Wasn't This Hers?

Nobody knows what happened.

All they knew was that people kept climbing upwards, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't reach the top of the city wall.

Qin Yuan frowned; he had a feeling something was wrong.

We've been climbing for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, why haven't we reached the top yet?

There are fewer and fewer people.

Qin Yuan said, "Stop climbing, something's wrong, there are fewer and fewer people."

Can it be less?

There are thousands of trees here, and there are only so many people!

In no time at all, they had already wiped out more than 100,000 people.

Qin Yuan shouted, "Retreat! Something's wrong with Yanmen Pass! Retreat immediately!"

When they returned and counted the soldiers, Qin Yuan's face turned green. "There were a total of 580,000 soldiers, and now only 400,000 remain. Tell me what happened? Where are the other 180,000?"

Someone said, "Who knows! When we were climbing the wall, there were fewer and fewer people. Could it be that we were ambushed by the people of the Great Xia Kingdom?"

"We need to see them alive or dead! It's impossible for hundreds of thousands of people to just disappear like that!"

This is terrifying.

Qin Yuan frowned and said, "Let's stay a little further away from Yanmen Pass. I have a feeling there's a trap there."

Zhou Wanwan sat on the city wall, watching the fleeing figures of the people, and shook her head, saying, "They ran away again. Alright, let's go back and eat! What are we having for dinner tonight?"

The Old Scholar Tree below raised its hand and said, "Wanwan, I'll go get it for you right now. There's lots of delicious food at that royal estate in Great Qi. You wait here for me."

Zhou Wanwan said, "No need! Uncle Scholar Tree, I'll go with you."

The Old Scholar Tree picked up Zhou Wanwan, and they soon arrived at Great Qi Royal Village.

Zhou Wanwan walked around the royal estate and exclaimed, "Wow, what's a royal estate? This is a real royal estate, so grand!"

The main residence of the entire Huangzhuang estate has more than 230 rooms of various sizes.

The village has a huge stable, divided into an upper stable and a lower stable.

There were more than sixty top-quality imperial horses, all carefully selected fine steeds with glossy coats, exclusively for the royal family's travels.

There are more than 120 working horses used for ordinary pack animals and pulling carts.

In addition, there are more than 80 mules and more than 70 oxen, which are used for plowing the land and transporting grain and goods.

Next to the stables, there is a special hay and bean yard, piled with hay and beans, which is tended by grooms all year round.

Several large artificial ponds have been dug in the village, the largest of which is specifically for raising koi.

There are thousands of koi of various colors in the pond, red, white, red and white, and golden-scaled, swimming in the blue waves.

A pavilion for viewing the scenery has been built by the pond, and people take care of feeding and tending to it daily.

In addition to koi, the pond also raised carp and crucian carp for the palace to eat.

There is also a royal orchard here.

Zhou Wanwan walked into the orchard, she saw all kinds of fruits.

Of course, it can't compare to her orchard.

However, you can also see some common fruits: grapes, apples, peaches, apricots, pears...

Zhou Wanwan looked at the grapes and said, "Let's try some and see how they are?"

The Old Scholar Tree helped Zhou Wanwan wash the grapes. She casually took a bite and exclaimed, "Ugh! These grapes are so sour! They're awful!"

Zhou Wanwan picked another peach, tasted it, and said:

"This peach isn't very tasty either. Oh dear, I thought everything would be the same as what we have at home."

I didn't expect these grapes, which looked quite big, to taste so sour.

And this peach, tsk tsk tsk, it's not sweet at all.

Zhou Wanwan looked disgusted when she heard the eunuch beside her say, "The Crown Prince refuses to eat again today, saying that the food here is just too awful. But isn't this how the imperial chefs cook?"

"Go and hire a chef, hire the best chef, I refuse to believe there aren't any dishes the Crown Prince likes."

"He asked me what kind of takeout I wanted, what good takeout options are available, and what exactly is takeout?"

"How would I know any of this? Last time, he sneaked into Yanmen Pass, and when he came back, he said some strange things."

takeout?

Isn't this her house?

Zhou Wanwan arrived at the Imperial Kitchen Imperial Kitchen and, looking at the food, said, "Actually, these things are quite good! I think the Crown Prince's standards are far too high."

Ordering takeout is nice when you get a break, but you get tired of it if you eat it every day.

Zhou Wanwan only went out to find something to eat because she found takeout too greasy.

Zhou Wanwan looked at the dishes in the Imperial Kitchen:

Braised duck tongues, Furong roe with egg white, braised duck with chestnuts, fish lips in milk broth, and braised lamb ribs.

Stir-fried chicken and asparagus, braised quail, osmanthus-flavored lotus root, deep-fried milk cake, rose honey cake, braised four-color wild mushrooms, water shield and silver fish soup...

Zhou Wanwan the names of the dishes, the Old Scholar Tree had already put the dishes into the treehouse.

Zhou Wanwan ate the dishes and said, "They're so delicious, especially this fried milk cake. I think it's very milky, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside."

The Old Scholar Tree chuckled, "Eat as much as you like; I'll come back for more tomorrow."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "But it's definitely much worse than our family's chef."

Then they heard the sound of a bowl being smashed coming from inside the house, "Useless trash! I said I wanted takeout, didn't you hear me? This stuff you made is awful, even a dog wouldn't eat it."

The eunuch wiped away his tears and rushed out, crying, "What is takeout? What on earth is takeout? Someone help me!"

Zhou Wanwan had finished eating and drinking. She let out a burp and said, "I'm going to go to the door to promote my takeout. Looks like there's a good market for it in this Great Qi Kingdom!"

Because the two sides were at war, Zhou Wanwan didn't plan to sell her takeout to the Great Qi Kingdom.

But that won't work now!

An opportunity has arisen.

Zhou Wanwan arrived at the door and then asked, "Do you need takeout?"

The guards sneered, "Where did this child come from? Get out of here!"

Zhou Wanwan said, "I'm here to promote takeout, not to cause trouble. Could you please inform the people inside...?"

The guard said impatiently, "Get out, get out, or I'll beat you up!"

As soon as Zhou Wanwan turned around, she heard the voices of two eunuchs. "What kind of takeout do you want? The Crown Prince is getting harder and harder to please these days."

"That's right! He gets angry at the drop of a hat, and his personality is becoming increasingly eccentric."

"I've never even heard of any takeout or delivery service."

Zhou Wanwan said, "Hi, gentlemen, I'm here to promote takeout. Do you want some takeout?"

The two eunuchs looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Where did you come from? Do you sell takeout?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said:

"Of course! I even brought the menu. You can place your order anytime you need."

However, this place is quite far from Yanmen Pass, it will take some time.

The old eunuch frowned and said, "It takes more than an hour to get to Yanmen Pass from here. By the time your takeout arrives, it'll be too cold."

"Never mind, never mind, all the Crown Prince wants now is takeout."

Zhou Wanwan took out a menu and said, "May I go with you to see the Crown Prince? And see what he likes to eat."