Traveling through the Legend of Zhen Huan: My Queen, please love me!

The Lin family’s food is very good, and Liu Hua had a deep understanding of this when he was in the palace.

As a king with great talent and strategy, Yinzhen, in line with the principle of not being too suspicious, listed the inquiries about official matters:

"These dishes are too much and too luxurious. I don't know how much they cost."

Lin Rulan gave Liu Hua an unexpectedly sophisticated answer: "Your Majesty, these dishes were sent by the common people, and they are free of charge."

After hearing this, Yinzhen frowned and placed his chopsticks on the porcelain bowl. Fu Rujin followed his movements, her eyes following Yinzhen, flashing with emotions that were completely different from those in the air.

Liu Hua sighed inwardly and stopped eating the pink and tender shrimp in his hand.

"So, the people are willing to provide these good things to your family."

Under Yinzhen's sharp gaze like a sword, Lin Rulan remained neither arrogant nor humble, showing a demeanor that a businessman should not have.

He replied respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty, this is because they often thank me for the porridge I provide. My family also treats their illnesses and even gives financial awards to poor and capable students.

They were so grateful that they had no way to repay him, so they brought these wild game.

These are all wild game, which are not available in the market. The chefs process them into these things.

Liu Hua didn't look at the seafood in his hand at first, and Fu Rujin's eyes also swept over Liu Hua's seafood.

Fu Rujin saw it, but she didn't dare to say it.

Last time, Zhen Yunming told Liu Hua everything that happened at the banquet with just a few words of casual conversation.

Fu Rujin also knew that with Liu Hua's methods, he would definitely find out what she had done after the concubine left.

Not only did he not leave with the crowd, but he hid in the side room and waited for Yinzhen to come to the side hall to change his clothes. Then he made another tearful plea for the people.

When Fu Rujin thought about it now, she felt a chill down her spine. She was so angry that she explained the principles of Western bridge-building and water-diversion techniques with those of China.

She directly pointed out that Longkodo's flood control was unreasonable. Fu Rujin was a gentleman, ready to sacrifice herself for justice, but what she received was not Yinzhen's wrath, but admiration.

This is also the reason why Fu Rujin has a different attitude towards Yinzhen in recent days, but when facing Liu Hua, Fu Rujin still chooses to defend her own territory and dares not to cross the line.

After all, not only did she and the emperor leave without saying goodbye, they even went to the Lin family together in plain clothes.

Yinzhen didn't think there was anything wrong with this at all. He was a king, and marrying into the Lin family was also a way of giving face to Liu Hua. This was what he thought from the bottom of his heart as an emperor.

So now that he has eaten the Lin family's food and drunk the Lin family's tea, he certainly has the right to question where their good food and tea come from.

"That day, Yin Jishan told me about your good deeds in Jiangnan, and that it would be a good idea for your son to serve as an official in the court.

Because you are just a businessman, and farming and women weaving are the foundation of the country, I have rewarded your wife.

But your claim today that all these delicious dishes were provided by the common people is a bit far-fetched."

Lin Rulan was a seasoned veteran, very slippery, so how could he be easily controlled by Yinzhen? Moreover, what he was waiting for was Yinzhen's words.

"Your Majesty, the ingredients for this table of food are indeed provided by the people.

The names of the people are written in the book, you can check them one by one. I am not exaggerating, but our Lin family has emptied our family's wealth for these things, and has spent four or five hundred thousand taels.

Yinzhen was an emperor who loved to confiscate property. He knew that no matter how much corrupt officials had embezzled, they would never dare to report 400,000 or 500,000 taels when reporting to themselves.

Yinzhen had originally planned to give Liu Hua some face and let Lin Rulan go, but he didn't expect Lin Rulan to say it directly, and in her heart she also admired his sincerity.

"I've been investigating too many corrupt officials lately, and I've become a little sensitive, so I accidentally hurt you. Sit down and eat. This kind of achievement will definitely be included in the county annals. I plan to publish a list next year, and you will be included."

Lin Rulan once again demonstrated her act of donating money to save the people, which deepened the credibility of Yin Jishen's words and also made Yinzhen have a deeper understanding of the property he had distributed.

"There are so many people in your family, big and small. I took a closer look today and found that they are all wearing cotton or cloth clothes.

You too, you gave away so much at once without thinking about the future.

Yinzhen's tone was extremely gentle, while Lin Rulan even said she didn't dare.

Liu Hua, who was standing next to him, had the prawns and crabs already peeled and placed in front of him thanks to the active help of the maids behind him.

Songs to accompany meals also came from the backyard, the sound was gentle and melodious, very ethereal.

Liu Hua already knew in his mind that he was going to be a salesman now.

Zhen Yunming spoke at the perfect moment, dispelling the somewhat dull atmosphere: "What song is this? Why is it so beautiful?"

Fu Rujin was very considerate and quickly replied, "It's Kunqu Opera. I recognized it."

Seeing that Yinzhen didn't seem interested at all, Zhen Yunming still lowered his head and let others serve him, and then ate gracefully.

Suddenly, the music in the backyard changed, and a passionate pipa sound came out, which was "The Qin King's Battle Song".

The heartfelt description of the swordsmen riding horses and fighting on the battlefield moved even Yinzhen.

"Who's playing the pipa? What a skill!"

Zhen Yunming saw that her plan had succeeded and looked at Liu Hua who was beside Yinzhen. Liu Hua had accepted her money and was also her uncle, so it was natural for her aunt to say something:

"I heard it was coming from the backyard garden. Your Majesty, why don't you go there and look for her? Perhaps you can find her there."

Yinzhen was not a person who enjoyed himself, and he had to review endless memorials every day. Yesterday, he and Fu Rujin went to visit the people, and as soon as they arrived at the outskirts of Jinling City, earth-shaking changes had already taken place.

Sometimes he was not loved by his mother, and when he grew up he had to resist the control of Wuya Chengbi.

In Yinzhen's heart, Yixiu was the best medium for Wuya and Chengbi to control him.

Yinzhen doubted that with such a wise and powerful ruler like himself, such a situation could still exist in such a prosperous era.

"I haven't eaten... all day. Could you please give me something to eat, Master and Madam?"

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Zhen Yunming was unaware of the extent of the emperor's chaotic private life. Seeing that Yinzhen had been silent for a long time, he thought he would refuse.

Liu Hua ate her shrimps leisurely for a while, and waited for Yinzhen to make a comment on the rise and fall of the music.

Then he said sympathetically: "The sound of the pipa is so passionate and inspiring. I wonder which beautiful lady played it. Why doesn't the emperor go find her? Since the emperor understands what she is playing on the pipa, how can she not understand the emperor?"

Yinzhen coughed twice in a pretentious manner. As a master of keeping things balanced, he noticed that Fu Rujin did not seem jealous.

"After what happened a few days ago, I lost my appetite. When I heard this kind of noise, I really wanted to explore it. It can also be regarded as a casual entertainment to vent."

As expected of an emperor, Liu Hua said Yinzhen's speaking skills were really high.