Chapter 195: My Daughter Is a Good Trick
Xia Zhengqi and Xia Miaoyuan looked up at the door at the same time, and saw the Queen walking in with Yingxue.
Yingxue was holding a food box in her hand.
"It's Ruoyu!" Xia Zhengqi's mouth curled up.
Since his daughter was born, the knot between him and the Queen has been untied, and they have regained the feeling of a young couple.
Now, whenever he sees the Queen, he feels in a good mood.
"Your Majesty, you have been reviewing memorials in the study all day. I heard from Debao that you didn't even take a nap." The Queen took the food box from Yingxue.
"I brought you some snacks. Eat them and take a break."
Xia Zhengqi sighed and said, "There is no other way. I have been busy with the epidemic these days and have accumulated a lot of memorials."
"Ruoyu, what delicious food did you bring?"
"There are osmanthus cakes, crab roe cakes, and jujube and mountain medicinal cakes." The queen replied, but her hands did not stop moving.
At this time, Xia Miaoyuan had already slid down from the chair, sticking to the queen, staring at the food box eagerly.
"Delicious! This princess wants to eat it!" Xia Miaoyuan said in a baby voice.
The queen put the food box on a small table for drinking tea, and took out a few plates of snacks from it.
Xia Miaoyuan stood on tiptoe to look, and reached out to take a piece of jujube and mountain medicinal cake.
[Ahhh! They are all my favorites. Mother is so great. 】
"Your Majesty, please come and have something to eat!" the Queen urged softly.
Xia Zhengqi was holding a pen and writing comments with his head down, not wanting to raise his head. There were too many memorials.
"Put the osmanthus cake on the table for me, I'll just eat two pieces to fill my stomach."
The Queen sighed lightly. She had no choice but to bring the osmanthus cake to the table and put a small butterfly next to the osmanthus cake.
"When you eat it, dip it in a little honey juice, it tastes better." The Queen's tone was gentle. "
Well, okay. Ruoyu is still thoughtful. Dipping osmanthus cake in honey juice is much more convenient than sprinkling honey juice on osmanthus cake. It doesn't dirty your hands." Xia Zhengqi said as he wrote.
As he spoke, he raised his eyes and glanced at the osmanthus cake and honey juice in front of him.
[Wow, my mother also prepared honey juice today, so great!]
"I want to dip it in too." Xia Miaoyuan said in a baby voice, holding a snack in one hand and climbing onto the chair again.
To make it easier for herself, she simply moved the small dish of honey juice in front of her and moved the inkstone to one side.
Xia Zhengqi was writing without looking up, he reached out to take a piece of osmanthus cake and dipped it in the inkstone next to him.
Xia Miaoyuan just moved the small dish of honey juice, and Xia Zhengqi just dipped it into the inkstone.
The queen watched Xia Zhengqi put the osmanthus cake dipped in ink into his mouth.
"Don't eat it, Your Majesty!" the queen shouted hurriedly.
Xia Zhengqi raised his head while chewing on the sweet-scented osmanthus cake: "What's wrong? I just dipped it in honey."
As he spoke, Xia Zhengqi narrowed his eyes, as if he was savoring the deliciousness of the food, "Well, the taste is really better."
At this time, Xia Zhengqi's mouth was already black.
"Puchi!" Debao suddenly covered his mouth, his shoulders twitching.
"Debao! What's wrong with you!" Xia Zhengqi shouted, thinking that Debao was making fun of the affectionate interaction between him and the empress.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your mouth!" Debao stammered.
Xia Miaoyuan chewed the snack and looked up at Emperor Mingxi.
Pu——
The snack residue in Xia Miaoyuan's mouth sprayed out, just spraying Emperor Mingxi's face.
"Hahahahahaha! Emperor Daddy!" Xia Miaoyuan laughed.
"Puchi!" The empress couldn't help it now.
Xia Zhengqi's mouth was all black with ink, and his face was covered with snack residue. He was really too rude.
Xia Zhengqi looked confused.
"Your Majesty, please look at the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in your hand." Debao thought about all his sorrows and tried hard to hold back his laughter.
Xia Zhengqi looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in his hand and was stunned. He looked at the inkstone in front of him and the little butterfly in front of his daughter, and understood instantly.
"Oh my! Miao'er, you are such a traitor!"
The queen stepped forward, shrugged her shoulders and held back her laughter, and wiped Xia Zhengqi's face.
At this moment, a voice came from outside the door: "There is an urgent report from the Imperial Army Camp!"
"Hurry up!" Xia Zhengqi waved his hand.
The messenger knelt on the ground and saluted, panting and saying: "Reporting to the emperor, Doctor Yin replaced Houttuynia cordata with other herbs and added Doctor Yang Lianting's acupuncture method. Now the condition of the epidemic patients has improved more significantly!" "Great
! Great!" Xia Zhengqi stood up excitedly.
"Tell them that when the epidemic is over, I will reward them greatly!"
The messenger went back happily.
The good news swept away the haze brought by the epidemic in recent days, and the whole palace seemed happy. The next morning
, Xia Zhengqi went to court with his daughter in his arms, full of energy.
Recently, Liang Chaozong has been making trouble again, and his Duoduo brought his daughter to court so that he could get useful information.
"If you have a petition, please report it early. If you have nothing else, please leave the court!" Debao shouted in a shrill voice.
"I have a petition to report!" A simple and honest voice came.
Xia Miaoyuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a chubby man, the Minister of Works, Niu Baijin.
[Isn't this the nominal father of Concubine Xian!] Xia Miaoyuan secretly complained.
[Tsk tsk tsk, Lord Niu seems to have gained weight again. It must be because the Ministry of Works has too much money! The food is too good.]
Xia Zhengqi took a closer look at Lord Niu's figure and pursed his lips.
Humph, he has gained a lot of weight again.
It really makes people feel unbalanced!
I am the king of the Great Xia country, working hard, sleeping and forgetting to eat, and I have lost a lot of weight recently.
Niu Baijin, a minister of works, actually got fat!
Where is justice! Ahhhhhh!
"Speak!" Xia Zhengqi said coldly.
Niu Baijin met Xia Zhengqi's cold eyes and felt a little scared.
He hasn't said anything yet, why is the emperor staring at him like this!
"I beg the emperor to release Concubine Xian from Fanyin Temple back to the palace."
"Last time, the imperial master just said to let Concubine Xian go outside the palace to take shelter. Now so much time has passed, and the palace has been safe and sound. Concubine Xian should be able to return to the palace."
Xia Miaoyuan rolled his eyes disdainfully, [Humph, of course you are anxious to let Concubine Xian return to the palace. So that you can continue to be Liang Chaozong's spy. 】
【As a concubine, she can go in and out of the palace easily. It is not too difficult for her to get some intelligence to pass on to Liang Chaozong. 】
Xia Zhengqi's heart tightened.
Yes, his daughter is right.
Xia Zhengqi's eyes turned and he said, "The epidemic has been raging recently. I'm afraid the plague god is at work!"
"I'm afraid this palace is still not clean!"
"Actually, I also want to bring Concubine Xian back to the palace as soon as possible. But I'm really worried that the same thing will happen again."
Niu Baijin paused and continued, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian lives in Fanyin Temple, and the Fourth Prince really misses his biological mother! Why don't we let the Imperial Master think of other ways to solve the problem and bring Concubine Xian back to the palace."
Xia Zhengqi stroked his beard and said lightly, "It's not easy to miss your biological mother. I can let the Fourth Prince move to Fanyin Temple with him!"
Niu Baijin's face flashed with panic: "Just pretend that I didn't say anything. The Fourth Prince doesn't have to move and can just live in the palace."
Xia Zhengqi lowered his head, pursed his lips and smiled. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and an idea flashed in his mind.
"By the way, Mr. Niu. What have you been busy with recently in the Ministry of Works?"
"It's just past the end of the year, and the Ministry of Works doesn't have any major projects to do." Niu Baijin looked a little puzzled.
"That's great, I have something for you to do!"