The Qinghe County Lord of the Red Chamber

Besides, when Shang Chi saw his sister sitting down naturally like this, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

In the past few days, Shang Chanchan often went to his east courtyard for strolls.The excuses are similar, either a cup or a bowl.

He wanted to give his sister some homework, so that she would be quieter.

Unexpectedly, she was strictly forbidden by her mother.

Ever since Daiyu was introduced and Jiang's daughter-in-law was obtained, she also began to worry in advance that her daughter would become someone else's daughter-in-law.

So he specially called Shang Chi over and said, "How many years can Chanchan stay at home? It's fine if you taught her when she was young, but now I don't allow you to strangle her anymore, let her enjoy the blessings of a daughter at home."

Not only the Jiang family, but even Shang Duo looked at Lin Ruhai and sighed for the past few days, his brows and eyes were full of disappointment, mixed with sorrow and joy, complicated and inexplicable.There were also some people who felt sorry for each other, so they told Shang Chi the same thing.

Shang Chanchan was like Sun Dasheng who had gone to the golden hoop, for a moment Shang Chi couldn't do anything about her.

And it turned out that when Shang Chi's face paled, Shang Chanchan turned around and slipped away like a cat and mouse in fear, not daring to stay for a while.

But now he just hides beside Daiyu and smiles at him, as if he is pretending to be a tiger, what can you do with me.

So at this time, she is sitting here with such a huge light bulb, and Shang Chi can't push her away.

He only asked: "You have been staying at home for several days, hasn't the Empress Dowager called you into the palace?"

Shang Chanchan blinked and smiled: "Nowadays, the old sage relies heavily on the empress in everything, even if there is an imperial doctor in front of him, and he is willing to use the tea and food after the empress's hands.

So the empress dowager said that she can't take care of me anymore, and just ask me to learn how to be a director at home with my mother. "

Then the expression became more innocent and said: "Brother asks this way, is it because he dislikes me at home and wants me to enter the palace?"

Xindao: If you dare to agree, I will dare to go to my parents to complain.

Shang Chi smiled, smiling like a bright moon, and said kindly: "Why do I dislike my sister so much.

I always have to go to court and go to work in the ministry. When I'm not around, it's boring for Yu'er to be alone. The two of you can just be company. "

The implication is that you will come again when I am away.

Shang Chanchan pretended not to understand, just said "oh", then leaned on Daiyu and smiled, "I'm just afraid that Sister Lin will be bored, so I'm here to accompany her now."

Shang Chi rarely made his sister speechless, so he picked up his glass and took a sip of wine.

Daiyu also found it funny when one of the brothers and sisters made explicit hints and the other just pretended to be confused.He simply didn't open his mouth and let the two brothers and sisters bicker.

Shang Chanchan said that she didn't delay eating, she didn't treat herself as an outsider, she just picked up the chopsticks and ate.

The husband and wife drink together, and they don't drink on an empty stomach.

Naturally, they also brought four-color side dishes: crystal hoof dishes, stir-fried fresh bamboo shoots, fried crispy magnolia flower slices, and roasted deer preserves.

Shang Chanchan always liked to eat fried and smoked food, but when she came here, because she was weak since childhood, many people stopped her from eating.

Besides, when she was in the palace, she ate with the Empress Dowager Shang. As the Empress Dowager Shang was getting older, she naturally seldom used frying and other dishes, and only steamed, stewed and other dishes.

All diets are based on health preservation, so that although Shang Chanchan is not at the age of health preservation, she is forced to live the life of an elderly person.

At this time, she sat down and answered a few words with Shang Chi, and had already eaten several pieces of crispy fried magnolia flower slices and roasted deer breast.

In the small plates, half of them went out immediately.

I still have regrets in my heart: If only fried chicken and French fries would be fine, barbecue would be fine too!

Daiyu couldn't help being amused, is this here to deliver the food and drink, or to eat with the food and drink?

Seeing that Shang Chi seemed to be about to speak, Daiyu was afraid that he would talk about his sister, so she hurriedly interrupted and asked Shang Chanchan, "What appetizer did you bring here yourself?"

It was only then that Shang Chanchan remembered her mission, just now she was only focused on eating other people's food, but forgot that she had brought fresh dishes.

She opened the food box: "It's from Cheng'en Gong's mansion—it is said to be ham and wind fish brought from Jinhua all the way."

Shang Chi smiled: "Why are you sending these things all of a sudden?"

Families of relatives will also send some food to each other, but usually they are fresh snacks, or fruits from the stubble in their own gardens, to show their closeness.

Shang Chanchan said with a smile: "This was two months ago when I told Xie Ling about Jinhua ham.

He said: Ham that has been cooked for a long time has no oil and has the smell of pines and cypresses.Feng Yu is like meat for a long time, and has the smell of muntjac deer.I said that I couldn't think of what it smelled like, so he went to find it specially. "

Speaking of which, since entering June, she has never entered the palace, nor has she seen Xie Ling for more than ten days.

Shang Chanchan personally took out a plate of thinly sliced ​​ham.

"I don't know what the smell of pine and cypress is. I guess it's just too dry, and it tastes like eating bark. I don't want to eat this."

She rolled her eyes: "Why don't you try it first, brother."

Shang Chi: ...

Shang Chanchan brought out the golden-colored wind fish again: "I'm more interested in saying that this fish smells like deer, but coincidentally, we have roasted deer here. Let me try it myself."

Then she ate a small piece of fish with a piece of deer breast.

Seeing that her expression was different, Daiyu couldn't help laughing and asked, "How is it?"

Shang Chanchan reached out to touch the wine glass on the table, took a quick drink, and then said: "Xian, Xian, Sister Lin, pour me another glass of wine."

Here she drank three cups of wine in a row before suppressing the salty taste in her mouth.

He complained in his mouth: "Sure enough, we can't get used to these. Xie Ling asked someone to send a whole ham and a big fish, how can we eat this!"

Shang Chanchan is a northerner regardless of her past life or present life.This kind of ham is rarely used, even in her heart, ham has always been a proper term for starch sausage.

Moreover, in the northern cuisine of this dynasty, there are not many ways to eat ham. It can be steamed, sliced, or stewed, which is usually an auxiliary dish.

Compared with ham, the north is more willing to eat fresh sauce meat.

That's why Shang Chanchan panicked when she thought of that whole thigh.

Daiyu laughed and said, "Ask someone to send it to the small kitchen in the east courtyard. I'll make you a honey ham tomorrow." Daiyu was born in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Hangzhou people regard ham as a regular product, and those who do not count rice for cooking must eat it every month.The Lin family also has many family secret recipes for making ham.

Honey-glazed ham is also one of the most common ways to make ham. The sweetness is soaked in the meat, the degree of overcooking, and the taste is fresh and sweet.

Shang Chanchan nodded, and took back the two dishes she had brought.

Concentrate on rubbing against the couple.

After hearing Shang Chanchan talk about Xie Ling, Shang Chi's expression straightened up, and he began to tap on the table with his right index finger.

Shang Chanchan knew this habitual action of his, and her scalp tingled when she saw it.

Sure enough, Shang Chi said: "There is something, I have to let you know in advance. I don't care how you and Xie Ling get along, but from now on, you'd better see him less."

Shang Chanchan's heart sank, and she said, "Brother, did something happen in Minnan?"

Shang Chi nodded: "In the past, I was only suspicious, but now I can be sure: the hearts of tigers and wolves in Nanshao Kingdom and Nanwo Kingdom provoked rebels and pirates to make trouble, and wanted to fish in troubled waters, taking advantage of the chaos in Fujian to take away eight cities in southern Fujian, and even us. To more land."

"They originally hid behind the rebels to provide weapons and food, and they planned it slowly. They just waited for me to relax my vigilance, and then sent troops to attack Fujian in one fell swoop. But now it has been exposed."

Shang Chi explained the matter to the two of them in detail.

Nanshao and Nanwo are small countries with limited military strength.

So originally they wanted to stir up the rebels to make trouble, but they also wanted to find some troops to touch Fujian for the dead ghosts.Then they can take advantage of the chaos.

I didn't want to alert Beijing and China too early, lest the army would overwhelm the border and they would be invincible.

The eight cities of Fujian are all coastal areas, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, especially when they are connected together, they can use the sea area to support each other's forces.

The two countries of Nanshao and Nanwo have made a good plan: once these eight cities are captured, with the naval battles that the two countries are good at, even if this powerful neighboring country sends hundreds of thousands of soldiers, they will not be afraid!

Who knew that Zhen Yingjia had made such a mess in Fujian that even the rebels couldn't resist it.

Losing three cities in five days immediately alarmed the capital, and then General Xie arrived.

Not only the emperor, Nanshao and Nanwo also hated Zhen Yingjia to death.

How can you train your soldiers so well that you can't even beat a nest of pirates!

The harmed troops from Fujian and Guangdong gathered together to overwhelm southern Fujian!

General Xie even brought several familiar adjutants to direct the battle in person.

This land of southern Fujian was brought down by the Supreme Emperor at the beginning.Among them was the Xie family, who were familiar with naval battles.

Besides, Xie Yuchu is not the two brothers of the Zhou family, he is very skilled in using soldiers.

The two countries want to surprise him, but it will be difficult.

If it weren't for the news that Zhen Yingjia was escorted back to Beijing, the generals of Nanshao and Nanwo would have wanted to kill him.

However, hitting the wall is also breaking the ground, and there is no turning back when you open the bow.

The two countries quietly supported the rebels behind their backs, preparing to let them drag the Xie Yu Book with Fengshan City, and they went to seek the rest of the cities.

Now it's finally revealed.

Enemies on the surface are not to be feared, but enemies in the dark are to be feared.

Now, we should be wary of the face-to-face gong and face-to-face tearing.

Not to mention that the military strength in southern Fujian is sufficient for the time being, even if it is not enough, the emperor has already issued an order, and the surrounding provinces are on standby at any time, ready to deploy defenses.

Finally, he won't be suddenly hit with a sap.

Shang Chanchan doubted: "Isn't this bad?"

"In the long run, it's a good thing, but the suppression of bandits suddenly became a national war, and General Xie was nailed to southern Fujian—changing generals in battle, a big taboo in the army.

I'm afraid he won't be able to come back for three to five years. The emperor has prepared to let Xie Ling go to southern Fujian in August to assist his father. "

Shang Chanchan was silent.

Shang Chi continued, "The day before yesterday, my father showed me the letter sent by General Xie from southern Fujian, which proposed marriage for his son."

Shang Chanchan didn't even bother to put down her chopsticks, and hurriedly asked, "What did father say?"

Shang Chi shook his head: "Father seems to have repentance. Not only father, but also the empress dowager disagrees."

The Empress Dowager's original words to the Baoninghou Mansion were: "If Xie's father and son win this battle, it must be another great contribution to the promotion of officials."

"However, I have earned my life in the palace all my life, and now I am the empress dowager. Our family is also the meritorious service of the dragon who rolled over from the tip of the knife. You are also an extremely human minister, isn't it enough?

"Why bother to take my daughter to accompany Xie's family this trip? If she wins, she will only be a lady of the state in the future. If she loses, her life will be ruined!"

Although the Empress Dowager Shang refused to say unlucky words, Shang Duo also understood: It's okay if you lose the battle, but Cheng En Gong's mansion has been in depression for a few years.

But if something happened to Xie Ling on the battlefield, would Shang Chanchan spend his whole life?

This dynasty is very taboo for women to remarry, they all respect chaste women, and morality binds women to remain widows for a lifetime.

Usually, when the Queen Mother of Shang heard that there was such a woman in her family, she would laugh and say that her chastity was admirable, but when it was her turn, she couldn't laugh anymore.

Pity the parents of the world.

The Empress Dowager Shang has raised Shang Chanchan for several years, and she is also an aunt and nephew connected by blood, so naturally she has to plan for her everywhere.

Originally, she was just waiting and watching, but now southern Fujian is in complete chaos, and the Three Kingdoms have become one with Fengshan City as the center.

Seeing that Xie Ling was about to go to the battlefield, Queen Mother Shang immediately regretted it.