I originally thought that when I arrived at Linhuang Mansion, in the territory of the Liao people, I would not be able to sleep well, but when Chen Cha woke up, it was already time to turn on the lamp.
She opened her eyes and saw Merlin sitting on the small stool beside the bed, embroidering something very seriously, as if he was preparing for a crucial battle. It's just that this girl's embroidery skills are not very good. Nine and a half times out of ten, the thin needle pricked her own hand.
After watching for a while, Shen Cha couldn't stand it any longer, and shook her head helplessly. She wondered if it was because of the fact that the soldiers followed the generals, but none of the female generals around her had made any achievements in the field of female celebrities. The ones that can be used a little bit, that is, red leaves, can take about a year to embroider a purse.
"General, you're awake!" Mei Zhu, who was sitting on the ground watching her sister's jokes, was the first to notice that the person on the bed had woken up. She stood up quickly, ran to the edge of the bed, and put a coat on Shen Cha first. He brought her another cup of warm water. "The general slept really well this time!"
"How long have I been sleeping?" Shen Cha took two sips of warm water to moisten his dry and hoarse throat, "Brother Xiaojing, are you up?"
"About three hours, not long after the general fell asleep, it started to snow heavily outside. Speaking of which, heavy snowfall in Jiapingguan City is not uncommon, but compared with Linhuang Mansion, it is really nothing." Merlin put down his head. With the things in his hands, he stood up and went to get the clothes for Shen Cha to wear. "The military advisor has already gotten up and should be drinking tea in the tea room downstairs now."
Shen Cha nodded. No wonder she felt that the room was so cold. Even if the ground dragon was burned, it was not very warm. It turned out that it had snowed heavily again.
She slowly got off the bed, put on her robe and walked to Xiao Taozi. She bent down to pick up the thing that Merlin had left behind. She looked over it several times, but she didn't see what it was.
"Is this for Xiaosi?" Shen Cha looked confused. He walked to the basin and put his hands into the hot water. "What is it?"
"It's for him. Every winter, his back injury always recurs, and he grins from the pain. Brother Wu told me that he can't sleep well every night and is always woken up by the pain. He looks very miserable. . Before setting off, I asked Sister Miao Miao if there was anything else that could alleviate his pain besides applying medicine. Sister Miao Miao said she could make him a waist protector and let him wear it through three winters. It can be relieved, but eradication will take longer." Merlin blushed, "I thought it would be okay to relieve the pain first, so I thought about making him a waist protector. But the general also knows, where am I? If you know how to make this thing, no matter how hard you try, you can’t make it look good.”
"More than that!" Mei Zhu came over and whispered, "My sister's ten fingers were all pricked by needles. It hurts!"
"Xiao Si achieved great blessings in his previous life, and I just met you in this life." Shen Cha finished washing his face and took the handkerchief in Mei Zhu's hand, "You, it's good if you have this intention, and you don't have to do it yourself. Return to Jiaping Pass Cheng, find someone with good craftsmanship and make a few for Xiaosi." She patted Merlin, "If Xiaosi is waiting for your waist protector, won't he have to wait three or two years?"
"Sister, the general and I have different opinions. You can find a skilled aunt to make a waist protector for the fourth brother, but you must continue to make yours. The fourth brother will definitely be more willing to use yours." Mei Zhu also joined in the fun. , "I believe you will be able to do a good job in protecting your waist by this time next year. Come on, I'm very optimistic about you!"
Mei Lin's face turned red after being teased by his sister. Regardless of Shen Cha's presence, he threw away the handkerchief and went to twist Mei Zhu's mouth. Of course, Mei Zhu would not let her succeed. When she saw her sister rushing towards her, she turned around and ran away. The two sisters chased her around the house.
When Mei Lin caught Mei Zhu as he wished, he pinched her twice. Shen Cha had already dressed and was standing at the door of the house with a smile.
"Come on, let's go to the tea room to have tea too."
"yes!"
Shen Cha took Mei Lin and Mei Zhu out of the door, went downstairs, passed through the main hall, and turned right. The tea room was at the end. They walked to the door, and just as they were about to push it open, they heard a familiar laughter coming from inside.
"Huh?" Shen Cha looked back at Mei Lin and Mei Zhu, "Is this Mr. Qi? When did he come?"
"Go down and ask." Mei Zhu trotted to the main hall. After a while, she ran back and said in a low voice, "Master Qi just arrived. He said that he heard that we were coming and wanted to pay a visit. He brought us a lot of bags. Many things are said to be specialties brought back to us."
"This kid!" Shen Cha smiled and saw that Mei Zhu was hesitant to speak, "What else is there?"
"Mr. Qi said that while the generals and military advisors are here to see them, they are mainly here to have a meal."
"Meal?" Shen Cha shook his head helplessly, stretched out his hand and patted the door of the tea room gently, and walked in without waiting for the people inside to respond. Seeing Qi Zhifeng about to stand up and salute, she quickly waved her hand, "Don't get up, we don't need to use so many etiquette."
"Sister Xiaocha, did you sleep well?" Qi Zhifeng looked at Shen Cha sitting next to Jin Jing and said with a smile, "I'm here to have a meal, sister Xiaocha won't be unhappy, right? She won't want to give me to Todoroki, shall we?"
"How could it be? It's just that Jiu'er didn't come with him this time, so you can't see him if you want to."
"Brother Xiaojing just said it. Although it's a bit regretful, it doesn't matter. I will go to Jiaping Pass to see him when I have time." Qi Zhifeng nodded and looked at Mei Lin and Mei Zhu. "The look of the two sisters. good."
Mei Lin and Mei Zhu thanked him, then turned around and served the hot tea that had been brewed, as well as several plates of snacks, especially those placed in front of Qi Zhifeng, which he always liked to eat.
"Master Qi, General, and Military Advisor, what do you want to eat tonight?" Merlin stood at the table and looked at the three of them. "It's almost dinner time. If you want to eat anything, I will ask the kitchen to prepare it."
"What do you want to eat, Mr. Qi?" Shen Cha and Jin Jing looked at Qi Zhifeng at the same time, "Didn't you come here to have a meal? Of course it must be in line with your taste."
"Sister Xiaocha, brother Xiaojing, we are so familiar, why do we still talk about Mr. Qi? Aren't you two happy to recognize me as your younger brother?" Qi Zhifeng pursed his lips with an unhappy look on his face, "In that case , I’d better go, don’t be an eyesore here!”
"You learned this pretentiousness from Jiu'er, right? Does Nan Gong like it?" Shen Cha slowly drank the tea, looked at Qi Zhifeng who was blushing, and smiled, "Okay, you can eat whatever you want. Say it quickly, don't delay the work under the stove."
"Well..." Qi Zhifeng smiled sheepishly, "I wanted to eat the mutton soup pot. After I came back, I asked the chef in the house to make it, but it didn't taste right to the food in Jiapingguancheng."
"It's a coincidence, we also want to eat the mutton soup pot!" Shen Cha turned to Mei Lin and said, "Prepare more mutton. It will be stewed to a pulp. Mr. Qi likes that."
"I know." Mei Lin responded, leaving Mei Zhu waiting in the tea room while he went out to prepare dinner.
Shen Cha took a piece of cake and put it into his mouth, chewed it slowly twice, picked up the tea cup and drank two sips of tea.
"It's snowing so much outside, why are you running out? We have to stay in Linhuang Mansion for a long time. When can you come for dinner? Does it have to be today?" Shen Cha put down the tea cup, "To be honest, you are You don’t have anything to tell us.”
"Sister Xiaocha Mingjian, you do have something to say." Qi Zhifeng put the stove on his knees, holding a green tea cake in one hand and a tea cup in the other. He ate and drank and said, "Uncle Wang will prepare it tomorrow night. It’s time to entertain all the envoys at the palace banquet, and there are many things that I need to tell Sister Xiaocha and Brother Xiaojing in advance so that they can prepare in advance.”
"Speak slowly, don't be anxious." Jin Jing held the teapot and refilled Qi Zhifeng's tea, "What's wrong, is someone planning to cause trouble at the banquet? Is it the envoy, Xiao, or someone else?"
"It's those Tubo barbarians." Qi Zhifeng looked disgusted. "Before you came, they were causing trouble in the street. They had several fights with the soldiers patrolling the city. Anan arrested several groups of them. But What will happen if you catch them? They just teach you a few words, hit them twice and then put them back." He sighed softly, "In just a few days, those barbarians will return to their old ways and continue to cause trouble on the streets. .”
"Tubo?" Shen Cha and Jin Jing looked at each other, confusion visible on each other's faces, "If I remember correctly, Liao and Tubo shouldn't have much in common, right? They can be counted on five fingers. Thinking about it, it shouldn’t be considered a feud, why are they so unwilling to forgive me?”
"Originally there was no such thing, but now...hey, if I were from Tubo, I would probably make trouble too." Qi Zhifeng said gloomily, "That's what happened."
After listening to Qi Zhifeng's story, Shen Cha and Jin Jing didn't know what to say for a moment. They have lived for a long time and can encounter anything new!
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