Although Huangzhuang has a royal character, it is essentially just a Zhuangzi, and the people who come to work on errands are not decent people, not to mention that there are a large number of country girls and young people hired by the year, these people have no knowledge, and they don't know that the palace is strictly hierarchical.

So, as soon as the eunuchs who went out of the palace to arrange the emperor's travel and reward work spread the news of Concubine Shu's birth, everyone spread the rumors, and then passed them back to Zhiwei's ears, and somehow it became a strange appearance in Hongying's mouth.

She couldn't cry or laugh, so she had to explain to Hongying in a good voice, and swore that she was by no means the emperor's concubine, and she was not kicked out by any jealous lady when she came out of the palace.

In order to divert Hongying's attention, Zhiwei took her to walk around the ridge, pointed out a few plants that she marked with yellow silk threads, and revealed to Hongying in a secret tone of "I will only tell you this and not tell others" that this "secret mission" was the real reason why she was transferred to Huangzhuang.

Although Hongying didn't know much about it, she vaguely guessed that Miss Zhiwei was well-informed, and she came here to work on the emperor's holy order, so this "secret mission" must be very important, and it is not easy to publicize it to the outside world, let alone use it as an excuse to clarify rumors.

Hong Yingzheng, who knows the "big secret". was full of righteousness, and felt that he was very responsible for clarifying for Zhiwei, so he tried very hard to help her defend in front of people.

Unexpectedly, not only was the rumor not successfully clarified, but it was actually pulled to Hongying herself.

"I'm! They actually said, I am here to please you, and if you enter the palace as a mother in the future, I can be your female official. What kind of official or not, I'm not rare! ”

Zhiwei could only use the method of teaching her to read and write to calm Hongying down.

Unexpectedly, after the teaching was finished that day, Hongying was silent for a while, and said to her seriously: "Miss Zhiwei, you are so good and good-looking, the emperor didn't take a fancy to you, it was his loss." If you don't dislike it, I can give you Mr. Jia, he is the most educated young man in our village, and I heard that he has also taken the examination to lift people, but his legs and feet are not good......"

In the end, his face was full of shyness.

Zhi Wei was insensitive to this, so that this girl of the same age as herself dispelled the idea of being a matchmaker for herself.

Seeing that she said that she would never compete with her for Mr. Teaching, Hong Yingcai rejoiced, and chattered with Zhi Wei about Mr. Jia.

Zhi Wei listened to this little daughter's thoughts with a smile, but the more she listened, the more frightened she felt.

Because, this Mr. Jia has a small disability in his legs and feet, according to him, it was a problem that fell on the way to Beijing to take the exam a few years ago, because of this, he did not go to the Jinshi examination, and stayed in this small village as a teacher. The most important thing is that this teacher works weekdays, and it seems that he often writes some scripts and jokes, and goes to the city to sell them to places like bookstores and Qinglou.

Zhi Wei immediately remembered the book she read in Cining Palace last time, and the scholar in it seemed to have the same experience as this Mr. Jia, except that Mr. Jia was not disfigured, and he did not meet the favor of the prince and the little county lord......

"Could it be that what is written in the book is really true? That Mr. Jia was robbed of his name and identity, and he had no way to ask for help, so he could only express the bitterness in his chest by writing a script? Could it really be such a bizarre thing? Or did he not encounter any traitors, but he accidentally broke his legs and feet and lost the opportunity to go to the temple, so he beautified and processed it into a bizarre and tortuous revenge drama? ”

It was probably because of her brother's similar experience that Zhi Wei felt a little sympathetic and sympathetic to the scholar in the book, so when the emperor came, she was still thinking about the Mr. Jia in Hongying's mouth.

According to the report of the person who came in advance, the name of the emperor's visit to Huangzhuang this time was to see if the growth of the batch of wheat seedlings during the autumn planting was satisfactory, so as to express the emperor's concern for the world's agricultural affairs.

However, Zhiwei felt that the emperor might just not want to stay in the palace anymore, and deliberately ran to Zhuangzi to hide and relax.

Because the emperor did not come alone, he also brought King Xin over.

Moreover, this time, the emperor did not take the luxury chariot of the last triple, but was escorted by a team of guards, and he and King Shin each rode horses.

The moment she saw King Xin, Zhiwei buried her head lower.

It's a pity that her efforts didn't seem to have any effect, and King Shin still recognized her at a sight.

"Hey, Brother Huang, didn't she ask you for the little girl I asked you for last time, and you still refused to give it to me? Why haven't you seen people for a few days, and you have been assigned to such a cold land to farm? ”

King Xin looked sad: "The imperial brother is really a tyrannical thing, how can the hands of the flowers and plants be used to plant fields and plant seedlings?" It's better for the imperial brother to allow the younger brother! ”

Zhiwei, who was ordered out by the steward of Huangzhuang in advance, had a numb scalp, but she didn't turn her head, and she could feel the burning gaze of the other person next to her.

was picked out by the steward to serve the noble master, and naturally had a thoughtful appearance and a well-proportioned figure, so Hongying was not selected, and the one who was selected was called Xiaoling, although her appearance was not obvious, but she was also good among those country girls.

Zhi Wei didn't care about how Xiao Ling would pass these words to others when she turned around, she only hoped that the emperor would not blame her for deliberately seducing King Xin or something.

As soon as King Xin's words came out, Huo Yanzhi paused.

He followed King Xin's gaze and glanced behind him, and then suddenly realized: "It turned out to be her, I almost didn't recognize it!" It is said that Zhuangzi is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and it is the most nourishing, this girl has come over for a few days, and she doesn't want to be so dark! ”

Zhiwei: ......

She only thought that she was deaf, and silently followed the two masters to inspect the fields.

The steward of the Huangzhuang bowed all the way to open the road, and introduced in great detail the germination of the seeds planted by the emperor himself that day, and praised the emperor greatly, saying that the wheat seedlings in the ditches and ridges of the hundred officials were not as good as His Majesty's, which shows that the sky is mighty, and even these wheat seedlings dare not work hard to grow.

Hearing these flattering words, Huo Yanzhi's face was slightly gloomy, and he directly waved the person back, leaving only Zhiwei, Xiaoling and a few guards to follow like a shadow, and then roamed in the Zhuangzi with King Xin.

King Xin said: "Listening to the steward's words, the day of autumn planting must have been very lively, but it is a pity that the younger brother has just returned from the west and has not been able to witness the ......."

The Emperor said, "Alright, I know what you mean." No matter where there is a disaster next year, I don't ask you to go out and work hard. It's just that when the time comes, King Xin will have to come to Zhuangzi to accompany me to cultivate a few more acres of land! ”

King Xin's face was bitter, and he begged for mercy again and again.

"My good majesty, you can spare your brother. When I went out of the gate, I didn't enter the capital, so I was pulled by you to farm on the Zhuangzi. I have to go to Zongzheng Temple to complain, and I said that this prince can't do it, so it's better to buy a piece of land to be a landlord's old wealth, and I don't have to plow the land myself......"

The two brothers laughed at this, and the king of faith was just going back, but the emperor, who had a black face since he entered Zhuangzi, was also a lot more relaxed at this time.

Zhi Wei was shocked when she looked at it from behind.

She had never seen the emperor laugh like this with others, even when she first entered Shangyang Palace, when she happened to see the emperor accompanying Concubine Shu to visit the garden, the laughter was not so cheerful and cheerful.

It's like a thin, transparent shell wrapped in a thin, transparent shell that can't be fully revealed, and only four or five points or less are left after offsetting.

It seems that King Shin really has His Majesty's heart.

Zhi Wei thought thoughtfully: "Listening to these words, King Xin seems to have been sent out for disaster relief again, and most of the west is Shaanxi and Gansu provinces." In just half a year, he worked twice to work with the king of letters, not ...... others"

It didn't take long for the two people in front of them to put away their laughter, pointed to the green wheat seedlings in the field and talked about the two provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu.

King Xin sighed: "The red land is thousands of miles, the seeds are all extinct, the villagers are many exiles, and there are countless people who sell their children and women......"

He also gestured to the wonders he had seen of the land drying up, and in a strange voice he had never seen such a terrible scene in his life.

"Is the crack really the size of a fist?" Huo Yanzhi asked incredulously.

King Shin nodded heavily: "The driest place is indeed like this!" Adults are better, if there are children walking on it, I am afraid that they will fall into the crack and not be able to get up! ”

Huo Yanzhi couldn't imagine that scene at all.

He lived for twenty years, and the farthest place he ever went to was the Xishan Palace and the hunting ground, which were not far from the capital, and even if there was a small drought, it would not reach the point of the mouth of King Xin, so that he always felt that what was said in the book was a bit exaggerated, and he couldn't imagine that it was true!

"My grandfather fled from Shanxi 20 years ago, and his old man has seen such fields!" Xiao Ling suddenly interjected.

The noble brothers turned their heads in surprise, looked at the righteous Xiao Ling, and then their eyes fell to her and tried to reach out to her to pull her Zhi Wei.

"This girl is so daring! Is it Zhuangzi who serves? King Shin said with a smile.

Xiao Ling nodded happily and said yes, seeing that King Xin was kind and handsome, she boldly said: "I always hear people say how the emperor is and how the prince is, I originally thought that the emperor must be as old as my grandfather, at least like my father, but I didn't expect you two to be so young......"

Zhi Wei finally couldn't help it, cleared her throat, and said hard-headedly: "Your Majesty, the prince, the girls in the township are not as good as those in the palace, their words are rough and unruly, if there is any offense, please don't remember the villain......"

Although Xiao Ling has never read a book, she can also hear the words "rough and unruly" to say that she has no manners, and she can't help but feel a little annoyed.

But she still remembered that this was in front of the nobles, so she didn't dare to do anything, so she could only stare at Zhi Wei "secretly".

It's a pity that Xiaoling has not been trained in the palace, and she has not learned how to express her contempt and contempt for the enemy without showing a trace.

As a result, this sudden stare was not only seen by the staring person, but also fell clearly in the eyes of the two distinguished onlookers.

King Xin sighed: "Sure enough, it is childish nature, simple and natural!" ”

The young emperor had a cold face: "What? Could it be that in your eyes, I am a tyrant who will easily kill innocents and punish people? ”

Zhiwei's heart was not good, so she could only pounce and kneel down again to plead guilty.

She said in her heart, fortunately, in the Huangzhuang at this time, although the ground is dirty, but the soil is soft, and it is much better to kneel than the shiny floor of the Qiande Palace.

Xiao Ling was a little stunned when she saw this, and suddenly remembered the teaching of the imperial steward two days ago, she had to serve the emperor well, if she made the emperor unhappy, it would be her sin, Yunyun.

She reluctantly knelt down and said something she was guilty of.

Huo Yanzhi kept his face calm and did not speak.

King Shin was about to stand up and play a round when a strong wind suddenly blew, and the clouds in the sky were surging, as if they were about to change the appearance of the sky.

"Your Majesty, seeing that it's going to rain, let's go back and hide first."

Huo Yanzhi snorted and strode away.

Xiao Ling knelt on the ground and didn't know what to do, secretly looked up at the figure of the nobleman, and before the latter could go away, she asked Zhiwei with a crying voice: "It's going to rain, can we get up?" Do you want to kneel all the time? ”

Zhi Wei was silent.

Thinking that the cause of this incident was still on Xiaoling, or rather, for her nosy, she was even more depressed.

In this short moment, she thought a lot.

From the weird task of copying books before leaving the palace, to the inexplicable task of farming, to today's deliberate run......

Zhi Wei vaguely found that the emperor seemed to be targeting her?

But why?