Gu Yuzhi was completely bewildered by Su Shilang's barrage of questions. He scratched his head and said, "These things are edible, but I didn't say that. Sweet potatoes and potatoes were found elsewhere."
Can he say that all of these things were taught by Teacher Shu?
Of course not!
He repeated what he had said to Chief Secretary Xie, which aroused Su Shilang's suspicions, but he quickly put those doubts aside and glanced at the sweet potato field not far away: "Your Highness, the sweet potatoes and potatoes have had a bumper harvest. Does Your Highness wish to send some sweet potatoes and potatoes to the Emperor?"
Minister Su was not as innocent as Manager Wen thought. He was very clever and had figured out the relationship between the Wen family business and the young prince during this time.
He naturally assumed that His Highness's sweet potatoes and potatoes were meant to be sold.
But so many...
Minister Su looked at the young prince with hopeful eyes. He really didn't need much; a little would be enough.
Gu Yuzhi was just about to bring this up when he smiled and said, "Of course we should send some to my brother! I had already decided to give half of the yield to my brother, let him and his wives have a taste of it, and send the rest to Minister Su to arrange for people to plant."
Since he's said that, shouldn't Vice Minister Su offer to wait until all the sweet potatoes and potatoes are harvested before leaving?
Gu Yuzhi looked up at him and saw that Vice Minister Su's eyes were wide open, and he said in disbelief, "Your Highness... will you send half of it to the Emperor? Will you tell the Emperor that part of it is for me to arrange for people to plant?"
He felt as if he had been hit by a huge surprise, making him feel like he was floating in mid-air in an unreal way.
Minister Su's ears were ringing. He turned to look at Guard Qi and saw Guard Qi smile at him. He immediately realized that he had not misheard!
Minister Su touched his eyes, feeling like crying again. What should he do?
He had heard his daughter say that the young prince was very sensible, but he still didn't quite believe it. The young prince was not even six years old when he came to the northern desert. He had not received any formal education, and even the letters he wrote to them were written by the chief secretary.
In a place as frigid as the northern desert, survival itself is a question...
It's really not his fault; that's what all the ministers think!
But not only did His Highness survive, he also opened a trading company, and Xinliang developed a lot of land. Most importantly, there were new varieties of grain!
He truly understands his daughter's feelings now; the little prince is so sensible!
He choked back tears as he said, "Your Majesty, I will certainly not fail in my mission and will do my utmost to promote these two types of coarse grains. Your Highness, rest assured, I will return to the capital with the guards. As long as I am here, the grain will be here! I will absolutely not allow any of this grain to be damaged!"
Gu Yuzhi couldn't help but pout as he watched Su Shilang wipe away his tears. Why was Su Shilang so prone to crying?
The group talked as they walked, and soon arrived outside Xinliang City.
Xin Liangcheng was similar to what Gu Yuzhi had seen last time. The city walls were still not built, and there were many more craftsmen in the outer city's residential area. Even at this hour, the craftsmen were still working overtime to rush to build houses.
Occasionally, the sounds of children playing could be heard. Gu Yuzhi opened the carriage door and looked out. He saw a group of children playing games. They were dressed simply, and one or two of them didn't even have straw sandals, but every child's face was full of smiles.
The entire Xinliang presented a thriving and prosperous scene.
Gu Yuzhi was overjoyed, but when King Chu, Gu Yufan, looked at the secret letter in his hand, he finally couldn't hold back, spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed straight down.
"Your Highness..."
The King of Chu was in his prime, and his health had never been a problem in recent years. But now, he was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted. The mansion was thrown into chaos.
Especially the Queen Consort of Chu, sitting in her chair looking at the pale-faced King Chu, couldn't help but shed another tear.
Seeing the royal physician withdraw his hand, Princess Chu quickly stood up and wiped away her tears with a handkerchief: "Doctor Qu, how is the Prince?"
The royal physician bowed and said, "His Highness is suffering from a sudden attack of anger and has been quite tired lately, which is why he vomited blood. Your Highness, please rest assured, this blood is just stagnant blood. Once His Highness vomits it out, he will actually feel better."
Upon hearing that the King of Chu was alright, the Queen Consort breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Doctor Qu, please go and prescribe some medicine. The King still needs to make decisions on matters big and small in Jiangzhou City; he cannot afford to fall ill."
After Doctor Qu left, Princess Chu composed herself and, supported by her maids, walked out. Looking at the courtyard full of concubines and advisors, Princess Chu gave a faint smile: "Don't worry, everyone, the Prince is fine."
She looked at Chief Secretary Ling: "Chief Secretary Ling, His Highness needs to rest well right now. All matters, large and small, in Jiangzhou City should remain as before."
Since the King of Chu had not yet woken up, Ling Changshi and the others naturally could not linger in the palace any longer and took their leave.
After all the advisors left, the concubine and the others gathered around, each with tears on their faces: "Sister, is the prince really alright?"
"Yes, sister, there are no outsiders here now, you have to tell us the truth!"
Princess Chu looked at these people and couldn't help but get angry: "What truth are you talking about? Do you only feel happy when you hear from me that the Prince is dying? Even if the Prince is really in trouble, the most important thing right now is for our Prince's Mansion to not be in chaos. What, do you want to repeat the mistakes of Huizhou?"
The concubines turned pale instantly. Huizhou was a living hell. Who among them would want Jiangzhou to become like that?
Seeing that they were intimidated, Princess Chu snorted coldly, "Go do what you're supposed to do. Jiangzhou isn't very safe these days. If you can stay in the mansion, then don't. We'll talk about everything after Jiangnan is pacified."
The concubines and maids had no choice but to return to their respective courtyards in a huff, but seeing the princess's calm demeanor, they felt reassured.
The prince will definitely be alright!
But this period of stability turned into panic the next day, because the King of Chu still hadn't woken up by noon and couldn't be given any medicine.
Even though Princess Chu had heard with her own ears that the prince was alright, she was still a little flustered: "Doctor Qu, didn't you say the prince was alright? Why hasn't the prince woken up yet?"
Doctor Qu sighed: "As I said before, His Highness was overworked some time ago, and his current drowsiness is just him catching up on sleep. It's alright if he can't take the medicine; it's just some mild tonic."
The princess was still somewhat worried, so she ordered Doctor Qu to wait in the room until the prince woke up before letting him leave the mansion.
To the surprise of the Princess Consort of Chu, the news of the King of Chu's unconscious state spread throughout Jiangzhou City that very afternoon, and many people came to inquire about the news around the King of Chu's residence.
The Queen Consort of Chu wanted to investigate the matter, but the King of Chu remained unconscious, and the Queen Consort was powerless to do so. Day after day, Minister Qu still did not change his previous statement.
Just as the Queen of Chu was about to drag Qu Dafu out and beat him to death, the King of Chu finally woke up...
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