Chapter 190 Two Ponies

Lei Tia nodded his head without a word, and asked Chen Chuang with a look in his eyes if there was anything wrong.

The mighty Golden Eagle flew over unhurriedly, floating like a leaf, and quietly landed on the fence surrounding the city wall. A pair of black eyes that were like beans stared at Lei Tia, full of loyalty.

Lei Tia lifted his hand, and gently caressed its back.

Chen Chuang looked at the enemy camp in the distance, "Yesterday's battle left us with quite a number of casualties." I wonder what Great General is pla

ing to do next? "

Lei Tia stared at him for a moment. "This general knows his limits and does not trouble Your Highness the First Prince to worry." The so-called "military supervision" has two responsibilities. First, it is to supervise Jiang Shuai. Second, it is a crime committed in the army and it is a reward and punishment for it. The First Prince only had the authority to supervise Lei Tia and did not have the qualifications to interfere.

Chen Chuang did not feel offended at all. With a vexed look, he said in shame, "Sigh, I have overstepped my boundaries in my impatience, Great General, please do not blame me. Great General, I suddenly remembered that I still have some official matters to attend to, excuse me! "

"First Prince, please do as you please." Lei Tia raised his hand and asked.

After Chen Chuang left, he called over one of his subordinates and instructed, "Watch the main hall closely."

"Yes sir!"

Chen Chuang walked down the stone steps, and his gentle eyes were instantly filled with malice. He was the first-in-line son of the previous Empress, as well as the Emperor's eldest son. The position of Crown Prince and even the Dragon Throne could only be his, how could the National Duke not see him seriously? He was waiting for the day where he would make Lei Tia kneel in front of him!

"..."

The capital city was located to the north of Grand Xia Country, and winter's first snowfall had fallen since late November. The cold wind blew against the corners of the room, making a horrible whimpering sound; the windows were not quite firm enough to be heard. Large snowflakes were dancing in the wind like goose feathers. The sky was obscured by dense snowflakes, and soon the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow. Almost all the shops were covered with heavy curtains to keep out the wind. The street vendors did not have the courage to set up stalls in this weather. The streets were much wider than usual. The pedestrians were sparse. Both of their hands were hidden in their sleeves. They narrowed their eyes and quickened their pace. As they lifted the thick curtain of the tavern, a wave of heat wrapped in the tempting aroma of wine rushed towards them. They could not help but moan in comfort.

However, National Duke's Mansion's dining hall was extremely hot. The windows were tightly shut, and four charcoal pots were placed at the four corners of the room. Right in the middle of the round dining table, in a large hotpot, the hot and red soup bubbled and bubbled. Pills, chicken pieces, mushrooms, and other ingredients were faintly discernible. On one side of the long table, servants swiftly cut up all kinds of clean ingredients and placed them on a white porcelain plate before carrying them to the table. sliced beef, lamb, fish balls, meatballs, heart balls, lotus root balls, powders, potato chips, spinach, cabbage, coriander, crab meat, tofu... It was extremely sumptuous. It wasn't appropriate to eat hotpot early in the morning, but eating hotpot in this kind of weather was the most satisfying. And indeed, the family had not eaten hot pot for a long time.

Qin Mian laid lazily on the sofa, holding the account book in his left hand and the notebook on his knees. The pen in his right hand would draw a few lines on it from time to time.

Qin Ruiqi sat on the sofa opposite to him, the chess board was placed in front of him, and they were playing chess.

Qin Mian secretly sighed, he looked exactly like his father.

Realizing that his youngest son wasn't around, he half propped himself up and looked outside the door.

Lei Ruilin wore a white cotton robe and stood with his hands behind his back in the corridor. Looking up at the snow sky, his expression was dark and gloomy. Suddenly, as if a spring breeze had arrived, thousands of trees and pear blossoms bloomed. "

Qin Mian couldn't help but let out a laugh; the corner of Lei Ruilin's lips curled up into a faint smile.

"That's enough, Great Poet. If you don't come in soon, we'll eat first." Qin Mian put down the account book in his hands, stood up, stretched his body and looked at the ingredients on the table. He reckoned that there were enough for the three of them to eat.

"Wait!" Lei Ruilin's scholar demeanor immediately disappeared without a trace. Like a monkey, he scurried to the side of the table and greedily looked at the roasting hotpot. "Daddy, you can eat now?"

"Yes." Qin Mian indicated for the servants to leave, "Your favorite chicken is already cooked, Ruiqi's favorite meat balls are also cooked."

Lei Qinle was the last to go out, and closed the door.

The two of them sat down beside their father, one on each side.

Qin Mian took out the two chicken legs that were cooked and placed them in his two sons' bowls, "Are you both hungry? "Hurry up and eat."

Whitey and Blondie had already started their 'meal' a long time ago. The bowls were placed in front of each of them, and they were all eating with relish.

Qin Ruiqi picked up a pair of chopsticks with the chopsticks that Qin Mian liked to eat the most.

Lei Ruilin spooned a few delicious pills into Qin Mian's bowl, "Daddy will also eat."

Qin Mian smiled, he did not forget to tell them to slow down and be careful of getting burned.

Lei Ruilin took a bite of the chicken leg and happily said as he squinted his eyes, "It's really delicious. If only Father was here too. "

Qin Ruiqi looked at Qin Mian.

Qin Mian's chopsticks paused for a moment before he consoled, "Don't worry, your father will definitely return safely. "When he comes back, we can eat hotpot together."

"En!" Lei Ruilin nodded his head.

Qin Ruiqi asked, "Father, can I rush back to the New Year?"

Qin Mian said confidently: "Definitely. "When he comes back, tell him to take us hunting, and then we can all cook hotpot with our hunted animals."

Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin's eyes lit up as they shouted in unison, "Alright!"

"Daddy, brother and I need a pony first." Lei Ruilin was excited when he thought of being able to hunt.

"Alright." Qin Mian laughed and said, "I heard that there are some breeds of horses that are much more robust than Grand Xia Country. After di

er, we'll write a letter to your old man, asking him to catch you two little horses over there as a New Year's gift. "

"Oh, that's great!" Lei Ruilin could not help but cheer.

Qin Ruiqi revealed a smile.

Qin Mian urged, "Eat quickly."

After finishing the hot pot, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin ran over to the table and wrote a letter to Lei Tia. The two brothers' heads were whispering to each other.

Qin Mian laughed as he shook his head, and continued to read the account books.

After the servants cleaned up the table, they silently retreated.

The sound of feet crunching in the snow grew closer.

Steward Fu tightened his winter hat on his head, and started stomping on the snow on the ground before knocking on the door.

"Reporting to Madam, just now, someone from the Marquis Wei Yuan Palace delivered a card."

Marquis Wei Yuan Palace was the house of the country's foreign minister.

"Come in." opened the thread and took a look, it turned out that the next holiday was Zhangsun Hong's eighth birthday, so he invited Qin Ruiqi and to his house as guests.

Because Chen Mufeng was on good terms with Qin Mian, Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin, the two brothers were quite close to Zhangsun Hong at the East Sun Academy. The three of them got along quite well and eventually became good friends.

Qin Mian had always valued the two children's self-reliance and opinions, so he passed the thread to Qin Ruiqi.

"Son, you decide whether you want to go or not."

Qin Ruiqi read the invitation and nodded to Qin Mian: "Go."

Lei Ruilin had no objections.

Qin Mian then got the Steward Fu to reply to the thread.

Lei Ruilin laid on the back of the sofa that Qin Mian was sitting on, tilted his head, and asked: "Daddy, what gift do I give to Zhangsun Hong that's suitable for Big Brother?"

"What do you think?" Qin Mian teased him.

Lei Ruilin said in a serious tone: "Your son thinks that since we are still young, there is no need to be too expensive.

Qin Mian patted his little head in admiration.

"That's right. Talk to your brother. If you can't make up your mind, come ask Daddy again. "

"Alright." Lei Ruilin ran back to his brother's side.

The heavy snow didn't stop until it got dark. When Qin Mian thought of Lei Tia, he wondered if it was snowing at the border. Although Lei Tia was not afraid of the cold, it was easy for problems to appear in the snow, and he was more worried about the army when it came to managing.

After locking the door and extinguishing the light, Qin Mian appeared in the space in a flash. Lei Tia would only be able to find an opportunity to meet him in space at night.

He first went to the garden to pick some vegetables and wash them by the river, then went to the kitchen to clean up the other ingredients. No matter what time Lei Tia came in, he could cook the hotpot at any time. Lei Tia would definitely not be able to eat anything good at the border, maybe even birds would be coming out of his mouth. This was all thanks to the fact that he was a cultivator. Otherwise, he would have been reduced to a bamboo stick after a few months in the Western Pass.

As he thought about how thin Lei Tia looked like a bamboo pole, Qin Mian couldn't help but laugh.

"Wifey, what are you laughing about?" Lei Tia looked at his back for a while, then spoke out in a gentle voice.

Qin Mian suddenly turned his head, the pleasant surprise causing his eyes to brighten, "I thought I wouldn't be able to see you today!" He could smell the faint scent of blood. It was obvious that the battle had resumed today. His eyes sca

ed the man up and down to make sure he wasn't hurt. He was relieved.

"How long can you stay? I'll cook you a hotpot. "

Lei Tia walked over and hugged him, and then fiercely kissed his lips. Although he was unwilling to part, he had to part ways with him, and said, "I'll be out in a while."

Qin Mian put down the kitchen knife and hugged his waist.

"Your son wants two ponies."

Lei Tia's chin nodded a little at the side of his face, "What about you?"

"It's enough for you to come back unharmed." Qin Mian rubbed his shoulder, not wanting to let go.

"Don't worry, I won't let myself get hurt." Lei Tia gave him another kiss, "There's another big matter."

"What is it?" Qin Mian could hear the heaviness in his tone.

"In today's battle, Turow Country seems to clearly know every single move of our army. I suspect that the First Prince had colluded with the Turow Country and leaked the formation diagram of our troops. " A cold light flashed across Lei Tia's eyes, "The First Prince is extremely ambitious. I'm worried that if he fails his plan, he will instead send people to deal with you and his child. You must be careful in the future. "