"Your Majesty, the people's daughter has a sudden law on the drought in the southwest."

The emperor, who was kneading his acupoints with his head down, was stunned when he heard Zhuang Mingyue's words, and then hurriedly raised his head, "Really?!" How? ”

Seeing that the emperor was so anxious, Zhuang Mingyue didn't say anything superfluous, and directly said what she thought in her heart, "One is to divert water for irrigation, and the other is to cover it with a hard board." Of course, these two ways can only temporarily alleviate the drought, and if His Majesty wants to solve this problem for a long time, then it is better to wait until the solution is solved before building a reservoir. ”

Hearing these words, the emperor frowned slightly, but there was still a sense of doubt in his expression, "It is understandable to divert water for irrigation, but the southwest region is mostly small rivers and lakes, and there are not many water sources themselves. ”

The emperor who said this paused for a moment, "The so-called hard board...... What does it mean to be overwritten? ”

"Your Majesty should know that the water in the wells of this palace seeps out from the depths of the earth, and that in this arid region, the ground is moist before the drought. It's only because of the heat that the sun has dried out the dampness on the face, but in fact there is still water in places that have not been exposed to the sun. ”

"So just cover the surface with this hard board, and wait until ......"

Although Zhuang Mingyue has never actually done it, she knows the principle, and this method is not difficult, as long as there is enough manpower, it can be realized.

Therefore, after Zhuang Mingyue finished talking about the method and the degree to which it could be improved, he would show the schematic diagram of the hardboard to the emperor on paper.

The emperor, who had been frowning, finally slowly loosened his brows.

I saw him holding the drawing in both hands, and after reading it carefully, he thought back to what Zhuang Mingyue said just now, and his face gradually showed surprise.

"Zhuang Aiqing! That's a great idea! Saying that, the emperor couldn't wait any longer and shouted directly to Liufu outside the door, "Liufu!" ”

Liufu, who had been waiting outside the door, hurriedly ran in with a big belly, "Your Majesty, the slave is here." ”

"Distribute this drawing, and immediately let them make the hard board on it!" The emperor pushed the drawings in his hand with one hand, and commanded with joy and urgency.

Liufu, who received the order, hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, "No, the slave will go down and let them do it." ”

After saying this, Liufu didn't dare to delay too much, and hurriedly ran out with the drawing in his hand.

With Liufu leaving, Zhuang Mingyue just wanted to take her eyes back when she saw that the palace maid who was called out by her just now had already brought what she wanted.

Before the emperor could wonder, Zhuang Mingyue greeted him with a smile, "It's finally here, thank you." ”

Zhuang Mingyue took the things in the palace maid's hand, and then took it directly to the emperor's side, "Your Majesty, although this oil developed by the maiden can relieve heat and dryness, it is only alleviated, and its most important role is to prevent heat stroke poison." ”

"And what are you doing with this fan and ice?" Of course, the Emperor knew about the wind

What is a fan, but on such days, even if it is a fan, it is hot air that blows out during the day, and it is not even as cool as a feather fan, so he has not used it recently.

Zhuang Mingyue, who was questioned, didn't say much, just stood aside with a smile and fiddled, and waited until she fiddled with the position of the ice cube and the fan, and then patted her hand.

"Okay, Your Majesty, this is a new discovery of the people's daughter recently." Zhuang Mingyue, who was talking, raised her hand and pressed the button of the fan.

"Whew"

As Zhuang Mingyue turned on the fan, an extremely cool wind suddenly rushed towards the emperor, "This...... How is the wind so cool? ”

Zhuang Mingyue, who also knew this kind of weather, and the wind blown by the fan would not be cool, looked at the emperor's surprised appearance, and the smile on his face deepened a little.

"Your Majesty, the people don't know why. It was only because Her Royal Highness the princess loosened two pieces of ice for the folk girl a few days ago, and it happened to be placed in front of this fan, so the folk girl found out. ”

Ice cubes, which are a luxury in summer, of course Zhuang Mingyue didn't dare to say that she had figured it out, otherwise just asking her where she got the ice would be enough for her.

And the emperor who heard this explanation didn't think much about it, but after looking at it with surprise in his eyes for a while, he turned to look at Zhuang Mingyue in front of him.

Zhuang Mingyue, who was suddenly stared at with such a complicated look, the smile on the corner of her mouth also subconsciously stiffened a little, she didn't know if she was showing her stuff somewhere, otherwise how could she suddenly be stared at like this.

Don't look at Zhuang Mingyue for a long time, and finally couldn't help but speak in advance: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty? But what else should you tell the women to do? ”

Zhuang Mingyue's somewhat cautious inquiry, as well as the emperor who has always called himself a 'people's girl', waited until Zhuang Mingyue looked a little embarrassed, and then slowly spoke: "Zhuang Aiqing, when you resigned and said that you didn't like this court, you just wanted to manage the Egret Academy and the small shop, but?" ”

I don't know why the emperor would, Zhuang Mingyue, who suddenly mentioned this matter, curled up her fingers before nodding, "Indeed, the people's daughter is indeed more willing to manage the academy than the affairs of the court, and the identity of the people's daughter is indeed not enough to be specially appointed by His Majesty as a third-grade official." ”

Zhuang Mingyue, who was a little confused in her heart, couldn't understand for a while whether the emperor wanted her to return to the court after seeing her have an idea, or whether he wanted her to ......

Zhuang Mingyue, who thought of the second possibility, only felt her brows jump, and the ups and downs in her heart became a little faster.

Seeing that sweat was oozing from her nervous forehead, the emperor smiled, and then raised his hand and took the initiative to push the fan in front of her in her direction, "Don't be so nervous, I'm just asking." ”

Zhuang Mingyue, who was seen to be nervous, did not continue to sweat under the blowing of the fan, but the tension in her heart did not ease a little under the emperor's smile.

The emperor, who was tapping lightly on the table with one hand, lowered his eyes slightly and muttered for a moment, "Zhuang Mingyue, are you a little resistant to this official position because you feel that your identity is just a commoner?" ”

In the emperor's opinion, Zhuang Mingyue is definitely not afraid to be interested in the affairs of the court, otherwise he would not be able to do it

He thinks things are difficult to do, and he comes up with so many ideas.

But in the same way, the emperor can also see that Zhuang Mingyue is indeed quite displeased with this matter of being an official, and the reason is also very legitimate.

So when the emperor thought about it carefully, he contacted Zhuang Mingyue who had always claimed to be a people's daughter, as well as the gossip that he also knew about in the outside world.

Naturally, the emperor thought that the reason why Zhuang Mingyue was unwilling to continue to serve in the court was because she minded her status as a commoner and was unwilling to bear those gossips.

Thinking of the emperor here, he slowly raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Zhuang Mingyue, "Since you don't want to be an official, then I will give you the status of the county lord, so that you don't have to report all day long when you enter the palace in the future, what do you think?" ”

In fact, Zhuang Mingyue, who entered the palace today, just wanted to brush her presence in front of the emperor's eyes, but he didn't expect the emperor to directly say that he would make her the county lord.

Not to mention that the identity of this county lord is only the same as that of the princess, even if it is much higher than the original status of the third-grade official.

Zhuang Mingyue, who was suddenly hit by this unexpected joy, was in a trance for a while, and then knelt down in front of the emperor, "People's girl Zhuang Mingyue, thank you for your kindness, long live my emperor, long live long live!" ”

The emperor helped Zhuang Mingyue up with a smile between his eyebrows, "Didn't I already say that I don't have to make such a big gift, since you are willing, then you shouldn't call yourself a people's daughter in the future, and when tomorrow morning, I will announce this matter to the public, so that the world will know that you are the county lord of my own family." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhuang Mingyue, who thanked her again, did not kneel down again, but just followed the example of a princess and slightly supported the emperor.

The emperor, who was quite fond of Zhuang Mingyue, saw that Zhuang Mingyue not only did not shirk but also accepted it generously, and suddenly became happy.

"Hahahaha, okay, you have credit for the drought in the southwest today, and tell me what reward you want?" As he spoke, the emperor reached out and took the drawing on the table that had just copied Zhuang Mingyue.

I saw him appreciate it carefully for a moment, and then praised it again: "This method is really wonderful!" Not to mention that no one has ever thought of this way, even if it is me, I have never thought that I can fight drought like this. ”

Zhuang Mingyue, who was praised and felt a little bottomless in her heart, smiled lightly at the emperor, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, but the news of the great drought that Mingyue has known from others has learned from others, so this method still needs to be applied first, if it is not available, maybe it will have to be changed again at that time." ”

The more Zhuang Mingyue is so arrogant, but knows how to be humble until the dust settles, the more the emperor feels happy in his heart.

"Well, in that case, the reward will be released in advance, and after some time, if this method is feasible, I will reward you well!" The emperor, who laughed loudly, put away the drawings in his hand, "But you still need to come to this tomorrow's ceremony of waiting for the county lord, can you understand?" ”

"Naturally, Mingyue will definitely come tomorrow to accept His Majesty's canonization." Zhuang Mingyue, who said this, turned her eyes slightly, and then spoke again: "Tomorrow Mingyue will also present a food to His Majesty in public, this thing can still relieve the heat when eaten in summer, and it has the same effect as that cool oil." ”