557,

The emperor couldn't swallow the yam in his mouth for a while, so he could only nod vigorously to show his appreciation and quickly put back what he had just said.

Nian and Twenty's little mouth was still pouting a little, "Besides, I remember that Khan Ama also liked to use yams. The doctors said that the reason why Khan Ama lived so long was probably related to this yam..."

The emperor originally had a smile on his face, but then he became serious little by little. With his mouth bulging, he reached out and took Twenty-Twenty's hand.

He understood her heart.

The emperor swallowed the yam gourd in his mouth bit by bit and smacked his lips, "Not to mention, when I usually eat this yam, I always feel a little bitter and numb, but when it is glued into a gourd, it becomes sweet and delicious.

have eaten!"

Twenty-two hurriedly offered a big smile, "It's delicious, isn't it? Although it's not as sweet as those made with fresh fruits and dried fruits, it's still quite delicious, isn't it?"

The emperor nodded seriously again, but still deliberately embarrassed her, "...it's just that in some places, the sugar shell is not evenly glued."

Twenty-two then sighed, "Just settle the score with Mian Kai!"

"How do you say that?" The emperor couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Nian Twen said helplessly, "Just roll it around in the boiled sugar pan, and it won't stick unevenly. This skill isn't difficult at all. I just have to be clumsy, so it won't stick together... It's just that the people around me

There happened to be a greedy monkey. I finished gluing one stick and put it aside to dry on the chopping board, but I couldn’t tell when. The monkey sneaked out, grabbed one stick and touched the bottom of the candy.

Go take a lick..."

After the candied haws are glued, the sugar will slide down along the arc before the sugar solidifies, and then the thickest layer will be formed between the gourd and the chopping board. Take it with a flat layer of sugar shell. But if someone comes in advance,

If it is licked away, then naturally there will be no more sugar!

The emperor laughed so hard that the remaining yam residue in his throat did not choke him.

"...Well, it seems like what a naughty boy of this age should do!"

The six or seven-year-old naughty boy is eager to go to the house to unveil the tiles. How can he "stand by" and "stand by" honestly when he sees his mother making cereal by herself?

"Ouch, the taste has changed now." The emperor carefully made an aftertaste in front of Twenty-Twenty, "In the previous bite, I just felt that the sugar was uneven, and the places where the sugar was not stuck seemed not sweet; but now the taste is different.

After sinking in, I thought about it again and found that the places where sugar was not stuck were actually sweet again!"

What else could 2020 say? He could only smile helplessly.

The two of them just laughed, and then he added, "...If the emperor thinks that this gourd can still be eaten, then I have another idea."

The emperor suppressed a smile and looked seriously, "Master, listen."

Nian22 bowed his head lightly, "This year is not easy for the people of the capital. The emperor has also thought of so many ways: tax exemption, opening factories to provide porridge, and providing work-for-relief... Now the victims can finally

I’ll have something hot to eat, and I’ll have a house that’s sheltered from the wind and snow.”

"But a person's life is not just for that mouthful of porridge or a room. The most important thing is the person's vitality and spirit, isn't it? With energy and spirit, even if the situation is temporarily more difficult, everything will be fine.

I can get through it smoothly; but if I lose even that breath of energy and energy, I am afraid I will have to live a sickly life even if I have good clothes and good food."

The emperor nodded deeply.

As the emperor, he thought about the food, clothing and shelter of the victims, but he really forgot about their vitality. Fortunately, his little queen helped him think of it.

The glass light in Twenty-Twenty's eyes sparkled, "It just so happens that there are many happy events in October. There is the Winter Solstice Festival, the Emperor's Longevity, my Qianqiu, and the wedding ceremony of the three princesses... It just so happens that we can take advantage of the wonderful things in October.

I’m so happy, I’ll ask the victims to follow Tianyitian!”

The emperor's heart suddenly brightened, "So, you thought of taking this yam?"

The taste of yam is quite special. Although it can be used as a side dish, as a medicine, or as a pastry, it is always difficult to classify it as "sweet", and some people don't really like the taste of yam.

However, this yam is relatively cheap and easy to obtain. It can also clear away heat and replenish qi in this winter, and it can also fill the stomach. The same thing can fill up the stomach and cure diseases. This is how it is in winter.

, a good thing for disaster relief.

And if the yam can be made into a gourd as 2020 said, it will have the added function of sweetening the mouth! It is really one thing that can be used for many purposes!

Nian Twen nodded with a smile, "During the Emperor's Wanshou Festival, I prepared some yam gourds like this to give as gifts. It won't be enough for all the victims, but at least I can give it to the elderly and children... and those who are parents, children

Yes, even if I can’t taste it myself, but if I can watch my children eat it with my own eyes, the parents will feel the same sweetness in their hearts!”

"Furthermore, this yam is sweet, warm, mild, and non-toxic. It can be used by the elderly and children, and is good for their spleen and stomach... It is more suitable for them than gourds made from ordinary dried and fresh fruits!"

The emperor couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Okay! Just do as you say, Queen!"

The 220th said again, "In addition, there are several thousand kilograms of honey-soaked lychees stored in the fruit room of the Ministry of Internal Affairs... I thought that they could be used to reward the people affected by the disaster in October to make up for the shortage of yam gourds.

"

Although lychees are precious, the emperor used to reward people one by one, but those were the ones when the lychees first came down, or when the whole tree with roots was transplanted to the capital, and the fruits grew on their own in the capital.

There are so many lychees that Fujian pays as tribute every year that the palace can't finish them all every year.

Furthermore, the Manchus' "Jianzhou Old Camp" outside the Pass was originally a famous honey production area, so the Manchus traditionally liked to eat things pickled with honey. The Ministry of Internal Affairs soaked all the lychees with honey and made them into preserves.

After years of accumulation, there are thousands of kilograms.

"Dried fruits are not uncommon, and candied fruits are also sold among the people, but lychees are always rare in the north. So the dried lychees are divided into small packages. Even if there are only one or two in a package, it weighs several thousand kilograms.

I can collect a lot of packages and distribute them to the victims, which will make them happier than giving them extra rewards, right?"

With a blush on his face, Nian and Twenty raised his eyes to look at the emperor's eyes carefully, "The emperor's 'gourd' is selling such honey-refined medicine... The emperor thinks, is it okay?"

The emperor was sure of it. He hugged Twenty-Twenty happily and couldn't help but give her a good taste in her mouth.

——This is his candy. Even when it is the most bitter, once you taste it, it will always be sweet to your heart, diluting all the bitterness.

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The two masters, the emperor and the empress, were talking lively at first, but as they were talking, there was no movement. The eunuchs and women who were waiting outside to hear the commotion hurriedly called for people to close the door and block the way at the door.

.

After all, we can't disturb the two masters now.

Since it was not yet the time to arrange the place, the people in front of the imperial court might come looking for something else. Yuegui and Sixi were worried, so they guarded it personally.

The two of them were guarding a charcoal stove, one on the left and the other on the right. They stretched out their hands to warm the fire while talking intermittently.

The reason why they talk without talking to each other is not that the two people are alienated, but that both of them have to listen carefully to what is going on inside and outside the palace. Firstly, the two masters may call for service at any time, and secondly, people from outside may come at any time.

Words were passed on from person to person, so the two of them could not concentrate on their own small talk, but had to focus on their master.

"...As you asked before, you asked Yue Liu to take a little girl outside the door to chat. When Yue Liu came back, she had given me an errand. She said that she had clearly seen that it was the second elder brother and Fujin's people who were following them.

They then passed their words to the second elder brother, Fujin, in a safe manner."

Yuegui nodded with a smile, "Among the little girls in this group, Yueliu is the most promising one. As expected, the errands assigned to her are handled best."

Si Xi then grinned and said, "So, you deliberately let the second elder brother Xi Fujin know about the fourth princess?"

Yue Gui snorted, "That's natural. Otherwise, how can we know what the fourth princess said to the second elder brother? The second elder brother must have refused to say it himself, and I'm afraid the second elder brother Fujin won't either.

... As for the Star Tower, the master has already told us that we must not involve her in going there, so we cannot go to the Star Tower."

"Then naturally we have to try to pick someone from the second elder brother's house and ask her to come to the master on her own initiative. After thinking about it, of course second elder brother Fu Jin is the best candidate. She is now

As the head of the second elder brother's house, the fourth princess is somewhat behind her back, but as the head of the household, Xiang Fujin, why doesn't she have an informant of her own? She must know what the fourth princess and the second elder brother said..."

Yue Gui narrowed her eyes as she spoke, "Actually, it doesn't matter what the fourth princess said. She is going to marry out of the palace after all. What we really need to know is what the second elder brother thinks."

Si Xi also stopped laughing and nodded seriously, "Yes. Now that the second elder brother is twenty years old, and our third elder brother is getting older year by year, the biggest problem facing the master is her.

The relationship with the second elder brother is over. I don’t know how much affection the second elder brother still has for his master, and how long it can last.”

"The last thing my master wants to do is to break up with the second elder brother one day..."

Yuegui sighed softly, "People's hearts are going to change, and no one can stop it. The only thing that can be done is to take some precautions in advance. We, as slaves, will help the master find ways to deal with the situation where the master cannot bear it.

Just go and find out."

Sixi smiled slowly again, "You and I are thinking of each other."

Yue Gui squinted her eyes and looked at Si Xi, "So, you dragged the second elder brother to Fu Jin at the entrance of our palace, asked Wu Kui to quietly come to Yangxin Hall to deliver a message, and asked the master to come back quickly. You just knew that when the emperor came back, he would see Yang

If there is no master in the Heart Palace, he will definitely follow... Then the emperor will be able to bump into the second elder brother Xi Fujin, and then hear what the second elder brother Xi Fujin said to our master."

Si Xi smiled and rubbed her hands, "If I didn't have an errand right now, I would really like to make a pot of wine and have a few drinks with you."

Yue Gui also sighed happily, "Your method is indeed good. The emperor heard that the second elder brother was talking about the fourth princess to Fujin, so he picked out our master. Let the emperor understand that it was the fourth princess who was looking for trouble on her own.

, it’s not like our master treated her lightly.”

Si Xi nodded, "The emperor's affection for our master is nothing to say. But the fourth princess, after all, she is the emperor's flesh and blood. It is not easy to be a stepmother in this world. Don't call her the emperor because the fourth princess

, and what misunderstanding should arise against our master?"

"Our master doesn't like to defend herself in front of the emperor. So we slaves must think of the right path for the master in advance and draw a clear path."

Yue Gui's heart was also filled with joy. At this time, there was no wine, so Yue Gui clenched her fists and struck a blow with Si Xi.

After working together for many years, we have become more and more in tune with each other.

In fact, back then... Yuegui was very worried that Si Xi's temperament was a little too aggressive and would not calm down. He was not as stable as Si Quan, and was afraid that he would not be able to take on the master's mission. Looking back now, the naughty-faced Haha Pearl eunuch back then,

He has long since grown into a calm and even somewhat unpredictable chief eunuch.

There was some movement in the hall, and the lights came out from the window lattice, illuminating the faces of the two people.
To be continued...