First of all, the melons and fruits in the self-cultivated fields have been harvested, and the grapes on the trellis are full of fruit, still green, and it is not yet time to pick, but it can already be seen that this year's grapes are larger than last year, and there are many more.

The reason is that Gu Banqin has always insisted on letting the catkins be watered with rice soup, not only the grape trellis, but also many things in the self-cultivated field, Gu Banqin is made of rice soup, and they are very lush.

These days, some vegetables and fruits are ripening in the self-reserved field, which can occasionally improve the food in Fanghua Palace.

Although the craftsmanship of catkins is average, but kneading dough and dough still have a hand, Gu Banqin's requirements are not high, as long as she makes this kind of snack cake, it will not be in vain for her to work so hard to make sugar.

Seeing that more than a month had passed, Helian Hongyi was very busy in the previous dynasty, and finally sent Li Shun to Fanghua Palace to pass the decree after more than 40 days of violating the harem, so that Gu Banqin could go to the Taihe Palace to meet him.

Liu Wu found a bunch of bells and whistles for Gu Banqin, but Gu Banqin rejected them, but he also thought that he hadn't seen Helian Hongyi for so long.

But you can't just go simply, plainly, so Gu Banqin took a turn in the yard, was ruthless, and asked Zhang Yuzhu to hug out the big watermelon in the melon field that she had been aiming at for a long time.

Gu Banqin asked Zhang Yuzhu to tie up the watermelon the size of a human head with a rope, and then let the catkins hold it and go to the Taihe Palace.

When Gu Banqin came to the outside of the Taihe Palace, Wang Shun's father-in-law greeted him:

"Ouch, I haven't seen you for many days, Gu Jieyu has lost a lot."

Then he saw the big watermelon that Liu Wu was holding behind Gu Banqin, and Wang Shun's father-in-law was stunned for a moment.

After rolling his eyes between Gu Banqin and the watermelon, he asked Gu Banqin:

"It's ......"

Gu Banqin replied briskly: "Oh, this is the watermelon I grew myself, it is almost grown, and I plan to use it to honor the emperor." ”

“……”

Wang Shun's father-in-law is full of black lines, he has seen soup, pastries, dishes, purses, and lovesick letters to the emperor's concubines, but he has never seen the emperor send watermelons, this Gu Jieyu really does not play cards according to common sense.

Gu Banqin glanced at Liu Wu: "Give the watermelon to Manager Wang, you wait for me here." ”

The corners of Wang Shun's father-in-law's mouth twitched, and he carefully took the watermelon that Liu Wu handed to him, his hands sank, and he almost couldn't hold it, it was too heavy!

Wang Shun's father-in-law couldn't even say the word of invitation, so he led Gu Banqin into the Taihe Palace.

Helian Hiroyoshi was discussing matters with Yoo Youseung and several cabinet ministers in the interior.

After listening to Wang Shun's father-in-law's communication, he let Gu Banqin come in, and after Gu Banqin came to the dragon case to greet Helian Hongyi, Helian Hongyi turned around and looked at her, originally wanted to return his gaze to the file, but he could see Gu Banqin's face. He changed his mind, put down the file, and raised his hand to Gu Banqin:

"How did you lose so much weight? Bitter summer? ”

As he spoke, he came to Gu Banqin, and without saying a word, he held Gu Banqin's face with both hands, and then pinched her waist and buttocks twice, and said with a little frustration: "I just grew some meat before, why did I go down again?" ”

Gu Banqin smiled heartlessly: "In summer, it's very hot, and you can't eat ordinary things, so you lose weight." ”

Helian Hongyi glanced at her suspiciously, glanced at Wang Shun's father-in-law who was still standing aside, and his eyes fell on the watermelon he was holding in his arms, and Wang Shun's father-in-law hurriedly stepped forward to report:

"Your Majesty, this is ...... Gu Jieyu took it to honor the emperor. ”

Wang Shun's father-in-law found a hole in the ground and sent watermelons to the emperor, but Gu Jieyu thought of it.

Helian Hongyi walked up to Wang Shun's father-in-law, looked down at the watermelon, and knew that Gu Banqin liked to tinker with these things, so she asked the imperial dining room to send her a lot of seeds and seedlings before, but she didn't expect that it would only be a long time, and she actually tossed something.

Gu Banqin also leaned over to express his merits: "This melon, I don't know if it's ripe or not, it's big enough, the concubine thinks that she hasn't seen the emperor for so long, she can't come over empty-handed, so let people pick this melon." ”

Listening to Gu Banqin's words, Helian Hongyi smiled unexpectedly: "Why, are you complaining that I haven't been looking at you for so long?" ”

Gu Banqin was stunned, and then shook her head decisively: "No, the concubine really wants the emperor to taste the melons planted by the concubine herself." ”

Helian Hongyi's profound gaze looked at Gu Banqin for a while, and then with a 'I understand' expression, he turned to Wang Shun's father-in-law and said:

"Since it was planted by Gu Jieyu herself, let's cut it, it just so happened that Liu Youcheng and they were all there, and they were divided into plates and sent to them, so it was said that it was Gu Jieyu's heart."

Wang Shun's father-in-law hurriedly bowed down to receive the order, muttering in his heart, Gu Jieyu is really evil, the emperor has not been to the harem for more than a month, and all the palace ladies have come to ask for peace and sent things, but the emperor was stunned and didn't see it, and the things were confiscated.

This is good, as soon as he came to his senses, he summoned Gu Jieyu to meet him, and he didn't dislike the gift sent by Gu Jieyu at all, and he especially trusted the ministers to taste it together, I really don't know how Liu Youcheng would feel.

But no matter what, it's like this Gu Jieyu who won the emperor's favor, and everything else became less important.

Liu Youcheng had met Gu Banqin, and had a more memorable conversation, so when Helian Hongyi called the cabinet ministers in the inner room to come out to rest, Liu Youcheng took the initiative to come to Gu Banqin to greet her.

Gu Banqin had a very good impression of this person and responded enthusiastically.

Gonggong Wang Shun led some palace maids to send the cut watermelons in, and Helian Hongyi spoke: "You can also taste the watermelons planted by Gu Jieyu herself." It looks pretty good. ”

Gu Banqin didn't expect the watermelon to be so red, the black seeds were full and large, exuding a sweet fragrance.

It was the first time she had eaten it herself, so she didn't pay attention to other people's expressions, she took a piece of it herself, and took a bite, it was much sweeter than she imagined, and the taste was actually very good.

Liu Youcheng and other cabinet ministers were also full of praise for this watermelon, Liu Youcheng ate it, and then thought of asking Gu Banqin:

"I didn't expect Gu Jieyu to have such skills, this watermelon tastes different from what we usually eat, it seems to be sweeter, crisper, and more watery, I don't know if Gu Jieyu has any methods, the imperial dining room must be very interested."

Gu Banqin glanced up at Helian Hongyi, and asked him if he could talk to Liu Youcheng, Helian Hongyi ate elegantly, sat on the dragon chair, and nodded to Gu Banqin without a trace after spitting out black seeds with his fingers.

Gu Banqin put down the watermelon in his hand and replied to Liu Youcheng:

"There is no special method, just ordinary planting, and then watering rice water as fertilizer."

Liu Youcheng seemed very interested: "Pumpkin vine grafting? What does that mean? Could it be that watermelons can also grow on pumpkin vines? ”

Gu Banqin thought about it for a while, and replied: "Of course you can, they are all vines, and pumpkin vines are tough." ”

After getting Gu Banqin's answer, Liu Youcheng looked at her and didn't speak.

After eating the melon, the ministers next to him were full of praise, and they all said that it was much better than what they had eaten before, but Gu Banqin had no idea about this.

Helian Hongyi also didn't expect that the melons brought by Gu Banqin had such a good response, and they were very popular, and they often let people send refreshments to the cabinet, and everyone always had to wait until they were hungry and thirsty to eat, but today several ministers who are more calm and introverted on weekdays came over to take them two or three times and praised them one after another.

He glanced at the thoughtful Liu Youcheng, Helian Hongyi could guess what Liu Youcheng was thinking now, the scholar system has achieved some results, and land reclamation has begun, but the planning after land recovery is a big problem.

In a hurry, he urgently sent people to discuss the response, but he has not come up with a corresponding plan so far, and Helian Hongyi's eyes fell on Gu Banqin's body again......

Liu Youcheng also seemed to notice Helian Hongyi's gaze, and the two looked at each other, both understanding each other's meaning. However, due to the presence of outsiders, he did not say it on the spot.

After the ministers finished eating the watermelon, they returned to the inner room again to continue the discussion, and the mood seemed to be much better than just now, and they were talking and laughing when they entered, obviously feeling very surprised and satisfied with the fact that they could eat a watermelon at this time.