C57

In July, he heard the news that Prince Bi had finally returned to Da Feng, but he did not come to the imperial court. He heard that Prince Bi had suffered a cold in Mongolia, and originally, he was suspected to have returned in June. Fortunately, he had managed to control his illness and had returned home. If he couldn't recuperate carefully, he would be able to return to court by the end of the month.

Perhaps it was because they had already entered the scorching summer, and it seemed as if the emperor's huge ice block had been melted by the scorching sun. Many ice cubes were sent over from the ice cellar in the palace to be stored in the Imperial Study, causing the temperature of the Imperial Study to increase by a lot, but the tea house was still scorching hot. With the tea being boiled in the small stove, Zhuang Li's hair was drenched in sweat. If she were to enter and send the tea in this way, she would probably be thought to have offended the heavens and had no choice but to send the young eunuch, who was serving in the study, to send the tea.

The continuous temperature did not stop for a long time, and at night, it was so stifling that Zhuang Li was almost unable to breathe. She rested in the tea room with her head held up, thinking that the emperor was right next door to him, reading in the study.

Not long after entering dreamland, the young eunuch came in and woke Zhuang Li up.

"Imperial Noble Lady Ya, Imperial Noble Lady Ya, wake up …"

Originally, the stuffy and stuffy atmosphere was unbearable for Zhuang Li, but since she had already slept soundly, she woke up after a light call.

"What's wrong? "Does the emperor want more tea now?"

The young eunuch said, "That's not true, the Emperor will pass on the message to you."

Zhuang Li had doubts, but she still stood up. She had been guarding by the fire the entire time and was sweating profusely, but now that she had stepped into the Imperial Study, the cool and leisurely air of Imperial Study was in front of her. It was only then that she remembered if the Eunuch Li would scold her and say that she had offended Sacred Yan. But it was too late …

Eunuch Li turned around and saw Zhuang Li, she actually wasn't angry and only smiled at her before she left.

"Your majesty." Zhuang Li wiped her face randomly with her sleeve and then stood there respectfully.

"Help me tidy up the paper." He looked up and glanced at Zhuang Li before commanding him, and then said as he glanced at the pile of papers in the corner of the study room.

Although Zhuang Li was suspicious in her heart, weren't these the matters of the young eunuch? Could it be that some young eunuch had done a bad job and caused the Emperor to be unhappy, so he told her to do it? But didn't they still have Eunuch Li? She still obediently went over to organize it, collecting and picking it up.

However, the temperature of the Imperial Study was much more than that of the teahouse. Zhuang Li felt that if she had a thermometer, she would probably be able to drop by 10 degrees. On the other hand, it was extremely comfortable. When she properly tidied up and told the emperor, the emperor was too lazy to pay any attention to her, and didn't even raise his head.

The emperor was so busy that she had no time to pay attention to her, yet she did not dare to withdraw. She was afraid that if there was anything else, she could look around and see that all the eunuchs had already gone outside the door. If the emperor had any orders, he did not know whether or not they would hear it.

Thinking about it here, Zhuang Li could only continue staying within the Imperial Study.

She had already been sitting quietly at the back of the chair, which was supposed to be prepared for the ministers who would usually come to discuss business. It had already been continuously hot for many days, and the papers that the Prince Bi had brought back these past few days seemed to have caused quite a stir in the imperial court. The emperor had been staying in the tea house almost all day long, and she had also been staying in the tea house all night long.

Before she fell asleep, she was still thinking about all these papers. The Emperor still needed to rewrite them one by one after he finished reading them. She was afraid that she would have to busy herself until daybreak again …

She opened her eyes slightly and saw the emperor in the dim light of the study room.

She looked at that person and gave him a warm smile.

"Go to sleep." The emperor said softly.

She had never seen the Emperor so gentle. It was as if a light breeze had slipped into the study and lifted the lantern over her head.

She wanted to be closer to him, closer, so close that she could see the smile on his face.

But he got up and walked away.

It's already five o'clock, time to prepare for the morning assembly …

When Zhuang Li woke up, her Imperial Study had already been replaced with new ice. Outside, the sun was already scorching hot and she crawled up, shocked to the point that she was covered in cold sweat … She fell asleep just like that! In front of the Emperor! And had such a strange dream!

She didn't know if the emperor was too busy to pay attention to her, or if he didn't want to pay attention to her at all, but she was actually able to sleep like this until now!

She quickly went to her room to clean up and change out of her rumpled clothes from the night's sleep.

The moment she used her Imperial Study, the sun almost made her want to curse.

Qing You had already woken up, and when she saw Zhuang Li he asked, "Miss, where did you go last night? I thought you fell asleep in the teahouse and went to get you in the morning, but you weren't there? "

Zhuang Li sighed, how could she explain that she had actually fallen asleep right under the emperor's nose?

The weather was extremely hot, and the cicadas were hoarsely chirping all day and all night. There were a few especially tall elms in Imperial Study's courtyard, so naturally, it became the cicada's favorite place to stay. It was extremely noisy. The Eunuch Li was anxious to hear it, afraid that the Emperor would be angry. Then he ordered his men to go up a ladder and beat away all the cicadas.

Zhuang Li held her head and squatted under the tree to watch.

"Imperial Noble Lady Ya?" A young eunuch called out to her from behind.

Zhuang Li was too lazy to turn her head. At this time, the emperor was still resting, so it was naturally impossible for the emperor to call her that. As long as it wasn't that master, it didn't matter who called him.

"Talk ~"

The young eunuch respectfully walked in front of her and took out a box from his bosom. Naturally, he accepted the box. This small box was square and exquisite. When she opened it, she found a red jade bracelet inside.

" Where did it come from? To whom? " She asked the young eunuch.

" Prince Bi said it was for Imperial Noble Lady Ya. "

The emperor only came to the Imperial Study at night, and I heard that it was bustling with noise and excitement today. The river in the Central Plains had long collapsed and the people were in great pain, but there was no other way. Other officials were unwilling to have the dam rebuilt by Cai, the Ministry of Works, rebuilt.

"Xiuxiu, you have been repairing for years. After repairing for the second half of the year, the dam collapsed. Are you going to build this dam for the rest of your life?" When will it stop?! "

That minister Cai did not show weakness either. "This natural disaster is not something that I can solve. If I were to be destroyed, I will naturally have to make up for it." "What else can we do?"

The two teams were quarreling with each other, neither of them willing to give in. On the one hand, you can fix it, but isn't there a better way? How could he not spend so much every year, making the people pay for it?

The other team has this ability. It's not like this is the collapse of the Central Plains River. It's been like this for hundreds of years, and it's almost become a tradition. Can you make the heavens not thunder and rain? The Dragon King was still in a bad mood …

The collapse of the dike this year was especially severe, so it was not a small expense to rebuild it.

Zhuang Li was once again called to her Imperial Study to organize the papers. This time, not only did she have to organize the papers, she also had to sort out the contents of the papers simply. Most of them were debating about the Ministry.

Zhuang Li flipped open a book, and on it there was even a map of the river that had been destroyed year round.

Zhuang Li, on the other hand, had a rough understanding of the diagram. She suddenly felt that she had seen this diagram somewhere before …

History Classbooks... It was very similar to the Minjiang River section...

Wasn't there Li Bing in this era? Didn't he build a fish mouth?

Zhuang Li carefully called out, "Your Majesty …"

"I've taken a look at today's paper. It seems like everyone is arguing over the recent announcement of the expansion of the river …"

"And then?"

"I have heard of a method before. Although I do not know if it can be used, those capable individuals might be able to make this method a reality. At the very least, they can be considered as helping the common people with some good deeds …"

The emperor's expression clearly didn't expect Zhuang Li to say such words, but he still looked at her, hoping that she would continue.

Zhuang Li carefully carried the paper in front of the emperor and placed it on the table …

"Look, there are plains downstream of the river. I've heard that it is inconvenient to irrigate with water, so I think this method might be able to relieve the pressure on the river." Seeing that Wang Su was still serious and did not seem to be angry, she continued.

"Look at the mountain range extending upstream of the river. This way, the river will bend too far. If you use Burning Stone, the mountain will be split in half from the middle. This way, you can divide it into two rivers, one river outside the river and one river inside the river inside the river." The current of the river flows into the man-made canal, and the water of the river flows downstream.

The reason for the collapse of the riverbank was because there was always too much sand accumulated in the channel. If it was divided into two channels, the riverbed would be much smaller, and even more sediment would be left at the bottom of the river. This way, the clean water would flow into the canal, and the water that the canal could not receive would return to the river outside …

"Every year, as long as someone is sent to dredge up the excess silt in the river, they can guarantee that the outer river won't be filled with sand, that the lower reaches won't collapse, and that the plains around the canals will be easily used for water …"

She was too preoccupied with her own happiness. After she finished speaking, she noticed that the Emperor hadn't spoken a single word. Her heart turned cold … He slowly raised his head, yet the emperor was staring at him …

He looked at her seriously, unable to hide the amazement in his heart …

Zhuang Li laughed dryly twice to cover the guilt in her heart …

"Your Majesty, I …" I was just casually saying … Don't take it too seriously... "If you think that I have misspoken, just take it as a joke …"

Although her Imperial Study was cool, Zhuang Li was sweating profusely.

Yet the Emperor just smiled …

That smile was extremely happy, Zhuang Li had never seen him smile like this before.

He stood up, leaned over and scratched Zhuang Li's nose. Zhuang Li had never been so close to him before.