In the imperial court, the emperor asked the crown prince standing below, "I heard that the little princess gave you some fine treasures and asked you to take them to the border."

Upon hearing his father's tone, Long Yuan knew that he must want him to keep some food. But that wouldn't do; it was all rations for the border soldiers.

"Your Majesty, the young princess did indeed prepare food for me, which I took to the border to give to the soldiers."

The court officials were also very curious about how much grain the little princess actually had.

They wouldn't easily look down on a farm girl these days; everyone has investigated this little girl and she's quite extraordinary.

Especially the high-yield grain; I heard that Taoliu Village did indeed grow several thousand kilograms of grain.

And that big iron lump, I heard it's called an off-road vehicle. Many ministers are itching to get their hands on it, just waiting to meet the little princess and ask if they can borrow it for a spin.

Su Muyao was still sitting on the sofa, happily eating a chicken leg in one hand and a bottle of Fatty's Happy Water in the other.

Little did they know that they were already on the minds of all the ministers in the court.

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After the morning court session, the emperor went straight to the Crown Prince's residence.

I had already heard that the Crown Prince had taken several large carriages of things from the young princess and placed them in the Crown Prince's residence.

Long Yuan followed behind the emperor and saw his father, with his hands behind his back, huffing and puffing as he headed towards his East Palace.

They didn't care at all whether he, the person in question, had kept up.

Upon arriving at the East Palace, one would see the contents of more than a dozen large carriages in front of the courtyard.

He paced anxiously around the tightly bound objects, and if he weren't the emperor, he would have already reached in to pry open what was inside.

“Shadow One took some of everything and left some for Father Emperor.”

After Yingyi replied "Yes," he hurriedly led the guards behind him to dismantle some of the things that had already been tied up.

Inside the palace, the emperor sat at the table, eagerly awaiting his arrival. He knew that the little dumpling had all sorts of rare treasures, but he never received any for himself; they were all given to the little brat.

It seems that after that brat leaves, I need to make more visits to the princess's residence to build a good relationship.

After the people below brought out all sorts of things and placed them on the table, Long Yuan introduced them one by one: "This is called a country bumpkin."

He had barely uttered his first sentence when the emperor shot him a glare, as if the emperor were insulting him.

Although he wasn't sure, something felt off.

"This is braised duck leg sealed up. Sealed items like these can be kept for a year."

The emperor nodded at first, then his eyes lit up as he looked at the packaged food in front of him.

The emperor became very excited. After all, the border was freezing cold, and everyone could only chew on dry rations that were too tough to eat, taking bites of snow and then bites of the unchewable rations.

Before ascending the throne, the emperor had also guarded the borders, so he naturally knew the suffering of those people.

"Good, good, good, Chang'an, Chang'an is indeed a lucky star."

Some ministers even felt that bestowing the title of "Chang'an" upon him was somewhat inappropriate.

In the eyes of the current emperor, even a mere princess is not worthy of Su Muyao.

"I am ten years older than your mother, and you and the little princess are only seven or eight years apart. If you two are interested in each other, your father will bestow a marriage upon you when you return from the border."

In the emperor's eyes, the crown prince should be choosing a crown princess in two years, and those delicate noble ladies in the capital are not suitable for his arrogant son.

Upon hearing this, Long Yuan waved his hand repeatedly, "Father, if Yao Yao and I are interested in each other, I will certainly ask for your permission to marry. However, Mu Yao is only four years old now, how would she know about love? It is too early to discuss marriage now."

The emperor then gestured with his lip and said, "I never said I would bestow a marriage upon you now; it was just a casual remark."

What he was really thinking was that he should hurry up and win over such a good girl, otherwise she would end up in someone else's home and he would have nowhere to cry.

Especially now that the child is young, if Long Yuan goes to the border, he may not be able to come back for several years. When he comes back, who will remember him?

Upon hearing this, Long Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. If his father had ignored him and bestowed Mu Yao upon him as his crown princess, he would have been relieved.

With that girl's stubborn temper, she might never talk to him again, thinking that they were using their imperial power to suppress her.

Seeing this, the emperor said nothing more; in any case, he valued that girl quite a bit.

Long Yuan quickly changed the subject, "Father, please try it."

After saying that, he tore open the packaging of the duck leg in his hand and handed it over, and also opened a bottle of soda and handed it over at the same time.

But when Eunuch De saw the dark water in the tin can, he immediately stopped him, saying, "Your Majesty, look at this."

He then poured the soda into the porcelain bowl.

With a tearing sound, bubbling...

The emperor was startled upon seeing this, realizing that "this thing is poisonous."

Upon hearing this, Long Yuan drank the "happy fat house water" that Eunuch De had poured into the porcelain bowl in one gulp.

This terrified the emperor: "Guards, quick, quickly summon the imperial physician!"

"Father, this is so non-toxic, please try it."

After waiting a short while and seeing that his son was truly unharmed, the emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I picked up the half-empty bottle and took a small sip; it felt like the water exploded in my mouth.

It tasted sweet with an indescribable flavor, a deliciousness I had never experienced before.

The two, one big and one small, began eating the various foods on the table.

He also mentioned the compressed biscuits to the emperor, and the rest of the food on the table was sent to the emperor's palace.

The next morning, Long Yuan set off for the border with the things Su Muyao had given him.

The Su family was in complete chaos early in the morning.

The reason is simple: Xi Bao, who had just turned ten, was entangled with the daughter of a certain family.

Early in the morning, an old woman with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face arrived at Old Su's house with a girl of eight or nine years old.

“Your grandson has been unfaithful to my granddaughter. You have to take responsibility no matter what, or we’ll hang ourselves at your doorstep.”

Everyone around was shocked by these words, after all, no one would slander their own granddaughter.

Moreover, if the Su family doesn't acknowledge this granddaughter-in-law after she says this, the girl will never be able to get married.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, it is rare for someone to use their own innocence to slander others.

Upon hearing this, Qin Meijuan grabbed a broom and was about to hit the old lady.

Boss Su, who came out from behind, stopped her and said, "Meijuan, calm down first."

Upon hearing this, Qin Meijuan immediately put down the broom in her hand, but pointed at Su Laoda's nose and shouted, "Listen to this! Someone is slandering your son right in front of you, and you still want me to calm down?"

Qin Meijuan naturally didn't believe the old lady's words. Although Xibao wasn't her biological son, after spending so much time together, she had long regarded him as her own son.

Moreover, Xi Bao has always been well-behaved and sensible, so how could she possibly take liberties with a little girl who hasn't even fully grown up yet?