Naughty boy or something... There's nothing wrong with praising Sun Xuancheng, but it's too much to praise her by stepping on her.

Tang Shiyue raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Thank you, gentlemen, but I already have a copybook." She took it out from her arms with an innocent look, "The emperor just gave it to me."

All those present were well-educated people, and all of them could identify handwriting with the naked eye...but when they saw it, they were speechless for a moment.

The person who spoke before turned green in the face.

He said Sun Xuancheng couldn't condescend to write calligraphy for her, but it turned out that she had one written by the emperor himself.

Handwritten!!!

The people who had just imagined a big drama in their minds were also shocked. How could the emperor scold him? The emperor was pampering him to the extreme! Which son of the emperor had ever received such treatment? Not even the crown prince!

But some people also think that the emperor may not be happy if she shows off the things he gave her, and her glory may not last long.

Apart from that, the same thought in everyone's mind was "Young and full of vigor!" This girl was obviously unwilling to suffer any loss, so at least while she was still in favor, one should never mess with her.

This matter soon reached the ears of Emperor Ming Yan.

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But what these people didn't expect was that when Emperor Ming Yan looked at her, he wasn't looking at a minister, but a father looking at his lost daughter. So, how could a father not be happy when his daughter showed off the things he gave her? He was quite proud!

So Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty ordered someone to give the "Essential Oil Handbook" written by Tang Shiyue to the unlucky guy who said "naughty boy" and asked him to copy it several times.

Although he did not intend to punish more, but just made a joke, but in the eyes of the ministers, this is undoubtedly supporting Tang Shiyue. Especially when that person saw the red pen circled corrections on the paper... If it was not circled by Chen Hong, then who could it be? I dare not think too much!

On the third day, the emperor set out on his journey back. The northern tour had finally come to an end.

Emperor Ming Yan had been busy until now, and he finally took a breath.

But even though he was so busy, he still asked the shadow guard three times a day, but the shadow guard was still unable to find out where that old lady Tan was.

Tang Yongli died, Wang was also dead, and the only person who might have known about the incident, Mrs. Tan, had no news at all.

This is where things got stuck.

The imperial carriage returned much faster, and Emperor Ming Yan had more free time. He even played checkers with her. He was obviously just a native, but she couldn't beat him even at 4 to 2!

Tang Shiyue was so angry after losing that she refused to play with him.

That's not all. He also had to teach her: "Do you know why you lost? There was a lack of coordination between the armies, and each of them fought on their own..."

After a lot of blah blah, he concluded, "You are suitable for charging into battle and being independent. You can be a pioneer in war, but you are not capable of strategizing and directing the overall situation."

It's just a game! Why take it so seriously?!

Tang Shiyue ran to the window to look at the scenery with a depressed look on her face.

Not long after, he saw something at a glance, and Tang Shiyue said: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

"What's wrong?" Emperor Ming Yan took a look at it slowly and said, "This is the poppy tree, which can cure scabies, ringworms and swellings, but it is very poisonous. Haven't you seen anyone use this to light a torch?"

Tang Shiyue really admired Emperor Ming Yan's extensive knowledge and strong memory. She said, "I have seen tung oil and trees, but I have never seen such a large area."

She blinked her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, this thing is actually very useful. It is heat-resistant, waterproof, rust-proof and anti-corrosion. It can be used on ships and other places. Furniture will not easily break if you apply a layer of it on it."

It's not that she said that Emperor Ming Yan's political sensitivity was really top-notch.

She just said this vaguely, and Emperor Ming Yan frowned and made a gesture to Gu Jiuxing.

The imperial carriage soon stopped and someone came forward to ask for instructions. Gu Jiuxing, who was indeed a worm in the stomach of Emperor Ming Yan, immediately asked people to find out who owned that large patch of tung trees.

Emperor Ming Yan said to Tang Shiyue: "Tell me in detail."

Tang Shiyue didn't try too hard to hide it.

Anyway, she was the Empress Fu who was born with knowledge, and her little tricks were obvious to people like Emperor Ming Yan.

She tried to explain what she knew.

Tung oil is the main raw material for making paints, coatings, inks, etc. During World War II, it was an important strategic material!

It dries quickly, has strong adhesion, and is heat-resistant, acid-resistant, waterproof, anti-corrosive, and rust-resistant... In short, it has a lot of benefits! Although there are no tanks, airplanes, or cannons yet, it is also a good anti-rust and anti-corrosion material for shipbuilding.

She noticed this thing because of her rickshaw.

There are two major technical difficulties with rickshaws: tires and chains.

Tires need rubber. But rubber trees are unlikely to be seen anytime soon, so tires can only be made from wood coated with tung oil. It seems that every household has some tung oil for lighting lamps and torches, but when you really want to buy a lot, you will find that there is not much.

Emperor Ming Yan listened and nodded slowly.

Then he touched her head and said, "Go back. I will call someone to discuss this matter."

Tang Shiyue said "oh" and got out of the car. Several old men had already gotten out of the car. Lin Fujian said in a friendly manner, "Madam, what delayed you?"

This question was cunning. Tang Shiyue was so shy that she shook her head and said, "I won't tell you."

Lin Fujian smiled and said, "It was my rash question, please don't blame me, Madam. You are always in front of the emperor, so it is a good thing that you can remember this."

He acted like an elder, so Tang Shiyue naturally wanted to thank him: "Thank you for your advice, sir. I understand."

This matter did not delay the process for long, at most half an hour, and the Holy Chariot set off again.

Tang Shiyue discovered that Emperor Ming Yan was really the emperor and the world belonged to him.

She had clearly told him about this, but he never mentioned it again after that, so her plan of finding an opportunity to get some tung oil and develop her rickshaw business was aborted.

In a few days, they arrived in Dongfeng County.

Tang Shiyue was away for almost a month.

Knowing that she was leaving, many elders gave her gifts.

This time, it was not because of Queen Tang’s strong ability to attract fans, but because of “the emperor’s favor”.

Tang Shiyue is originally a very simple person, and in the eyes of these shrewd people, he can be seen through at a glance.

She is such a person who has great ability and great fortune, but has no bad intentions and does not like to calculate. She is consistent in her words and deeds. The most important thing is, of course, that she is extremely favored by the emperor.

Only a fool would not make friends with a person like this.

Moreover, it is naturally more cost-effective to make friends with her at this time rather than after she climbs up.

In addition to the previous incidents with the censor and the copybook, everyone was on edge, so the gifts given were quite expensive, a house or something like that being the most casual gift.

It was at this time that Tang Shiyue finally felt the reality that “it turns out these are really the top bosses.”

You should know that Emperor Ming Yan was an emperor who had a clear distinction between being a human being and doing things. When he went on a northern tour, he did not bring any concubines with him. From this point of view alone, he was better than many emperors throughout history.

That's why he brought out the elites, and the gifts these people gave were certainly not vulgar.