sbdcsierra Chapter 1245 One good thing about traveling with a cook
Chapter 1245 One good thing about traveling with a cook
It's not that we can't let Chai Shuo leave the capital; the world goes on the same way no matter who's gone.
"It's alright, it's good that they're here. You handled this very well."
Having received praise from his mother, Minglang's smile was much more relaxed than before.
The corners of her eyes and brows were bathed in the soft light of the sunlight streaming in.
Liang Chongyue originally planned to talk to Minglang about this briefly before hanging up.
But seeing the bright sunshine on Minglang's end, Liang Chongyue was reluctant to hang up the line.
Liang Chongyue: "How is everything in the capital these days?"
The Empress Dowager has started checking up on him, and Minglang immediately stopped smiling and straightened his posture.
Minglang took a stack of papers from the table and handed them to the kitten. Seeing that the kitten didn't react, he even poked the kitten's belly.
The kitten pushed the stack of papers in front of it away speechlessly, and stretched: "I can't send anything over anymore, I don't have the authority."
As the kitten spoke, its eyes kept glancing at the Queen on the panel.
The meaning behind that look couldn't be clearer.
Liang Chongyue initially pretended not to see it, but after turning her gaze away from the kitten, she met Minglang's more direct and expectant eyes.
Liang Chongyue had no choice but to re-grant the kitten's permissions.
Immediately upon hearing the sound, the kitten reacted and brought the stack of papers to her.
Liang Chongyue picked it up and looked at it carefully. There was no rush, so the connection remained open, with Minglang waiting on the other side for the Empress to review it.
Time passed by, and Minglang waited while handling official business.
At first, Liang Chongyue just watched, but later she couldn't resist and started to revise it herself.
At this moment, Minglang became restless and started looking for things to do.
She had almost finished reviewing the memorials, so she picked up two more and flipped through them repeatedly, glancing at her mother from time to time.
Seeing the Empress Dowager holding a pen and writing incessantly.
Minglang couldn't help but reach out and tug at the kitten's tail to relieve his stress.
Finally, Liang Chongyue finished revising the stack of papers. Without needing to go through the system, Liang Chongyue could send the documents over by himself.
As Minglang was reading the same memorial for the thirty-sixth time, a pile of papers suddenly appeared in front of him, all of which the Empress had just revised.
The faint scent of ink still lingers on it.
"Overall, there has been progress. Make these changes gradually, there's no need to rush."
Among the pile of papers, there were several sheets of paper that were darker in color, which should be Xuan paper commonly found in Qiyang.
Minglang reached out and randomly picked out a sheet, which was covered with the Queen Mother's annotations.
However, to Minglang's surprise, despite writing so much, her mother did not reprimand her.
"What are you afraid of? You have just taken over the administration, and I have not yet had time to teach you anything. It is normal to make some small mistakes. A good child is one who can admit his or her mistakes and correct them."
Minglang was ignited by these words. Although she herself felt it was a bit naive, her mother's words, "good child," still touched her heart.
"Okay! I will definitely revise it according to Mother Queen's wishes, and after it is revised, I will have the kitten send it to Mother Queen for reapproval."
Liang Chongyue nodded before turning off the panel.
The luxurious, mysterious black and gold panel disappeared before his eyes, and the tension that had been building up in Minglang's heart dissipated.
Having escaped the Queen's wrath and gained so much valuable experience, Minglang patted the kitten's bottom in a good mood.
"Be careful when you feed the puppy next time, don't let the Queen see it, or I'll turn off that access for you again."
The kitten silently looked up at the sky. It wanted to remind its owner, but the panel here was off, while the Queen's was still on.
Liang Chongyue slightly raised her eyes and glanced at the kitten on the panel. The kitten was so startled that it immediately looked away and grinned at Minglang.
He looks like an idiot.
"Stupid cat," the system muttered quietly.
With things becoming clearer in the capital, Liang Chongyue was still at ease.
Her ministers had all been trained under her countless times; they all knew what they should and shouldn't do.
Liang Chongyue opened the map and entered the names of several people in the location box next to it.
The previously shrunken map of the Great Xia Dynasty was instantly enlarged, highlighting the area from the capital to Jiangnan.
There are three teams in total, which are clearly visible on the map.
Liang Chongyue originally just wanted to see when her two ministers would arrive, but she didn't expect the Li family to arrive so quickly.
Does he sleep normally?
At this speed, traveling day and night, there probably won't be much time to sleep.
The system immediately started searching and displayed the results to the host.
Liang Chongyue saw on the panel that he only rested when the horses were tired for several days in a row, and the people he led were riding two horses in rotation.
As a result, the horse's condition deteriorated.
"They really care about it." The system looked at the data and couldn't help but sigh.
Liang Chongyue's understanding of things and people is a level deeper than that of the system.
"Perhaps."
Perhaps it's because of Li Furong, or perhaps it's because she's here.
There aren't many opportunities for someone like that to impress her.
Sensible people will hold on to it tightly.
"Host, you seem to have a very pessimistic view of things."
Liang Chongyue looked at the system with amusement, but did not respond to its words.
It was accepted by default.
After turning off the map on the panel, Liang Chongyue left with the system.
As soon as I came out, I saw my mother and Aunt Li sitting under a big tree chatting.
The weather in Qiyang isn't as hot as in some of the major cities in Jiangnan. The shade under the big trees, along with a fan, is cool enough.
"Your Majesty has arrived. The kitchen has just made some ice cream, it's one of Your Majesty's favorite flavors, please have a taste."
Xiang Huayue handed a bowl of iced cheese to Liang Chongyue, while the system on the other side had already rushed to the kitchen.
Even if Qiyang is cool, frozen cheese will melt if left outside.
The kitchen should always keep a large bucket of food for it, just in time for it to wake up and eat.
Liang Chongyue sat down next to his mother with the ice cream and ate it bite by bite.
Sure enough, he brought a few cooks with him on the trip; that's the advantage.
"Has Mother eaten yet?"
Xiang Huayue smiled and shook her head: "This stuff is too cold. My mother is getting old, and her body can't handle eating too much of it, so I had the kitchen make it for you."
Liang Chongyue paused, holding the spoon, but did not expose her mother's lie and continued eating.
When the Empress Dowager was in the palace, she ate a lot of ice cream. Both she and Minglang loved it. In the summer, the Empress Dowager's small kitchen made it almost every day, and she would make it in different flavors and varieties.
The Empress Dowager ate quite a lot of it, and the small kitchen even made softer, cooler cheeses just to make it easier for her to eat.
Although the Empress Dowager's health is not as good as that of a young person, she has taken good care of herself over the years, and is in much better condition than her peers.
Out of the corner of her eye, Liang Chongyue noticed that the bowl of ice cream in front of Aunt Li had hardly been touched. She guessed that her mother felt that Aunt Li was not in good health and it would be hard for her to watch her eat, so she endured it.