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While Emperor Hui was in a coma, Concubine Xi took care of him without taking off her clothes. After he woke up, he told Concubine Xi to go to the harem to rest and not to accompany him anymore.

Now, only Hua Zisheng and Xiu Ning are by Emperor Hui's side to take care of him day and night.

Xie Anfeng talked a lot with Xie Zhaozhao. Xie Zhaozhao was surprised that her father could tell her so much about court affairs.

Xie Anfeng smiled and said, "You are a super-rank imperial minister, so you are qualified to know some things in the court. His Majesty highly praises you and praises you for being the most loyal and patriotic person in Daqian."

I had a meal with Xie Zhaozhao at Qingpuyuan before going back.

Before leaving, Xie Anfeng handed one thousand taels of silver to Madam Xu and asked her to distribute it to the servants. As Lord Gu was away and things were not peaceful outside, he asked everyone to work together to protect Qingpu Garden.

Aunt Xu knew that Lord Xie loved his daughter, so she thanked him first and then, together with Xie Zhaozhao, escorted Xie An to the door.

Xie Anfeng told Xie Zhaozhao: "The outside world is not peaceful right now. Don't go out unless it's important. Stay quietly in the mansion and wait for Lord Gu to come back. If the palace issues an order, send someone to tell me. Dad will go with you!"

Xie Zhaozhao was sincerely grateful and bowed respectfully: "Thank you, father!"

mid-July.

Three fast horses from the border entered Beijing, shouting "great victory" all the way.

"A great victory in the Northeast, the imperial court defeated the Eastern Liao bandit army and recovered Hebei Xizhou."

"A great victory in the north. The imperial court defeated the Wei family's bandit army and recovered Hedong Prefecture."

"A great victory in the northwest. The imperial court defeated the Xixia bandit army and captured five cities of the enemy country."

This news was like a shot in the arm, and the people were so excited that they ran around telling each other: Daqian won!

Three messengers shouted all the way to the gate of the palace.

Bring the military report and wait for His Majesty to summon you.

Soon, His Majesty issued an order for the messenger to come to the audience.

His Majesty was discussing matters with all the officials in the Qinzheng Hall when the three men were summoned into the hall. Emperor Hui forced himself to stay alert and listen to their report on the battle situation.

Only then did Xie Anfeng realize that one of the three messengers was Nanxing.

It seems that the military situation is of great importance and cannot be missed.

Handing over the military report written by Gu Shaoyu, Emperor Hui read it and listened to Nanxing's detailed report of the battle results on the front line.

"Gu Gelao dispatched four surprise attack vanguards to attack Wei thieves, Eastern Liao, Western Xia, and Uighurs through Yuzhou and Youyun Sixteen Prefectures before the main army arrived at the camp.

The head of the imperial guards, Gu Chongjin, and the young general Xie Jue of the Palace Guards, led 5,000 people to raid Eastern Liao from the northeast. They cooperated with the imperial border troops, annihilated the 30,000-strong Eastern Liao army, and captured a city in Eastern Liao.

Xiaoyao Hou Yin Jin'an and his family general Wang Fen led 5,000 people to launch a surprise attack on Wei's army. Together with the imperial army, they attacked from both inside and outside, and wiped out 70,000 enemies in one fell swoop. Wei is currently losing ground and retreating from Hedong Prefecture to the northwest.

The chivalrous man Ren Jialin led 3,000 people to repel the Uighurs, who submitted a letter of surrender.

Li Yunmu, the Earl of Annan, and the leaders of the palace soldiers of the wife of the cabinet, Yunyang and Yunxiao, attacked from both inside and outside the northwest, beheaded the Xixia commander Yeli Qifan, captured 50,000 soldiers and horses, and the Xixia army was defeated and fled in panic. Five cities of Xixia have been captured..."

One word: Win!

This news cleared away much of the gloom that had been lingering in the court for several months, and Emperor Hui's thin face also regained some color.

"My three beloved ministers, follow me to the Imperial Study and report to me slowly." Emperor Hui gave the memorial he had read to ministers including Xie Anfeng, and brought Nanxing and the other two to the Imperial Study.

"Tell me the truth, are they really that optimistic over there?"

When they arrived at the imperial study, Emperor Hui's face changed and he asked sternly.

It’s not like Emperor Hui had never been to the front line before, so how could a war be so easy to win?

Nanxing replied calmly and forcefully: "Your Majesty, I am not lying. Everything I said is true."

Emperor Hui said: "Is the enemy so vulnerable?"

“No, they are strong, but we are stronger!

Although the Xixia scimitars were sharp, they were no match for Xiaoyao Hou's new weapons, nor for Annan Bo's abundant food and grass.

Although the Wei army has more soldiers and generals, Xiaoyao Hou and Gu Ge Lao cooperated perfectly, and the Wei family was surrounded..."

Our side also suffered some damage, with tens of thousands of casualties, but compared with the enemy's casualties, these casualties seemed insignificant.

Upon learning that he had really won, Emperor Hui's mood really improved.

He covered his chest and frowned, saying, "You have worked hard on the journey. Go to the post station to rest first and go back early the day after tomorrow."

A few people received some reward money and left the palace.

Nanxing was so happy that she went straight back to Qingpuyuan.

Xie Zhaozhao was surprised and happy to see Nanxing suddenly come back: "Nanxing, you are back, who will protect the elder?"

"Madam, rest assured. Dongyue has been following you closely. I will leave the day after tomorrow."

Nanxing reported all the information about Xie Zhaozhao's situation in the northwest and handed her a letter written by Gu Shaoyu to Xie Zhaozhao.

The letter was not mixed in with the official documents, but was wrapped separately in oil paper.

Letters don’t last long.

"My dear wife Zhao Zhao: I am doing fine, you can rest assured. There are few trees in the northwest, and I often look at the moon. I miss you in the capital, looking at the bright moon with me..."

There is not a single word of thought, but thoughts are everywhere.

Xie Zhaozhao also heard from Nanxing that Gu Shaoyu had worked tirelessly to deploy troops and generals, and now he had lost a lot of weight, and she felt very distressed.

Nanxing can't stay at home for long. He has to leave after resting for a day at most.

She wondered what she could do for Gu Shaoyu.

Thinking about the hybrid of "haijiao" and "qinjiao" brought back from overseas, that pepper dish is so delicious.

A kind of beef jerky called "war grain" was also brought back from the sea. After being improved by a few food lovers including Manman, Aunt Cui and Aunt Chai, several ways of eating it have been invented.

She said to Yuanyuan, "Go to the kitchen and bring some beef sauce to Nanxing. Ask him to try it."

Yuanyuan hurriedly went to fetch a jar filled with a dish of beef sauce, and also brought half a basket of white steamed buns for Nanxing.

"How about you try it?" Yuanyuan looked at Nanxing and said with a smile, "You've lost weight, so eat more."

Nanxing glanced at Yuanyuan secretly several times. Nothing could be seen on her tanned and cracked face, but the roots of her ears were completely red.

Xie Zhaozhao saw it but didn't point it out.

Nanxing put the beef sauce in the steamed bun, took a bite, and his mouth was full of fragrance. He said with satisfaction: "It smells so good!"

"tasty?"

"too delicious!"

Nanxing ate six steamed buns with the beef sauce and ate half a bowl of the beef sauce.

"Manman, make some beef chili sauce and beef jerky for the elder."

"Okay, Madam, please go ahead. I've made delicious food now."

Manman almost jumped up and down and called Aunt Cui to do it together.

Aunt Cui has watched Gu Shaoyu grow up, like a half mother to him. When she heard that Nanxing could bring beef sauce to Lord Gu, she was three times more enthusiastic than Manman.

One of them handles the beef, while the other handles the other ingredients.

Fry the longan nuts (peanuts) until crispy, remove from the frying pan and let cool. After cooling, peel the longan nuts and chop them into longan pieces.

Chop the Qin pepper into Qin pepper sauce, dice the mushrooms, and prepare various seasonings such as shallots (now onions), coriander, onions, ginger, garlic, etc.

Soak the washed beef in salt water, dry it with a cloth towel, and cut it into fingernail-sized cubes.

Add oil to the pot. When the oil is 30% hot, add shallots and other spices and stir-fry over low heat until fragrant. Then remove and discard. Then pour the beef cubes into the pot and stir-fry over medium-low heat.

After the diced beef is fried, add soybean paste and cotton sugar, and stir-fry evenly over low heat so that the beef and soybean paste can be fully blended and the cotton sugar can be fully melted.

Add the Qin pepper and stir-fry, then add the chopped longan and fry over high heat until the moisture is dry.

Turn off the heat.

The fragrance has spread throughout the Qingpu Garden.

Nanxing shrugged and said, "It smells so good."

Nanxing came back from the palace at noon. Aunt Cui and Manman worked for the whole afternoon before they finished it.

While they were making beef sauce, Xie Zhaozhao looked in the mirror and drew a "realistic" portrait of herself in small calligraphy.

Dark clouds overlap, embroidered belts float lightly, she wears a white silk robe and a brocade skirt, her eyebrows resemble the moon, her eyes resemble stars. Her jade face is naturally happy, and her red lips are dotted with red.

But his face and belly are round, and even his hands look chubby.

The main feature is roundness!

In the upper left corner of the portrait, there are four words: We are fine.