Gunpowder was being developed in the wooden house, and Bai Shuqin felt that Sima Liang was afraid that his life was too hard and wanted to die. She kindly reminded him, "Maybe you should study in another place, the wooden house is flammable, in case of an explosion, do you want to die?" ”

Sima Liang didn't expect this, "Then what do you think is the most suitable place?" ”

"If you really want to study, you'd better go to the Gobi Desert. And the protective measures must be done well, otherwise before you invent anything, your life will be gone. Bai Shuqin gave him advice seriously.

Sima Liang nodded thoughtfully, the desert is far away from the capital, but for the sake of the country's future, he must make a choice.

Far away from the downtown area, Bai Shuqin felt that Sima Liang was very interested in life, which made her feel a kind of leisure of picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and leisurely seeing Nanshan.

"Jinxuan, wait and get rid of the weeds in the yard!" Bai Shuqin looked at Zhuo Jinxuan excitedly.

Zhuo Jinxuan looked at the yard and wondered why Bai Shuqin would be kind enough to help Sima Liang remove the weeds in the yard. "Why are you thinking about weeding?"

Bai Shuqin smiled coquettishly, "This place has a good environment, not only can you enjoy the moon in the courtyard at night, but everyone can also eat barbecue together." ”

"I think the moon viewing is fake, but the barbecue is real." Zhuo Jinxuan tapped the tip of Bai Shuqin's nose and smiled.

Seeing the purpose by him, Bai Shuqin didn't pretend, and pushed Zhuo Jinxuan to the courtyard, "You remove the grass, and I'll prepare the ingredients." ”

Zhuo Jinxuan looked back at Sima Liang, who was pondering, and shouted to him: "My guests have all risen, and your master continues to sit, is it etiquette?" ”

Sima Liang was thinking about gunpowder all his heart, and when he heard Zhuo Jinxuan's voice, he raised his head blankly, "What did you just say?" ”

"Let you come over and weed!" Bai Shuqin replied for Zhuo Jinxuan.

"Let those people down there do it." Sima Liang didn't feel the need for them to do it themselves.

This time, Zhuo Jinxuan only brought two people from Qingfeng Qingluan, and there were only four people in this mansion, so it was impossible for all of them to come to weed. If he wants to get rid of the weeds in the yard at night, Sima Liang will definitely not be able to escape.

Zhuo Jinxuan smiled at Bai Shuqin and said, "Since he is unwilling to weed, it is better for you to let him do something?" ”

Bai Shuqin put his fingers on his chin, his eyes rolling, "Then let him go to the kitchen with Qingluan to cut vegetables and make a fire." ”

The kitchen has always been a woman's job, and when Sima Liang heard it, he came out of the hall, "I see, I'd better weed with the third prince!" ”

Zhuo Jinxuan and Bai Shuqin laughed at the same time, Bai Shuqin said to Zhuo Jinxuan: "I'll leave it to you here, I'll go to the back with Qingluan, you just look forward to the evening!" ”

On weekdays, the person in charge of the kitchen is a middle-aged man, Chen Erhu, who is preparing today's dinner in the kitchen. There wasn't much left in the kitchen, and it was too late to go to the city to buy it now.

Just when Chen Erhu was at a loss, he saw Bai Shuqin coming over with Qingluan. He recognized this person as the Third Imperial Concubine, and quickly put down the radish in his hand and ran out, "Third Imperial Princess, why are you here?" ”

"We'll make dinner tonight, you do it." Qingluan said to Chen Erhu.

Chen Erhu hurriedly waved his hand in fright, "How can you let you do this with such a noble body?" Leave it to me, and you can go ahead and rest. ”

They ignored him, Bai Shuqin walked into the kitchen and looked, there were not many ingredients, so he said to Chen Erhu: "I will make a list, and you will go to the city to purchase it according to it." ”

Bai Shuqin made a long list of things that needed to be bought, and Chen Erhu felt that everything else was normal, but he couldn't understand why he wanted to buy bamboo sticks.

Bai Shuqin rummaged around in the kitchen, Qingluan followed behind her, and asked puzzledly: "Third Imperial Princess, what are you looking for?" ”

"Charcoal!" Bai Shuqin opened the cabinet and didn't see it, and walked to the back of the boiling table, but there was nothing.

How can you make a barbecue without charcoal, this winter has not been long ago, and there must be still charcoal left unused. Bai Shuqin couldn't find it, so he asked Qingluan to go to the front and ask the servants here.

In the yard, Sima Liang reluctantly pulled the grass. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Zhuo Jinxuan's seriousness, and there was no impatience on his face, so he joked, "I think back then, who would have thought that our dignified three princes would listen to Madame's words and weed the yard." I'm afraid no one will believe it! ”

Zhuo Jinxuan was not annoyed, and replied to him with a smile, "Shu'er is happy, and pulling weeds is nothing." ”

Sima Liang sighed and shook his head, although Bai Shuqin did have some skills, which was very different from those ladies, but Zhuo Jinxuan loved her more than he imagined.

"What did you say over there? Bai Shao'an is not a good person, what you do is tantamount to slapping him, he won't let it go so easily. Sima Liang was a little worried about this matter, after all, Bai Shaoan was Zhuo Jinxuan's biggest supporter, and if he defected, it would be very unfavorable to them.

When he decided to marry Bai Shuqin only in this life, Zhuo Jinxuan was already prepared for this. He stopped what he was doing, "This matter will have to be faced sooner or later, I just have to do my thing." ”

"Unfortunately, not everyone is like you. If you don't play tricks, others won't. Sima Liang sighed that the monarch can affect the fate of a country, and he is most afraid that the world will fall into the hands of incompetent people.

Zhuo Jinxuan stopped talking, he was annoyed by things on weekdays, and now he just wanted to enjoy life with Bai Shuqin.

They were very fast, but in an hour, the yard was cleared of weeds. Bai Shuqin happened to pass by the courtyard, looked at the clean and spacious courtyard, and nodded with satisfaction.

Zhuo Jinxuan and Sima Liang sat in the corridor, drinking the tea that had been cooled, and the spring breeze was blowing, and they felt relaxed.

"You're all right now, are you?" Bai Shuqin's voice sounded not far away.

Zhuo Jinxuan understood what she meant, and looked back at her with a smile, "Madam, if there is anything else, just ask." ”

When Sima Liang heard this, his face was full of reluctance. He had just sat down to rest, and what did these two people want to instruct him to do? If he had known this, he should have arranged for a few more people to be here at that time.

"You guys get the table out and help me get the barbecue stove ready." Bai Shuqin unceremoniously instructed the two.

In the kitchen, Chen Erhu had already bought all the things that Bai Shuqin needed, but he didn't know what to do next, so he could only wait for Bai Shuqin's orders.

Bai Shuqin asked Chen Erhu to cut the ingredients into pieces, while she and Qingluan were responsible for skewering the cut ingredients into a string.

Several people worked all afternoon, and when the sun set, all the ingredients were ready. Bai Shuqin asked Qingluan to bring things out first, while she asked Chen Erhu to cook some bone broth.

Zhuo Jinxuan looked at the ingredients brought out by Qingluan, each of which was skewered with bamboo skewers, recalling his former memories, "Doesn't this look like the mutton skewers we ate outside the gate?" ”

"Really, look at the lamb on that plate." Sima Liang pointed to the mutton skewers on the table, and in addition to being surprised, he was also a little curious, "Have you mentioned this to her?" ”

Zhuo Jinxuan shook his head and denied it, except for when he was with Sima Liang, he would recall the things that the two of them were outside the customs back then, and never mentioned them to anyone, and those things were sealed in his memory.

"That's strange, no one in this capital has ever made mutton skewers, how did she get these?" Sima was surprised when he appeared, as well as gunpowder and various other things, which made him feel that this Bai Shuqin was very not simple.

Zhuo Jinxuan used to have no fewer doubts than Sima Liang, but after such a long time, he believed in Bai Shuqin. What she doesn't say must have her troubles. He explained for Bai Shuqin, "She has always had a lot of ghost ideas, and she may not have come up with them!" ”

"If it's really what she thinks, I have to quickly worship her as a teacher and ask her to teach me!" Sima Liang quipped.

The two looked at each other and laughed, they didn't need to say much about many things, and they knew each other.

The evening breeze is cool, and the courtyard is full of lanterns, illuminating the courtyard as if it were day, this place has not been so lively for a long time.

Bai Shuqin put all kinds of ingredients on the charcoal fire and roasted them, but the wind suddenly turned around, and the smoke that blew up choked her and her tears came out.

Zhuo Jinxuan hurriedly pulled her aside, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes for her, and took the oil brush from her hand, "Leave it to me here, you sit here." ”

"Are you okay?" Bai Shuqin was a little suspicious, Zhuo Jinxuan, a person who didn't even enter the kitchen on weekdays.

Zhuo Jinxuan pressed Bai Shuqin's shoulder and asked her to sit down on the chair, "You have to have confidence in your husband, no problem!" ”

Although Bai Shuqin didn't have much confidence in him, seeing that he was so active, it was not good to hit him too much, so he let him go. However, she still looked at Zhuo Jinxuan seriously, as long as he couldn't do it well, she was ready to take over quickly.

Although Zhuo Jinxuan had never baked anything, he had just seen what Bai Shuqin was doing, and he had learned the same. Seeing that the meat on the stove was almost cooked, he sprinkled some of the seasoning prepared by Bai Shuqin with a spoon.

The aroma of barbecue filled the entire courtyard, Zhuo Jinxuan brought the grilled meat to the table, and Sima Liang unceremoniously picked up a lamb skewer, "I'll eat it first as a respect!" ”

Zhuo Jinxuan took one and handed it to Bai Shuqin, "Eat less, and wait for you to roast some vegetables." ”

Bai Shuqin knew that it was best for pregnant women not to eat barbecue food, but the fragrance really made her greedy, so she took the mutton skewers and only took them to feast.

Slowly, the ingredients on the table were eaten cleanly. Bai Shuqin ate the least, but drinking a bowl of soup also made her feel panicked.

She stroked her belly, leaned on Zhuo Jinxuan's shoulder, and looked up at the starry sky. She has been through a lot of things in modern times, but this is the first time she is pregnant.

"Who do you say, our children will be like?" Bai Shuqin was full of expectations.

"I've heard that boys are more like mothers, and girls are more like fathers. Whoever it is, I love it. Zhuo Jinxuan put his arm around Bai Shuqin's shoulders, thinking in his heart that the girl's temperament was most like Bai Shuqin, and she would not suffer.

Sima Liang heard the conversation between the two, leaned over and said to Bai Shuqin: "Let me check your pulse, won't you know if it's a boy or a girl!" ”

Bai Shuqin stretched out his hand to Sima Liang with interest, "Then you can try it, if you can't say it accurately, what should you do?" ”

"I'm not sure, I'll pronounce my name backwards from now on!" Sima Liang is very confident, and he has never missed judging gender.

The emperor seemed to have something in his heart, and his eyebrows were a little gloomy. Nangong Che followed behind the emperor and walked around most of the imperial garden.

"How's the person you're looking for?" The emperor's voice was low.

Nangong Che's face was calm, "I haven't found it yet, I heard that someone has seen him in the frontier, and his subordinates have sent someone to chase him." ”

"Catch the time." The emperor reminded him that he was deeply disturbed by the incident last time, and if this matter dragged on any longer, he was afraid that all his previous efforts would be in vain.

The clouds blocked the sunlight, and the butterflies in the flowers were nowhere to go.

The emperor suddenly stopped and looked at the slowly flowing river under the bridge, "Hasn't the leakage of the defense map been concluded yet?" It's been a year, and your efficiency needs to be strengthened! ”

Although he didn't directly accuse him, Nangong Che still understood the meaning of the words. "The person sent to the State of Zhou was found and his whereabouts are unknown. The subordinate will deal with it as soon as possible. ”

"Give you another three months, if it doesn't work out, you know." The emperor is not angry and arrogant.

Cold sweat was faintly oozing from Nangong Che's back, and he was like a tiger. It looks like a beautiful scenery, but it's just a life for people, and don't take your head to live.

Outside the courtyard, there were bursts of insects, and Bai Shuqin waited with bated breath for the result of Sima Liang's pulse.