As for the real cousin of Prince An’s Mansion, the outside world is not very clear about who it is. They only know Shen Yu, and now there is Yun Ran, but in fact his niece is Li Mengyue.

Yun Ran took great pains to move into Prince An's Mansion, taking advantage of the information asymmetry.

But what Yun Ran didn't know was that the marriage between the third prince and his niece had to be approved by the emperor and the empress before the third prince could bring the betrothal gifts to the palace.

What's more, with the financial situation of the Third Prince's Mansion, they cannot afford so much betrothal gifts, and most of them come from the private treasury of the Emperor and the Empress.

Don't think he doesn't know. The Queen and the Emperor must have known long ago that their niece had given birth to quadruplets, otherwise they wouldn't be so anxious.

You should know that after the marriage between the third prince and his niece was decided, the Ministry of Rites was so busy every day that they didn't even have time to sleep.

When the Minister of Rites saw him, he complained repeatedly and wanted him to treat him to a meal. Whether the Ministry of Rites was doing its best was related to whether his niece's wedding was grand and successful. Of course, he would not refuse the Minister of Rites' request. He was not afraid of treating him to one meal, let alone two or three meals.

While he was busy dealing with the outside world, Yun Ran actually conquered the old lady. It has to be said that Yun Ran is still quite capable.

Yes, if she was really a village girl who knew nothing, how could she have come to the capital alone from the poor and backward Xingying Village, successfully entered the prime minister's residence, stayed with her niece for two years, and then bribed the maidservant around her niece.

He took his niece to the wilderness, attempting to destroy her chastity and plunge her into an irretrievable situation.

Fortunately, my niece was lucky enough to meet the third prince. Later, under the bond of fate, the two of them got together and had four extremely cute babies.

Although his niece had lived in the capital for more than ten years and he had never met her, he knew that her survival in such a desperate situation and her good life was definitely not just luck.

You should know that not only the Li family prospered under the leadership of the niece, but even the people in other counties of Qingshan Prefecture successfully survived the locust plague with the help of the niece, and were not forced to leave their homes and live a displaced life.

He was proud to have such a niece. Even a man could not achieve such a great achievement.

What's more, my niece is just a weak woman. She was able to unite the officials of seven counties on her own when the locust plague came, and make them eliminate the locusts under her command without complaint. This is not something that ordinary people can do.

I still remember that when the locust plague first appeared last year, officials in the court were at a loss as to what to do. Every day when they went to court to discuss matters, they could not come up with any truly effective methods. Instead, they kept shirking responsibility and arguing. No one dared to stand up and take on the important task of controlling the locusts.

Later, the locust plague really came and Yongkang Prefecture fell. The emperor was furious and punished a group of officials, but it was too late by then.

Tens of thousands of locusts migrated northward with unstoppable force.

When the people in the capital heard the news, they were in a state of panic. If it were not for the defenders stopping them, I believe many people would have fled the capital with their families.

Just when the imperial court was making the worst-case scenario plan and was about to abandon the people of Yongkang, an urgent report arrived in the capital from eight hundred miles away, saying that the locusts had been intercepted in Qingshan Prefecture.

The locusts stopped in Qingshan Prefecture and were completely wiped out. From then on, the locust plague that had terrified the entire court and the people of the capital was easily resolved.

At that time, some people did not believe it and thought it was a fairy tale.

Since ancient times, locust plagues have caused huge losses to people. No one has ever been able to quickly eliminate all locusts when they are multiplying rapidly, leaving them no chance to wreak havoc.