Chapter 21: Happiness of Being Together
After Xu Zhao got back the Green Blood Moon Mask, he returned to his tent. Chen Yu had already packed up and left.
She looked around at everything in the tent. It was simply decorated, but everything that was necessary was prepared. It was low-key and not luxurious, which was enough under such difficult conditions.
She recalled Shen Yu's tent. The configuration in her tent was basically very similar to that in Shen Yu's tent. It seemed like Shen Yu was taking special care of her.
If Chen Yu was a little more strict with her, he could have let her live in the same room with the cooks. You know, in the military camp, except for the general and a few deputy generals, everyone else sleeps on a large bunk bed.
Being able to sleep in this single room now is indeed the best treatment Chen Yu has given her.
In order to repay Chen Yu, Xu Zhao would naturally not be stingy with his skills.
For several days in a row, Xu Zhao would go to the cafeteria to help out. Sometimes, when he saw some ingredients, he would cook for Shen Yu and make him some dishes he had never eaten before.
Chen Yu had eaten delicacies from the palace since he was a child. After he joined the army, the food was not as exquisite as before and he lived a life of simple meals. Now, after eating the dishes made by Xu Zhao, he found them novel.
Moreover, after eating such delicious food, Shen Yu felt that his sense of happiness was improved, and his boring daily life seemed to become lively.
The weather at the border was good. For several days in a row, Xu Zhao saw the scene described in ancient poems: "The smoke rises straight up from the desert, and the sun sets over the long river."
The most primitive natural scenery is indeed beautiful, but due to too much pollution in modern society, it is really hard to see such beautiful scenery again.
It's a pity that this place is located at the frontier. After leaving the military camp and walking a little further, you will reach the border between the two countries. Chen Yu has repeatedly reminded us that the border between the two countries is very dangerous and we should not step into it. Even though she can't ride a horse now, the seed of wanting to ride a horse here has been planted in her heart.
The night at the border is also beautiful, and the stars in the sky are brighter and clearer than those in the city.
Xu Zhao didn't expect that her journey through time would bring her such an unexpected gain.
She treated this time-travel journey as a vacation, a vacation away from city life, the Internet and mobile phones. Even though such a life became a little boring after living for too long, she began to miss the hard-working life when she was working.
Just like when I was in school, I wanted to study when I had holidays, and I wanted to have holidays when I was studying.
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One day, Xu Zhao came to Chen Yu's tent to eat as usual.
Chen Yu finally asked the question in his mind, "Are you the legitimate daughter in your family? If you are, why do you cook so many dishes?"
He had thought before that if a daughter of a noble family, she must be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and knitting and sewing would naturally be no problem, but when it comes to cooking, she would probably only know a little bit.
"In our time, we practice monogamy, and there is no longer any concept of legitimate sons or daughters. I am the only daughter in my family."
Xu Zhao thought that since he was bored anyway, he might as well talk about his own story. "My father is a professor at a higher education institution, that is, a teacher at a very good academy. He is very knowledgeable and has many students all over the world. My mother is a doctor with superb medical skills. Many patients recovered and returned home after being treated by my mother. Our family can be regarded as a family of scholars."
When she talked about her parents, her face was full of pride and honor.
After Xu Zhao's brainwashing for a period of time, Shen Yu has completely accepted that in her era, women can leave home and do what they want. Everything that men can do, women can do as well.
However, no one expected that in the future, men would no longer be allowed to have three wives and four concubines. In the case of monogamy, all children born in marriage would be legitimate, so this saying would no longer exist.
"But my parents were very busy with work, so I developed my independence since I was young and gradually learned how to wash clothes and cook. Later, when I grew up, my parents became busier and busier, so I took on a lot of housework," Xu Zhao smiled. "The situation in our family is quite interesting. My parents take care of the outside affairs, and I take care of the inside affairs."
"Sometimes when I cook a lot of delicious food and watch them finish eating it, I feel very happy. That's how I feel. I think this is happiness, the happiness of a family being together."
After Shen Yu heard Xu Zhao's thoughts, his eyes darkened instantly.
He had once experienced the happiness of being together as a family, but unfortunately, he could never experience it again.
Xu Zhao noticed Shen Yu's mood swings.
Considering his status as a member of an imperial family, he has no control over many things.
"Did I say anything to make you sad?"
Xu Zhao speaks very bluntly.
During this period of time, she felt that Chen Yu was a steady and noble person. Apart from occasionally getting angry, she had never seen him in a low mood.
After a few days of getting along, Xu Zhao has completely mastered the way to get along with Shen Yu. When communicating with this person, you have to be direct.
Perhaps it was because of the contact during this period, Xu Zhao's ideas, which were different from those of ordinary people, always gave Chen Yu new ideas.
Chen Yu had already believed that Xu Zhao might really have come from the future, and was also certain that she was not a spy, so the two chatted without any scruples.
"I am the youngest son of my father. My father and mother are very kind to me. I have lived a pampered life since I was a child. They protect me in every way, fearing that I would get hurt. I have lived a life of luxury since I was a child."
But it was precisely because of this kind of life and his father's favor for him that he finally chose to come to the border.
Although the initial days were really hard, he still managed to get through it.
"Perhaps you can read in history books that my father once thought of abolishing my brother's position as crown prince and letting me become the crown prince who is second only to the emperor. But since ancient times, the crown prince is appointed by the eldest son. He is my brother and he has never done anything that is detrimental to the people or the country. How can I compete with him for the crown prince position? So I came to the border when I was fourteen. My brother stayed in the court and did what he should do, and I stayed at the border to protect this land for him."
"But even if you are far away from the palace, as long as you want to go back, you can write a letter and go back to reunite with your father, the emperor and your mother."
Fourteen years old, for a modern person, is probably still in junior high school, but for Chen Yu, he has already started fighting on the battlefield.
"One year ago, not long after you and I first met, I received a letter from my mother saying that my father was critically ill. I rushed back to the imperial city as fast as I could. Perhaps it was the blessing of the Moon Goddess that I saw my father for the last time, which was considered filial piety. After my brother the crown prince ascended the throne, I followed him to bury my father in the imperial mausoleum, and then I rushed back to the border."
Only if he leaves will the Crown Prince be free from worries. If he stays in the imperial city, the Crown Prince will probably remember the experience of being almost deposed.
Only by staying away from the court, those court officials who once supported him would devote themselves to assisting his good brother who serves the country and the people.
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