In the evening, we didn't eat braised pork, but braised pork ribs, which had a lot of meat and marrow. We also boiled a big bowl of cabbage soup to relieve the greasy feeling.

It's true that food is the first necessity of the people. If you eat well, you will naturally feel happy.

The window and door were open, and the warm evening breeze came in. Baoning washed up and got into bed, shook open the mosquito net, lifted his trouser legs and applied ointment on his legs.

"A Yuan, A Yuan." Bao Ning called out, but Pei Yuan had gone somewhere and didn't respond. She raised her voice a little, "Pei Yuan!"

A dog barked outside. After a while, Pei Yuan lifted the curtain and came in, poking his head in: "What's wrong, Bao Er?"

"It's getting dark, why are you out here instead of going to bed?" Bao Ning patted her skin to make the cream dissolve faster, lowered her left leg, and lifted her right leg, "Give me the small bottle with the green lotus leaf pattern in my dressing table, and come up later and I'll apply it on you."

"I'm helping you feed the dog." Pei Yuan waved his hands. "Don't waste the bones. Give them to your dog. Jixiang's teeth are really sharp. He can chew up the bone residue. Ah Huang can't do that. His teeth are not as sharp as a chicken's mouth. I'm afraid he will break his back teeth."

He looked for a cloth towel everywhere: "Where is the hand towel? My hands are all greasy. I can't touch your things."

"Didn't you use a towel when you ate?" Baoning put away the bottle of leg wipes, took out the hand wipes, and patted them. "Think about where you put it. Don't lose it again. Losing three a day is a waste of money."

As she spoke, she became a little impatient: "Hurry up and find it!"

"This is not a question of whether it is a waste or not. If it is lost, it is lost. If it can be found, can you still say it is lost?" Pei Yuan fiddled with the washstand and turned to talk to Bao Ning. "Besides, I have money, and it is no big deal to waste a few more rags. Don't complain to me because of this."

Bao Ning glanced at him unhappily and said, "Who is complaining to you? You are the one who keeps talking. I've fed you well, so you'll have the energy to mess around."

Pei Yuan hissed and pointed at her, "Little girl, little girl is hard to raise!"

Bao Ning ignored him and turned around to call, "A Mian, A Mian, Aunt Liu said she'd take you to find a husband. When are you going to go to Uncle Zhang's sheep farm? Have you decided?"

The little sheep ran over and butted Bao Ning's waist with its head. When they talked, Pei Yuan was ignored. He didn't know what strange way Bao Ning and a sheep were communicating, and he couldn't understand it. He stood there for a while, his face getting darker.

He turned and walked out, knocked the curtain open with his shoulder, and called Aunt Liu to get him a new towel.

The two dogs saw him coming out and thought he was going to steal their food, so they growled at him twice and ran away with the bone in their mouths, their tails tucked between their teeth.

Pei Yuan pinched his waist and was furious. When Nanny Liu brought in the towel, he wiped his hands and went back to the house to scold Bao Ning: "The good dog you raised is like you, a little ungrateful wolf. No matter how good the things are, they are useless to you. You turn hostile in a blink of an eye because of a few cents or a few bones."

"Look at how you keep nagging. You were like this when my grandmother was still alive, always nagging." Bao Ning put away the clapping jar and went to get the face-clapping jar, but couldn't find it. Then she remembered that Pei Yuan hadn't brought it to her yet, and hurriedly lifted the curtain to call him, "Where is my celadon lotus-patterned jar?"

"I found it!"

The lamb lay down to the side and went to sleep.

Pei Yuan rummaged around Bao Ning's dressing table and finally recognized the jar. He took it and threw it to Bao Ning: "What is this?"

Bao Ning said: "It's for face. It contains aloe juice, rose leaves and milk. It can whiten your skin."

"Come over here and sit down." Bao Ning moved her butt to make room for him. "Have you washed your face? I'll do it for you. Look at how tanned you are. You're not much better than Chen Jia."

Pei Yuan said sullenly: "How can a man do this? It's so ugly! It's indecent!"

"You're so old-fashioned, it's time for you to change your ways." Bao Ning pulled him by the sleeve and sat down, scooped a spoonful of sticky ointment and smeared it on Pei Yuan's face. "I read in a storybook that the great martial arts heroes in the past also did this, so why are you shy? I'll give it to you to try. If it works well, give a jar to General Wei as well. I don't want much, just two taels

of silver from him." "Are you addicted to doing business and want to make money?" Pei Yuan glanced at her and stiffly endured her rubbing. "Where did you read the storybook? What's the name of the hero who puts powder on his face?"

Bao Ning knelt in front of Pei Yuan, pressed his face lightly with her fingers, and said softly, "A little red in Pinggu!"

What a mess. Pei Yuan had never heard of it before. He frowned and said, "Don't read that kind of nonsense in the future!"

Bao Ning snorted and said, "Your face is too rough. You need to dig more. Wait."

Pei Yuan's expression was very unnatural. He saw Bao Ning's thin fingers scoop up another large lump and rub it on his cheek.

Pei Yuan shivered at the cold and smooth touch. He couldn't stand it and waved Bao Ning's hand away: "Take it away, take it away. What a weird thing. I don't want it."

"Look at your useless appearance. You are not worthy of good things." Pei Yuan resisted very much. Bao Ning shook his head in disappointment and smeared the remaining cream on his face on his own face.

What a fragrant cream, why can't Pei Yuan recognize the goods?

After she finished wiping, her eyes fell on Pei Yuan's legs, and she became interested again: "Your legs are so black and rough. You don't want to wipe your face, so I'll wipe your legs for you!"

"Ji Baoning, are you particularly free today?" Pei Yuan originally crossed his legs, and was stared at by her, so he quickly hid back.

Baoning pounced on him, and Pei Yuan couldn't avoid it, so he shouted: "Don't rub that kind of thing on me! Don't, don't pull my hair!"

...

In Su Mingyu's yard, she locked the door early, asked Xier to guard the door, and she pulled Zhao Qian into the house.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time." Su Mingyue leaned against the door, she looked at Zhao Qian, tears in her eyes, "I thought I would never see you again in this life... You don't know how happy I am to meet you again."

"My queen, Zhao Qian is late and made you suffer!" Zhao Qian said, unbuttoning his maid's outer garment, removing the hairpin, and turning into a man again. He hugged Su Mingyue, put his lips on her ears, and whispered, "Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind and benevolent, and we can be together again."

Su Mingyue bit her lip and tears fell.

Zhao Qian's eyes were ambiguous. He didn't have any emotional emotions, and his eyes were full of calculations, but when he looked at Su Mingyue, he was full of tenderness.

He held Su Mingyu's waist, led her to sit on the couch, stroked her cheek, and said softly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is so kind and generous, we must do something to repay you. The Fourth Prince's wife guards the manor too strictly. We are the only spies planted by the Fourth Prince, and we must not let His Highness down. The Fourth Prince is now out of power, but he has been plotting in secret for a long time. He has ulterior motives. We are also defending the righteous path by getting rid of him. When His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, we will be great contributors. When that time comes, I will be granted a title and you will marry me. We will be a fairy couple and live a happy life."

Zhao Qian leaned over and asked her red lips: "Empress, you said, is it true?"

"Don't call me Empress." Su Mingyu shook her head, "I'm not Empress anymore."

Zhao Qian called her softly: "Mingyu."

"I'm here." Su Mingyu smiled and answered him. The two looked at each other for a while, and she hesitated, "But... what can we do?"

Pei Xiao found her at that time, and did not say anything to instruct her, as if it was really to fulfill her and Zhao Qian's fate. Su Mingyu knew that this was his way of controlling people, but she couldn't help but feel grateful.

Su Mingyu thought, if Pei Xiao clearly exchanged with her, she might rebel, but he was so gentle... She couldn't resist Zhao Qian's temptation, and the only conscience in his heart forced him to do something to repay Pei Xiao. She knew Pei Xiao's ambition and did not agree with it, but was willing to serve him.

She wanted to be with Zhao Qian, not to be ungrateful to Baoning, and to repay Pei Xiao's kindness.

Su Mingyu had her own principles of balance in her heart, and she felt she could do it.

Zhao Qian said, "I will live with you in women's clothes. Tomorrow you will tell the Fourth Prince's wife that I am your newly bought maid, named Qian'er."

Su Mingyu nodded in agreement.

Zhao Qian added: "It's like two armies fighting each other. When fighting, you have to attack the front line and the rear. The Fourth Prince's wife is the rear of the Fourth Prince. She is the barracks where his army is stationed. The Fourth Prince can now concentrate on his career, in large part because their relationship is harmonious. There is no fire in the backyard, so he doesn't have to be distracted."

Su Mingyue's eyelids jumped: "What are we going to do, are we going to sow discord between them?"

"Don't say it so harshly." Zhao Qian hugged her, his breath ambiguously on her face, "It's just a test. If you can't get through a small storm, you are destined to be two heartbroken people in the future. Just like Cao Pi and Zhen Mi, weren't they sweet at first? But later, Cao Pi had a new love, and Zhen Mi was so pitiful."

"We are doing good things." Zhao Qian coaxed her, "Besides, do you have anything else to repay His Highness?"

Su Mingyou thought of herself and Pei Xiao. Indeed, they were two sad people. She found a reason for her wrongdoing. Nodded heavily.

"Mingyou is really a smart woman." Zhao Qian smiled. He stood up and slowly unbuttoned his clothes. Su Mingyou blushed, and he slowly took off his pants.

"There is only you in my heart. Everything I do is for you and the children. Let's be together for the rest of our lives, okay?"

Su Mingyou said softly, "Okay."

Zhao Qian stepped forward and hugged her tightly. He rested his chin on Su Mingyou's shoulder, but his eyes looked out the window, looking for the courtyard where the fourth prince's wife lived.

Zhao Qian thought to himself, women are so soft-hearted, so easy to deceive.

I wonder if the one tomorrow will be like this too.

…

The next morning, they had fried noodles with soybean paste, which Bao Ning got up early to make.

The hand-rolled noodles were chewy and refreshing, paired with the sauce made from fat and lean pork leg meat, sprinkled with green cucumber shreds, and just the right salty taste. Pei Yuan ate a big bowl in no time. He had to go to the barracks to check on the soldiers and would not be back at noon, so Bao Ning packed him a portion of fennel beans and two salted duck eggs. If the lunch in the barracks was not to his taste, he could have a bite with some salted vegetables.

Pei Yuan's mouth is getting more and more picky now. In the past, he always boasted that wild vegetables and tree bark could be used to make porridge, but now he would complain and make a fuss if the dishes were a little salty or bland, and he would also complain if there was not enough meat.

Baoning watched his back as he walked away, thinking, like a big dog that is hard to feed.

"Young Madam, are you going to Ruyi Tower today?" Madam Liu helped her back to her room and asked softly, "Xi'er from Madam Su's room came this morning and said that Madam Su wants to see you for something."

Baoning squatted under the window and touched Yueji: "I heard that there was a little maid in her courtyard yesterday, maybe she came to talk about this."

The manor was so small, Baoning knew whether there was one more person or one less.

"Young Madam, please don't blame me for being nosy." Madam Liu frowned and said, "Madam Su will always live with us. It's okay for eight days, but it will be inconvenient for a long time. She will be uncomfortable, and you will be uncomfortable too. Also, I heard from Dalin, the horse feeder, that the new maid looks... very coquettish!"

Baoning raised her head and met Madam Liu's worried eyes. She knew what Madam Liu was worried about, that Pei Yuan would be seduced away by someone.

She opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Jixiang's wild shouting behind her.

Turning around, Su Mingyu was standing at the gate of the courtyard with the little maid who was said to have a coquettish look. They were both beauties and pleasing to the eyes.

But Baoning saw that the little maid clearly cast a coquettish glance at her.

Baoning felt a little disgusted for some reason and shuddered.

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"If it's lost, it's lost. If you can find it back, can you still say it's lost?" This sentence really makes sense.