The Almighty Princess just wants to farm

On the official road to Yecheng, a group of people rode horses at high speed.

In the evening, a group of people who had been traveling all day rested in the woods beside the road.

Everyone divided their work, some went hunting, some collected firewood, some made a fire...

"At this speed, how many days will it take us to reach Yecheng?"

Dongfang Li chewed the lotus petals of Zinnia in her mouth and counted the time with the riding crop in her hand.

"About five days."

Nangong Xu roughly calculated the distance.

"I wish we were in a hurry."

"Ali, we have done our best and leave the rest to God."

Nangong Xu swept the snow on the ground with a branch, placed the bundle on the ground, and motioned for Dongfang Li to sit on it.

"But the people are innocent..."

Dongfang Li frowned and looked in the direction of Yecheng.

"Ali, this is not something we can decide. All we can do is try our best to do what we should do."

"Well, I know all this. Maybe I'm too pushy. I've experienced too many such things before. Watching so many people die in front of me, the feeling of powerlessness is really..."

"Ali...I understand everything you said and have experienced it..."

Nangong Xu sat next to Dongfang Li and stared into the distance for a long time, unable to regain his consciousness.

"Your Majesty, I shot two rabbits and a pheasant. We can have a good meal tonight."

Xunyang's voice sounded from far to near, carrying a joyful and sunny tone that was unique to him.

"Xunyang, go and clean up the rabbits and pheasants. I'll roast them for you later."

Dongfang Li looked at Xunyang's cheerful footsteps, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

"I don't dare bother the princess to take action, otherwise the prince will skin us soon."

"Nonsense, when did I ever say anything like peeling off your skin?"

Nangong Xu glared at Xunyang.

"Your Majesty, it's snowing all over the mountains. Can you accompany me to find some seasonings for roasting rabbits?"

Perhaps he found that the topic just now was too heavy, so Dongfang Li tried his best to change the atmosphere.

"Okay, I'll go look for it with Ali."

How could someone as smart as Nangong Xu fail to see what Dongfang Li was thinking? Seeing her trying hard to find something to distract herself from, her heart, which was heavy just now, suddenly became enlightened.

Because of the heavy snow, the two of them searched in the mountains for a long time before finding everything they needed.

Looking at a few branches, a few pieces of bark and a few sour-looking fruits placed next to the fire, Xunyang couldn't help but look at Dongfang Li in confusion.

"Why are you looking at me like that? If you have something to say, just say it. When did you learn to hide it?"

"Princess...can these things really be used as condiments?"

As soon as Xun Yang finished speaking, Xun Feng kicked him, obviously warning him not to talk too much.

"These things look inconspicuous, but you have to know that food is mutually reinforcing, just like this fruit..."

Dongfang Li said, picking up one of the two fruits on the ground.

"This fruit looks red, but tastes extremely sour. But if you pour its juice on the rabbit, it can remove the earthy smell of the rabbit itself."

Dongfang Li said, crushing the fruit in his hand with his bare hands. Instantly, a green smell floated in the air.

Dongfang Li poured the fruit juice on the rabbit, stuffed the remaining branches and bark into the rabbit's belly, and then put it on the fire and slowly turned it.

After a while, the scent of rabbit meat wafted out. After Nangong Xu smelled it, he looked at Dongfang Li in surprise.

"Your Majesty...the rabbit meat is roasted. Can you come over and try it?"

Dongfang Li's peripheral vision caught Nangong Xu's surprised look just now, and then she thought that she had never grilled meat for him.

"The rabbit meat roasted by the princess herself, of course I want to taste it."

Nangong Xu strode to the fire and pulled off a hind leg from the shelf.

"Ali eats first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

Dongfang Li stood up and thanked him in a decent manner, causing everyone to look up at the sky and glance around, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh.

"Naughty."

Nangong Xu tapped Dongfang Li's forehead with his arched fingers, his eyes full of endearment.

"Okay, you can laugh if you want. I'll see if you're all holding it in. Be careful and you'll lose your breath in a while."

Dongfang Li took the rabbit leg handed over by Nangong Xu and took small bites.

"Well, Ali's craftsmanship is indeed the best. In the past, every time we slept outdoors, the food they baked could only be said to be enough to satisfy the hunger, not delicious at all."

Xunfeng and the others, who were eating with gusto, silently turned their backs and gnawed on the rabbit meat in their hands.

The prince was right. The rabbit meat roasted by the princess was indeed delicious. Unexpectedly, just adding a few branches, a few pieces of bark, and a green fruit made the taste so different.

"Ali, lean against me and sleep for a while..."

"Okay, then I'll take a nap and you'll call me in two hours."

Dongfang Li closed her eyes and leaned into Nangong Xu's arms. A cloak with the scent of medicine and rosin covered her body. With his body temperature, she slept peacefully.

At night, Lu Yi added firewood twice more. When the sky turned white, he leaned against a big tree and slept for a while.

"Ali……"

"Ok?"

Dongfang Li slowly opened her eyes and looked at Nangong Xu in confusion like a cat.

"Ali, wake up, we're leaving."

Nangong Xu's voice was very soft, as if he was afraid that the louder voice would scare the kitten in his arms.

"I've slept for so long, why didn't you call me..."

"Ali's body has not been in good shape, and the journey has been so hard, so she deserves a good rest."

Nangong Xu kissed Dongfang Li's forehead.

"After a good night's sleep, I feel much more energetic and my body feels much cleaner."

"Well, that's good. Let's eat something later. Let's set off early. Maybe we can get to the next town before dark, so Ali can have a good rest."

"Okay, listen to the prince."

Dongfang Li narrowed her eyes and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly.

After working hard all the way, the group finally arrived at the gate of Yecheng at noon on the fourth day.

The heavy snowfall in the past few days has made the people in the city miserable and homeless. On both sides of the official road outside the city, people in twos and threes hugged each other, either to keep each other warm, or to cry in each other's arms.

"Lu Yi, go and ask what's going on with these people outside the city?"

Nangong Xu looked at everything in front of him, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

"Yes."

Lu Yi dismounted, grabbed the nearest pair of women, and stepped forward to ask.

"Old madam, may I ask why you are wandering outside this city? Why don't you go home and rest in such a cold weather?"

The older woman raised her head and looked at Lu Yi, then shook her head helplessly.

"My little brother is a foreigner. I advise you not to go into the city, otherwise you will never come back..."