"Little Bead, they're arguing over such a trivial matter."
Little did anyone know that ten years later, this Lord Zhao fled south with his family after the city fell, eventually freezing to death on the way.
It seems that he was still clutching a small piece of cornbread he hadn't finished when he died. Did he regret wasting his precious time arguing with his colleagues over trivial matters instead of doing something meaningful or using that time to eat something better?
This Lord Gu died an even more tragic death. He and his family were apparently trampled to death by enemy horses. His granddaughters were abducted, and his grandsons were thrown into a large pot and became someone else's meal.
Tsk tsk tsk! How pathetic!
Gaa!
puff!
The truly pitiful Zhao Zhifeng stubbornly refused to faint, but the even more pitiful Gu Yutong could not bear it and fainted on the spot.
Colleagues quickly pinched the philtrum and fed the person water, finally managing to wake them up quickly.
Although everyone sympathizes with the two's future, it hasn't happened yet, has it?
They could still change things, so someone whispered in his ear, "Lord Gu, please accept my condolences. The matter has not yet occurred. As long as Dayan exists, we will certainly not end up in such a state. Please rest assured and do not let that person become suspicious."
During court assemblies, they all tried to refer to Yue Fuguang as "that person".
Gu Yutong was also a ruthless person. She quickly recovered from the immense grief and, once her emotions stabilized, she was able to quickly make amends for her sudden fainting.
He apologized to Emperor Mingxi, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I did not eat or drink anything when I left home this morning. Just now... I argued too fiercely with Lord Zhao and suddenly felt dizzy, which caused me to faint."
Now that I am free from trouble, my suggestion needs to be discussed and refined with Lord Zhao Zhifeng before being submitted to Your Majesty. I humbly request Your Majesty's approval.
Emperor Mingxi nodded slightly and said, "What you say makes sense, Your Excellency. Granted!"
"Little Bead, speaking of food, are the vegetables I grew ready to eat?"
[Master, it's definitely edible. How would you like it eaten?]
"It's getting colder, how about we have hot pot today? We have mutton at home, and you can also get me some snowflake beef, that's delicious. And the vegetables can be the ones grown in the garden."
"Okay, I'll get the master some more beef! The people here are so pitiful; they have to rely on oxen to pull the farm, and they can't even bear to eat beef themselves."
"Isn't my old man from the Ministry of Works? Find me the blueprints for that curved plow that one person can pull, and find an opportunity to show them to him."
Should we provide other advanced tools as well? I have plenty more.
"Let's take a look at that plow first. If they can't even handle this properly, and they're arguing for half a day over such a small matter like today, with so many people and such low efficiency, then this court is truly beyond saving."
We don't need to concern ourselves with it anymore. In any case, it's their country that's falling, and they themselves and their descendants who are losing their lives. Each one of them met a more tragic end than the last; even those who surrendered at the end didn't die a good death. Tsk tsk tsk, how pitiful! How lamentable!
The squeaks of the moonlight startled the officials, causing them to lower their heads further and further. Looking down from above, half of them had their heads down, resembling quails.
Some people, not understanding the situation, saw everyone lower their heads and pretend to be dead as they talked. Although they didn't know what was happening, their animal instincts told them that they should just follow along, or they would really die!
Emperor Mingxi narrowed his eyes, exuding a chilling aura that concealed his murderous intent and desire to kill.
The agreement was made that the ruler and his subjects should be of one mind. They should try to win over the Grand Tutor and hope that she will show some mercy to their Great Yan.
These people are something else; they've already forgotten about it after just a few days!
'My sword hasn't tasted blood for too long, causing these officials to forget how I, Xie Fei, fought my way to this throne!'
Ignoring the eager looks in the eyes of the Emperor and his ministers at the new tool, Yue Fuguang looked up and saw that it was getting late. He then said to the little eunuch who was following him, "Xiao Fuzi, go to the Empress Dowager's palace and tell her that I had something to do today and had returned home first. Tell her not to wait for me for dinner."
"Yes, this servant will go right away." Xiao Fuzi immediately nodded in agreement.
He still remembered what his godfather, Eunuch Qian, had whispered to him: 'To serve this one, just treat him like your ancestor, be obedient, do as he says, and be loyal.'
His godfather had gotten this job for him from His Majesty, so Xiao Fuzi naturally cherished it immensely and never dared to forget his godfather's words for even a day.
As for the loyalty the godfather spoke of, whose loyalty did he hold? The godfather didn't say, and the clever Xiao Fuzi didn't ask either.
Judging from the attitudes of the officials and members of the royal family towards this young ancestor, he knew who he should be loyal to.
As soon as Yue Fuguang returned to her residence, she ordered someone to prepare a pot, as she wanted to eat a hot pot with two broths that night.
When she arrived at the greenhouse in the backyard, wow! She hadn't seen the vegetables for only two days, and they had grown so big!
The bright red strawberries are filled with sweet juice, and you can smell their rich aroma from afar.
Yue Fuguang planted three rows of strawberries, and the total harvest amounted to dozens of kilograms.
After picking more vegetables and strawberries and sending some to various courtyards of the Yu family, she also ordered some to be sent to the palace, as had been promised long ago.
Whether the royals dared to eat foreign food was not within her consideration.
Just as Yue Fuguang finished preparing her dipping sauce and before she could even put the meat into the pot, she heard a maid come to report that His Majesty and the Crown Prince had arrived, followed by several officials.
Upon hearing this, Yue Fuguang knew that these people were there to freeload a meal at her place.
Never mind, she ordered someone to get a few more hot pots. Before the broth in one pot was even heated up, a group of people came rushing in from the other side.
Emperor Mingxi was the leader, followed by the Crown Prince, and behind the Crown Prince were his grandfather and a group of officials, including old acquaintances such as Lord Wang, Wei Ping, and Lu Qi.
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