Lin Tiankuo returned to the palace, and his subordinates informed him that the emperor had a call.

He went to the Palace of Cultivating the Heart - the emperor conveniently made alchemy, and set up the Dan furnace there.

"Erchen knocks to see Your Majesty!" Lin Tiankuo saluted meticulously.

In his previous life, he often asked himself, why did the emperor prefer Lin Zehai over him, just because he was the crown prince?

Later, I learned that part of the reason was that he was too serious in front of the emperor and rarely revealed the attachment of his younger generations to his elders.

This rebirth, he tried to change himself. appropriately make some harmless mistakes in front of the emperor, and then be cheeky and coquettish, so that the emperor can exempt him from punishment, but he can't do it.

So he was never close to the emperor.

"Well, get up." The emperor's face was hidden in the smoke wafting from the Dan furnace, and he couldn't make out his expression.

"Coming back from outside, thirsty, aren't you?" Without waiting for Lin Tiankuo to answer, he turned his head and instructed the chamberlain: "Make a cup of tea for the prince." ”

"Thank you, Father."

When Lin Tiankuo bowed his head and saluted, he remembered the woman named Li Yi. She doesn't like to salute, so she wants to marry herself, so that she can reduce the number of salutes to others.

Unless you are in the position of emperor, how can you not salute others:

Until the waiter served tea, neither of them spoke. The emperor dismissed everyone, leaving Lin Tiankuo as if he had something to say to him.

"You walk in."

Lin Tiankuo walked to the emperor's side as he said, and he was also in the smoke with the emperor.

"You seem to be out of the palace a lot lately, but what's new outside the palace?"

Back to his father, his son recently assumed the pseudonym "Zhao Tian" and made a lot of friends outside. They took their sons to see Qingguo, who was unseen as a prince. I am often invited by them, and it is not good to shirk it every time, and I am more diligent when I go out. ”

He couldn't hide the fact that he made friends under a pseudonym outside. Just take the initiative to say it.

He continued: "If the father doesn't like it, the son will not go out in the future." ”

"In the near future?" The emperor finally set his eyes on Lin Tiankuo: "Do you know how the matter of taking your brother back to the palace is going?" ”

"My father didn't let his sons be responsible for this matter." Lin Tiankuo had reservations, "Erchen heard that it didn't go well. ”

"Your brother is a hard-working man, he hasn't had a good life since he was a child, and he doesn't even have a name. It was I who heard about his existence and sent someone to find him to give him a name. At the mention of Lin Zehai, he was a little emotional and coughed.

Lin Tiankuo wanted to help him pat him on the back: "Father...... emperor"

"I'm fine" The emperor took his hand, Lin Tiankuo remembered that when he was very young, the emperor often took his hand and took him for a walk in the imperial garden.

"When the Men of the Misses found him, he was in a beggar's den. Can you imagine the life of a beggar? ”

The emperor's words pulled Lin Tiankuo back to reality, "You should often not have enough to eat." ”

"His only pursuit in life is to have enough to eat. If you want to take him back to the palace, he is not willing. The man who dragged him to him was just greedy for the man to give him food. It took two years before he was willing to return to the palace. ”

Lin Tiankuo felt the emperor grasp his hand and began to exert force, knowing that what he was going to say next was the point.

"He didn't know any way to govern the country, and the people I sent him only taught him the basic principles of life and royal etiquette. There will be no threat to your position. ”

Lin Tiankuo smiled bitterly, everyone thought that they would be hostile to him! Automatically divide the two of them into two factions. The mastermind of Lin Zehai's assassination must be himself.

He had never explained it in his previous life, and no one had given him a chance to explain, could he explain it clearly this time?

"Erchen has no hostility towards him." He was careful with his words. "He is also your blood, and he deserves your love and care."

"If only you could think so." The emperor finally let go of his hand and let Lin Tiankuo sit beside him.

"Your brother was assassinated on his way back to Beijing, and his whereabouts are unknown."

Lin Tiankuo, who had just sat down, heard this, and hurriedly got up and saluted: "This matter was not done by the sons. ”

"I'm sure you didn't do such a mutilation." The emperor understands the crown prince and knows that he is a downright person, and he likes to do things like scheming rather than trickery. And he cherishes his reputation and will not do such things that damage his reputation.

Just because he didn't do it himself doesn't mean that others won't take it upon themselves to do assassination because they support him.

"The fact that I want to take Lin Zehai back to Beijing is announced to the world. At this moment, he is assassinated, and many people will suspect you. It's not enough for me to believe in you. ”

"What can the minister do to prove his innocence?" This incident had never happened in his previous life, and it turned out that his father still believed in himself at this time.

"You took him back personally! In this way, the rumors will definitely be self-defeating. "Only by letting him come forward to pick up Lin Zehai can the people who support him be afraid.

"I will issue an order, and you will take charge of taking your brother back to Beijing."

It seems that the father has made this decision a long time ago. "My son will do everything in his power to save his life."

After the matter was negotiated, the emperor was obviously a lot more relaxed, and took a sip of the tea bowl at hand: "The tea brewed by your tea-making method has a different flavor. ”

This is the way to drink tea invented by Gao Tingting in her previous life. It was all the rage, and he liked it too, so he learned how tea is made. I'm used to drinking this kind of tea, and it's hard to swallow the tea that is brewed now. So he copied that tea from memory.

The expected success is loved by those who have tasted it.

"If my father likes it, my son will send you more."

"Well, I do like it. How have you been enjoying it lately? ”

Lin Tiankuo knew that the emperor was talking about him giving out recipes to all ministers. He was not impressed, but the chamberlain insisted that he had done what he had instructed.

Unlike learning about how tea is made, he had eaten these dishes in his previous life and liked them very much. But the chef was not asked how they did it.

He was surprised by the details of the recipes. But the chamberlain said that he would dictate it, and the chamberlain recorded it. Dozens of copies were printed and distributed to everyone on the day of the banquet.

He couldn't figure it out.

"Erchen just had a whim. These dishes have not been seriously confirmed, so please help the minister experiment with them. ”

"It's all trivial, you like it, and I won't interfere. If someone really makes it, I want to taste it, is it as refreshing as tea? ”

Lin Tiankuo thought of Li Yi again. I heard Xiaocui say that her cooking is delicious, and he wants to try it too. It was very abrupt to speak directly to her. After her restaurant is successfully opened, she can eat.

Lin Tiankuo couldn't help but look forward to the day when the restaurant opened.

After chatting for a while, he saw that the emperor's talk was fading, so he got up and took his leave. At parting, the emperor stopped him again:

"There's one more thing I want you to do. The states of Chu and Zhou will send envoys to me in the near future to send me birthday gifts. You bring the people from Honglu Temple to receive it. ”

"Yes."

"There are many things, you have to remember to allocate your energy reasonably, and you can't prioritize it." The Emperor's words were somewhat meaningful.

"Receiving messengers is what Honglu Temple often does, and the retainers only need to check if there are any omissions when they are ready. The main focus will be on finding someone and bringing him safely to his father. Lin Tiankuo answered the emperor's question seriously.

"Well, I've always been at ease when you do things." He knew what was important, "Go back." ”