Chapter 300 Fish Feast
"It's very likely." Cui Jing was also very worried about this. "Although recuperation is important, and the best time to fight is when the army is strong and the rear is well-stocked with food and grass, it would also be a great opportunity to send troops to Lizhou while Duke Ping is cleaning up the mess of the Great Zhou."
"If the Great Zhou is revived by Duke Ping, it will not benefit Northern Yan either."
"Jiang Shao is still alive." Cui Si reminded him, "Jiang Shao won't sit idly by and watch Duke Ping revitalize the Great Zhou."
Duke Ping had originally wanted to sacrifice the Great Zhou to pay for the life of his beloved daughter. Now that he knew Jiang Cinian was still alive, he wanted to preserve the Great Zhou and leave the world to Jiang Cinian.
Jiang Shao was ambitious and wanted to seize the throne. If Duke Ping did that, it would almost shatter all his hopes. Of course, he would not be happy about that.
It only took a moment for father and son to turn against each other.
"You forgot that Jiang Shao lost several battles, lost Chongshan Pass, Yunzhou, Miaozhou, and also lost an arm. Even though he had a lot of power before, things are different now." Cui Jing also reminded her.
Cui Si frowned and looked a little solemn.
She really couldn't understand the current situation. It seemed that many things from her previous life could no longer be used as a reference. The situation was different. The cards had been dealt anew and she had to play them all over again.
Cui Si thought for a moment and said, "If you have any concerns, why not talk to Mr. Yan and the military advisor and discuss it."
Cui Jing said, "I heard from Chen Mo that it was Yan's idea to let Jiang Shao go. He wanted to let the father and son fight for a while."
Cui Si frowned and thought for a moment: "Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. I'll ask him directly later. By the way, I have something for you."
Cui Si asked everyone in the room to leave, leaving only the three brothers and sisters, and then gave the letter to Cui Jing.
Cui Jing opened it and was surprised: "Did you ask the master for this thing?"
Cui Si said, "The future of the Cui family depends on you all. I can't help you any more. But the Cui family's love for me is true, and I am not a heartless person. This is the escape route I want for the Cui family."
"One day in the future, when the court becomes increasingly turbulent, or the situation becomes unfavorable to the Cui family, and the Cui family wishes to retreat, sending this up here will at least preserve the Cui family and allow them to retreat to Xianyang City and continue to be the Cui clan of Xianyang City."
"But as you can see, there are conditions. It cannot be a crime of treason, and individual crimes must be dealt with according to the law, without exception."
What Cui Si wanted was a way out for the Cui family, so that at the critical moment, the authorities would let the Cui family go and give them a chance to retreat, rather than giving the Cui family the umbrella of protection they wanted and allowing their clansmen to do whatever they wanted.
"What about you?" Cui Jing pursed his lips and asked her, "How are you going to deal with you and that Yan? Are you going to get married?"
"I don't know." Cui Si could only be vague about the matter of getting married. She didn't want to get married selfishly, but if she said no, there would be many people preaching to her.
Perhaps in the eyes of many people, she is too tactless and too stupid. Look at how good Yan Xingchuan is to her. Where can she find another person who treats her as well as him? Moreover, the position of queen is right in front of her, but she doesn't want it.
But they don’t know that if they hold the position and bear the responsibility, they must also bear the burden.
Being a queen or queen mother, along with power comes a heavy burden. Once she enters the Yan family, the hatred of the Yan family becomes her responsibility.
The hatred is so heavy that it makes people breathless.
And there is Yan Xingchuan. No matter how good, sincere and devoted he is to her now, she dare not entrust her marriage to him again.
He is too powerful.
The Cui family couldn't suppress him.
Even if they had signed the Three Books and Six Ceremonies, and were married and promised to grow old together, when he turned against her, she would be nothing.
As long as he wants, she can be his wife today and his concubine tomorrow.
In this case, what's the point of getting married?
"Brother Three and Brother Five, don't worry about me. As for him and me, we'll just let things take their own course. We can either wait for him to get tired of it and leave, or wait for me to think it through, and then we can discuss this marriage."
"Life has been going on for decades, and I don't want to think too much. I always hope that we can meet someone we like, someone we want to marry, and then get married, treat each other well, and stay together for life."
Cui Jing frowned for a long time, and finally sighed: "Forget it, as long as you feel happy, but I have to remind you that if he doesn't marry, everything is fine. If he marries a wife and has children, you will be embarrassed."
Cui Si nodded: "Don't worry, Third Brother, I know what's going on."
Cui Jing handed the scroll back to her: "I don't know how long I will stay in Miaozhou, and I don't know if there will be a war. You should take this and return it to the Cui family and give it to your grandmother."
"Aside from Grandma, don't tell anyone else. Fifth brother, you should also keep this matter to yourself and pretend you know nothing. Don't tell anyone else."
This is the escape route Yan Xingchuan gave to the Cui family, and it also shows his partiality towards Cui Si. If it gets out, it won't be a good thing. Wait... maybe one day, when the Cui family really needs it, they will let people know.
Perhaps two or three generations of the Cui family have passed away.
Cui Yi covered his mouth and nodded repeatedly: "Third brother, little sister, I won't say anything."
The three brothers and sisters chatted for a long time, and when it was time for dinner, they prepared to have dinner together.
Today, some soldiers went out to the river by boat and caught a lot of fish and shrimp, and sent a basket of them to the Cui family.
When Cui Jing and Cui Yi saw the fish, their faces looked like they were constipated. But Cui Si happily went forward and discussed with the chef how to cook the fish.
Steaming, braising and stewing must all be arranged.
Cui Yi shuddered and whispered to Cui Jing, "How about you and my sister just eat together? I...I'll go find Chen Mo..."
It’s not that they don’t eat fish, but since they took on the task of building the defense line last year, they have been staying by the river every day. The Piaomiao River is very big and there are many fish and shrimps, so their meals have become fish and shrimps every day.
I almost vomited from eating so much.
I really don't want to eat anymore.
Cui Jing glanced at him and said, "What are you afraid of? Just ask someone to cook a few more dishes. It's rare for Ah Si to come to see us. If you want to go, it's up to you."
Cui Yi: "...But now I feel like vomiting when I see fish."
"Then spit it out before eating."
Cui Si had no idea of the brothers' inner pain. She loved eating fish and had more than a dozen ways to cook it in her mind. She wanted to cook them all immediately.
When the sun set and the sky grew dim, a fish feast was served on the table.
Chen Mo followed Yan Xingchuan over to eat, and when he saw the fish feast on the table, his expression changed.
Cui Si found it strange that no one was eating after sitting down. She tasted the steamed fish and found the meat fresh and sweet. There was nothing wrong with it, which made her even more puzzled.
"Eat, why don't you eat?"
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