Snowy Chang'an Road

Chapter 16 Saying farewell to the old and welcoming the new
  After Cao Shuo left, Wei Shao looked around, but there was no sign of Pei Ying. He turned to Bai Zheng and asked, "Where is she?"

"Looks like he's gone out."

"Go find it."

"Yes."

Zhong Yang had a panoramic view of Wei Shao's every move. He whispered in Xiao Shen's ear: "Brother Xiao, tell me, Wei Shao, does he like it?"

When the words came to his mouth, Zhong Yang was speechless and found it difficult to speak.

"what do you like?"

"man."

"Why did brother say that?"

"The new entourage he brought with him on this expedition has thin skin and tender flesh, and is extremely weak. He doesn't have half of the spirit of our northern men. But look at Brother Wei, he takes special care of him. Even a rough man like me can see that. When he came out, he was very attracted to this little follower, and now everyone in the army is talking about whether he has a habit of cutting off his sleeves."

"He doesn't like men, and the attendant is a bitch."

"What? A girl?"

Xiao Shen nodded under Zhong Yang's stunned eyes. Zhong Yang reacted for a moment, slammed the table and said, "No."

This move attracted Wei Shao's eyes to look at him.

Sensing his gaze, Zhong Yang swallowed his saliva and whispered: "It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but Brother Wei has only been married for a long time, not to mention that there is a beautiful princess at home, so his intention is unavoidable. It's too urgent, if my younger siblings know about this, Chang'an's jealousy will be overturned."

"The girl is the princess."

These six words were like a thunderbolt, instantly making Zhong Yang dumbfounded.

"It's impossible. I've met my sister-in-law. I know what she looks like."

Xiao Shen explained helplessly: "Brother, haven't you ever heard of disguise?"

Watching the two people talking furtively, Wei Shao sat quietly aside.

This Pei Ying really didn't give him peace of mind. Before setting off, she promised that she would listen to him and never run around without his permission. But now, whenever she sees that he is busy, she turns around and throws away the promise she made. Beyond the sky, the words that came out of her mouth were as unbelievable as the oaths of men in the world.

"Your Majesty, the princess is in the kitchen."

"What is she doing there?"

"Make dumpling ears."

"Where are the chefs from the palace?"

"The princess is teaching them how to make dumpling ears."

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Half an hour later, Pei Ying led the way, followed by several cooks carrying food boxes. Seeing her appear, all four eyes fell on her.

"Your Majesty, General Xiao, General Zhong, it's time to eat dumplings."

The cook placed eight plates of hot dumpling ears on the table, and Pei Ying took out a small bowl with dipping sauce from the food box.

"The dumpling ears pause for a moment after they come out of the pot. They taste the best at this time. Please use your chopsticks."

Zhong Yang looked at Pei Ying with a smile and said, "Little brother, sit down and eat with us."

"No, thank you for your kindness, General. I am of humble status and dare not sit at the same table with the prince and the two generals."

Wei Shao took a dumpling ear and put it in a small bowl and said, "Since General Zhong loves you, he will sit down with us. Bai Zheng, you can sit down too."

Pei Ying and Bai Zheng froze on the spot.

"What's going on with you two? The King of Peking has spoken. If you don't come here quickly, is it possible that you want to disobey the order and be punished by military law?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Pei Ying tugged on Bai Zheng's sleeve, and the two of them walked to the table and sat down.

After eating one dumpling, Zhong Yang exclaimed that it was delicious.

"Little brother, how did you make these dumplings? They are so delicious."

"To tell you what the general said, it was just a fool's errand."

"You can do so well if you do it blindly. If you do it seriously, how can the eunuchs and Tang officials under Cai Shaofu in the palace have any face in the world?"

Pei Ying heard what he said was outrageous and smiled in response.

Looking at the various shapes of dumpling ears in front of him, Xiao Shen also sighed: "This is the first time I have seen that there are so many shapes of dumpling ears, which is eye-opening."

Pei Ying just wanted to eat at the moment, chewing dumpling ears in her mouth, and responded to him with a smile. "Let me tell you, brother Wei is so lucky to be able to marry such a good follower. He is really discerning!"

Zhong Yang let out a sigh of relief and almost said the wrong thing.

Wei Shao didn't answer, just ate bite after bite.

"Generals, in my hometown, eating dumplings must be paired with wine. I wonder if you would like to have a few drinks?"

These words touched Zhong Yang's heart. "That's good. I've been busy running around lately and I haven't had a drink for a long time. Little brother, please get some wine quickly."

Pei Ying received the order and hurriedly ran to the kitchen to get wine.

Since leaving Chang'an, she couldn't remember how many days she had not drank at all. Just now she smelled the aroma of wine in the kitchen, which made her greedy.

After three drinks, the empty plates were removed by Bai Zheng. Wei Shao looked at the three excited people in front of him.

Wu Hua Cong, Liuliu Shun, Seven Fairies, Eight Immortals, and Nine Links
  "That's right, that's right, drink quickly." Pei Ying danced happily, Xiao Shen cheered with her, and Zhong Yang picked up the bowl and drank it all.

When it comes to drinking, Pei Ying is no match for Zhong Yang, but when it comes to punching, she can definitely make Zhong Yang doubt his life after drinking.

"Sister-in-law, why are you, a girl, so good at punching? I really can't drink anymore."

Zhong Yang stood up from the stool unsteadily, and Xiao Shen supported him.

Pei Ying's smile froze on her face, and she slowly turned her head to look at Wei Shao.

"Did I reveal my secret?"

Wei Shao nodded.

"Is my disguise so bad?"

"Xiao Shen told him."

"This traitor."

"From tomorrow until you join forces with His Majesty, you don't have to disguise yourself. Just dress up as a man."

"Really? Wei Shao, you are really my great benefactor. You don't even know how painful it is for me to wake up for half an hour every day just to disguise myself."

"It's getting late, go back to your room and rest, we have to leave early tomorrow morning."

"it is good."

"Tonight, you can take a bath and change clothes. After the army sets off tomorrow morning, I don't know when the next bath will be."

"Okay, you don't even know that I'm almost dying of pain these days."

"Bai Zheng has already heated the hot water. I asked him to prepare a pair of clean men's clothes for you. You can do it yourself."

"Wei Shao."

When he heard her calling him, Wei Shao turned to look at her.

"Thank you."

Pei Ying had a sweet smile on her face, and Wei Shao looked at her overflowing happiness, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

At the corner of the kitchen, Bai Zheng stretched out a piece of coarse cloth and fixed it on two walls. Behind the coarse cloth was the bathtub.

This operation opened Pei Ying's eyes. She had no problem with the simplicity and the cold. But what if someone broke in while she was washing this piece of cloth?
  Outside Wei Shao's room, Pei Ying hesitated and knocked on the door.

"Enter."

When Pei Ying walked in, Wei Shao was cleaning his sword.

"Wei Shao, are you okay?"

"what happened?"

"I want to ask you a favor."

"You said."

"Can you hold the door for me while I take a shower?"

Wei Shao stopped what he was doing and put his sword on the table.

Outside the kitchen door, Wei Shao stood with his back turned. Hearing the sound of water splashing from inside the house, he thought to himself, "Don't listen to indecent remarks."

But this sound was like ripples, stirring up his restless heart.

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