Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 296 Longyan Joy

   As everyone knows, Empress Zhang is smiling, although she is staring at Zhu Houzhao, but now Zhu Houzhao is really a monkey turned into a mud monkey.

  From the corner of Queen Zhang's eyes, she glanced at Zhu Xiurong.

   While taking out the veil, she squeezed a piece of French fries through the veil, and gently put it in her mouth.

   Then, Queen Zhang fell silent.

   Taste... There is a different feeling.

  Although the food in the palace is precious, the meals cooked by the royal chefs are delicious, but they are too bland.

  Generally, the cakes in the palace are mainly sweets, although they are made with care. However, this French fries has a little salty taste. It seems that it has added pepper or cornel, and it is slightly spicy.

  Empress Zhang's willow eyebrows slowly eased, and she smiled sweetly: "The taste...is really delicious."

  At this time, Zhu Xiurong who was on the side suddenly said: "I will try it too."

   Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised that his sister suddenly changed her attitude, and couldn't help but satirize her: "Didn't you say that you don't want to eat it because it looks greasy?"

  Zhu Xiurong said: "Mother, my brother caught the field the day before yesterday..."

  Zhu Houzhao trembled, and immediately said: "Sister, eat quickly, this is a special trip for you to eat, I am your brother, a family, I will bring you something good, I miss you in my heart."

  Then, he picked up a French fries with his own hands and stuffed it into Zhu Xiurong's mouth.

  Zhu Xiurong only bit into half of it, and suddenly felt a strange taste between her mouth and mouth. The taste spread all of a sudden, and her eyes lit up slightly: "It's delicious."

   "I said it!" Zhu Houzhao slapped his thigh, very excited.

  Queen Zhang smiled and said: "Okay, let's see if you are smiling, don't make trouble, your father will come later, let's see if you can still smile."

The smile on Zhu Houzhao's face remained the same, but he said: "My mother, my son is very happy. This potato was planted by my son, and I fertilized it myself. The mother thinks it is delicious. After some days, my son will carry dozens of baskets. It is not a problem to come, this thing is easy to grow, and the harvest is also high."

  Queen Zhang nodded with a gratified smile.

  Seeing that it was getting late, Zhu Houzhao was wary of the arrival of Emperor Hongzhi, so he didn't dare to stay any longer. He got down from the couch and said, "Mother, I will take my leave first, sister, I'm leaving, don't send me off."

   After finishing speaking, he ran away without hesitation.

  Looking at his hurried back, Queen Zhang couldn't help shaking her head, and said with a sigh of relief: "This child, who is so startled, who does he look like? Xiurong, you are still cute."

  Zhu Xiurong only hummed, and said, "Queen, these potatoes are quite delicious."

   "Didn't you say you were afraid of being greasy?" Empress Zhang smiled, but there was some hesitation in the depths of her eyes.

Zhu Xiurong took the handkerchief, took another one, lightly bit half of it, and said: "Mother, my son thinks that according to the emperor's temperament, he must not have planted these potatoes, he came here to pretend to be credited. "

  Queen Zhang pursed her lips and said with a sweet smile: "It's very possible."

   "Whose plant is that?" Zhu Xiurong blinked, and then the eyelids drooped again, and the long eyelashes drew a beautiful arc.

  Queen Zhang thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's Fang Jifan, he likes to mess with this."

   "Oh." Zhu Xiurong stopped talking.

Empress Zhang didn't speak, but tasted the French fries again, and found it delicious. She wanted to eat more, and thought that His Majesty might come here by car, so she restrained YUWANG and handed the handkerchief to the **** beside her. , and the corner of his eyes glanced at Zhu Xiurong...

  Empress Zhang suddenly said: "Xiu Rong, you are not young. You have already performed the ceremony at the beginning of this year. The girl is not allowed to stay. Look at it, the queen mother. It is time to ask your father to choose a son-in-law for you."

  Zhu Xiurong was stunned for a moment, then said shyly and sullenly: "My daughter is willing to serve her mother all her life and never leave her."

  Queen Zhang said lightly: "Look at the Ai family, that kid from the Fang family is not bad, what do you think?"

   Zhu Xiurong's pretty face suddenly turned red, and she didn't dare to raise her eyes, but said: "The order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, the daughter is completely determined by the mother. But the son still wants to serve the father and the queen."

Empress Zhang's phoenix eyes flashed a gleam of light: "Oh, let's discuss this matter in a long-term way. Your father still hopes to keep you by his side for a few more days. He has only one pair of sons and daughters, and he is really going to get married. , I’m afraid I can’t bear it.”

  Zhu Xiurong paused for a moment, a different expression flashed across his face, and finally said: "It is my son's wish to stay by the side of my father and mother."

  Empress Zhang smiled meaningfully, but felt a little headache in her heart. Who is this daughter like?

   It seems...she couldn't think of an answer either.

  But at this moment, a voice came from outside: "Your Majesty is here."

  Empress Zhang interrupted her thoughts, stood up, and said to Zhu Xiurong, "Go and meet you."

After leaving the sleeping hall, Emperor Hongzhi greeted the holy driver. Emperor Hongzhi looked tired. Because he had left the warm pavilion, he was a little afraid of the cold, so he put on a fur cape made of fox fur. However, the howling of the north wind not only made his long beard Lie Lie also made his cloak flutter in the wind.

Emperor Hongzhi entered the house covered in cold air, and Empress Zhang immediately ordered someone to add a pot of charcoal fire, and while taking off the cloak for Emperor Hongzhi, she said, "Your Majesty, it's freezing outside, and it's okay to rest in the warm pavilion." It’s okay, it’s late at night, why come to Kunning Palace.”

  Emperor Hongzhi said with a straight face: "Has the prince been here?"

  Queen Zhang said in surprise: "How does the emperor know..."

  Emperor Hongzhi almost lost his temper.

"I was on the Luanjia, and suddenly saw a figure in the distance, and ran around the road with a whoosh. In this palace, who else dares to be so unruly? Gong'e and eunuchs dare to run and jump like this. Send Xiao Banban there to punish the crime, fortunately he escaped quickly!"

  Empress Zhang naturally rescued Zhu Houzhao: "Perhaps...it's because the prince didn't see Shengjia."

   "..." This explanation is a bit insulting to people's IQ.

  Emperor Hongzhi did not continue to say anything, but looked at Zhu Xiurong lovingly: "Xiu Rong is really becoming more and more like a lady of the family, dignified and decent, much better than that rebellious son."

   Zhu Xiurong hummed, as if he was still thinking about something.

  Emperor Hongzhi had already untied his cloak, felt the warmth of the bedroom, sat on the couch, saw the French fries on the table, and asked involuntarily, "What is this?"

  Empress Zhang smiled and said, "It is the French fries that the prince specially honored the emperor."

  But at the same time, Zhu Xiurong and Queen Zhang said almost at the same time: "It's the potatoes grown by Fang Jifan."

  Hongzhi looked surprised, looked at Queen Zhang, and then at Zhu Xiurong.

  Empress Zhang smiled slightly and glanced at Zhu Xiurong.

  Queen Zhang immediately said: "It is indeed the potatoes grown by Fang Jifan."

   "Oh." Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "Potatoes? Did the crown prince deliver it himself? It's rare that the son of a **** still has a heart."

The **** had prepared a pair of silver chopsticks long ago and sent them respectfully to Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi took them and put a piece of French fries in his mouth. After tasting them, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help admiring: "The taste is actually good, Xiurong, you Have you eaten it yet? Come to me, are these French fries? Are they made of sweet potatoes? Sweet potatoes are a good thing, and they are full of treasures."

  Emperor Hongzhi's eyes lit up when he mentioned sweet potatoes. He wished that sweet potatoes would be popularized all over the world immediately.

   Zhu Xiurong stepped forward, and Emperor Hongzhi picked up a big one and fed it to Zhu Xiurong.

  Zhu Xiurong chewed with his white teeth, admiring: "It's delicious, my father takes care of everything every day, so I should eat more. And...it's not made from sweet potatoes, it's made from potatoes!"

"Soil...dou..." Emperor Hongzhi began to pay attention to this unfamiliar word, and he said thoughtfully: "I have never heard of this." Then, he looked up at the eunuchs around him and said: "You have heard of it. ?"

  The eunuchs and maids around here shook their heads in bewilderment.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "Potatoes...beans growing from the soil? Fang Jifan has invented something new? Haha...Did the prince say anything?"

  Queen Zhang shook her head and said, "I didn't say anything else."

  Emperor Hongzhi began to hesitate: "Go and call Xiao Jinglai."

  Emperor Hongzhi seems to be very cautious about this.

  The taste of this potato is good. Since it was produced by Fang Jifan, it may not be as high-yield as sweet potatoes, but the appearance of sweet potatoes opened a new door for Emperor Hongzhi.

  In the past, I tried my best to think about how to persuade farmers. After more than ten years of persuasion, I worked hard, but one sweet potato can solve 80% of the problems. It turns out that there is a new way of thinking to solve problems in the world.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhu Xiurong poured a cup of tea for Emperor Hongzhi himself. Emperor Hongzhi felt a little thirsty in his mouth, so he couldn't help saying softly: "It's Xiurong who knows me, what a good boy, if there is no Xiurong, I would Live and be **** off."

  Queen Zhang smiled and said, "Actually, the Crown Prince loves His Majesty just as much as Xiurong."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said: "It's enough for him not to cause trouble. Fortunately, he was 'assigned' to Xishan, so he settled down a bit. Even though he has some bad habits, he can't get rid of them. He is the prince, so he must be dignified. Why did I get angry when I saw him running away just now? This prince is born without the appearance of a prince. I am so scared that he fears him like a tiger. Xiurong, do you think the emperor is amiable?"

  Zhu Xiurong said sweetly: "Father is kind and amiable."

  Emperor Hongzhi's heart warmed up, and he immediately smiled and said, "That's why Xiurong is sensible."

   As he said, Xiao Jing came here out of breath, he thought that something important had happened, because His Majesty usually went to Kunning Palace, so he didn't need to wait on him.

  He arrived at the bedroom, and hurriedly bowed down on the ground: "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

  Emperor Hongzhi saw that he was covered in snow and panting, so he couldn't help saying: "Get up, stand by the charcoal basin and answer."

  Xiao Jing got up, stood still leaning on the charcoal basin, and felt warm all over.

   "I ask you, what is a potato?"

   "..." The fireworks in the charcoal basin not only warmed Xiao Jing's body, but also warmed Xiao Jing's heart, but when he heard His Majesty's question, Xiao Jing was dumbfounded...

  What are potatoes?

  …

  The fifth change arrived, I was so tired that I couldn’t straighten my waist, I took a rest, and I will continue tomorrow. Finally, I called to count the votes. Support the tiger!

  (end of this chapter)