As a princess, I enjoy the love of everyone, and I should also do my part for the people of the world.
She decided to return to the palace and tell her father about this.
It was getting dark, and everyone was feeling hungry. Rou'er said, "Hua He, please treat us to a feast!"
"Okay, no problem."
Rouer has always been the one who makes the choices about food, and everyone trusts Rouer in this regard.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content in the evening, they said goodbye to each other, some going home, some returning to the palace.
As soon as Jiang Tuantuan entered the house, she met Li Jingchen who came to greet her. "Did you have fun today?"
"Yeah, I'm happy."
Li Jingchen touched her head lovingly, and sighed in his heart, the less time we see each other!
After Mingman returned to the palace, it was already late, so she went straight back to the palace to sleep.
After finishing his official duties, the emperor asked the chief eunuch, "You've been keeping an eye on Concubine Wen these past few days. Have you found any clues?"
The chief eunuch said helplessly: "I didn't notice anything. It's exactly the same as usual. There is no difference. It's my incompetence. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
As he said this, he was about to kneel down.
The emperor quickly called him up, "This matter is not your fault. It can only be said that Lady Wen hid too deeply. Keep watching and don't alert the enemy."
"yes."
After a while, the emperor's secret guards also arrived, "Did you find anything strange after Mingman left the palace today?"
The secret guard said: "No."
"I understand. Please step back and continue watching."
"yes."
It seems that things have reached a dead end. Nothing can be found out. Or is it that we are heading in the wrong direction?
I'm getting a splitting headache from thinking about it, so I'll just take a rest first.
After breakfast the next day, Mingman ran to the study to wait for the emperor to leave the court.
After waiting and waiting, the emperor held a small court meeting, and then they waited and waited again, and it was time for lunch.
She was feeling a little hungry, and the emperor finally made time to see her.
"What's wrong, Mingman?" asked the emperor.
"Father, when I went to Jiangnan this time, I saw that many people there were wearing cotton clothes. They grow a lot of cotton in their fields, and the cotton is very white and plentiful. Such clothes are both warm and comfortable to wear. However, I saw that many people in the capital were wearing linen clothes."
"Why don't we plant more cotton?"
The emperor was very pleased to see his daughter actually caring about the people. "It's not that we don't want to grow cotton, but the cotton we grow here has low yield and poor quality. Besides, we don't even have enough food to eat, so where would we get the land to grow cotton?"
"Father, Tuantuan is growing cotton. Although the color isn't as white as the ones grown in Jiangnan, it feels very good to the touch."
The emperor became curious, "She also grows cotton!"
"Yes, she has a small piece of farm where she grows some cotton. My daughter has heard her say that she hopes everyone in the world can wear cotton clothes and have enough food and warm clothes."
After hearing Mingman's words, the emperor was shocked. He was surprised that a woman could have such ideas and goals. He knew that Mingman would definitely not lie, but growing cotton in large quantities was still not feasible, so the emperor was very hesitant.
"Mingman, Father also wants all the people in the world to have enough food and warm clothes, but the prerequisite for warm clothes is to have enough food. Right now, many people can't even get enough to eat."
Although she was rejected, Mingman didn't want to give up. "Father, didn't we research winter wheat before? And the yield is much higher than ordinary wheat. I believe Tuantuan can do it."
This reminded the emperor that the yield of winter wheat had indeed increased. Now, winter wheat had already been planted in Yongzhou and Jizhou around the capital. If the yield of spring wheat could also increase like winter wheat, then the food problem would be greatly improved.
The emperor said, "Father has understood this matter. Tomorrow, please ask Tuan Jiang to come to the palace, and I will speak to her in person."
Seeing that her father agreed, Mingman was very happy. She wanted to run out and tell Tuantuan the good news right away. After thinking it over, she decided to write a letter to her.
After receiving the letter and reading its contents, Jiang Tuantuan immediately understood Mingman's intentions and was deeply moved. If there really were more land specifically for her to conduct experiments, the chances of success would be greatly increased.
Although she is richer now than before, few people sell land around the capital, and the land is very expensive. She certainly cannot afford to buy a lot, and she has to find long-term workers. She really cannot afford this kind of financial resources.
It would be much easier if we had the emperor backing us up.
Jiang Tuantuan immediately told Li Jingchen the good news, and Li Jingchen was very happy and proud of her.
The emperor called her into the palace, which must have been not just about growing cotton, but also about growing grain, because cotton and wheat had always been grown and tested by Erlaizi and Dafang, so he immediately sent servants to inform them to wait at the gate of the prince's mansion early tomorrow morning and accompany her into the palace to meet the emperor.
When Erlaizi and Dafang, who were working in the fields, heard the news, their first reaction was to beat up the person who came to deliver the message. How could he deceive people in broad daylight? He told lies all the time.
Er Laizi also warned the man not to tell lies and slander the gang leader, otherwise he would report him to the authorities and have him put in jail.
After seeing Er Laizi raise the hoe in his hand, the messenger was about to cry. He really came to deliver a message.
"I swear, I'm telling the truth. If it's false, I won't be able to have children."
This oath made Erlaizi put down the stick in his hand. This oath was too harsh.
The messenger suddenly remembered that he had a token of the prince's palace in his arms. Because he was scared by Er Laizi, he almost forgot about it.
He showed the escape token to Erlaizi, who found that the token was indeed from the Prince's Mansion. Because he always went there to deliver chickens and eggs, he had an identical one, which was his certificate for entering and leaving the Prince's Mansion.
When the messenger thought Er Laizi was finally going to believe him, he didn't expect Er Laizi to tie him up directly and said, "Tell me, what is your purpose in stealing the token of the Prince's Palace? I must take you to the Prince's Palace and let the group leader interrogate you thoroughly."
The person who delivered the letter really started crying this time. This was too unfair.
"What are you doing?!"
A female voice sounded. Looking up, he saw that it was a maid from the Prince's Mansion. Er Laizi knew this maid. Every time he went to deliver goods, she was almost always the one to take over, so he was quite familiar with her.
"Second Laizi, please let him go. Why did you tie him up?"
Er Laizi said aggrievedly, "Because he lied."
"What did he lie to you about?"
"He lied to me and told me that Dafang and I would accompany the group leader to see the emperor tomorrow."
The maid pinched her waist helplessly and said, "This is true!"
"What the hell, is this true? Are you sure you're not confused? Do you have a fever? Why does the emperor want to see us?"
Dafang was also surprised and opened her mouth, unable to speak.
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