Chapter 285: The two families fell out? !
Along with the eunuch's voice, Qi Yue walked in holding Yuan Ruan.
The emperor went over first, picked up Yuan Ruan, and looked at Qi Yue: "Why are you two here? What are you missing?"
Qi Yue silently took a food box from the palace maid behind her.
Yuan Ruan struggled to pull his hands out of the emperor's arms, turned around and took out a plate from the food box, and said, "Father, I want to share with you the crispy osmanthus cake I made by hand. Please have it~~"
The emperor lowered his brows when he heard this, and happened to come into contact with the pitty surface of the crispy osmanthus cake.
emperor:……
But when the emperor looked into those bright eyes, he silently picked it up, put it in his mouth, chewed it twice, and then swallowed it directly.
The chief eunuch quickly handed the emperor a large glass of water.
The emperor took a long sip without any hurry, and then praised, "Jiu'er, you have worked hard." He paused and added, "It's delicious."
Yuan Ruan: [Hehe, after eating the cakes I made myself, you can’t say anything bad about us. ]
System: [Haha, this is called eating people with soft hands! ]
Yuan Ruan added: […Tong'er, you are a soft-hearted person who eats people's food and a short-handed person who takes people's money. ]
The third prince was a little worried when he heard this, fearing that his father would be angry because Yuan Ruan said such demanding words.
He took a step forward, but the prince gently pinched his shoulder.
The third prince quickly came over and whispered, "Brother. Xiaojiu..."
"Oh, don't worry." The prince gave a calm look.
The Third Prince was startled, and followed the line of sight of the Crown Prince. He happened to see the Emperor touching Yuan Ruan's cheek and whispering, "You made such delicious cakes. I must reward you well. Whatever you want, I will give it to you."
The third prince suddenly realized: Father was making an unconditional promise.
Yuan put her chubby little hand on the emperor's cheek and said, "Father, the cake is delicious because, um, it contains goldfish meat from the pond."
The emperor was very calm. He understood. It was just a fish...
Wait, goldfish?! Golden fish?!
The emperor's pupils shrank, and he almost couldn't help asking, "But what about the three dragon fish that I love the most?"
But he still kept a steady expression, glanced at Qi Yue who had been silent, and made the number 3 with his fingers.
Qi Yue was silent for a while, then secretly sent a “0” gesture back.
The emperor's head was buzzing and he almost couldn't breathe in.
But he quickly calmed down and said with all his strength: "Yes. As long as Xiaojiu likes to eat it."
Yuan Ruan immediately hugged the emperor guiltily, and once again said to him earnestly: "Father, you are the best!"
System: [Ah Ruan, I said your brother treats you the best, and he definitely won’t mind you accidentally eating a few fish. But in the end, it was the two princesses who teased the fish and brought them up, otherwise…]
Yuan Ruan: [Let’s not talk about it anymore. They didn’t do it on purpose.]
After Yuan Ruan finished kissing the emperor, he took the initiative to extend his hand for Qi Yue to hold, then turned back and said to the emperor: "Father, the cakes are ready, we are leaving first."
emperor:……
Qi Yue took Yuanruan from the emperor's hands and walked out holding him in her arms.
Yuan Ruan also chatted with the system: [Come to think of it, didn’t we just leave the court? Why are there so many ministers gathered together again? Is there something important going on? ]
System: [Let me see... Oh. They are looking at the intelligence of Chen, Chu, and Shu here. Let me see... Hahaha, Ah Ruan, I am dying of laughter. Shu is really doomed.]
Courtiers: !!!
What!
They were curious about the melons from Shu and Chu.
It’s good that the timely rain has come! We can’t let it go!
The Minister of War slapped his thigh and spoke first: "Grandmaster, since you are here, why don't you sit down and discuss with us?"
Yuan Ruan was stunned, turned around in confusion, and pointed at himself: "Ah? Me?"
The Minister of Rites glanced at the Minister of War with a look of disdain, as if he was disappointed that his friend could not become a good friend.
Then he bowed to Yuan Ruan and said, "National Master. The Minister of War is trying to say that among three people there must be one who can be my teacher. The National Master is quite accomplished in seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster. If he can tell fortunes and give me some advice, that would be great."
This was not the first time that Yuanruan had used fortune-telling to predict political affairs.
So she didn't find it strange after hearing it, and responded naturally: "Yeah, okay." At this point, she symbolically took out her little turtle shell.
The court officials acted quickly, completely unaware of the helpless expressions of the emperor and the crown prince behind them.
At this time, the Minister of Rites had already begun to actively introduce detailed information from the Chen and Chu states to Yuan Ruan.
The prince took a deep breath, moved closer to the emperor in small steps, and whispered, "Father, this, this..."
The emperor was silent for a while, then said, "It is a blessing, not a disaster. If it is a disaster, you can't avoid it."
The prince choked: ...
Father, are you messing up?!
The prince couldn't help but add another sentence: "But father, the image of the Great Xia royal family..." Don't you want it?
The emperor added coldly: "He has been removed from the list."
Prince: ...
On the other side, Yuan Ruan listened halfway and happened to hear that the State of Chu was imitating the imperial examination system, so he clicked his tongue in displeasure.
Yuanruan: [A scholar is very good. ]
System: [That’s right, but Ah Ruan, don’t worry, they will definitely not be able to succeed in their scientific research.]
The officials of Daxia were curious: How could the system be so sure? Could it be that it saw it from the predicted future?!
Yuan Ruan was also curious and asked: [Tong'er, what melon did you see? ]
System: [No. But the imperial examination system is not that easy. You have Ah Ruan to watch over Xia State, and kill any disobedient ones. Chen State and Chu State will definitely have to go through many years of repeated tugs and detours. Hey, maybe we can even drag them down and make them learn!]
Yuan Ruan thought about it, from the emergence of the imperial examination system to the existence of common people students crossing classes, and the hundreds of years of tug-of-war in between. She also felt that what the system said was right.
Yuan Ruan: [Right! If Chu really wants to learn, they will be in trouble. Anyway, if Daxia encounters a few annoying Land Rovers during the imperial examination, I also know a little about thunder magic. ]
System: [Hahahaha, right, right, oh oh oh!]
The Emperor, the Crown Prince and the Third Prince: Smile.
Several court officials became anxious and decided to restrain their people more tightly before returning.
Yuan Ruan: [Okay, Tong'er, tell me, why did you laugh when you mentioned Shu just now? What happened to Shu? ]
System: [The fourth prince of Chu is very interested in printing and papermaking. He also knows that it is difficult for fine workers to enter Xia, so he wrote a letter to Shu, hoping that Shu could open a channel so that he could arrange for some fine workers to enter Xia from there.]
Yuan Ruan was a little curious when he heard this: [It is very difficult to enter the State of Chu, but it is easy to enter the State of Shu with spies? ]
System: [It's not that easy. But Shu and Xia share a long border, and the people of the two countries have intermarried, so there are many trade markets on the border. It would be easier for the people of the two countries to come in under the pretext of visiting relatives or doing business.]
Yuanruan: [Is that so? Did it succeed?]
System: [Hahahaha… No, hahahaha, goose goose…]
The system suddenly started to laugh like a goose, and everyone was stunned.
Yuan Ruan couldn't help but ask: [Tong'er, are you...are you okay? No virus has entered your body, right?]
System: [Hahaha... It's okay, it's okay, I just think it's a bit too dramatic. Ah Ruan, let me tell you, the fourth prince of Chu did not succeed. His letter was completely ignored by the upper echelons of Shu.]
The courtiers looked somewhat confused.
This is also what they can't understand. In recent years, Shu has been very obedient to Chu, and the request of the fourth prince of Chu is not difficult to meet. How dare Shu ignore the news from Chu?
Could it be that a knowledgeable person emerged in Shu Kingdom?
Yuan Ruan was also surprised: [Ah? Ignore? Why? Are the two families enemies?]