The emperor glanced at Yao Bingzhang, who was already stunned: "You send someone to thoroughly investigate the case of Yao Bingzhang's nephew's arson and killing Yulin Township, you can't let go of any details, and you must get to the bottom of this case." ”

Xiao Jingchen arched his hand and bent over: "The minister's order." ”

After dealing with Yao Bingzhang, the emperor looked at the officials below again, and said coldly: "The promotion of sweet potatoes is related to the generations of my Great Zhou. Retreat! ”

After retiring from the court, the emperor called Xiao Jingchen to the imperial study.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw the emperor angrily throwing a book on the ground and shouting: "A bunch of rice buckets! ”

Xiao Jingchen picked up the fold, opened it and looked at it, only to see that it was written that the heavy rain in Huzhou caused flash floods, flooded farmland, destroyed houses, displaced a large number of people, starved prisoners everywhere, and caused a plague. Local officials were ineffective in providing disaster relief, the people were full of complaints, and many victims were instigated to storm the local yamen. The suppression of violence and chaos by local officers and soldiers has caused a chain reaction, and the situation does not allow for optimism.

Closing the music, Xiao Jingchen said: "The emperor is angry, and the minister will immediately take people to Huzhou, and he will definitely find out the matter clearly." ”

The emperor was angry, gritted his teeth and said: "In the past two years, natural disasters have continued, and a large number of people have not been able to eat. What a gift! ”

This is talking about the fact that those officials in the court just now wanted to grab the promotion of sweet potatoes.

Xiao Jingchen persuaded for a long time before the emperor was a little angry.

"Chen'er, you send someone to Huzhou first to check what the officials over there are doing!"

"Obey."

Coming out of the imperial study, Xiao Jingchen was called by the Queen Mother again.

The Queen Mother was feeding the koi in the lake on the pavilion, and when she saw Xiao Jingchen coming, she said, "I heard that your house announced the imperial doctor last night?" What's wrong? But is the girl uncomfortable? ”

Xiao Jingchen said: "Yes." ”

The Queen Mother put down the fish food in her hand and turned her head to look at him: "Chen'er, what is the relationship between you and that girl?" Why do you always feel that you are very unusual to this girl. ”

Xiao Jingchen nodded: "It's really not ordinary." Grandma, if I am destined to marry a wife in my life, then the candidate can only be her. ”

The Queen Mother looked at him in a daze for a while before she said, "Have you decided?" ”

Xiao Jingchen nodded his head.

The Queen Mother said disapprovingly: "Chen'er, although your uncle gave you the right to be your own master of your marriage, it doesn't mean that your princess can be a peasant girl." That girl is indeed a likable, but her status is too lowly to be your princess, let alone to survive in this royal family. ”

Xiao Jingchen smiled: "Grandma, she is not an ordinary peasant girl now, just now, the emperor has canonized her as the Yulin Township Monarch, the fourth grade, and the food is thousands of households." ”

The Queen Mother was stunned, she didn't expect such a big turn at all.

But when he came back to his senses, he still shook his head: "Chen'er, things are not as simple as you think, identity is just a basic condition for whether you can become your princess, in addition to this, other conditions are more important, such as whether she can manage a palace well?" Can you be a qualified princess? These things may not be able to be done by those women of the family. ”

Xiao Jingchen smiled calmly and relaxedly: "Grandma, do you think she can't do it?" She is a woman without any foundation, but in a year, she can start from scratch and earn this agriculture, and she has nearly 300 people under her hands, all of whom are loyal. Every store can make money every day under her command and deployment. In addition to these things, she also grew strawberries, discovered sweet potatoes, and used these things to successfully enter the court. ”

After speaking, Xiao Jingchen leaned into the Queen Mother's ear again and told Lin Ruan's few credits that could not be made public.

"Grandma, do you think that her mind and means can be compared to ordinary daughters? Her excellence is beyond the reach of the nobles of Kyoto in their lifetime. ”

After hearing this, the Queen Mother was a little stunned, she didn't know much about Lin Ruan, it was very one-sided, and the Queen Mother didn't know about the few things that couldn't be made public.

Xiao Jingchen said lightly: "Grandma, she has saved my life and helped me many times, if such a woman is willing to marry me, I will be very grateful." ”

He would not tell the Queen Mother that he and Lin Ruan had made a lifelong decision.

This world is too harsh on women, so he wants to make Lin Ruan have no flaws in the hearts of his elders.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother thought carefully for a long time before she said: "You said before that you already have a plan, this plan, is that her?" ”

Xiao Jingchen nodded in acknowledgement.

The Queen Mother glanced at him lightly: "Then what does she mean?" Agreed? ”

Xiao Jingchen denied: "No, she is still young, I didn't tell her what I thought, and after she is married, I will propose to her family." ”

Sure enough, after hearing this, the Queen Mother's face softened a lot.

"Your child has always had a big idea, and the mourning family has tried to handle the marriage for you many times over the years, but you have refused. The mourning family originally thought that you would fall in love with a daughter of a family who is top-notch in all aspects, but they didn't expect that your heart would be hooked by a little girl from a peasant family. You want to marry her, the mourning family will not say anything for the time being, she is still young, it is too early to say this, and it just so happens that the mourning family also takes advantage of these times to see if she can be worthy of you. If there is anything wrong in the middle, the mourning family will not agree to your marriage. Her status is low, so the Mourning family's attitude towards her will be more strict, if she can pass the review of the Mourning family, then it means that she can afford the identity of the princess. ”

Xiao Jingchen listened quietly, and after the Queen Mother finished speaking, he nodded and answered: "Grandma, she won't let you down." ”

The Queen Mother took a sip of sour plum soup noncommittally and said, "The mourning family is a little tired, you can go ahead with your affairs first." ”

Xiao Jingchen got up and retired.

After he walked away, Mama Hong said, "Queen Mother, do you really want to agree to the marriage between Prince Chen and Miss Nalin?" ”

The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Jingchen's already somewhat vague back and said: "This kid has a big idea, and he has been refusing to get married all these years, just to find a woman he really likes." If that girl is really a capable person, there is no reason why the mourning family should not agree. I'm afraid of that girl, not only can't bear it, but also drags Chen'er down. ”

Mama Hong looked at the Queen Mother with a sad face, and stepped forward to gently beat her shoulder: "Don't worry too much about the Queen Mother, the old slave of Miss Lin is also a reliable one, and she has that kind of heart and plan at a young age, which is indeed not something that ordinary women from the family can have." And the temperament on her body, the old slave looks at it similar to the eldest princess. Perhaps, this is also the reason why Lord Chen can look at her differently. ”