GBP Chapter 119 Old Friends
Chapter 119 Old Friends
Shen Qing leaned against the edge of the bathtub, squinting as he enjoyed Wen Ying scrubbing his back. He had been living a rough life for the past six months, and now he felt so comfortable that every pore opened up.
After bathing and putting on her undergarments, she comfortably sprawled on his canopy bed, sinking into the soft bedding and letting out contented moans.
Ah, the long-lost decadent aristocratic life, it's quite nostalgic. He's fallen from grace.
Long-distance travel in ancient times was a real ordeal. No wonder most people stayed at home. Seeing that they were exhausted from their journey, Li Su said a few words and told them to go back to their rooms to bathe and rest.
Shen Qing had a good sleep. When she opened her eyes, it was already late. Wen Ying heard the noise and quickly approached with light steps.
"The young lady is awake. Is she hungry?"
Shen Qing rubbed his stomach and nodded. Wen Ying whispered an instruction, and soon Fang Yu brought up the porridge with minced meat that had been kept warm in the small kitchen.
The air was immediately filled with an irresistible aroma. Shen Qing held her bowl, eating and thinking at the same time, "Hei Zi's mother's cooking skills have improved again."
After finishing his meal, Shen Qing handed over the bowl, then lay back down wherever he had gotten up, and slept soundly until dawn.
Shen Qing stretched, having not slept so soundly in a long time. She had been on tenterhooks the whole way, fearing that something unexpected might happen.
He naturally spread his arms and accepted Wen Ying's help in combing his hair and changing his clothes.
He had never really felt a sense of belonging to his identity before, but now he realized that he had already become Shen Qingxi, and there must be a cause and effect between them.
Sitting in front of the dressing mirror, Shen Qing asked them if there had been any news in Xuandu recently.
The Eight Trigrams are human nature, and marriage is a primary topic of discussion.
Shen Qing suddenly realized that he no longer needed to go to school in the palace, because his classmates had all "graduated".
As the daughter grows older and becomes engaged, she needs to stay home and learn how to manage the household affairs in peace to prepare for her wedding.
Li Wan and Su He are officially engaged and are just waiting to get married the year after next. There is an interesting story behind this: Su He went to hunt geese to show his sincerity, but a month later he didn't even manage to shoot down a single goose feather.
The Li family even thought that Suhe was deliberately not going to offer a betrothal gift. Madam Su couldn't stand it, so she had the servants help to trap a pair of geese so that Suhe could finish them off with an arrow, which could be considered as him shooting the arrow himself.
Although Shen Qing still didn't think much of Su He, he was indeed good to Li Wan. The two were childhood sweethearts, and Su's mother was gentle and liked Li Wan very much. For a woman of this era, this was probably a very good match.
“There’s one more thing,” Wen Ying added, “It seems that the young master of the Song family is getting engaged to the lady of the Ding family.”
"seem?"
"There is no definite news yet, but I have heard that the two ladies have been getting very close recently, which may just be speculation by outsiders."
Ding Min and Song Yuan?
Shen Qing frowned slightly. Didn't Song Yuan like Ling Yue? Could it be that he has learned the importance of military power after his second life and wants to use Ding Min as a stepping stone?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Lingyue was still young and far away, and Xuan Kingdom and Cangyue Kingdom had no connection at the moment. Song Yuan was also of marriageable age, so finding a marriage alliance that would be beneficial to him as a temporary measure...
Pooh!Bitch!
In his past life, Song Yuan was fickle and easily bored. He divorced his childhood sweetheart Shen Qingxi for Lingyue's sake. If he could treat someone he once truly loved like this, what about Ding Min?
As classmates, I still need to find an opportunity to remind Ding Min: a man's infatuation can be explained, but a woman's infatuation cannot.
Meanwhile, in Shen Shi's study, the father and son were discussing matters early in the morning.
After listening to Shen Che recount his experiences along the way, Shen Shi nodded, thinking to himself, "Qing Xi is indeed no ordinary person. I believe in the concept of destiny even more now."
Just then, Shen Che asked:
"I've heard that the northern border is under a lot of pressure right now? I'm afraid that the Northern Desert and the Di Kingdom will join forces to attack, then the situation will not be optimistic."
Because the southern border is also threatened by the kingdoms of Jing and An, it is not convenient to divide troops to provide support.
"The Northern Desert recently presented its credentials and will send an envoy to Xuandu to discuss the alliance."
Shen Che was somewhat surprised. What was Bei Mo up to?
"His Majesty has agreed?"
Shen Shi nodded. "His Majesty intends to use the Northern Desert to restrain the Di Kingdom."
People's joys and sorrows are not shared. While Shen Shi and his son were discussing important national affairs, Jiang Se also got up early to shoot wild geese.
At the same time, the team from the Northern Desert entered the territory of Xuan Kingdom.
"Master, I didn't expect that we would be back in Xuan Kingdom so soon."
Yeah~
The young man gave a meaningful smile.
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Unfortunately, I'm experiencing a severe heat wave, and my whole body aches as if I've been electrocuted. Even the slightest movement makes my brain feel like it's spinning. I've managed to type this much, but I can't move at all now, so I'll probably have to take a break from updating for a few days.
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