Lin Shurong was called by Gu Ying to an unused hall.

As soon as she entered, she knelt on the ground knowingly, bowed her head and bowed to the other party, and said in a low voice: "My daughter is guilty."

"..."

Gu Ying lowered her eyes, looked at her lightly, her tone was steady but cold, "Aren't you going to argue with Bengong?"

... What is there to argue?

Lin Shurong narrowed her eyes, did not answer immediately, but chuckled inwardly as if mocking herself.

Although what the empress saw just now was indeed a misunderstanding——but those sentimental thoughts in my heart are clearly real, so can they be simply regarded as a misunderstanding?

She was silent for a long time, bent down, kowtowed heavily, and still said: "My daughter is irrefutable."

"you you!"

Seeing Lin Shurong's broken jar, Gu Ying couldn't help feeling furious.

"It's absurd to dare to think so much about the princess—"

She slapped the table fiercely, her complexion tensed up with anger, and even the majesty around her was even more compelling, and she rarely asked sharply: "Lin Shurong, I ask you, how can you be worthy of Tan'er's importance!"

"...His Highness values ​​the minister's daughter, which is the greatest blessing in the life of the minister's daughter."

Lin Shurong still knelt on the ground upright, slowly straightened her waist, looked up at Gu Ying who was furious, and said in a gentle voice: "So, I don't want to let down this friendship that treats you differently, and I don't want to let you down." Change the relationship between me and Your Highness."

Seeing that the attitude she expressed between her words seemed to be different from what she thought, Gu Ying was slightly taken aback, and before she could ask, Lin Shurong continued: "What you saw today is actually a misunderstanding: Your Highness is used to making noises when drunk, and my minister The woman didn't notice for a while and was pulled by her, so that caused such a scene, it was not intentional."

"Then why did you just admit..."

"Because the courtiers don't want to lie to you."

Lin Shurong smiled, turned her head away, turned her eyes around the closed door, and then fell back on Gu Ying, and said in a vague and indifferent way: "I don't know where it starts, but it ends with rituals."

"—!"

Gu Ying understood the other party's meaning in an instant, and subconsciously clenched her fingertips tightly.She stared at Lin Shurong sharply, as if she wanted to reprimand something, but her throat felt extremely dry.

"You and Tan'er... your identities are separated by heaven, how can you be the same as us?"

"Yes. It's different."

Lin Shurong sighed softly, and curled the corners of her lips, her expression was too soft, but there was a bit of subtle sadness hidden.

"So, I never thought about telling His Highness what I think."

--Yes.

As she said at the moment, Lin Shurong never intended to reveal her feelings to Ming Tan.

Because in this world, apart from Your Majesty, no one understands better than her that the little princess who has grown up step by step in her eyes will continue to soar upwards and ascend to the top of the sky in the future.

Princess Yonghui was destined to be an extraordinary woman from birth.

She will become a person who does great things, will become a Mingjun with the world in mind, and will also become a Tiancheng empress who left a mark in the history...

But after Ming Tan died, as a witness to all this, Lin Shurong could not let her bear the infamy of the world because of her personal affair, and leave an indelible stain on Ming Tan's brilliant life. A crime spurned by future generations——

She can't do that.

Lin Shurong put away her fingertips and gently closed her eyes.

...that's all.

If many years later, they can still get along with each other, then it will be regarded as a good story for thousands of years.What else is she dissatisfied with?

If a hundred years later, their names can still be mentioned together in the history books, it will be considered as having experienced several generations together.What else does she have to regret?

That's enough.

"A courtier can be a book, a sword, or even a memorial in the hands of His Highness."

Lin Shurong smiled lightly, with a slow and firm voice.

"But...that's all."

Her biggest dream is to become a good minister by Ming Tan's side.

Not her beloved.

"..."

Gu Ying's fingertips trembled slightly.

Looking at the young woman under the steps, she was in a daze, and suddenly recalled the scene when she got married many years ago.

Standing beside her, Hua Rong put on the most delicate red makeup, stretched out her hand and raised the golden-patterned scarf, and put it on her body, showing a deep smile.

——Was Ayu at that time also like the girl of the Lin family now, full of determination and relief?

Gu Ying closed her eyes.

After a long time, she exhaled, waved her hands wearily, and whispered to herself, "That's all..."

She got up from her seat, walked to Lin Shurong's side, and stretched out her hand to help him up.

"You, like Tan'er, have always had your own opinions." The queen said softly, "What can I, a mother, interfere with?"

Lin Shurong got up obediently, lowered her eyes, and once again blessed the queen with her hands, "Thank you, my lady."

"It doesn't have to be like this," the queen sighed, "You have taken good care of Tan'er for so many years... I should thank you."

"Your Majesty is serious."

Lin Shurong lowered her eyelashes and smiled slightly.

"Being able to stand beside His Highness in this life must be the result of years of hard work in my previous life..."

"I will never regret my daughter's death."

Ming Tan was ignorant of this late-night meeting.

She was hangover and lost her memory on the spot. Apart from vaguely remembering that someone was with her all the time, she had a vague impression of anything else.

...and it's not the first time this feeling has arisen.

That's how it was the last time I finished a hot spring.

After the emperor learned about this, he made fun of her, and said that he should reward Ming Tan with a few jars of good wine, so that the latter could practice drinking more on weekdays, so as not to be ashamed outside.

Ming Tan was very unconvinced, but he was powerless to refute, so he could only complain to Lin Shurong, "Father, really! What's the shame? I must be very honest when I'm drunk, so I don't do weird things, right? Sir?"

Lin Shurong: "..."

Lin Shurong was strangely silent for a while, without expressing any opinion, looking around, he asked, "What is Your Highness going to do today?"

"..." Ming Tan didn't wait for an answer. He glanced at her suspiciously, but didn't delve into it. Instead, he replied, "Today I plan to go to Huangzhuang to have a look around. You go with me."

Many years ago, after Qiang Mi came to the court to marry the three princesses, the emperor gave Mingtan an imperial villa in the name of "good neighborliness and friendship", which was located near the Chunzhou Palace.

Ming Tan had long planned to conduct a field trip.I had a good night's sleep last night, and I'm full of energy today, so I might as well go and have a look.

Lin Shurong naturally had no answer to her.

As expected, Huangzhuang was not far away, and a carriage ride was like a stick of incense.When he arrived at the place, Ming Tan got off the carriage, built a shade in front of his forehead with his hands, squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

As far as the eye can see, the fields are very vast, full of golden or dark green crops, and at first glance it seems that the grains are plentiful.

However, when a few people approached and took a closer look, they saw that the ears of wheat were so thin that few grains had grown, and the leaves were extremely dry, as if they were all half-dead——

This is her Huangzhuang?

"It's outrageous," Ming Tan stared dumbfounded, twirled a dry wheat leaf, and sighed spontaneously, "No wonder those old things didn't object to it back then, it turned out to be such a broken place!"

Chunzhou is hundreds of miles away from the capital, and there is no chance to inspect Huangzhuang on weekdays. Who knew the situation here is so bleak?

Lin Shurong had read several agricultural books, so he was quite shocked when he saw this scene, "Now is the time to harvest winter wheat, but how could it happen here..."

Ming Tan curled his lips, and was about to answer, but at this moment, a black-faced farmer passed by in the field next to him, carrying a hoe on his back, and was about to move towards the farther distance. A piece of lush green fields away.

"Hey! Uncle over there!"

Ming Tan's eyes lit up, he rushed forward a few steps, and waved at the other party, "Excuse me! What's the matter with the wheat here?"

The growth of wheat was too abnormal, but they came here on a whim, and they had never greeted the manager of Huangzhuang, so they could only choose to ask the tenant farmers in the field.

But it's been such a long time, and no one in charge has come out to ask me about the identities of this group of people, which is indeed a bit strange...

On the other side, after hearing Ming Tan's call, the farmer turned his head and saw a very beautiful young woman. He was stunned for a moment, pushed aside the ears of wheat and came over at a loss, and asked blankly: "Is the girl here?" call me?"

His accent is heavy, full of the simplicity of a farmer, but he can hear that he is trying to make his words more correct, which makes Ming Tan suddenly feel a little better.

"That's right," Ming Tan said with a smile, "We passed by here and saw the wheat growing well from a distance, so we wanted to take a closer look, but in the end..."

She intentionally concealed her identity, but the farmer didn't think much of it. Seeing that Ming Tan and Lin Shurong were both luxuriously dressed, he regarded them as ladies who went out to play.

"Girl looks like a lady from Chunzhou City, right?" The farmer scratched his head, waved his hands and said, "The wheat in Huangzhuang is notoriously hard to grow, and everyone in the suburbs knows it! ——If you really want to see it, you might as well take a few more steps and go to Chunya Town ahead, the wheat there is much better than Huangzhuang!"

When he got an unexpected answer, Ming Tan suddenly turned his head, exchanged a glance with Lin Shurong, and asked curiously, "Whether the wheat seeds in Huangzhuang are alive?"

"Ah, yes."

The farmer sighed: "Our family has been tenants in Huangzhuang for decades, and we have never seen a good year for this wheat to be grown! The manager before was more or less concerned about this matter, but now For that Liu Papi..."

Speaking of this name, he couldn't help but spit, and said angrily: "For the money, he didn't even give us the plant ash to fertilize! Seeing that this year's harvest is not enough, he has to go to the farm again in order to pay for the higher-ups. Snatching food from Chunya Town...is a shame!"

"Liu Papi?" Ming Tan raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that the person uncle is talking about is the manager of Huangzhuang?"

"Isn't it Liu Shijin!" the farmer said disgustedly, "In the past few years, relying on no one to control him, he has transferred all the people in Huangzhuang to serve him tea and water, and there is not even a guard! It's a pity! I bought the jute planted by the girl from the Bai family, and a few were stolen yesterday, alas, that is a good thing for making paper..."

Liu Shijin?

I seem to have heard Mallow say that he is the steward of the ten hectares of land under his name.

It's no wonder no one came out to greet her for so long. It turns out that Manager Liu has become a bully on her territory?

Ming Tan's thoughts changed, and he remembered this Liu Shijin, but he didn't show it on his face, he changed the subject, and continued to ask about the information he was interested in: "Is this girl from the Bai family also a tenant of Huangzhuang? She's planting jute in the field?"

The crops in Huangzhuang are clearly regulated, and they are limited to rice, millet, millet, wheat, and bean, and jute is obviously not included.

"Oh, girl, you don't know something!"

Seeing that she seemed to be dissatisfied with the behavior of the Bai family girl, the farmer hurriedly slapped his thigh, and hurriedly explained: "The land in Huangzhuang is very strange, and many things can't be planted. But only the things picked by the Bai family girl, Not only can she survive, but she also grows very well! In the past few years, thanks to her cleverness and ability, she took everyone to plant jute and tea to sell in the city, otherwise... the whole village would have been starved to death by Liu Papi , how can it last until now?"

He paused, and couldn't help turning his head to look at the field in the distance, and sighed: "Bai girl is really our great benefactor!"

"Oh? Is it really so magical?"

No other crops can be grown, only the things chosen by the girl of the Bai family can survive?

Ming Tan's curiosity was completely aroused now.

She turned her head to look at Lin Shurong, and seeing that the other person's eyes were full of interest, she couldn't help but smiled at him, turned her gaze back to the farmer, and said kindly: "Dare to ask, uncle, can you take me to meet this Bai family?" girl?"

The farmer was stunned for a moment, and frowned vigilantly, as if he was regretting his quick talk, and asked cautiously: "The girl is looking for her, what is the matter?"

"To tell you the truth, uncle, our family has a few fields that need to be taken care of urgently, but we just need an experienced farmer... So, after hearing your introduction, I want to take the liberty to go and ask Miss Bai if she is interested in coming. Do me this favor."

Ming Tan's face was neither red nor breathless, he opened his eyes and said nonsense: "But don't worry, if Miss Bai is not happy, then I will leave immediately after asking a few questions, and I will definitely not embarrass her!"

"This……"

The girl in front of her raised her eyebrows and smiled deeply. She looked gentle and harmless, and her words were sincere.

Coupled with her luxurious clothes, it can be seen that she is from a wealthy family, and her words are quite credible, so she easily dispelled the peasant's defenses.

"……All right."

The farmer hesitated for a while, but finally nodded, raised his hand, and pointed to the farthest dark green field.

"Come with me," he said, "That's Bai girl's family's Tiantian."

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