Chapter 20: audience
So the next day, Wen Chi got up early, spent half an hour carefully tidying up, and happily prepared to go to see the emperor, who knew he had just stepped into the courtyard, I saw the figures of Shi Ye and Eunuch Zhu, as well as Ruofang Ruotao and Ping An who were trembling with their heads buried in their heads.
In an instant, Wen Chi was so frightened that his soul almost flew out of his body.
Shi Ye wore an ice-blue robe today, the snow-white piping was embroidered with elegant bamboo leaf patterns, and a pure white hairpin was randomly tied on the long black hair, showing a smooth and clean look A full forehead and a nearly perfect face contour.
If it weren't for those burn marks that ruined half of his face, Wen Chi would not have imagined how beautiful Shi Ye's face was.
Originally, Shi Ye tilted his head and looked blankly at the wild chrysanthemum planted not far away. After hearing the footsteps of Wen Chi, he turned his head slowly, his indifferent gaze was accurate Unmistakably fell on Wen Chi.
Wen Chi froze on the spot, and after a while, he said, "His Royal Highness."
Shi Ye hummed in a light tone, then waved to him, as if calling for a puppy: "Come here."
Wen Chi took stiff steps and moved forward at a turtle speed, but Shi Ye was not far from him, and it didn't take long for Wen Chi to close the gap between the two by more than half.
During this period, Shi Ye stared at him for a moment, his dark eyes like a pool of lifeless stagnant water in the sunlight.
Wen Chi was really frightened. As he was walking, his legs softened and he knelt on the ground.
Seeing this, Shi Ye burst out laughing, hahahaha finished laughing, he said, "Look at you, who is less timid than a mouse, who gave you the courage to go to the emperor? Complaint?"
Wen Chi's face was pale and surprised at the same time - how did Shi Ye know about it so quickly?
Shi Ye seemed to see the doubts in Wen Chi's heart, leaned forward slightly, and said in a good mood: "You really think that without this palace to lead the way for you, you can see the emperor unimpeded. ?"
Wen Chi Xin said it wasn't it?
At this time, Eunuch Zhu replied: "Now Young Master Wen is the person of His Royal Highness. If there is no consent from His Royal Highness, even the emperor cannot easily see Young Master Wen."
Wen Chi: “…”
I can't tell, this dog prince has a lot of face.
Shi Ye finished appreciating Wen Chi's ugliness in a wicked way, and then said, "Get up, and go with this palace to see the emperor."
Wen Chi lowered his eyebrows and pleaded with his eyes: "Yes."
Eunuch Zhu turned around and walked in front, while the silent maid walked behind Shi Ye's wheelchair, Wen Chi hurried over and followed Shi Ye carefully.
The distance from the East Palace to the Imperial Study is not close, the group walked for a long time, and Wen Chi's legs were a little sore, and they finally reached their destination.
The **** who was guarding outside the imperial study trotted in to report, and then trot back to invite them in.
The royal study is more luxurious than the prince's study. The walls on both sides are covered with paintings that Wen Chi has never seen before.
Wen Chi looked back and followed Shi Ye's wheelchair.
He has been in this world for some time, but he doesn't want to see the current emperor so soon. Will his temper be better.
Wen Chi followed the person in front of him and stopped.
Then, Shi Ye's cold voice sounded: "Father."
And then, gone.
No more? ? ?
A drop of cold sweat dripped from Wen Chi's forehead.
Is this prince too arrogant? Not even the emperor's face.
What's even more amazing is that the emperor didn't seem to care about Shi Ye's unreasonableness, but said with a smile: "The prince is here, come here."
The palace maid immediately pushed her wheelchair and walked over, and Wen Chi, who was kneeling on the ground with Eunuch Zhu, stood up quietly.
Wen Chi lowered his head and could only see his toes, but soon, he heard the emperor laugh: "It just so happened that they sent a batch of excellent Longjing tea yesterday, come here "Prince, try it."
Unfortunately, Shi Ye's attitude was still cold: "My son doesn't like tea."
But Concubine Rong's craftsmanship."
"Concubine Rong is too modest, you should praise or praise." After speaking, the emperor turned and said, "Prince, try this."
"No need." Shi Ye was still unmoved, "Isn't the emperor wanting to see someone when he summoned the son? The son has already brought him."
Only then did the emperor notice the existence of Wen Chi, turned his head, and his eyes fell on Wen Chi: "Are you Wen Liang, son of Wen Changqing, Minister of Rites?"
Wen Chi said: "Back to the emperor, the villain is exactly."
The emperor said: "Come and sit."
The maid next to her immediately brought a stool and placed it lightly beside Shi Ye's wheelchair.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Wen Chi finished speaking, he walked over and sat down, raised his head slightly, and then he could see clearly the situation in the imperial study - it turns out that there is not only the emperor here, but also a gorgeously dressed and beautiful woman and a handsome young man.
That woman should be Concubine Rong.
As for the young man beside her…
Wen Chi quietly glanced at the man's mouth, and sure enough, he saw a small black mole under the man's lips.
It's really good.
Shi Jin seemed to sense his gaze, and suddenly looked at him.
Wen Chi quickly withdrew his gaze, so frightened that the deer in his heart almost burst through his chest.
Only the next moment, he noticed something again, tilted his head, and saw Shi Ye resting his chin with one hand, half-closed his eyes, and looked at him for a moment, like a It was to see all his little actions just now.
Wen Chi: “…”
How could he have the illusion of being caught...
Fortunately, the emperor and Concubine Rong who were talking did not notice the situation here, and after Concubine Rong finished speaking, the emperor turned his attention to Wen Chi again: "I listened to Lord Yin saying that the governance of Jin Did you come up with the method for the state locust plague?"
Wen Chi hurriedly said, "The villain just thought of one or two of them."
"Concubine Rong just finished being modest, you are modest again." The emperor's face was more rounded, his smile was amiable, and he had the feeling of a kind old father, he pointed to Wen Chi amusingly, "Yin Your lord has told me everything, but unfortunately your method has taken a long time to see results, and I need you to explain it in detail."
Wen Chi said yes and explained it in detail.
No matter in which era, locust plagues are not a new thing. People who have worked hard for decades to prevent locust plagues have only reap the fruits in the 21st century.
Actually, Wen Chi didn't specifically learn about the locust plague, but he happened to see a summary of Jiugongge pictures sent by a blogger when he was browsing Weibo, and I probably wrote it down. People have used it for decades. method.
Years, with no plants and water-soaked land, is a breeding ground for locusts.
The best way to reduce this soil is to build water conservancy and plant trees.
Wen Chi added his own opinions as he spoke, and spoke more and more carefully, as if he was telling a story. In the end, not only the emperor and the fourth prince Shi Jin listened carefully, but also Concubine Rong, who knew nothing about this, also listened with relish.
After Wen Chi finished speaking, the emperor and Shi Jin were silent at the same time, and there was something more in their eyes looking at Wen Chi.
For a long time, the emperor barely suppressed the excitement and ecstasy in his heart, and asked calmly: "Where did you learn these methods?"
Wen Chi took out the remarks he had prepared for a long time: "Back to the emperor, the villain loves to read some miscellaneous books, these ideas are all mentioned in those miscellaneous books more or less, the villain will put it After analyzing and sorting it out, it will be used as a show of shame.”
The emperor laughed from ear to ear.
"Okay, very good." After thinking about it, he couldn't hold back the surging in his heart, and said to the **** beside him, "Give Yong Lin, Pan Wenkang, and Yin Chong to all. I'm calling, the sooner the better."
The **** quickly ran out of the imperial study with the whisk in his arms.
The emperor got up and paced back and forth a few times, then turned and pointed at Wenchi: "You are really my savior, I want to reward you, what do you want? Just tell me."
Wen Chi immediately knelt down: "Back to the emperor, to be able to share the worries of the emperor and the people of the world, it is a good fortune for the villain, the villain has done this for himself, and never thought of asking for any reward, I also hope that the emperor will be fulfilled, and it will be regarded as a villain who atones for his past mistakes."
The emperor was taken aback: "What's your sin?"
"Little, villain..." At this juncture, Wen Chi suddenly got stuck. He felt a panic for no reason, and subconsciously raised his head and glanced at Shi Ye in the front right.
I saw that Shi Ye was still holding his chin with one hand, and it never changed.
From the beginning to the end, he was like an outsider who had nothing to do with him, his indifferent eyes fixed on Wen Chi, and he seemed to be looking at other people through Wen Chi.
Suddenly, Wen Chi remembered the enemy Shi Ye said, the enemy who looked exactly like him more than ten years ago.
He thought, maybe Shi Ye was looking at the enemy through him.
"Speak." The emperor's voice pulled back Wen Chi's thoughts, "Maybe I can be of help."
Wen Chi put his forehead on the floor, and said bravely: "The villain is guilty, the villain is not Wenliang, the son of the Wen family, the villain is Wenchi from the Wen family, and the villain replaces the elder brother. Wen Liang married into the East Palace, the villain deserves to die!"
Hearing this, Concubine Rong and Shi Jin were both shocked and turned their heads to look at each other.
The emperor also looked gloomy: "What did you say?"
Wen Chi lay on the ground and dared not stand up: "The villain deserves death!"
At this moment, he no longer dared to look up at Shi Ye's expression, he couldn't even imagine what expression Shi Ye would use to look at him.
The author has something to say: The content related to the locust disaster is from the Weibo of "British Newspaper Sister", which is very interesting.