Guess

Since it has to be cooked anyway, why not cook more? It's a good opportunity to make some tea eggs as well. It's been a long time since I last had tea eggs, and Gulan missed them a little.

Xiang Yunjin was a little puzzled when he saw what Gulan took out, but he could guess that this kid must be planning to make something to eat again, and it had to be related to eggs.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Gulan kept one egg and put the others into cold water. After a while, they were taken out again, and then the eggshells were crushed and put back into the pottery jar. Several seasonings, soy sauce, and some herbs were added to it, plus a lot of tea leaves, and then they were put on the fire to continue boiling.

Xiang Yunjin kept watching the whole process, thinking about the food he had eaten before, and it seemed that he had no memory of cooking eggs in this way. Although they were just ordinary eggs, Xiang Yunjin was still looking forward to it when he thought about the boy's craftsmanship.

After finishing all these, Gulan peeled the remaining egg and handed it to Daya.

Daya took the egg and looked at her master in bewilderment. She didn't understand what her master meant. Did he want her to eat it?

As if seeing Daya's confusion, Gulan said, "Take it and roll it on your swollen cheeks. It will help reduce the swelling." She explained the function of the egg.

Now Daya was even more confused. Aren't eggs edible? They can also be used to reduce swelling.

Not only was Daya confused, Xiang Yunjin had never heard of such a statement and looked at Gulan in the same surprise.

Gulan couldn't explain it! She only knew that it could reduce swelling, but she didn't know why.

"In short, just roll on your face when I tell you to. Don't leave any red or swollen area untouched, okay? Roll until the eggs are cold." Gulan simply gave Daya an order and saved herself the trouble of explaining.

As expected, as soon as these words were spoken, Daya immediately rolled the peeled egg across her face, not daring to take it off for even a moment.

Seeing this, Gulan turned around with satisfaction and sat by the fire, pulling her son who was following her like a little tail.

Xiang Yunjin came closer and asked, "Gulan, can freshly boiled eggs really reduce swelling?" He seems to be quite gossipy. Is he still the once aloof Prince of Yunzhou?

Glancing at Brother Jin, whose eyes were filled with curiosity, Gulan replied with a fake smile, "Of course! As for why? Don't ask me. If you ask me... I don't know either. I heard it from others."

"You really don't know!" Xiang Yunjin looked at Gulan's eyes suspiciously, as if he wanted to find something in them.

"How could this be false? It's not a secret that can't be told." Gulan glanced at him and looked away first. This guy must have some misunderstanding about his own beauty. His pair of peach blossom eyes are so lethal when he stares at others. Even Gulan can't help but want to eat young grass. Fortunately, she has always been rational.

Unfortunately, this guy seemed to be unaware and moved to Gulan's sight again. He slowly squinted his eyes and whispered, "Then do you have any secrets that you can't tell?" He looked as if he was determined to continue gossiping to the end.

Gulan: "…"

As they became more familiar with each other, this guy let himself go more and more. Although he was in a mess when they first met, his dignity could not be concealed. The moment he opened his eyes, his eyes were arrogant and cold, and Gulan did not miss it.

She stretched out a finger and slowly pushed away the increasingly strong smell of male hormones, and replied coldly, "What do you think?"

Xiang Yunjin touched his chin and was not angry. It was the expected answer. Since it was a secret, how could he tell it to others?

The finger that the boy stretched out to him was so slender. No, it should be said that his hands were too slender, like a woman's. Xiang Yunjin's eyes unconsciously moved to Gulan's hand. Well, his skin color was much whiter than that of men. If this boy dressed up as a woman, no one would suspect him.

Xiang Yunjin's gaze was too strange. Gulan gave him a warning look and reduced the fire under the boiling pottery pot a lot.

In the future, you only need to simmer it over low heat for an hour, and the flavor should be almost absorbed.

"Uncle, the eggs are cold," Daya's voice came over.

"So fast?" Gulan looked up at Daya.

Well, it's not bad. It looks much better than before and the swelling has subsided a bit.

Xiang Yunjin also looked over carefully and found that the little girl's face was indeed better than before. The boiled eggs were actually useful.

"It's okay, don't roll away anymore." Gulan said.

"What about the egg?" Daya raised the egg in her hand.

Since she had already gotten away with it, how could Gulan possibly want it? She quickly said that she had to solve it herself.

Seeing that her master really didn't want it, Daya retracted her hand, said thank you quickly, then washed the eggs with water and shared them with her sister.

Tea eggs are put into the fire before dinner. The dinner is relatively simple, consisting of thick porridge and side dishes that are easy to digest, as well as tea eggs that are cut into bite-sized pieces.

The taste did not disappoint Xiang Yunjin. It was a very unique flavor, with the aroma of the ingredients mixed with the rich fragrance of tea. It was unexpectedly delicious. Xiang Yunjin couldn't help but chew several teeth.

We have to set off early tomorrow morning, so after dinner, everyone deliberately went to bed early.

Gulan had already spread out her bedding beside the fire, and Daya, Erya and Dahei also curled up obediently beside the bedding. Lying on the ground and glancing at the carriage, Gulan was in a trance for a moment.

It seemed that she was not destined to sleep in a carriage. She had only slept for two days when she was soft-hearted and saved this person. She slept for so many days outside. If I had known this earlier, I would have chosen the largest and widest one when buying a carriage, no matter how conspicuous it might be. Now, even though the weather is getting colder, they can only rest outside. If the temperature continued to drop, Gulan decided that she would have to set up a simple tent even if it was troublesome. Feeling the cold air blowing on her face, Gulan hugged her son tightly and closed her eyes.

The night was quiet and the night sky was pitch black. The moon and stars that once hung high in the sky seemed to be covered with a thick black fog. Only one or two stars would occasionally break through the fog and flash by.

In the twilight, a group of people were running towards Yishan Town at high speed. A dozen people in the lead were riding fast horses, and dozens of people behind them were running tirelessly.

Soon the team entered Yishan Town, and the increasingly clear sound of horse hooves woke up Li Jiacun and others who were sleeping.

The confused guy instinctively stood up and looked towards the place where the sound came from.

I saw more than a dozen flames floating in the air, moving rapidly towards the town entrance, along with more than a dozen fast horses. Seeing that the target was heading straight for Yishan Town, the panicked crowd breathed a sigh of relief. It was obvious that the target was not them, so they felt relieved.

Finally, the team holding torches ran towards the closed exit of Yishan Town and disappeared there in a short while. Next, Yishan Town was closed again.

Gulan, who also stood up, looked at the darkness that had fallen into silence and narrowed her eyes. The inspector of Yishan Town is really a responsible person. Not only did he take countermeasures in a short period of time, but he also brought back support. It was worth it for her meddling in other people's business yesterday.