Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 463

Chapter 463 Yumen New Year’s Eve

In the evening, the heavy snow stopped, and the sky actually revealed the color of sunset. Qin Mubai and Xue Rengui had already eaten their fill and were sitting in the room drinking tea and chatting when it was almost the regular dinner time in the army. Chen Yan did not stop at all. The kitchen was finished. She called over twenty soldiers and shoveled the snow in the courtyard. She also cleaned the place. She laid three thick layers of sheepskin blankets that the Tibetans had taken from her. She got a lot of dried wood and horse dung to hug a big bonfire. It was said that there were too many people in the room to sit down. Today, the traditional New Year’s Eve dinner in the Central Plains was just like the Hu people’s style, and they were holding a’bonfire banquet ‘.

Qin Mubai was amused. She thought to herself that Chen Yan was really thoughtful and took care of the Hu brothers’ living habits. If she lived in the 21st century, she would definitely be a qualified neighborhood chief.

Before it was over, Chen Yan asked the men to take ten large pots from the barracks and put the fresh snow into the pot to cook. It wasn’t for drinking-to let Qin Mubai take a bath.

She felt that Qin Mubai stinked when he was sleeping at night. Here at Yumen Pass, taking a bath was much harder than having a tooth sacrifice and marrying a daughter-in-law. If it weren’t for the snow and the New Year, Qin Mubai’s body would have really continued to stink, and he would probably have become Duke Ji in a few days.

Qin Mubai and Xue Rengui chatted together. Seeing Chen Yan leading a group of soldiers to and fro outside the room, Xue Rengui grinned and smiled. “Mubai, you’re really lucky.”

“It’s just average!” Qin Mubai’s lips curried favor, but her laughter was full of excitement.

“Anyone who sees Chen Yan will feel that her appearance is exactly what a beauty should look like. However, when they see the sword in her hand, the temperament on her face, and the expression in her eyes, she is clearly an iceberg fairy who refuses to eat the world’s fireworks and refuses to leave a thousand miles away. She also has a murderous aura. Who would dare to approach her?” Xue Rengui said.

“But you can’t play wilting from afar, can you?” Qin Mubai was righteously plagiarizing again.

“That’s right, that’s what I meant. I haven’t read a lot of books, but Mubai is still brilliant.” Xue Rengui smiled and said, “I’ve never seen a woman like Chen Yan before. She’s the only one in the world! Who would have thought that a woman like her would be a good wife and mother? She’s a hero with a sword, take a spoon …”

At this point, Xue Rengui had no choice but to scratch her cheeks awkwardly and suppress a bitter smile-“Take a spoon-cook!”

“Haha!” Qin Mubai laughed loudly, “Good poem, good poem!”

Just as she was smiling, Chen Yan walked in. Without saying anything else, she threw out a sentence, “Here comes the person.”

“Who’s here?” Qin Mubai asked.

“A fire phoenix.” Chen Yan, who rarely joked, smiled mysteriously and said, “Master, you must have some way of treating guests, right?”

“Alright, welcome!” Qin Mubai patted his knees and smiled as he stood up, knowing that she was talking about Ashner Xue Lian.

But what does’ Fire Phoenix ‘mean?

Qin Mubai and Xue Rengui walked out of the room and immediately understood.

Guan Cheng had demolished all the houses. A dozen people walked over from the empty snowy ground in front of him. They were all wearing Huihe people’s traditional white-robed minks with white hats. Only a woman in the middle was wearing a red robe. Even the brim of her hat was red, and her entire body was red. Walking through the snow amongst a group of white-clothed people, it was dazzling and eye-catching, like a ball of flames jumping.

It was Ashner Xue Lian.

Gradually, Qin Mubai and Xue Rengui walked closer. They exchanged glances with each other, their faces revealing astonishing expressions.

In the past, Snow Lotus always wore armor and the equipment of ordinary soldiers. From afar, she looked like a man. Today, she was clearly dressed as a grassland noble woman. The feminine aura and wild nature of Zhang Xuan’s body were like raging flames.

Qin Mubai was still afraid that her outfit would burn the eyes of the female soldiers who hadn’t been close to her for a long time.

Xue Lian was dressed as a daughter. She still carried a sword on her waist and strode towards Liuyun. She walked to the front of the room and glanced at Qin Mubai and Xue Rengui. She cupped her fists and bowed to Chen Yan, “Sister Yan!”

“Heh, very standard Central Plains martial arts etiquette!” Xue Rengui was delighted.

Chen Yan smiled and nodded, “Hello, princess.”

“Eh, when did the two of them call each other sister?” Qin Mubai curled her lips in confusion.

After the two women finished their greetings, Xue Lian brought the dozen or so Huihe generals behind him to Qin Mubai and bowed to greet him. “Greetings, General Xue!”

Qin Mubai was a little puzzled. After returning the salute, he asked, “Your Highness, why did you salute Chen Yan while you saluted Huihe with us?”

“Of course there is a reason.” Xue Lian raised his head and looked straight into Qin Mubai’s eyes. “Sister Yan and I are sons and daughters of Jianghu. We are just friends. Of course, it’s a push-fist salute. As for Major Marshal and I, we are in charge of military affairs. We only have the relationship of commander-in-chief and general,” he said.

“Oh, I understand.” Qin Mubai nodded with a sudden realization. She thought to herself, “This girl is still angry with me. She means, ‘We only have business matters, we don’t have friendship’.”

Xue Rengui, Chen Yan, Huihe General, and the others at the side were all coughing and laughing. Qin Mubai only pretended to be calm, but Xue Lian’s eyes widened. “What’s so funny? Could it be that I’m wrong?”

“Right, right, right. Extremely right.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “The princess and the generals have arrived. Please take a seat. Today is the traditional New Year’s Eve in the Central Plains. My wife has prepared some simple dishes to hold the campfire and treat everyone to a simple meal. It will be considered a happy New Year’s Eve!”

“What do you mean’even ‘?” Xue Lian rolled her eyes at Qin Mubai and said with a thimble, “As far as I know, the New Year’s Eve dinner of the Tang people in the Central Plains is a family banquet for family reunion. Few outsiders are invited to attend. Sister Yan’s invitation means that you treat us as family compatriots. Don’t bury her kindness!”

Qin Mubai was a little embarrassed this time. He grinned bitterly and said, “You know too much!”

Xue Rengui hurriedly came out to make things right and laughed, “Foster sister, you only know one thing and don’t know the other. In fact, Major Marshal also means to be polite. This is also the habit of our Tang people in the Central Plains. It’s a form of politeness.”

“What courtesy, what habit, is hypocrisy! Our grassland children are not used to this!” Xue Lian replied impolitely. She immediately turned around and smiled as she hugged Chen Yan’s elbow. She smiled and said, “This heroine is still frank and honest. I like her!”

“Alright, you two get married!” Qin Mubai grinned.

“You think I don’t dare?! Sister Yan, come back to the grasslands with me tomorrow and be the son-in-law of the grasslands!” Xue Lian coldly snorted and rolled his eyes. Everyone burst into laughter before they sat down.

A moment later, the Turkic Southern Court’s Commander, Ba Ximi, and a dozen Turkic generals also came to the banquet. Seeing the big bonfire banquet, these people were happy, just like the Chinese seeing a hot Beijing roast duck in the Antarctic. Before she could sit down, Basil called her two attendants back and took two fat sheep from her camp. They were slaughtered and stripped clean on the spot to roast two whole sheep for everyone.

This bonfire feast was truly worthy of its name. Chen Yan and the Tang soldiers really didn’t know how to do this. The Huihe people did, but they had always been more reserved than the Turks. Naturally, it was because of the subtle relationship between Xue Lian and Qin Mubai. It was just like two children’seemed ‘to be in love. Both parents accidentally bumped their heads. Of course, the more courteous each other was, the better.

After a while, the generals of Gao Changguo, Qu Wensheng and Qu Wenyuan, also came. Only two people came. When Qin Mubai left the Gaochang barracks, he casually said that he would treat them to New Year’s Eve dinner. The two of them were afraid that it would be a Hongmen banquet, so they didn’t dare to come. They had no choice but to brave it out and didn’t dare to bring another person with them. They were guests when they arrived, and Qin Mubai invited them to the banquet. The two of them sat down in fear and didn’t raise their heads again.

It was already dark. Qin Mubai glanced at the scene. The four generals of the Hanhu Clan had already reached forty to fifty, and they had already surrounded the campfire twice. The sergeants were carrying wine urns, dining tables, large cakes, and other items to and fro, and they were about to host a banquet. In the camp outside Yumen Pass, a hundred-mile-long bonfire was lively and noisy.

Qin Mubai thought to himself that the Tibetan prisoners would definitely not feel good when they saw this scene in front of them, and they might even cry. Just as he was pondering, Su Dingfang leaned over and whispered in Qin Mubai’s ear, “Mubai, why don’t you call Gargamel over as well?”

“That’s music to my ears.” Qin Mubai smiled, “But, who can invite him?”

“Xue Rengui, you definitely can!” Su Dingfang swore firmly, “Although they are fighting for their lord’s life and death, the Tibetans admit that there is a dead end-they respect warriors who are braver than them. Xue Rengui captured more than them alive in front of the Invincible Divine Formation. Although he killed more than his second brother, Zan Grandma, Xue Rengui will definitely admire him.”

“Alright, I’ll have to trouble Rengui to make a trip!”

Indeed, not long after, Xue Rengui really invited Gargamel over!

When they saw the captive Tibetan Commander-in-Chief, the entire arena fell silent. Everyone’s expressions changed. Qin Mubai stood up and smiled as he waved his hand, “Everyone, continue! General Garr is also one of today’s guests. Today, all you need to do is drink and eat meat, not talk about state affairs and military affairs!”

Everyone became calm, and the liveliness of the banquet quickly returned to normal.

Xue Rengui led Sido to Qin Mubai’s side. Without saying a word, he sat down cross-legged and looked at Qin Mubai as if no one else was watching. He only drank wine and ate meat and chewed pancakes, not even looking straight at Qin Mubai.

Qin Mubai smiled and poured a glass of wine and handed it over to Sido. “General Garr, let me propose a toast to you.”

Sido paused for a moment, picked up a glass of milk wine from the front table, and touched Qin Mubai’s glass forcefully. He drank it dry in one breath, then put down his glass and continued to eat like he had never eaten in his entire life.

“Hero!” Qin Mubai praised and drank the wine with a smile.

Shi Duo’s movements paused for a moment. Without turning his head, he stubbornly said, “A defeated general, if you want to kill or cut into pieces, then just one sentence. Why are you mocking and sarcastically sarcastic?”

“Eh, General Garr’s Chinese is truly authentic!” Qin Mubai smiled and praised, “If you were the only one who spoke, I would have thought you were from Chang’an.”

“What’s so strange about it? The three of us have lived together in the Central Plains for seven years, while Chang’an has lived for four years!” ‘”Is it amazing that you can speak Chinese? How many of my eldest brother’s knowledge are comparable to that of the Han people?” He said angrily.

“So it’s still a Central Plains expert!” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “You’re right. Your eldest brother, Galqin Mausoleum, is indeed outstanding and stunning. I don’t know about others, but I, Qin, am ashamed to be inferior to him.”

Shi Du curled his lips and glanced sideways at Qin Mubai, “You can be so arrogant! Whatever you say about becoming a king and defeating a bandit!”

“I’m telling the truth.”

“You Han people, not a single word of truth!”

“Haha!” Qin Mubai laughed, “Alright, I’ll tell you a few stories. Do you want to hear them? The stories are all lies.”

“Whatever you want to say. I just want to eat and drink. If I’m full, either cut off my head or send me back to bed!” Shi Duo shouted a few words in anger and continued to eat and drink.

Qin Mubai played with the wine glass and said slowly. He told more about the battle in Dafeichuan, the Heavenly Tomb Illusion Moon Valley, the flooded Golmud, and the Garqin Mausoleum soldiers’ defeat in defending the Qingluo Plain.

Shi Yu didn’t care at first. He thought that Qin Mubai was simply blind in “YY”. When he heard that there was a nose and eyes behind him, he couldn’t help but be a little stunned. After that, he became furious. He jumped up and threw the cup to the ground fiercely. “Bullshit! Bullshit! You Han people, not a single word of truth!”