Chapter 239 Xue Ling's Gift
"Yes, yes, although the Queen does not interfere in political affairs, if she can let the Queen say a good thing in front of the king, it will be much better than the one who says a hundred good things in my official position!"
Jian Rong nodded repeatedly and said, and he swept away the officials under him and urged:
"Hurry! Everyone has any good suggestions, come to me!"
Hearing this, someone immediately suggested that Jian Rong give away some rare treasures, jewelry, jade, etc. to the queen, but they were all scolded by Jian Rong!
The queen of a country, what kind of treasures have you seen? Isn’t it nonsense to give them?
The Lingnan County Magistrate thought for a while and bowed and said, "Sir, I wonder if you still remember that one year, the king inspected Lingnan and specially took the Queen to see some snow scenes. From this we can see that the Queen is happy with the snow, so the Queen should start from here."
"Yes, yes..." Jian Rong began to ponder. After a moment, he said with a bitter face: "Yes, but winter is not yet. Besides, I can't bring a cart of snow to the Queen, right?"
The county magistrate said, "I don't know that there is a wealthy family in Lingnan County. There is a rich family in the Yao family with a wealthy family. There is a pot of exotic snow lotus hidden in his home. When the weather is warm, the flowers will bloom in buds and not wither. When it comes to snow, they will bloom immediately, emitting a fragrance. The bigger the snow, the more beautiful the flowers will bloom! It can be said to be strange flowers and plants! If you present this flower to the Queen, the Empress will be happy and will mention the Lord in front of the King..."
Yo! Hearing this, Jian Rong's eyes immediately lit up and he asked quickly: "Is there really such a flower?"
The county magistrate said: "It is true that Xiaguan was invited to visit Yao Dahu's house some time ago. He also showed off this matter to Xiaguan. This flower has also been witnessed by his own eyes. Even though it has not bloomed now, you can see at a glance that it is very different from ordinary flowers and plants..."
"Okay, okay..." Jian Ronglian said three times, and then urged: "Then why don't you lead me to come..."
Before returning to the capital, in order to please Queen Xue Ling, Jian Rong personally went to Yao Dahu's house in the city and asked for the foreign snow lotus.
After hearing the purpose of his visit, the latter immediately said with a bitter face: "Mr. The snow lotus has been brought by someone after finally rushing him to get it. Gold and silver are the second, but it took a lot of effort to......"
Before he finished speaking, Jian Rong interrupted him impatiently and said, "This flower is just a thing. Wouldn't you give it to the Queen?"
"King... Queen?" Yao Dahu was shocked. He thought that Jian Rong wanted to force the flower!
"That's right!" Jian Rong said nonsense: "When the Queen heard that you have a pot of exotic snow lotus here, I thought about seeing and seeing. This time, I was ordered to return to the capital and just handed the snow lotus to the Queen. At that time, if the Queen can be happy, haha, I'm afraid your fate will also change..."
"Ah!?" Yao Dahu heard this and quickly said flatteredly: "So that's it. Thank you, Lord Jung, for reminding me! Please also ask Lord Jung, Lord Jung, to pay tribute to the Queen..."
"So, are you willing?" Jian Rong asked with a brow raised.
"Of course I am willing, of course I am willing..." Yao Dahu said repeatedly, and then he actively introduced the origin of this pot of snow lotus and some other things to Jian Rong in detail...
Jian Rong deceived Yao Dahu in the name of the queen and got the Xuelian. If Lu Chen knew about this, he would definitely deal with him!
As the saying goes, a gentleman does not take away what others love. Although Lu Chen is a king and not a gentleman, he is not the kind of person who wants to seize other people's things based on his own good.
But Lu Chen is not a god, and he will never know what method Jian Rong used for this matter.
Lingnan is very close to Fengzhou. A few days later, Jian Rong arrived at the capital with the pot of snow lotus. After arriving at the capital, he did not go to meet the king as soon as possible, but instead wanted to go and see the queen first.
The queen is not something that anyone can see if they want to see. Even if Jian Rong is the leader of a county, that won’t work.
But Jian Rong was very good at doing things. He didn't know where he got the news. When he learned that the queen's personal maid Xiao Cui had a good relationship with the queen, he brought the news of his request to Xue Ling through Xiao Cui.
At this time, Xue Ling was walking in the garden. After hearing Xiao Cui finished speaking, she asked casually: "Mr. Jian, the head of Lingnan County? Why did he come to see me? This time, wasn't the king summoned him to report his duties?"
As she spoke, she looked at Xiao Cui again and said angrily: "You maid, have you benefited others again?"
When Xiao Cui heard this, her face turned red and she said weakly: "Empress, Lord Jian has traveled thousands of miles away and brought a pot of exotic snow lotus from Lingnan. She wanted to offer it to the empress. When I saw that the snow lotus was not an ordinary flower and plant, I thought of accepting it for the empress, but I didn't dare to make good decisions, so I came to report to the empress."
Xue Ling shook her head angry and amused, and said, "Okay, okay, you have been serving me for many years since Qinghe County. For your sake, I will meet this Lord Jian. However, if he asks me for something, I will not be able to help him. You also know the king's character..."
"Will I invite Lord Jian here now?" Xiao Cui asked tentatively.
"Yeah, go."
In the palace, there are three steps and one post and five steps, especially within the area where Queen Xue Ling is walking, the defense has been temporarily increased.
Under Xiao Cui's leadership, Jian Rong came here. As soon as he saw Xue Ling, he quickly handed the potted plant in his hand to Xiao Cui, then walked forward with a small step, knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly:
"My minister, Jian Rong, the head of Lingnan County, see the Queen——"
"Mr. Jian, don't be too polite, get up and talk." Xue Ling waved his hand slightly and then continued to walk. Jian Rong lowered his waist tightly, shrank his shoulders, lowered his head, and followed her with a ruthless attitude.
"Mr. Jian was ordered to report his duties. If he didn't go to meet the king, he came to ask for my meeting. Is there anything wrong?" Xue Ling walked slowly while asking without looking back.
"Oh, when I go back to the Queen's words, before I returned to the capital, I suddenly remembered that there was a pot of exotic snow lotus, which bloomed in snow, which was very strange. Therefore, I wanted to present this flower to the Queen, and hope that the Queen could accept it with a smile." Jian Rong said hurriedly.
As he spoke, he took the pot of snow lotus from Xiao Cui, and respectfully handed it to Xue Ling, saying, "My lady, please see, although this flower is called the snow lotus, its petals can still not wither in other seasons. Once it encounters snow, it will shine brightly and full of fragrance. The bigger the snow, the whiter the flowers will bloom..."
Jian Rong told the story, copying the trick that Yao Dahu said to him to Xue Ling. Xue Ling couldn't help but be surprised after hearing this.
If you don't like it, it must be a lie.
Chapter completed!