Everyone sat in the lobby and drank tea together. The kitchen was already cooking, but the dishes were not ready yet, so they served snacks first.
There are no good dim sums in the Western Regions. Fortunately, Mrs. He is from the Central Plains, so she knows several kinds of dim sum, so she managed to scrape together two plates.
Man Bao pinched a piece of snack to eat, and Nie Canjun told Man Bao good news, "Your Majesty ordered General Ashina to be the chief of the march, and General Guo to be the deputy chief to conquer Kucha. Now counting, the war has been going on for about a month. , General Ashina has also been here for seven or eight days.”
He said: "If we fight until next year, we might be able to return to the court with General Ashina and the others."
In that way, the safety is too guaranteed. Regardless of whether there are horse thieves along the way, if there are, do they dare to attack the army of Dajin
Man Bao was speechless, "How did they come so fast?"
Nie Canjun glanced at them and said, "General Ashina is already in Lanzhou. Your Majesty orders that Liangzhou, Suzhou, and Shazhou begin to transfer troops. The general will only bring some troops from Lanzhou. Take it away, come all the way, even crossing the desert like us, it only took half a month."
On the other hand, it took them three months to come all the way from the capital Youzai Youzai. This is because they didn't dawdle after leaving Shazhou, but hurried on their way normally, otherwise...
Mr. Zhuang said with a smile: "The mission of our mission is different from theirs, and we have to inquire about news, so naturally we will be slower."
He changed the subject, and said to the two of them: "Two days ago, General Ashina and General Guo captured Yanqi, and they are resting in the city now. You are the envoy of the mission. Now that you are back, do you want to see Ashina? General?"
He said again: "Since you want to be together on the return trip, then make a good relationship early."
Nie Canjun glanced at Zhou Liru, and said to Zhou Man, "Lord Zhou, people from the Duhu Mansion wanted to buy ten dancers back two days ago. I heard that they wanted to give the dancers to General Ashina."
He thinks they can send.
Man Bao directly refused, and said to him: "General Ashina is still the son-in-law, and he is Ming Da and Chang Yu's uncle, so what's the matter if we give her uncle a concubine?"
Nie Canjun was at a loss, what happened to sending a concubine to the princess' uncle
Man Bao and Bai Shan muttered: "If Ming Da and the others ask me about this after I go back, I will be ashamed to death."
Bai Erlang also felt that this was unfair. Mingda's aunt was his aunt, so it was fine if he didn't give the princess a noodle, but why would he give his uncle a dancer
So he nodded in agreement with Man Bao's decision.
Bai Shan glanced at them, and said: "I heard Zhao Liu mention General Ashina, he said Zhao Guogong mentioned that General Ashina is a honest and prudent person, and that's why His Majesty married the princess to the general."
Yin Yu asked, "Isn't it to win over General Ashina?"
Man Bao said: "There must be this thought, but if he is not good, your majesty will not marry his sister to him, right?"
After all, she is not young anymore. For people in their twenties and thirties, the princess is much younger than the other party.
Nie Canjun saw that they were getting less and less like what they said, and Mr. Zhuang also stopped him, so he could only cough lightly, bring the topic back, and asked, "Then how do we come to ask for a meeting?"
"Let's go directly," Man Bao pointed to Bai Erlang and said, "I'll go first. If he doesn't see Bai Erlang, they are relatives."
Bai Erlang nodded, "That's right, I'm his future niece and son-in-law, and I will always be a son-in-law in the future."
Nie Canjun: ...
Then you have too many relatives.
Bai Shandao: "We still need to give some gifts. The tea leaves we brought are still better. It's best to pick out a box and give it away."
Nie Canjun couldn't help it, "Is it too little to give only one box?"
Bai Shandao: "To visit relatives, just give some daily things, and General Ashina is not a luxurious person, so giving too much would not be beautiful."
Yin Ju also nodded, "If he is really a honest and prudent person, this gift is neither light nor heavy, but it is just what he wants."
Only then did Mr. Zhuang nod his head with a smile and said, "Since you have made up your mind, go prepare."
Man Bao didn't move, she said: "You must eat something first."
Bai Shan also nodded, "Because we thought we could go back to the city today, we took two bites of pancakes for lunch, and then filled a pot of water."
At this time, I was so hungry.
Mr. Zhuang then turned his head to a beautiful girl waiting in the corner of the room and said, "Go and tell the kitchen that there is no need to make too many meals, and those will be served for dinner, just serve them two bowls of noodles first."
Only now did Man Bao see a girl in the corner of the room, and immediately said: "Let them make more, Daji and they will eat too."
The girls confirmed that they would not be sent out, and were very happy, so they happily saluted and ran to the kitchen to tell Mrs. He and the sisters.
They also helped to do it together, and the noodles were quickly prepared and served.
As soon as Man Bao tasted it, he raised his head and said to them: "Why do you give such a capable girl to others?"
Zhou Liru nodded again and again, with their help, it was easy for her to do many things well.
Even if they eat more, they can eat more than her.
Mentioning this, Zhou Liru and Man Bao said: "Sister-in-law, you can give them a prescription later. They used to dance to maintain their posture, so they always couldn't eat enough. I said that if they don't want to be dancers in the future, they won't be dancers." I'm on a diet, and I eat more than me for three meals a day, I'm afraid their stomachs won't be able to bear it, anyway, I felt their pulse, and I think there's something wrong with them."
Man Bao said: "No wonder I think they are a little fatter than before, so it's not an illusion."
She praised: "The fleshy ones look better, but you really can't eat too much at once. I'll show them when I turn around."
Nie Canjun saw that the topic kept going around them, and wanted to turn back to General Ashina, but he couldn't find the time to speak a few times.
But there is no need for him to change the subject, Man Bao raised it naturally, "What were you laughing at when we walked in?"
When Bai Erlang and Liu Huan mentioned this matter, they couldn't help laughing up to the sky, and even Yin Yu couldn't help smiling.
Bai Erlang said: "General Guo lost face a few days ago."
He said happily: "You don't know, General Guo is extravagant. Even in the army, the military tents he uses are all decorated with gold and jade, not to mention the utensils in the military tents. He travels with concubines and entourages." A few days ago, he sent his concubine and military tent to General Ashina, but General Ashina refused."
Not many people know about this incident. After all, it happened in the army. But Liu Huan was frightened by the beating. I know this.
That's why they succeeded.
Yin Yu said: "General Guo probably thought that General Ashina's concubines were used by him, so he wanted to buy back these ten dancing girls and give them to General Ashina."
Bai Shan frowned slightly, "This is too extravagant, is fighting in the army such a trifle?"