Yinzhen nodded and pulled Ling Ruo out of the stuffy kitchen. When he entered the main hall, the coolness in the hall caused thin goosebumps to appear on Ling Ruo's arms, which had just been hot and sweating.
After sitting down together, Yinzhen suddenly said: "On such a hot day, you should not go into the kitchen anymore. If you want to cook something, just ask the palace servants, otherwise it is easy to suffer from heat stroke."
Ling Ruo smiled and said: "I want to cook it with my own hands for the emperor to eat. Besides, I only stayed for a short time. How could I get heat stroke? The emperor should be careful when he comes on such a hot day."
After talking like this for a while, Shui Xiu brought up sour plum soup in an ice bowl and several plates of fine snacks. Ling Ruo personally filled a bowl and placed it in front of Yinzhen, "Your Majesty, please try the taste to see if it is sour or sweet.
?”
Yinzhen nodded absently and took several spoonfuls without saying a word. At this time, Ling Ruo clearly saw that something was wrong and asked, "Is there something on your mind?"
Yinzhen came here just to tell Ling Ruo that Hongli would be sent to Fuzhou as an imperial envoy. However, when he really faced Ling Ruo, he didn't know how to speak. He has been putting it off until now. When he saw Ling Ruo taking the initiative to ask, his expression changed.
He said complexly: "Ruo'er, do you know what's going on in Fuzhou?"
"I have heard that due to the sinking of two batches of grain transport ships in succession, food is scarce in Fuzhou and the people are in dire straits. Some people are dying of hunger. However, food has been transported by land. The situation should be slow.
It will be under control."
Regarding Ling Ruo's words, Yinzhen smiled bitterly and said: "It would be great if the situation was as optimistic as you said. Food can be transported by land, but often the food trucks are robbed just after arriving at the border of Fuzhou. The most terrifying thing is,
Well, not only do people rob grain trucks, but sometimes they also arrest the officers and soldiers delivering the grain trucks. Do you know why?"
Ling Ruo shook his head and said blankly: "Please let me know from your Majesty."
"Because there was not enough food to eat, they took the officers and soldiers away and raised them as food. When they were hungry, they slaughtered them and ate them." Under Ling Ruo's horrified eyes, he said slowly: "Fuzhou
...It has reached the point where people cannibalize people.”
Ling Ruo's throat felt itchy, as if she was about to vomit at any moment. She thought that the real situation in Fuzhou might be more tragic than she knew, but she never imagined that it would be so miserable that people would eat people. After a while, she turned pale.
He said: "If that's the case, why doesn't the emperor send grain there anymore?"
"The total amount of sunken food is more than 500,000 dan. Food can still be raised from all over the country, but it will definitely not be able to withstand another accident, so this time in addition to food, there will be imperial envoys accompanying them. Firstly,
In order to ensure food security, and secondly, to appease the people of Fuzhou and let them know that the court has not given up on them." At this point, his eyes flashed slightly and he said with a complicated expression: "Ruo'er, do you think I am doing this right?"
Ling Ruo was extremely surprised by Yinzhen's inquiry, because Yinzhen was a very independent and resourceful emperor. He would never be hesitant or hesitant, especially when it came to court affairs. Why is he acting like this today?
Unusually, he asked her for her opinion. Although she felt strange, Ling Ruo still thought about it and replied: "The emperor is right to do this. The most important thing now is the stability of people's hearts. Otherwise, even if there is food, the people will not need it."
No matter how much you do because you are hungry, the people there will still be in chaos for a long time. However, it is not easy to choose this candidate for imperial envoy. If the people from the Ministry of Revenue do not tell you, you must have a lot of talent.
If you have a low status, you can represent the imperial court, but the Minister of Household Affairs and the others have to coordinate the food adjustment, and they have to think about the future and cannot leave. But if you are a doctor, your status is too low and you cannot represent the imperial court."
Yinzhen looked at Ling Ruo quietly, and suddenly said: "I have already thought about the candidates for the imperial envoy."
Seeing Yinzhen like this, Ling Ruo felt worried for no reason, and said with a little nervousness: "I wonder which minister the emperor has chosen as the imperial envoy?"
"It's Hongshi and Hongli." When these six words came out of Yinzhen's mouth, Lingruo's mind suddenly went blank. She looked at Yinzhen in astonishment, unable to believe what she heard. For a long time,
Then she said in a trembling voice: "I... I didn't hear you clearly just now. Could you please speak to me again, Your Majesty?"
Yinzhen expected that she would have this reaction. After all, it was Fuzhou like hell. Who would want the people around him to go there, especially Hongli or Ling Ruo, who regarded it as the lifeblood of his life, "It's Hongshi and Hongli."
The confirmation in her ears made Ling Ruo not believe it. She touched her sleeves tremblingly. The complicated patterns embroidered with gold and silver threads were so irritating that she felt as if her fingers were about to be scratched with blood. "Why...
...Why them? They are also the emperor's sons, isn't the emperor worried? What if there is an accident... an accident..." Ling Ruo couldn't say the next words anyway.
Yinzhen pulled Ling Ruo's shoulders hard and asked her to look at him, "Ruo'er, I know you will be worried, but I promise you that I will let the Hongli brothers return safely and I will never break my promise." Seeing Ling Ruo.
Without saying anything, he said again: "Don't you want to believe me?"
Ling Ruo was so confused at this time that she couldn't answer Yinzhen's question. She broke away from Yinzhen's hand and stood up and said, "I... I don't know."
It was a matter of Hongli's life. She really didn't know how to answer. She stood at a loss for a while and said, "I'm going to see if the sour plum soup is ready."
After saying that, he was about to leave, but was caught by Yinzhen and said: "The sour plum soup is here, it has been cured a long time ago. Ruo'er, I know you are afraid that Hongli is in danger, but since I will send him to go with Hongshi, I have already
Take precautions to ensure that nothing happens to these two brothers. As you said, they are also my sons. I will only be more nervous about them than you are, especially Hongli. I have placed my trust in him.
Countless expectations.”
Hearing this, Ling Ruo said excitedly: "In this case, the emperor should not let him go to Fuzhou. The emperor also said just now that people there eat people and it is no longer a place for people to stay. I only have one son, Hongli."
, Nothing can happen to him, absolutely nothing can happen to him." After saying this, Ling Ruo couldn't help but burst into tears, her face full of worry about Hongli's unknown fate. Since Wen Ruyan's death, she has been extremely afraid that something will happen to the people around her.
, like a frightened bird, she will worry for a long time if there is any slight disturbance, and Hongli is undoubtedly the one who worries her the most, otherwise she would not be so worried when Hongli entered the court in advance to practice.
"Ruo'er!" Seeing her like this, Yinzhen held his hands tighter and tighter, "Ruo'er, please listen to what I say, otherwise how can you ask me to continue talking to you."
Excessive worry made Ling Ruo lose her sense of proportion and said eagerly: "I don't want to hear it. I just want the emperor to take back his orders at this moment and not let Hongli go to Fuzhou."