Chapter 165: Qingzhou War
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Su Jinli shook his head helplessly at the same time, and then followed together.
"These peaches are delicious!" Baili Shihan took a peach and sniffed carefully.
Although she hadn't eaten it yet, the rich fruity aroma between her nose at the moment was enough to prove how delicious the peach was.
"Hmmm! Yes good! Ye Yun nodded approvingly.
"Then let's pick some more and bring them home!" Su Jinxiu suggested with a smile while picking it.
She remembered that her mother and Jun'er both liked to eat peaches, so she had to bring some back!
"Good! Let's pick it! Baili Shihan and Su Jinxiu hit it off, and immediately responded to the Tao.
Then the few of them began to walk through the woods, looking for the peaches they thought they were good.
Because of the great care of the servants and women who took care of the Zhuangzi, the peaches here all grew very well, and after a while, they each picked a basket full of them.
Seeing this, the woman hurriedly greeted her and said, "A few masters, put the basket here, and the slave and maid will send someone to the carriage later!"
Baili Shihan and the others had no opinion, and then they walked out of the forest with a smile and walked towards the pond in Zhuangzi.
However, after a stick of incense, a few of them arrived at the pond, only to see a pool of red lotus scorching under the sky and clouds, which looked very gorgeous.
"It's so beautiful!" Su Jinxiu couldn't help but inhale.
She had never seen such a lotus flower before, and all she had seen before was an elegant white lotus or a fresh pink lotus.
"Yes! This red lotus is as beautiful as a gorgeous dancing girl, and her every move is breathtaking! Ye Yun looked at a pool of red lotus and smiled.
Baili Shihan explained: "This lotus is not owned by Yan Kingdom, but by the Western Regions!" My father got it by accident! โ
"I see! Then we'll have to ask you for some to plant back!" Su Jinxiu said with a smile.
"Good!" Baili Shihan thought about it and responded to it uselessly.
Seeing that the masters had finished speaking, the woman pointed to a small boat not far away and said, "The masters can take the boat to play in this pond!"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of Su Jinli and the others lit up in an instant, it's so good!
They had this idea before, but they couldn't realize it for various reasons, but they can put it into practice today!
Just imagine, the sky is high, the breeze is gusting, what kind of beautiful scene should be a boat swimming in the lotus pond?
Just thinking about it makes people yearn for it.
Baili Shihan and Su Jinxiu took the lead in running towards the boat, and Su Jinli and the others were not to be outdone and chased after them with their skirts.
After a few leanings, the few of them had already reached the middle of the pond.
Xu is a unique variety of the Western Regions, the fragrance of this lotus is much richer than what is usually seen, shuttling among the flowers for a while, several of them are stained with a faint lotus fragrance.
"This flower is so fragrant, Ling'er, can you pick some into the tea?" Baili Shihan suddenly remembered that Song Ling had cooked jasmine tea before, so she asked.
After hearing this, Song Yi lowered his eyebrows, and after thinking seriously for a moment, he replied, "Okay!"
This flower has a strong fragrance, and ordinary tea can't be suppressed, but the sweet rain flower tea can.
Fortunately, her father still has some rain flower tea hidden in it, so she will use it!
Baili Shihan immediately clapped his hands and said, "Then I'll wait to drink!"
Song Ling chuckled and didn't answer, and then began to pay attention to the lotus flowers beside him, and when he met a suitable one, he picked a bamboo basket placed on the boat.
Seeing that she was really interested, Su Jinxiu and Ye Yun were both shocked, the taste of this flower, ordinary tea can't be suppressed!
If you say that you are worthy of this rich lotus fragrance, I am afraid that there is only that rare rain flower tea!
Song Ling is only more proficient than them in the tea ceremony, and what they can think of, Song Ling can naturally think of.
Come to think of it, Song Ling has already decided to take the Yuhua tea that they treasure in the house!
Thinking of this, the two of them couldn't help but be speechless, this Song Ling is really willing!
Although they were a little sad to think that such a good tea would be used to make flower tea, they were full of expectations for the flower tea that Song Ling was going to brew.
After all, it is a rare blessing to be able to drink a little bit of such a rare tea!
Su Jinli and Baili Shihan didn't know anything about this, they only happily enjoyed the flowers and laughed, and occasionally helped Song Ling choose lotus flowers.
It was already half an hour later when they got out of the boat and went ashore, and they were all a little hungry when they picked peaches and rafted, and it happened that the woman had prepared a simple country dish early, and they used it with great interest.
"It's all coarse tea and light rice here, and I have wronged a few masters!" The woman rubbed her hands together in embarrassment.
These nobles are all people who are accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, but at the moment she can only eat some wild vegetables and coarse rice, and she is a little uneasy.
I'm afraid that these nobles will be angry because they can't get used to eating.
"You're so careful! This dish is delicious! Very much to my liking! Su Jinli took the lead in clipping a chopstick.
She really likes such simple dishes.
"We all love it! The vegetarian dishes are sweet, the fish is tender, and they are all excellent! Ye Yun echoed with a smile.
Although the food on the table was shabby compared to what she usually ate, she knew that it was the best food that this woman could have in her house!
Not to mention that this dish does not taste bad, but this woman's sincere heart is particularly precious.
It's too late for them to be grateful, how can they dislike it!
Seeing that one or two of them said this, the woman breathed a sigh of relief and sighed that several nobles were good-natured.
Then Baili Shihan was afraid that they would not be able to finish eating, and spoil the woman's heart, so she simply let Pei'er and the woman and her family sit down to eat together.
Several girls and women did not follow at first, but under the repeated persuasion of several masters, they finally sat down together.
Inevitably, they couldn't let go, Su Jinli and Baili Shihan kept telling jokes to enliven the atmosphere, and they had a good meal.
After eating, they said goodbye to the woman and returned to the capital with the peaches and lotus flowers they had picked today.
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Su Jinli just got out of the carriage and was about to enter the mansion, Gu Mingjue greeted him, and then the couple walked hand in hand to Ziliju.
Su Jinli spent a lot of energy picking fruits and boating today, but now she only feels sticky, and she is busy preparing hot water for her to bathe.
After washing and changing, Gu Mingjue hugged her to the couch, and the couple were so in love that they unconsciously became entangled together.
In a few moments, the fire in the house was extinguished, and the curtains on the couch were drawn.
The red tent flies, the mandarin ducks are obsessed, and it is another sleepless night.
The next day, when Su Jinli woke up, she felt that her hands and feet were sore, and she couldn't help but think of someone's endless request last night, and then her pretty face turned red.
After gritting his teeth and scolding someone in his heart, he called Qingyue and them to come in and serve.
After freshening up and having breakfast, she went to Gu Xichen's brothers and sisters.
Until noon, Gu Mingjue, who was supposed to be busy with government affairs, came back early.
This time, he didn't greet Su Jinli with a light smile when he saw him as before, but kept his face calm.
Seeing him like this, Su Jinli's heart sank, I am afraid that something terrible has happened, otherwise, how could he be so gloomy and violent in front of her?
While taking off his court clothes, she asked softly, "Husband, what's wrong?"
As soon as she asked, Gu Mingjue's face darkened a little, and he subconsciously avoided her gaze.
In this way, the doubts in Su Jinli's heart are even greater, he treats her like this, it is the first time in two lifetimes!
"Husband?" She asked again.
With that, she stopped what she was doing, and only stared at Gu Mingjue's eyes, waiting for him to react.
"The flood in Qingzhou, because of the incompetence of the officials, actually provoked a riot among the people, and the horse thieves took advantage of the chaos to capture the ten cities of Qingzhou and slaughtered the people in the city!" Gu Mingjue gritted his teeth and said, his deep phoenix eyes were full of anger.
How innocent the unarmed people are, these horse thieves really did it!
Natural disasters have exhausted the people and left them without a fixed place to live, and now they have lost their lives!
"So?" Su Jinli muttered and asked, and then, as if she had thought of something, her face turned pale.
"I won't let you go!" She held the corner of Gu Mingjue's clothes tightly.
"Li'er! Calm down! My father has made a will, and I will take 5,000 elites to Qingzhou later! Gu Mingjue wrinkled his eyebrows slightly.
Yes, as Su Jinli thought, Emperor Yongli did send Gu Mingjue to quell the war in Qingzhou by a holy decree.
"I'm going to enter the palace with joy!" Su Jinli let go of his hand for a moment, and then turned around and walked out with an eager face.
Qingzhou ...... She must not let Mingjue go to Qingzhou!
She remembered clearly that in the previous life, when Qingzhou was flooded, Emperor Yongli sent the prince of the Marquis Mansion of Zhenguo to quell the war.
In just half a month, the prince of the town and the five thousand elites were all lost in the hands of the horse thieves!
Not only that, but the 50,000 elites sent by Emperor Yongli also happened to encounter the plague caused by the flood, and they were all buried in other places!
Those horse thieves were all infected with the plague, and it didn't take long for all the ten cities in Qingzhou to become dead cities!
There are corpses all over the field, white bones, what kind of shocking is that?
Such a cruel fact was that she was still stupid at that time and didn't care about the affairs of the government and the opposition at all, even if she was shocked, let alone others!
Thinking about it, Su Jinli unconsciously quickened her pace.
Seeing her so out of shape, Gu Mingjue was helpless and moved.
After being slightly stunned, he finally grabbed Su Jinli, who was running out in a hurry, looked into her eyes, and said word by word: "I am the prince of Dayan and a general, no matter which identity I have, I should protect my family and defend the country!" I can't let the people of Qingzhou live so miserably! I'm going to capture the horse thief, catch the dog who doesn't do anything, and give justice to the innocent dead people! โ
The righteousness of his words was awe-inspiring and sonorous, but when he heard Su Jinli's heart cut like a knife, tears fell like rain.
Why didn't she understand what he said? But how could she bear to see him die?
"I don't care! Anyway, I just won't allow you to go to Qingzhou! She cried.
Whether she is selfish or cold, she can't let Gu Mingjue go to Qingzhou!
As for the war in Qingzhou, let's let the prince of the Marquis Mansion of that town go to peace!