Rebirth of the beauty of the peasant girl

Chapter 711 Qing Luo’s Gift to His Majesty

But not only did she do it, she did it perfectly.

The queen looked at the account book, and the numbers on it told her clearly that not only did Liu Qingluo complete what she asked for, but she even had a lot left.

"Didn't you pay for the money yourself?" Shangguan Jun'er glanced at the numbers, and opened his mouth in shock.

Her suspicions were not without reason.

For the poor and remote areas of Pingyang County, which suffered disasters again, it would be good to not need government relief, but how can they still collect so much tax?

Simply incredible.

Qingluo felt aggrieved: "Master Shangguan, don't jump to conclusions if you haven't investigated it, okay? It's time for you, a high-ranking prime minister, to get in touch with people's livelihood. What can you know if you stay by Your Majesty's side all day to make jokes?"

"You!" Shangguan Jun'er was about to get angry, but suddenly remembered something, and forcibly held back.

The queen glanced at her, as if she was surprised that she could hold back this breath.

She swept to the basket at Liu Qingluo's feet, and couldn't help asking: "Liu Aiqing, what did you bring?"

Qingluo hurriedly said: "Return to Your Majesty, this is a gift from this minister to His Majesty."

what? What?
The queen suspected that she had heard wrong.

When did this stingy and cunning Liu Qingluo learn how to give her gifts?

Although it is said that when foreign officials come to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit, it is inevitable to bring some meanings, but——

This is Liu Qingluo!
Every time she came, besides reaching out to beg for something, when did she bring something?
At this moment, His Majesty's nose felt a little sour...

After being exploited for so long, at least I saw the money back...

"Li De, quickly go and show me what Liu Aiqing brought."

"Follow the order, Your Majesty." Li De trotted down.

He has never seen His Majesty so caring about a gift from a minister...

Basically, they are accepted indifferently, let alone read it, and they can't even remember it afterwards.

Today, I feel a little urgent to watch it on the spot... What's the matter?
Although he was puzzled in his heart, Li De did not dare to neglect his actions. He ran to Qingluo, carried the basket and returned to His Majesty's side, and then lifted the cloth covering the basket——

Not only the queen, but even Shangguan Jun'er stretched his neck, wanting to see what was inside.

Only Lin Jinyu remained motionless, showing no sign of curiosity.

"Hey? What is this?" The queen stared at the things in the basket with a puzzled look on her face.

Shangguan Jun'er even reached out and took out one, and put it in front of his eyes for a closer look.

It's round, its skin is yellow, and it seems to be covered with... dirt?
"Why is it so dirty?!"

Shangguan Jun'er let out a cry, let go of his hand, and the thing fell to the ground, rolling to Lin Jinyu's feet.

He looked down, as if he knew what it was, bent down to pick it up, and explained: "Your Majesty, this is called sweet potato, and it is a crop grown by Master Liu in Pingyang County."

"Crops?" The queen was stunned for a while, and her face gradually showed anger.

She has been the emperor for so many years, and she has never seen a minister come to Beijing to meet the saint and dare to bring a basket of grain!
Anyway, two and a half months ago, she "rewarded" a precious inkstone to her!

She honored herself with such a basket of things!

It even had dirt on it!

Don't know how to clean it!
The queen was so angry that she wanted to smash all the sweet potatoes in the basket in front of Qingluo's forehead.

Qingluo didn't realize it, and said calmly: "My son is right, this is a sweet potato."

"Hehe..." His Majesty stared at her and smiled.

Shangguan Jun'er saw it from the side, and wanted to feel bad.

This is the harbinger of His Majesty's true anger!
If you don't come back quickly, I'm afraid that little girl's head will be lost.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Jun'er hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Master Liu must have left in a hurry, maybe he took the wrong basket..."

But Qingluo also explained: "Prime Minister Shangguan, I did not take it wrong..."

Shangguan Juner: "..."

"Shangguan doesn't need to explain to her!" The empress sneered with suppressed anger in her voice, "She has walked all the way for more than half a month, can she still be in a hurry?"

Qing Luo frowned and said, "Your Majesty, do you know this kind of sweet potato?"

"Do you think I need to know?" the Queen asked back.Although she didn't understand why she suddenly asked this question, the queen didn't get angry immediately because of her status as the elder of the Chen family.

As the king of a country, the queen has to deal with too many military affairs, so naturally there is no need to know any crops.

Qingluo nodded clearly, looked at Shangguan Jun'er: "Where is Prime Minister Shangguan?"

"I don't know you." Shangguan Jun'er suddenly felt something was wrong when he answered.

She was not born into a famous family, but also from a poor family. Although she devoted herself to studying and progressing since she was a child, she still knew most of the crops.

She was so surprised just now that she didn't realize that she had never heard of sweet potatoes.

"Your Majesty, maybe you look down on this basket of sweet potatoes." Qingluo said slowly with a calm expression, "But this is a new kind of food that I have discovered, including the basket of potatoes here, which can be eaten as food. "

His Majesty narrowed his eyes slightly, and stared at her sharply: "You said this is a newly discovered food?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Under the fierce eyes of the empress, Qingluo remained calm, "This kind of food is very easy to survive, and it is drought-resistant. It is also convenient for storage. I have successfully planted it in a large area in Pingyang County."

The queen's expression was a little loose: "So, this is what grew after planting?"

Qingluo nodded: "I planted this in my own yard and dug it up before I left. I want to ask His Majesty to taste it."

The Queen looked at her in surprise.

Shangguan Jun'er was also surprised.

Being able to discover a brand new crop is considered a major event for a country.

For places affected by disasters all year round, the imperial court needs to distribute a large amount of money for relief every year.

If there are grains that are easy to survive and drought-resistant, wouldn't it solve the big problem?
Thinking of this, Her Majesty the Empress couldn't help but feel slightly excited.

"It turns out that Aiqing planted it with her own hands." A warm smile appeared on the queen's face.

As for the anger, it has long been thrown away...

Qing Luo smiled and said: "Everything must be done by yourself, this is His Majesty's instruction, I dare not forget it."

Gee!

This sucks.

It's so unobtrusive, it's eye-opening.

Shangguan Jun'er asked herself, when she was at Liu Qingluo's age, she would never be able to do this.

The future of this child is limitless.

Shangguan Jun'er admired Qing Luo more and more in his heart.

"Your Majesty, don't look at the appearance of this sweet potato, but it actually tastes very good." Qing Luo smiled, "Especially the roasted taste. Even the eldest son has never tasted it."

When these two things were first discovered, only potatoes grew, and sweet potatoes were just seedlings, so Lin Jinyu never tasted them.

　Got a cold so that's all there is to it.

　　Babies pay attention to adding clothes when the seasons change, so don’t catch a cold.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)