The little ancestor of the family

Chapter 316 Let King Rui decide

After everyone had finished their work, Ye Xinran breathed a sigh of relief and let everyone go back to rest.

When Ye Xinran returned to the room, Leng Qingyu had already finished washing up and was leaning against the head of the bed reading a book.

Seeing Ye Xinran coming back, she immediately asked the maid to prepare the bath water, and then asked: "Is everything done?"

Ye Xinran smiled and said, "It's done, but we have to wait until tomorrow morning to see the results."

After Ye Xinran finished washing up, the mother and daughter turned off the lights and went to rest.

Leng Qingyu finally asked calmly: "Tell me why you must go to Northern Frontier.

I know you are not a person who acts on impulse, so you don't have to hide anything from me."

Ye Xinran sighed softly, "Mom, I don't want to hide it from you, but this matter has not been settled yet, and I don't want you to worry too much.

in addition……"

She paused and said, "I did lie to you about something before, but I haven't figured out how to start the conversation."

"What did you lie to me about?"

Leng Qingyu turned his head. He couldn't see Ye Xinran's expression in the dark. He could only see that her eyes were still blinking.

Ye Xinran leaned towards Leng Qingyu and whispered, "Actually, Xiao Huaian is not dead."

"not dead?"

Leng Qingyu suddenly sat up from the bed.

"Then who was the body before?"

"That was a dead body they found to deceive people."

"You knew this all along?"

Leng Qingyu found it unbelievable.

She stayed with her daughter during those days. Seeing her daughter so sad, she was even afraid that she would be unable to get over it and commit suicide.

How come they are all fake?

"Hey, was my acting really real?"

Ye Xinran also sat up, and fearing that Leng Qingyu would get cold, she pulled the quilt over her shoulders, and then said, "I had no choice under the circumstances at that time.

Xiao Huaian received an order to lead his troops to fight. In order to avoid being discovered by those with ulterior motives, he had no choice but to escape.

Since I agreed to act for him, I had to do it completely, be sad and upset, and look real.

But I wasn’t just pretending at that time. I was really sad and felt that he was hiding it from me on purpose and didn’t open up to me at all.”

"You're so sad, but you're still helping him, and you didn't even tell me, your mother, a word!"

Leng Qingyu immediately saw through Ye Xinran's little thoughts.

Ye Xinran smiled and didn't say anything stubborn. She just followed Leng Qingyu's words and said, "It's not that I was worried about my mother at that time. It's just that in that situation, I was afraid that someone was watching in the dark. The more people knew, the more danger of being exposed.

It is better to know nothing than to pretend to know the truth."

She explained, “But because I lied at the beginning, it was hard to explain later.

I don’t know what time to choose, nor do I know what the result will be after he goes there.

So I won’t explain it at all.

I thought if he could come back, then the truth would be revealed after he came back."

"So, you insisted on going to Northern Frontier because Xiao Huaian was there?"

Leng Qingyu understood it immediately.

She said, why Ye Xinran wanted to go to the battlefield for no reason.

"Mom, the court's affairs originally had nothing to do with me, but since Xiao Huaian was involved, I somehow became connected.

From a moral point of view, I don't want to watch a good person who cares about the people lose his life in vain.

From a personal point of view, I also hope that the children in my family can see their uncle again."

"But if you go, can you really help?"

Leng Qingyu was already somewhat shaken.

"can!"

Ye Xinran said confidently.

"At least I can guarantee that as long as I am still here, I can transport all this food to the northern border?"

"You don't know martial arts!"

Leng Qingyu didn't believe this.

"Don't we have Ding Qiao?" Ye Xinran said, "Mom, I'll let Ding Qiao accompany me when I go out this time."

"Let Zhang Qianye go with us!"

Leng Qingyu quickly said, "One more person means one more safety."

"Row!"

Ye Xinran nodded in agreement.

Leng Qingyu was confused by her and forgot to worry about how Ding Qiao's visit could guarantee the delivery of food.

All that was left in my heart was worry about my daughter.

Leng Qingyu did not sleep well that night.

She fell into a drowsy sleep until the moon was about to set.

When I opened my eyes again, Ye Xinran had already gotten up and left.

Leng Qingyu got up from the bed, put on her clothes, and asked the maid where the young lady was.

The maid quickly replied, "The young lady got up early in the morning and went to the kitchen. She said that the mistress didn't get a good rest at night and asked us not to disturb her!"

"Then I'll go over and take a look."

Having said that, she went out to the kitchen without even bothering to wash her face.

In the yard behind the kitchen, several people were busy moving things.

Leng Qingyu spotted Ye Xinran at a glance, walked up to her and asked, "How is it? Is it done?"

Ye Xinran turned around when she heard the question and saw Leng Qingyu holding up a piece of white stuff and said proudly, "It's done! Mom, look!"

Leng Qingyu looked carefully at the thing in her hand.

After looking at it for a long time, I realized that it was a piece of solidified lard.

There is something wrapped inside the lard, a green layer.

"Is this the surprise you prepared for the prince?"

Leng Qingyu didn't quite understand.

Ye Xinran nodded, "Yes, I asked them to cook this lard yesterday, put various seasonings in it, and put it together with vegetables and meat to solidify.

It's cold now and the lard won't melt. The solidified lard can be cut into small pieces and wrapped in oil paper. Soldiers can each take a few pieces with them.

Once you are on the road, just boil a pot of water and put the lard into the water, and it will automatically cook into a pot of soup.

The soup contains oil, meat and vegetables, and tastes good.

Wouldn't it be convenient to eat it with dry food?"

Leng Qingyu picked up a piece of lard, and it was indeed frozen hard.

She had never experienced such hardship, but when she imagined the scene that Ye Xinran described, it seemed really good.

"That's a lot of lard, right?"

Leng Qingyu asked.

"That is!"

Ye Xinran said, "I'll show this to King Rui right away. If he thinks it's okay, from today on, all the fat from all the butcher shops in the capital will have to be sold in bulk. Prepare the fat before we go to war."

The kitchen servants put the pieces of lard neatly in the box, and Ye Xinran did not delay any longer.

"Mom, I'll leave the household affairs to you. I'll go to the Rui Palace first.

Waiting for King Rui's result."

"Okay! Then go slower." Leng Qingyu instructed.

The butler prepared the carriage, and Ye Xinran took her things and headed straight for Prince Rui's Palace.

When they arrived at the gate of Prince Rui's Mansion, the housekeeper told them that Prince Rui had gone to the military camp early in the morning and would not be back until the evening.

"Miss, what should we do? Should we go back home first?" asked the coachman.

"No!" Ye Xinran replied, "Let's send the things to his military camp."