Fu Li stood outside the flower hall, listening to Li Yang's crying coming from inside, and his lips twitched involuntarily.
Cry all you want! Make a scene all you want!
There's nothing the Grand Princess can't handle!
A quarter of an hour later, the crying inside gradually stopped, and Fu Li could still faintly hear the sound of the Grand Princess blowing her nose.
A short while later, Li Yang, supported by Jiang Huai, came out of the flower hall and went to the restaurant.
Fu Li followed behind at a leisurely pace, thinking to himself, "It's all set!"
During the meal, Li Yang was still wiping away tears and kept serving food to Jiang Huai without stopping.
"Eat more, or it'll be hard to eat seafood again... Waaah, my poor Huai'er!"
"This is a soup made with wild mushrooms, it's so delicious, I'll take another sip... Waaah, my child, your adoptive mother is so sorry!"
"This is ham only found in Jiangling. Try it, and take some with you on the way. My Huai'er, what am I going to do? It's such a dangerous place, sob sob sob..."
Fu Li's hair on his head gradually stood on end.
Something's not right. The Grand Princess's words implied...!
Fu Li shuddered and looked at Jiang Huai in horror.
Jiang Huai ate and drank heartily, finishing every last bite of the dishes and soup that Li Yang had served him!
They were already stuffed but still didn't stop.
The head maid, San Shu, couldn't bear to watch any longer and stepped forward, saying, "Your Highness, please have some pity on Prince Huai! If he continues like this, he'll get an upset stomach!"
Looking at the nearly half-empty table of food, and then at Jiang Huai's smiling face, Li Yang couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with sorrow, and covered his face to sob.
"Waaah, Huai'er, how am I going to explain this to your mother and maternal grandmother? It breaks my heart!"
Jiang Huai gently patted Li Yang's back and chuckled, "Godmother, you underestimate Huai'er, don't you? Uncle's horseback riding skills are no match for mine. This time, Huai'er will definitely drive the Nan Chen people three hundred miles away from Qingniu Pass and make Godfather and Godmother proud!"
Li Yang nodded and shook her head intermittently, her snot and tears ruining her delicate makeup.
"Huai'er, remember this: your godmother doesn't care about appearances or anything else. All I want is for you to come back safe and sound, with not a single hair missing! You've shouldered such a heavy burden for the Rongguo Duke's mansion, and you also have to uphold the royal family's honor for your godmother. It breaks my heart! Huai'er, my poor Huai'er!"
Jiang Huai was both amused and exasperated. "Godmother, think back to how Godfather got through it all. Between Huai'er and Godfather, who is more pitiful?"
Li Yang's crying paused, and she began to make connections.
A moment later, she wiped away her tears, pouted, and muttered, "In the past, when the national treasury was empty, my brother was very poor, and the soldiers on the border had a hard time even getting enough to eat. How can it compare to now!"
Jiang Huai said happily, "That's right! Think about it, I'm my mother's only son. If her son goes to fight on the border, wouldn't she make sure to send him all the best food, drink, and supplies she can get? How could she possibly let Huai'er suffer!"
Li Yang knew this was the truth without even thinking. If it weren't for Jiang Shan's strong support, Sanlang's victories against the Nan Chen army wouldn't have been so easy!
Huai'er's kung fu has reached an extraordinary level, and she is also skilled in divination and mechanical arts. It seems that she was really overthinking it!
Sniffing, Li Yang said seriously, "Even so, you can't be careless. You have to agree to three conditions from your godmother!"
"Okay, okay, whatever you say, I'll agree to anything!"
"Take all three of your masters with you. When you return, I will request official titles for your two masters' wives! I know that Qingcheng Mountain will definitely send people to accompany you to the border, and you cannot refuse! Those veteran soldiers who have followed your godfather for many years are the most loyal, and you must take them all with you! You must agree to these three conditions!"
Jiang Huai sighed with a wry smile, which was considered an agreement.
So, who can he possibly fool?
As expected, on the day Jianghuai set off, Qingcheng Mountain dispatched five hundred elite soldiers, all dressed in armor issued by the imperial court, to serve as Jianghuai's personal guards and depart with the army.
From a distance, the people seeing them off formed a long line on the official road, a truly impressive sight.
Jiang Shan watched the procession slowly disappear from sight, then grabbed Li Yang and said listlessly, "How do you still have the energy to cry? Stop crying and talk to me!"
Li Yang's eyes were swollen like peaches. She looked at Jiang Shan's pale face through her slits and wanted to say something to her, but she felt inexplicably sorry for her.
A mother who doesn't even dare to cry must be suffering so much inside!
Ignoring her own sadness, she and Jiang Shan helped each other into the carriage, and began to chatter on and on.
Fu Meili obediently followed behind Jiang Shan, doing her best to fulfill her duties as his little darling.
More than a month after the army marched north, Rong Yue went to the Ministry of Revenue and asked for an official position, specifically in charge of the army's provisions.
Without the emperor or the crown prince speaking, and without the Minister of Revenue worrying, the army's provisions and supplies for the northward march were transported to the border from both sea and land routes in four directions.
The distant Qingniu Pass, the commander's camp.
Outside the tent, the soldier on duty received hot meat buns and braised beef from the mess hall, his eyes crinkling into slits with a smile.
"If I could always eat meat buns and beef, I would be willing to fight on the border for the rest of my life!"
Another soldier took a big bite of the fragrant meat bun and mumbled, "Dream on! If it weren't for General Fu, we wouldn't even see a speck of meat, let alone beef!"
"That's true! This place is not only remote, but also extremely short of supplies. Every time we go to deliver provisions, dozens or even hundreds of brothers lose their lives. Even if they bring us fresh meat and vegetables, the climate here won't preserve them for more than a few days!"
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