"Oh," Ming Lan cried out. The sharp shout made Gu Yunxi's back uncomfortably taut.
"Master!"
Seeing Ming Lan was falling down the carriage, Qin Zhong acted fast and caught him in arms. Ming Lan didn't fall, but his brand-new velvet cap was dropped on the ground and covered with dust.
After Ming Lan regained his balance, Qin Zhong picked up the commander cap from the ground, dusted it repeatedly, and then offered it to his Master with both hands.
He knew that his Master was obsessive about hygiene. Now that his brand-new black hat was dirty, he was bound to be furious at the stains.
"Master, here is your cap..."
Qin Zhong lowed his eyes in embarrassment when he gave the tall cap to Ming Lan.
Unsurprisingly, as soon as Ming Lan took it, his bright black pupils collapsed into two small dots, and his ghostly white face blushed with anger.
Diverting his eyes onto Gu Yunxi, he f
In the room—When Gu Yunxi raised his eyes again, her shy eyes met the eyes of the Master.The dark night-like world had been lit by a blaze of fire-like light, creating a spectacular scene. Gu Yunxi's body was softened by the warmth and seemed to be swallowed and melt away by that dazzling light. She was too shy to find a place to hide, sitting on the chair anxiously, with her ears turning so red that even her sweet face was colored, like a crystal flower blooming in an instant, which made Leng Qingtang obsessed with her.She had meticulously had various tonics for a while. Now, as Gu Yunxi's dysentery had been controlled, her appearance had undergone an amazing transformation after the rusty and yellowish rust color disappeared! And the beauty was different from the Imperial Noble Concubine, Wan Yuyao. It was a fresh charm that had not been tapped by the secular world, just like a hibiscus in the water, giving out a different ki
Next, Leng Qingtang would soon begin a crucial step called "masculine seal", which meant using qigong to block several points on the body with internal force. Only in this way could he seem like a castrated eunuch, showing no visible male signs in appearance. In addition, to stimulate the meridians around the body and the high-speed operation of blood flow by exerting internal force could also make that pot of medicine that had just been swallowed unleash its best effect. The bowl of medicine was a secret recipe for adjusting the body and improving appearance. It was another method for him to disguise as a eunuch. This routine could make his skin smooth and delicate and his face clear and beautiful without any harm to the body. Leng Qingtang sat cross-legged on the couch and closed his eyes. His palms naturally covered on his chest, and his internal strength was raised from the lower belly. His palms reversed against each other, and both arm
After a short while, Xiao Xiaoshen got the woods and put them under the stove. Gu Yunxi lighted them. Xiao Xiaoshen sat down and started to work on the bellows. Gu Yunxi put a kettle on the stove and hurriedly went to work on something else. The fire was lighted, but it needed some time to burn up. Gu Yunxi used this time to make the sugar cake for the Double Ninth Festival. She sieved a bowl of glutinous rice to remove the sand and stone. She then cleaned it in water repeatedly and soaked it in cold water for later use. The next step was to clean up the glutinous rice flour in the pot. Since the cook intentionally added hot water into the pot, the flour was all cooked and couldn't form dough anymore. Gu Yunxi got rid of everything in the pot and tried to find new flour in the cabinet. The bag used to store glutinous rice flour was now almost empty. Only a little remained at the bottom of the bag. Gu
Seeing Xiao Xiaoshen staring at the sugar cake in the plate and keeping swallowing, Gu Yunxi smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Wash your hands there. I will give you one to eat first." "What? Why do I need to my hands?" Xiao Xiaoshen was impatient, "My dear sister, I am just a rough man. Hungry to eat, tired to sleep. It's just a piece of cake. Give it to me now!" He held her arm and fawned her by shaking her arm. Gu Yunxi shook him off, lifted her ankle boots, and assumed the posture of kicking, "Go away! How can you be so unhygienic! You can wash your hands ten times when you plead me!" Xiao Xiaoshen felt helpless. He had to go to the big bowl and ladle some water into the basin, washing his hands while murmuring. Gu Yunxi stood behind him to supervise him. She felt him rather interesting. She then found a dish and a pair of bamboo chopsticks, picked up a piece of sticky rice and sugar cake i
The Imperial Palace.Under an unfrequented quillaja, a slender dark shadow lingered. He looked up at the trunk, with his hands folded behind his back. After the morning ritual, Leng Qingtang did not return to the Eastern Depot right away. Instead, he stayed here, waiting for someone to arrive. Not after long, a young man wearing a crimson taoist tunic and a tall purple hat walked slowly from the corner of the palace wall, looking spiritual and extraordinary. When he stopped before the quillaja, he saluted Leng Qingtang, "I'm the Taoist priest Yu Xuanji. Good morning, My Master." His clear voice was elegant and cadenced as if one jade had been dropped on another. Leng Qingtang looked back in response and pursed his thin lips into a smile, "You are too kind, High Priest." Good-looking and well-mannered, Yu Xuanji originated from the Imperial Taoist temple, the Pengxian Temple
Just when Leng Qingtang was about to kiss Gu Yunxi on the lips, he suddenly saw tears sliding down her cheek. He immediately stopped. "Yunxi..." He was dazed. Before he could ask her what happened, she started crying fiercely. "Do you have to be so petty?" "Me? Petty? What makes you think that?" Leng Qingtang was confused. Gu Yunxi huddled herself in the corner of the wall. She sobbed and complained off and on, "I didn't mean to upset you... If you are mad and want to kill me, could you not do it by twisting my head? It hurts." Leng Qingtang didn't know whether to get angry or laugh. While explaining to Gu Yunxi, his ears also turned red, "Yunxi, I wasn't trying to kill you!" "Then why did you twist my head?" Gu Yunxi mumbled in discontent. She wiped her tears away with her sleeves. "I..." Leng Qingtang
The moon was glowing in the sky. A sheer layer of thin cloud floated around it, allowing bits of star lights to shine through. Misty moonlight shone on the large smooth leaf of the banana tree in the yard, reflecting a delicate and hazy white light, like smoke floating in the air, adding a sense of mystery and seduction to this airless autumn night. The Southern Residence of the Eastern Depot was way more lively than usual. The Master had gathered everyone here for dinner tonight. Depot workers carried in two of the largest square tables and pieced them together in the middle of the yard. It was just dinner time. Cheng Wanli, the Chiliarch, Xiao Xiaoshen, the rank-fourth sword-bearing guard, and ten captains of the Eastern Depot all came. It was the first celebration of the Double Ninth Festival in the Eastern Depot. Everybody felt especially excited. Everyone brought something, wine, fruit, vegetables, and gifts. All of them w
The temperature gradually dropped because of the night wind. It was getting late, and the captains all bade farewell to the Master. "Seven, Ten, Chiliarch Cheng, and Xiao Xiaoshen stay here. Others can go back now." The Master was accustomed to calling the seventh captain and the tenth like this. Calling in this way was simple and showed his kindness. They understood that the Master would give some instructions and stayed. When other people left the Southern Residence, Leng Qingtang ordered, "Yunxi, fetch it here." Gu Yunxi went to the Master's house and took out the box sent by the Western Depot. She placed it on the table, opened the lid, and showed the earrings to everyone. "Ming Lan sent this to Yunxi," Leng Qingtang explained it clearly to everyone since they were surprised. "What? Have they found out that she is a girl? By people in the Western Depot?" Cheng Wanli ex
Terra Nova's ninth year of the Daedalic Years, early spring.Kamakawa Yusui is shocked and annoyed when he receives news of a coup at the Imperial Palace and the imminent ascension of Prince Fuchi Yasutaka to the throne as the next Emperor.Since the Kunhuang Island and Huananhe lost a battle, Kamachi sailors suffered a heavy blow, Kamakawa was forced to take the remaining troops retreated to the south of Kunhuang Island, Tsuneoshima stationed.Unexpectedly, just when he was trying to avoid the previous shame and had been intensifying the study of the new combat program, the country had a great turnaround.Can't think too much, Kamakawa by water immediately point all 10,000 Ying army, lead five Anzai ship and a number of ships, with enough artillery Furlong machine fire speed back to Ying, swore to fight with and Shigeru cuts a high and low winners and losers.One night, as Kamakawa's fleet secretly approached Mizumura Harbor in Kyoto, a thick fog sudde
In the banquet hall of the palace, the fire and candles were bright, four dancing girls lined up, green silk buns, colorful makeup, silk sleeves fluttering and swaying, dancing in a slow and rhythmic dance.Two or three male musicians are not far from them, playing strings, flute, drums, each person's face is calm and solemn, but in the eyes of God duh, seems to have the essence of the aura of a hidden flash.The dinner was organized to celebrate the fifteenth birthday of Emperor Fuchi Masaharu, but due to the defeat of the Terra Nova army in Weihai, many of the entertainments were temporarily canceled, and only the traditional Yehime songs and dances were retained.Profound Ya Qing was the main character of tonight's banquet, at this time he was wearing brand new scarlet damask silk clothes kneeling above the chief belonging to him, looking quiet and enjoying the songs and dances.On the seats to his left were the former Emperor's side consort, Daiji, with h
Terra Nova, Kyoto.As night falls, in a short house in the civilian area, the blind man is anxiously waiting for his mother-in-law to return home from work.She hadn't been back for a day and a night, and that definitely hadn't happened in the past.Could it be that the Ninth Princess has encountered something on her end?Rustling footsteps stopped unexpectedly at the door.The blind man's sense of hearing is much more sensitive than normal people, his eyebrows slightly gathered, and without moving, he got up and lightly rubbed his steps to the wooden cabinet, and touched a sharp dagger from the top of the cabinet and quietly hid it in the sleeve of his coat.The door of the room opened, and by the sound of the footsteps coming in there should be two of them."You're Suigo Show's man, aren't you?"The one who asked the question in Terra Nova was a young man.The blind man turned his head sideways, carefully recognizing the source
A cold wind cut through the long, narrow corridor, and the lights flickered dimly.The man's ragged gasps continued to spill out of the closed wooden lattice barricade door, accompanied by the occasional few hushed cries of pain from the woman."Haru, come on, I'll accompany you to your room."Looking at Yuan Ya Qing's stagnant and godless clear face, Yun Shi's heart seized more than just pain as she tugged on one of his arms.The commotion in the room was in no way suitable for a teenager to be listening in.The teenager's eyes were lax as he took two steps with her, speaking quietly in Chinese: ."...Master, you have to trust me as well...it wasn't Mother and I's idea to march into Da Yi."Yun Shi suddenly became miserable inside, opened and closed his nose and said."I believed you, never had a doubt, and it was for that reason that I traveled across the river and across the sea to meet you in person in Terra Nova."The two co
"Yue Xilou, you traitor shall not die!"Qi and blood surged, and a strong hatred that had never been felt before invaded Yun Shi's consciousness.She jumped up with her eyes heavy with red and lunged at her enemy with all her might, reaching for his neck.Yue Xilou laughed scornfully and kicked her backwards with a flying leg.Yun Shi fell out onto the hard floor a few feet away, choking on blood and letting out a pained _groan_.Wamochi stretched his neck to look at it, grinning imploringly.Tsukishiro looks at the samurai on either side :)"Don't just stand there, take her down and keep her under good guard, she'll be of great use in the future.""Slow down ......"Yun Shi forced to endure the pain of bones about to break trembling climbed up, far away from looking at the abyss Ya Qing, the expression of desolate:"Your Majesty, I have something to say to you, please send the counselor."Empress Yuanya immediately s
The fact that the mute applicant, Yun, who was originally scrubbed out of the test, has been recognized by the Emperor as the Imperial Chef, shocks the entire Grand Cookhouse early the next morning.The cooks and handymen who had looked down on her earlier were now gathered in front of the stove in the cooking room, watching intently as she operated it herself.Even in the past days always rigid board a big white face of apricot leaf female master, this time all people before and after chasing after Yun Shi everywhere running, flattery, mouth like a river, all do their best to please. At sunrise, Yunshi was wearing a green coat and pants, put on a large apron to the stove to do the work.With white flour rolled out and crabmeat and shrimp mince and red fish roe in the filling, the meat buns are pinched out with absolutely thirty-three folds.Chicken breast, corn and green beans are sauteed in oil, thickened with soy sauce and pan-fried wine, and wrapped in so
He is, after all, the Emperor!Following the direction of Master Apricot Leaf's kneeling, Yun Shi looked at the teenager, his eyes filled with astonishment.The standing tasseled crown and the yellow coat are indeed the symbols of the imperial nobility of Terra Nova.But, this young man, he is actually the Emperor."Mute, why don't you kneel down!"The apricot leaf matron raised her eyes to the unresponsive Gu Yunshi and chided."Eh, forget it, forget it ...... Master Chief, you get up too."Meeting Yun Shi's eyes, the teenager's face flushed red and blushed as he explained: ."Granny, I don't mean to deceive you ...... I, I didn't eat well in the evening meal, and I was really hungry just now."Yun Shi's complexion returned to normal, pursed her lips and waved her hand, indicating that she didn't mind.Heh, how could she mind?She was begging for it!The hostess rises obsequiously and comes up to nod at the tee
The night fell slowly, blotting out the last rays of red light in the sky.The entire Western Garden was silent.Cloudseeker stood in the tiny compound under the endless sky, raising his head to look up at the dark inky colors of the night sky.In the field of vision, that heavy darkness seems to carry some kind of adsorption magic, only teaching people to look at a glance, want to look through.She failed the test to become a chef and lost her chance to enter the palace and meet the Emperor.Such a result directly disrupted all her latter plans.After losing her temper for a while, she thought of Hua Nanhe, who is still fighting in the battlefield, Yingyu, who is trapped in the palace of Dayi, and brother Mu Xiu, who is waiting for them to return home.Yun Shi's eyes burned as she quickly regained her fighting spirit.Now is not the time to be discouraged, since one way does not work, then find another way.The hour was already
Terra Nova, outside the Abyssinian Palace, West Court.The large cooking room was busy with players in white shirts and blue pants around wooden cases and stoves.In five days, Emperor Fuchiya's fifteenth birthday will be celebrated, and not only will there be a large-scale celebration dinner at the palace, but an all-day parade and festival will be organized throughout Kyoto."Faster, faster, the hour for the king to pass the meal is almost here, and later on your handmade delicacies will be the basis for whether or not you can stay as a loose cook."The woman in charge, Apricot Leaf, is in her thirties, with a purple shirt and pants, wandering around every corner of the cooking room with a stern look, urging the contestants with her mouth, and repeatedly scrutinizing their cooking techniques with her cold and warm gaze.The twenty casual chef applicants came from Terra Nova folk, both men and women, and most of their referrals were cooks and assistant