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On the way to the Northern Region, they had been sitting in the carriage all day. It was extremely boring, so Wenqing and Wenlan would also do some needlework in the carriage.

The brother and sister guards sent by Princess Wei followed Chu Lian. Li Yue was a girl after all, so Chu Lian often called her to the carriage to kill time together.

Li Yue had been practicing martial arts since she was a child. Her martial arts were better than some of the generals in the army, but she was a layman when it came to needlework.

This girl was already engaged and was childhood sweetheart with her lover. Seeing that Wenqing and Wenlan were skilled in needlework, her hands itched to learn a few moves. Chu Lian asked Wenlan to find a piece of He Changdi's clothes for her to practice with.

Although this girl was serious in learning, her skills were really not that good. She embroidered a simple Hui pattern crookedly.

Later, she simply gave up and didn't use needles anymore.

At that time, this matter made Chu Lian laugh half to death. She didn't expect that the clothes would be unintentionally picked up by Wenqing and given to He Changdi.

Her crazy husband couldn't possibly think that she embroidered those crooked patterns, right?

Chu Lian thought with a forehead full of black lines. If that was really the case, He Sanlang really overestimated her. She didn't even know how to make clothes, let alone embroider, haha …

After being reminded by Chu Lian, Wenqing also remembered this matter and hurriedly slapped her forehead, "Third Mistress, what should we do?"

She had personally taught Li Yue how to embroider flowers. To be honest, it was simply ugly.

Seeing Wenqing regretting, Chu Lian was calm.

"Don't even think about it. It's just a few embroidery patterns. It's originally a man's clothing, and we're in the army. There's no need to be so particular about it. It's fine as long as it can be worn."

The indigo blue undergarment was originally made. It was simple, with only some fine stitches left from the stitching. Although the patterns Li Yue embroidered were ugly, it really didn't affect the wearer.

Wenqing was comforted by Chu Lian's words and didn't take this small matter to heart.

After soaking her feet, Chu Lian lay on the warm kang. Wenqing blew out the light for her and closed the door.

Chu Lian stared at the dark ceiling of the tent, but she did not feel sleepy.

Her mind was filled with thoughts about the lack of food for the border army. The original book had only briefly mentioned the bitter victory of the battle in the north. There were fifty thousand soldiers in the border army, but in the end, less than ten percent survived.

As for the specifics, Chu Lian did not know.

The biggest problem now was the heavy snow blocking the road. As long as the road was clear, the supplies could be transported into the Northern Region without a hitch.

However, the weather was uncontrollable. The Great Wu Dynasty was not a modern society with advanced technology. If water and land were impassable, there was still air transport …

Even when drowsiness hit her, Chu Lian still couldn't think of a practical and effective solution.

In the imperial court of Shengjing, the matter of the northern border had long been in a heated argument. Xiao Bojian had been appointed as the Secretary of the Army and had already followed the garrison of the Chongzhou Prefecture to Su City. They were stationed by Qianshan Lake outside Su City, in case the northern border of Liangzhou City fell, so that they could respond immediately.

The next day, Chu Lian woke up and walked to the courtyard. She saw Li Xing shoveling snow with the guards. Overnight, the snow was knee-deep!

The entire He Manor was covered in snow.

Wenlan saw Chu Lian push open the door and stand in the corridor. She hurriedly went into the house to get a cloak and put it on her. She also stuffed a hand warmer into her hands.

"Third Young Mistress, the injury on your foot has just gotten better. You can't get caught in the cold anymore. Otherwise, Third Young Master will blame this servant."

Chu Lian glared at Wenlan. "It snowed really heavily last night."

Wenlan was also very surprised. She had grown up in Shengjing. Although it snowed every year, it had never snowed so heavily.

"Yes, Third Young Mistress, you don't know, but last night, Big Sister and I came out to take a look. The snow was so thick that it blocked people's vision. If we went out on a snowy day like this, we would have been buried by the snow."

Chu Lian glanced in the direction of the border army camp. She was very worried. She didn't know how the border army was doing.

"Where's Steward Qin?"

"In the front yard. I think he's probably settling down the horses and carriages we brought. It snowed heavily last night, and the stables were crushed. Two horses froze to death."

"Go and find him. I have something to say."

Wenlan quickly left. Chu Lian stood in front of the door and watched the guards shovel the snow. The pile of snow they shoveled was like a small mountain. It took four or five men an hour to clear all the snow in Chu Lian's small courtyard.

Steward Qin rushed over from the front yard after a quarter of an hour.

The He Manor was very big. It had a total of four or five rows. It was impossible to clear all the snow in the manor in a short time. Steward Qin had to make arrangements for Chu Lian first.

Only when the snow in Chu Lian's courtyard was cleared would it be the outer courtyard's turn. Thus, the snow on the roads in the outer courtyard had not been cleared yet!

Chu Lian stood in the corridor and saw Steward Qin, who was dressed like a ball, wobbling as he stepped into the courtyard.

Steward Qin saw Chu Lian standing at the door from afar. Before he entered the courtyard, he panted and called out, "Third Young Mistress, it's cold outside. Hurry inside. I'm walking slowly."

Of course he was walking slowly!

There were two wooden planks tied to this fellow's feet!

Chu Lian didn't say anything and only smiled at him. In the next moment, her gaze fell on Steward Qin's feet. She suddenly went into a daze. Her almond-shaped eyes became hazy, as if she was suddenly immersed in something.

Steward Qin felt strange. He lowered his head and looked at the wooden planks tied to his boots. There was nothing wrong with it.

He struggled to move his feet and entered the courtyard. When he stepped onto the stone path that had been cleared of snow, he heaved a sigh of relief. He bent down and untied the wooden planks tied to his boots. He stomped the snow on his boots and walked briskly in Chu Lian's direction.

Chu Lian's gaze didn't leave the wooden planks tied to Steward Qin's boots. Steward Qin followed her line of sight and glanced at them. They were just two ordinary pieces of willow wood. Moreover, they had been left in the manor's warehouse for many years without anyone using them. What was there to look at?

When Steward Qin saw that Chu Lian was interested in the two wooden planks, he explained as he walked.

"Third Young Mistress, this is what the elders in the manor taught me. They said that when you walk with wooden planks tied to your boots, you won't sink into the snow, so I followed them. I didn't expect this method to be so useful. It's just that walking is a bit more strenuous, but I don't have to worry about sinking into the snow and freezing my legs."

When Steward Qin turned around to look at his mistress again, he discovered that Chu Lian's almond-shaped eyes had suddenly become bright.

In the next second, he heard Chu Lian stomp her feet and say excitedly, "I'm so stupid. Why didn't I think of such a simple method?!"

After she finished speaking, she didn't care about Steward Qin and directly turned around to enter the room.

Steward Qin stood in the corridor with a stupefied expression. He still didn't know what was wrong with his mistress.

When Wenqing came out of the side room, she saw him standing in the same place in a daze. He had a helpless expression on his face.

"Steward Qin, please go in and take a seat in the side hall. There's hot water on the stove. I'll go in and see what's wrong with Third Young Mistress."

Steward Qin waved his hand at Wenqing. "Go, go!"

Third Young Mistress' excited expression just now was really frightening. She had been told early in the morning that the horse stable had collapsed. She didn't dare let anything happen to her mistress.

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