Ancient Foodie Survival Guide Chapter 89
Tled by Serena Love
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Chapter 89: Return to Beijing
Lian Liu's voice frightened the young lady. She couldn't control her expression and hid in her room in horror.
The next day, after she freshened up and got up, the sun was still not up. When she was about to go downstairs to eat some warm breakfast, her maid pushed the door and said, "Miss, it's not good. Even the general is gone."
The young lady stood up abruptly. Her sleeves overturned the teacup and wet her clothes.
She rushed out of the room. The lobby, which was crowded last night, is now empty.
"Where did they go?!" She was in disbelief—her sharp voice piercing the quiet morning in the inn.
Where did they go? Of course, they are gone.
Lian Liu walked in front of the group with a dark aura. He didn't eat the buns or drink water all morning. At first glance, he looked scary. His lieutenants evaded him and stayed at the back of the team.
Only at noon, when everyone stopped to rest, they discovered something that seemed to be wrong.
Lin Cheng nibbled on the dry food and looked around, "Hey, our tail seemed to disappear."
Everyone glanced at the back of the team and indeed did not see the young lady's carriage.
Lin Cheng thought that Lian Liu was defending the young lady last night. He was wondering what had happened.
He nibbled on his homemade meat jerky and wandered to Lian Liu.
"General."
Lian Liu leaned on the tree trunk, gnawing dry buns dully. Hearing his voice, he raised his eyes and glanced at Lin Cheng. His tone was not very good, "Master Lin."
"Where is that lady?" Lin Cheng asked, "Why I didn't see her carriage?"
Lian Liu took a bite of dry bun and said in a very plain tone, "Oh, I forgot to call her."
Lin Cheng's mouth twitched. This guy, he is too fake when he is lying. No matter what disputes occurred between them, Lin Cheng didn't care. He came here to show off, "Well, General Lian is really careless. If I don't know, I thought she offended General Lian."
This is a thorn in Lian Liu's heart. What you can't eat is the most delicious. Last night, he lay down for six consecutive hours and couldn't sleep because of hunger.
Especially now, when he is hungry and he can only eat dry buns, he remember the warm and fragrant bowl of meat porridge from last night. He is even more greedy.
Lin Cheng's heart was small. He knew that Lian Liu was greedy, but he didn't leave. He sat next to him and chewed the jerky with relish.
As he got closer, the meat smell became stronger.
Lin Cheng was still talking to him enthusiastically, "It is rare that General Lian came to the capital and could rest for a few days. Have you found a place to rest? These days are difficult. You should rest a few more days and try our capital's delicacies. I am not boasting. Let's not talk about other things in Beijing, but the food is very good."
Lian Liu is most uncomfortable with is the people in the capital, like they have not eaten any good food, "Don't worry, Master Lin, I'll return after a day or two. The food in Beijing should not suit my taste."
To his surprise, Lin Cheng did not refute but showed an extremely awkward smile, "Really? I hope General Lian will remember your words."
He finished speaking, stood up, patted the dust on his clothes, and walked away staggeringly.
Lian Liu put the buns into his clothes, fanned the dust away with his sleeves, and gritted his teeth as he watched his back. What is he so proud of?!
As Jiang Shuyao's "family," Lin Cheng can't listen to others questioning her craftsmanship. He waited for Lian Liu to enter Beijing, and then he would follow him to watch the jokes even if he has to ask for leave from work.
Afterward, they didn't like each other for a few more days. When they were about to reach the capital, the group stopped their pace.
Looking at the dark weather, Lian Liu shook his head and said, "It's going to rain. Let's stay at the inn tonight."
Although Lin Cheng likes to go against him, he had to agree on seeing the bad weather.
However, before arriving at the inn, a flash of lightning and thunder, followed by a violent storm and heavy rain, poured down.
Pouring rain when traveling is the worst.
The rain pounded on their body, weaving a fine rain curtain in front of their eyes. They couldn't even see the road.
Lian Liu is a person who has been on the battlefield and has an instinct for danger. He watched Lin Cheng and the others speed up their horses to the inn and he quickly stopped them.
Lin Cheng wanted to scold him for being insensitive and made them get caught in the rain, but when he saw that Lian Liu was serious, he shut up and looked around vigilantly.
Under the violent storm, the crown prince's carriage was also soaked.
He covered the wooden box with a cushion and muttered, "We can't get it wet."
As soon he finished talking, a sharp howling cut through the sky and accompanied by the sound of swords being unsheathed. A group of black-clothed assassins emerged from the back of the mountain and rushed towards the crown prince.
The killing intent was fierce, and the sound of rain covered the sound of sword collision. The crown prince raised the curtain and roared, "Are you crazy! Assassinating people in such a heavy rain?!" The rain soaked both sides. Did the assassins think they are better than them??
As soon as he emerged, Xie Xun, who was guarding the carriage, lead the horse over. He raised his hand and pressed his head back, "Your Highness stay inside."
The crown prince gritted his teeth, "It was them last time!" He would never forget the pain of losing the sauce.
Xie Xun drew his sword, went silent, and said solemnly, "It's not them."
The heavy rain will make the arrows miss their heads, but the assassins still keep shooting arrows. No matter who they are shooting, they have no intention to stop.
Lian Liu's people stopped the assassin in the outer circle, but the opponent had no rules in the fight. It was purely fighting for a life and death to force them back.
Lian Liu felt something was wrong, but the heavy rain disturbed his thoughts. He couldn't figure it , but he killed the enemy while thinking hard.
There was a faint sound of breaking through the air suddenly reached his ears. He was about to lift his sword to resist, but a light flashed from a sword on his side. The arrow was blocked by the person who rode over.
Xie Xun said, "We can't retreat anymore. They want to force us into the valley."
Lian Liu looked back and saw that there seemed to be a huge boulder on top of a valley behind them, which could be pushed down at any time.
He yelled and gave orders. The soldiers responded together, changed their strategies, and went forward together to kill the enemy.
At this moment, thunder blasted from the sky, and the earth trembled. With this frightening sound, huge rocks behind rolled down in groups.
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Looking at the foggy sky, Jiang Shuyao felt unspeakable anxiety.
Zhou-shi patted her on the shoulder, "What are you thinking about?"
She returned to her senses and shook her head, "Nothing."
"Before you could think that the weather will change, it will change. Remember to add a piece of clothing to avoid catching a cold."
Jiang Shuyao nodded and continued to discuss business matters with Zhou-shi.
When they were talking about a certain point, Xu-shi ran in from outside, followed by a bunch of maids who couldn't catch up with her.
It is rare for Jiang Shuyao to see her unruly appearance. She was about to make fun of her when she heard her tremblingly say, "Your Royal Highness had an accident!"
The tension in Jiang Shuyao's heart suddenly broke. Her mind was blank, and she subconsciously said, "What about him?"
There is no need to name and surname. Xu-shi also knows who she was talking about. She gasped and said, "He is on the way back to the house right now. They said that he was injured. The Emperor sent a doctor over..."
Before she finished speaking, Jiang Shuyao picked up her skirt and ran out.
This incident will inevitably alarm the old madam. When Jiang Shuyao ran to the mansion gate, the old madam, Xie Lang and Xie Li were already waiting there.
The gate of the mansion opened, and two soldiers carried Xie Xun in. His face was pale, his body was simply bandaged, his eyes are closed, and he seemed unconscious.
The old madam fainted immediately, and a group of people hurriedly supported her.
They were all taking care of the old madam. Only Jiang Shuyao was eager to look after Xie Xun and hurriedly led the soldiers to the third branch's courtyard.
"Was he badly hurt?"
The soldier bowed his head and replied, "It's not bad. But it was raining, and now he is getting hot."
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Jiang Shuyao trembled. Fever in the ancient times was terrible.
Suppressing the panic in her heart, she rationally arranged for the maids to clean up the bed and put Xie Xun in the east wing.
The imperial doctor arrived soon. First, he prescribed antipyretic medicine and then re-wrapped Xie Xun's wound. After the fever-reducing medicinal soup was boiled, Jiang Shuyao helped to feed him. Although Xie Xun was so confused, he could still swallow and barely emptied the bowl.
After a few hours, the heat on his forehead finally subsided. Jiang Shuyao just breathed a sigh of relief, but he started to burn again in the middle of the night.
Surprisingly, Xie Xun's fever was completely gone on the second night.
The imperial doctor was getting older and lacking energy. After seeing Xie Xun's fever is gone, he was ready to leave the house and said, "After the fever is gone, there will be no serious problems. It is good for him to rest and heal. I will come back tomorrow to change his medicine."
Jiang Shuyao hurriedly thanked him and gave the doctor some silver.
Although the doctor said that Xie Xun was fine, Jiang Shuyao was still worried. She sat in front of Xie Xun's bed and constantly checked his forehead's temperature with the back of her hand.
Bai Zhi persuaded her a few times, but Jiang Shuyao refused to go, so she left silently.
In the second half of the night, when Jiang Shuyao was about to fall asleep, Xie Xun woke up.
When he moved, Jiang Shuyao immediately woke up. When she was about to call someone, she saw his confused eyes.
"Why are you in my dream again?"
Jiang Shuyao's fear suddenly fell to the ground, and she said with a smile, "What dream, go to sleep."
Xie Xun muttered something and fell asleep again.
When Xie Xun woke up the next day, Jiang Shuyao was already asleep on the side of the bed.
He blinked, looked at the bedsheet, and did not know where he was. He subconsciously reached out to touch the letter in his chest.
As soon as he raised his hand, he touched his wound and he gasped with pain.
Jiang Shuyao woke up in shock. As soon as she looked up, she saw Xie Xun staring at her, a little dumbfounded.
"How's it going? Is there any discomfort?"
Jiang Shuyao reached out to touch Xie Xun's forehead, but he turned his head to avoid her.
She was taken aback, but before she could react, she heard Xie Xun's words, "You go out first and let my little servant boy come in."
After seeing him again after a long absence, Jiang Shuyao didn't expect that his first sentence after he woke up would be this.
"What happened?"
Xie Xun turned his head even further.
Jiang Shuyao was confused. Although she was puzzled, she still followed Xie Xun's wish.
Xie Xun lay down for two days. He hadn't eaten anything except medicine. After Jiang Shuyao went out and gave instructions, she went to the kitchen to make porridge for him.
After the porridge was boiled, she returned to the room and found that Xie Xun was already half-sit up. He is refreshed. His ink-like hair was half tied, and even the collar was neat, and he looked like he had just freshened up and dressed.
Jiang Shuyao walked over questioningly and put the bowl down.
Xie Xun spoke first, "Long time no see."
"You asked the servant to come in... to get them to help you freshen up?"
Xie Xun's smile froze on his face, and the roots of his ears gradually turned red. Thinking of his embarrassed appearance being seen by Jiang Shuyao, he wished to carry the sword back and slaughter those assassins.
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"What the hell, did you forget that you were hurt?"
Seeing that she was angry, Xie Xun said hurriedly, "It's just a small injury." When he was excited, his face became pale when the wound was moved.
Seeing her like this, Jiang Shuyao couldn't get angry anymore. She sat down beside his bed with a bowl in her hand and said, "You haven't eaten for two days. Drink some plain porridge to cushion your stomach."
She didn't say anything wrong, but in Xie Xun's ears, he suddenly felt hollow.
After making do with eating outside for so long, he finally went home and could finally get some good food. But in the end, he was injured and could only drink some plain porridge.
Xie Xun looked at the bowl of plain porridge, feeling a little wronged.
Jiang Shuyao didn't know what he was thinking. She scooped up the porridge and blew on it, then handed the spoon to his mouth.
Xie Xun opened his mouth obediently. The white porridge was extremely soft with rice's pure aroma—sliding down from his throat, making his stomach full of warmth.
"It's tasteless," he complained.
Jiang Shuyao raised her eyes and glanced at him. Xie Xun felt something in his heart, and his chaotic mind became sober.
He secretly scolded himself for being childish. It was really shameful to talk nonsense to her.
When he was about to explain, Jiang Shuyao suddenly leaned over. He watched her face magnify in front of his eyes, and his mind fell into chaos again, only feeling the softness that fell on his lips flickered away.
Jiang Shuyao sat back down again, and as if nothing happened, she scooped a spoonful of porridge again and handed it to his mouth.
Xie Xun opened his mouth to drink it.
"What about now?"
Xie Xun was taken aback for a while and said, "Sweet."
"Do you want to drink more?"
"Yes." Xie Xun replied without hesitation.
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