After Emperor Jingli finished speaking, he turned around and entered the inner room without hesitation.
???
Liao Qingqing was extremely surprised.
She looked at He Xiang and asked, "Did you make the emperor angry?"
He Xiang quickly shook her head and said, "No."
"What happened to the emperor?"
"I don't know." He Xiang shook her head, and then said boldly, "Could it be that the master has offended the emperor?"
"??? Impossible!"
He Xiang quickly lowered her head and kept silent.
Liao Qingqing didn't mean to lose her temper. She didn't say a few words to Emperor Jingli today, how could she have offended him? She said, "I'd better go and take a look."
He Xiang nodded, "Okay."
Liao Qingqing stepped up and walked into the inner room.
Emperor Jingli was sitting on the couch reading a book.
"Your Majesty." Liao Qingqing called softly.
Emperor Jingli replied without looking up: "Yes."
"Would you like some tea? I'll pour you some."
"Yes." Emperor Jingli blushed.
Liao Qingqing poured tea for Emperor Jingli, holding the tea bowl in both hands and handed it to Emperor Jingli, who took it. Liao Qingqing then asked: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Emperor Jingli still didn't look at Liao Qingqing, and asked back: "What's wrong with me?"
Liao Qingqing asked cautiously: "You weren't angry just now?"
"What am I angry about?" "
??? You're not angry?"
"What are you angry about?"
"You just said 'Are potatoes prettier than me', aren't you angry?"
"Oh, are you angry?" Emperor Jingli raised his eyes, his dark and deep eyes looked at Liao Qingqing, and asked with a slightly raised eyebrow.
Liao Qingqing began to doubt herself and asked, "Isn't it?"
"Is it?"
"..." Liao Qingqing couldn't tell.
Emperor Jingli asked with a smile: "Then my beloved concubine, tell me why I am angry?"
"Yes..." Liao Qingqing thought for a while. Emperor Jingli was a man of unpredictable moods. She really couldn't guess what he was thinking, but she knew that Emperor Jingli ascended the throne at the age of thirteen and was accustomed to being the center of the world, so she boldly guessed: "Is it because I didn't serve you well?"
Hearing this, Emperor Jingli didn't say anything and continued to read.
???
Guessed right?
Not guessed right?
Liao Qingqing didn't know what Emperor Jingli meant.
Seeing that Emperor Jingli was silent.
She sat opposite Emperor Jingli and picked up the pepper and salt peanuts on the plate.
With a "click" sound, the peanuts were gently peeled out and quietly placed on the jade plate in front of Emperor Jingli.
In his peripheral vision, Emperor Jingli caught a glimpse of a slender little hand.
The little hand was raised in front of him from time to time.
After a while, the small plate in front of him was full of peanuts.
He found it funny and raised his eyes to ask seriously: "What are you doing?"
Liao Qingqing replied: "For the emperor to eat."
"I don't want to eat peanuts."
"I will peel walnuts for you."
"Walnuts are hard to peel."
"The ones with paper skin are not hard to peel."
Liao Qingqing reached out and took a walnut.
Emperor Jingli was angry at first. He was angry that Liao Qingqing only had potatoes in her eyes these days and had no time to look at him. He didn't want to pay attention to Liao Qingqing anymore, and couldn't help saying "Are potatoes more beautiful than me?"
After saying that, he felt relieved.
After calming down, he felt that he was too naive.
But he just wanted to do this.
Seeing Liao Qingqing walk in, her eyes were bright, and she asked him seriously what was wrong. At that moment, he was no longer angry.
How could he bear to let her peel walnuts.
"I don't eat walnuts." Emperor Jingli said again.
Liao Qingqing looked at Emperor Jingli in surprise.
Emperor Jingli said: "It's time for dinner."
"Oh, yes, dinner." Liao Qingqing said.
As soon as they arrived at the table, Liao Qingqing kept picking up food for Emperor Jingli.
Emperor Jingli felt relaxed and happy, so he was no longer angry.
While taking a walk, Emperor Jingli took the initiative to ask Liao Qingqing about potato planting. Liao Qingqing said: "It's going smoothly."
"Oh? How smooth?" Emperor Jingli asked.
Liao Qingqing said, "I thought that it was the best season to plant potatoes, but now is the best time for potatoes to grow."
"Why?" Emperor Jingli became interested.
Liao Qingqing explained, "Your Majesty, when I transplanted the umbrella flower, it took a lot of effort to get it to sprout and bloom, but this time, I and the director of the Agricultural Department have been planting it for only a month, and the potatoes in the Agricultural Department have already sprouted green shoots."
"Really?" Emperor Jingli asked in surprise.
"Yes." Liao Qingqing nodded and said, "It seems that the capital is very suitable for potato growth, but I don't know how the potato production is."
"When will the harvest be?" Emperor Jingli asked.
Liao Qingqing replied, "Around the Dragon Boat Festival."
"Not bad."
"Well, I have recently recorded with the Director of the Agriculture Department the growth time of potatoes, the soil they like, and the frequency of watering. Maybe we can plant two crops a year. The Director of the Agriculture Department estimated that the yield per mu of potatoes is more than five times higher than that of wheat and rice based on the potatoes I planted. If we plant two crops a year, the people may never go hungry again." Liao Qingqing's bright eyes were full of longing for the future.
Emperor Jingli stared quietly.
Suddenly he felt that his words "Are potatoes more beautiful than me" were wrong.
He underestimated Liao Qingqing.
He put his hand on Liao Qingqing's shoulder with a sense of shame.
Liao Qingqing looked at Emperor Jingli in confusion.
Emperor Jingli said, "Qingqing, you are brave enough to do it. I support you."
Emperor Jingli was handsome, especially his eyes. Once he showed tenderness, it would be easy to make people fall in love with him. At this moment, Liao Qingqing felt numb in her heart. This Emperor Jingli was too charming.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Liao Qingqing was stunned for a moment, Emperor Jingli stretched out his hand to pinch his nose and said, "What are you thinking about?"
"Your Majesty, you pinched me again." Liao Qingqing stretched out her hand to cover her nose.
Emperor Jingli held Liao Qingqing back to the inner room and seemed to be in a good mood.
Liao Qingqing asked boldly: "Then I will do it boldly, the emperor will not be angry."
"Why will he be angry?"
"What if I don't serve you well?"
"..." Emperor Jingli touched his nose and said, "There are so many palace maids and eunuchs, how can I not serve you well?"
"Then the emperor will not be angry?"
"Of course." Emperor Jingli smiled.
"Your Majesty, you are so kind." Liao Qingqing hugged Emperor Jingli's arm.
Emperor Jingli couldn't help but smile.
Liao Qingqing took the potato matter to heart again.
With the support of Emperor Jingli, in the following days, Liao Qingqing paid respects to Concubine Liang and occasionally visited the empress dowager.
Most of the time was spent on potatoes.
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Director of the Department of Agriculture had great expectations for potatoes.
At this time, Liao Qingqing remembered that potatoes were poisonous when they sprouted.
She didn't understand it before.
Later, she asked a doctor specifically.
The doctor said that potatoes contain a substance called agonine.
Normal potatoes contain very little and will not cause harm to the human body.
However,
in order to resist the invasion of pests, sprouted potatoes will produce a large amount of toxic substances agonine to protect themselves. Once people eat it by mistake, it will irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa, accompanied by hemolysis and paralysis of the respiratory center.
The mild symptoms are nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, etc.
The severe ones will die.
She couldn't tell this theory to the Minister of Revenue and the Director of the Agricultural Department.
They might not believe it.
But she could speak with facts.
That is, the rabbit was unwell.
The Minister of Revenue and the Director of the Agricultural Department immediately became alert.
Then she and Liao Qingqing conducted experiments and research on potatoes.
Liao Qingqing took the opportunity to put forward the theory that "sprouted potatoes are poisonous".
After repeated experiments, Liao Qingqing's "guess" was confirmed.
The two ministers of the Ministry of Revenue admired Liao Qingqing even more.
They were almost more respectful to Liao Qingqing than to Emperor Jingli.
The news that Liao Qingqing grew potatoes spread in the court, but Emperor Jingli did not say anything, and the Ministry of Revenue did not dare to say anything.
Everyone was very curious about this "Xi Zhaorong". They
also wanted to know what "potatoes" were.
After hearing this, the empress dowager took a special look at the potatoes and was very curious.
But Concubine Liang and others did not know what potatoes were.
But they firmly believed that this was Emperor Jingli's trick, and firmly believed that Emperor Jingli wanted to flatter Liao Qingqing, to steadily send Liao Qingqing to the throne of the empress, and to make everyone convinced of Liao Qingqing.
Potatoes?
Haha!
Excuses!
Liang Guifei and others were particularly dissatisfied.
They could no longer hide their dislike for Liao Qingqing.
Liao Qingqing also felt it.
However, she had little contact with the concubines in the harem.
When she first crossed over, she was a little Liangyi, and the concubines looked down on her low birth and did not associate with her.
Later, she began to rise in status, and the concubines waited for her to fall out of favor, and also ignored her.
Finally, she was promoted to Xiurong and Zhaorong. The concubines found that something was wrong and wanted to get close to her. At this time, the Queen Mother came back and called her to Shouxi Palace to do hard labor from time to time. The concubines couldn't talk to her.
She avoided a lot of friction invisibly.
At present, she had the order of Emperor Jingli and was focused on potatoes. She didn't pay too much attention to the concubines' thoughts, so she lived a very carefree life. At this time, she received a letter from her mother Ji.
Without the pressure from the old master of Liao Mansion and Mrs. Liao, Ji's letter was sincere and natural.
First of all, it was said that the banknote enclosed in the last letter had been returned to the old master Liao.
Then she asked about her situation in the palace, whether there were any unsatisfactory situations, and if so, she should hide them secretly and not be discovered by others, so as not to cause trouble, and be careful in everything, be more tactful, etc.
These were all the care and longing of a mother for her daughter.
Liao Qingqing's eyes were slightly sore.
At the end, Ji said that Liao Er Laoye had been promoted, and it was the emperor who promoted him personally, from the eighth rank to the sixth rank, and his salary doubled.
Liao Er Laoye was so happy that he couldn't sleep at night.
Ji was also very happy.
But Ji still hoped that Liao Qingqing would live a good life and protect herself carefully. She didn't need to ask the emperor for anything, and they were doing well now... These peaceful words flowed on the paper, and Liao Qingqing felt comfortable.
She suddenly had a special feeling for Ji.
This time she put the letter away, thought about it, and wrote another one back, then in the tone of a daughter, she hoped that her parents would be healthy and that her brother would study hard.
After handing the letter to He Xiang, Liao Qingqing felt inexplicably warm in her heart.
This was probably family love.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
Thinking that she hadn't been to Shouxi Palace to see the empress dowager for a long time, she took He Xiang to chat with the empress dowager and talked about Qingming Festival.
Qingming Festival soon arrived.
On this day, Emperor Jingli took his ministers to the imperial mausoleum to worship their ancestors.
After Liao Qingqing, Liang Guifei and others went to the empress dowager's Shouxi Palace to burn incense, they went outing and exploring the spring in various places in the harem.
I don't know if it's because of Qingming Festival, Liang Guifei seems to be friendlier to her than before.
Friendly?
Liao Qingqing felt something was wrong.
She didn't believe that Liang Guifei would be friendly to her.
Maybe there was some conspiracy behind it.
Just waiting to catch her.
She whispered to He Xiang: "Pay attention to your words and deeds."
When He Xiang heard it, she immediately became alert and alert to the surroundings.
Liao Qingqing was the same.
The master and servant spent the Qingming Festival cautiously.
Until everyone separated, there was no difference.
Back at the Lisheng Pavilion, Liao Qingqing exhaled and leaned on the couch. After a while, it started to rain outside. She sat up slowly and said, "It's raining, and the emperor hasn't come back yet."
He Xiang said, "Master, the rain won't get on the emperor."
"That's right." Liao Qingqing lay down again and looked at the drizzling rain.
After an unknown amount of time, footsteps were heard outside. She stood up and saw Emperor Jingli, dressed in bright clothes, striding towards them. He didn't even wait for Fusheng, who was holding an umbrella behind him. She immediately stood up to greet him.
"Your Majesty, why aren't you holding an umbrella?" Liao Qingqing asked.
Emperor Jingli said, "Fusheng is walking too slowly."
Fusheng: "..."
Liao Qingqing took the handkerchief handed by Hexiang and quickly wiped the rain off Emperor Jingli's body. Emperor Jingli held Liao Qingqing's hand and asked, "Qingqing, did you miss me?"
"???"
"Did you miss me?"
Liao Qingqing felt inexplicably sweet in her heart and said, "Your Majesty, I played Go with you yesterday."
"But I slept in Yu's study last night and went to the imperial mausoleum early this morning. You haven't seen me all day."
"Didn't you see me now?" Liao Qingqing asked back. "You
are such a heartless little thing." Emperor Jingli pinched Liao Qingqing's nose, turned around to take a bath and said, "You go to bed first."
"Yes."
Liao Qingqing sat on the bed.
After a while, Emperor Jingli followed and sat on the bed, asking Liao Qingqing what she did today.
Liao Qingqing answered truthfully.
Emperor Jingli asked, "Did you write a letter to your mother?"
Liao Qingqing nodded.
"What did you write?"
"I hope she takes care of herself, urges my younger brother to study hard, and contributes to the Wei Dynasty in the future."
After hearing this, Emperor Jingli smiled and nodded, saying, "My beloved concubine has done a great job."
Liao Qingqing also felt that she had done a good job. Without Master Liao messing around, everything was very natural, and she fell asleep contentedly.
The next morning, after going to the Agricultural Department, she was busy in the study.
Just after writing a page, she suddenly heard a burst of hurried footsteps in the study.
She looked up and saw that it was He Xiang.
He Xiang walked in with a pale face.
"What's the matter?" Liao Qingqing asked puzzledly.
He Xiang said, "Master, I went to pick flowers just now, and heard, I heard--" "
I heard what?" Liao Qingqing asked.
He Xiang clutched the hem of her clothes and said, "I heard that something happened in the Liao Mansion."
"Something happened in the Liao Mansion?" Liao Qingqing's heart tightened and she asked, "Which Liao Mansion?"
"Yes, it was the second old master Liao."
The author has something to say: ——This
little cold article actually received another landmine, which moved me. So even though I was stuck, I also wrote today's update.
Thank you, the beautiful girl Yiran, for throwing a landmine.
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