After hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but praise: "You are a person with great ideas and daring to try. ”

Lin Ruan hurriedly said: "The emperor's false praise is just a coincidence made up by the people's daughter to satisfy their hunger. ”

The emperor laughed: "If the people of the world can be like you, because of the hunger and cultivate new varieties, then I can't worry about the country and the people." ”

Lin Ruan slapped a sycophant at the right time: "Under the governance of the emperor, the Great Zhou Dynasty is already a peaceful and prosperous era of peace and security. The emperor is the emperor of all ancient times and the blessing of the people. The reason why the folk girls were able to cultivate strawberry seedlings and sweet potatoes was also because they were blessed by the emperor and were able to eat and clothe themselves, so they had the leisure to do this. ”

There is no one who does not like to listen to good words, not even the emperor above ten thousand people.

Lin Ruan's sycophant slapped the emperor's body and mind, and when he was the emperor, he didn't want his exploits to be recognized by the people of the world. Who doesn't want to be admired by the people of the world.

If such words came out of the mouth of an official, the emperor would not have too many thoughts. And from the mouth of a small village girl like Lin Ruan, the sincerity is ten percent enough.

Just imagine, a small village girl at the bottom can be grateful for the emperor's grace, which shows how successful he is as an emperor.

The emperor's heart was bubbling with beauty, but his face was still very low-key and calm, and he said politely: "I have done far from enough, if there is no longer hunger in the Great Zhou, all the people can live and work in peace and contentment, then I dare to say that I still have some merits." ”

Lin Ruan hurriedly said: "It is really a great fortune for the people of the world to have a king like Your Majesty in the Great Zhou. ”

One of the two dared to shoot and the other dared to listen, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After about half an hour, the dishes were made in the imperial dining room and sent to the imperial study by the inner servant.

The emperor got up early in the morning, and then summoned Lin Ruan, who had not yet had breakfast. The dishes were prepared according to what Lin Ruan said, and when they were first inspected and then presented by the internal legend, the emperor happened to be hungry.

Smelling the special fragrance and looking at the few quite refreshing side dishes, the emperor had a great appetite, picked up a steamed sweet potato and asked Lin Ruan, "How to eat this?" ”

Lin Ruan looked at the sweet potato, which was only the size of a fist, and said, "Your Majesty can eat it by peeling off the skin on the outside, of course, it is okay to eat it with the skin, but the taste will be a little worse." ”

After listening to this, the emperor simply took a bite and immediately nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, soft and glutinous and sweet, very palatable." ”

As he spoke, he took another pair of chopsticks, cold sweet potato tender tips and sweet potato stalks and fried meat, tasted it, and couldn't help nodding.

Although there were only three things, the amount was actually not a lot, and there were four fist-sized sweet potatoes alone, and the emperor was stunned to eat them cleanly.

After eating, the emperor nodded with satisfaction: "The taste is very unique and fragrant, very appetizing, and very filling, it is a good thing." ”

Lin Ruan secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Although he knew that this would be the result, he was still worried that the emperor would find fault. Now that she has the emperor's affirmation, her heart is finally settled.

The emperor rinsed his mouth, wiped his hands, and then sat back on the imperial case, and said very happily: "I just said that I want to reward, tell me, what do you want?" ”

Lin Ruan hurriedly knelt down and said: "The people don't dare, it is the blessing of the people to be able to do something practical for the people of the Great Zhou." ”

The emperor waved his hand: "Not everyone can have such a blessing, I said that I want to be rewarded, then I will naturally be rewarded." ”

After thinking about it, he said: "Then I will reward you with a hundred taels of gold first, and in addition, if you want to make ice, I will also approve it." I will hand over the promotion of sweet potatoes to you, you can do it well, and when the harvest of the first year of next year comes out, I will give you a big reward, so that the people of the world will know your merits. As for the matter of the dark pavilion and the telescope, in order to protect you and your family, so I can't give you this credit, do you have any opinions? ”

Lin Ruan was slightly stunned, and then said: "The people have no opinion, thank Your Majesty for the reward." ”

Seeing that she was transparent, the emperor nodded with satisfaction: "I still have things to deal with, so I won't leave you longer." I heard that the Queen Mother wants to see you, let King Xiao take you over. ”

Lin Ruan hurriedly saluted and exited the imperial study.

After leaving the imperial study, Xiao Jingchen said, "Do you have any thoughts about the telescope and the dark pavilion?" ”

Lin Ruan shook his head: "No, in fact, I never planned to ask for any credit for the matter of the Dark Pavilion, not to mention that the night night was still at large, if I received this credit, I was afraid that it would immediately cause trouble." ”

This is the truth, she was willing to assist Jinyi Wei in investigating the matter of the Dark Pavilion at the beginning, the purpose was very simple, but she was afraid that those people in black would have an impact on her.

Xiao Jingchen saw that there was no reluctance in her expression, nodded reassuringly, and whispered: "The Dark Pavilion is the minion of the King of Chu, and the Nightmare is likely to have fled to him." The wolf son of the king of Chu is ambitious, if he knows that the suppression of the dark pavilion and the matter of the telescope are closely related to you, he will definitely find you at all costs and let you be used by him. So I thought about it and made this decision with Your Majesty. ”

Lin Ruan nodded and said, "Thank you Xiao Ye for planning for me." ”

Xiao Jingchen smiled at her and took her to the Queen Mother's Yong'an Palace.

When I arrived, it was very coincidental that the Queen Mother was eating ice cream and cake made by Lin Ruan.

She herself is a sweet lover, these days are bitter summer, and she has no appetite for anything, these few things made by Lin Ruan captured her heart at once, and she refused to stop eating, so she frowned and dissuaded her repeatedly.

But is the Queen Mother a person who listens to persuasion? Obviously not, while eating, he said: "This thing is not released, you see, if you eat it slowly, it will melt." This thing is so rare, what a pity to melt. ”

The corners of Mama Hong's mouth twitched, and she happened to hear the maid report that King Xiao had arrived at the palace gate with Lin Ruan, so she hurriedly asked people to invite them in.

As soon as Xiao Jingchen stepped into the queen mother's bedroom with one foot, Mama Hong began to complain: "Lord Chen, you are here, you hurry up and persuade the queen mother, she can't stop eating such cold things, and she should be uncomfortable again after a while." ”

The Queen Mother snorted unhappily: "Listen to her nonsense, you just sent such a little ice, and the others are not ice, so it's so easy to spoil your stomach." ”

Mama Hong couldn't help but have a headache.

Xiao Jingchen stepped forward with his feet, directly took the bowl protected by the Queen Mother, and handed it to Mama Hong.

Mama Hong took the bowl and ran away.

The Queen Mother was so angry that she threw the spoon in her hand on the table, glared and said, "You refuse to give it to the mourning family, why do you still send it?" Isn't this a deliberate attempt to make the mourning family uncomfortable? ”

Xiao Jingchen was unmoved and said: "Grandma's stomach is not very good, if you eat too much at one time, if you eat bad stomach, it will not be beautiful." ”

Of course, the Queen Mother knows this, but as soon as this person gets older, the more willful she becomes, like a child, the more she is not allowed to eat, the more she wants to eat: "The mourning family knows, your kid is not at ease, and deliberately hangs the mourning family with delicious food, so that the mourning family will scratch their hearts and livers every day in the future." ”