Chapter 54: Show off!

There was a sudden cough in the court, and everyone looked at Yuan Ruan with respect.

Yuan Ruan was startled, and waved her hand at the court officials:

【Ah. This is the Minister of Works who gave me the jade nine-linked ring. Wave more. Hey, this seems to be the Minister of Rites who gave me the white jade animal sculpture. I should smile more at him. Ah, and the Marquis of Chengguo who gave me the most things, I give you a heart! Oh, I couldn't get up at first, but I thought about how many things you gave me! I must get it!】

The court officials were choked with fear: What should we do? Our cleverness has led to our own mistakes!

Under the emperor's knowing and half-smiling expression, the court officials who were named by Yuan Ruan one by one trembled with fear and tried hard to force a happy smile to Yuan Ruan.

Then they looked quietly at Marquis Chengguo who came up with the idea, and the silence was deafening.

The emperor walked down personally, bent down, held Yuan Ruan in his arms and sat her down, and said, "Well, who else wants to say something?"

Yuanruan's eyes widened, and he said to the system:

[As for melons, let's see if there are any melons that can trigger the national destiny mission! ]

System: [Okay! Let me take a look.]

The court officials who had just stepped forward hesitated, fearing that they would be the first to be targeted by the system, and they all took a half step back at the same time.

At this time, Yu Hongyu, the Minister of Agriculture, stepped forward bravely under the admiring gazes of the courtiers and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I have something to report. The potatoes planted a month ago have yielded a very good harvest. There are about 6 fruits under one vine!"

This number completely exceeded the emperor's expectations. He almost couldn't hold Yuanruan tightly and subconsciously clenched his fist.

"What!" The court officials were also shocked and asked, "How could there be so many?"

Although they knew that Yuanruan was magical, they were still extremely shocked when such a huge amount actually appeared.

The court officials all looked at Yuan Ruan, but quickly looked away.

Among them, an old man with a broken arm was particularly excited. He grabbed Yu Hongyu's shoulder tightly with one hand and shouted, "What did you say! There are six on one vine?! This vine must have produced thousands of kilograms of fruit!"

Yu Hongyu grimaced in pain: "Yes, yes, yes! Old General, please stop grabbing me. My shoulder is about to crack. There really is so much produce on the acre. And if you steam this, you will feel very full."

The old general became more excited after hearing this: "Great, great! With this as the staple food, Daxia will never have famine again in the future!"

Yuanruan was very surprised: [Tong'er, doesn't it take several months for potatoes to mature? What's going on? ]

System: [System products must be top quality! Mainly because they used the nutrients in the box to speed up the growth period. If they don’t use them, it will still take a few months.]

After hearing this, the audience felt relieved. As long as the production volume does not decrease, it is not a big problem if the time is longer.

At this time, the Right Assistant Secretary suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have a different opinion. Yesterday evening, I rode my horse to inspect the potato planting situation as usual. I happened to see the Minister of Agriculture digging potatoes. My horse was greedy and secretly ate one. As a result, it vomited and had diarrhea after returning. These potatoes are poisonous and cannot be eaten."

The court officials were all shocked: What is poisonous?

But they did not question Yuan Ruan at all. Instead, they looked at Right Minister Yusa in astonishment: Are you crazy? Didn't you participate in the Heaven and Earth Ceremony? How dare you question the ability of the young imperial teacher?

Yuan Ruan yawned, and his inner voice echoed:

[You actually said that potatoes, a delicacy of China, are poisonous. This is wrong. Did you eat potatoes that have sprouts or green skin? Or are they not ripe?! As long as you eat normal potatoes, you will never be poisoned. ]

System: [What should we do, Ah Ruan? We are at a loss for words! Are we going to throw away something as good as potatoes? ]

The court officials waved their hands and said: Don’t worry, Xiao Guoyun, we all believe in you!

The one-armed old general took a step forward, looked at the Right Assistant Commander Yushi with murderous intent, and said, "Do you have any evidence to prove that the horse ate potatoes and had diarrhea? And not something else?"

You Qiandu Yushi Yidun.

Yu Hongyu followed suit and said, "Not only are potatoes produced in high quantities, they are also easy to cook and will fill you up, but they taste rather bland."

The one-armed old general looked at Yu Hongyu with dissatisfaction and said, "It's enough to fill my stomach, why bother with the taste!"

At this moment, Yuanruan's inner voice sounded again:

【What?! You actually said potatoes are not tasty! Potatoes are super delicious, okay? Use an iron plate to stir-fry the cut potatoes, then sprinkle some chili and other seasonings on them. The crispy, soft and spicy wolf tooth potatoes are so delicious that you can swallow them with your fingers.】

[There is also my favorite beef brisket with potatoes. Just put some salt or other seasonings in the pot and stew them all together. Ha, when the gurgling soup begins to dry up, open the lid of the pot slightly, and the aroma of the steaming white mist will attract everyone's attention. And there are also crispy roasted potato chips... My God, this is a top-notch delicacy that is so delicious just by making it casually. How can you say that potatoes are not delicious! ]

Yuanruan was excited at the thought of these delicacies and couldn't help but recall the color, aroma and taste in detail.

The court officials almost drooled upon hearing this, and several of them even had growling stomachs, obviously because they were hungry.

The Right Assistant Minister of the Imperial Court suddenly spoke up again: "Old General, I can confirm that the horse only ate potatoes, and two hours after eating, it vomited and had diarrhea. I think potatoes should not be promoted."

Courtiers: ...

They looked at You Qiandu Yushi in surprise: Colleague, how did you become a fourth-rank official in the Censorate when you are so tactless?

At this time, Yuanruan's inner voice rang out:

[This person is really serious. It's good that Daxia has such a strict official. I hope you don't abandon potatoes. Test them more. As long as you don't eat sprouted potatoes or green-skinned potatoes, normal potatoes are fine to eat for a long time.]

The court officials were stunned when they heard Yuan Ruan's words: Wait, is this person trying to take this opportunity to attract the attention of Xiao Guoyun? To win his favor?

At this moment, the system said: [Is that right? Ah Ruan, I just scanned the site and there is no prompt for the National Mission. But there are a lot of people watching. Ah Ruan, do you want to take a look? ]

The court officials' faces changed slightly.

Yuanruan: [Ha, yes! Well, let’s choose Ucheondu Yusa as the first one. Is there one?]

System: [Ha! Yes! And it's quite unexpected!]

You Qiandu Yushi suddenly raised his head with an extremely complicated expression on his face.

The court officials all cast gloating glances at U-chan Ue-sa: We asked you to be in the limelight, but now you have hit a wall.

Yuanruan: [Tell me!]

System: [First, Ukento Ushi...haha, he has a secret hobby. He has a natural female twang and loves singing. During the summer, he takes a bath every seven days. Every time it is his turn to rest, Ukento Ushi will carefully dress up in women's clothes, board a flower boat near Kyoto, let out his deep false voice, and pretend to be a woman singing in a brothel. Because his songs are so good, he even got a stage name.]

The courtiers' pupils trembled: !!!

What the hell?

Born with a clip voice? Dressed in women's clothing?

She even pretended to be a singing girl in a brothel?! She even had a stage name?

They all looked at the Right Assistant Minister Yushi and said, "Damn it, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person! Why are you trying to show off? You are so socially retarded."

Yuanruan showed a shocked look: [Hey, I'm just a little curious, has this person ever met any colleagues when he was singing? ]

System: [Of course! Ha, this is what I mean by funny. It also unfolds a story!]

Yuanruan: [What! Who is it?]

Courtiers: !!!

They were suddenly terrified and collectively began to recall: No, it can't be me!