"Is this sent by Concubine Chen again?"

An old eunuch with a white beard bent down and said respectfully after putting down his things.

"This is sent by Pearl, the maid next to Concubine Chen. Please don't let your kindness go to waste."

Emperor Xiao Min glanced at the three or five pieces of fruit in the small plate and frowned. Why was it so small? Such a small amount was not enough to fill one's teeth.

"Concubine Chen has been back from her brother for five or six days, but I haven't seen her recently."

Xiao Min picked up the fork on the fruit. The fruit changed every day. It was red yesterday and turned yellow again today.

"As for the emperor, Concubine Chen has kept herself locked up in the courtyard for some reason since she came back. She even refused Concubine Wan Guifei's invitation."

The emperor raised his eyebrows after hearing this. Chen Guiren is usually the kindest person. Could something have happened?

"Is something wrong? You're still feeling unwell, so why are you avoiding people and hiding in the house?"

The more the emperor thought about it, the more strange he became. Concubine Chen had gone back to her parents' home for half a month, and she only gave him a salute when she came back. How could she avoid seeing her these days?

"Back to the emperor, I just asked about Pearl. She doesn't know what happened to Concubine Chen recently."

Eunuch Li Quan spoke cautiously. It seemed that the emperor was not in a good mood today.

"I don't know? Is there anyone who is such a slave? You just send me away without knowing anything. Do you all think that I am that beggar on the street?"

The emperor made a "pop" sound, slapped the table and scolded the servants below. After seeing this, the servants below had no choice but to kneel down and scream for mercy. The emperor looked at it and felt bored, waved his sleeves and went to the morning court.

Concubine Chen's behavior before and after was really strange. The emperor thought about it more and more strangely after the morning court. The yellow fruit in the morning still left an aftertaste in his mouth.

"There are actually fruits in this world that I have never eaten."

Xiao Min babbled, and moved uncontrollably towards Concubine Chen's Furong Pavilion.

Furong Pavilion was still as before, and the eunuchs and maids were also busy. Xiao Min looked around the courtyard and did not see Concubine Chen.

"Hey, don't be busy watering the flowers here. Where is Concubine Chen? The emperor is here, don't let her hide in the house, come out quickly to see the emperor!"

Li Quan quickly said to the little palace maids watering the flowers next to him, but those little palace ladies were hesitant.

"What are you still doing here? Go quickly!"

The little palace maid raised her head and glanced at His Majesty the Emperor, then hurriedly entered the room to invite their noble concubine.

I don’t know what their noble concubine is thinking. She has given death orders to all the eunuchs and maids in this courtyard in the past few days. No one has been seen recently. Even if the emperor comes, they will follow them without delay.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is here, are you here or not?"

Concubine Chen didn't expect the emperor to be so restless. She originally thought she would have to wait ten days and a half, but after only a few days, she couldn't help but come on her own.

"Have you forgotten what I said before? I don't see anyone now. Pearl, go and ask the emperor to leave."

Pearl, who was standing beside her, trembled in fright after hearing this.

"But, Your Majesty..."

"Don't worry, just tell me what I mean. I don't think he will make things difficult for you."

Concubine Chen has been married to His Majesty the Emperor for so many years, and she can still guess a thing or two about the Emperor's thoughts.

After Pearl bowed and retreated, the emperor did not embarrass her and just walked away in anger.

Pearl was extremely worried when she came back from the outside. She and Yanzhi had served the imperial concubine for so many years, how could they not understand the imperial concubine's wish?

Seeing that the imperial concubine is getting older day by day, and the wrinkles are getting more and more day by day. In this harem, only beauty can capture a man's heart. Only by capturing the heart can one have a stable life. Even if the imperial concubine does not care about it, she must

Consider the situation of the seventh prince!

Although the emperor misses his old friendship, he has not been to their Furong Pavilion for a while, so why should the noble concubine waste this opportunity?

Xiao Min didn't expect Concubine Chen's rejection. After coming out of Furong Pavilion, she felt sulky and disliked everyone.

The emperor was angry with the concubine in the backyard. As a minister, he wanted to give advice, but he couldn't understand it deeply or superficially.

Holding the plate of fruit brought by Pearl, Xiao Min's arrogance rose to such a high level that every time before going to court, he would bring a small plate. The small plate was not big, just a circle bigger than his fist.

There were only a few fruits here and there. If it weren't for the unique taste of these fruits, Xiao Min would have almost felt that Concubine Chen was sending him away.

Xiao Min didn't eat any of the fruits today, but took them all to the court.

"Have you seen what kind of fruit this is, my beloved around here?"

Xiao Min asked Li Quan to distribute the fruits in the small plate and ate one himself. Not to mention, this fruit has a unique taste. If it can be spread among the people, it will be a good thing.

The ministers held this small plate of fruit and looked at it up and down, which they had never seen before.

"I wonder where this fruit comes from, Your Majesty, but I have never seen it before!"

It's hard for Xiao Min to say that he and Concubine Chen are at odds with each other. He got this thing from Concubine Chen.

"Wherever it comes from, it is picked from the ground. My dear friends, I also appreciate your talents and knowledge. Can you tell me what this is?"

The ministers in the audience couldn't say anything even if they were given such a high hat by the emperor. They all hesitated and stared at the small red fruit in a daze.

"If you know, you know. If you don't know, you don't know. What are you all muttering about down there?"

When Xiao Min saw the appearance of the ministers below, the fire in his heart did not come out.

"If I return to the emperor, I won't know."

All the ministers in the audience knelt down, feeling ashamed of His Majesty the Emperor's trust.

"It's such a small fruit, and none of the dozens of ministers present have seen it?"

Xiao Min was surprised now. Even the wild fruit picked from the wild should be recognized by everyone present, not to mention that this fruit is so delicious, no one in the audience knew about it.

Xiao Min slammed the teacup in his hand onto the table.

"What is the use of me raising you people? You can't even recognize a single fruit, yet you all have the dignity to stand in front of me."

In fact, not everyone present has seen this fruit. Even Wu Qingchun has eaten it.

At that banquet, there were many such fruits, most of which could not be named. Everyone only thought they were delicious and did not inquire carefully. Unexpectedly, they were questioned by His Majesty the Emperor in the court today.

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If I had known earlier, I would have inquired more. The group of guys who went to the banquet were so regretful that their intestines were turning blue.

"Report to the Emperor." At this time, a man with gray hair stood up: "Some time ago, the old minister's son wrote a family letter to Lao Chen, and this fruit was mentioned in the book. It seems to be called..." This seemingly

The frail old guy frowned and thought for a while: "Oh, yes, yes, it's called grass, strawberry."

"Strawberry? I've never heard of this name before."

Xiao Min also went through it in his head and confirmed that he had never heard of this name.

"What else did Lin Xingping say?"

Xiao Min still likes Lin Xingping very much. He is young and promising, calm and calm, and looks like he is doing big things.

"He also sent a lot of seeds in the letter, and drew a few pictures, describing several strange fruits in detail, but nothing else."
Chapter completed!