Chapter 52 Entering the palace to meet the saint
Sun Duyun's residence.
Because it was too late, Bao Taozi didn't plan to go see grandma now. After returning to the tidied room, he went to bed.
[Congratulations on completing the hidden mission: Saving Zhou Ziyi. Mission Reward: Two swift horses, a carriage, and an ancient bionic person (you can choose your own appearance)]
Most likely, Yuanyuan saw that his grandfather's family didn't even have a carriage, so he gave it to him. How thoughtful!
"Thank you, Gun Gun~"
【You’re welcome! 】
The bionic man chose the image of a maid so that he could always be by her side.
I just entered my grandfather's house today, so there is no need to explain much.
The bionic man came out and performed an ancient ritual.
"Meet the Second Miss, please give me a name."
"Then let's call her Hongyu." After saying that, Bao Taozi lay down.
"yes."
Hongyu blew out the lamp and left.
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The next day, Bao Taozi got up early and went to pay his respects to his grandma.
The family members who had never seen her mother's side made it easy for Bao Taozi, so she was not afraid of being exposed.
Hongyu helped Bao Taozi change her clothes. It was the lotus-colored dress with gold thread and lily pattern that she had ordered from the store that day. She simply put on two pomegranate pearl hairpins on her head and then set off.
When he arrived at his grandmother's yard, Bao Taozi looked at the kind-hearted woman sitting in the main seat and smiled. He walked over slowly and bowed politely.
"Unfilial grandson Bao Tao has met grandma."
The woman hurried down and helped Bao Taozi up.
"What are you talking about! Come on, let grandma take a good look at you!" As she said that, she grabbed Bao Taozi's hand and went to sit on the couch.
Bao Taozi looked around. There were two young women sitting on the lower right, and a woman about his own age sitting on the lower left.
"Come, Taotao, the one wearing the azure dress is your eldest aunt. The one wearing the rouge dress is your second aunt. This little girl is your cousin, her name is Xishuang, and she is from your eldest uncle's family."
Bao Taozi looked at them one by one, stood up and saluted them one by one.
Several people nodded kindly, and were very curious about this relative they had never met before.
"She looks very similar to my aunt." said the second aunt.
The aunt-in-law looked at her mother-in-law whose face turned bad and kicked her lightly. She was really bringing up something that was not related to the topic.
The second aunt also knew that she had said the wrong thing, and Nuonuo did not dare to look up.
"You look like me when you were young, but you are much prettier than me. Qiaoqiao's eyes and eyebrows are so handsome." Grandma stroked Bao Taozi's face and said kindly.
The two aunts below also breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing how afraid my two aunts are of my grandma, I think she must be a very good manager of the household.
"Grandma, I am an unfilial granddaughter. It took me sixteen years to finally see you."
The woman clapped her hands as she wrapped the peaches, and the few of them started chatting happily.
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An hour later, Sun Duyun returned to the mansion with the eunuchs.
The eunuch walked in with a smile and stopped in front of Bao Taozi.
"I believe this is the second young lady. The emperor has ordered that the second young lady of the Bao family enter the palace immediately without delay."
Hongyu stepped forward and handed over the purse. The eunuch weighed it and accepted it with a smile.
Bao Taozi took Hongyu with him and followed the eunuch.
Sitting in the carriage arranged by the government, I felt a little regretful. It seemed that I would not have the chance to see the carriage given to me by the system.
They arrived at the palace after a long journey. The carriage stopped and the eunuch said to Bao Taozi at her window, "Miss Bao, the carriage can't go any further. Please get off and walk."
After getting off the carriage, Bao Taozi had time to take a closer look at the scenery of the palace.
It is indeed big, but you can see that the palace is very frugal. To put it bluntly, there is very little greenery.
Thinking about the original direction of this country, I can't help but sigh. The good emperor did not have a good end. Everything was the biased arrangement of heaven.
Before entering the palace, she washed her hands, was searched, and Bao Taozi was turned around like a puppet by several palace maids.
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"Announce, the Second Lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is here to see you!"
Following the eunuch's shrill voice, Bao Taozi slowly walked into the hall.
Looking up, I saw a man in his thirties wearing dark blue casual clothes and standing with his hands behind his back.
Bao Taozi knelt down and kowtowed. She did what was appropriate for the era and her status. She was just an ordinary official's daughter with no political achievements, and she would not easily do anything to challenge the imperial power.
"Your Highness, may your Highness be blessed with good health and happiness."
"Get up." His voice was a little hoarse, probably because of working day and night.
"Yes." Bao Taozi stood up calmly.
The emperor seemed to be interested, staring at her and said, "You little kid, you are not afraid of me."
With a slight bow, she replied, "I am naturally nervous about meeting the Emperor. He is the highest authority. But I also know that he is a good emperor who is dedicated to the people, so I am not so afraid."
"You're quite clever. Come here! Take a seat!" the emperor said with a smile.
After she sat down, he continued, "Sun Duyun reported today that you have a solution to the problem of dry food for the soldiers on the border. Is that true?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you, so I brought you some compressed biscuits today. One piece of this can be eaten for three meals. Combined with water, it is filling and nutritious." Bao Taozi said as she handed the compressed biscuits to the emperor's personal eunuch.
The eunuch took out the silver needle, examined it, and then handed it to the emperor.
The emperor looked around and was secretly amazed. If there really was such food, the soldiers on the border would never have to worry about going hungry!
"Take it down and have someone try it."
After giving the order, the emperor looked at Bao Taozi with a smile and asked, "Why didn't the Prime Minister submit the memorial?"
"I know that if this matter succeeds, the Emperor will certainly reward me. I do not want to let the Prime Minister's Mansion take any credit for it."
The emperor's voice suddenly turned cold: "Are you unfilial?!"
Bao Taozi stood up and bowed, saying, "A kind father makes his son filial. If his father is not kind, his son will not be filial. From now on, I will give you a lot of rewards, and I don't want him to take advantage of you."
A gleam of light flashed in the emperor's eyes, and after a moment he clapped his hands and laughed.
"You are quite confident. How do you know that there will be no less rewards in the future?"
"This subject can do it, and Your Majesty is a wise ruler."
These words made the emperor feel relieved, and he liked her more and more.
"Alright, sit down. I understand! If this really works, I will definitely not let you get away with it."
After saying this, the eunuch also came forward.
"Your Majesty! I gave this to the guards to try. It turns out only one-third of the amount is enough to fill your stomach! It tastes amazing too!"
The emperor stood up suddenly.
"Good! Good! How much of this do you have?"
"As much as you want, I have." Bao Taozi replied with a smile.
The emperor smiled happily, and the wrinkles on his face were smoothed out.
"Reward! A generous reward! What price do you want to sell it to me?"
Bao Taozi bowed and said, "No one can make what my servant has, but I won't ask for an exorbitant price. The soldiers on the border are guarding my home. Without a country, there is no home. Three cents a piece is enough." Three cents is equivalent to sixty cents, and the price is a loss, but we can't just look at how much money we received, right? Any reward will be an antique when we take it back, and we have already made a profit. We can also sell it at a good price to win the emperor's favor.
"Three coins!?" the emperor asked in disbelief.
"Are you serious? You know, nowadays coarse rice costs one ounce per stone!" The emperor wondered if he hadn't woken up yet, actually hearing such words.
"Of course it's true. For the sake of Canglan Country, this subject is willing."
It's so cheap! Couldn't it also be used for disaster relief? The people wouldn't have to worry about going hungry anymore!
As if she had guessed what the emperor was thinking, Bao Taozi said, "However, this food can be used for disaster relief, but it cannot be consumed on a regular basis. In three months, I will offer you high-yield grain seeds."
Surprises came one after another, and the emperor almost fell down. His personal eunuchs hurried forward to support him.
"High-yield grain varieties...how high-yield?" The trembling voice expressed the emperor's inner excitement.
"Foreign grains can yield a thousand catties per mu."
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