Naturally, someone would run to the imperial kitchen to deliver the message. The chief eunuch was standing at the door, personally serving the emperor and the marquis. I really didn't dare to leave it to those unreliable little eunuchs anymore!
The Emperor and the Marquis continued talking about business until dinner was served.
The Marquis finished his meal in two or three bites, and when he saw the palace was closed, he left.
The emperor thought for a while and motioned to the eunuch chief to see him off.
The chief eunuch understood, and smiled and led the Marquis to the palace gate.
The Marquis chatted casually with the chief eunuch and asked, "How many months have I been away from Jiangnan? How is the Broken Gold Beach?
" The jade melon garden should have opened. Have you offered melons to the emperor?
The head eunuch laughed awkwardly and replied: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, Broken Gold Beach is fine. A few days ago, Uncle Li and the princess brought the village chief to the palace to offer melons in person. "
"The emperor likes the princess very much and gave the princess a birthday gift in advance. The Queen also selected a lot of fabrics and jewelry and sent them to Broken Gold Beach."
"Did he give the princess a birthday gift in advance?" The Marquis said at that time He caught the key point in the words of the chief eunuch and asked: "Why should I reward you in advance?"
The chief eunuch laughed dryly, feeling uneasy, but he still said bravely: "Well, the princess and the third princess played for a while, isn't it too much ? Happy, the empress was anxious and made the princess feel a little wronged.
"The emperor was very distressed, so he rewarded the princess's birthday gift in advance. However, the princess was very happy. She put on new clothes and jewelry and went out of the palace. "
The Marquis looked calm, responded, and said nothing again.
This made the chief eunuch even more unsure...
The emperor finally waited for the chief eunuch to come back, and then asked: "Did my cousin ask you?
The chief eunuch bent down and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty. " The Marquis asked if the Li family had come to the palace to offer melons. The old slave said that the princess was also here, and you had given her a birthday gift in advance.
"The Marquis is really keen. When he asked why he was rewarded in advance, the old slave said that the princess and the princess were not happy playing together, and the princess was a little wronged..."
The emperor rarely made a sad face and sighed, "My cousin is the most vindictive. He He must remain calm, and then think of a way before taking action.
"Back then, I was an unpopular prince, and I was once pushed into the lotus pond. After my cousin found out, he just planned to strip the culprit naked and throw him in. It was still winter, and the man almost froze to death. Now, he regards Fu Niu'er as his eyeball, and I'm afraid it won't be a good thing..." When
the eunuch chief heard these words, the emperor not only did not blame one of the Xinting Hous, but instead showed a bit of connivance, and he felt strong He dared to test and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Marquis will not care about a child like the third princess. "
The implication is that if the Marquis wants to vent his anger on the princess, he will only target the queen and the Wu family...
The emperor's eyes lit up and he laughed.
The third princess is his own, no matter how stupid he is, he can't help but protect him.
But the queen and the Wu family Wu family, his patience is about to run out, it's just right for someone to come out and clean it up!
"Prepare water for bathing! "
The emperor has figured it out and doesn't have to worry anymore. Just do whatever you have to do.
Xincun, Li's backyard.
Jiayin is also very discerning. She didn't disturb her parents' reunion. She went back to the room early, saying she wanted to go to bed early. In fact, she started to study hard after entering the space.
During this period of time, she often visited the small courtyard of the miracle doctor Zhang, but the old man was a good doctor, but not a good master. He
taught her a lot with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west . Things, but it was too messy.
Fortunately, the old man was thinking about some weird prescription recently, and he didn't want her to be around to avoid accidental injury, so he gave her a medical book, hoping to make her quiet for a while, which was also a bit of a test. Meaning.
Therefore, Jiayin plans to memorize the medical books as soon as possible, and finish all the self-study skills to impress the old man and no longer treat her as an ordinary child.
For the strong, weakness can certainly arouse their sympathy. But it is not easy for them to teach each other everything they have. Jiayin plans to use this medical book as a stepping stone to completely open the "door" of Dr. Zhang's medical skills!
In addition, Jiayin also needs to take time to read and practice calligraphy, and learn Tianwu's general accounting method so that he can understand the account books.
She even dug out the abacus and mental arithmetic textbooks she had learned as a child in her previous life and has been studying and practicing on her own.
Children don't have any personality. In their previous lives, they took elementary classes and then threw them aside.
Fortunately, she bought both intermediate and advanced textbooks, otherwise she would regret it now...
Occasionally when she gets tired from studying, Jiayin will skip rope to try to build up her physical strength, hoping that her chubby little body will be more flexible.
Of course, the hope is good, but I don't know if it can be realized...
Therefore, when outsiders see her being lazy and gluttonous every day, it seems that she is not much different from before.
In fact, she had already taken the initiative to roll herself up in the unknown space courtyard.
It was an ordinary night in the eyes of outsiders, but the good news was extremely fulfilling. I had a good sleep, and when I went out again, it was bright outside.
Li Laosi had a good night's sleep and felt really refreshed. After having dinner early in the morning, he took the soldiers next door to wander around the village.
The village chief happened to meet them and led a group of people to the melon field.
Previously, large tracts of jade melons and golden fruits had been sold out.
But in the spring, the village chief deliberately set aside a few ridges of land and delayed planting hundreds of melon seedlings for half a month.
It was originally prepared for Mr. Hou and the others to miss the opening of the garden and still have melons to eat when they came back.
Unexpectedly, it will come in handy today!
Seven or eight round jade melons were picked and chopped open with a hatchet.
The soldiers each hugged a piece and ate it. They were all crazy with joy.
"This is the jade melon. I heard that the emperor likes to eat it!"
"Wow, this thing is so sweet, it really quenches our thirst... Li Yong always brags to us, and I thought he was lying, but I didn't expect it to be true. !"
"I heard that a melon can be exchanged for a silver coin. How much silver have we eaten?!"
"Don't want to eat it? Give it to me. I just haven't eaten enough yet!"
The soldiers were joking as they ate. , occasionally quarreling, but they held the melon pieces tightly in their hands, not to mention dropping them on the ground, not even a drop of juice leaked out.
Some people even ate the melon rind!
The village chief clicked his pipe and pot, smiling as he watched the men laughing and joking, and the wrinkles on his face gathered into a flower, as if he had seen him when he was young.
Seeing a soldier eating the melon rind, he quickly stopped him, "Don't eat it, little brother, there are still melons left. I'll pick them for you again."
"No, no need, uncle!" Although the soldiers looked rough, they were considerate. , all waved their hands and refused.
Someone said: "Uncle, let's just eat fresh food, and keep the rest for the Marquis! I think the Marquis will be back at noon."
The village chief then gave up and led the soldiers to play in the orchard.
Li Laosi took the opportunity to go back home, found his mother and said, "Mom, Wei Daniu is going home to get married. My brothers and I are going to join in the fun. Come and prepare a gift for me!
" He is a fool, but he is not afraid of death and is loyal enough. Thanks to him for saving me during this expedition, otherwise I might have come back injured..."