On Xia Huaijin's side, after leaving the palace, he went to the Yamen of the imperial capital, and explained the affairs of the untouchable village in his own name with An Ronghua's meaning.

Then Xia Huaijin went back to the house, which coincided with the recruitment of people in the house, and Qin Ke dragged his sick body to preside over related matters. There was a long queue outside the palace gate, and the housekeeper took control of it at the first pass and removed some inappropriate ones.

Xia Huaijin got out of the carriage from the palace and let him go back to the palace, and hurriedly walked into the palace, the moment the housekeeper got up to salute, Wu Ji, who was in the crowd, looked at Xia Huaijin a little familiar.

Qin Ke was in the side hall, selecting people.

"Princess, the prince is back!" Yu He came to report.

"The prince is back!" Qin Ke just got up and chased out, Xia Huaijin happened to walk by, "The concubine is here to greet the prince." ”

"Today is the day when the palace recruits the next person, the princess has worked hard, and the king has to go outside the city to see someone, so it is inconvenient to stay in the palace for too long. ”

Xia Huaijin said that he would abandon him, without stopping for a moment, the affairs of the palace had always been taken care of by Qin Ke, whether it was good or bad, he would not severely reprimand, nor would he have half a word of praise.

Qin Ke suddenly realized a problem, the groom has broken his hand in the past two days, and he has not recruited a suitable new groom today.

"Go and talk to the housekeeper......" Qin Ke instructed Yuhe, and she hurried to the front gate to inform the housekeeper.

The old butler paused the question in front of him, got up and asked everyone, "Is there any one among you who can drive a carriage?"

In the long queue, Wu Ji immediately waved his hand and ran from behind the line to the housekeeper to recommend himself.

"I will, I used to run a grocery store at home, and I was responsible for the purchase and delivery. "No illness, self-confidence, but not high-spirited.

The old butler looked at him and was dressed in tatters, so he asked again, "Is there anything else?"

No one responded, and due to urgent needs, the old housekeeper could only accept that there was no illness.

"Let me make it clear to you, today is just a trial, if the prince and princess are not satisfied in any way, you still have to leave. The old butler said.

"I understand, Steward Xie gave me a chance, I will do a good job!"

The old butler took Wu to change into clean clothes quickly, took care of his hair a little, and then took him to the carriage and asked him to drive the carriage to the main gate to wait for the prince.

Wu Ji clenched the whip in his hand, and now he finally got a chance.

"Lord Wang, I have temporarily recruited a new groom today, and I ask the prince to take care of him more. The butler said.

"It doesn't matter. ”

There was no illness to hear, but he was shocked to see Xia Huaijin's familiar face getting closer and closer.

"Can you walk the road to the Lotus Dock outside the city?" Xia Huaijin asked, nodding violently, and asked, "You are Lord Jin, you don't remember me, I am Wuji!"

"No disease. Xia Huaijin recognized him at this time.

Drive to Lotus Dock, the road is smooth, to the outside of the city is like a world, deep in the mountains, clear water and streams. Lotus Dock, a bamboo and wooden house is located on a pond, the time has not yet come, and the lotus has not yet bloomed.

The closer you get to the Lotus Dock, you will hear the sound of the piano ringing endlessly in the mountains, long and wide, high and far. Xia Huaijin got out of the carriage and carried a pot of wine from the water corridor to the lotus dock.

"He is actually the prince of Jin, what about the eldest sister?"

After Xia Huaijin entered the house, the sound of the piano stopped.

At the same time, the selection of maids in King Jin's Mansion continued.

The selected maidservants gathered to receive Qin Ke's teaching.

"To do things in the palace, you must understand how to be cautious and work diligently, I will arrange for each of you to go to the courtyards, you must remember, in addition, the prince is not in the house, and you must not trespass on weekdays. ”

"The slave and maid listened to the princess. ”

Among the slaves and maidservants was a fair-eyed woman named Chun'er, who was assigned to work in the kitchen.

At noon in the palace, An Ronghua knew that Xia Bingwen would forget to eat and be busy with government affairs, so he went to the Qinzheng Palace.

Xiao Chengzi felt bad when he saw Gu Nu from afar, and couldn't help but say in a broken mouth: "Why is she here again!" But the emperor is busy with political affairs, and he can't even have lunch time, so he definitely won't see her. ”

"Xiao Chengzi, is the emperor still reviewing the folds?" An Ronghua asked in the tone of the queen mother.

"Yes. Xiao Chengzi replied unconsciously, "Xiao Chengzi, everyone in the palace respects me as Chenggong!"

An Ronghua didn't take Xiao Chengzi in his eyes at all, and walked directly into the Qinzheng Palace, and sure enough, the prepared meal was not moved.

An Yonghua touched the plate, and the meal had already cooled.

"Why are you so unruly and rude!" Xiao Chengzi was furious.

"Immediately ordered to go down and reorganize the meal, the emperor is going to eat. An Ronghua's coercive attitude cannot be ignored.

Xiao Chengzi was intimidated, and inexplicably had the feeling of being taught a lesson by the Queen Mother before.

Xiao Chengzi went down to order the preparation of food, An Ronghua walked into the side hall, Xia Bingwen devoted himself to endless political affairs, his brows shrunk, and his ears were not heard, which really made a mother feel distressed.

An Ronghua walked straight to the desk, but Xia Bingwen didn't even notice it, and it wasn't until she pulled away the fold in front of him that he raised his head.

"Gu Nu, why did you suddenly appear?"

"I didn't show up out of nowhere, but you were too serious to hear the report. An Ronghua actually didn't tell him.

"It's me who is too obsessed. Xia Bingwen closed her eyes full of exhaustion, and stretched out her hand to ask An Ronghua for a recital, but she threw it aside, "We don't watch it, it's useless to have lunch, are you beaten with iron or born by your mother!"

An Ronghua was obviously speechless, but Xia Bingwen had no care.

"The Queen Mother hopes that I will be a good emperor for the country and the people. Xia Bingwen took the fold with his own hands, but An Ronghua slapped the fold and said, "But you can't completely ignore your body, the world needs an emperor who is worried about the country and the people, and the queen mother only needs a safe and healthy emperor." ”

An Ronghua's words said to Xia Bingwen's heart, he really wanted to be a good emperor who satisfied the queen mother, but he forgot that if something was wrong with his body, how the queen mother would be worried.

"It's me who is in a hurry, and the queen mother also said that becoming a generation of Ming monarchs is not an overnight thing, I must spend my life serving the country and the people, and before that, ......"

"Before that, only when you are full can you have the strength to review and deal with state affairs!"

Xiao Chengzi reconvened lunch, but he never imagined that An Ronghua could really let Xia Bingwen leave his official duties and sit at the dining table.

Not only that, Xiao Chengzi was also jealous and angry An Ronghua robbed him of the right to serve the emperor's meal, and stood aside silently hateful: How can she have me to understand the emperor's preferences, and she must not be what the emperor likes...... Hey! I actually sandwiched the emperor's favorite drunken shrimp! It must be a coincidence. Hey! I even knew that the emperor wanted to take a sip of soup after eating drunken shrimp! Impossible, it must have been good luck. Hey, the emperor's favorite silk rolls......

Xiao Chengzi fell into a dead cycle of hollowing out her head, and An Ronghua knew Xia Bingwen's preferences and preferences.

"What kind of woman does the emperor like?" An Ronghua asked straight as he stood up.

"So bold!" Xiao Chengzi looked furious.

"I thought that as long as the future queen is gentle and virtuous, benevolent and filial, well-mannered, and able to understand me in everything, appearance and talent are not the most important thing. The most important ......" Xia Bingwen wanted to speak and stopped, but An Ronghua was full of concern, "What is the most important thing?"

"I thought that if the concubine personally chose her, she would be satisfied with it, but unfortunately now her mother is not there. Xia Bingwen's eyes were sad.

An Ronghua smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth, his eyes were gentle, and his heart was moved, Xia Bingwen still thought about himself in everything.

"The Queen Mother said, now that the emperor has grown up, he must make decisions for himself, as long as the emperor has the right vision, the queen you choose is the daughter-in-law recognized by the Queen Mother. An Ronghua said earnestly.

"But I still want to be the child by my mother's side. Xia Bingwen emotionally said, sorted out his emotions again, and said, "These words can't reach the ears of the queen mother, the queen mother hopes that I can grow up to be the master, and I must not let her down." ”

"The Queen Mother has heard it. An Rong silently put it in his heart.

The topic returned to the beauties from the heavy mother-son relationship.

"Strictly speaking, I really don't look down on any of these beauties, none of them are perfect enough to be worthy of you, they are all pampered, unstable temperament, and even different from the outside. An Ronghua's belittlement under high demands made Xiao Chengzi can't help but say, "According to what you say, do you want the emperor not to be elected again and be lonely for a lifetime?"

"You minion, who made you speak, go with your palm!" An Ronghua was furious.

"Your Majesty, she ......" Xiao Chengzi seemed to be coquettish to Xia Bingwen.

"Gu Nu and I tell you about the election, you go down first. Xia Bingwen calmly let Xiao Chengzi go.

After Xiao Chengzi left, only An Ronghua and Xia Bingwen's mother and son were left.

"I don't know why, these two times I look at you, I always have an indescribable feeling in my heart. Xia Bingwen said frankly.

"It's a feeling of trust. An Ronghua was in his heart, "We are mother and son!"

"Maybe, in short, you and Uncle Wang are in charge of the post-election affairs, and I am very at ease. ”

"If it weren't for me, how could I be safe. An Ronghua thought in his heart, and said, "The matter after the election is handled by me and the prince, what about you, there is nothing wrong with being busy with political affairs, but in the future, you must have three meals a day regularly, and you must rest at bedtime, don't let the queen mother feel sorry for you and worry about you." ”

"I know. Xia Bingwen agreed.

"You are the emperor of Chrysostom, if I come to see you again one day, I will ...... Write a letter to inform the Queen Mother!" An Ronghua pretended to threaten.

"Then I won't eat today, can the letter you wrote can bring the queen mother back?" Xia Bingwen seemed to be serious.

"You just said that you didn't want to disappoint the queen mother, so you played a child's temper again!" An Ronghua was even more serious.

"I'm kidding, you look like you're about the same age as me, but you feel like a big sister is disciplining me. Xia Bingwen said.

"Big sister can't do it, it's messing up!" An Ronghua immediately vetoed.

"So what?"

It is impossible for An Ronghua to let Xia Bingwen face such a young self-proclaimed mother, so he can only do it.

"You are the emperor, above 10,000 people, and I am just an ordinary palace maid, who only wants to live as he wishes in this life. ”

An Ronghua knows that she can't go back to the past at this moment, and she has already looked forward to a new life.

When Xia Huaijin passed by the Lotus Dock, he saw him hugging and saying goodbye to a person in white clothes, but he couldn't see his face clearly.

"Is that person the eldest sister?"

Wujian silently waited for Xia Huaijin to come back in the carriage, and asked him if he wanted to go home.