What, "sustainable development"?

Yuwen Lan was confused, what does this mean?

Just as he was wondering, he saw Yan Shu took a spoonful of fried suckling pigeon with spring cakes, and scooped a bowl of duck soup with meat, and put them in front of him, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty worked hard last night, eat some more."

Ahem, these two are good products for nourishing the kidneys and replenishing qi.

He was so powerful at the beginning, so he should not use it up all at once, and he should make up for it with his diet.

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Well, he roughly understood that sentence should mean that he should take it slow.

But... this is just her worrying. Ahem

. He has saved it for so many years, even if it is not "slow", it will not be so easy to use it up.

Thinking of this, the scene of last night reappeared in front of him. Yuwen Lan was happy and picked up the spring cake she had rolled and ate it.

Well, the pigeon meat is fried spicy and delicious, and it is really a perfect match when rolled in the spring cake.

After eating the spring cake, he drank a bowl of soup and felt that the duck meat was stewed soft and tasty, and the soup was also delicious and delicious, which made people feel very comfortable.

Yuwen Lan felt comfortable all over.

- In short, the shadows of the past have completely gone away. His life has also entered a new stage.

Comfortable.

~~

The ministers all found that the king was in a very good mood today.

Not only was he clear-minded and decisive, but when he talked to them, he even had a smile in his eyes, which made people feel flattered.

Seeing this, after finishing the important work, Hanlin scholar Zou Mozhong took the opportunity to ask, "I wonder if Your Majesty has any news about Master Xiaoyao recently? Did something happen to him?"

Hmm?

Yuwen Lan immediately raised his eyebrows, "Why do you ask this, Mr. Zou?"

Zou Mozhong said, "I am just wondering, if nothing happened, why hasn't this master published a new work for such a long time? It has been more than a month since the last one."

Hmm? More than a month?

Yuwen Lan found it strange, because he often saw Yan Shu writing.

After thinking about it for a while, he finally remembered that

the last time she published a storybook was about the case of child molestation, and it has indeed been more than a month since now.

During this period, she wrote a story about the daughter-in-law of Duke Qin'an's mansion

having an affair with a servant - because he got the prince of Duke Qin'an drunk and the story was exposed in advance, it was not published; she also wrote a love story between a widow and her late husband's old friend - because it was related to Madam Mu's privacy, it was not published...

and in the past two days, she was watching the excitement of Ruyifang and probably didn't write any more.

Last night, she finally picked up the pen, but he carried her to the couch...

He then said, "Maybe she has more important things to do than writing storybooks, so she hasn't taken care of it for the time being."

Zou Mozhong frowned and said, "For a person who specializes in writing storybooks and gets paid for it, there are actually more important things than publishing storybooks?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the king frowned and said, "I'm afraid what Zou Qing said is a bit biased. In addition to writing storybooks, there are many other important things in life, such as husband and wife getting along well, having children, which one is not important? Can't she have other fun while holding a pen all day?"

Zou Mozhong paused.

——This is clearly talking about Master Xiaoyao, why is the king suddenly unhappy...

He had to bow his head and said, "Your Majesty is right, I made a mistake. In fact, I have been a little anxious recently because of those booksellers, so I spoke without thinking. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

After saying this, the king's expression eased a little, and he asked him, "How did the booksellers force you?"

Zou Mozhong sighed, "In order to grab Master Xiaoyao's new book, they blocked the door of my house all day long. When they saw me going home or going out, they immediately surrounded me and asked questions. There are even booksellers from other places who set up a stall directly at the door of my house... I almost couldn't get into the house these days."

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Are they so crazy?

Well, it sounds like Zou Mozhong is not having an easy time.

He had no choice but to say, "I'll ask her later. If she has time, she will write it."

Scholar Zou said with a look of grievance, "I hope Master Xiaoyao won't keep me waiting too long."

Tsk, going out every day is like being asked to pay a debt. Who can stand it?

The king coughed again and said, "If it really doesn't work, ask someone to set up a bed for you in the Hanlin Academy and let you stay there for a few days. When her story comes out, I'll give it to you immediately."

Zou Mozhong, "..."

Set up a bed for him in the Hanlin Academy?

Your Majesty is really easy to do.

He could only smile bitterly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

~~

At this time, Yan Shu, who was completely unaware of what had happened, was lying on the couch in the palace.

For most of the day, she was lying on the couch except for eating at the table.

Tsk, it's not that she doesn't want to write a storybook, it's just that her legs are weak and her waist is sore, she feels tired after walking two steps, let alone sitting down.

... In a word, men who have just started to get involved are very scary.

It was almost noon, and when lunch was about to be served, Fu Hai came, holding a wooden box in his hand, followed by two eunuchs, carrying a basket of things.

Yan Shu asked Ren Dong to help her sit outside and asked, "Why are you here, Eunuch Fu?"

But Fu Hai said happily, "Your Majesty, the Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, and His Majesty asked me to bring you this box of South China Sea pearls to weave colorful ropes; and there are new cherries today, and His Majesty said you like them, so I specially sent me to bring you a basket while they are fresh."

A basket of cherries?

Yan Shu was stunned.

——Cherries are a rare commodity these days, especially since they have to be transported from other places to the capital. Even in the palace, there aren’t many.

In addition to those presented to the emperor and the empress dowager, some must be reserved for the kitchen to make desserts and to be given to ministers in the court. So in previous years, she could only eat a dozen or so cherries at most.

Now, there is a big basket of cherries in front of her!

In addition to this big basket of cherries, there is also a box of South Sea pearls. The emperor asked her to weave ropes with them?

Could this be... the preferential treatment after serving the emperor in bed?

Tsk tsk tsk, not only did the emperor give her his first time without reservation, he also sent her so many things to please her, he was still very innocent.

So she hurriedly smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Then she asked, "I wonder if the cherries have been sent to the Empress Dowager?"

- Although the emperor treated her well, she couldn't forget her last name.

The Empress Dowager is the most important person in the palace. No matter what happens, the Empress Dowager must not be suppressed.

Fu Hai nodded hurriedly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, His Majesty had already sent someone to deliver it to Ci'an Palace before he sent me here."

Yan Shu was relieved, and couldn't help stretching her neck to look at the basket of cherries. She saw that each one was full and bright red, and the stems were still green. It was obvious that they were delivered overnight.

She couldn't help but drool, and couldn't help but sigh, "Although our hometown also produces cherries, we can't buy such good ones."

- There used to be a cherry tree in the yard of her hometown in Ande County. She would wait under the tree early every year to eat cherries, but the variety of her own cherry tree didn't seem to be very good, and it was quite sour.

Speaking of which, now that my parents, grandmother, and brother have all come to the capital, they can't eat their own cherries.

I wonder if they are willing to buy them to taste them...

Tsk, although she has a large basket now, they are all gifts and can't be given away casually.

Fu Hai seemed to guess what she was thinking, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, your majesty, the emperor just distributed a few baskets to the adults in the court, including those from the Loyalty Marquis's Mansion."

Huh? And my parents'?

Yan Shu was stunned.

The emperor was so considerate?

... It was like a worm in her stomach.

She was really happy now. She laughed and said, "Then I will thank His Majesty for his grace on behalf of my parents. Please convey my gratitude to His Majesty when you see him later."

Fu Hai hurriedly agreed and left.

Yan Shu asked Ren Dong to wash a large plate of cherries and eat them happily.

Well, it was rare that the cherries were ripe. They were sour, sweet and juicy. They were so delicious!

Yan Shu was not a stingy person. Not only did she eat them herself, she also enjoyed the lotus heart of Ren Dong.

The two were flattered. While eating, they couldn't help but sigh, "We servants are really blessed by our master. His Majesty is getting better and better to the queen."

Yan Shu nodded silently.

Yes, after the coming-of-age ceremony last night, the emperor really stepped onto a new stage.

Sure enough, men also need to grow up.

~~

In addition to cherries, today there are also silk gauze and satin tributes from Jiangnan that have arrived at the palace, prepared to be used as summer clothes for the empress dowager and the emperor's concubines, so the Internal Affairs Bureau is particularly busy. Concubine

Zhou came out of the Yu Garden and happened to see the busy scene outside the Internal Affairs Bureau.

The young eunuchs were busy carrying satin and packing cherries.

She stood in the distance and watched for a while, and suddenly sighed, "In previous years, a large basket of cherries was sent to the Cheng'en Mansion, but I'm afraid there will be no more this year." After

these words came out, the palace maid Xiuyun beside her did not dare to respond.

——Since the end of last winter, when Duke Cheng’en had an accident at a sacrifice ceremony, Duke Cheng’en’s mansion has long lost its share of various banquets and awards in the palace.

Even on the Queen Mother’s birthday two days ago, Duke Cheng’en only sent gifts to the palace in advance and did not dare to show up at the birthday banquet.

So the cherry matter... is really a mystery.

At this time, I saw a few eunuchs carrying a few baskets of cherries walking out, one of which had ice cubes deliberately placed around it.

Seeing this, Concubine Zhou could not help but stop the person and asked, "Where are these going?"

The leading eunuch hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, these are all the rewards that His Majesty has just ordered to be distributed to the adults." Concubine Zhou asked

again, "What about the baskets with ice in them?"

The eunuch hurriedly said, "That is to be sent to the Loyalty Marquis's Mansion. The Loyalty Marquis's Mansion is far away, and it is hot today. I am afraid that it will go bad after being sent there, so I put ice in it."

This is true. Among all the ministers, only the Loyalty Marquis's Mansion is the farthest from the palace. If it takes half an hour to send it to other people's homes, it will take an hour to send it to their mansion, which is twice as long.

The Internal Affairs Bureau also knows that Concubine Yi is in favor now, so naturally they want to do their best to send good things to the Loyalty Marquis's Mansion to please Concubine Yi.

As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Zhou snorted and laughed, "You are really thoughtful. Among the things sent to my palace just now, many were bad. However, the mansion of the Earl of Loyalty remembered to put ice in it."

The eunuch paused and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I guess the person who packed the things just now was blind and didn't pick them carefully for you. I will report to the steward now and send you the better ones later."

But Concubine Zhou said, "Who knew what kind of leftovers you would send to fool me? You guys are just taking advantage of the situation and bullying others." The eunuchs

knelt down in unison and said, "I dare not."

Concubine Zhou wanted to blame them again. Xiuyun advised, "Your Majesty, don't bother with them. The sun is too strong. Please go back to the palace as soon as possible."

- The Internal Affairs Bureau is so busy today. The Queen Mother must be paying attention. If the Queen Mother hears about the commotion, the master will be even less favored by the Queen Mother.

Fortunately, Concubine Zhou still remembered this point. She just snorted and turned away.

In her heart, she kept gritting her teeth and silently repeating the three words "Li Yanshu" with hatred.

~~

For two consecutive days, the king was passionate.

Fortunately, Yanshu was young after all. After the first two days, her muscles finally stopped aching and she could move freely again. She

had eaten most of the cherries. This time she really indulged herself. There were still some that she couldn't eat, so she asked someone to make candied cherries and store them in a jar to eat slowly.

The five-colored rope had been woven, and it was adorned with South China Sea pearls given by the emperor. It was so classy.

Of course, Yan Shu did not forget to weave one for Yuwen Lan.

After all, he was her man now, and she had to love him.

If she didn't weave it for him, who else would she ask?

In the morning, when she had just finished weaving the five-colored rope, Fu Hai came to the palace again and reported, "Your Majesty, His Majesty invites you to taste lychees in Qianming Palace."

Yan Shu was a little surprised, "Didn't the lychees have been delivered a few days ago?"

That's right, she had just eaten the lychee sweet rice made with this year's lychees at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, which was really memorable.

But Fu Hai smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that there are different types of lychees, and they are delivered to the capital in batches every year. The batch that arrived this time is the most delicious one, called glutinous rice cake, but the quantity is not large. Your Majesty only sent some to the Queen Mother, and the rest are in the Qianming Palace."

So that's it.

Yan Shu's eyes lit up immediately.

Speaking of which, she had only heard of the name of glutinous rice cake, but had never really tasted it.

So she immediately responded, "Then I'll go over now."

After speaking, she changed her clothes and combed her makeup, and went to the Qianming Palace with the colorful rope she had just woven.

At this time, Yuwen Lan was reading in the warm room. On the table next to him was a plate of fresh lychees, each of which was bright red and plump, very tempting.

Yan Shu stepped into the hall and saw this scene, and immediately exclaimed in her heart.

[This is the famous glutinous rice cake!!! It is indeed different from others, one is twice as big as the others!]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

He is so big, isn't he more conspicuous than this plate of lychees?

However, after she finished her inner sigh, Yan Shu bowed to him, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Yuwen Lan looked up at her and said, "I remember that you liked to eat the sweet lychee rice that day, Queen Mother. It just so happens that we have some here today. Come and have a taste." As soon

as she finished speaking, she said with a smile, "Then I will respectfully obey your command."

As she spoke, she came to his side, took one and started to peel it.

Wow, this is the most delicious lychee.

The skin is soft and thin, but in just two bites, the big and white flesh appeared in front of him.

When I took a bite, my mouth was full of sweet juice, without a trace of sourness, it was so sweet that it made people speechless.

The most amazing thing is that the core is actually very small, only half the size of a normal lychee, and the rest is all white and moist flesh.

It can be called the most conscientious fruit!

Yan Shu nodded while eating, "Well, this is really delicious."

After she finished speaking, she saw that the emperor was silently looking at her and did not eat with her.

She was stunned.

What does this mean?

Is he angry because she ate first?

Tsk tsk, after all, this is the emperor, how could she forget this?

She then peeled a new one and put it in front of him, smiling, "Your Majesty, please try it, it's really delicious."

However, he did not answer after she finished speaking. He just looked at her with deep eyes and said, "I don't want to eat lychees."

[I just want to eat you...]

However, before she could finish the rest of the words, she grunted and stuffed the peeled lychee back into her mouth, puffed up her cheeks, and said while eating, "Then I will eat it myself..."

"It's really sweet, it's a pity if Your Majesty doesn't eat it."

Yuwen Lan, "???"

No, couldn't she hear what he was going to say next?

——Yes, Yan Shu did not hear it.

Her mind was all on the lychees at this time. While eating, she was shouting in her heart, [It's better to be an emperor! ! ! You can eat such good fruits! ! ! ]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Now it's her who is eating, okay.

In a blink of an eye, she had eaten four or five, and her lips were red.

Yuwen Lan couldn't bear it anymore, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

Hmm, how can lychees compare to her?

...

Time seemed to stand still.

Yan Shu was surprised at first, but soon immersed in it.

Hmm, lychees are delicious, and he is not bad either.

Until one moment, she felt a bright smile and finally came to her senses.

So she hurriedly struggled to break free, saying, "Your Majesty, you can't." But

Yuwen Lan was reluctant to let go, and said, "Why not..." Anyway

, there were only the two of them in the warm pavilion.

But she reminded him righteously, "It's still daytime..."

Yuwen Lan suddenly felt bad and wanted to ask, "What if it's daytime?"

But before he could open his mouth, he heard her sighing in her heart, [Although it's exciting here, ministers may come at any time. What if they suddenly interrupt in the middle and cast a shadow on him, and then he can't do it again? ]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

So this is what she was thinking???

He thought she would be shy...

... But why was she worried that he would fail again?

He had clearly made a clear line with the past!

Hearing this, he wanted to prove it to her even more.

But before he could take the next step, he heard the palace gate report, "Your Majesty, Zuodu Yushi wants to see you."

Yuwen Lan, "..."

She really got it right.

Then, she stood up from his arms and said, "Then I'll take my leave first."

After she finished speaking, she adjusted her hair and looked like she was going to leave.

Yuwen Lan wanted to keep her, but there was no way, after all, Du Yushi was already waiting outside the door.

He could only hum with regret.

But she leaned aside and saluted. Before she took a step, she took out a colorful rope from her sleeve and handed it to him, saying, "This is what I just made. I give it to Your Majesty. Just consider it as a reward for Your Majesty treating me to lychees."

Yuwen Lan took it and wanted to raise his eyebrows. Weren't the beads on the rope given by him?

However, before he could open his mouth, he saw her smile and leave the hall.

Yuwen Lan had no choice but to put away the colorful rope, tried hard to straighten his expression, and called Zuodu Yushi in.

...

~~

After leaving the warm pavilion, Yan Shu walked to the gate of Qianming Palace, but heard someone calling her from behind, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty Yipin..."

She was startled and turned around, only to see the scholar Zou from the Hanlin Academy who helped him write the storybook.

Scholar Zou walked a few steps to her, and after the greeting, he asked, "May I delay Your Majesty for a moment?"

Yan Shu was surprised. Did Scholar Zou come to see her specifically?

This was really rare, so she nodded and said, "What does Scholar Zou want to say?"

But Scholar Zou said, "I want to ask Your Majesty about Master Xiaoyao. I remember that Your Majesty also knows him?"

Master Xiaoyao?

Yan Shu was stunned. He was actually looking for her... a vest?

So she said, "Yes, Lord Zou wants to talk to Master Xiaoyao about something?"

Then, she saw Scholar Zou said with a wronged look on his face, "I do have something to do. Can you please help me, Your Majesty, and urge this young master? To be honest with you, Your Majesty, he has been harassing me all day long because he has not published the new storybook. I can't go home and have been living in the Hanlin Academy for several days..."

What?

Yan Shu was stunned.

——Because she didn't publish the storybook, Scholar Zou was harassed by the booksellers and couldn't go home? ? ?

Seeing her surprised face, Scholar Zou had to repeat what he said in front of the emperor two days ago.

Yan Shu was deeply shocked after listening to it. Only then did she know that the booksellers and readers were looking forward to her so enthusiastically! ! !

And because of her laziness, Lord Zou has been forced into this situation???

She felt very sorry and said hurriedly, "I will send someone to send him a letter and urge him to write the story book quickly."

Then she hurried to her own palace.

As she walked, she blamed herself in her heart, how could she be so obsessed with things and lose her ambition! !

! How could she indulge in the beauty of the south and forget her own right path! !

! It's simply a sin! ! !

~~

After walking all the way, when she entered the palace, Yan Shu was already full of ideas, so she immediately sat at the table and wrote.

However, not long after, she heard a ding from the system, [Pay attention, someone is trying to harm you. ]

What?

Yan Shu was stunned, [Someone is trying to harm me again? ]

... Now there are only three people in the harem.

That's true, although there are only three left, and the other two hate her to death.

However... Wang Zhaoyi has been fighting since winter, and she is very honest.

In comparison, the other one is more likely.

Tsk, this Concubine Zhou, it's really hard to write a storybook!

She then said, [What does she want to do this time? ]

However, before the system could speak, she heard Lian Xin come in and ask, "Master, the Queen Mother sent someone to ask, saying that Princess Lanjun wants to find you to play, I wonder if you are free?" As soon as

the voice fell, the system immediately dinged, [Here it comes, it's a frame-up, be careful. ]

Yan Shu was stunned, frame-up?

Could it be...

Concubine Zhou is going to make a fuss about Lanjun?

The little girl wanted to come and play with her. If something happened to the little girl in her palace, she would say it was her fault?

Hey!

She was immediately furious. How could this vicious woman set her sights on a child!

However, she was angry. The most important thing now was that the Queen Mother asked her so, and she couldn't refuse at all...

Suddenly, she thought of an idea and said to Lian Xin, "But His Majesty just said that he wants to go to the Taiye Lake with me to appreciate the lotus flowers! How about this, why don't we ask the little princess if she is willing to go with him?"

Lian Xin hurriedly agreed and went out to say something to the person who came to ask the question.

At the same time, Yan Shu quickly wrote a few lines on the paper, blew it dry, folded it, put it in an envelope, and handed it to Ren Dong, saying, "Hurry, send it to His Majesty, and tell him that I have something extremely urgent!"

Although Ren Dong didn't understand why, seeing that she was so anxious, she hurriedly said yes and went to Qianming Palace immediately.

~~

However, it is said that Yu Wenlan was busy in Qianming Palace for a while, and after several ministers left, he received Yan Shu's "urgent letter".

Hearing that she had something urgent, he immediately opened it to read. However,

he saw that there were two lines of poetry written on it -

"I live at the head of the Yangtze River, and you live at the tail of the Yangtze River. I miss you every day but I can't see you, let's drink the water of the Yangtze River together."

Yu Wenlan raised his eyebrows -

huh? She actually wrote a love poem to him?

This is really the sun rising from the west.

Looking down, there was only one sentence after the poem -

"I heard that the lotus flowers in Taiye Lake are in full bloom. I wonder if Your Majesty can accompany me to enjoy the flowers?"

Yuwen Lan raised his eyebrows again.

She...asked him to go enjoy the flowers?

Didn't they just meet?

But thinking back to the scene just now, he thought to himself, could it be that she didn't...let her down, so she wanted to see him again?

Well, thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little eager.

He couldn't sit still for a while, so he got up immediately and went to Taiye Lake.

The chariot was so fast that Yuwen Lan waited for a while after he arrived, and then he saw Yan Shushan coming late.

But seeing her in a gauze dress, and her hair seemed to have been recombed, her graceful figure was looming in the gauze dress, which was simply very exciting.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Seeing her smiling and bowing, Yuwen Lan smiled softly, "You missed me after not seeing me for a while?"

Then he pulled her up and held her in his arms.

——But, he had already sent everyone around him far away. However,

before he could take the next step, he heard a grandmother's voice behind him asking, "Uncle, what are you doing?"

Yuwen Lan was startled and turned around to see his niece, Xiao Lanjun, tilting her head to look at him.

Looking again, standing behind Xiao Lanjun was Ni Xiangwan, the daughter of Madam Mu.

At this moment, the little girl turned her head away in fear, as if she was going to run away.

At the same time, Yan Shu could be heard saying in her heart, "Fortunately, the emperor arrived first. I was right! As the saying goes, you keep a man for a thousand days but use him only for a moment. Emperor, please stop being so anxious and do something serious!"

Yuwen Lan, "???"