Zhao Chengxi was not displeased, but said with great interest: "Mother-in-law, I haven't done it before, just don't dislike me for being clumsy." ”

"It's all simple work, girl, come with me."

"You can wait here with peace of mind, this little thing will not bother me." Zhao Chengxi glanced at Nanque and followed the old woman out.

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"These dishes are so delicious! Mother-in-law's awesome workmanship. ”

Zhao Chengxi was full of praise while eating with relish, which made the old woman very happy.

"It's all home-cooked side dishes, you can eat more if you like!"

"Okay, thank you, mother-in-law."

I don't know if it's because I'm also involved in it or because I'm tired from the journey, Zhao Chengxi's food is particularly delicious. Although it is a trivial matter of washing vegetables and fanning the fire, Zhao Chengxi feels that he is enjoying it.

Seeing that Zhao Chengxi had such a good appetite, Nan Que couldn't help but smile at the corners of his mouth: "Is it so delicious?" ”

"No, you have to eat more, anyway, I also have a share of the credit for this meal."

"Okay, you can eat well, rest early later, and leave tomorrow morning."

Zhao Chengxi nodded in response, and his mouth was not idle, where was the demeanor of self-control in the palace on weekdays.

Early the next morning, the two said goodbye to the old couple and continued to go to North Mirror City.

"Bi Xi, what did your mother-in-law put in a small bag of baggage for you when you left?" Nan Que was quite curious when he saw the burden hanging on the saddle.

Zhao Chengxi also deliberately kept it a secret: "You'll know later." ”

The two of them rushed for most of the day, then stopped on the side of the road to rest, Zhao Chengxi unloaded the burden, Nan Que took a look, quite surprised, this is a bag of sweet potatoes?

"What are you doing? Go find some dry firewood, and we'll make a fire to roast sweet potatoes! Zhao Chengxi rubbed his hands, as if he was going to do a big job.

“…… Good. ”

Zhao Chengxi squatted beside the fire, grabbing a branch with sweet potatoes and turning it back and forth on the fire.

"I ate it once before, I think it's good, yesterday I saw a big bag of sweet potatoes in the kitchen, so I bought some with my mother-in-law, just to give us dry food."

Zhao Chengxi raised his eyes to look at Nan Que, who was looking at him in a daze: "What's wrong?" Is it weird to see me doing this? ”

Nan Que retracted his gaze and said lightly: "It's not strange, but I think Your Majesty is more pyrotechnic than I imagined." ”

"I'm not an old fairy hanging on the wall who can't eat the fireworks in the world, what's wrong with roasting a sweet potato?" Zhao Chengxi pursed his lips, "Although I usually have to walk when I go out, and someone will serve me when I raise my hand, but isn't there no such condition now?" Besides, to be a high emperor and accept the prostration of all the people, you have to be responsible for them, and you have to know their lives in-depth, so that you can know what they want, right? So don't look at me with your adoring and curious gaze. ”

After Nan Que heard this tirade, he laughed loudly, and he really could climb up the pole.

After a moment of silence, Nan Que stared at the crackling fire, his eyes were misty, and asked, "Your Majesty, do you think you are happy to be born in the royal family?" Or is it having a hard time? ”

Zhao Chengxi thought about it seriously and replied: "There are times of happiness, and naturally there are times of hardship. When I was a child, I often felt lonely, and at first glance I seemed to be surrounded by thousands of people, and the word loneliness had nothing to do with me. But actually, I don't have any friends. Especially after the death of my father and mother, I know that many people around me love me very much. But I also know that the premise of their love for me is to respect me first. ”

Zhao Chengxi paused and said, "My father told me that if you want to stand on the top of the mountain, you have to endure the cold on the top of the mountain. But no one asked me if I would like to stand on the top of the mountain, I was already on the top of the mountain when I was born. Sometimes I envy the life of ordinary people, who can have equal friendships, no intrigues, simple, down-to-earth, how good. ”

"Then Your Majesty, have you ever thought about giving up all this, no matter who becomes the emperor, and letting go and chasing the life you want?"

"Nope." Zhao Chengxi blurted out almost without thinking.

"Let's not talk about the people's livelihood and suffering, what national righteousness, just say how much the ancestors of the Long family have paid for this position for generations, the people I love, the people who love me, and the things that I do my best to protect, where am I qualified to give up."

Nan Que looked at Zhao Chengxi's eyes fixedly, and the firelight was reflected in her pupils, burning and jumping, like the endless inheritance and hope of Tanglin.

The copper wall that had been cast for a long time somewhere in Nan Que's heart slowly cracked and collapsed, and he suddenly had a firm belief that Tanglin would get better and better in the hands of the person in front of him.

Nan Que slowly retracted his gaze, and instead stared at something that was getting darker and darker in Zhao Chengxi's hand and said, "How long will this sweet potato be roasted......"

Zhao Chengxi put the sweet potato close to his nose and sniffed it: "I think it should be okay...... It's still smelly, do you smell it? ”

Nan nodded his head: "It's very fragrant." ”

Zhao Chengxi carefully broke off a piece of sweet potato with the corner of his clothes, and the orange-red fresh meat under the skin of the charred black melon was steaming, and the fragrance was wafting, which made people's appetite move.

"Looks like my first craft was a success, you try." Zhao Chengxi handed the sweet potato to Nan Quan.

"Not bad." Nan Que took a sip and nodded in praise.

Zhao Chengxi also couldn't wait to eat, well, it's really delicious.

"How long will it take to get to North Mirror City?"

"We should be able to travel day and night like ours in five days."

"It's going to take five days......" Zhao Chengxi sighed silently, Beijing City is really far away......

Five days later, the Protector Army camped.

"What kind of tricks are you saying that Beizhou is playing, it's been a few days, and you don't put a single fart, and it's time-consuming with us."

Several generals chatted while eating dinner in the camp tent, and the name of the speaker was Cheng Tianhan, who was a veteran in the Protector Army.

"Lao Cheng, why are you thinking so much, it's sad! If you have that time, you might as well eat more, raise enough strength, and when the time comes, you can fight them back to their hometown. ”

"Isn't I trying to help Master Hou share his worries? Haven't you seen what Hou Ye looks like these days? That brow is twisted, it's going to be knotted! ”

"Yes, yes, I also noticed that Hou Ye was indeed not in a very good mood in the past two days, and he was probably angry with the group of shrinking turtles in the Northern Zhou Dynasty!"

"Hey! I'll tell you something. Cheng Tianhan glanced out a few times, and made sure that there were no other talents and said mysteriously, "I have prepared a surprise for Master Hou tonight!" ”

This remark aroused everyone's curiosity.

"What surprise? Don't be scared. ”

"Okay, you old Cheng, dare to hit the Hou Ye with your idea, you don't want to die."

Cheng Tianhan slapped his thigh and was unhappy: "I'm also thinking about Master Hou." It's not that you don't know, Master Hou is not small, let alone the family, there is not even a girl who is close to serve, do you say you should be in a hurry. ”