Chapter 56: Luo Jin'an's plan for the Xu family

Princess Zhenbei was delighted to see this. It had been a long time since her son had been so angry. She consoled him and said, "If An'er likes it, tell me where to buy it. I will send you a few more tomorrow."

Luo Jinan said softly, "It was made by a friend himself. I'm afraid that mother may not be able to buy it."

Luo Jinan remembered that Xu Nian had asked about his mother's injury in the letter, so he pointed at the pot of cherry tea towards Mo Yu behind him. Mo Yu understood and picked up the half-full pot of cherry tea and handed it to the maid beside the princess.

The princess was curious about the taste of the tea and who this friend was. She didn't feel any difference in the cherry tea, so could it be that this friend was different?

"It is indeed delicious. I wonder where An'er's friend is. I am very curious."

Everyone in the hall looked over there, wondering if it was some fine wine. However, the Crown Prince's wife sensed a different meaning in the words.

Luo Jinan was not fooled. "Mother is so busy with work that she doesn't have time for this. If you really think my friend has good craftsmanship, it would be better to reward him with some gold and silver."

At this time, even the Prince of Zhenbei and the Crown Prince were extremely curious. Which god made this kid speak such a word?

The princess smiled even more gently, and asked with a smile: "I wonder if it is a young master or a young lady, so that I can know what reward to give."

Luo Jinan coughed twice and pretended to be calm, "My friend is a beautiful girl. Mother, please take care of her. I suddenly feel a little unwell, so I'll take my leave first."

The princess looked at her little son who was running away and gave the prince a mysterious smile. She whispered, "Don't arrange anyone around An'er. Be careful that An'er might get angry."

Prince Zhenbei felt aggrieved. Even though he did nothing, his son never treated him well. Besides, wasn't it you, Princess, who came up with the idea of ​​arranging people around Changsheng?

The princess seemed to have thought of this as well, and patted the prince's hand soothingly. Sure enough, the next moment, Prince Zhenbei smiled like a flower, which made the concubine at the side shudder. After so many years, how come the prince was still controlled by the princess? It turned out to be a wise choice for her to join the princess.

Luo Jinan did not return to his own Yicao Courtyard, but went to the back garden along the corridor. He sat under the flower vines and looked up at the bright moon, wondering what the little girl was doing now.

He mentioned Xu Nian on purpose at the banquet today, because he knew that his mother intended to select two concubines to be placed in his room. If it were in the past, he would have been indifferent and just regarded it as two extra decorations, but now, for some reason, he felt extremely resistant in his heart.

According to my mother's curiosity, she will definitely investigate. It's good this way. At least the girl will have another backer. I think she will be very happy.

But Luo Jinan did more than that. Mo Bai brought back not only several food boxes but also several bags of sweet potatoes from Lingshan County. Xu Nian wrote in the letter that this thing called sweet potato can not only be used for cooking but also as a kind of food. It is said that it can produce more than ten dan per mu.

If this output had not come from Xu Nian's mouth, Luo Jinan would never have believed it. You have to know that the output of fertile farmland in Sheng Dynasty is only a little over two shi per mu, and most of them do not even reach two shi.

Once this kind of grain is grown, the Zhenbei Army will no longer worry about the court withholding military pay, and there will be less friction in the trade between Northern Xinjiang and Mobei. Luo Jinan must keep such a great achievement for that girl.

So the next day, Luo Jinan found the Prince of Zhenbei. When he saw Luo Jinan appear in the study, Luo Chuyan first ran outside to look at the sky, then walked back and rubbed his eyes, saying to himself: "Is it possible that I drank too much last night and had hallucinations?"

Luo Jinan sat down by himself, poured himself a cup of tea and sipped it leisurely. Luo Chuyan looked at the person who sat there without any courtesy, and finally made sure that he was not hallucinating.

"You are used to this tea. I remember you liked Mengding Huangya the most. Unfortunately, we don't have it here. You have to make do with it for now."

Luo Jinan certainly knew that there was nothing here. It should be said that the best things in the entire palace were in his Yarrow Courtyard.

Luo Jinan had no intention of chatting and went straight to the point: "I recently got a kind of grain seed, which is said to be able to produce more than ten dan per mu."

At the same time, Mo Wen, who was standing behind him, placed the tray in his hand on the desk. Prince Zhenbei looked at the hard lumps with dirt on their surface, feeling doubtful and uncertain.

"Is the production volume really that high? Do you have any exact written data?"

Luo Jinan shook his head and continued, "It is precisely because we need to verify whether these data are true that we need to transfer the people who discovered the grain seeds to the royal city."

"You mean to let this person enter the palace's manor?"

Luo Jinan shook his head. Although the highest-ranking official in the palace's manor office could be a third-rank official, to put it bluntly, those people were still servants of the palace. What he had to do was to help the Xu family rise to prominence.

"I heard from people below that the county magistrate of Wansheng County committed a crime and was beheaded by you personally. I think this position of county magistrate is very suitable."

Luo Chuyan's eyelids jumped. This brat really knew how to pick a place. There were so many people eyeing that position.

"You know how important that position is. The entire Zhenbei Army depends on it for their livelihood. How can you guarantee that the person is competent for the position?"

Luo Jin said calmly, "I am willing to guarantee the title of Prince."

Prince Zhenbei stood up suddenly and said, "Nonsense!" Then he suddenly asked excitedly, "What did you call yourself just now?"

Luo Jinan did not answer and left the study slowly.

Luo Chuyan turned around and asked the housekeeper again, "Did you just hear Changsheng call himself a son and subject?"

The housekeeper trembled and said, "I did hear what the prince said. Congratulations to the prince for finally seeing the moon through the clouds."

"Haha... I'm so happy today. Everyone will get a reward. Oh, and send the official appointment letter to Lingshan County as soon as possible."

Before Luo Jinan even reached the Yicao Courtyard, the news that the prince had rewarded the entire palace had already spread. Naturally, the prince's every move captured the attention of the entire palace, but the masters of each courtyard only heard that it was because of the prince, and they didn't know the specific reason.

Nanny Qin, who was beside the Crown Princess Guo Yi, curled her lips when she heard the news, then regained her composure and said, "Forgive me for saying so much, but the prince and princess are a little too biased."

"Since you know you are talking too much, just shut up."

Nanny Qin was shocked, and seeing the icy look in the Crown Princess's eyes, she quickly knelt down and kowtowed to apologize.

"Mammy, you are an old lady now. I don't need to repeat some rules. I know why mother arranged you to stay with me. Mammy, please don't give me the opportunity to punish you."

Nanny Qin was trembling all over and didn't even dare to say it. Guo Yi looked at Nanny Qin who was leaving and sneered, wanting to provoke her to make a mistake and give trouble to her step-sister Tengdi, but the beads of her plan really bounced on her face.