The next morning.
Lu Qiqi slowly woke up. She opened her eyes and adjusted to the light for a while before she could see her surroundings clearly.
She had returned to her own tent, presumably escorted back by Song Yanqing last night.
Thinking back to the mellow lychee wine last night, it was smooth and sweet after just a few sips, but I never expected it to have such a strong aftereffect, enough to knock me out.
She had no memory of what happened after she drank, and didn't even know how she got back to her tent.
It seems that I still shouldn't overindulge in alcohol in the future, even sweet fruit wine.
Lu Qiqi lifted the blanket and found that her clothes were still intact, so she went directly into her space to wash up.
After sobering up, she still smelled a bit of alcohol on her. The fruit wine was fragrant and sweet, but she didn't smell bad. However, she still took a bath and washed up before leaving the space.
The two wolf cubs weren't put into my spatial storage last night; they're probably still in Song Yanqing's tent.
Lu Qiqi then left the space, picked up the neatly folded cloak from beside the bed, wrapped it around herself, and went straight to find the two wolf cubs.
When she entered the large tent, it was warmed by burning silver frost charcoal, as if it had been specially prepared for her.
At that time, the tent was empty; Song Yanqing and the Nineteenth Prince were nowhere to be seen.
On the soft couch, two little rascals were each perched on a bowl, seemingly showing off something.
Lu Qiqi walked over to the two little ones and squatted down to get a better look. The yellow clay bowl, about the size of a face plate, was filled with about half a bowl of rice soup.
The little guy was eating happily, completely ignoring the people who came in. He was only thinking about eating, just like a starving ghost reincarnated.
"Lord of the Township".
It was the sound of nineteen.
Lu Qiqi stood up and looked back, only to see Nineteen carrying a food box as she walked into the tent.
Because of the cold wind outside, the food box was wrapped in a layer of dark-colored cotton to keep the food inside warm.
As Nineteen walked inside, she kept babbling and complaining.
"Lord, you have no idea how much trouble those two little rascals caused last night."
It was jumping around and barking incessantly, keeping me awake all night.
Lu Qiqi scrutinized his face. She didn't tell him, but she could tell, and it was quite obvious.
The dark circles under his eyes indicated that he probably hadn't slept a wink last night.
Nineteen placed the food box on the table, watching the two little ones sticking their bottoms out and drinking the rice soup in their bowls. Although they complained, the corners of their mouths still turned up in a smile.
"Now that there's food, you'll behave yourselves. I should have arranged it for you last night."
Upon learning the truth, Lu Qiqi showed a hint of apology. She had been drunk and unconscious the night before, so she naturally couldn't bring the two little ones back to her space.
The wolf cubs were hungry; they just jumped around and howled incessantly. It was a miracle they didn't destroy the house.
Lu Qiqi changed the subject, "Where is your young master?"
......
"Your Highness, everything is ready. We are just waiting for the court to send someone to the border city to hand over military affairs."
An Yi clasped his hands in a fist salute and stood behind Song Yanqing, reporting the truth.
Song Yanqing stood by the city wall, glancing out towards the border town, where heavy snow covered the ground.
A gust of wind howled, and a cool breeze kept sneaking into the collar.
"Has everything been arranged for that ship of ironware?"
The eldest prince of the Great Yu Kingdom sent a ship full of ironware, none of which bore the mark of being cast by the Great Jin Dynasty.
All countries valued forging tools, and weaponry was even more important. During the battles between the two countries, a large number of unmarked arrowheads appeared.
If the people sent by the imperial court discover something amiss and the civil officials find out, trouble is sure to ensue.
He doesn't have that much time to waste on their pretense.
An Yi withdrew his clasped hands. "Yes, all the ironware has been transported back to the mine. Once the imperial court sends someone, all of this ironware will be fully registered."
Since the topic of mines has come up, Song Yanqing added, "Now that the two countries have made peace, the Tartars who have infiltrated the mines are no longer of any use."
Send someone to tell Xing Zhi to eliminate everyone completely, leaving no one alive.
Although the two countries have made peace, the crimes committed by the Tartars in the Great Jin Dynasty are unforgivable.
An Yi knew the prince's thoughts well. "Your Highness, rest assured, Xing Zhi will definitely not let the Tartars who have entered the Dark Prison walk out alive."
With these two issues resolved, there is one more important matter.
An Yi added, "Previously, Wu Jianshou fled with his wife and children. In the case of Wu Guangping's execution of nine generations of his family, everyone in Wu Jianshou's household was killed."
An Jiu and his men found the money they left behind, which is now outside the border town.
After a moment's thought, Song Yanqing said, "All the money will be used as military pay and distributed to the soldiers. The court will also provide pensions to the soldiers who died in battle, and these funds will be included in that amount."
Having said that, remembering that Lu Qiqi would soon be leaving the border town, he added, "The father of Princess Kangle once fought under General Feng, so the pension will be distributed to her first."
Hopefully, this will offer her some comfort.
After receiving the order, An Yi withdrew and quickly descended the city wall.
Song Yanqing stood in the cold wind and took a deep breath.
He suddenly remembered what Lu Qiqi had said, and a slight smile appeared on his lips as he murmured, "Sure enough, you can't fill your stomach by drinking the northwest wind."
......
"Hiccup~"
Lu Qiqi patted her little belly and let out a satisfied burp.
Since Song Yanqing hadn't returned yet, she started eating first. She figured she could just cook another meal in her space when he came back.
But she read through all the storybooks that the Nineteenth Prince had sent her in the main tent, yet she still didn't see Song Yanqing return to the main tent.
Instead, Dark One returned.
Then, An Yi respectfully placed a blue cloth bag gently on the low table.
What is this?
An Yi took two steps back. "May the village head open it and take a look?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Qiqi untied the cloth bag and saw twenty taels of silver lying quietly inside.
She paused, a thought flashing through her mind.
Just then, An Yi explained, "Reporting to the village head, this is the... pension for Commander Lu."
What is a pension? As the name suggests.
Lu Qiqi looked away from the silver and at An Yidao, "Thank you."
After saying that, she carefully tied up the cloth bag containing the silver.
This twenty taels of silver was the compensation money that the original owner's father, Lu Dashan, received in exchange for using his own flesh and blood to resist the Tartars' attack on the city.
She must keep it carefully and take it back to give to Lu Yao.
After all, in reality, besides his shameless parents, Lu Dashan's only direct relatives in this world are his daughter, Lu Yao.
She carefully put away the compensation money, then, remembering that she hadn't seen Song Yanqing all day, asked, "Where did your young master go?"
An Yi said, "Today is General Ma's birthday. The young master sent someone to deliver a pot of fine wine to General Qin and went to General Ma's grave himself."
At this point, the tent fell silent.
Lu Qiqi pursed her lips. She had heard Song Yanqing mention that General Ma and she had known each other in the army when they were young.
When Song Yanqing was transporting military supplies, he was intercepted and besieged on his way back.
Later, when the border city was about to fall, he never expected that his parting with General Ma would be the last time they would see each other.
Thus, the deep brotherhood they shared in life can only be severed by death.
After a long pause, Lu Qiqi said, "It's a cold winter night, let's wait for him to come back and make him a bowl of ginger soup."
Nineteen, standing to the side, immediately replied, "Yes."
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