At night, the imperial study was still as bright as day, and the eunuch handed over tea and snacks to his waist, and then quietly retreated.

"It's late today. Zhuang Yan said lightly without warning.

Ju Tong hurriedly handed over the note given by Yao Yan, "Miss Yao didn't write down the reason, and her subordinates asked her a few more words." ”

Zhuang Yan opened the note and only glanced at it, then put the note into the hand stove next to it, and a small flame ignited, and after a while, it was calm again.

Ju Tong picked up Yao Yan's words and said them again.

Zhuang Yan snorted, and said with a smile: "It seems that you have gained a lot from this trip." ”

The foal boy has never been able to hear his master's temper, the words are neither light nor serious, obviously just a simple sentence, but he feels that what the master said has a deep meaning, and for a while he was panicked, and he hurriedly reported the other things that he had not said.

"When I went down, Miss Yao was having dinner. ”

"So?"

The foal boy was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and took out the sweet potato wrapped in rags from his arms, the aroma of the roasted sweet potato was fragrant, and the sweet taste quickly dispersed.

He held the sweet potato and said uneasily: "My subordinates were greedy for a while, and I brought two back." ”

There was silence in the hall for a while, and the foal boy stared at his feet, feeling his eyes scan like a sharp edge in front of him. He hurriedly presented the sweet potato to Zhuang Yan and put it down: "The subordinates should be damned." ”

Zhuang Yan smiled: "What are you doing so nervously, I didn't say a word." ”

The foal boy couldn't help but slander in his heart, you didn't say a word, but it was better than saying a million words. He bowed his head and said respectfully: "The subordinates feel that their behavior is inappropriate, but they are left to the master. ”

Zhuang Yan seemed helpless, the pen knocked on the desk, and the boy understood, "If the master has no orders, his subordinates will retire." ”

"Go ahead. ”

"Yes. Receiving the instructions, the foal boy jumped on the beam of the house and swooped out of the skylight.

Zhuang Yan stared at the sweet potato for a while, and then muttered curiously: "What the hell is this, it smells very good." ”

The eunuch on the side hurriedly stepped forward and said: "If you go back to the emperor, this is a folk way to eat, roasted sweet potatoes." ”

"Why haven't you seen it in the palace?" Zhuang Yan looked at him puzzled.

The eunuch hurriedly explained: "This is the food of the poor, the emperor, you are the true dragon emperor, naturally you have never seen this kind of food." ”

Zhuang Yan's face was cold: "I am the emperor, if I can't be sympathetic to the people, how can I govern this huge country, how can I make my people love me and present it to me. ”

The eunuch realized that he had said the wrong thing, and said in fear: "The slave should die, and the emperor will atone for his sins." As he spoke, he handed the sweet potato to Zhuang Yan, and was about to uncover it, but Zhuang Yan stretched out his hand to stop him: "I will come by myself." ”

The eunuch said yes and stood silently.

Zhuang Yan opened the outer layer of cloth, but when he saw the black and scorched sweet potatoes roasted inside, his face was stunned, which seemed to be a little different from what he thought.

He looked at the two inconspicuous ones in front of him uncertainly, and only after a long time did he say sadly: "------ people really eat such things? ”

The eunuch whispered on the side, "Your Majesty, let the servants peel off the skin for you." ”

Zhuang Yan coughed lightly and snorted.

Liu De took a sweet potato, peeled off the outer layer of skin, revealing the golden flesh inside, the sweet sweet potato flavor and heat came to the surface, he swallowed his saliva, and sighed secretly in his heart, but he hadn't eaten it for many years.

Zhuang Yan also smelled the fragrance, took the peeled sweet potato in a new way, and said with a smile: "This roasted sweet potato is really eye-opening." ”

Liu De smiled: "Your Majesty, after you have tasted it, you will know that it tastes wonderful, although it is a poor man's stomach, it tastes no less than some delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the slave has also eaten it as a child, and when he entered the palace, he has never seen it again." ”

Zhuang Yan took a few bites, his face was undisguised with surprise, and nodded, "This taste is indeed not inferior to the craftsmanship of the imperial dining room, no wonder she loves to eat so much." ”

Liu De pretended to be deaf and dumb at the right time, smiled and stepped aside.

Zhuang Yan ate a few bites, put it down again, and handed another sweet potato to Liu De.

Liu De was surprised and delighted, holding his hands in his hands, and kowtowed excitedly to thank him: "Thank you for the emperor's reward." ”

Zhuang Yan waved his hand, looked at the remaining half of the sweet potato, his face condensed, and said lightly: "Take the things away." ”

Liu De heard the change in Zhuang Yan's mood, obviously he couldn't hide his happiness one moment, but the next moment he was worried.

He remembered that Zhuang Yan was also a very cute child when he was a child.

Zhuang Yan was made the crown prince at the age of five, and Liu De was originally the personal eunuch of the first emperor, after which he was assigned to Zhuang Yan. It can be said that he grew up watching Zhuang Yan.

In the twelfth year, the first emperor died, the crown prince ascended the throne, and the power in the court was controlled by the first assistant and the taiwei, and the young prince became the puppet emperor in the mouth of everyone.

In fact, in the emperor's heart, since the moment he ascended the throne, he has never been easy.

Liu De stepped forward to take away the sweet potato, handed it to the little eunuch who was waiting, and returned to Zhuang Yan's side, "Your Majesty, it's almost the New Year, and the palace is lively now." ”

Zhuang Yan was silent for a while before he said, "It's good to go and have a look." ”

Liu De happily sighed, the little eunuch had already presented the fox fur, Liu De took it and put it on Zhuang Yan, and took the lantern from the little eunuch's hand, and led the way in front of the cat.

Nearly the end of the year, not to mention the palace, the world outside the palace will only be more lively than the palace.

Yangshan Academy ushered in the rest day today, and the students were so happy that they got up earlier than usual to go to class, and went down the mountain with groups of scholars laughing and laughing.

Fushimi's heart was itching, and he listened to the voices of those calling friends outside the door, and he couldn't wait to go out with him. He could imagine juggling, singing, selling antiques, eating and drinking everything on the street, but -----

"Young master, aren't you going down the mountain?" Although the answer in his heart was yes, Fushimi still wanted to ask again.

Xin Xiran held his cheeks and turned the lid of the teacup boringly.

"Young master?" Fushimi shouted again.

"No, no, no, Sister Yao is still thinking about the door closed, where do I have the heart to play. Xin Xiran said angrily.

But you can't just lose your direction all day long for the sake of a Yao girl. Fushimi added in his heart.

He has seen clearly in the past few days, there is a missing Yao girl, and the young master of his family is like a missing soul, he has no energy to do anything, he has no appetite for anything, and he either mourns or sighs all day long, and he looks like a little resentful woman.

But he didn't dare to say this openly, but said vaguely: "Young master, Miss Yao will have a few days to come out, you see that you have lost weight, wouldn't it be distressing to ask Miss Yao to come out and watch." ”

Xin Xiran's eyes lit up: "Sister Yao really wants to feel distressed?"

Fushimi smiled: "Naturally, you will, young master, you are handsome and chic, and there are few girls who don't feel sorry for you." ”

Xin Xiran seemed to be encouraged, and slapped the table excitedly: "I'm going to think about it." ”