Chapter 21：

Jiang Xu, the only two-character prince of the Daxian Dynasty. When he was born, he was the grandson of the emperor with a golden spoon in his mouth, but before his first birthday, his father, Prince Min Cong, passed away unexpectedly.

The first emperor was conferred the title of crown prince, and later ascended to the throne with the reign name of Chunxing. Emperor Chunxing passed away due to illness after only ten years in office.

As the grandson of the former emperor, Jiang Xu's status was originally very embarrassing. Logically speaking, in the many changes in power, he was lucky to be able to grow up alive. Out of sight is in the corner.

However, the current Holy Majesty enshrined him as a prince in the year he opened the mansion. The prince was super-ranked, and there was no one to advance to the Jin Dynasty. However, he was named a **** in one battle with three thousand soldiers. When he returned to Beijing that year, the Holy Majesty came to the city gate in person, stepped down from his chariot to welcome people, and sealed him with the word "Dingbei". For military commanders, it can be said that it is the highest honor for such a prince to be supplemented with military exploits and then an extraordinary title.

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Well, His Royal Highness King Dingbei is indeed very honorable.

After thinking about the life of King Dingbei that Bai Minmin had found, Ming Tan nodded unconsciously.

So here comes the question, where can I secretly meet this noble and powerful King Dingbei? Apart from these biography, his appearance, stature, habits and preferences seem to be very little known.

At dinner time, Ming Tan managed to take a few mouthfuls before putting down the chopsticks.

The hotter the weather, the worse the appetite. In the past few days, even the incense in her room has been withdrawn, and only a jar of fresh bergamot has been placed in the open room.

Seeing that Ming Tan didn't eat very much, and seeing that her little face has lost a little in recent days, Su Xin felt that something was wrong, so after finishing the dinner, she went to the kitchen again, rolled up her sleeves and started to eat.

Ming Tan always likes the almond cheese she makes. This almond cheese must first be crushed and sieved, then mixed with water to make a slurry, then sieved and filtered, and then boiled with rice flour and white sugar. Stop stirring, the cheese can be fine and smooth.

After the almond cheese was ready and cooled, Su Xin chilled it together with a bowl for a while, then sprinkled some chopped almonds on it, and brought it back to Zhaoshuiyuan.

Seeing the ice-cold food, Ming Tan's appetite really increased. Su Xin made two servings, and after she finished one, she wanted to eat another.

But Su Xin refused to give in, and persuaded softly: "Miss, eating too much ice food will cause stomach upset. You haven't gone out for a few days. Why don't you take this almond cheese to the study to greet Lord Hou, so that you can loosen your muscles and bones?" .After the ice cream has been digested, I will cook chicken noodle soup for you when I come back. The chicken soup is hanging right now, and the little girl is watching the fire."

Ming Tan thought for a while, it's okay, it's true that he hasn't gone out for a few days. But her father was spared, she didn't really want to hear her father talk about the great achievements of His Royal Highness King Dingbei who killed people like hemp.

She asked Lue to serve her to freshen up and dress up, and took almond ice cream to Lanxinyuan.

After delivering the ice cream, I chatted with Mrs. Pei in the flower hall for a while, when the manager of the mansion came to settle accounts, Ming Tan stood up and left.

When returning to the courtyard through the East Garden, she happened to catch a glimpse of Shen Hua leading the maids to pick flowers in the garden. After thinking about it, she still walked over.

In fact, she understood that at the Pingguo Mansion that day, Shen Hua was not speaking for her, but speaking for herself.

Shen Hua lived in the Hou's mansion when she was about to marry in order to gain a good reputation of being taught by Mrs. Hou. It is clear that if she destroys her innocence, it is tantamount to destroying Shen Hua's innocence.

On the contrary, Mingchu's reputation is not that important to Shen Hua. Everyone knows that she is a concubine raised by her aunt in the border area. She just returned to Beijing. Even if she is stupid and vicious, no one will rely on Madam Hou The lax teaching implicated her in Shen Hua's misconduct.

But no matter why Shen Hua said something, it had really helped her, and she always wanted to thank her.

"Cousin." Ming Tan stepped forward.

"Fourth sister." Seeing Ming Tan, Shen Hua was not surprised, she picked up the peony in the basket, and said in a normal tone, "Is this from Lanxinyuan?"

Ming Tan hummed lightly, and said with a little blessing: "On the day of the poetry meeting, I would like to thank my cousin for her words of help. If my cousin needs Atan, you can speak up."

"It's just telling the truth, the fourth sister doesn't need to worry about it." Shen Huaxu helped her up, knowing that since Ming Tan accepted this feeling, it was enough, so she didn't need to speak too clearly, "Oh right, I haven't seen the fourth sister in recent days. Sister, I haven't congratulated the fourth sister for finding a good relationship yet."

Ming Tan smiled and said nothing, only looked at Shen Hua calmly.

Back then, it was widely rumored in the mansion that Shen Hua might be carried into Changyu Street and fly to a branch to become the side concubine of King Dingbei. When he entered the palace on the day of Shangyuan, Shen Hua's dress was obviously intended to be the side concubine of King Dingbei. But now she seemed to be wishing sincerely, and she didn't mean to be angry.

They are all smart people, so Shen Hua naturally knew what Ming Tan was thinking. She picked a peony and started another topic: "The fourth younger sister just said that if I need it, I can speak it out. In fact, I do need it.

"Although the wedding date of the fourth sister has not been set, it should not be far away. We are both in the Marquis Mansion, according to the ancestor's rules, I should marry you first when I get married with the third sister, so this matter of marriage must be put on the agenda. I just hope that Fourth Younger Sister can speak more kind words for me in front of Madam, so that Madam can choose a suitable husband for me."

The meaning of these words is to show that he has no intention of being a high-ranking concubine.

Ming Tan nodded: "Naturally, my cousin is both talented and beautiful, even if I don't talk about it, I will definitely find a good husband."

Shen Hua said modestly, "It's not as good as the fourth sister."

At that time in the Yuan Dynasty, the palace hosted a banquet and invited female relatives to choose a concubine for His Royal Highness Dingbei Wang. Shen Hua really thought that he might be selected as a side concubine. But at that time, she didn't know much about the princes of the aristocratic families in Shangjing, and she thought too highly of herself.

The Jing'an Marquis Mansion is only as expensive as sitting at the gate of the palace, and the line of seats outside the palace gate, with the bitter cold wind, seems to have no end. In addition to the palace banquet, His Royal Highness Dingbei Wang didn't even give half of the face to Concubine Yu's sister and Cheng Enhou's daughter. Since she left the palace gate, she dispelled all her delusional thoughts and reconsidered her own marriage.

It's just that now this kind of honor falls to her fourth younger sister, look, her fourth younger sister is not very happy.

"His Royal Highness King Dingbei is extraordinary, and he is really a good match. Why, the fourth sister seems to have something on her mind?"

"He is extraordinary?" Ming Tan grasped the key point, "How does my cousin know that he is extraordinary?"

Shen Hua paused: "My brother mentioned it once, saying that His Highness the King of the North will use soldiers like a god, and he is extraordinary."

Isn't this just an ordinary compliment to the general's talent, how do you know it? No, her four younger sisters... seem to be particularly concerned about the word "Yinglang".

Shen Hua understood something, and suddenly covered her face with a smile and said, "My brother praised his heroism but not his bravery, so if you think about it, His Royal Highness King Dingbei should at least have a decent appearance.

"It's common for ordinary people to see each other before they get engaged, but the fourth younger sister was granted the royal marriage by His Majesty, so naturally there is no such arrangement, but it's okay for the fourth younger sister to see each other in private."

Ming Tan nodded lightly, and said with a bit of embarrassment and reserve: "His Royal Highness King Dingbei's whereabouts are unpredictable, how can he see each other in private at will."

This is true.

Shen Hua thought for a while: "If Fourth Sister can trust me, I have a way for you to meet in private."

Her brother didn't have a good heart, so getting a clue from him would save a little more effort than picking flowers and making wine. Besides, Ming Tan's marriage is going well, so for her, it has all benefits but no harm, so she must help.

Three days later, at noon, Shen Hua prepared a basket of lunch, and led the two little girls straight to Gyeonggi Daying.

When they arrived outside the camp, the soldiers guarding the camp stopped them. Shen Hua gave a soft blessing, and then showed the token given by Shen Yu, saying that she was the younger sister of General Shen. It was hot, and she came here to give her brother a light lunch. The battalion guard rubbed his nose with red ears, and let her in very simply.

After entering the camp, the two little girls behind her, who had always buried their heads, quietly raised their heads. The two little faces of Ming Tan and Bai Minmin who came to join in the fun came into view.

The three of them walked to a secluded place, and Shen Hua confessed: "You wait outside first, I will deliver food to my brother, and then try to get him to agree to take the extra lotus leaf porridge to His Highness King Dingbei. "

It can be said that Shen Hua knows Shen Yu well, and Shen Yu still finds it difficult to accept Ming Tan's marriage to the King of the North.

But at the same time, he respected King Dingbei very much, and he was conflicted and sad for a while. He would be willing to share the porridge, but he would never be willing to deliver it himself. In this way, she could make Shen Yu agree to point out a soldier at will and take her servant girl to deliver the porridge.

Things went very smoothly, within a short while, Shen Hua left the tent, and told Ming Tan and Bai Minmin who were guarding outside the tent: "You two, follow this little soldier to the prince's camp, and send some lotus leaves Porridge."

The two of them should be happy together.

When he arrived in front of King Dingbei's tent, the tent guards were not so easy to talk about. He glanced up and down at the two of them, and said in a rough voice: "You two girls, just give me the porridge."? ? ?

How can that work!

Seeing that the soldier was about to come to pick up the food box, Ming Tan became wise in a hurry, and said nonsense in a serious manner: "Master Jun doesn't know, this lotus leaf porridge is soaked in ice cups to keep it cold. I'm afraid the military master won't be able to open it, but it won't be beautiful if it gets spilled."

Oh, it's because they dislike them for being so thick and rough that they will break their... bing... bingjian?

But I really don't know what it is, these rich people eat something really delicate.

He retreated half a step resentfully, and lifted the curtain: "Just one girl can go in, please come out quickly after delivery, don't disturb the prince's business."

Ming Tan and Bai Minmin looked at each other, and Bai Minmin kept gesturing towards her.

In fact, being with Bai Minmin is not so nervous, she is alone, this is really...

But it has come all the time, and there is no reason to let Bai Minmin go in to look at her for her. Moreover, Bai Minmin's eyes, up to the Second Young Master Shu, she thinks are handsome, and down to her father, she also thinks they are very powerful.

Thinking of this, Ming Tan blessed the body: "Thank you, Mr. Jun, for your accommodation."

After entering the tent, Ming Tan felt very quiet.

From the outside, the prince’s tent is much larger than other generals’ tents, and the interior is also very comfortable. She vaguely saw a black figure standing in front of the military sand table, and her heart was beating like a beating. Walking up to the desk with a watchful eye, controlling his voice from a distance as usual, Fuli said: "My lord, little general Shen sent a servant to bring you porridge. The lotus leaf porridge is still iced, which is a light way to relieve the heat."

Jiang Xu: "..."

this voice.