"Rest for a few days, then come with me to the mountains to hunt in a few days," Xiao Yuan murmured as he lay down beside Su Xuerong, holding her slender waist.

Su Xuerong had absolutely no interest in going into the mountains to hunt.

I grew up in the back mountain of Linjiazhuang, and I felt no sense of novelty or curiosity.

But now that she is the empress, how could she not go on the autumn hunt when the emperor wanted to go?

The next day, Cui Yun'er came again early in the morning.

As a result, he ran into Xiao Yuan, who had just gotten up, and was immediately scolded.

Xiao Yuan only let Su Xuerong go after she came out of the inner room.

Cui Yun'er cried with a mournful face: "Arong, my life is so miserable!"

There was absolutely no freedom in this ancient world. The man she wanted to marry dared not marry her, and her parents insisted that she marry someone she didn't like.

"A student of the Duke of Ningguo?" Su Xuerong became curious about the person the Cui family had chosen for Cui Yun'er. "What kind of person is he?"

“He’s a long-time friend of the Cui family. His father is the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and he himself works at the Hanlin Academy…” Cui Yun’er said with a distressed expression, “I don’t like these pretentious scholars at all. They’re weak and have no muscles at all when they take off their clothes. Just looking at them makes me want to vomit!”

Su Xuerong was stunned.

Is this something an unmarried woman should say?

Cui Yun'er whispered in her ear, "I like muscular men, the kind you can easily carry in a princess carry."

"A princess carry?" Su Xuerong was stunned.

What word is this?

"Oh, that's it..." Cui Yun'er gestured, "Just like when your cousin hugs you!"

Su Xuerong was even more astonished: "You...when did you see him hug me?"

"After you were stabbed by that poisonous woman Zeng Ling, you fainted. My cousin immediately carried you to find the Cheng family physician. When I saw him, he carried you as if you were a pillow, so easy... That's why I also want to find a strong man, but unfortunately, all the men my parents have their eyes on are civil officials!"

At this point, she couldn't help but roll her eyes, looking quite disdainful.

Su Xuerong sighed: "What about the man you want to marry?"

Cui Yun'er said helplessly, "When he heard that my parents had come to Quanzhou, he just disappeared somewhere..."

Otherwise, she would have at least tied him up and brought him to meet people.

Cui Yun'er waved her hand: "Let's not talk about these boring things. Are you free today? I'll take you out for a walk."

Su Xuerong glanced at her: "Do you think your cousin would let me go out with you?"

Cui Yun'er's cheeks twitched a few times, looking utterly bored: "Really, how did he become emperor?"

Everyone was much more at ease when he was a prince.

"How about this, I'll discuss it with him later, and we can go out incognito for a stroll, so we won't cause a commotion," Su Xuerong suggested.

Cui Yun'er nodded quickly: "That's right, it's more comfortable to go out incognito."

After breakfast, Xiao Yuan received several officials from Quanzhou in his study at Qingquan Palace, listening to their suggestions on maritime transport.

Su Shirong was among them.

He looked at his brother-in-law, the emperor, who sat high on the dragon throne, and felt a sense of realization.

It turns out that the man Ah Rong saved on the mountain behind Lin Family Village all those years ago was actually him!

He was unconscious at the time, so Arong asked him to help clean his wounds. He inadvertently saw the real face under the human skin mask.

However, he did not mention this to Arong. At the time, he only felt that Xiao Yuan was a person of the martial arts world and should try not to have too much contact with the Su family.

But fate played a cruel trick on her, and after many twists and turns, Ah Rong still ended up marrying him.

Back then, Xiao Yuan must have been deeply in love with A Rong long ago, which is why he didn't care that she had been married and had children before...

"Brother Su, the Emperor is asking you a question!" Zhao You suddenly reminded him in a low voice.

Su Shirong snapped out of his daze and hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, I have already sent people to Luzon to inquire about the situation. Those sweet potato seedlings are considered sacred by the local indigenous people. It may be difficult to buy the seedlings, but they can be obtained through barter."

Xiao Yuan nodded: "Tell me about it."

“We can transport the porcelain, tea and silk of the Great Zhou over there and exchange them directly with the chiefs of the various tribes.”

Someone nearby exclaimed in surprise, "That's such a bad deal!"

Su Shirong said, "But once the Great Zhou has sweet potato seedlings, it will be a great thing for the country and the people, and it can greatly alleviate the long-standing food problem of the Great Zhou."

Sweet potato seedlings are easy to grow, have a short growth cycle, and most importantly, they provide a good meal.

Xiao Yuan nodded: "That's right, the most important thing for the Great Zhou right now is still food."

Once food is plentiful, people's lives will improve significantly, and the country's strength will naturally increase.

Exchanging some seemingly expensive luxury items is actually not a bad deal.

"Minister Su, I entrust this matter entirely to you!" Xiao Yuan finally decided.

Su Shirong hurriedly kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will certainly live up to your expectations and bring the sweet potato seedlings back to the Great Zhou."

"The sea ban will be lifted today. You may depart at a later date!"

"Yes!" Su Shirong was overjoyed.

Xiao Yuan smiled and said, "The Empress specifically reminded me today that you should go and have lunch with her later. Go ahead."

Su Shirong hurriedly thanked the emperor and withdrew, then went to Qingquan Palace.

Su Xuerong was very happy to see him, and immediately asked Zhou Shi and Su Jingxuan to bring Su Jian over, and said a lot of things to him.

Su Jian has become much more sensible now. He played with Yuan Jie'er for a while and took great care of his princess cousin.

Holding Chou Chou, Madam Zhou beamed with joy: "Our little prince is getting cuter and cuter every day."

Ugly kicked its little legs and grinned at Grandma.

Yuan'er ran over: "Ugly! Ugly!"

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