Chapter 1684 The current emperor is a wise ruler

Shi Xiangjun hurriedly looked at Tang Haojing with some pleading in her eyes.

Tang Haojing just smiled faintly. It seemed that Shi Xiangjun still didn't know him well enough.

"Auntie is right, but I came here after I finished my work."

Shi Xiangjun didn't want her aunt to say anything unpleasant anymore, after all, she was accusing the emperor.

"Auntie, he is a man with real work to do, not what you said."

When the woman saw Shi Xiangjun protecting Tang Haojing, she didn't say anything. Coincidentally, some business came as well.

Shi Xiangjun took a deep breath and lowered her voice and said, "Don't be angry. Auntie is actually not a bad person."

"Where did you see me being angry?" Tang Haojing looked at her with a smile.

"Um...this..." Shi Xiangjun blushed. The emperor seemed to be in a good mood. She was wrong.

It was indeed a bit awkward to stay like this, but Shi Xiangjun was too embarrassed to ask them to leave.

"Luan'er and the others...are they okay?"

"There is no news yet, but you don't have to worry as my father and mother are here."

Shi Xiangjun nodded. Although she didn't know the empress dowager as well as Tang Haojing, she had heard a lot about her.

Ordinary people simply cannot do this, but she not only did it, but she did it while still a child. How can one not admire her?

Shi Xiangjun stole a glance at Tang Haojing and was seen by him. She was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to say.

"Just tell me what you want to say. I am... an uneducated person now."

Shi Xiangjun smiled when she heard his words. She originally wanted to ask Tang Haojing if he had anything on his mind, but then she thought about her own identity.

What worries him should be the court's business, the emperor's business, so...it's better not to ask.

So, she shook her head and said, "Nothing, I'll go back later."

"We have to go back earlier today."

Shi Xiangjun nodded, "Yes, my mother wants to make dumplings today, and I have to go buy some meat. She can't do it alone."

When Shi Xiangjun was closing her stall, Tang Haojing also stood up and prepared to leave. If he were an ordinary person, she would ask if he wanted to come to her house for dinner.

But because of his identity, Shi Xiangjun still didn't ask.

Shuangquan was very anxious, but he didn't dare to interfere in his master's affairs.

"Master, the dumplings from Miss Xiangjun's house should be delicious, right?"

Tang Haojing glanced at him and asked, "Want to eat?"

"Haha, I think you want to eat it, Master."

"Now is not the time."

"Isn't it the right time?" Shuangquan was confused. The Shi family should be happy that the emperor came to their house for dinner.

How can it be a bad time?

Tang Haojing naturally didn't explain to him, "Go sit with Haorun."

The palace felt a bit deserted and he didn't want to go back.

The next day, Shi Xiangjun came to set up the stall again, and the aunt was also there, but Tang Haojing did not come until very late.

"See, I told you, Xiang Jun, these young masters from rich families are all unreliable."

Shi Xiangjun smiled, "Aunt, he and I are really not what you think. He is a very good person."

"What's the good? It's only been a few days, and I won't accompany you anymore."

"There is no need for him to accompany me when I set up the stall." Shi Xiangjun smiled, but looking at the empty stool, it seemed that the emperor would not come back today.

Has the problem that bothered him been solved?
She had never been embarrassed to ask, after all, she felt that she could not help much. As the two were talking, a man came. Shi Xiangjun was about to speak, but the man said in a deep voice: "Miss Xiangjun, the master has something to do today and will not come. You don't have to wait for him."

After hearing this, Shi Xiangjun's face turned red involuntarily.

She didn't wait.

"I...I know."

The man looked at her, nodded and left.

Shi Xiangjun was a little confused. If he didn't want to come, then he didn't come. Why did he ask someone to notify her specifically?

I wasn't expecting him to come.

Suddenly, she remembered something and when she wanted to tell the man, he had disappeared.

What she wanted to say was that this was also her last day setting up the stall.

The things her mother made have almost been sold out.

If she wants to sell it again, she will have to wait for some time. Her mother is busy cooking and washing clothes for the family, and now she has to take care of her grandmother. She doesn't have much free time, so she doesn't have much time to do these things.

I used to be able to make two a day, but now I can only make one in two days. I have to save up some before selling them.

I just don’t know whether the teacher and his wife had already returned to the capital from their hometown by then.

But then she thought again, the emperor must be very busy and might not have time to come again.

But in the end, Tang Haojing really came, but unfortunately he came empty-handed.

Shi Xiangjun is not here, but the vegetable selling lady is here.

"Xiang Jun didn't come?" Tang Haojing asked.

The aunt nodded nonchalantly, "Didn't she tell you? It seems she doesn't treat you very well."

Tang Haojing smiled, having already guessed what the aunt was going to say.

"Hey young man, you don't look like someone who is short of girls. Xiangjun is a good boy, so don't let him bring trouble to you."

"Auntie, you are wrong. I really don't know many girls."

Those who were close enough could be counted on one hand.

"Humph, who are you trying to fool? You look like a person who is not content with what you have. Besides, Xiangjun is not someone who can be considered a good-looking woman just because she has some money in her family."

Tang Haojing nodded, "I think so too."

"my son……"

Anticipating what she was going to say, Tang Haojing said, "Aunt, your son has no chance."

The woman's face turned green. "Humph, my son doesn't have it, and neither do you. I can tell from the looks of it that you're unreliable."

"Oh, I'm telling you, you really don't know how to write the word death." Shuangquan said with a wry smile.

The aunt snorted coldly, "Stay away, I'm afraid of you. In broad daylight, I don't care who you are. This is under the feet of the emperor. Our emperor is a wise ruler and treats the people well. How dare you attack me?"

Shuangquan lost his temper, "Yes, the emperor is a wise ruler."

"You don't need to tell me. Everyone in our Li Dynasty knows that at such a young age, he has governed the country so well. A wise ruler may not matter to officials, but it is different for us ordinary people."

Tang Haojing smiled and nodded, "Why is it different, Auntie, can you tell me?"

"It's just different. Nowadays, taxes are low and are often reduced or exempted. The burden on ordinary people is lighter and they have more money. Let's not talk about other families, just talk about my family. Otherwise, how could we have the money to send my son to school?"

"The world will get better and better."

"You don't need to tell me. The court is not fighting anymore, and the people are not afraid. They just think about how to make money and live a good life, and naturally everything will be fine." The aunt said proudly, "You can't understand without these people. Anyway, I am grateful from the bottom of my heart."

(End of this chapter)

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