Things in the house are on the right track, Lu Li has been in the house for a long time, those hares and pheasants in the suburbs are still waiting for him to take care of, plus Lu Li still wants to investigate the matter of the bandits, so he has to return to the suburbs in advance.

After the two reluctantly said goodbye, Xiaoman sighed and turned back to the house.

"Madame, do you still want to go back to the greenhouse to grow vegetables?" Pearl asked.

Xiaoman sighed: "There are not many seeds left in the family, and Holley will not go to Beijing in the short term, even if I want to plant as soon as possible, there are not so many seeds to use." ”

The seeds of these vegetables were all slowly selected at the market in Shangjing before Xiaoman came, and it took her several days to prepare so many vegetable seeds.

Not to mention whether Huali should go to Beijing during this time, even if he did, he didn't understand anything about it, and it was difficult to make it up.

"What then?" Jade frowned, and said with some frustration: "Could it be that Madame wants to go back to Beijing in person?" But in that case, how much time will be wasted, and the king may not be relieved to let his wife leave. ”

Because a few days ago, Lu Li specially revealed the news that he wanted to leave to Holley, so that Holley could tell the king, so that the king could secretly help him track down the mastermind behind the bandits.

As Lu Li guessed, Hua Li really told the king about this matter, and the king secretly found someone to help Lu Li, which was an obvious thing, but at the same time, the king was also on guard against the county lord's mansion in case they really left suddenly.

Therefore, Holley has visited almost every day in the past few days, and Xiao Man doesn't say anything, but he understands it very well in his heart.

So what Jade said is indeed right, if he wants to go back to Beijing to buy seeds at this time, then the king will never agree.

Xiao Man scratched his head and sighed a little helplessly, "Fortunately, the king hasn't looked for me yet, if I am asked to hurry to the greenhouse in the suburbs at this time, I really don't know what to do." ”

"But sooner or later, the king will say it." Jade was very anxious, "Madam, you have to think of a way to come out as soon as possible, otherwise if the king asks you to go back to the suburbs, you can only be in a hurry." ”

As soon as the words fell, a shrill male voice came from behind the three of them: "County Lord, the king has an order." ”

The colleague who turned around and knelt down, Xiao Man couldn't help but chuckle in her heart, and took advantage of the justice to raise her neck to read the holy decree, she couldn't help frowning at the jade, and complained in a low voice: "You crow's mouth!" ”

Jade couldn't help but pat her mouth, and then sighed secretly, and said in her heart: As soon as she finished speaking, the king's holy decree came, which is too accurate!

It just so happened that at this time, the father-in-law also finished reading the holy decree, Xiaoman sighed, took the holy decree with both hands, and asked helplessly: "Father-in-law, is the king still busy these days?" I want to go into the palace to say goodbye. ”

"County Lord, the king is in a hurry to let you go back to the greenhouse on the outskirts, so please excuse me."

Xiaoman didn't give up: "This... Even if I have to go to the suburbs to grow vegetables, the etiquette must not be less, not to mention that I still have something very important to go to the king, and I ask my father-in-law to be accommodating and tell me when the king is free. ”

"This ......" the father-in-law was told by Xiao Man, who was clever and eloquent, and he hesitated for a long time before he sighed, "Okay, if the county lord really has something, then go down to the palace today, otherwise if it drags on for a few more days, the king will learn that the county lord did not go to the suburbs, and it is time to punish the slave." ”

Since the last time a little eunuch pretended to pass on an edict, the atmosphere in the palace has become heavier and heavier day by day, and all kinds of dogmas and rules have become more and more numerous, especially these eunuchs who pass on the decree are stricter than other slaves.

If the king knew that after he passed the decree, the county lord had not gone to the suburbs, then he would probably be disposed of as a spy.

"Thank you, father-in-law." Xiao Man thanked the other party with a smile, and then asked Pearl to give the other party some broken silver, and sent the other party away.

After the father-in-law left, Pearl was curious: "Madam, did you go to the palace to tell the king that there are not many seeds left here?" Or do you want to intercede, so that the king will let you go back to Donglan? ”

Without waiting for Xiaoman to speak, Jade couldn't wait to say: "According to me, it is more reliable to go to Donglan, otherwise even if he tells the king that there are no seeds, he will not be able to help, right, madam?" ”

Hearing this, Xiao Man poked Jade's forehead, "How much misunderstanding do you have about the king, you actually think that the king will let me go to Donglan?" ”

Now the king is worried about whether they will leave suddenly, she goes to tell the king at this time that there are not many seeds left, and she wants to go back to Shangjing to buy seeds, how can the king believe it! will definitely think that she is lying, so she will use this excuse to go to Donglan.

And even if there are not enough seeds, the king has no better way to help himself.

"Ah......" Jade lowered her head stupidly, touched her forehead, and said, "Why does that lady still enter the palace?" ”

Xiao Man smiled, "Naturally, there is something else, let's go, go to the bedroom to change clothes first." Jade, you first ask someone to prepare the carriage, and I will change my clothes and ride into the palace. ”

Although Jade was curious, she didn't dare to delay Xiaoman's business, so she responded: "Yes, the slave will go and prepare." ”

And Pearl went back to the bedroom with Xiaoman, changed the brown clothes she was wearing, and put on a more solemn water-red cotton skirt, because it was cold outside, Pearl brought a snow-white fox fur cloak to cover Xiaoman, so as to resist the cold wind of Bei'an City.

Under the fluffy fox fur collar, Xiaoman's palm-sized face became smaller and smaller, and after she got dressed, she stood at the door of the bedroom, waiting for news from Jade.

It was very cold outside, Xiao Man wrapped his clothes tightly, shrunk his neck and hid in the fluffy fox fur, and couldn't help but take a few hot breaths outside. The exhaled heat turned into a cloud of white gas, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Ma'am, get a hand warmer." Pearl came out of the house and handed over the hand warmer that had just been refilled with charcoal.

Xiao Man responded, turned around and took the hand warmer, and exhaled softly, "It's only been so cold in September, and I don't know what to do at the end of the year." ”

It has been nearly half a year since I left Shangjing, and the weather is getting colder and colder day by day, and the dishes in the greenhouse have been destroyed, and what is more serious is that according to He Miao, a local, this kind of weather is nothing to them as a local.

I don't know what it will be like when Canglan is really cold.

"Madame!"

Jade's voice pulled Xiao Man out of her thoughts, she ran over panting, the tip of her nose was red from the cold, and when she ran in, her breath was even, she saluted and said, "The carriage is ready." ”

Xiao Man nodded, "Pearl, you can follow me into the palace." ”

"Yes."

After walking for two steps, Xiao Man turned around again and instructed Jade: "Jade, the affairs in this house will be handed over to you first, don't cause trouble, do you know?" ”

Jade nodded hurriedly and raised the corners of her lips, "Madame, don't worry!" ”

After Xiaoman and Pearl got into the carriage, the coachman set up the carriage and drove slowly in the direction of the palace. On the way, Pearl was curious and couldn't help asking: "Madam, you didn't enter the palace to ask the king to return to Shangjing, nor did you explain that there were not enough seeds, so what did you go to the palace for?" ”

Now there are only the two of them in the carriage, and the carriage outside is from the county lord's mansion, so it stands to reason that there should be nothing to hide, but Xiaoman still sold it.

She smiled, "I don't know if the matter can be successful, so I'll tell you when the king agrees." ”

Even though Pearl was puzzled in her heart, when she heard this, she also knew that Xiao Man was not going to say it, so she could only stop, put the matter aside, and mention it later.

Xu is today's weather is extremely cold, there are few pedestrians on the street, and there are few carriages, so the carriage of the county lord's mansion went all the way to the gate of the palace.

Xiaoman and Pearl entered the palace, and under the guidance of the eunuch, the two arrived at the Wenfeng Palace.

Sure enough, as the eunuch who came to deliver the decree said before, the king was indeed very idle, and Xiao Man didn't wait long outside before he got the news of his summons.

Xiao Man's cloak was taken off after entering the hall, and at this time she arranged her dress and hair, smiled at the pearl, and then followed the eunuch's guidance into the palace of Wenfeng, and met the king who was sitting on the throne.

"The county lord should get up first, come here today, is there something to report?" The king asked.

Xiaoman got up lightly, and then Yingying smiled and said: "I don't know if the king still remembers, some time ago, bandits were rampant and destroyed all the vegetables in the greenhouse in the suburbs, so that the courtier's sister couldn't grow vegetables anymore. ”

Wang Shang coughed lightly, because he didn't know what Xiaoman's idea was, so he just responded, "Lone knows." ”

"Those vegetables have all been destroyed, and there are not many seeds left from Shangjing, so ......" Speaking of this, Xiao Man deliberately paused, waiting for the king's opinion.

Although she knew that Huali had told the king about the matter, she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, hoping that the king would be broad and would approve her to go back to Beijing to buy seeds after learning about it, after all, this is the easiest and most labor-saving way.

But obviously, this is just Xiaoman's hope.

Because soon, Wang Shang said: "Gu is clear, it stands to reason that Gu should let the county lord go back to Beijing so that he can buy the seeds back." However, the recent weather county lord has also seen it, and this is still the case in the city, not to mention outside the city, as well as the snow-capped mountains not far from Canglan Country? If the county lord wants to leave for Shangjing at this time, I am afraid it will be very dangerous. ”

Sure enough, the other party would not let her go back at this time.

Fortunately, this is just the best policy, Xiaoman did not pin all his hopes on this, she said: "The king misunderstood, the minister sister thought that there should be a lot of wild vegetables in the mountains near Bei'an City, it is better to let the minister sister go to the mountains to get some wild vegetables, and see if they can be cultivated and planted with other vegetables in the greenhouse." ”