The next day, Tang Shiyue presented the emperor with a new species of Dayan - watermelon.

She and Emperor Yan of Ming Dynasty performed a perfect play of a wise ruler and virtuous ministers beside a melon field, with hundreds of people watching.

Then Emperor Ming Yan issued an edict on the spot, promoting her two levels in one go, to the third-rank county lady.

Although the title of Madam is a bit strange, this rank of lady was originally reserved for the wives and mothers of officials. Her situation is unique, so it is naturally impossible to create one specifically for her.

Afterwards, Emperor Ming Yan issued an edict to taste the new melons together with all officials and common people.

More than 300 watermelons were picked, cut into small pieces, and passed among officials and common people. Then, a eunuch with a loud voice explained the planting method in a loud voice, teaching everyone to save the seeds and plant them next year...

Having eaten melons with the emperor is enough for these people to brag about for three lifetimes!

Emperor Ming Yan then discovered that after the storm, the people admired and loved him even more, and looked at him with stars in their eyes.

Because he had sent the imperial physician immediately for the vaccination, and he had sent the imperial envoy immediately for the siege. So everyone thought that the emperor was very powerful, knowing everything and understanding everything. The admiration and respect from the bottom of their hearts could never be compared to the whitewashing umbrella of the people.

Emperor Ming Yan was delighted and ordered people to grind ink. He gave Tang Shiyue a plaque with the words "A Hundred Blessings" written by him on the spot and asked her to hang it in front of the door.

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You know, normally the emperor's personal writing should be put up for display, but this one, he asked to hang it in front of the gate, which is almost equivalent to "as if I were here in person", so who would dare to act rashly after that?

In short, everyone is happy.

The emperor stayed in Dongfeng County for another day. After all, there was still a lot of political work to be done.

Before leaving, Emperor Ming Yan called her to have dinner together, and Tang Shiyue was not restrained. What she wanted was to fight for the greatest freedom under the rules. Since he didn't mind, she naturally had to please him.

Although everything is kept simple, the food the emperor eats is not simple either, and every piece of food is delicious.

Emperor Ming Yan saw that she was at ease, and he couldn't help but smile, and told Gu Jiuxing, "Take away the cheese, and focus on the one who picks up the chopsticks."

After a while, he said again: "The passion bean cakes are gone. I've eaten three pieces. Be careful not to overeat."

Tang Shiyue suddenly buried her head in the bowl.

My god, this emperor is too warm, it's impossible to be like this... The key is that feeling, that inexplicable but extremely kind feeling...

She suddenly wanted to cry.

I miss my dad.

But I miss more than just my dad.

It seemed like there were a lot of grievances, and once a small corner was touched, they were about to erupt like a volcano.

But no matter how stupid she was, she knew she must not cry at this time.

He is the emperor! Even if he is not, he is just a stranger. This is the same as the saying "Don't talk too much with someone you have just met".

Emperor Mingyan said, "What's wrong? I didn't ask you to eat more sweets because it's for your own good..." He was obviously not used to saying this kind of thing, and he didn't know how to respond. He paused before saying seriously, "Children who eat sweets won't grow tall."

Tang Shiyue was happy.

She smiled up at him and nodded: "Oh!"

That little expression was so cute, especially her eyes that looked so similar to the Imperial Concubine's. She looked at him so sweetly, and her cheeks were bulging with food. Emperor Ming Yan felt his heart soften, and his voice became three times softer: "Enfu is too thin. I have selected a few cooks from Chang'an and will send them to you when I return."

Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "Okay, then thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gu Jiuxing served silently by the side and decided to treat this girl as the emperor's own daughter from today on.

After dinner, Emperor Mingyan chatted with her: "What kind of person do you think I should send to Dongfeng County?"

Tang Shiyue drank tea and said casually: "The one who listens to you."

Emperor Ming Yan didn't understand for a moment: "Which official in this world dares not to listen to me?"

"No!" Tang Shiyue said, "I mean, you should pick an excellent executor, not an excellent decision maker. He should do whatever you say conscientiously, instead of having many ideas, guessing what you want, and then doing a lot of self-righteous and unnecessary things."

Emperor Mingyan thought for a moment: "Why is this?"

Tang Shiyue said: "Because...how should I put it? Do you know why people in a place like a military camp can be as close as brothers?"

She answered herself: "Because they have fought side by side and experienced life and death together. This kind of emotion is the easiest to bring people together. And Dongfeng County, because of the vaccination, the cohesion and centripetal force of the entire county, the respect and trust for the emperor are far higher than other places, so this is a precious place, very suitable as a pilot for some things."

Emperor Ming Yan asked: "A pilot project?"

"Yes!" Tang Shiyue said, "For example, if the emperor wants to promote something new, such as cotton or watermelon, he certainly can't do it all over the world at once. He must start from one place. Dongfeng County is a very suitable place to start."

Emperor Ming Yan nodded slowly, as if thinking about something.

This little girl is so unreliable in normal times, but she is very reliable when it comes to serious matters.

He patted her head and said, "You're right. Enfu is really smart."

Gu Jiuxing continued to be a background figure, and in his heart, he silently raised the status of Lady Enfu County... and decided to treat her the same as the emperor's own sons.

After all, who has ever seen the emperor and the princess talking about serious matters? The princess called him father and he responded, and that was all the communication. It was also very common for him not to respond after being called.

The next morning, the Holy Chariot set off and continued on its journey.

As a result, that night, I saw the letter copied by the shadow guard.

Yes, Emperor Ming Yan had been shamelessly peeking at the letter Tang Shiyue wrote to Huo Qijing...

The letter was still written in typical Tang Shiyue's diary-like style, with a scattershot description here and there. At the end, he wrote at length about "I met the emperor", using countless "super".

I didn’t expect that the emperor is so handsome, so powerful, so knowledgeable, and has excellent handwriting, even better than Yandong’s. Yandong’s handwriting is just “well-recognized and well-flown”, while the emperor’s is “well-recognized and well-flown”…

Although Emperor Ming Yandi didn't understand why she had to use the nonsensical word "super" when there were so many words, after reading so many of them, he had already understood her meaning. He just kept shaking his head and laughing.

Then she wrote later that the emperor was super super warm, but it was a pity that he was the emperor.

It's a pity that it's the emperor? What does this mean?

It's a pity that I can't ask her this question.

When she looked down, she saw that she was having dinner with the emperor, and the emperor even cared about her. For some reason, she felt super close to him. If only he were my father, it would be great. It was a pity that he was the emperor...

It turns out to be such a pity.

Is this the nature of father and daughter?

Emperor Ming Yan felt a pain in his eye sockets for a moment.

Then I thought, tomorrow is August 15th, the little princess’ birthday.

He then opened his mouth and ordered: "Pass the order, and let Enfu accompany you."

Gu Jiuxing responded hastily and was about to leave when Emperor Ming Yan said, "Tell someone to make her a few sets of Shang Gong clothes with peacocks embroidered on them."