Miantang didn’t answer the conversation and didn’t want to continue with the topic. Instead, she took a bite of purple mochi cake and said, “The one you made is really delicious, you are really skilled, Madam.”
Cui Fu was speechless and sighed, “You taught me how to make this cake.”
After seeing off Cui Fu, Miantang flipped through the manuscripts on the desk in the room. There were many calligraphy stickers inside, which from Bicao, it was all written by herself through her daily practice.
To be honest, if she didn’t say it, Miantang would never have imagined writing such beautiful words herself. She used to learn from Ziyu on the Mountain of Yang for a long time, but she couldn’t write well.
It was difficult for Cui Xingzhou to pile up so many calligraphy notes for her to practice.
When Miantang was on the Mountain of Yang, she never imagined that one day she would rise from the hall to the kitchen, not only making exquisite cakes but also writing. In short, she was so exquisite that it doesn’t seem to look like herself.
It was not that she doesn’t like these skills, it was just that… She only thought about marching and fighting on the Mountain of Yang all day, doing business to make money, and has forgotten that she was a beautiful woman.
Her delicate hands, as well as her pampered tongue, made her believe that Prince Huaiyang had never treated her unfairly… Now, whenever she saw her son Xiaoyi’er, Miantang couldn’t help but thought of the man’s picturesque eyebrows.
The father and son are like making pancakes, very much like each other.
According to Cui Fu’s suggestion, it was because of her that Prince Huaiyang was forced to not return home.
Miantang thought for a whole afternoon and felt that regardless of whether Cui Xingzhou liked to watch the young ladies outside the military camp take a shower or not, she should also politely express her identity. At least this was the residence of Prince Huaiyang, and it will be she who should be leaving.
Thinking of it this way, she got up early the next day, and said to Bicao, “I’ll go to the barracks later… What do I usually bring with me?”
Upon hearing this, Fangxie and Bicao were so happy as if they were going on a blind date. They quickly arranged for a food box, ironed her clothes, mixed rouge, and paired it with hair accessories.
Miantang felt that they were too prepared. Bicao said solemnly, “Princess Consort, yesterday the young lady spoke very clearly. Your visit is to intimidate the enemy. Of course, you must dress up, otherwise, won’t it be in vain?”
Miantang felt too deliberate and didn’t want to do this, but when it was time for her to get changed, she thought for a moment and still put on those dresses, letting Bicao and others dress her up.
When Miantang’s cloud temples were high and her lips were a little red, Fangxie and Bicao slowly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that their princess consort had returned. They only hoped that she could reconcile with the prince quickly, and not make any further trouble.
When she arrived at the military camp, Miantang stopped the carriage and asked Bicao, “Where is the stream by the military camp? Let’s go and take a look there first.”
Bicao pointed to the west side of the military camp and said, “It’s over there.”
When the carriage was about to arrive, Miantang simply got off the carriage and walked up the green grass and clear stream.
Far away, one could hear laughter by the stream. Miantang stood on a small hill and looked, only to see a group of soldiers who had just finished training, bare-shirted and splashing water to cool off.
On the other side of the stream, girls were beating their clothes, laughing happily at the soldiers. Some brave women took homemade bamboo wine and gave it to the soldier who looked well.
Liu Miantang’s eyes were sharp, and he immediately saw Cui Xingzhou sitting on the grass by the stream.
Oh gosh, good-looking men stand out in the crowd, and when looking from afar, they can’t be ignored. Although he was not shirtless, he was just wearing a thin shirt with his chest open, revealing his strong muscles.
And next to him, unexpectedly came a very sweet-looking woman holding a cup of rice wine poured into the bamboo knot, ready to be presented to the prince for drinking.
Unfortunately, she was stopped by the guards before she could approach the prince.
The woman said coquettishly, “I am Cuoyang, the daughter of the chieftain of Azhai. I admire the prince’s bravery and especially offer my boiled rice wine.”
Mo Ru on the side listened and quickly said to Cui Xingzhou, “Your Highness, Azhai is the village that produces wood oil and wood. We have been transporting wood and repairing ships from there for the past few days… According to local customs, when treating VIPs, they will provide rice wine for respect.”
Cui Xingzhou listened and waved his hand, asking Mo Ru to take the bamboo wine. Although he doesn’t want to drink, since there are local customs like this, he can also do as the Romans do.
But just as Mo Ru went over to pick it up, a sharp arrow shot straight at him and instantly knocked over the wine, causing Cuoyang to scream out in fear.
Cui’s gaze just swept over the woman standing on the opposite soil slope, holding a small bow that looked murderous.
He immediately stood up, threw the whip in his hand behind Mo Ru, and strode towards the slope.
“Why don’t you wear a gauze hat when you come out? Be careful to get a sunburn on your face.”
Seeing Miantang come to see him, Cui Xingzhou felt a little excited and didn’t even bother to blame her for her reckless behavior just now.
But Miantang seemed very unhappy, looking straight over him at the passionate and unrestrained daughter of the chieftain. Cui Xingzhou was aware of Liu Miantang’s principle. No matter which section she lost, she was jealous. He took her hand and said, “She just worships wine… I don’t recognize her.”
Miantang stared straight at the big hand that pulled her, trying not to throw it away. She looked up at Cui Xingzhou and asked, “Do you often bring people here to take a shower?”
As soon as Cui Xingzhou was about to open his mouth, he heard Liu Miantang coldly say, “Your Highness, you’re not careful enough. How could you approach the military camp this casually? Aren’t you afraid that these women are mixed up with spies? The daughter of the chieftain should have come well prepared, and she could have recognized you on her own. I didn’t come at the right time, and it affected you to drink the wedding wine.”
Cui Xingzhou frowned and said, “What kind of wedding wine.”
At this moment, Liu Miantang slowly shook off his hand and said word by word, “There are some villages in the North Sea that have the custom of sending wine to recruit husbands. They will add the juice of fire snake grass to the wine that worships their lovers. After drinking it, people will find it difficult to resist themselves, as if love is blooming.”
Cui Xingzhou didn’t know that the women in the North Sea Village were so bold that they dared to openly administer medicine to men.
He turned his head and gave Mo Ru a cold stare, then said calmly, “Do you know what to do now?”
Mo Ru saw that he almost caused trouble, so he was so scared that he quickly shrunk his neck and glared at the woman named Cuoyang to twist her. He then checked if there was any problem with the wine that the women had distributed to the soldiers below.
Cui Xingzhou felt that Miantang had misunderstood him. Even if he had just asked Mo Ru to take the drink, he wouldn’t have drunk it. Every time he marches, he pays great attention to his food. But… How did Miantang know about the customs here?
Of course, Miantang knew that dozens of trees on her bookshelf about the geography of the North Sea had been meticulously marked with delicate small characters, especially when local women went to the village to hook up with long-distance lovers. It was also marked with a red pen, and next to it was a line of blood red small characters, ‘Folk customs have fallen! When going to the military camp to deliver food and drink every day, it is strictly prohibited to let anyone get close!’
Miantang now knows that these are all words she wrote herself. The key points circled in this way, if left unchecked, would make Miantang, who has always pursued a beginning and an end in her work, feel a sense of giving up all her previous achievements.
So yesterday when Cui Fu mentioned that there were more and more women gathering by the stream outside the military camp, Miantang knew that it was probably because she hadn’t taken her maid to the military camp to make herbal tea and show her authority these days.
Today, upon seeing it, it was true. If she doesn’t shoot an arrow, She was afraid that Prince Huaiyang will become the son-in-law of the Azhai chieftain! Thinking of this, Miantang felt her heart and lungs explode with anger.
Thinking that she was the wife of Prince Huaiyang, but Prince Huaiyang was nowhere to be seen. However, he still can go to the edge of the stream, dressed in thin clothes, revealing his chest.
What was wrong with her at the time, how could she have chosen such a peacock to marry?
Thinking of this, she calmly said to Cui Xingzhou, “Although I don’t know how I got married to you, now that you are wearing the name of Liu Miantang’s man, how can I let you betray me like this? Otherwise, you can sign a divorce agreement with me first, and then you can tease the little girl as much as you like.”
When Cui Xingzhou was young, he was so spirited that he never expected to be asked for a divorce from the same woman after getting married one day.
Looking at Miantang’s cold expression now, he was angry and happy. He looked up and down at her and said, “Your grandfather once told you that you can only say tough things with tough skills. Have you forgotten all about it? You fought a terrible battle with me, and your martial arts skills were not as good as mine. What kind of confidence is there in shouting all day to leave?”
These words make her feel like a stinking teenager asking for a beating.
Miantang was stabbed in the chest by him all at once, only pulling at his collar and saying, “Fuck your mother! Is it another bastard who was knocked down by me on the island? What ability do you have? With just only a few Japanese pirates but they have not been killed yet! If not, let me help you. After all, you have been defeated several times by me, and I should compensate you.”
Cui Xingzhou smiled and glared at the woman in front of him who was not convinced. “Are you still not convinced? Do you dare to walk alone in the forest with me?”
Miantang also laughed and tore her skirt short with one hand. She tilted her chin at Cui Xingzhou and said, “Let’s go, who’s afraid of who!”
For a moment, the two masters arranged to enter the forest. Only a few maids and guards remained, staring with big and small eyes.
That day, no one knew what the fight in the forest had turned out to be, knowing that the two of them had only emerged after sunset.
The handsome face of Prince Huaiyang was covered in wounds, and the rouge on the lips of the Huaiyang Princess Consort was also mostly left behind.
However, the two of them walked out of the forest hand in hand. Although the princess consort shook her hand reluctantly, Prince Huaiyang had great strength and refused to let go.
A lively battle of fists and feet ended with him pressing Miantang to the ground, turning into a heated battle of lips and tongues.
The little princess consort’s slightly green and astringent reaction suddenly reminded the prince of his first time with Miantang, and he had an excited feeling of deceiving the little girl again. He couldn’t bear to speak up.
Unfortunately, he still remembered someone waiting outside the forest, and there were still official affairs to be handled by him in the military camp, so in the end, he only pulled Miantang, who was so angry that her eyes turned red, and gently coaxed her along the way.
He sent Miantang onto the carriage, and she wiped her dirty little face with a handkerchief. “We agreed beforehand, willing to gamble and admit defeat. Tonight, the big warship will be sent to test in the water, and I can’t go back to the mansion. Would you like to come to the military camp tomorrow to bring me food?”
Miantang didn’t reply, her mouth and tongue are a bit tired and numb until now.
Isn’t this man didn’t drink that fire grass wine? How can he be as powerful as a passionate bull?
Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152