(Sob sob sob, don't ask Ah Lan why I named this chapter, because I want the Midnight News Agency!)

Chu Lian smiled and did not directly criticize Wen Qing and Wen Lan. She only said softly, "General Sima is 20 years old this year and is still unmarried. After Old General Sima passed away, General Sima has never returned to her old residence in Shandong. The female soldiers around her are often criticized by others. Other than Old General Sima's former colleagues, General Sima does not interact with other aristocratic families. General Sima seems to have spent three new years in the army …"

Wenqing and Wenlan were stunned by Chu Lian's calm and clear voice.

They never thought that the powerful General Sima's life wasn't as good as others thought.

Wenqing and Wenlan suddenly felt that their Third Young Madam would rather cook some delicious food every day and wait for her death than live such a tiring life …

These two righteous girls still hadn't realized that their normal values were gradually being distorted by their mistress …

Chu Lian's clear eyes flashed with a rare shrewdness. It was said that the tallest tree attracted the most wind, and the tallest tree in the forest was the first to be destroyed by the wind. She didn't want to be the first to stand out!

She was He Changdi's wife now, and he would shield her from everything. It would be a waste if she didn't make use of a ready-made scapegoat.

As for her, she could just happily be a rice worm. She wasn't the original Chu Lian, so how could she have such a big revenge?

"Go and ask around. What's the army eating for dinner now?"

Wenqing and Wenlan hadn't recovered from Chu Lian's words when they heard Third Young Madam ask about food. The two girls immediately felt like they were possessed by He Sanlang, and their faces darkened.

Wenqing sighed in the end. Fine, their Third Young Madam was going to be a 'coward' for the rest of her life. Even their mistress wasn't anxious, so why should they be?

Wenqing resigned to her fate and went out to ask around.

Not long after, Wenqing returned and reported the details of the situation to Chu Lian.

Chu Lian's mouth was open, and her face was full of shock. She swallowed with difficulty. "Bean porridge?"

She recalled the last time she ate with He Sanlang, and the bowl of disgusting black porridge that emitted a strange smell, and she lost her appetite.

"Third Young Madam, do we eat with them?" Most people in the army had to 'do as the Romans do'.

Chu Lian quickly shook her head and said with lingering fear, "We'd better prepare it ourselves!"

The ingredients they used were not from the military camp. Moreover, her identity was not ordinary, so no one would gossip. He Changdi was not back yet, so it was not good for her to leave without saying goodbye.

Sure enough, General Qian kept his subordinates in the tent for a long time. Even when the sky was getting dark and the snow was getting lighter, the generals of the Right Wing Army had not returned.

Chu Lian began to feel hungry, so she didn't wait for He Sanlang. She ordered Wenqing and Wenlan to bring all the things that had been prepared.

Wenqing's hands trembled as she held a round piece of metal. "Third Madam, are you really going to use Third Young Master's Heart Protection Mirror?"

Chu Lian nodded. She found a tent and found that the Heart Protection Mirror looked the most useful. It was round and about the size of a normal frying pan. She knocked on it and found that it was made of iron. Wasn't it the most suitable for teppanyaki?

Chu Lian was quite satisfied. "Cut the crap. Hurry up and put it on the charcoal brazier."

Wenlan was about to cry. "Third Madam, why don't I find another similar one for you?

It's not good to use the Heart Protection Mirror on Third Young Master's armor. This … Third Young Master needs to use it on the battlefield! "

Chu Lian turned to look at the Radiant Armor on the wooden frame and shook her head with a chuckle.

How could this armor, which weighed almost fifty to sixty kilograms, be used for battle?

It was a miracle that He Changdi was not injured on the battlefield!

"Don't worry. If Husband blames you, just say that I ordered you to do this."

In the end, he could not dissuade Chu Lian and could only let her be.

The Heart Protection Mirror on the Radiant Armor was slightly concave in the center like a natural frying pan. Chu Lian had Wenqing wash the Heart Protection Mirror and put it on the brazier.

After heating it up, she put a piece of lard on top. There was no other way. The Great Wu Dynasty did not have vegetable oil yet, so she could only make do with lard for now.

The snow white lard quickly melted on the Heart Protection Mirror, turning into a pool of fragrant liquid oil. Chu Lian then took the plate from Wenlan's hands and placed the sliced beef, which had been cut to the right thickness and had been covered in sauce, on top of it.

When the thin slices of beef came into contact with the hot oil, a chemical reaction occurred in an instant. With a "Sizzle" sound, the originally flat slices of beef suddenly shrunk, turning from a pale red and white color to a watery curly meat color. The aroma was also released in an instant, filling the entire tent.

Chu Lian used a special small spatula to pat the beef a few times. Then, she used a small white bottle of seasoning to evenly sprinkle over the slices of beef.

She did not know what was mixed with the seasoning powder, but it immediately increased the already mouth-watering flavor by several times!

The small, white hands holding the spatula moved nimbly and flipped over the roasted beef slices on the Heart Protection Mirror. Then, she sprinkled some seasoning on it and used wooden chopsticks to place it on an empty plate that had been prepared beforehand.

Chu Lian glanced at the two maidservants who were desperately swallowing their saliva and said with a smile, "Wenqing, have a taste?"

Wenqing's eyes lit up. She immediately picked up the chopsticks and stuffed the beef slices into her mouth without caring about the heat. She hissed as she was scalded, but she could not bear to spit out the food in her mouth. When she finally swallowed, her entire mouth was red.

Without waiting for Chu Lian to ask, Wenlan anxiously said, "Sister, how is it? Is it delicious? Is it delicious?"

Wenqing did not care about being reserved at this moment. She covered her mouth and nodded vigorously.

Wenlan was extremely envious. She did not know what Third Young Mistress had used, but the flavor was just too fragrant. She looked at Chu Lian expectantly and complained, "Third Young Mistress, you're biased!"

Chu Lian laughed. "Don't you like spicy food? I'll make something spicy for you."

Wenlan's eyes lit up. So this could be made into spicy food.

Chu Lian did the same thing, but when she roasted it, she added ground chili powder. As expected, Wenlan ate it so much that she wanted to swallow her tongue.

They had been following Chu Lian for quite some time now. Chu Lian never avoided the senior maidservants when she made food. Wenqing and Wenlan were no longer the little maidservants who had just entered Songtao Court and did not even know how to marinate candied fruits. They had tasted many delicacies while following Chu Lian, but this was the first time they had tasted food with such an impactful taste.

Their eyes were frighteningly bright. Teppanyaki was very easy to make. As long as you had the right seasonings, even if it was your first time making it, you could still make it taste good after a few tries.

It was now winter, and the Northern Region's winter was much colder than Shengjing's. Furthermore, it was a grassland, so vegetables were scarce in winter. The main food source was yak meat and mutton. Grains were an extravagant hope.

This was evident from the fact that the army was short on rations and the generals could only eat a few pieces of salted meat.

When Chu Lian was in He Manor, she had the guards in the manor kill a few yaks and a few goats. Chu Lian had frozen half of the meat they obtained outside and stored it.

At this time, the Northern Region was like a natural refrigerator. The meat could be preserved without being marinated.

When it was time to eat, they could take out a piece of frozen meat and process it immediately.

The beef and mutton that Chu Lian ate now were all stored in this way.

The low temperature did not affect the freshness of the meat.

Chu Lian demonstrated in front of Wenqing and Wenlan a few times, and then left the roasting to them.

She looked at the mutton giblets soup in a clay pot next to her, stirred it with a wooden spoon, tasted it, and nodded. The heat was right, and it was almost ready to eat.

Wenlan roasted a plate of slightly spicy beef slices and placed it on the small table in front of Chu Lian. Then, she ladled a bowl of fresh and thick mutton giblets soup for her.

Chu Lian picked up the chopsticks and sniffed it lightly. This smell was called dinner!

She would leave the bean porridge for the generals and soldiers in the barracks!

On the other side, Chu Lian and her servant were very busy making food in the tent, but the soldiers standing guard outside were suffering.

Although the curtain of the tent had been replaced with thick felt curtains to block the snow and wind, it could not block the smell!

The curtain was slightly opened, and a mouth-watering smell constantly floated out. The eyes of the soldiers who were already hungry were about to turn red.

They could not understand. That servant girl only took two pieces of frozen meat. How could it emit such a tempting smell in a moment!

Damn it, guarding the barracks today was really torture!

The two soldiers really wanted to disregard everything and go in to ask what the ruler was doing. It would be even better if he could give them a piece. However, with He Sanlang's cold face suppressing them, the two soldiers did not have the courage to do so. So, they could only silently swallow their bitterness in their hearts.

All the generals who came out of General Qian's tent finally had some color on their faces that day.

Even the atmosphere in the barracks seemed to have eased up in an instant.

Everyone who saw He Changdi would smile and say a few words. Gao Zhangwei stood at the entrance of the tent and stared jealously at He Sanlang's slender and straight figure.

He saw Field Officer Guo and the others put their arms around He Changdi's shoulders and even hammered his back. Even Sima Hui stood not far away and looked at He Changdi with a complicated gaze.

The veins on Gao Zhangwei's forehead bulged. He clenched his fists so tightly that they made cracking sounds. Unfortunately, this small sound was covered by the wind and snow, so no one could hear it.

Thinking back to the map that He Changdi opened in front of General Qian, Sima Hui did not know what was wrong with her. She actually brought her female adjutant and followed behind the Right Wing Army.

She looked at how close Xiao Hongyu, Field Officer Guo, and Zhang Mai were to He Sanlang and felt a sense of envy.

Sima Hui's handsome brows furrowed slightly and a tinge of sadness appeared on her face.

Xiao Ju was extremely worried when she saw the general's reaction.

Field Officer Guo and the others quickly got close to He Changdi's tent.

Instantly, a faintly discernible seductive fragrance wafted over. It mixed with the cold wind and was especially obvious in the chilly air.

Xiao Hongyu immediately cursed out loud, "Damn it, which bastard is secretly eating? Why does it smell so good!"

He sniffed hard with his nose like a dog and then fixed his gaze on He Changdi's tent.

Xiao Hongyu was stunned for a second, then he was overjoyed. "Brother He, sister-in-law is here?"

He Sanlang immediately reacted. Damn it, that evil woman is messing around with the food again.

Sima Hui, who was following behind them, was stunned. He Sanlang's wife, Jinyi Village Lady?

What a fragrant smell. Suddenly, she wanted to see it too.