Xia Jinghong immediately said, "It's the minister's idea, thinking that there will be a lot of delay on the way to the palace, I'm afraid that if this pastry is cold, the taste is not good, and it affects the emperor's appetite, it will be the minister's sin." ”

"Therefore, the minister deliberately asked the minister to ban this secret recipe from the emperor, if it can win the emperor's favor, it can also be made by the imperial chef in the future."

"It's just that this thing is cold, so you can't eat too much at night."

Xia Qingqing had an idea on the way here, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial chef is making pastries, and it will take some time." ”

"Courtier, here, there is another small object that I want to present to the emperor."

The Emperor said, "Oh, come and listen. ”

"Please forgive the emperor, the courtiers have no form, this thing was improvised by the courtiers on the way here."

"There are no finished products, no sketches."

The emperor immediately said, "What is this, someone will serve the pen and ink, and let you draw it on the spot for me to see." ”

Fu'an immediately called a few little eunuchs and brought tables and chairs. Standing on the side, he was about to grind ink for Xia Qingqing.

Xia Qingqing immediately said, "Yo, this can't be done, it's not good to bother Lord Fu'an and grind ink for the courtiers." ”

Xia Jinghong also said, "Let's come to Weichen." ”

The emperor said, "It's okay, Fu'an, he is the best at grinding ink, he has been grinding ink for me all his life, and he has sharpened it very well." ”

"Quick, quick, draw your thoughts."

Xia Qingqing looked at the emperor, and had no choice but to say, "That's good, but the courtiers are disrespectful, but the courtiers' painting skills are limited, I'm afraid they can't show it well, what the courtiers think." ”

"It's better to do this first, after the painting is drawn, the courtiers will tell the emperor in detail."

The emperor promised, "Okay, you draw first." ”

Xia Qingqing held his breath and condensed, walked to the side, Fu'an also happened to grind the ink, picked up a brush, dipped the tip of the pen lightly in some ink, and pondered for a moment in his eyes. The shape of the object also came to mind.

He immediately began to paint, and said, "As for the courtier, it is made of a jade wrench, and this thing is placed on a candle, which can be made of iron or silver." ”

"In the middle, there is an opening that can be placed on top of different candles, and when it is installed, the candle will naturally burn, and when it burns to the position where the object is placed, the thing will be lightly attached to the candle."

"We don't need to do anything, we can put out this candle."

As she spoke, she finished drawing and presented the pattern to the emperor.

I saw that the drawing was like a jade wrench, but there was a notched object, and there was a small lid on it, and the middle was also fixed with a silver wire.

Xia Qingqing said, "Courtier, on the way here, I saw the palace compound, which was brightly lit, and I thought, if the palace maids are busy and forget to extinguish the candles, it will be a kind of consumption." ”

"And if you are careless, so it causes a fire, it is even more unimaginable, so ah, the courtiers made this candle buckle."

"As the name suggests, put this thing on top of a candle. When you light the candle, you don't have to worry about it, just calculate when you want the candle to go out, and place it on top of the candle. ”

The emperor looked at this pattern carefully, listened to Xia Qingqing's words and thought about it again, and immediately said, "Okay, it's really good!" You're so smart! ”

"Just a moment of hard work, and came up with a good thing, yes, the starting point is also good, it is true that this fire, once it catches fire, it is unimaginable."

Xing Guogong also said again and again on the side, "If you don't say that our Qingqing County Lord is ingenious, in just a while, Kung Fu has actually researched such a small thing, don't look at this thing is small, this can be of great use." ”

Xia Qingqing was praised by the two repeatedly, and she was also shy.

said, "How can the courtiers be so smart, it's nothing more than a small object made by an idea, and I want to dedicate it to the emperor." ”

"You, don't praise me anymore, if I have a tail, at this time, I can jump to the sky."

, "The emperor said that you, the smartest, someone came to call one of the workers of Lubanfang, and asked the county lord of Qingqing to tell him in detail." ”

"In the future, this thing will be used in the palace, and it can reduce the use of some candles, the best of both worlds."

Xia Qingqing nodded and said, "Indeed, it's not just to prevent a fire caused by a candle tipping over when you're not careful. ”

"The biggest benefit is that you avoid the waste of candles. You know, the candle also requires money. ”

When the emperor heard this, he laughed even more heartily, and said, "You don't care about anything else, and as soon as you mention that you have won money, you will be energetic." “

As a few people were talking, the pastry was finally ready.

The head of the imperial dining room specially brought it over in person.

Fu'an said, "Your Majesty, this is a pastry made according to the secret recipe of the Qingqing County Lord, you can taste it." ”

Xia Qingqing and Xia Jinghong glanced at each other, both holding their breath, and after seeing the emperor take a sip, he put it in his mouth, and he didn't even dare to breathe at this time.

The two were afraid that the emperor would be dissatisfied, and then they would suffer, and after the emperor ate it, he said approvingly, "Yes, good thing." The bean paste is soft. The bean juice is sweet, and this mung bean cold cake is really good. ”

Xia Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, if you like it, that is the blessing of the courtiers, and it is the blessing of this pastry." ”

After the emperor finished eating the pastries, he called Lu Ban to visit the people, and after these things were resolved, the emperor's spiritual head was almost exhausted.

Xing Guogong glanced at it and was about to slowly withdraw, Xia Qingqing couldn't wait any longer, and said, "The emperor doesn't know where my grandfather is marching at this time?" ”

The emperor was lying on the couch, his expression was also dim, and said, "Your grandfather thinks he should be there at this time, right?" ”

"King Jing's journey has always been fast, and this time the military situation is urgent, and there is no room for delay, he will definitely not be delayed on the road," Speaking of this, he remembered that the most important thing in the march was the matter of grain and grass, and he immediately said to Xing Guogong.

"The household department should have prepared all the grain and grass, right?"

"Find two people who can preside over the overall situation, hurry up and send them to Fengyuan, so that the old prince will have to raise grain and grass locally."

As soon as Xing Guogong saw that the emperor asked about this, he immediately said, "The household department has always said that there is no silver, otherwise the grain and grass collected will not meet the standard of military rations, and the progress of this matter has been slow!" ”

The emperor frowned slightly and asked, "Why is this happening?" Thinking that grain and grass have always been guarded by heavy soldiers, and they were harvested early years ago? ”

"At the time of the autumn harvest every year, part of it will be used as military rations in the treasury, how can this happen now?"

Xing Guogong immediately explained, "Didn't there be a fire before? ”

"In addition, there is a drought in the west, and some grain and grass have been transported, but I didn't expect the Turkic situation to be like this in the past, and suddenly the household department has not made up all the original grain and grass."

"Right now, they're in a hurry."

Xia Qingqing hurriedly said, "The emperor might as well hand over this matter to the courtiers, not to mention all the grain and grass, at least half of the grain and grass, and the courtiers are also willing to help raise it." ”

The emperor's frowning brow wrung even more to death. "You, a daughter's family earns some silver, plays some jewelry, and plays by herself."

"Well, let you contribute to the country's major affairs again and again! This is not appropriate. ”

"Besides, if the old prince knows about this matter, he is not there, I will go to bully his obedient granddaughter, and when he comes back, he will definitely have to make a big fuss with me."

"Someone," he said to Xing Guogong.

"Within two days, the household department must come out with a charter."

He said to Fu'an again, "You go and pass the decree and tell the Hubu Shangshu that if he can't come up with a solution within two days, then his Hubu Shangshu will also do it." ”

When Xia Qingqing heard this, she was even happier in her heart, she was definitely unwilling to charge all the silver she had earned so hard to the treasury.

It's just that this time is different from usual, when it comes to the end, she can't retreat, besides, this matter is about the old prince, she is more concerned than anyone else.

Xing Guogong saw that the emperor was so resolute, and also said, "Since the emperor's household department is in trouble, then take a two-pronged approach and let him draw up a charter." ”

"The county lord is here, since she goes to raise his grain and grass, no matter how much she raises, she can send a team of people to send the grain and grass raised by the county lord to the front line Fengyuan."

"There's a lot of land over there, and there's not much to eat. Even if the old prince wants to raise some grain and grass in the local area, I am afraid it will not be easy. ”

The emperor nodded and said, "Okay, Qingqingzhen has authorized you to raise grain and grass, just a little, if you can raise it, it will be fine, if you can't raise it, don't be in a hurry." ”

"I don't believe it, he can't even do this little thing as a dignified household secretary!"

"Then not only does he not want this black gauze hat on his head, but he can even stop his upward head!"

Xia Qingqing even knelt down and replied, "It's the courtiers who understand that the courtiers will definitely not be reckless." ”

Xia Jinghong saw that even Qingqing had something to do, and just wanted to step forward to ask the emperor for an errand, but was glared back by Xing Guogong.

Xia Jinghong had no choice but to withdraw this step again.

The emperor didn't seem to see the entanglement of their eyes, and said, "Okay, I'm tired, you can go down first." ”

"It's the micro-ministers who retire, and the courtiers who retire."

When he got out of the palace gate, Xia Qingqing originally wanted to say something to Xing Guogong, but was soothed by Xing Guogong, and took the lead in saying, "Let's go, go to your house for lunch." ”

"Just to see the emperor eat it, I haven't eaten it yet."

Xia Qingqing said with a smile, "Okay, then let's go to the mansion." ”

Xia Jinghong didn't understand what riddles the two were playing.

Turning over and following on the horse, the group finally returned to the house and sat down.

Xia Qingqing said, "This is the best hair tip, please Xing Guogong try it." ”