Chapter 410: Preparation
Xiao Shi didn't know if what Lin Qingwan said was true or not, she had seen too much dirt, and she had felt a lot of malice, she lowered her eyes and looked at her fingertips, and answered softly.
Lin Qingwan smiled and patted her shoulder and said, "Go and rest, we will wake up as usual tomorrow." ”
Yi Han glanced at her and went to extinguish the incense.
Lin Qingwan lay on the bed, Xiao Shi also returned to his small bed, and Yi Han lay on the couch outside, and the tent was quiet again, but except for the sleeping Lanna, no one fell asleep.
The next day, Lin Qingwan opened her eyes as usual, and Lan Na stretched and said, "I slept so well last night, I didn't have any dreams at all." ”
Lin Qingwan smiled and asked, "Then what dreams do you usually have, come and tell us about it." ”
Lanna said embarrassedly, "I don't remember, I know I'm dreaming." ”
She saw that Xiao Shi had combed Lin Qingwan's hair, so she smiled and said, "Today is Xiao Nian, I'll ask the kitchen to prepare more wine and food for you." ”
Lin Qingwan shook her head with a smile and said, "Don't bother, follow the customs, since you don't have the custom of celebrating the New Year, why are you busy accommodating me alone?" ”
Lanna smiled and said, "That's right, you're a distinguished guest." ”
After that, he turned around and went out to order the soldiers outside.
Lin Qingwan smiled slightly, lowered her eyes and handed the hairpin in her hand back, and Xiao Shi took it silently.
Since Wendihan left, although Lanna was still respectful to Lin Qingwan, the subtle change in her voice still couldn't hide from the three people in the account.
Xiao Shi never knew how Lin Qingwan could tell that Lanna was the one Wen Dihan deliberately placed beside her, but now she vaguely understood.
It's confidence.
In the past, Lanna had something hidden, so she couldn't see it, but now that she is lax, even her girl can see it, let alone Lord Lin?
Lanna came back after giving the order, and proposed: "The county lord might as well go out for a walk, I heard that Xiao Nian is a big festival for you there." ”
Lin Qingwan raised her eyebrows and smiled: "General Shi is willing to let me out?" ”
"The county lord has misunderstood," Lan Na said with a smile, "General Shi didn't let you go out earlier because he was worried about your safety, after all, General Gu Lijia didn't seem to be very friendly. ”
"Then now General Guljia has figured it out?" Lin Qingwan was pleasantly surprised: "Then I want to go and meet General Gu Lijia, so that the friendship between Liang and Liao will be deeper." ”
Lan Na's face froze with a smile, forgetting that Lin Qingwan didn't know about Gu Lijia's return to Beijing, and she couldn't let her know about it.
Lanna secretly blamed herself for being careless and lax, and changed the topic with a smile: "General Gu Lijia has led his troops out to patrol the border, but I am afraid that I will not be able to come back for a while, and the county lord wants to see the general, why don't I invite General Shi here?" ”
Lin Qingwan was slightly disappointed and said, "Then forget it, General Shi is very busy now, so there is no need to disturb him." ”
However, she still followed Lanna out of the tent and walked, and now she has ten steps and a sentry outside the tent, all of which are Liao soldiers guarding her.
After all, Liang Jun came too quickly and strangely that day, and no one knew how her news was transmitted, so Shi Zhan was very cautious about this.
Not only Lin Qingwan, but even the guards she brought were not allowed to leave the account easily, and the activity area could only be in the main account.
Even if they didn't move in the past two days, Shi Zhan didn't dare to relax, and strictly let people watch them and prevent them from going out of the protection of the main tent.
Even if today is a small year, Lin Qingwan can only walk within this hundred steps.
She stood in the middle and looked around, but she couldn't see anything but the tents and the soldiers standing guard by the roadside.
She couldn't help but smile bitterly, turned her head and said to Lanna: "I've been in the Youzhou camp for so long, and I haven't been to the camp yet, take a look." ”
Lanna smiled and didn't answer, the third prince left a message before leaving, and Lin Qingwan was not allowed to go out of the scope of the main account, and it was considered a violation of the order to let her go to the gate of the camp to persuade Su Zhang before.
Lin Qingwan seemed to be just talking, and there was no requirement to go for a walk, she pointed in a direction and asked, "It's so lively over there, but there are no tents in sight." ”
"It's the stables over there," Lanna laughed, "I guess someone is cleaning the horses, so it's lively." ”
Lin Qingwan nodded, "You Liao country have a lot of horses, where are so many horses placed?" ”
Lanna laughed, "How is this possible, it's just the horses of the main tent, each tent has its own stable, and generally except for the general, who has a special groom in charge, everyone else is in charge of their own horses." ”
Lanna said proudly: "Horses are our brothers, and they are as close as relatives, so horses are usually fed by themselves. ”
"But this horse not only needs to be fed, but also to wash the horses, walk the horses, and clean the stables, all of which must be done by yourself?"
"Cleaning the stables has a special person to do, but washing, feeding and walking the horses is generally done by yourself to cultivate a tacit understanding with the horses."
Lin Qingwan nodded to indicate that she was taught, "I have ridden a horse, but I have never raised a horse myself, do you have your own horse?" ”
Lanna said excitedly and proudly: "Of course, I have a jujube red horse......"
Lanna said this, and said stiffly: "But that was a long time ago, since my family fell into the middle of the road, and after selling myself into slavery, the horse was also bought. ”
Lin Qingwan sighed, reached out and patted her shoulder and said, "Don't be sad, I will give you a horse when I have a chance in the future." ”
She pointed in the direction of the stables and said, "It must be no worse than the one inside." ”
Seeing that her face was normal, Lanna breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "There are all horses from the main tent, but they are rare and good horses." ”
The main tent is the power center of a large battalion, and the people who live here are either the main generals or the guards who protect the main generals, and the horses are naturally very good.
Most of the remaining horses in it were picked by the third prince and left to the current main tent's personal soldiers.
Lin Qingwan was very curious about this, and Lan Na felt that it did not involve military secrets, so she did not hide it, so she said: "Those horses were originally owned by the eldest prince and the second prince, and the third prince took a batch with him when he returned to Beijing, and the rest continued to be kept in captivity in the stable." ”
Wen Dihan wanted to return to Beijing as soon as possible, so he picked up the best batch of horses from the camp when he left, and he couldn't move the horses on Gu Lijia's side.
But the horses that Ganle and Ganzhun left behind were cheaper for him.
Now there are only about fifty horses left in the stables, and all of them are leftover, which is not very good, but it is not bad compared with the rest of the army, and even much better than that of ordinary soldiers.
Lin Qingwan glanced at Yi Han when she heard this, and turned around with satisfaction: "In this way, the horses in the stable are also good horses?" ”
"Of course, after all, it is the horse ridden by the eldest prince and the second prince's personal guard, although it is not as good as the generals' rides, but it is stronger than that of ordinary soldiers."
At noon, Lan Na went to pick up the food box, and Yi Han took out a short knife from his arms and handed it to Lin Qingwan, and said in a low voice: "The county lord should take it with you." ”
Lin Qingwan took it, touched it, looked up and smiled, "Okay." ”
Yi Han felt a pain in his heart and looked away slightly.
In the afternoon, two plates of sweet cakes were sent from outside, "This is from the county lord from the Liang, saying that it is the twenty-fourth regiment." ”
Lin Qingwan pinched up a glutinous rice dumpling and said with a smile: "This skill, I guess the chef must not be from Suzhou." ”
Yi Han smiled and said: "In the end, it is a piece of their mind, the county lord will taste it." ”
"It's fine." Lin Qingwan took a bite and felt that it was too sweet, but she still nodded and said, "Just give it to the Lord of the Stove." ”
She pointed to the remaining sweet cake on the plate and said, "You can try it too." ”
Yi Han took one, and Xiao Shi also took one after thanking him, Lan Na hesitated for a moment and pinched one, and said with a smile after taking a bite: "It's so sweet!" ”
She thought it was delicious.
Lin Qingwan saw that she was eating with relish, so she smiled and said, "Then you and Xiao Shi will divide the rest, it's too sweet, a little beyond my bearing." ”
After that, he turned around and said to the soldiers standing aside: "Is the person who delivered the food box gone?" If you pass a message for me before you leave, just say thank you General Su, they have a heart. ”
The soldiers confirmed that they had no problem eating the sweet cake, so they bowed down and said, "Yes, I'll go and pass the word." ”
Naturally, the twenty-four regiments sent by the girder could not have been served on a plate like this, this thing was still slightly hot, and it was obviously packed in a food box, but it was moved to a plate and sent over.
They were careful, but they weren't relaxed at all.
Lin Qingwan took two sips of tea to suppress the sweet and greasy taste, since General Su specially sent the twenty-fourth regiment, it obviously meant that he understood her hint that day, and there should be action tonight.
She put down the teacup, looked up and smiled at Lanna: "When you're full, go to the kitchen to get food, just eat glutinous rice dumplings, it's easy to get sleepy, let's go to bed early tonight." ”
Lanna answered, looked at the hour, and went out.
Yi Han also took the opportunity to go out and went to the tent of the guards next door to get the letter back and give it to Xiao Shi.
He whispered, "Hide and call you when I want to leave at night." ”
Xiao Shi nervously took the letter and hid it, and his hands trembled.
Lin Qingwan comforted her and said, "Don't be afraid, we are here." ”
How can you not be afraid?
It's been five years, and it seems that she can finally leave, not only afraid, but also impulsive in her heart.
She had just hidden the letter, and Lanna returned, her eyes lowered and she stood behind Lin Qingwan, her hands tightly crossed to hide her nervousness.
Fortunately, her sense of existence has always been very low, Lanna didn't pay attention to her, put out the meal, and after the four of them had dinner together, Lin Qingwan sat on the desk and practiced calligraphy and painting as usual.
When I was almost done, I got up and washed and went to bed.
That night, everyone slept awake as usual, so when the noise rang out, the four of them opened their eyes together.
Lanna jumped out of bed, walked quickly to the tent door, lifted the curtain and saw fires rising in several places outside, and couldn't help but be surprised: "What's the matter?" ”
Lin Qingwan also got out of bed together, frowned and shouted, "Lanna, come and help me change my clothes." ”
Lanna turned around and said, "Don't worry, the county lord, it should have been accidentally caught fire, and it's far away from us, so you don't have to go out." ”
Lin Qingwan looked up at her, her eyes were serious, and then her gaze fell behind him and nodded slightly.
Lanna was stunned for a moment, almost instantly, her hair stood on end, she wanted to turn back immediately, but suddenly there was a sharp pain in the back of her neck, her eyes were dark, and she didn't know anything.