Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 13 Lin Runyu's Thoughts

"Why did the prince appear in this royal garden?"

Xia Zijin seemed to ask casually, but stared at his reaction seriously. Based on her intuition, she always felt that her falling into the water had nothing to do with Lin Runyu.

"I... I just came out of the Shoukang Palace. I will pay my respects to the Queen Mother and her elders when I have time today. I never thought that I could be a hero and save the beauty once I passed by the imperial garden." Lin Runyu also answered smoothly, looking at Xia Zi After entering the water, the body that was wet and pressed tightly by the clothes couldn't help but look eagerly in the eyes.

Xia Zijin's face turned pale, and she tightened her cloak, despising Lin Runyu's human-faced and animal-hearted nature in her heart.

"Princess, today in the court hall, all the courtiers have the honor to witness the wonderful case written by the princess, and I am also deeply impressed by the princess's talent."

Lin Runyu cupped his hands and bowed, and gradually got into the main topic, with a slight smile on his handsome face, if she was a woman who had just begun to fall in love, and heard such confessional words, she must be a little bit excited.

It's a pity that Xia Zijin is not such a woman, she pretends to be shy with a pink complexion, but looks at Lin Runyu's every move with a pair of cold eyes.

"The son of the world praises it, the little girl of Zijin, if she can do a little bit for the father and the people, she is already satisfied."

"Princess is self-effacing. I have read that plan carefully. It is indeed very subtle. In the early dynasty, the emperor had already decreed to send a water control envoy to use the princess's plan to go to the south of the Yangtze River to control the water."

Xia Zijin saw that he introduced the topic of water control step by step, and she had some guesses in her heart, but she remained calm and continued following his words.

"Father, can you say which adult is sending to Jiangnan?"

Lin Runyu sighed softly, supported his forehead and said: "The emperor hasn't announced it yet, I just need to think about it carefully. The people in the south of the Yangtze River are displaced, and the water control envoys must think that the people's well-being is their own responsibility. I am afraid that this position will be taken seriously. People will take it away, and it is a waste of the princess's painstaking efforts to write the plan."

Xia Zijin only felt ironic. The caring people in Lin Runyu's mouth probably included himself.Since Ming Shengdi has not yet made a decision, he is staring at that position. Now his son came to the imperial garden and "saved" himself very coincidentally. There are many twists and turns in it. , I also fully understand.

"It is a great righteousness for the son to consider the people. If all the adults in the court have the same heart for the people and the country as the son, the father will be relieved."

Lin Runyu was secretly delighted, it seemed that the heroic rescue of the beauty was not in vain, and the balance of Princess Pearl was obviously in favor of him!

"I am flattered to have the princess's trust! It's just that I don't want to speculate on the holy will. If the emperor can really send me to go, I will do my best to win a peace and stability for the suffering people. Jiangnan."

Lin Runyu's generous words caused Xia Zijin to be in a trance for a moment. He also said the same in his previous life, and he would use up his life's love to exchange her for a stable life.Why she loved such a hypocrite all her life in her previous life, even she herself didn't know.It's just that in this life, he would never use the same method to deceive her again!
"My son is righteous. If there is a chance, this princess will definitely tell my father about my son's intentions for the common people."

Lin Runyu bowed to thank her, her heart was already overjoyed, as long as Princess Mingzhu spoke for her, and with the help of the crown prince, he would be the envoy for flood control!

The corners of Xia Zijin's mouth curled up secretly. The water control plan presented to Ming Shengdi was not complete yet, and she had mentioned several key points in one stroke.She originally intended to hand over the complete plan to Liu Xiangqing, so that the Liu family could take over the job.

Now Lin Runyu came to the door by herself, playing so many tricks to get him to recommend him, then she did what he wished, bringing an incomplete plan to control the water, no matter how capable he is, he can't make a good one At that time, when the time comes to return to Shangjing in disgrace, Ming Shengdi Longyan is furious, even if he does not die, he will lose his skin.

"Then I will take my leave first, thank you princess!"

"The son is good to go."

Xia Zijin's thin lips parted slightly, and she started off as a good show, but she didn't know that from the moment she and Lin Runyu landed, she fell into the eyes of one person.

Xia Shengqing was hiding in the bamboo bushes, her eyes were filled with sadness.He heard the maid's cry for help, and rushed towards the lotus pond like crazy, but he was still a step too late, and saw Prince Lin carrying the princess ashore.

He saw the crown prince putting on clothes for the princess, he saw the princess's face like peach blossoms, he heard the two talking like friends, and the princess even promised to recommend the crown prince.

They match like that, don't they?

Perhaps compared with Lin Wang's son, he is not comparable after all. How can a prince's son and a disabled eunuch compare?
Xia Shengqing felt that the area under her chest was empty, and it was extremely uncomfortable to be choked.Forget it, he shouldn't think too much about it. An eunuch who wants to be loved by the princess is probably a kind of laughing stock in itself.

In the gray weather, he left sadly alone. This imperial palace and this lotus pond are so cold.

At dinner time, Ming Shengdi was eating in his bedroom. There were 49 meals on the long table, all cooked by the imperial dining room. Five colors of delicacies were placed on the table. Stir-fried shrimp with seasonal fresh vegetables in front of me, the entrance is crisp, and the freshness of shrimp and seasonal vegetables dances on the tip of the tongue. The fusion of two completely different umami flavors is wonderful.

Ming Shengdi dipped his chopsticks in each dish, but he didn't use it. Although the craftsmanship of the imperial dining room is good, but no matter how good the food is, it will get boring after eating every day.

"Withdraw."

Ming Shengdi wiped his mouth with the handkerchief in his hand, and waved his hand to signal his servants to take the food away.

Xiao Xiazi commanded the court lady to serve the dishes, but a report came through the door: "Princess Mingzhu, please see me!"

He heard it clearly, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Princess Mingzhu is here."

"Let her in."

Xia Zijin entered the palace in style. With the food basket in her hand, she bowed slowly to Ming Shengdi, and said respectfully, "Zijin pays homage to Father Emperor."

Ming Shengdi sat at the long table, motioned her to get up, put his hand into the rose water brought by the maid to wash his hands, wiped off the water stains, and threw the handkerchief to Xiao Xiazi.

"Father seems to have had dinner, it's a coincidence that Zijin came here." Xia Zijin pouted and hid the food basket behind her, very playful and cute.

"Why, Zijin brought food to greet me?" Ming Shengdi couldn't help laughing when he saw her charming little temper. The princess next to him would never be so intimate with him, but she was so different.

"That's not it. My daughter cooked two delicious side dishes, and was going to show off in front of the father, but she didn't want to be late."

Xia Zijin lowered her head and swayed to look at her toes, which seemed a bit coquettish.

The look in Ming Shengdi's eyes softened a bit. He has so many princes and princesses, but they all divide the ceremonies of monarchs and ministers as clearly as Jin and Weishui, and there is no such thing as cooking in person. Although Xia Zijin It was his daughter later, but she was several times more caring than the princess who was raised in the palace since she was a child. He was very happy.

"Since Zijin made it himself, I naturally want to taste it!"

Xia Zijin opened the food basket in response, opened the lid, and bursts of aroma came out.The first layer of baskets contained balls wrapped in lotus leaves. When the emerald green lotus leaves were opened, the golden and attractive wings were baked crispy, and the skin would sink into them with a light touch of chopsticks.Open the crispy skin, there is not a single bone inside, but fried rice with distinct grains, the combination of deliciousness of chicken and sweetness of rice is wonderful.

"Father, please try this lotus leaf wing wrapping rice, it is a famous dish in the south of the Yangtze River."

Ming Shengdi nodded with a smile, just looking at the golden color makes one's taste buds excited.He picked up a piece of wing and lightly took a bite, the fragrance of the lotus leaf blended perfectly with the wing rice, and it was like a first-class enjoyment between his lips and teeth.

"Zijin is not only knowledgeable and reasonable, but also has such good craftsmanship, which is really rare." Ming Shengdi couldn't help praising, and unconsciously used two wings.

"Father, don't patronize eating rice wrapped in wings, this rose cake is also very delicious!"

Xia Zijin opened the second layer of the food basket, and sliced ​​rose cakes were placed neatly on the tray. The glutinous rice porcelain white paste was inlaid with delicate and beautiful rose petals, topped with thick and fragrant milk soup, The appearance is very good.

Ming Shengdi cheerfully used up a lot, and put down his chopsticks contentedly after eating most of the two dishes. The palace meal is boring, and it is very good to have such side dishes occasionally.

"My son is also very happy to see the incense used by the emperor. The emperor came in to worry about the floods in the south of the Yangtze River, and he lost a lot of weight." Xia Zijin said with great concern, but gradually led the topic to water control. .

Ming Shengdi wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, thinking of the trifles in the court, he was also very depressed.

"I have announced that I will adopt the method you wrote, Zijin, but the candidates for the flood control envoys have not yet been determined."

Xia Zijin smiled and massaged Ming Shengdi's shoulders. The strength was neither light nor heavy, just enough to relieve the soreness in his neck when he bowed his head and corrected the performance all the year round.

"From my son's point of view, it is not difficult to choose this flood control envoy. There are so many capable people in the court. There must be someone who can relieve father's worries."

Ming Shengdi thought of several officials who went to the imperial study privately to see him early in the morning, and he sighed: "Those bastards, when they asked for their advice, they just perfunctory me, but now they are competing for positions, which is really embarrassing." I am chilled."

"How could it be? Your father is wise and powerful, and the adults are eager to serve you!" Xia Zijin replied sweetly. She knew that Ming Shengdi liked to hear compliments, and she didn't mind saying a few words, "For example Huang Shangshu, An Shangshu, and that Lin Shizi, I see, they are very capable."

Ming Shengdi heard that Xia Zijin praised the three of them. Huang Shangshu is the heir of the eldest son of the emperor, An Shangshu is the party member of the eldest son of the emperor, and Prince Lin is closer to the prince, and has everything. It seems that there is no suspicion of deliberately recommending candidates. , also carefully considered her words.

(End of this chapter)