Chapter 70: Lord Shen prepares
"Your Highness, this is the mung bean cake and mung bean soup sent by Master Liu, saying that it is for you to relieve the heat."
Sixi walked in and placed the food box on the table. As soon as Xie Shiyun heard that there was something to eat, she sat up and couldn't wait to open the food box. The fragrance of mung beans comes to your face. Fei Yu also came over, his eyes shining, and he looked directly at the mung bean cake.
"Master Liu has a heart, and he deliberately took it to be chilled."
Xie Shiyun picked up a piece of mung bean cake, bit it lightly, and it melted in his mouth, adding other grains in addition to mung beans. Xie Shiyun handed Fei Yu and Sixi a piece again, and Master Liu's craftsmanship was really unbeatable. A few pieces of mung bean cake and a bowl of mung bean soup are in my stomach, and I feel that most of the steaming heat has been dissipated.
"Sixi, you go and bother Master Liu to make a few more copies, and I'll take them to my father and Xiaowen."
"Yes, Your Highness."
It was almost noon, the hottest time of the day, Xie Shiyun walked to the imperial study with a food box. Fei Yu was holding an umbrella on the side, and the two walked side by side on the road. Outside the imperial study, Ji Peixin was standing in the corridor waiting.
"His Highness An Chen."
"Is there anyone else in the study?"
"The emperor is discussing business with Lord Shen."
Ji Peixin said that it was Lord Shen, and Xie Shiyun didn't know if he was referring to Shen Sijun or Shen Wenwen. Looking at the food box in her hand, she frowned slightly, "You have to take advantage of the cold food here, why don't you report it to the chief manager for me?" β
Ji Peixin glanced at it, nodded and pushed the door in. After a while, he came out and asked Xie Shiyun to come in. As soon as Xie Shiyun saw the person standing in front of the bookcase, her expression became a little indifferentβit was Shen Sijun.
"Wechen has seen Her Royal Highness the Princess." Shen Sijun saluted her.
"I've seen Lord Shen." Xie Shiyun politely returned the salute.
She stepped forward and put the food box on the bookcase for Emperor An He to open. It's very cool in the study, because there are special people who put a lot of ice around it.
"Father, you can taste it."
"An Chen has a heart."
Emperor An He was really amazed after eating, and the cook under Xie Shiyun was really a capable person. Not only will it be a novel dish that others won't have, but it will also make the most common one.
Shen Sijun's gaze has been reluctant to leave Xie Shiyun since she appeared. However, Xie Shiyun has always refused to make any eye contact with him, and she didn't care about his existence.
"Since Lord Shen is also here, let's taste it together."
Xie Shiyun held the plate, walked in front of Shen Sijun and stopped, "Lord Shen, please." β
Shen Sijun was not interested in eating, but he also stretched out his hand and took a piece to cover his face with his sleeve and ate it.
"How does it taste?"
"It's a rare delicacy indeed."
Just as Xie Shiyun was about to pack up her things and leave the imperial study, Emperor An He stopped her. And to Xie Shiyun's surprise, Emperor An He, as before, asked her about her opinion on the affairs of the court. It turned out that the drought situation in some places has worsened, and the people are facing famine without a harvest.
"Father, forgive the humble opinion of the sons, since ancient times, natural disasters and man-made disasters have caused riots, and it is easy to shake the foundation of the country." Xie Shiyun said, "The most important thing now is to send troops to escort food and drinking water to the disaster relief while the disaster has not yet intensified. β
"Officials from the Ministry of Industry will be sent to various places prone to drought to inspect and build reservoirs, dams and other water conservancy projects, once and for all."
Shen Sijun looked at Xie Shiyun's serious appearance, listened to her opinions, and admired her even more. Emperor An He also nodded frequently.
"An Chen is right."
Xie Shiyun frowned slightly, and then said, "It's best for my father to send generals to follow, because there will inevitably be hungry people along the way, intending to compete for food." β
When Emperor An He heard this, Xie Shiyun's worries really needed to be paid attention to, but he had to consider the candidates. Emperor An He raised his eyes and saw Shen Sijun standing below, and his brows furrowed, "Lord Shen is willing to lead the troops to disaster relief?" β
Shen Sijun was stunned for a moment, and then bowed his head, "Weichen should solve problems for the emperor." β
"Very good, worthy of being the general I value the most, I will order to prepare food and drinking water, and I will go the day after tomorrow."
Xie Shiyun stood aside and didn't speak, she didn't expect Emperor An He to choose Shen Sijun, which in her opinion was tantamount to overkill. But also, the current Shen Si Junan and the emperor are still very trusting. When Xie Yuan ascended the throne, he became a thorn in his side after his great military exploits.
"Your Majesty, Weichen has a request, I hope the emperor will answer it."
"Lord Shen, but it's okay to say."
"Weichen wants Her Royal Highness the princess to go with her."
As soon as Shen Sijun's words came out, Emperor An He and Xie Shiyun didn't react. Xie Shiyun's eyes were full of surprise and confusion when he looked at Shen Sijun, he went to the disaster relief to indicate what to let her follow? Emperor An He glanced at Xie Shiyun, then at Shen Sijun, and after thinking about it, he nodded, "I agreed." β
"Father?!"
"I'm going to wronged you for your hard work."
"Lord Shen, why did you want me to go with me, please give me a reasonable reason." Xie Shiyun looked at Shen Sijun coldly, she didn't understand what kind of calculation he was making.
The road to disaster relief is not a trip out of the palace, anything can happen. She has nothing to do now, and she must stay away from all unforeseen crises. And such a round trip can be as little as half a month or more than a few months, and it is unknown whether the palace will change the sky.
"Her Royal Highness the princess is very talented, disaster relief is not trivial, and when there are other problems, Her Royal Highness can help Weichen make suggestions."
Shen Sijun's expression was very serious, and there was no joke at all, it seemed that he was indeed trying to better complete the task. Emperor An He echoed on the side, and Xie Shiyun had no choice but to compromise.
"The minister there obeyed the order, and the day after tomorrow he and Lord Shen together, and the minister retired first."
Xie Shiyun walked by Shen Sijun and didn't even give him a look. Shen Sijun, no matter in her past or present life, is her calamity.
After Xie Shiyun left the imperial study, he returned to Changle Palace, and the dim sum made for Xie Wen was being served to the palace. Xie Shiyun didn't have the heart to go to Qingrong Pavilion, so he asked Sixi to find someone to send him over.
"What's the matter, Your Highness, has anyone messed with you?" Fei Yu saw that Xie Shiyun's face was not very good-looking, so he leaned over and asked. Xie Shiyun sat on the chair and sighed, her brows still not relaxed. I poured a cup of tea and took a sip before saying, "The day after tomorrow, I will go out of the palace with Shen Sijun and go to a drought place for disaster relief." β
"What's going on?" Fei Yu raised his brows when he heard this, he hadn't heard of the disaster relief sending a princess, and it wasn't a tour of the mountains and rivers. Emperor Anhe's mind is really incomprehensible to others.
"It was requested by Shen Sijun, and my father has already promised it, and I can't disobey it." Xie Shiyun's face was even more serious than before, "This journey is hard and time-consuming, and the palace needs you to take care of it for me." β
Fei Yu's eyes widened and then he said, "This is not an ordinary outing, I must follow His Highness around and protect His Highness's safety." β
Xie Shiyun stood up and patted her on the shoulder, "I won't have anything to do with Shen Sijun here, it's just that I've been away from the palace for so long, someone must be able to take care of the palace for me, and Concubine Shu and the queen have to keep an eye on it." β