Su Peisheng glanced at Lanqin's carriage beside him, thought for a moment, and then had no choice but to dismount his horse. He then led the horse to the carriage window and whispered, "Master, this servant has something to report."
After calling out twice, a delicate hand reached out from inside and lifted the small window; it was none other than Lan Qin.
"Fourth Master is asleep. What is it? If it's not very important, let him sleep for a while," Lanqin said.
At this moment, Su Peisheng felt not only admiration for Lanqin, but also a sense of gratitude. Having been a servant for so long, he had never seen a master who cared about his feelings like that. Therefore, upon hearing Lanqin's words, he immediately replied, "It's nothing serious. It's just that Princess Yanyu is a little unwell from the bumpy ride. Since Master is asleep, let's wait until he wakes up before discussing it further."
Upon hearing that it concerned Yan Yu, Lan Qin asked, "Did you vomit badly?"
Su Peisheng shook his head and said, "Judging from Yun Yuan's appearance, she seems quite formidable. Should I go and take a look?"
Lanqin nodded and said, "I'll call Fourth Master, you go and check the situation first!"
After Su Peisheng rode off, Lanqin saw Nianxue following behind the carriage for a long time and looked tired. She called out, "Nianxue, come here."
Upon hearing this, Nianxue saw that it was Lanqin calling her, so she jogged after her.
"Go to the back and get two large cushions. One for the master's carriage, and the other for Princess Yan Yu." Lan Qin made five in total. One was for herself, another was for the fourth master, one of the remaining three was for the maids, and the rest were spares to be given to whoever needed them.
Nianxue agreed and went to get the large cushion as Lanqin instructed.
"Master, wake up! Master~" Lanqin whispered in the Fourth Master's ear.
The Fourth Prince was sleeping soundly. No matter how much Lanqin called him, he only slightly changed his position and showed no sign of waking up. Lanqin looked at him like this, and then at the light outside. She thought that Kangxi might summon him soon, so she had to wake him up.
"Master, Master~" Lanqin continued calling, "The Emperor is calling for you~~~"
The magic moment has arrived; this one sentence truly is worth a thousand others!
The Fourth Prince, who had been reluctant to open his eyes, suddenly opened them wide and blurted out, "When did Father Emperor call me?"
Lanqin said cautiously, "My lord, it's already dark outside. I was afraid the Emperor would call you later, so I woke you up."
The Fourth Prince raised his long eyebrows, flicked Lanqin's forehead, and deliberately put on a stern face, saying, "You were just giving a false imperial decree. Don't act like this again, or even I won't be able to protect you!"
Lanqin stuck out her tongue, and this time said with a hint of grievance, "Master, Princess Yan Yu gets carsick. Do you have any pills to prevent it?"
Fourth Master was taken aback and muttered, "Motion sickness?"
Lanqin hurriedly explained, "It's just that the carriage was too bumpy, she probably couldn't stand it." Lanqin really couldn't find a suitable word to explain the reason for "carsickness" to him.
"Then I'll go take a look, and then go see Father Emperor. He might be camping tonight. If you're scared, have Nianxue and the others stay with you," Fourth Prince instructed, then picked up the official hat and peacock feather that Lanqin handed him, put them on, and pushed open the carriage door to go out.
After Fourth Master left, Nianxue came in and saw Lanqin blinking. She asked, "Princess, would you like some pastries? You didn't eat much at noon, you must be hungry now."
Lanqin said with a pained expression, "I want to eat some food~~"
For someone who considers rice their ultimate food, they get hungry if they skip a meal.
Fortunately, not long after, Emperor Kangxi's decree finally came down, and everyone was ordered to rest where they were. The temporary kitchen also started cooking. Lanqin had been sitting in the carriage all day, and her bottom was already numb. She took advantage of the break to help Nianxue out.
A crescent moon hung in the sky; they had already reached the territory of Baoding Prefecture. The surroundings were desolate, with the occasional call of a cuckoo. Reeds lined both sides of the official road, and the last rays of light on the horizon gave the entire landscape a somber beauty.
"Princess, put on your cloak, it's windy at night!" Nianxue took a cloak from the carriage where the trunks and clothes were kept and walked behind Lanqin, saying.
"Hmm, go thank them for a while, and have Xicha come over to keep me company. You're too silly, you should go sit in their carriage." Ever since Fourth Master got into Lanqin's carriage, Nianxue has been traveling with the carriage for two hours. Because she had to serve Lanqin at all times, she hadn't gone to Xicha's side.
"I'm not tired, Your Highness. Please stand here for a while, and I'll go get you some hot tea," Nianxue said. Then, without waiting for Lanqin to say anything more, she went to find the teapot. The water in the teapot was the same water they had poured when they left the Fourth Prince's residence. The reason it was kept warm was naturally due to the thermal cover for the cotton quilt that Lanqin had made.
After Nianxue left, Lanqin couldn't help but walk to the side of the official road, wanting to see what was on the other side of the tall reeds.
"Princess Niu, do you still want to go over there? This place is deserted, what if you encounter something?" Eighth Prince rode past Lanqin's carriage and saw Lanqin looking towards the reeds. He stopped her.
Lanqin turned around and saw the Eighth Prince in his supercar under the new moon. She smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you for the reminder, Eighth Prince!" After saying that, she walked back to the official road.
"Is Eighth Prince going to meet the Emperor?" Lanqin walked to his mount and looked up at the Eighth Prince sitting upright on his tall horse. She had to admit, he possessed a face that could charm the world; it was said that Consort Liang was beautiful, and this proved it to be true.
"Yes, Father Emperor has sent us over. Dinner should be here soon, Princess Niu, please bear with it a little longer." Ba Ye said with a knowing smile, then spurred his horse and rode away.
"Hmph, what does this mean? Is he mocking me for being a glutton?" Lanqin thought to herself as she looked at the back of the figure, but then she heard a "gurgling" sound coming from her stomach.
Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, the eunuchs from the temporary kitchen arrived with dinner. Lanqin called Nianxue and the others together to prepare for the meal. Three iron-box-like food containers held braised beef brisket with radish, braised pork with lettuce, and stir-fried potatoes, green peppers, and eggplant, along with two large boxes of rice. Fortunately, Lanqin had Nianxue bring some bowls and chopsticks, so the mistress and servants stood by the carriage and began their first camping dinner.
The coachmen's dinner was not so lavish; they had other people deliver their meals, which were probably things like flatbread rolled with scallions. Lanqin couldn't stand it, so she had Nianxue find a bowl, fill it with some food, and send it over to the coachmen in her household.
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