Ming Tan was sitting under the tea shed, his eyes reflected the bustling streets.

The place where she can clearly see is so lively, but her heart is showing a little bit of coldness.

Mourn how difficult people's lives are.

This world is not the era she lived in, nor is it just the golden walls, jade tiles, wealth and splendor in the palace.

Where she can't see, there are more people with no clothes to wear, no food to eat, struggling on the edge of life and death, every day and night may be the eve of the end of life——

The world rises and falls, and the people suffer.

The imperial court is a huge body of interests formed by the entanglement of various forces. Among them, there are not only upright and incorruptible parents and officials who are unparalleled in the country, but also treacherous ministers who are corrupt and corrupt.Each of them represents the two sides of voicing and turbidity. Although they are opposed to each other, they are also closely related.

And the disaster relief money and food distributed from the national treasury, from top to bottom, is advanced layer by layer. I don't know how many people have to go through the hands of many people, and how many people have to be scraped, so that there are only a few bits and pieces of wreckage left, which fall into the people who really need to be rescued. hands of the people.

This is an inevitable process, and all dynasties have been deeply poisoned.

Even though the current emperor is so wise and determined to govern with all his might, it is still difficult to strictly guard against corrupt officials in the process of actual implementation, and it is impossible to truly put an end to this kind of chaos.

Everyone knows that the king has supreme power, but in fact, most of the time, the emperor is just a chess player who is outside the game.

—Even he couldn't save the people.

Ming Tan clenched his fingertips tightly.

"Qingqing, "Mencius" said: 'The people are the most important, the society is second, and the king is the least.'"

She lowered her head, her long eyelashes casting a shadow under her eyelids.

"But why, in the reality I have seen, it is 'officials are the most important, and the people, the emperor, and the country are all the least'?"

The tone was clearly like a feather, but Lin Shurong's heart seemed to be pressed down by a big rock, and she was stunned by her question.

"Your Highness..."

"More often than not, Shuo Shu is obviously at fault, but it can be left in the history to be reviled and incompetent by future generations, but the name of the emperor will always be the only one."

The 15-year-old princess raised her eyes, which were full of deepness that did not match her age.

"But is it really just because the emperor is incompetent?" She asked, "It's also like the drought in Yuanzhou, and the people are in dire straits. Is it really just because of natural disasters?"

"..."

Lin Shurong was silent, but it wasn't that she didn't know the answer.

But this answer can only be tacit.

Ming Tan shook his head lightly, smiled, and did not force the other party to answer.

She turned to look at the scholars next to her who were concerned about the country and the people, her eyes lingered on their patched gowns for a long time, and she said softly: "The poor family has experienced all kinds of people's livelihood, and they have their home country and the world in their hearts; I hope they can all To be famous, to rise to the top of the sky, to be an official in the temple, to serve the people... But there are so many difficulties and obstacles that are difficult to overcome with just you and me."

Those who accumulate wealth and silk get hairpin tassels, and those who occupy high positions collect silver.In order to prosper, nobles from aristocratic families wove the imperial court into an impenetrable web, entrenched on it like a spider, and hunted and killed everyone who was in a different camp from them.

And among the survivors, how many people who have never joined the ranks of weaving the net have been sticking to their original aspirations?

Monarchs and ministers.A wise gentleman is rare, and a good face is even rarer.

And if these high-ranking people don't know the bad things, how can the people in the world live in peace and have no worries about food and clothing?

"... Qingqing."

Ming Tan called her, stretched out his hand, and held Lin Shurong's fingertips in his palm.

"I want to save them," she said.

——To the father of the king is Yao and Shun, so that the people will be spared from hunger and cold.

"I do. I know you've always wanted me to be emperor."

Her voice was low and small, easily drowned in the hustle and bustle of the city, but before it dissipated, all of it reached Lin Shurong's ears.

The latter was taken aback for a moment, raised his head, and stared at her in astonishment, with a rare tremor in his words, "Why do you..."

"Okay, don't be so surprised," Ming Tan smiled self-deprecatingly, curling his lips, "I'm just pretending to be stupid, but I'm not really stupid."

"In the past, I always thought that as long as I pretended not to know what your father and your plan are, after you understand how incompetent I am, you will eventually change your mind."

She supported her head with one hand, and said slowly: "I'm not a smart person, and I don't know how to be a king, and I don't want to take on the responsibility of governing the country... Others think that the person is powerful and magnificent, But I just think it is a life-threatening burden, which is not as good as indulging in the mountains and rivers."

"But, the eldest brother has been dead for many years, the third brother has not recovered from his chronic illness, and the others are either ambitious or stupid. None of them can be worthy of the big responsibility."

She sighed, shrugged her shoulders helplessly, and pretended to be brisk: "Instead of expecting them to continue the rule of the emperor for thousands of years, it's better for me to stand above ten thousand people, to change the world's great evils, and to make up for it." devastated—”

"I hope you can stay with me, Qingqing."

Ming Tan bent his eyes and smiled, looking calm and breezy, but there was a bit of uneasiness hidden in his eyes, and the hand holding Lin Shurong subconsciously tightened.

"Are you willing to join me in saving these suffering people?"

"...!"

Lin Shurong's heart skipped a beat, and he stared blankly into Ming Tan's dark and scorching eyes.

After a long time, she pursed her lips and slowly withdrew her hand from Ming Tan's palm——

"You can surely save them, Your Highness."

Then stick to each other again, curling up five fingers, interlocking tightly with her.

"And I...of course I will always be with you."

Lin Shurong smiled, and promised her: "I want to see Your Highness with my own eyes, be respected in the south, and become a great treasure, so as to realize all your great ambitions and great achievements."

……

If you ask what else Chunzhou is famous for besides tea and ink, it must be going boating on Weimo Lake.

Weimo Lake is a large lake near the outskirts of the city. It is known as the "Little Dongting". Even the name is taken from Liu Binke's famous sentence "the surface of the lake has no wind mirror and has not been polished", and it became famous as early as the former dynasty.

And this calm lake is the most suitable for boating tours.

The night was dark and the sky was full of stars. The two came to the wharf of Weimo Lake admiringly and rented an elegant cruise ship.A few disguised guards took over the work of punting, while the two girls sat in the cabin, enjoying the lake view outside the window with peace of mind.

Maybe it was because the topic in the afternoon was too heavy, and Ming Tan, who was always lively and lively, was much quieter now.She lowered her eyes, looked out of the window with little interest, then turned her head and said: "I heard that if you go boating on Weimo Lake, there is wine to drink, right?"

Because of Liu Binke's great achievements, Weimo Lake has always been loved by migrants and poets. No matter whether they are talented or not, they always love to come here to soak up the culture. Therefore, the store has prepared fine wine on every cruise ship. Sweet wine, so that these poets can get drunk.Over time, it has become a major feature of Weimo Lake.

Ming Tan's boat is no exception.

Lin Shurong followed the other party's line of sight, glanced at the mud-covered wine jar, and subconsciously stopped: "Your Highness, you are too young to..."

Before she finished speaking, she got stuck first, causing Ming Tan to smile, and asked lazily: "It's too late, are you still young?"

"..." Lin Shurong was silent for a moment, still trying to persist, "But the contents of the cup will hurt you—"

"Just drink a little."

Ming Tan interrupted her gently, with a smile on his face, but there was a hint of loneliness and heaviness in his eyes, which made Lin Shurong's heart tighten suddenly.

——"When I grow up, I will be able to enjoy the great rivers and mountains of my inheritance!"

This is what Ming Tan told her when she was young.

The little girl in the memory was full of spirits, her eyes were full of yearning, she said that she only wanted to have the life of idle clouds and wild cranes, and live the life she wanted to live.

However, seven years later, she gave up her original dream, for the sake of her country, the people, and their expectations, and chose a road destined to be full of fighting and blood...

If you say you don't feel guilty or distressed, it must be a lie.

"Your Highness..."

Lin Shurong pursed her lips, met Shang Mingtan's eyes, and let out a long sigh uncontrollably.

"Just drink a little."

The little princess tilted her head, looked at the back of the other party getting up to get the wine jar, couldn't help chuckling, and blinked quietly.

This Qingqing, I am really too used to myself.

……

Probably influenced by poets, many literati love to drink too much, so as to stimulate poetic feelings with drunkenness; therefore, the wine on the cruise ship is also old wine, with a hint of tea fragrance, which is very elegant.

"Come on. I'll toast you."

Holding a wine bottle, Ming Tan lightly touched Lin Shurong, and bent his eyes and said, "I don't know what to say... well, then I wish the world peace and good weather this year, how about it?"

"it is good."

Lin Shurong raised his glass in return, and nodded slightly to Mingtan, "May God bless us, and the grain will be plentiful."

The two looked at each other with a smile, raised their hands at the same time, and drank the wine in the bottle in one gulp, and their stagnant mood also eased a bit.

This wine is not young and has a lot of stamina. Ming Tan doesn't drink much on weekdays, so he can't taste it at all. He chatted with Lin Shurong and drank it. up.

Lin Shurong was also in a heavy mood tonight. Without noticing it for a while, he saw Ming Tan was so drunk lying on the table, he was startled, and hurried over to whisper: "Your Highness? Your Highness?"

"Well……"

Ming Tan, who was drunk, was not as rambunctious as he was in the hot spring yesterday, but rather well-behaved, with his head pillowed in his arms, sleeping very soundly, and even hiccupped lightly.

Lin Shurong hesitated for a moment, but was still worried that she would catch a cold, so he reached out to support Ming Tan's shoulders, pulled her into his arms, and said with his head sideways: "The princess is drunk. Please bring the boat to shore."

The guards said "yes" respectfully, turned the oars, and turned around to drive to the shore.

The hull shook slightly a few times, but it happened to wake Ming Tan up.She opened her eyes in a daze, straightened up, and looked at the lake view beside her, seemingly in a daze.

"It's so dark outside, what the hell..."

After muttering something vaguely, she withdrew her gaze and turned to Lin Shurong. Then, as if she had found the backbone, she slowly raised a smirk, "Qingqing!"

"Your Highness, you are tired." Lin Shurong said softly, "I will take you back to the palace now."

"it is good!"

The little princess who was drunk was very obedient, she had completely different faces on weekdays, she nodded like a cat, and said like a repeater: "Qingqing take me back to the palace!"

Lin Shurong combed her hair amusedly, and before she could speak again, Mingtan's eyes fixed on that hand, thought for a long time, and said seriously: "Hug!"

"……what?"

Before Lin Shurong could react, Ming Tan leaned forward, stretched out his arms pitifully, and asked again: "Hug."

Lin Shurong: "..."

She tried to defend, but was quickly defeated by the wet eyes of the other party, and sighed indulgently, "Okay, hug."

Ming Tan let out a small cheer, threw himself into Lin Shurong's arms without hesitation, rubbed his forehead against the man's shoulder, and after finding a comfortable position, he closed his eyes and began to fight again. drowsy.

... This is too obedient.

Lin Shurong saw Ming Tan's high-spirited and domineering appearance, and now he suddenly felt unreal and illusory.

Can drinking have such a miraculous effect?

As soon as the cruise ship docked, Lin Shurong refused the guards' request for help, and only bent down.He came forward, stretched out his hand to grab the little princess's knees, exerted a little force, and hugged the latter horizontally in his arms.

At any rate, she had also practiced martial arts with Lin Xun in a serious way. She has a lot of strength in her body, which is more than enough to hold three Mingtans.

Seeing this scene, the guards who were left behind couldn't help but look at each other, seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

Unexpectedly, this eldest lady of the Lin family, who looks like a fairy, is actually a Lianjiazi...

The carriage back to the palace had already been prepared, and it was not far from Weimo Lake, and they arrived within a few steps.

Lin Shurong still refused to let others meet Ming Tan, and did everything by herself, but fortunately, the latter was also attached to her, just sleeping soundly, without even the slightest sign of waking up.

It seemed that as long as Lin Shurong was by her side, she was already at ease.

The carriage was driven steadily and fast, and quickly returned to the palace.As soon as Lin Shurong got out of the car with Ming Tan in her arms, he quickly ran to Zhaxing Pavilion to report the news.When the two arrived at Yanbo Waterside Pavilion, the Queen and Concubine Yi were already waiting there.

"Tan'er is drunk?"

The queen saw Lin Shurong half-supporting and half-embracing her in, and hurriedly stepped forward, "Quickly, quickly, bring her into the room."

Lin Shurong nodded, and walked towards the house with his arms around Mingtan's waist.Seeing the other party's struggling appearance, the queen wanted to help, but found that her daughter would not let her help at all.

He was obviously drunk to a complete mess, and he only recognized Lin Shurong.Except for her, no matter who touches it, Ming Tan will scratch his paw severely, which can be called disrespect.

The queen had no choice but to give up and watched the figures of the two disappear behind the door.

"This Tan'er is really worrying..."

"Tan'er is already this old, so don't hold her back."

Hua Rong persuaded with a smile: "It's just a few glasses of wine, what's the big deal? When you and I were so old, we still sneaked out of the house all day long, and at night we invited the platform to watch the moon together."

The queen blushed, "...Ayu!"

"Okay, okay, don't mention this," Hua Rong knew that she didn't like to recall the deviant past, so she said again, "Anyway, don't worry. The child of the Lin family has always been safe. With her by her side, she will definitely not be called Tan What outrageous things did you do..."

Hearing the other party's praise of Lin Shurong, the queen stared slightly at the quiet inner room, but didn't answer for a while.

Suddenly, she stood up, said: "I'll go and see them", and walked over there.

Hua Rong didn't doubt that there was him, she just rolled her eyes, thinking that Tao Zhi'er's worry-loving temperament hasn't changed a bit in all these years.

……

When Lin Shurong helped the little drunk cat to the bed, something went wrong, and it woke her up a bit.

"Qingqing..."

Ming Tan was in a daze, and when he saw his own reading companion beside him, he immediately wrapped his hands and feet around him, buried his head in Lin Shurong's neck, and then sighed reassuringly.

Lin Shurong was very helpless, finally pulled her down, pressed her down on the bed, and simply took off her coat.

During this period, Ming Tan was still writhing around, insisting on clinging to her, until Lin Shurong was so tired that half of his body was covered with sweat, and finally he stripped Ming Tan down to his shirt.

She took a breath, patted the girl in her arms on the shoulder, and coaxed softly: "Your Highness, go to sleep."

"No," Ming Tan was dizzy, acting like a baby to her almost instinctively, "Qingqing stay with me."

"No, be good, Your Highness, you have to sleep by yourself..."

Before he finished speaking, Ming Tan, who was repeatedly rejected, was immediately upset.She frowned, stretched out her hand with lightning speed, hooked the other's neck, and suddenly began to exert force.

But Lin Shurong was caught off guard, and was bent over by her, and quickly got close to Mingtan's face——

With a "snap", although Lin Shurong reacted quickly and supported the bed board with both hands in time, his whole body was already supported on Ming Tan's body.

This posture is very intimate, allowing her to completely wrap Ming Tan around her body.Next, as if they will kiss each other in the next second, it is completely enough to make people imagine.

"...!"

There was a faint sound from the door frame, Lin Shurong turned his head suddenly, and saw Gu Ying standing there blankly, staring closely at the two people who were behaving intimately, her eyes were full of unconcealable shock.

Lin Shurong: "..."

ah.this.

light.Which law of Tiancheng should Princess Bo correspond to?

Will she be forked out and chopped down?

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