Chapter 467 Strength

The sky still gets dark quickly in spring. When Yu Zheng and Jiang Shu returned to the general's mansion, it was already dark.

"I'm back." Zhou Boxu sat in their room drinking tea.

Jiang Shu was stunned for a moment, sat down on the other side of the table and said, "Brother-in-law, are you looking for your husband for something?"

Zhou Boxu put down the teacup and said, "I'm here to eat."

"Huh?" Jiang Shu was slightly surprised.

On weekdays, they eat in their own courtyards. Why did he think of eating in their courtyard today?

"Isn't it your birthday today? Happy birthday." Zhou Boxu sent his blessings.

Jiang Shu understood after hearing this, and blushed slightly and said, "How did brother-in-law know."

Zhou Boxu glanced at Yu Zheng.

How could he not know? He was dragged by Yu Zheng to do work for an afternoon.

Thinking of this, Zhou Boxu felt depressed. He had never worked so hard on Yu Lan's birthday.

Fortunately, Yu Zheng still had a conscience and invited him to have dinner together in the evening.

Jiang Shu felt more and more embarrassed after realizing Zhou Boxu's look.

She had forgotten her birthday, but two grown men remembered it.

"The food is here, the food is here..." Rendong was holding the food box, looking very happy.

Jiang Shu looked suspicious, what kind of food made her so happy?

As the food box was opened, Rendong and Lian Xu brought out the food and put it on the table.

"Toona buds fried eggs, cold fish mint, fried pork with scallion, bamboo shoots stewed with chicken,

shepherd's purse dumplings..." After reading the names of the dishes, Honeysuckle said to Jiang Shu, "Princess, you have to eat more. The Toona buds were picked by the prince himself, and the shepherd's purse and scallion were also dug one by one by the prince."

"Oh, and the fish mint and bamboo shoots were dug by Lord Zhou, who dug them for an entire afternoon! They are all tender buds that have just emerged from the soil, so fresh."

Jiang Shu was shocked to hear

this, but Honeysuckle continued. "Especially the Toona buds, the weather is just warm and they have just sprouted and have not grown yet. The prince searched for several places to pick such a plate..."

"Ahem--" Yu Zheng interrupted with a low cough and said, "Go down, you don't have to wait on me."

"Yes." Lian Xuan and Honeysuckle left.

Jiang Shu looked at the table full of dishes, her eyes were red with emotion, and she said with a choked voice: "Thank you, husband and brother-in-law."

Zhou Boxu said a little uncomfortably: "Just take it as an experience of the lives of ordinary people, don't worry about it."

"They are all seasonal wild vegetables, try them and see if you like them." Yu Zheng picked up a shepherd's purse dumpling for Jiang Shu.

Last time on Yu Zheng's birthday, Jiang Shu personally went to the kitchen to cook longevity noodles for him. Today is Jiang Shu's birthday, Yu Zheng can't cook, and he racked his brains for a few days.

Yicheng is not like Shangjing, the resources are limited, and many things are not available. Jiang Shu is not interested in those vulgar things.

Occasionally, Yu Zheng heard Lian Xuan and Ren Dong chatting, saying that spring wild vegetables are out, fresh and delicious.

Yu Zheng remembered that Jiang Shu once said that wild vegetables are delicious, and eating them once in a while is better than delicacies.

So after asking Ren Dong Lian Xuan, Yu Zheng decided to go digging wild vegetables himself.

Well, he also asked Zhou Boxu to come along.

"It's delicious." Jiang Shu's almond eyes lit up after tasting it.

Yu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and started eating with Zhou Boxu.

The three of them had been living a life of luxury since childhood and rarely ate these inconspicuous wild vegetables, but after tasting them, they all thought they were very good.

Only the Houttuynia cordata had a unique taste that was a little unfamiliar.

Jiang Shu loved shepherd's purse dumplings very much and ate one after another.

"Have a bowl of soup." Yu Zheng served Jiang Shu a bowl of spring bamboo shoots and chicken soup.

The fresh spring bamboo shoots softened the greasiness of the chicken soup and enhanced the umami taste. It felt like his eyebrows were about to fall off after taking a bite.

Seeing that Jiang Shu was drinking happily, Yu Zheng served himself a bowl. Just as he was about to put down the spoon, a bowl appeared in front of him.

"Thank you." Zhou Boxu placed the bowl in front of Yu Zheng.

Yu Zheng glanced at him sideways, picked up the bowl silently, filled it up, and scooped out a chicken leg.

Just think of it as a way to repay him for accompanying him to dig wild vegetables in the afternoon.

Zhou Boxu took a sip, raised his eyebrows and said, "It's really good, your sister will definitely like it too."

As soon as the words came out, the three of them were stunned.

Yu Lanyuan is in the capital, and she is pregnant. I don't know how her appetite is these days, and how is her body?

It's okay if you don't miss her, but once you start thinking about her, the longing in your heart will drown you like a flood, and it will be like a spider web tightly wrapped around your heart, making it difficult to breathe.

Zhou Boxu put down the spoon, looked down at the golden soup in the bowl and the chicken leg, and fell into memories.

After he married Yu Lan, every time they ate chicken, Yu Lan would pick up the chicken leg for him and Zhuang Yan, one for each.

When he and Zhuang Yan gave it to Yu Lan, Yu Lan smiled and said that she loved chicken wings, so he and Zhuang Yan gave both chicken wings to Yu Lan...

Jiang Shu and Yu Zheng knew what Zhou Boxu was thinking from his expression, and their hearts were touched, and they also missed Yu Ziyu.

It has been three months since they left Beijing, and Yu Ziyu must have grown up a lot. I wonder if they will still recognize them when they go back?

Jiang Shu's eyes turned red as she thought about it.

If she didn't come to Yicheng, she would be worried about Yu Zheng. Arriving in Yicheng, I miss Yu Ziyu again.

There are few ways to have the best of both worlds, so I can only choose one.

"We'll be able to go back soon." Yu Zheng said soothingly in a gentle voice.

Jiang Shu nodded, forced a smile and said, "Eat quickly, the food is getting cold. You dug them all by yourself, so don't waste them."

After Jiang Shu finished speaking, he continued to drink soup and eat vegetables, pretending nothing happened.

Zhou Boxu pursed his lips, picked up the chicken leg in the bowl, and ate silently.

The harmonious atmosphere of the birthday banquet suddenly became subdued.

The three of them stopped talking and ate quietly.

The more they missed each other, the more they had to be calm and steady. Only by finding a way to speed up the process and capture Shuncheng could they return to Shangjing as soon as possible.

Otherwise, no matter how much you miss someone, it will only be a shackle that shackles you. It will be useless except making you feel uncomfortable.

Turning your longing into strength is the right answer.

After dinner, Zhou Boxu was about to return to his own courtyard when someone hurried into the courtyard to report urgently.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent letter from the border." Zhufeng ran all the way, panting as he spoke.

The letter was originally sent by a messenger. When Zhufeng and Zhuiyun were ordered to intercept it on the way, they discovered something important, so they came back in person to report.

Yu Zheng took it, opened it and read it.

After seeing the contents of the letter, Yu Zheng's face suddenly became solemn.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Boxu asked.

Yu Zheng handed the letter to him, and Zhou Boxu took it.

Jiang Shu, who was sitting aside, also became nervous.

Yu Zheng knew that she was concerned about the war, and whispered to her the contents of the letter.

After Jiang Shu heard it, she was surprised and happy.

Just at this moment, Zhou Boxu finished reading the letter, raised his head and said in a serious voice: "The time has come."

Yu Zheng nodded, and turned to ask Zhufeng: "Zhuiyun is still waiting?"

Zhufeng shook his head: "He went to Shuncheng."

Zhuyun came back a few days ago, and reported the news he had found out to Yu Zheng. After a day of rest, he took turns waiting with Zhufeng.

Two days ago, they secretly saw a team heading towards Shuncheng, and wanted to intercept them, but the other side had so many people that they were not completely sure,

so they finally chose to follow. Half a day after Zhuyun left, another team came, and they were Yu Cheng's people.

From them, Zhufeng learned the identity of the team in front. It happened that a border courier passed by, and Zhufeng took the letter back.

Yu Zheng asked Zhufeng to have a meal and rest, and he went to the side hall to discuss with Jiang Shu and Zhou Boxu.