However, Wang Sheng hesitated about the place to eat, and after the last moment, he knelt down again and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please forgive Weichen for his courage, can you move to eat?" This place is the essence of our South China country, is it a little inappropriate to dine here? ”

Before the two words were spoken, the chief eunuch shouted boldly, but the emperor was really not angry, and after listening to it, he praised Wang Sheng for being indeed a lover of books, which was very good, and he also knew how to understand it, so his impression of Wang Sheng increased a few points.

When the emperor sat on the main seat in the side hall, Wang Sheng personally served a bowl to the emperor, and was about to serve it to the emperor, but was stopped by the chief eunuch, only to see the chief eunuch taste it himself first, and then hand it to the emperor.

Just when Wang Sheng opened the pot, the emperor smelled the aroma of mutton, but it was not as annoying as the smell of mutton that he usually ate.

The emperor is accustomed to this, took the bowl, and first drank a sip of the soup, just drank a mouthful of soup, the emperor was conquered by this taste, slightly spicy, with the smell of mutton, it is really a must, and the things in it do not know what the road is, piece by piece, sandwich it up and taste it carefully, but it is very chewy, unconsciously, such a bowl of mutton steamed bun was eaten by the emperor, after eating, Wang Sheng served another bowl to the emperor, and the emperor ate two and a half bowls in a row before stopping.

The moment he put down the bowl, the emperor couldn't help but laugh loudly again, and said: "It seems that this time, I am really worth the trip, come here, and eat a different food, Wang Aiqing's meal, it is really good!" ”

It should be noted that the bowl used in the Hanlin Temple is naturally not the kind of big bay, but the small and exquisite bowl of later generations, and two and a half bowls are only the amount of a large sea bowl. After all, this is for the officials of the Hanlin Academy, so naturally you can't use that kind of vulgar sea bowl.

After the emperor finished eating, it was the turn of those guards and eunuchs, and the eunuchs naturally ate first, as the saying goes, there are seven officials in front of the prime minister's door, not to mention the emperor's door, those guards and eunuchs have not eaten this delicious noodles, but only a few noodles are left, at this time, Wang Sheng and they can eat. Because there is still the emperor waiting, everyone is a little unate, but fortunately, there are many people today, and there are a lot of things left, so everyone eats a little at will. More often than not, I don't feel hungry, I don't eat. So. The mutton steamed bun was naturally eaten.

Wang Sheng only ate half a bowl, and he never felt that the time was so difficult, and the emperor's interest was undiminished at this time, and when he knew that Wang Sheng had finished eating, he summoned Wang Sheng again.

The main reason is that the emperor heard that Wang Sheng's family was poor before, although the emperor did not know the living standards of all officials. But he also knows that just being an official can't get rich overnight, and his salary level is a little richer than that well-off family, if he wants to be like Wang Sheng. It's not okay at all, so the emperor is naturally curious about how Wang Sheng has such living conditions, is it possible that because he is an official, he accepts bribes?

Thinking of this, the emperor's tone couldn't help but be a little stricter, and said: "Wang Aiqing, I heard you say before, the family is not rich, but now that I see your living standard, it doesn't seem to be what you said." ”

Wang Sheng heard the emperor's anger, and was also startled, and felt that this matter was really a companion to the king like a tiger, and he didn't expect the emperor to think crookedly, so he knelt down and explained: "Back to the emperor, the living standard of Wechen, to put it simply, is also useless for Wechen, in the past, the family relied on Wechen's meager salary, which was only enough to support his wife and children, and then it was good to be able to save a few hundred dollars a year, and later, that is, the year when Wechen was admitted to the promotion, the family was completely the livelihood of his wife and children, and when Wechen came back, the life of the family had improved. The current family wealth is earned by Weichen's wife! ”

Saying that, Wang Sheng himself felt embarrassed, and his dark face was slightly red, but because it was too dark, no one could see it.

When the emperor heard this, he didn't speak, but listened to Wang Sheng continue: "Wechen's wife made a good hand, so at first it was to sell it, and the price was more expensive than the usual one, because the craftsmanship is good, and the business is good. It can fix dozens to hundreds of texts per day. Speaking of which, the time has come, in Weichen's village, the official road is to be expanded, and Weichen built a new home there, and then, Weichen's wife opened an inn, and successively made several new foods, all of which sold well, and then slowly made a fortune! ”

When the emperor heard this, his anger disappeared, and he said with a smile: "Oh, according to Wang Aiqing, this Wang family is really a virtuous helper!" ”

"I'm not afraid of the emperor's jokes, Weichen thinks so too! Wechen is actually very embarrassed, but the responsibility of supporting the family has been replaced by his wife! When Wang Sheng said it, he was proud and blushing.

The emperor looked interesting, stroked his palms and smiled: "Aiqing doesn't have to be ashamed, it is Aiqing's blessing to have this virtuous help, and this is not something that everyone can have, right?" The so-called male protagonist outside, female protagonist inside, if there is no Aiqing's fame to rely on, the Wang family can't do so much, right? ”

"Wechen Xie Shengshang is relieved!" Wang Sheng said with a red face.

The emperor smiled again, it was rare to see that such an indifferent person as Wang Sheng could show such a shy smile, and if he looked closely, he could see Wang Sheng's red face from the dark skin.

The emperor felt that this Wang family was indeed interesting, thinking about it, he was happy again, teased Wang Sheng, and said: "Then Wang Aiqing's family moved here, wouldn't the shop over there be unmanageable?" Is it sold? ”

"Back to the emperor, those shops are not sold! Your Majesty, Buddhism has a cloud: sow good causes and get good results! Weichen now, is really believe in this sentence, that year, I South China sent a big flood, Weichen's wife on the street but met a pair of brothers and sisters, because they saw that there was no one to take care of, they adopted, and later, alas, I also met some orphans, those children, it is said that they live in a dilapidated house, but in the cold winter there is only a thin and torn quilt to cover, my wife and children have pity in their hearts, and they are adopted. Now, the family's shop is run by these orphans! Xu is young has suffered a lot of hardships, these orphans, all smart and sensible, no matter how hungry they are, they will not snatch food, and when they arrive at Weichen's house, they also rush to do the work, which is really sensible and considerate! ”

The emperor didn't want to have such a secret, so he couldn't help asking: "How many orphans are there?" "This is a question of people's livelihood.

Wang Sheng replied truthfully: "There are more than a dozen orphans in Wuyang City, and there are forty or fifty in the capital!" ”

"Oh? Aiqing adopted so many orphans, how to settle them? The emperor asked with concern again.

"Don't hide it from the emperor, Weichen adopts these children, and he is also a little selfish, after all, no matter how big the family business is, wouldn't it be impossible to make ends meet if he wants to adopt these children? Because the orphans live in hardship, and the business of Wechen's family is all secret recipes, if you adopt orphans, you can make these people die, and the secrets of Wechen's business will not be revealed! Now Wechen's family's business is all taken care of by these orphans, Wechen also told these orphans, adopting them is just so that they can do things, black and white, each adopter has a contract, if you can help them, and do everyone's business by the way, then, everyone is willing! Wechen is naturally willing. "Even in front of the emperor, Wang Sheng will not blindly say good things about himself, and his selfishness will be said a little, anyway, the saint has his own judgment.

Of course, Wang Sheng's response is taught by Mama Rong, Mama Rong knows that the emperor will definitely go to the Hanlin Academy, as long as he goes, Wang Sheng will have the opportunity to meet, and the others, Mama Rong did not teach Wang Sheng, although Mama Rong has a special understanding of the emperor and can teach Wang Sheng is not bad at all, but doing so will attract the suspicion of the emperor, and as a courtier, it is necessary to have shortcomings to make people feel at ease, as long as you grasp the most important weakness of the saint, then even if it is a big problem, it is all false. Therefore, Mama Rong told Wang Sheng that in front of the emperor, it is best to say things objectively, even when talking about yourself, you have to be like this, and you don't need to deliberately hide anything, the emperor is a holy person, and he will judge for himself.

Sure enough, as soon as Wang Sheng's words were finished, the emperor gave Wang Sheng extra points in his heart, this courtier is sincere, he can say so, there is indeed no falsehood, but for this, the emperor really wants to investigate, after all, there is nothing to adopt orphans. However, if you buy people's hearts, you can't do it.

The emperor is just a matter of convenience, but the emperor believes that Wang Sheng has no great selfishness, and he is not a prince, so what is the use of adopting people's hearts? However, it was reported in front of the emperor, and if someone used this as an excuse to attack, Wang Sheng would be able to pass the test safely, and the emperor would not suspect it.

And about what Wang Sheng said, he made it clear to those orphans, and the future life of these orphans was actually arranged, the emperor has always known that there are orphans in Ludao, but how to settle it is a problem, and now Wang Sheng said this, but it provided a good idea for the emperor, and the emperor thinks long-term, this kind of thing is not just fame and fortune, hiring orphans to do things, not only gives the orphans the ability to survive, but also allows their business to expand, so that they can adopt more orphans in the future, Isn't it?

The emperor couldn't help asking: "Then I don't know what I think, Wang Aiqing, what do you think about the homeless people?" "This is about the livelihood of the people, that is, Wang Sheng brought it up, and the emperor remembered this matter. (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank Lazy Tong for contributing the 17th pink to this book, and bow to thank the little soldier benben for contributing the 18th pink to this book!