the hill, carrying huge pockets on their backs.

When he saw Ye Qingyan and Ren Ran, he was also stunned.

Then both sides understood that at this time, climbing the mountain and crossing the border were all businessmen.

Ren Ran was the first to speak, "A few brothers, is it okay to buy goods over there?" ”

One of the five men led the team and said: "It's okay, it's okay, now there are people who receive the goods, and the two of you are going to hurry up." ”

"Okay, thank you, brothers, be careful when you go down the mountain." Ren Ran thanked him.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Five men carrying large bags began to line up down the mountain.

Ye Qingyan looked at their big pockets, and when she passed by them, there was a faint scent of cloud wood in the air, thinking that it was full of cloud wood fragrance, she also liked this thing very much.

She has to charge a little more when she goes back.

"Brother Ren, let's go quickly." Ye Qingyan urged.

Ren Ran nodded, "Carefully step." ”

Turning over the mountain, Ye Qingyan temporarily stored the herbs he picked on the hillside in the col to dry, but he was not afraid that those who passed by would take the herbs away, because those herbs were like weeds, and they were not rare, and those who returned to Jizhou from Xidi were all carrying goods, and their hands were full, and no one would bring an extra bag of grass they didn't know.

When she went down the mountain, Ye Qingyan began to pay attention to vanilla, which was one of the main materials of her first-class snow cream, and it was definitely indispensable.

On the way, they met people who turned back to Jizhou, and learned that Xidi's side was still very calm, and there were no officers and soldiers stationed.

When she arrived at the foot of the mountain, Ye Qingyan went to the place where she often picks herbs.

Ren Ran is a follower, wherever Ye Qingyan goes, he will follow him, and he will do whatever he asks him to do.

The herb grows a bit like a leek, only seven inches long, and it will continue to grow again after cutting this stubble, and if you don't cut it, it will always be that tall. The livestock raised at home don't eat this grass, and some wild things in the mountains will eat it, but they don't eat much, so no one will collect this thing.

Like mowing grass, Ye Qingyan harvested the herbs into the basket he brought. The last time she came to Sidi, she bought a house in the village at the foot of the hill and settled down, which contained all the tools she needed to make incense. Looking at a lot of vanilla, there is only a little bit of vanilla oil and balm cake that is actually made. This concentrated vanilla oil and balm can be diluted and mixed with other ingredients to make many snow creams.