full of joy

At that time, the sun was shining brightly, and Shangguan Chen was standing by the window of the study room, looking at Hua Rongrong with a smile on his face: "I don't care, as long as you remember, you thought of the way to kill locusts at that time, and you didn't mean to shirk it."

, I just want you to take credit."

Hua Rongrong glanced at him unexpectedly and saw the sun shining on Shangguan Chen's face and eyes.

His face seemed to be coated with a layer of golden gold powder, and his eyes felt as if a little bit of fine gold had been rolled in. For the first time, Hua Rongrong felt that Shangguan Chen's appearance was really no worse than Shangguan Yu's.

, so beautiful, as beautiful as an immortal in heaven.

At this point, on the seventh day, news came from all over the country that all the farmers had finished harvesting. Due to the weather, the harvest was 10% more than the expected 40%, and the average amount of grain was harvested.

Despite this, and the deliberate efforts of some thoughtful people, people from all over the country still complained constantly, feeling that this decision was unreasonable.

The court knew that Shangguan Chen was the one who came up with the idea, especially those from Shangguan Yu and Concubine Shu. They held on to Shangguan Chen even more and asked the emperor to deal with Shangguan Chen.

The emperor did not express his position, but Huarong, who had issued a military order, read books every day, practiced his calligraphy that looked like a centipede, and ignored the rumors from the outside world.

On the tenth day, a huge plague of locusts came overwhelmingly.

That day, all the clear sunshine was blocked, and the sky suddenly turned dark and dense, as if the night had come, as if it was a dark night without any stars or moon.

Even when people are walking on the streets, they can still see swarms of huge locusts, and some people may even be eaten by locusts...

Fortunately, we had been prepared for the dry weather, and the burning objects in the fields and farmhouses were lit. The young men went to light the fires to kill the locusts. The locusts were wiped out in one fell swoop, and everyone was celebrating.

At this point, the locust disaster is completely over.

What didn't end were the voices of admiration, the laughter of farmers from all over the country, praising the emperor's wisdom, and there was no voice of complaint again.

The hostile officials in Shangguanchen were also stunned.

When the news came, Huarong, who was practicing calligraphy in the study, shook her hand, and the brush in her hand fell down and fell to the ground.

The fine langbo rolled a few times, and all the ink stained Huarongrong's pink embroidered shoes, but Huarongrong didn't care at all, she was in a daze and didn't know how to react.

"Empress, what's wrong with you? Why are you unhappy?" Chunhua was so happy that she almost wanted to jump up. Looking at Huarongrong's expression, she was puzzled for a moment.

Hua Rongrong swallowed her saliva and said, "Are they really all killed?"

Chunhua nodded: "Everyone is setting off firecrackers on the street to celebrate, can I take a break?"

Hua Rongrong sighed and fell down on the chair.

She has been so calm these past few days, not because she is not afraid, but because she is too worried, so she writes every day to force herself to calm down.

She knew how serious the consequences would have been if the locusts had not come, but for the sake of freedom and for Shangguan Chen to have such merit, she had to take a chance. Everything was for her future freedom...

"Rong Rong, our father has told us to enter the palace!" When Hua Rong Rong was in a daze of joy, Shangguan Chen's voice came.

The next moment, his happy face appeared in front of you.

Shangguan Chen has always been serious, but he is so happy now. It seems that this incident will bring them a lot...

"Would you like to go in now?" Hua Rongrong asked. After thinking for a moment, she said: "There are so many people on the street now, I'm afraid it's not safe."

Shangguan Chen said: "Don't be afraid, my father has sent guards from the palace to welcome us in."

"My father's personal soldiers in the palace?" Hua Rongrong was a little surprised.

Shangguan Chen nodded: "Yes!"

Huarong said: "It seems that my father is really happy." Then he remembered that his shoes were stained black by ink, and smiled: "I still have to change my clothes, I'm afraid it's too late."

Shangguan Chen said: "You can change it. My father is happy and I won't blame you even if you are late."

Hua Rongrong nodded: "Even so, you can't lose etiquette. Let me hurry up!"

After a while, Hua Rongrong came out dressed in decent clothes, her hair on her temples was combed back, and she looked very elegant.

Shangguan Chen might be really happy, he hurriedly walked in front of Hua Rongrong and held her white and slender little hand.

Hua Rongrong didn't pay too much attention to Shangguan Chen's move. Firstly, she was too excited that day and had no time to think about her children's personal affairs. Secondly, this was not the first time that Shangguanchen had taken her hand.

hand, so Hua Rongrong didn't pay too much attention to this and let Shangguan Chen hold her hand and walk to the carriage that had been waiting for a long time.

Shangguan Chen got on the carriage first, turned around and stretched out his hand to Huarong Rong.

Hua Rongrong looked at his stretched out hand, put her hand on his, followed the force, and got on the carriage.

The journey from the palace to the palace is not far, and usually it only takes half an hour, but today it was a carriage sent by the emperor himself, so it naturally didn't take half an hour.

The carriages sent by the emperor himself were much better than those of the palace, both in terms of material and the skills of the drivers, and they were all specially selected.

It is said that those horses were personally selected by the Mongolian Khan and given to the emperor.

In the carriage, Shangguan Chen looked at the happy but a little nervous face, and said softly: "Don't be too formal. My father said that he wanted us to come over and get together. He was afraid that we would be too cautious, so he chose this specifically.

In the Royal Garden.

Shangguan Chen looked at Hua Rong and just nodded and said: "The eunuch who just came to deliver the order said that my father is already waiting in the Imperial Garden. We will go directly to the Imperial Garden later!"

Suddenly Huarong looked at him blankly, with a bit of complaint in her expression: "Why didn't you tell me before that you had already told my father that you were waiting for me, so I would have just not changed my clothes. If my father had been waiting for a long time,

, if you blame me, everyone will have a hard time!"

Shangguan Chen said: "Don't worry, my father must be very happy today because he was so happy about killing the locusts. He won't be angry about such a small thing. Instead, you entered the palace wearing the clothes with ink splashed all over it.

Go, if you lose your etiquette, my father will think that you disrespect him, and you will blame me!"

Staring at Shangguan Chen's jade-like face, his beautiful face suddenly felt warm, thinking, it's quite thin! In fact, he is quite comfortable when he is not angry?

***

In the imperial garden of the palace, the emperor's laughter continued. In the octagonal pavilion with glazed porcelain tiles, the smiling emperor, her beloved concubine, and her favorite prince Shangguan Yu were sitting together talking and laughing.

No wonder the emperor is so happy today. The locust issue has been solved. His favorite son and concubine are also by his side, chatting with him about home affairs.

The table in Dali is filled with various kinds of jade butterflies. Inside the jade butterflies are various kinds of pastries. Each plate of pastries has a different color and style, which makes people’s fingers twitch when they see it.

Shangguan Yu had a smile on his face, which made all the maids around him smile. He took a piece of light green pastry shaped like a plum blossom and wanted to give it to the emperor.

Shangguan Yu said, "Father, this is your favorite osmanthus cake."

The emperor looked very happy, smiling almost from ear to ear, but of course he was happy not just because of Shangguan Yu's sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

What made him smile was Huarong's method of killing locusts. Not only did the people of Liming successfully harvest 50% of the harvest, but the locusts were also wiped out in one fell swoop.

Now all the people in the city will support him as a good emperor and a wise king.

The ancients said that if you worry about the world's worries first, and then be happy when the world is happy, then you will be worthy of being the king of a country.

Even when the emperor was happy, he did not forget to care about the concubines around him.

"Come, Concubine Shu, you can have a piece too." The emperor chose a piece of jujube cake for Concubine Shu.

The emperor said: "Red dates nourish the skin and replenish qi and blood. Concubine Shu, you should eat a few more pieces. I see that your complexion has not been good these days. Do you feel uncomfortable somewhere?"

The emperor looked at Concubine Shu who had been forcing a smile on her face and asked with concern.

Concubine Shu didn't look bad, she was in a bad mood. The emperor's son had made great achievements, but that person was not Shangguan Yu, but Shangguan Chen, who had always threatened Shangguan Yu. Of course she would feel very uncomfortable.

Of course, the emperor would not think about why Concubine Shu looked bad, but simply thought it was because she was not feeling well.

Concubine Shu usually seemed very generous in front of the emperor. She never argued with other concubines. On the surface, she had a good relationship with every concubine.

Since ancient times, the harem has been a place of disputes. For Concubine Shu to be able to do this, it cannot but be said that she has extraordinary abilities.

He is usually very generous even to his maids.

Who knows how many evil things this concubine Shu has done behind her back? Just like the last time the emperor got smallpox, she doted on the emperor and doted on him. She almost regarded herself as another Wu Zetian. The entire government and the entire harem wanted her to control it.

with...

Living in the harem, there are too many traps and conspiracies. They are all caused by concubines who have nothing to do after eating and only compete for points and eat the wrong things all day long. How can the concubines enjoy the emperor's favor all to themselves?

Will you be sitting around?

This time Shangguan Chen had made a great contribution, and Concubine Shu had long been filled with hatred. However, because he was also a prince after all, and his mother, Concubine De, also had a certain foundation in the palace, otherwise she would have found someone to kill him.

"Ahem..." Concubine Shu picked up the handkerchief in her hand and put it to the corner of her mouth, coughing twice.

The emperor looked at the weak Concubine Shu with concern: "My dear concubine, what's wrong with you? If you feel uncomfortable, go back to Qingyu Palace to rest first!"

Concubine Shu said delicately: "Your Majesty, I'm fine, I'm afraid it's been a bit windy these days and I've caught some cold!"

"I've caught the cold. Where are the maids who have been serving me these past few days? Come here and I'll ask them how they've been serving you." When the emperor heard that Concubine Shu had suffered the cold, his face immediately became nervous.

Concubine Shu put down her handkerchief and said softly, "Forget it, they don't want to either. Usually when the wind blows and the weather gets a little cooler, they will rush to put a cloak on me. It's my concubine who was careless."

The emperor glanced at Concubine Shu distressedly and said, "You always think of others, and even the maids around you are not willing to punish them. You will spoil them!"

Concubine Shu had such deep thoughts, no wonder she was the most favored among all the concubines. Such a shrewd emperor was also convinced by his deception.

Since ancient times, the Queen Mother has been required to choose the Queen Mother and the ministers have to propose. If the Emperor alone has the final say, the position of Queen of the Ziyue Kingdom must belong to her, the Concubine Shu.

Although the emperor's mood was slightly affected by Concubine Shu, he was still very happy about the locust incident.
Chapter completed!