Xiang Nan replied, "Yes." Who are you?"

The person outside the door replied solemnly: "Mr. Xiang, it's not me, it's my lord who invites you to go downstairs to the private room." ”

"Who is the head of your house?"

The retainers outside the door lowered their voices: "His Royal Highness King Zheng." ”

Pull open the door to the south and ask the person at the door, "Is it really King Zheng?"

"Yes. Carpenter Tang recommended Mr.'s exquisite handiwork to my master, and my master would like to meet you. ”

Xiang Nan said: "Then I'll bring some gadgets and go downstairs." ”

The man who came retreated.

Xiang Nan asked Ye Zhi: "Can we see him?"

Suddenly, Liu Hua, who had been standing not far away, knelt down with a "bang" and said in a wailing voice: "Sir, please help!"

Bai Yuelan hurriedly went to help Liu Hua: "Young Master Liu, if you need our help, just say it, why bother with a big gift?"

"I can answer the question that Miss asked me now. I hadn't seen her since eleven years ago. I have heard that King Zheng is looking for a clever object to present to the emperor, so I would like you to take King Zheng this way to take me into the palace, and maybe I will have the opportunity to meet my fiancée. Liu Hua said, tears flowing.

Bai Yuelan's eyes were also red, and she said, "Gongzi Liu, so many years have passed, according to what you said in the book, she has married another woman, and you still think about her?"

"Even though she is no longer perfect, our relationship is not indelible. I want to see her!" Liu Hua was very determined.

Ye Zhi thought for a while, looked at Bai Yuelan's pleading eyes, and said, "Then this time, Xiang Nan is the big carpenter from the East Ke Kingdom, and we, as Xiang Nan's entourage or apprentice, try our best to bring Liu Gongzi in." To the south, you know what to do, right?"

Xiang Nan nodded, he made a lot of objects that could be displayed and displayed.

Things went very well, and King Zheng especially liked a chessboard that could automatically lose dice, saying that this thing could just pass the time for the emperor. Since Mr. Xiang still has so many interesting objects, it is better to show them directly to the emperor.

Soon after he left, a retainer came to spread the news, agreeing that after the emperor's morning court was over, King Zheng would take Master Xiang to meet the emperor.

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A day later, Xiang Nan was the main one, and he took four carpenter apprentices and entered the palace together.

Dressed in brand-new clothes, Xiang Nan and Bai Yuelan were very curious to look around at the majestic palace and the decent palace people. Relatively speaking, Ye Zhi and Ding Rong, who were following Xiang Nan, were already strange, after all, they were all ancient court films when they turned on the TV. And Liu Hua seemed more cautious and well-behaved. This time, let Tong Yuyang and Qu Linghan be outside the palace and answer at any time.

Seeing that the courtiers had retreated, King Zheng took Xiang Nan and the others to the harem from the side door.

King Zheng's leisurely steps made Xiang Nan anxious: "His Royal Highness King Zheng, is it okay for us to walk so slowly? His Majesty the Emperor has already retired from the court." It wouldn't be good if he was kept waiting. ”

"No hurry, no hurry. King Zheng said, "Your Majesty has to go to see the Queen Mother before summoning us." That's how he usually is. ”

King Zheng knows the emperor. They waited in the side hall for an hour before a little eunuch with very clever eyes came to summon them.

Following King Zheng, Xiang Nan led the four of them to the Imperial Garden.

As soon as he saw King Zheng, the emperor, who was sitting in the small pavilion of the water pavilion, immediately waved his hand and shouted: "Here! here!"

King Zheng stepped forward and bowed down. Although Xiang Nan and the others were unwilling, they had no choice but to bow down together.

"Get up quickly! It's all said, when there is no foreign minister, my cousin doesn't have to bow. The emperor waved his hand indifferently and beckoned King Zheng: "Come and sit." ”

King Zheng stood up, and to the south they followed and stood aside. Ye Zhi flashed a look of doubt, this ...... How déjà vu?

After sitting down, King Zheng asked, "Have you gone to visit the Queen Mother again?"

The emperor replied while drinking tea, "Yes." ”

"Is the Queen Mother still healthy?" King Zheng asked routinely, already having an answer in his heart, the Queen Mother is less than fifty years old, and she has been pampered for more than 20 years, what can be wrong?

Unexpectedly, the emperor frowned and said: "These days are a little bit worse than before, for some reason there was hemoptysis, and the imperial doctor also saw it, and privately invited a number of famous doctors to treat it, with little effect." So she kept urging me to get married, urging me to spread out and enjoy the feeling of her grandson around her knees. ”

King Zheng smiled and did not express his opinion. The emperor didn't want to set up a queen to control himself, so why should he talk so much to persuade and dislike others?

"The hot spring villa recommended by King Zhao, I wanted to invite the Queen Mother to go with me, but she insisted on not going. The emperor complained.

"The Queen Mother is from the northwest, and there is no custom of soaking in hot springs there. King Zheng explained.

The emperor shrugged, saw several faces behind King Zheng, and asked, "Which one is Master Xiang?"

He took a step forward to the south, and arched his hand without humility or arrogance: "Under the south." can't talk about the master, it's the Tang carpenter who praised it falsely. ”

"Praised by Tang carpenter, not a master is better than a master!" The emperor smiled: "Who are you?

"We are from the country of Dongke. A small country like ours in the east is not as prosperous and rich as the Great Jin Country, so when we come to your country, we are all amazed by the wealth and beauty here. ”

"I heard that Dongke has a skilled craftsman, and it is indeed true. Yesterday, King Zheng brought me the Baqiao Pavilion and war chess you made, and as a result, I played all night, and this morning the court dozed off. ”

"It's just some clever things, and it's my honor to be appreciated by the emperor. ”

"Is there anything else to be fun about?" the emperor asked with great interest.

"I will make a large soldier plate in the next meeting, and you can play the game of arranging troops, but that thing is relatively large, so ......" Xiang Nan said for half a while, looking embarrassed.

"Then you stay in the palace and make it for me to see!"

King Zheng stopped: "Your Majesty, this is not appropriate, except for the Imperial Forest Army, other men and others cannot stay in the palace." ”

"You just can't turn your brain! There are men in the palace, isn't there a training center for the Imperial Forest Army? Those sect leaders don't belong to the Imperial Forest Army, there are also imperial doctors and clerks, and sometimes I stay with my courtiers for one night. It's okay, anyway, there are not many women in my harem, and there won't be anything about filthy blood. After the emperor crackled and spoke, he instructed the eunuchs beside him: "Is there an independent courtyard in the training center or the division office? ”

Xiao Jingzi immediately replied: "The teaching center also has an independent courtyard. ”

The emperor turned his head and asked Xiang Nan: "Master, do you still need help?"

"No, my apprentice is enough. Xiang Nan gestured to the four behind him.

The emperor looked at Bai Yuelan and Ding Rong curiously, and said, "Your apprentice still has a woman?"

"Men and women have their own strengths and weaknesses in crafting, and we do not prohibit female apprentices. Xiang Nan replied.

"How long are you going to do it? I want to play with that plate sooner rather than later. ”

"Five to seven days. ”

"Then when I come back from the hot springs, I should be able to see it! Great!" The emperor smiled and urged: "You guys hurry up and start construction." If you do a good job, you will be rewarded. ”