Chapter 425: Visit
King Jing, the imperial uncle, has good ability and no ambition. Of his three sons, the eldest is steady, the second is aggressive, and the third is the most elusive, but he is the most capable of the three. If it weren't for Junyang's instability, he would have reused that kid a long time ago, how could he have allowed him to run to Dongshan Village from time to time?
While thinking about it, Su Ran seemed to see what he was thinking, and told the emperor in detail about the scene that happened in front of the Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Junfan raised her eyebrows, she was able to pull her little cousin back from the edge of tyranny, this little girl still has some ability. A pot with a lid, the little girl of the Yu family should have been specially prepared by God for Junyang's kid. Otherwise, I wouldn't have traveled through thousands of years to meet him here.
The woman who could restrain that kid finally appeared, and Zhu Junfan, who was a cousin, finally breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking about it again, fortunately he didn't make the wrong decision of "killing people and grabbing treasures" in the end, otherwise Junyang's kid wouldn't have lifted the Qianqing Palace out of control?
Let's say that Zhu Junyang, who was riding a horse and following the carriage of the General's Mansion step by step, leaned out and looked into the carriage from the window, and finally couldn't help but speak: "Xiaocao, why are you so nervous in the imperial study?" Your Majesty, did he persecute you? ”
As for the secrets on her body, it is dangerous enough for the emperor to know alone, where does she dare to reveal it to others? Since ancient times, the human heart is the most unpredictable, although the king of Yangjun takes good care of her and her family, but in the face of great temptation, who can guarantee that he will not be moved?
"I didn't ...... It's nothing! The emperor just expects too much from me, hoping that I can grow wheat and rice with a yield of 1,000 catties per mu. Maybe it's a bit stressful, so I'm a little distracted. Little county king, I didn't lose my temper in front of the emperor just now, did I? In order to avoid the topic just now, Yu Xiaocao deliberately pretended to be at a loss. Anyway, Zhu Junyang's mind-reading skills are useless to her, and it doesn't hurt to tell a little lie.
Zhu Junyang glanced at the little girl seriously, since she didn't want to tell the truth, he wouldn't force her, he was willing to be the protector who silently guarded and made her worry-free for life. It's just that I don't know what the emperor means.
The two men inside and outside the carriage, one unsettled and the other full of thoughts, fell into silence for a moment, except for the crisp sound of the horse's hooves stepping on the road and the sound of the carriage rolling across the road......
Zhu Junyang sent Xiaocao to the door of the General's Mansion, glanced at the concierge who hurriedly opened the side door to welcome the return of the young lady, and a thought surged in his heart, and said softly: "You are also a person with errands, in the future, the head of the Huangzhuang and the officials below the sixth grade of the household department will come to the door from time to time to ask for advice, even that Liu Shangshu does not guarantee that he will not come to bother you." In this way, it will be inconvenient for you to live in the General's Mansion, and there is a small but exquisite yard nearby, if you need it, just take it to ......"
Yu Xiaocao thought about it seriously before refusing: "My father is going back to Tanggu in two days, and he is still in charge of the affairs of the manor over there." Since our manor has entered the eyes of the emperor, we must manage it well. My father received the seven-rank official, so he naturally has to take responsibility. In this way, if I stay in Beijing alone, my godfather and godmother will definitely not worry about letting me move out. At the most...... I asked my godmother for a separate yard with a corner gate to live in. ”
Zhu Junyang didn't force it anymore, the little girl was only twelve years old, and she was still at the age when other people were still coquettish to her parents, if she really let her live in a yard alone, he wouldn't be at ease even if he talked about others.
The two were talking by the door, and a head poked out of the side door, and when they looked at it, it turned out to be the little girl Xichun next to Yu Xiaocao. Yu Xiaocao belongs to the type of incompetent name, and the big maids in the yard are still named with the help of her godmother.
Cherry is in charge of the pharmaceutical workshop in Dongshan Village, Yang Liu sits in the braised vegetable shop in the capital, and the two girls of Wutong and Loquat, who are slightly lacking in loyalty and serving daily life. But now that she has been made an official and is in charge of all matters in the Imperial Village, she urgently needs to train her helpers.
The name of the little girl below, she is a pirated copy of the names of several ladies of the Jia family in the Dream of Red Mansions, namely Tanchun, Xichun, Yingchun and He Chun, Yuanchun's name is too eye-catching and was abandoned by her. The names of these girls were also praised by the godmother and said that they had a sense of intimacy and level. Anyway, there is no Dream of Red Mansions in this era, and Cao Xueqin was not born, so what is she embarrassed about? Cheekily received this compliment.
Two of the four springs worked. For example, in front of him, he has a flexible mind and knows how to be flexible, never drags his feet in his work, and has the slightest ability to be independent. The most important thing is that this girl is absolutely loyal to her, and she has a little admiration. Since she was made an official, the little girl has little stars in her eyes every time she looks at her. She obeyed what she said like a holy decree, and every time she was given to her messenger, she did it rigorously.
At this moment, the little girl was excited in her eyes, and there was wind under her feet, and she ran over with a smoke, and before she could catch her breath, she couldn't wait to say: "Miss, Liu Shangshu from the household department has been waiting in the general's study for a long time. ”
Yu Xiaocao knew in her heart that she must have come for her "potion" that was beneficial to crops. glanced at Xichun's girl, and found that this girl was starryly looking at her official uniform.
Zhu Junyang stretched out his hand to help the crooked hosta on Xiaocao's head, and said softly: "This Liu Shangshu is really a workaholic, it's been this hour, and he is still in someone's house." You go and send him away, and tomorrow morning, the master will pick you up and take you to Huangzhuang. Rest early, let your girl smoke some soothing incense for you, and make a cup of soothing tea. ”
Yu Xiaocao felt warm about Yangjun Wang's concern, she nodded obediently, like a docile cat, waved her paws to say goodbye to him, and followed Xichun to the study in the front yard.
Liu Shangshu has already drunk a few cups of tea in the study, and his meaning is obvious, the sooner he gets the potion in his hands and sprays it on the corn seedlings, he can feel at ease. The 18 grain shops in Beijing sold corn seeds on the first day today, and they were selling very well. I heard that the villages around the capital have been notified in advance, and the villagers, under the leadership of the village chief, have rushed to the capital. It is estimated that the inn near the grain shop will not have bad business in the next few days.
The reason why he rushed to the General's Mansion in a hurry was also to share the news with Miss Yu. Who knew that as soon as they had lunch, they were summoned into the palace by the emperor. It seems that the emperor has the same meaning with him, and the most important thing is to increase the grain production so that the people will not go hungry.
Thinking of the people's livelihood issues, Liu Shangshu couldn't help but sigh, in the past two years, there has been either a drought or a locust plague in the north, but fortunately, the emperor made a timely decision and sent the king of Yang County to take the waterway to transfer grain from the south to the north, so as not to starve all over the land. In order to keep the people from starving to death, the emperor is really heartbroken! If these high-yielding crops can be promoted, and families have surplus food, why should they be in chaos when disaster strikes?
The sun is a little westerly, and Miss Yu has been in the palace for a whole afternoon, which is enough to see her status in the emperor's mind. Those ministers who discriminated against Miss Yu as their daughter's family and tried in vain to prevent the emperor from rewarding them should also be soberly aware of their mistakes, right? Miss Yu was made an official, but she was not an ornament, but an official who really did practical things, which was much more useful than some guys who were vegetarian in the corpse position.
In the future, he will finally be able to get rid of his hands with confidence. In the past two years, the household department and the Huangzhuang have been running on both sides, and they almost didn't toss his old bones. He believes that the experimental field of Huangzhuang, under the management of Miss Yu, will definitely be able to flourish!
Just when Liu Shangshu picked up the eighth cup of tea and really didn't have the stomach to put it down, there was finally movement outside the study. A moment later, Yu Xiaocao, who was wearing a red official uniform, came in from outside, followed by a little girl who couldn't suppress her excitement.
"Lord Liu, I've kept you waiting!" How can it be said that Liu Shangshu is a second-grade official, and she is a sixth-grade petty official who is not in the stream compared with others, I don't know how many levels are worse, and the courtesy of the subordinates to the superiors still has to be taken into account.
Liu Shangshu didn't wait for her to finish the ceremony, he stretched out his hand to stop her, and said, "Yu ...... Adults don't have to be polite, please take a seat! ”
After standing in the imperial study for almost an afternoon, and she was scared, Yu Xiaocao really needed to sit down and rest, she politely asked Liu Shangshu to take a seat, let people change the new tea, and sat down by herself.
"Aunt Yu...... Lord Yu, I don't know how many potions you have in your hands now......" Liu Shangshu almost blurted out the three words "Miss Yu", and when he saw the small number of official uniforms on others, he immediately changed his words.
Xiaocao chuckled and said, "Lord Liu, you are Xiaocao's official and elder, so call me Xiaocao, be kinder." As soon as you said, 'Master Yu', I thought you were talking to my father!" ”
Originally, with Liu Shangshu's one-sided temperament, he would not change his words easily. can see a little girl who is about the same age as her granddaughter, with a immature face, and her speech and demeanor are full of cordiality and playfulness, which can't help but make people feel a sense of affinity. He smiled and said, "Then I'll call you 'Little Grass Girl'." ”
As long as he doesn't insist on calling himself Lord Yu, he can call him whatever he wants. Yu Xiaocao picked up the teacup and moistened his throat, and said, "Lord Liu is dedicated to the public, Xiaocao really admires it." However, there were not many potions that came with me this time, but they were just samples for the emperor and adults to refer to. ”
Seeing that Liu Shangshu was anxious and anxious, she immediately continued: "However, after the last time I met with the saint, I began to gather the materials for making potions, and now they are basically all gathered. It's getting late today, and it's a little late to get out of the city. I'm going to work overtime tonight to make more potions and make sure I don't delay tomorrow's use. ”
Since Xiaocao said so, Liu Shangshu could only suppress the anxiety in his heart, nodded and said, "Then I will work hard Xiaocao girl today!" The old man will come to disturb again tomorrow morning! ”