On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 394 Summer Vacation
The founding emperor of the country had already created ice cubes for the benefit of mankind.

In the scorching heat of June, a bowl of icy cold fruit tea will surely be delicious.

Unfortunately, Xiao Xiao is only two months pregnant at the moment, so she has to be especially careful with the food she eats.

In the past, Xiao Zhou had a light diet and didn’t like spicy or sour food.

But now Xiao Zhou likes to eat sour food.

As the old saying goes, sour boys and spicy girls make for spicy girls. Anyway, Mrs. Li was very happy when she found out. She even chose an auspicious day and built a small kitchen for each of their yards.

It is just to cater to their tastes.

Of course, Xiao Xiao knew that she was taking advantage of Xiao Zhou, otherwise she would never have received such treatment.

The small kitchen in the yard was taken over by Granny Yan. Xiao Xiao could only look at her eagerly and whispered softly, "Mother Yan, I heard that you made red bean and milk smoothie. Can I have a bowl too?"

Yan's mother went out and brought her a bowl of red bean soup.

Xiao Xiao immediately frowned: "I wanted iced ones, but you brought me steaming ones. How dare you pretend to obey me?"

Mother Yan was not afraid of her either: "What Madam and Old Master Jiang said the other day, I will keep in mind and will not forget. For the health of the master and the young master, please don't think about eating ice cream."

This was also Xiao Xiao's fault for being greedy a few days ago. She even ate half a watermelon that had been chilled in well water before dinner. As a result, she had a stomachache that night. Li Yan was so scared that he quickly went to ask Grandpa Jiang to come over that night.

Li Yan didn’t think that the Jiang family’s medical skills were good before, but ever since his wife and brother’s wife became pregnant under the care of Grandpa Jiang.

Therefore, in Li Yan's impression, Mr. Jiang is almost like a fertility-delivering being.

Now that pregnant Xiao Xiao is feeling unwell, she immediately thinks of Grandpa Jiang.

Old Master Jiang said that it was caused by her eating too much cold food and she should not eat too much in the future.

The most important thing was that Old Master Jiang was alarmed. Xiao Xiu must have known about it and told her parents about it. Liu could no longer sit still and hurried to see her daughter, and told all the maids and old women about it.

In fact, even without Liu's words, the maids and old women were already scared to death. They all watched Xiao Xiao's diet very carefully and dared not neglect it again.

Now Xiao Xiao wants to eat something cold, but that is definitely not possible because there is no window.

Xiao Xiao covered her face with her hands and sighed depressedly: "I am usually in good health, it was just an accident."

Mother Yan said the cruelest words in the most gentle voice: "Master, please be patient. You won't have to avoid eating this food next year."

Xiao Xiao snorted heavily: "Shut up, you are using chicken feathers as a token of authority."

Yan's mother also nodded.

Xiao Xiao could only sigh: "Do you have to be so ruthless?"

Mother Yan still nodded.

Xiao Xiao also lost her temper: "The weather is so hot, why do you have to give me the cold shoulder? Do you think this will cool me down?"

Mother Yan muttered in a low voice: "Didn't you tell me to shut up, Master?"

Xiao Xiao held back her laughter: "If you are really so obedient, then bring me the ice bowl with both hands."

Mother Yan said nonsense in a serious tone: "This old slave is suffering from intermittent deafness. It's time to take medicine."

Xiao Xiao touched her belly and could only sigh: "Son, you came a little early, and it's hard for your mother."

Then she consoled herself: "That's fine. You should be born in early February next year. Then I won't have to avoid certain foods in June."

At this time, she didn't know that she still had to avoid certain foods when feeding the child herself.

I touched the red bean soup, it was still hot, I didn't feel like eating it at all. Li Yan now works a ten-day shift, that is, ten days of day shift and ten days of night shift.

He was on shift today and would not be back until tomorrow morning. Xiao Xiao was bored so she picked up a round fan to fan herself.

In fact, the summer now is not particularly hot compared to the summer in Xiao Xiao’s memory.

Xiao Xiao guessed that it might be because there are so many green plants now, the highest temperature at noon will not exceed 36 degrees.

Moreover, there are many trees around their Sangyu courtyard, and there is a pond not far away, so it is relatively cool.

Furthermore, there is an ice jar in the living room outside the room, which exudes a cool feeling.

Therefore, Xiao Xiao's summer was not too difficult to endure.

Although she didn't get to eat the iced bowl, she felt instantly balanced when she thought that Li Yan was working in the palace and might not even have tea. She picked up the still warm red bean soup and drank a bowl.

When Li Yan came back, it was already the end of the morning.

They changed shifts at the beginning of the Chenshi period, which was seven in the morning, and he usually got home at the latest at half past seven.

Xiao Xiao envied him: the place where he lived was close to his workplace and the salary was high, it was indeed a good job.

Anyway, when he got home from his late shift, it was just the time when she woke up, so they could have breakfast together?
I don’t know if it’s because it’s summer or because she’s pregnant, but Xiao Xiao doesn’t want to sleep in. She feels like she’s sleeping all day long and is becoming more and more like some kind of animal.

So Xiao Xiao went over to him with some concern: "Is everything okay?"

His work is good, but it also has its downsides.

If an assassin comes to visit while they are on duty, they will definitely protect him with their own bodies.

He is fine now, but who knows if someone has died?
It's not that she was imagining things, but such a thing did happen, but it happened when he was not on duty.

"Don't worry, it's okay." Li Yan was afraid of scaring her, so he helped her sit down and said, "It's because the weather is too hot, so we need to go to escape the heat. You're on the list of people who are going with us, so why don't you pretend to be sick and not go?"

What he was worried about was that she was already on the list, and if someone crossed her off, it would inevitably cause people to think too much.

The good news that Xiao Zhou and Xiao Xiao were diagnosed with pregnancy almost at the same time, although it could not be announced to outsiders within three months, was immediately sent to the palace so that the Queen could also know the good news.

But this time, the list of people for summer vacation was decided by the new emperor's younger brother, Prince Shou. After it was presented to the emperor for preview, he got the news: Xiao Xiao and Xiao Zhou were both on the accompanying list.

But he couldn't blame Prince Shou. After all, according to their official positions, it would be strange if the female members of the family couldn't go.

Xiao Xiao almost jumped up with excitement: "Summer escape? I can go, I'm in good health."

Her health is really good, except that she occasionally wants to eat sour bamboo shoots, sauerkraut, fried pork with peppers, stinky tofu, etc.

There is also the dark history of having a stomachache last time, but everything else is fine.

"But is there a summer palace?"

After all, the emperor just succeeded in his rebellion this year, but building a temporary palace is time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly. It is said that it will take at least three to five years to complete.

So she was also curious, where did the palace come from?

Li Yan explained to her: "It is in the mountains and forests more than a hundred miles away. It was originally a place to store food and grass, weapons, and train soldiers. It has been slightly renovated. It is not as magnificent as the imperial palace, but it also has a bit of wild charm."

He said this truth just to discourage Xiao Xiao from going.

He felt that Xiao Xiao liked lively places and would not like deep mountains and forests.

Even if her name was on the list, as long as she asked the Queen, or he asked the Emperor, she would get what she wanted.