Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1036: Chapter 1037: Very Satisfied

Because the dough needed more time to wake, An Jing and Xiao Changyi didn’t have cold noodles at noon, but only in the evening was An Jing able to steam the cold noodles.

An Jing cut the cold noodles into strips and placed them in a bowl.

Gluten, peanuts, cucumber strips, minced garlic, soybean sprouts, vinegar, and chili sauce were all prepared and served alongside the cold noodles, and she mixed as much as the children wanted to eat.

”Do you want it spicy?” An Jing asked the four little ones as she mixed the noodles.

An Yiyun and Su Yixing did not want it spicy, but An Yiqing and Su Yi Jing wanted it spicy, yet An Jing only added a bit of spice for them.

After mixing the cold noodles for the four little ones, a small bowl was placed in front of each, and all four eagerly enjoyed their meal.

An Jing looked on, quite content.

Just as she was satisfied and was about to mix a portion for her beloved husband, he had already quietly prepared a bowl for her.

Seeing a bowl of cold noodles placed before her, An Jing immediately gave Xiao Changyi a brilliant smile.

Xiao Changyi caught An Jing’s eye before mixing his own cold noodles.

The noodles were chewy and brightly colored, and with the enticing ingredients added, it fueled the appetite. After finishing their bowl, the four little ones immediately asked An Jing to mix them some more.

”You eat yours, I’ll mix it,” Xiao Changyi said, putting down his chopsticks to make more cold noodles for the little ones.

An Jing sat there happily continuing to eat her noodles and said, ”Tomorrow I’ll make some more and send it to the palace for father-in-law to enjoy, hoping he’ll like it just as the children do.”

”Mm,” Xiao Changyi had no objections.

The next day, once An Jing had made the cold noodles, she went with Xiao Changyi and the four children to the palace.

The Emperor of Xiyun had recently been lacking appetite, but he found the cold noodles very appetizing and ate more than half a bowl.

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To make up for their four children and to repair the relationship with them, An Jing and Xiao Changyi not only let the children sleep with them every night but also took them out to play every day.

They even made different delicious dishes for the children each day.

All four children were very happy.

However, the oldest, Su Yi Jing, still hadn’t spoken to An Jing and Xiao Changyi, which made them feel a bit sad.

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Since Su Chengyu was not as anxious as An Jing and Xiao Changyi to ride fast horses back to the Capital, even though Su Chengyu and his group left Nan Shen four days after An Jing and Xiao Changyi, it was half a month after An Jing and Xiao Changyi returned to the Imperial Capital that Su Chengyu and his followers arrived.

Upon his return to the Capital, Su Chengyu went straight to the Assembly Hall to see the Emperor of Xiyun.

Meanwhile, Gong Juechen, Meng Zhuqing, Tuobanya, and the Crown Princess Consort waited outside the great hall and could only enter upon being summoned.

Entering the Assembly Hall, Su Chengyu knelt before the jade stairs and worshiped the Emperor of Xiyun.

Su Chengyu first reported on the situation in Nan Shen, then reported his safe return, and finally, he exclaimed, ”May heaven bless Xiyun!”

The princes and ministers also knelt down and echoed, ”May heaven bless Xiyun!”

Outside the great hall, Gong Juechen heard the shouting and sneered to himself: It was clearly my sister’s achievement, how come it’s credited to heaven?!

Shortly after, a eunuch announced loudly, ”Announce the Crown Prince’s Consort, Princess Yao, Deputy General Meng, and Gong Juechen.”

The Crown Princess Consort, Tuobanya, and Meng Zhuqing hurried into the hall, while Gong Juechen, scoffing in his heart, followed Meng Zhuqing into the Assembly Hall.