It was exactly 11am and it was still dark when Xiangtao came to Tian An's room and called her to get up.
This was her order before going to bed. She had to send Tian Mingwu out of the city today. It was troublesome for a girl in the boudoir to go out, and she would miss him if she got up too late.
While Xiangtao was helping Tian An get dressed, Deng Xue had already gone to the bathroom to get the hot water out.
After a simple face wash and some lotion application, when she came out, Xiangtao had already chosen the headdress she was going to wear today at the dressing table.
Tian An sat on the stool and let her tinker with it, and reminded her, "Just keep it simple and go as fast as possible."
"Yes, Miss," Xiang Tao agreed. With deft movements, she quickly gathered her loose black hair into a beautiful bun, then topped it with the pearl flower Zhao Yiming had given her.
Before going out, Deng Xue brought her a cloak and put it on her, then put on gloves, and finally took the hot water bottle that Xiangtao brought. Only when everything was ready did she open the door.
Snowflakes started falling outside the door at some point, and Deng Xue walked in front with an umbrella and a lantern, leading the way.
Xiangtao followed behind, holding an umbrella in one hand and supporting Tian An with the other.
When they arrived at the flower hall, Tian Mingwu and the other two had already had breakfast and were packing up to leave.
Three large thermoses were filled with hot water and placed on the side of the backpack.
The three of them put on the cloaks prepared by Tian An, carried their backpacks and were about to go out.
Seeing Tian An, Zhao Yiming, Xiaokang, and Xiaoqi about to follow them out, Tian Mingwu stopped and said, "It's snowing today and the weather is too cold. You don't have to send us out of the city."
Then he looked at Tian An and said, "My daughter, you haven't even had breakfast yet! Don't make such a fuss."
Tian An insisted, "We don't know if Daddy will be able to come back to celebrate the New Year with us, so let's send him out of the city gate!"
As for breakfast, I can just grab a few buns and eat them on the way."
When Xiangtao heard Tian An say this, she didn't even wait for her to speak and hurried to pack her food.
Tian Mingwu felt reluctant at the thought that he might not be able to come back to celebrate the New Year with his children, so he nodded in agreement.
In order to spend more time with the children, Tian Mingwu did not ride a horse, but took a carriage with the children.
Qin Wen and Shen Cheng rode their horses in front to lead the way, their carriages followed closely behind, and then came the ten carriages loaded with supplies prepared by Tian An.
When the team arrived at the city gate, they saw from afar a group of people and horses guarding a carriage waiting there.
Seeing Tian An and her companions' carriage coming, the people in the carriage guarding the middle of the team also got off the carriage and walked to the front of the team.
He wears a jade crown, a bright yellow dragon robe, and a fur coat and a black cloak with gold thread trim and embroidered auspicious clouds. Who else could it be but the prince?
Seeing that it was the prince in front, Qin Wen delivered the message to the carriage early.
When Tian Mingwu heard that the prince had arrived, he got out of the carriage with his children and paid his respects as soon as the carriage stopped.
The prince waved his hand and said, "General Tian, there's no need to be so polite. I know you're leaving at this time, so I've come to see you off."
Tian Mingwu was flattered and said politely, "Your Highness, you're already busy enough on a daily basis. For something like this, you could just send someone to tell me. Why would you bother coming here in person?"
"If I wasn't tied up, I should be the one to go on this disaster relief mission. Now the general is taking the blame for me, so how can I not come?" The prince said sincerely.
Tian Mingwu's heart trembled, and he knelt on one knee and saluted. "Your Highness, you are too polite. I eat the emperor's salary and bear the emperor's worries. This is my duty. Why should I be burdened by it?"
"It is a blessing for Tianling that the court has a general." The prince personally helped Tian Mingwu up.
A few people noticed the carriage behind and asked curiously: "General, what's in the carriage behind..."
"Oh! These are some supplies my daughter prepared for us, including medicinal herbs, clothes, vegetables and instant noodles." Tian Mingwu explained.
"Lord Anping is still as kind-hearted as ever and cares about the people!" The prince looked at Tian An and praised him.
"But is this instant noodles actually noodles? I've never heard of it before. Is this a new food made by Anping Xiangjun?"
His cousin is smart and always gives people surprises. Could it be that he has done something good this time?
Tian Mingwu was about to explain to him when the city gate opened.
The prince turned and glanced at the city gate, then said, "General Tian, the mission is urgent. I can discuss the instant noodles matter with Anping Xiangjun later."
Tian Mingwu saluted him, then turned to look at Zhao Yiming, threatening and admonishing him, "Boy, after I'm gone, you'll be the eldest in the family. Take good care of An An and the others. If anything happens to them, I won't forgive you when I come back."
Zhao Yiming bowed to him and assured him, "Don't worry, father-in-law, I will take good care of the family."
The prince glanced at Zhao Yiming, then looked away without saying a word.
After giving instructions to Zhao Yiming, Tian Mingwu gave some instructions to Tian An and his sister before taking the reins handed to him by Chen Cheng and getting on the horse.
"Your Highness, I'm leaving now. Please return as well!"
"Take care, General!"
"An An, the weather is cold, you guys should go back quickly!"
"Daddy, take care on your journey and take care of yourself!"
As they set off, the ten carriages behind them also followed out of the city gate.
The people driving the carriage were all servants in the mansion. Once they left the city, Tian Mingwu and his men would reunite with the main force. The army would take over the carriages, and they would be able to come back.
The prince stayed with Tian An and Zhao Yiming until Tian Mingwu and his team completely disappeared into the darkness before speaking. "It's really cold, my lord. You should take your brothers back first! I'll come back another day to ask for advice on the instant noodles."
"Anping awaits the arrival of the Crown Prince."
Several people bowed and saw the prince off before turning around and getting on their own carriage.
Songshan Academy had not yet closed for the holidays, so Tian An could only send Zhao Yiming and the other two to the academy first and then go back.
In the carriage, Zhao Yiming carefully instructed Tian An, "You've been very tired these past few days because of the busy supplies. Rest well when you get back and don't go out again."
Tian An yawned and agreed readily, "Yeah! I have to go back and catch up on some sleep."
It was a late winter day, and the sky was just getting bright when the carriage returned from the city gate to Songshan Academy.
After personally watching Zhao Yiming, Xiaokang and Xiaoqi enter the academy, Tian An was about to go back when he saw his own noodle shop. On a whim, he led Deng Xue and Chen Feng in. They each had a bowl of noodles before going home.
After returning home, Xiangtao warmed the bed with a hot water bottle. Tian An took off his headdress and got in, sleeping until the afternoon.
I woke up feeling refreshed and made up for all the sleep I had missed these days.
After eating, I went to the pharmacy again, closed the door and entered the space.
A lot of medicines were moved out this time, so she had to take advantage of the time now to sort out the inventory of medicines and replenish the ones she had used in case of emergency.
After coming out of the space, he wrote several long prescriptions and asked Deng Xue to take them to prepare medicine for Qin Yalan.
Although there were many medicinal herbs planted on her farm, the variety was insufficient, so she had to buy many of them. She also often exchanged with the Qin family pharmacy to get what they needed.
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