"Minxiu, what's wrong?" Yun Zhourong was still a little confused when she was suddenly hugged.
Ji Minxiu gently rested his chin on Yun Zhourong's head and said in a gentle, deep voice, "With me here, you won't be alone anymore. I'll be there to watch the stars with you from now on."
Yun Zhourong finally understood why Ji Minxiu reacted this way. Her heart softened and she smiled happily, her eyes filled with joy. "Okay, then I'll ask you to come with me when I want to see the stars. But you have to tell me the names of the stars, because I don't know any of them."
Ji Minxiu lowered his head and kissed Yun Zhourong on the forehead, then put his arm around her shoulder and pointed to the night sky, saying, "Well, I'll tell you now. Look over there, aren't there several very bright stars clustered together? That's Orion."
"Orion... Ah, it really does look like a hunter holding a bow, how amazing!"
"If you look further west and north, you'll see a very bright object; that's Venus, and below it is the constellation Taurus."
"Oh, is it because of its two long cow horns?"
"Hmm, not bad..."
The two of them leaned against each other, chatting while looking at the stars in the sky, with the soft chirping of insects in their ears, creating a tranquil and warm atmosphere.
The following day, in Kyoto, at the Imperial Study.
"I never imagined that such a delicious sweet potato would be discovered by a little girl."
Looking at the memorial, Zhao Gan said in high spirits, "The discovery of such a superior breed is truly a great blessing for our Great Sheng Dynasty. It will surely solve the urgent problem of this cold disaster. Let us bestow upon her the title of County Princess."
"Your Majesty is wise!" the eunuch beside him immediately praised loudly.
If Yun Zhourong were here, she would definitely recognize that this eunuch was the subordinate who followed Zhao Qian that day.
This man was none other than the emperor's personal eunuch, Eunuch Tong De.
"Alright, it's settled then. As for the fiefdom, let's set it in Qiongshan County. Let her and Zhou Renjun work together to promote the sweet potatoes."
After Zhao Gan finished writing the imperial edict of reward for Yun Zhourong, he began writing the reward for Zhou Renjun.
"Knock knock knock".
Just as the two imperial edicts of bestowal of honors were finished, there was a knock on the door of the imperial study.
Eunuch Tong De hurried over to inquire and learned that the people he had sent to investigate Yun Zhourong had returned.
Knowing that the emperor was very concerned about this matter, he immediately sent someone in.
"how."
Sure enough, Zhao Gan forgot all about the memorial and immediately stared at the visitor, asking him expectantly.
Feeling the emperor's gaze, the man sensed the emperor's importance on the matter and broke out in a cold sweat, lowering his body even further until he was almost lying on the ground.
Then, he said in a low, trembling voice, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was my fault. I couldn't find out the girl's identity. I searched the entire capital but couldn't find her. It's as if she disappeared into thin air."
"What did you say?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gan slammed his hand heavily on the table in anger, "We've already given you the clues, and you still can't find them? Are you guys just freeloaders?"
"But Your Majesty, there are just too many girls in the capital wearing veils..."
The person who came wanted to argue, but after sensing the emperor's increasingly cold gaze, he fell completely silent.
It was Eunuch Tong De who stepped forward to speak for him, "Your Majesty, please calm down. The girl seemed to be frightened yesterday, and she may have left the capital overnight."
"You mean, that girl isn't from Kyoto?" Zhao Gan finally calmed down a bit.
“Your Majesty, think about it. Your feelings for the late Empress are well known. If that girl were truly from the capital, someone would have already offered her to you.”
While observing the emperor's expression, Eunuch Tong De cautiously said, "I think that girl is quite old, probably around twenty. She's well past the age for marriage proposals, so it's unreasonable that no one has noticed her all this time."
Zhao Gan took these words to heart. Indeed, if Yun Zhourong had continued to live in the capital, there was no reason why no one would mention her. After all, as long as she was presented to the palace, she would surely receive a great reward from him.
Because she looks so much like the late empress.
However, the emperor was unaware that Yun Zhourong had been deliberately disguising herself as ugly in order to survive in the Earl's mansion. Coupled with her timid personality and her habit of always keeping her head down when meeting people, no one paid any attention to her.
As for the servants who were close to her, they were not qualified to see the late empress, so they could not know how special her appearance was, and they would not care about her.
Due to this twist of fate, Yun Zhourong remained undiscovered even though she had been living in Kyoto all along.
Zhao Gan had completely calmed down by now and agreed with Eunuch Tong De's words, but at the same time he felt extremely agitated. "If she really is not from the capital and has already left, the Great Sheng Dynasty is so vast, wouldn't I never be able to see her again?"
"Your Majesty, you have a portrait of the late Empress here. If you just have more copies made and then post them out, I believe you will surely be able to find it."
After thinking for a moment, Eunuch Tong De cautiously said, "That's right, this is somewhat like a wanted notice, which might be disrespectful to the late Empress."
"No, Shuang'er knows I was looking for her, she certainly won't blame me. How could I forget, that woman is almost a carbon copy of the late Empress. Tong De, you did well, you'll be richly rewarded later!"
Thinking of a way to find the person, Zhao Gan's mood improved again. He took out the portrait of the late empress and handed it to Eunuch Tong De, saying, "I'm leaving this matter to you. After you finish copying it, remember to return the original portrait intact."
Grandpa Tong De quickly accepted it with both hands and solemnly said, "Yes!"
However, just as Eunuch Tongde left the Imperial Study, he bumped into the eldest princess, Zhao Yuwan.
"Greetings, Princess Taiping." Upon seeing her, Eunuch Tongde quickly bowed respectfully and greeted her.
"Eunuch Tong De, what are you rushing off to?" Zhao Yuwan asked, frowning and somewhat displeased, looking at the things in Tong De's hands.
"Your Highness, this is a portrait of the late Empress. His Majesty instructed me to take it and make a copy for the purpose of finding people."
Eunuch Tong De didn't dare to hide anything; he knew the eldest princess's temper and dared not offend her at all.
Upon hearing that it was the late Empress, Zhao Yuwan's expression instantly turned cold.
She deeply loathed this woman who, even after death, still clung to the position of Empress, preventing her mother from becoming the principal wife.
However, she was still puzzled, "Why use the late empress's portrait when looking for someone?"
"this…"
Eunuch Tong hesitated for a moment, because this was the emperor's private matter and he couldn't say anything.
"If you don't tell me, believe me, someone will take your place very soon." Seeing his hesitation, Zhao Yuwan immediately threatened him sharply.
These words caused displeasure and coldness to flash across Tong De's lowered eyes.
However, when she looked up again, her face was full of flattering smiles. "Princess, please don't be angry. It's just that we servants can't say this. If you want to know, His Majesty is in the Imperial Study. You can just go and ask him."
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