After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

In the afternoon of the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Jinchu rushed back to the Dingbei Palace from the Salt Administration early.

Tomorrow is Su Cheng'an's 22nd birthday. When he left at the beginning of the month, Jin Chu, who had not yet gotten up, reminded him in a daze that if the military affairs were not too busy, he should remember to make some time to come back and have a bowl of longevity noodles on his birthday.

"Okay, as long as there is nothing important in the army, I will come back."

Su Cheng'an, who had never cared about festivals like birthdays, immediately agreed to this reminder from his sweetheart.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s his birthday or not. The main thing is that A Jin has him in her heart, so he has to come back to accompany A Jin and have a bowl of longevity noodles made by A Jin.

After Su Cheng'an kissed his dazed little wife on the bed, he rushed to the military camp in a hurry.

In order to make longevity noodles for Su Cheng'an, Jin Chu specially went to find a chef who was good at making noodles in the mansion's kitchen. After learning from him seriously for a few days, he was able to make a bowl of longevity noodles that was quite good.

Today she wanted to go back to the mansion to try again, and by the way, see if the birthday boy, the prince, had returned.

As soon as she arrived at Shaoguangyuan, she asked Yu Xing who came to greet her, "Has your prince returned yet?"

"I haven't heard the news of the prince returning home."

Yu Xing followed her into the house and helped her take off her outer robe and put on her casual jacket.

Jin Chu looked up at the copper clock on the table. It was just noon. Although it was dark, it was not completely dark.

Recalling Su Cheng'an's promise that he would rush back, Jin Chu smiled silently and lowered his head to think.

I haven't heard of any special actions from the army in the past few days. Although the Di people still violate the border, they are just minor incidents. They shouldn't stop Su Cheng'an from returning, right?

Several Yuye knew that the prince's birthday was tomorrow. Seeing Jinchu lowering her head and saying nothing, Yucheng stepped forward to comfort her: "Don't worry, princess, the prince may be on his way back home!"

Jin Chu nodded and said with a smile: "You are right. It's still early, let's wait and see."

It was still a little early for dinner, so Jin Chu took a book and leaned on the chaise longue, reading while waiting for Su Cheng'an to return.

The lanterns under the eaves had already been lit, and a book was halfway through. Jin Chu raised his head and saw that more than an hour had passed, and there was still no news from Su Cheng'an.

"Princess, the Crown Prince hasn't made any movement yet. He probably won't be back early tonight. Why don't you have dinner first? If the Crown Prince comes back and sees you waiting for him hungry, he'll surely be distressed."

"Okay, let's set the table!" Jin Chu nodded and put away the book in his hand.

Shaoguangyuan has a small kitchen, so Su Chengan can have hot meals even if he comes back in the middle of the night, so there is no need to worry about him not eating well.

Before Jin Chu married into the palace, Princess Du had already equipped Su Cheng'an's Shaoguang Courtyard with a separate small kitchen and even assigned a chef to take care of his diet.

However, at that time, Su Cheng'an spent most of the year in the military camp, and he rarely returned to Shaoguangyuan. The small kitchen was used only a few times, and gradually it became useless.

Later, when Jinchu married into the palace, Princess Du specially opened this small kitchen. Considering that Jinchu was from the south, the palace also specially found a female cook from the south.

Jin Chu was not the kind of person with a strong appetite, and because of the natural location of Shaoguangyuan, the kitchen was also very concerned about the food tastes here. Therefore, most of the time, the couple ate the meals sent by the kitchen of the palace.

This time, because Su Cheng'an's birthday is tomorrow, Jin Chu wants to make a bowl of longevity noodles for him personally, so the small kitchen is prepared again.

It is cold in winter, and if the masters get up late, the small kitchen next to them is prepared so that they can have hot meals at any time.

Another advantage is that hot water is always available due to the convenience of this small kitchen.

Whenever Su Cheng'an came back, the couple would inevitably make love and be extremely affectionate at night. Both of them loved cleanliness, so they would definitely wash up before going to bed.

Jin Chu was shy and embarrassed to ask for water. So Su Cheng'an ordered his servants to put hot water in the main house's bathroom every night so that the masters could use it at any time.

On weekdays, if Jinchu was the only one at home, the maids would only prepare her portion. If the prince came home, they would prepare double the hot water.

Since the prince hadn't returned yet, Yu Ning, who was delivering water after dinner, casually asked, "Princess, would you like some more hot water tonight?"

What she meant was whether she should prepare hot water for the prince?

She had no other intentions, but at this moment, these words made Jin Chu blush slightly. After a slight pause, she ordered, "Prepare the prince's portion as well!"

Yu Ning responded and went out to prepare water.

Jin Chu picked up the book and continued reading. When she finished reading, there was still no news about Su Cheng'an. She frowned slightly and began to think deeply.

It is now almost the beginning of the night. According to usual practice, even if Su Cheng'an set out in the evening, he should have arrived at the mansion by now.

He had promised Jinchu that he would return, so he shouldn't have forgotten this matter. He hadn't returned yet, so perhaps something had happened in the army that prevented him from escaping and returning in time?

Could it be that the Di people have recently gone south to disturb the border again?

Thinking of this possibility, Jin Chu's heart tightened slightly, and his thoughts drifted to the Northwest Floating Cloud City.

The original body's father had guarded the steel city for decades, but in just a few years, the coward named Chen handed it over to his opponent.

He ran away happily after losing, but the hundreds of thousands of border residents in and outside the city who had lived here for generations and brought their families had to suffer the plunder and devastation of the Western Rong people. At best, they could not get enough food, and at worst, their lives were in danger.

It just so happened that the group of people in the capital were busy with the struggle for supremacy between Teng and Xue, and the descendants of Feng and Long as well as the three platforms and eight seats, and they didn't care about the life and death of the people in the northwest at all, nor did they care about the life and death of the people in the northwest.

The situation is so precarious. If the Di people gain the upper hand in the north again, the Jin Dynasty will quickly collapse.

Jinchu hoped to overthrow the corrupt Jin Dynasty, but she didn't want it to be destroyed in this way. She just wanted to change the dynasty at the lowest cost while trying to preserve her strength.

Since ancient times, when dynasties changed, it was the millions of people who suffered, but they were the only ones who were the greatest force and foundation for this society to move forward.

She wanted to preserve the integrity of this force or keep it as intact as possible, so she hoped that the northern border could withstand the invasion of the Di people at this moment, ensure the security of the territory of Dajin, and protect the people of the northern border.

It seems that Su Cheng'an really has a long way to go!

I’m afraid I won’t be able to make longevity noodles for him tomorrow!

Jin Chu sighed silently in his heart and was about to turn off the lights and go to bed when he heard footsteps outside the door, followed by Yu Xing's surprised voice.

"The Crown Prince is back!"