For the next two days, Ananda stayed in the palace to pack his luggage for Chu Baning's long journey.
Winter is coming soon, and Tongcheng is located in the northern part of the border, winter comes early, I heard that it will snow in November, one can imagine how harsh its climate is, especially compared with the capital, it is simply It's a wild place. Therefore, when Nanny An told Ananda about the luggage and items she had packed for King Su one by one, Ananda asked Nanny An to add more thick and warm fur clothes and cloaks, and then various Medicinal materials, such as medicine for wounds, medicine for frostbite, medicine for curing wind and cold, etc. Even when Ananda saw a few century-old ginseng in the warehouse, he put them in his luggage. Although this hundred-year-old ginseng is not as good as the one given by Wen Liang, it is also extremely rare and precious, and it can be used for anything if you encounter it.
"The concubine really loves the prince, and almost moved half of the medicinal materials in the library into the prince's luggage." A nun couldn't help laughing jokingly while watching Ananda muttering words. Her surname was Zhang, and she was the nanny who touched Ananda's bones when he was injured on the first day of their wedding. It is said that she had stayed in the imperial hospital and knew some medical skills. Ananda saw that she was very handsome, she was only in her early thirties, she was careful, meticulous, and loyal, so she took her to his side to serve her.
Ru Cui was helping Ananda to check the list together, and also smiled and said: "Mother Zhang, the lady is actually very reluctant to part with the prince, but she doesn't have the courage to propose to go with the prince, so I can only prepare more, which can be regarded as making up for her courage." Not guilty enough."
Hearing this, most of the nuns and maids in the room laughed kindly.
Ananda blushed a little, and glared at Rucui and Madam Zhang, and continued to check the luggage list carefully.
At this time, Ananda was just the kind of newlywed wife who was worried about her husband leaving home, wishing to let him take all the good things with her in case there was an accident on the road and she couldn't find useful things. Therefore, I was a little annoyed at these people's jokes, but it was not really angry. In fact, my heart was really as they said, and I was very reluctant.
However, Chu Baning didn't mention letting her go together, and it was still the front line of the war, so she really had no reason to follow.
While Ananda was inspecting, another visitor came from the palace, and brought several fox skins and tiger skins with intact skins, as well as a pile of medicinal materials. It is said that it was rewarded by the Queen Mother.
Ananda thanked him sincerely, and happily put these rewards into his luggage, then flipped through the few pieces of leather with intact fur, which felt warm to the touch, thinking whether to make a thick cloak for Chu Baning Bring it on, or make some gloves.
Ananda did what he thought, cut out one of the fox skins, and started to make the cloak and gloves.
In Zichen Palace, Emperor Chongde looked a little gloomy.
Opposite Emperor Chongde was Chu Baning with a cold face. The brothers of this mother's compatriot actually look alike, only differing in temperament. Emperor Chongde was a calm and deep person, as if everything was under control, confident and calm, showing the majesty of the emperor. And Chu Baning is serious, with a clear and elegant temperament, high-spirited and unyielding, a man standing in the sky and upright, which makes people heartbroken.
"Imperial brother, the virtuous concubine and the empress have had a long-standing grudge, and I am afraid that she will harm your concubine." Emperor Chongde said.
The reason why Emperor Chongde left Chu Baning today is not only to discuss with him the route to escort the army rations to Tongcheng, but also for this matter. Emperor Chongde has been on the throne for ten years, and he has cultivated his own network of contacts, especially the secret spies. Although there are not many, they can allow him to find out what he wants. And what he is talking about now is the news that his spies got from Anyang Palace.
Chu Baning's eyes were dark, and he said coldly: "Concubine Xianmu is a smart person, I believe what she will do. Maybe she will secretly cause some trouble for Ananda, but she will not be cruel to Ananda , otherwise she can't bear the consequences."
Emperor Chongde thought about it for a while, and said softly: "But, the concubine Xianmu is old, and she is not as smart as she was back then."
"Then let her take good care of herself!" Chu Baning lowered his eyes slightly, "King Anshun in the northwest is unlikely to be able to withstand the frequent looting by the North Vietnamese barbarians, and there will be a government report asking for help in half a month. However, since the imperial court was severely affected by the disaster this year, the imperial court does not have much military and material resources to support it, so it can only let Anshun King survive for a while." As for how long it will last, it is hard to say!
When Emperor Chongde heard this, he laughed and said, "Your brother's thoughts coincide with mine! Whether it is the land in the northwest or the Tiandie Valley in Tongcheng, I am concerned about it, but Tongcheng is the military fortress of our Great Chu. If it is besieged and conquered by the North Vietnamese, the consequences will be unimaginable. At this time, I can only be wronged by Brother Wuhuang for a while."
Chu Baning raised the corners of his lips slightly, with a cold expression on his face, as if the discussion just now was about today's weather, instead of using the war to weaken the power of an ambitious brother in a few words.
After saying this, Emperor Chongde's mood improved, and he thought of making fun of it, and asked: "Ba Ning, I just remembered the wife of He Chengshou's wife Chu's wife in Tongcheng. In fact, you can also take your princess to Tongcheng. Yes." Since there is a precedent for this matter, it is also feasible for Chu Ba Ningruo to take the princess to garrison the frontier.
Chu Ba Ning shook his head, "Tongcheng is located in the extreme north, the weather is cold and the supplies are scarce, so it is not suitable for women to survive." To put it bluntly, how could he be willing to go to Tongcheng to suffer for his little wife who is like a snowball
Emperor Chongde laughed and said: "Oh, my brother, I feel sorry for my daughter-in-law~ Isn't the lady of the Chu family also a woman? And I heard that there are many family members of the sons of the army in Tongcheng who have also settled in Tongcheng. Those women have lived Well, your princess should be doing the same."
Chu Baning obviously didn't like the emperor making fun of his wife, and said with a serious expression: "They are them, and my king's concubine is naturally different from them."
"It's different, but they are all women, and I haven't seen them have a pair of eyes or a nose." Emperor Chongde suppressed a smile.
Chu Baning frowned, "Your Majesty, if you're curious, you can go back to your harem to compare the differences between your girls. I believe they will match your interests." After saying that, he saluted and said, " The younger brother will take his leave," and left the Zichen Palace without looking back, leaving Emperor Chongde staring at his back.
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When Chu Baning came back at night, Ananda was rushing to make Chu Baning's cloak. Seeing Chu Baning coming back, Ananda served him for dinner and bath, and then continued to sit under the lamp and sew.
Chu Baning didn't go to the study tonight, so he sat aside and read the book for a while as usual, then closed the book, staring at the girl who was concentrating on sewing under the lamp.
The porcelain-white complexion looks pink and healthy under the light, the long and curly eyelashes drooping slightly, slightly covering the pair of black and clear cat pupils, the small nose, the bright red lips slightly pursed, and the expression on the face. The expression is very serious, as if she is doing a very serious thing. A head of long hair was scattered behind her back, the ends of her hair that were wet in the shower just now had dried up, and a few strands of silky black hair hung down to her chest, making the girl look extraordinarily cute and soft. But she was only wearing a robe casually, and a pink bellyband was faintly visible in the loose middle coat.
With a tight throat, Chu Baning looked away and looked at the clothes she was sewing in her hands. It was a cape made of black fabric, with a fluffy fiery red fox fur sewed around the neckline. You could tell by the color and length. The cloak was not made for herself, so the answer was self-evident.
The deep eyes are slightly soft, he likes to see her busy for himself under the lamp, the atmosphere is peaceful and warm, only the wind blowing through the window outside the window makes the rustling sound of the trees for a while. Let only you and her exist in this world.
When Ananda finished sewing the hood of the cloak, he felt his waist go limp, and he didn't know how long he had maintained this position. Ananda shook his cloak to check the stitches, and estimated in his mind that he would make another day tomorrow and it should be ready.
Ananda's female red is still good. This is one of the most basic skills of ancient women. The family friend does not need her to tailor the clothes herself, but it is good to sew some small things for her parents at home to show filial piety, and to make some clothes for her husband after marriage to show her virtuousness. If it weren't for the Queen Mother's clothes being specially made by the clothes storage bureau in the palace, she might even make two clothes for the Queen Mother to show her daughter-in-law's filial piety.
"Is this made for me?" Chu Baning came over, took the cloak in Ananda's hand and looked through it.
Ananda narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Yes, I heard that Tongcheng is different from the capital city. It will snow in November. It sounds very cold, so I want to make it ready before you leave, so that you can enjoy it all the time." and take it with you."
Chu Baning's expression was a little soft, and he seemed to be smiling, very satisfied.
Ananda stared at his face, regretting that fleeting smile, thinking why not smile twice, so as to make her go crazy. My husband is obviously very good-looking, but because he always has a serious face and puts on an expression that is more serious than that of my father, it often only makes people feel extremely painful, and they don't feel that he still has a very attractive face. face.
Chu Baning fiddled with it, then put down the cloak, and said, "It's late at night, let's do it tomorrow." As he spoke, he picked Ananda up, kissed her lips, and went to the big bed .
At this time, Ananda knew that she was going to have sex. Originally, she wanted to do it for a while, but now seeing the appearance of a certain prince, she could only roll on the bed with him.
After the cloud cleared and the rain cleared, Ananda lazily lay on his chest panting, Chu Baning stretched out his hand and pulled the quilt over to cover the two of them, and stroked the smooth back of the girl in his arms, as if enjoying the softness and delicateness. touch.
"Ananda..."
"Huh?" Ananda replied drowsily.
"After I leave Beijing, if there is anything I can ask someone to go to the palace to find the queen or concubine Shu, they will help you. Well, Prime Minister Lu is also fine, but Prime Minister Lu is not very reliable, so let's go to the prime minister's wife. Yes, be careful by yourself. When you leave the mansion, you must bring enough guards. Don’t let anyone bully you. If there is anyone who is not open-eyed, you can directly let the guards teach you a lesson. Don’t worry, I will take care of it for you... "
It was the first time Ananda saw him chattering like this, and he was really surprised. When he heard what he told him, he felt moved and sweet. However, after listening for a few minutes, Ananda wanted to stop him a little bit, what is meant by "don't be too stupid to let random people into the mansion"? Could it be that she put garbage in his heart specially
Ananda took the opportunity to ask, "Where's my dad? He's not just a random person, is he?"
"Father-in-law is naturally not a casual person, but he gets up casually, which is a bit annoying!" Chu Baning said very honestly.
Ananda was furious, the prince was too stingy, it really poked people's hearts! That's the prime minister's father who loves her the most, how could he say that. So angry, Ananda raised his head and rushed over to bite his mouth.
Of course, Ananda didn't dare to bite too hard, just gnawed lightly with his teeth, just wanting to teach him a lesson, so that he shouldn't poke his lungs like that when he speaks. Chu Baning only felt a numb feeling in his heart, and the kitten-like girl in his arms gave him the urge to rub it into his body and take it away.
In fact, he was also reluctant to part with his little wife, but the bad weather in Tongcheng made him worry about whether his little wife could survive there, and feared that she would have accidents like those women in the past. So, we can only leave her.
Chu Baning turned over and pressed the girl with bright little paws under him, kissed her lips, lifted one of her legs, and slid his male swelling into her still moist and warm body, loving her tenderly. Ananda raised her face up, crying like a cub, Apple's face was dyed bright red, and a pair of black eyes were covered with mist. In the dim light, she looked so attractive, and Chu Baning's uncontrollable movements began to grow louder, and he could no longer maintain the gentle frequency, pulling her into the vortex of passion.
Ananda hugged the man on his body tightly, his hard and sweaty chest pressed against her soft chest, there was a strange pleasure and sensation in the friction, thinking that he was about to leave, he couldn't help cooperating with his movements even more, Let Chu Baning finally taste the taste of harmony, more and more unable to stop.
After an unknown amount of time, Ananda finally couldn't take it anymore and passed out first.
After finishing the matter, Chu Baning lay on Ananda's body to pant, his body trembling for a while, after subduing his agitated heartbeat, he looked down and saw that his little wife had already fallen asleep, so he couldn't help but chuckled.
Chu Baning was reluctant to let her go, and also enjoyed the wonderful enjoyment of hugging the naked girl in her arms for a skin-to-skin blind date. It was cold and dewy at night, and the sweat on his body had dried after a while, so he didn't get out of bed to let others Instead of pouring water to wash them, they reached out and took a clean towel from the bedside table to wipe each other off, and fell asleep with their little wife in their arms.
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Prime Minister's Mansion.
In the same night, a slender and graceful figure walked cautiously among the street lights. When he reached a room in the side hall of an ancestral hall, the man looked around, raised his cloak to block the cold night wind, and carefully pushed open the heavy wooden door.
There was a "creak" sound from the heavy wooden door, which also woke up the people inside who were too hungry to sleep.
"Who is it?!" In the simple room, two boys who were sleeping together saw a black shadow come in. Young masters who grew up under the sun.
"Chengdi, Lingdi, it's me."
The soft and elegant voice could still be heard. The eyes of the two boys lit up, and one of them ran out of bed and rushed over, shouting, "Sister, what did you bring? I'm about to starve to death."
Lu Feiting lifted the basket covered with white cloth in her hand, and a smell of food rushed over, even Lu Shaocheng, who was a bit reserved, swallowed his saliva violently. Although they were fined to kneel down in the ancestral hall and were not allowed to step out of the ancestral hall, their punishment was not severe, and they could rest after kneeling for a few hours every day. The only thing that makes them miserable is that they are confined in the small world of the ancestral hall. For the young masters who are used to freedom, it is really hard to bear. The other is that the grade of food has dropped significantly, so that the young masters who are used to fine and expensive food can't eat enough and can't eat enough.
Like today, Lu Shaoling finally lost his temper, claiming that he refused to eat the "pig food" sent by others, and knocked over the food box. And his words happened to be heard by Lu Shaoting who was passing by. Lu Shaoting was also angry when he heard that his family's food was said that by a little cousin, so he stopped the servant who was going to report to the prime minister's wife. The two unchanging little young masters gave them food, so let them go hungry to see if they still dismiss this kind of "pig food" tomorrow.
So, the two are hungry until now.
When the two saw the warm side dishes and rice in the food box, they were touched for a while, and they packed the food by themselves without being waited on by others. Lu Feiting poured tea for them and told them to eat slowly in a soft voice.
After he was full, Lu Shaoling sat on the chair and said to Lu Feiting: "Sister, I want to go back to Ningcheng, and I don't want to stay in the capital anymore."
Lu Feiting's eyes moved slightly, but she didn't answer.
Lu Shaocheng was more mature, he didn't make noise with Lu Shaoling, and sat quietly watching them.
Seeing that Lu Feiting didn't answer for a long time, Lu Shaoling said anxiously: "Sister, don't you want mother and father? This is not our home, and no one will protect us."
Lu Feiting hurriedly comforted her younger brother, and when her younger brother calmed down, Fang softly said, "Don't worry, brother Ling, my sister came today to bring you good news. The third uncle doesn't plan to punish you severely, and my grandmother has been ill recently, and I think about it." Looking at you, the third uncle has no choice but to let you leave the ancestral hall after two days. Brother Ling, sister also wants to go back to Ningcheng, but not at this time. Grandma is getting old, she decided to stay in the capital, if we all After leaving, no one is by her side, no one to talk to, how lonely will grandma be? Isn't it? Brother Ling, grandma loves you so much, you don't want her to be sick and have no one to accompany her, do you?"
When Lu Shaoling heard this, his face was full of frustration. But he was happy to hear that he could leave this gloomy ancestral hall soon. Although he was terribly frightened this time, and was terrified of being punished, he was only a little scared. After a long time, he didn't feel anything anymore. He was still the little overlord of Ningcheng, and King Su was in his heart. A shadow was left behind, as long as he heard the word Su Wang, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe.
Lu Feiting talked with the two boys for a while, and promised to bring them delicious food tomorrow night, Fang cautiously went out the door under the reluctant eyes of the two boys.
Outside the ancestral hall, Lu Feiting's maid, Yingge, was anxiously guarding, fearing that someone would find out about her daughter's behavior. Seeing that Lu Feiting came out safely, she breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately greeted her and took the basket in her hand.
"Yingge, is there no one here?" Lu Feiting asked in a low voice.
"No, the servant has been guarding here."
When Lu Feiting heard the maid's answer, she nodded, tightened her cloak, and walked back to her courtyard with the maid.
Lu Feiting looked calm, but no one knew the pain in her heart at this moment.
Today, when she went to pay her respects to the old lady, she inadvertently learned from Prime Minister Lu that after King Su would leave Beijing for Tongcheng in the near future, a turbulent wave arose in her heart, which could not be calmed down for a long time.
Lu Feiting looked up, looked at a rhododendron swaying in the night wind in the yard, and secretly swore in her heart that no matter what, she would definitely stay in the capital until King Su came back! !