Chapter 63: Men Dress to Please Themselves
Su Yunyao's eyes darkened, clearly tinged with anger.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that Ji Yan had an inexplicable hostility towards her from the very beginning.
Su Yunyao stood up with the piece of bacon and walked towards the big bonfire.
Seeing this, Ji Yan hurriedly got up and followed.
"Princess, what are you doing? The soldiers have been traveling all day and are very tired. Could you please let them eat in peace and not disturb them?"
She spoke loudly, as if these words were not meant to remind Su Yunyao, but to be heard by the soldiers.
But she hadn't finished speaking yet.
Su Yunyao, who had already walked to the big bonfire, drew the knife from the soldier's waist, cut the piece of bacon several times with the sharp blade, divided it into many small pieces, and threw it into the pot of porridge.
He quickly put the pulled-out knife back into the scabbard.
The originally bland noodle soup was instantly surrounded by a faint meaty aroma.
"What's that smell? It smells so good."
"It's bacon. The princess put bacon in the noodle soup."
"Thank you, Princess. May you live forever, Princess."
Ji Yan paused and happened to meet Su Yunyao who turned back.
"Do you think I'm acting on purpose? But I don't care. I don't need you to think so. As long as I think so, that's enough."
Su Yunyao's lips curled up in an obscure arc and paused.
She continued, "I just told you, I eat what the soldiers eat. There's no need to treat me specially. Are you trying to give me special treatment, or are you trying to spread rumors in the barracks? Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."
After saying that, Su Yunyao walked towards the carriage without looking back.
Ji Yan was left alone, standing there in a daze for a long time.
At this moment, Shen Qiunian, who was sitting aside and witnessing all this, stared at her departing back with his eyes flashing.
"Princess, you haven't eaten anything. What if you get hungry later?" Pearl followed with a worried look on her face.
"It's okay." Su Yunyao waved her hand lightly.
The servants in the princess's mansion are usually royal chefs, who perfectly nurtured the original owner's picky stomach.
The cake was so hard that after just two bites, her cheeks were already sore from chewing.
She threw the piece of bacon into the pot just now, not because she was angry with Ji Yan, but because she really understood how difficult it was for the soldiers to fight for their country.
"Don't worry about me, just go and eat something."
At night, Su Yunyao slept in the carriage because there was only one carriage traveling with them.
Chen Qiu Nian consciously slept with the soldiers in the makeshift tent.
Lying in the carriage, she played with the pearwood box Lu Mingfeng had given her. "By the way, Zhenzhu, have the clothes I asked you to order from Qiongyifang been delivered to the Dali Temple?"
"In reply to the princess, Qiong Yi Fang replied the day before yesterday. I estimate that it will be available for collection tomorrow afternoon. Before I left, I already asked for the agate. I will personally deliver it to the princess tomorrow after we collect it."
Su Yunyao nodded after hearing this.
Pearl was very puzzled.
"Princess, do you think Lu Shaoqing will like the color of the dress you chose for him? I don't think I've ever seen Lu Shaoqing wear such brightly colored clothes. He seems to always like to wear black."
"I don't care whether he likes it or not. As long as I like it, that's all that matters. Men dress to please themselves. Is his clothes for others to see? He wears his clothes for me to see. If I like it and think it looks good, it's a blessing for him and the clothes."
Su Yunyao's words completely refreshed Zhenzhu's cognition.
Clothes should be worn for whoever sees them and whoever likes them and thinks they look good.
If you think about it carefully, it seems to be true.
Lu Mingfeng was shocked when he saw the lavender robe in Manju's hand.
"What? Did the Princess have this dress made specifically for me?"
"Lu Shaoqing, the eldest princess said that she soiled your clothes when she was drunk last time, so she specially ordered a set for you from Qiongyifang. However, the material is not from Qiongyifang. The princess picked it out from the storeroom in the princess's mansion."
"Did the princess pick it herself?" Lu Mingfeng was a little hesitant to believe it.
"To reply to Lu Shaoqing, yes."
Hearing Agate's affirmative answer, Lu Mingfeng's eyes trembled.
He took the dress with both hands and said, "Thank you very much, aunt, for making this personal trip. When the eldest princess returns from the border, I will personally go to the princess's residence to express my gratitude."
After Manju left, Dali Temple Minister Min Xiuyuan walked out from behind him.
He stared at Agate's departing back, his eyes darkening.
"When did you become so close to the eldest princess?"
Lu Mingfeng did not answer directly, but bowed and saluted, "Min Siqing."
Min Xiuyuan's eyes were gloomy.
"I am older than you. Ever since you entered the Dali Temple, I have been most optimistic about you, and you have never disappointed me."
"I am old now, and it is time for me to retire and return home."
"I have to remind you that some people are not yours to covet. You must cut your losses in time."
"You also saw what the princess did in front of all the civil and military officials before General Huo left for the battle."
"Huo Xiao commands 200,000 elite soldiers and generals. Even the emperor is wary of him. How dare you, a mere fourth-rank official, compete with him for the princess?"
Lu Mingfeng said nothing, but tightened his grip on the clothes with his fingertips.
"The eldest princess went to the border, and Lord Shen personally escorted her. Although Shen Qiu Nian is not the head of the officials, his position in the emperor's heart is definitely not inferior to that of the prime minister. It is only a matter of time before he replaces him."
"The eldest princess has liked Lord Shen for so many years, isn't the emperor's intention clear enough?"
"If one day you are lucky enough to enter the princess's residence, I can't say how long the princess will like you, but I don't know whether you can still maintain your official career..."
...It’s hard to say!
Min Xiuyuan sighed and patted him on the shoulders twice.
"I have always thought you were a sensible person. Think carefully about the logic behind this."
Lu Mingfeng said nothing, but the blood color on his face disappeared visibly.
He lowered his eyes to look at the clothes in his hands.
He never thought that he could have the eldest princess all to himself, but did he not have the right to share her with them?
Then...what about the shopkeeper who has always been by the eldest princess' side?
At noon the next day.
Another urgent letter from Shengjing City was delivered to the military camp over a distance of 800 miles.
Huo Xiao took the letter and walked quickly towards the tent, followed closely by two lieutenants.
"General." Fu Chenfeng looked at him solemnly, "What did the emperor say in the letter? Did something happen?"
"The emperor said that the cabinet minister Shen Qiu Nian will arrive at the border soon." Huo Xiao responded while looking at the words on the letter.
Lord Shen?
When Fu Chenfeng and Wan Lingchuan heard this person's name, their faces were stunned, and then quickly became gloomy.
What does the emperor mean?
Why send the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet at this time? What is the purpose of sending him, a civil official who knows nothing about fighting a war?
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