At noon, the maid brought the first dish to the table.
Yun Xiucheng invited the emperor to take a seat.
The emperor came to the wooden table with a smile on his face, but when he saw the dishes on it, he suddenly stopped smiling.
"Grandmaster... Grand Master, this is..."
"Your Majesty, this is fried locusts, Yangyang's favorite."
“Crunchy and delicious!”
Yangyang stared at the fried locusts on the plate, drooling with greed.
Yun Wanrou's mouth twitched. She didn't expect her father to be so bold as to feed the emperor this!
It was obvious that in the first two days, he saw Yangyang stealing locusts and felt disgusted.
He actually told the emperor that this was Yangyang's favorite food.
She suspected that her father was taking revenge for the emperor's gift of Houttuynia cordata.
"Is this thing edible?"
The emperor turned away, feeling somewhat resistant.
Seeing that he didn't even take a seat, Yun Xiucheng smiled and pushed the plate in front of him.
The emperor subconsciously took a step back.
Without waiting for him to speak, Yun Xiucheng said, "Your Majesty, try it and see how it tastes."
“Okay…Okay!”
The emperor slowly sat down at the wooden table, picked up his chopsticks and reached for the plate of fried locusts.
His hand holding the chopsticks was trembling slightly.
Just as he was about to touch the locust, he quickly retracted it and turned to look at Yun Xiucheng.
"Master, are there any other dishes? I usually eat vegetarian food first."
"Yes, of course!" Yun Xiucheng's smile widened: "Someone, bring the other dishes up quickly."
As his voice fell, the maids came in quickly with dishes.
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and watched the maids put down the dishes.
"Your Majesty, these are cold-mixed grass roots, stir-fried grass roots, and grass root soup. These are also Yangyang's favorites."
“Crunchy and delicious!”
Yangyang nodded and agreed in Yun Wanrou's arms.
The emperor's expression became a little tense, and he suddenly felt a little regretful and decided to stay for dinner.
He hadn’t figured out Yun Xiucheng’s intention with the fried locusts just now.
As soon as Cao Gen brought it up, he understood that the old man Yun Xiucheng was taking revenge on him!
He gritted his teeth and stared at Yun Xiucheng coldly.
Yun Xiucheng was not afraid at all, and pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Your Majesty, why don't you eat? Are these dishes not to your liking?"
"Anything else?"
“No more!” Yun Xiucheng shook his head: “This old minister obeys the imperial decree and takes his whole family to experience the people’s sentiments.
During this period, the old minister and his family ate grass roots. Occasionally, when they were craving for meat, they would eat some fried locusts.
If the Emperor had not been dining here today, I would have been reluctant to bring out the fried locusts!"
emperor:"……"
Yun Xiucheng, what an old fox.
He said something about being reluctant, but it seemed like he was doing it on purpose!
The emperor took a deep breath and stretched out his chopsticks towards the locust.
When he was about to touch the locust, he turned the chopsticks and picked up a piece of cold Houttuynia cordata.
"vomit!"
Seeing this, Yun Xiucheng was satisfied.
He had been tortured for so many days, and finally he got the chance to vent his anger.
The emperor glared at him, feeling angry.
However, Yangyang managed to eliminate the locust plague and made great contributions to the country.
He couldn't punish the Grand Tutor's Mansion for such a small matter.
But it is impossible to let him suffer alone!
Thinking of this, the emperor turned his eyes and looked at Yangyang with a cunning expression.
"The fried locusts have a unique taste. I like them very much. I wonder if you have any extra, Princess Le?"
“No more!”
Yangyang shook her head, alarm bells ringing in her heart.
[The Emperor's grandfather clearly didn't eat any, but he said the fried locusts tasted special and wanted to snatch the rest from me. ]
[I won’t give it to you! ]
[I won't tell you, I left some in the kitchen after my mother fell asleep. The rest, a large sack, was secretly hidden in the woodshed.]
Hearing this, Yun Wanrou's mouth twitched.
She asked why she hadn't seen the sack in the past few days.
She thought the cook had put it away, but she didn't expect that Yangyang had secretly hidden it!
The emperor looked at Yangyang and raised his eyebrows slightly.
It turns out that the remaining locusts were in the woodshed!
At the morning court on the second day, the emperor announced publicly that Yangyang would be conferred the title of Princess Youle County.
Three days later, he entertained all civil and military officials at a banquet.
Upon hearing the news, Jiang Huaishu's eyes widened.
Did he hear it wrong?
The emperor just asked, who was given the title of county princess?
Jiang Huaishu looked dazed and didn't even hear what the emperor said next.
It was not until Eunuch Li shouted "dismiss the court" that he came to his senses and followed the crowd out with a dull look on his face.
"My Lord, congratulations!"
As soon as Jiang Huaishu walked out of the hall, someone came up to congratulate him.
Before he could come to his senses, more people came forward.
"I didn't expect that your daughter was so capable that she actually helped the emperor solve the locust plague. No wonder the emperor directly appointed her as a second-rank county lady."
"I heard that the emperor attaches great importance to Princess Youle. The emperor went to announce the decree yesterday in person. My Lord, you are blessed!"
"The emperor values Princess Youle so much. The Anyuan Marquisate will regain its former glory. My Lord, congratulations!"
Jiang Huaishu frowned slightly, feeling very unhappy.
Yangyang was not his daughter at all, and he even drove her out of the mansion.
They ran over to congratulate him, wasn't that mocking him?
Jiang Huaishu was thinking when a familiar voice slowly came from behind him.
"Have you forgotten, my lords, that Marquis Anyuan and Miss Yun have divorced.
Yangyang followed Madam Yun back to the Grand Tutor's Mansion, but she has nothing to do with the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion anymore."
Hearing this, Jiang Huaishu turned around and followed the voice.
Meng Yanchen looked indifferent and walked slowly towards this side.
Everyone clasped their fists and saluted him.
The people who were congratulating Jiang Huaishu just now were trying hard to suppress the curl of their lips.
"Your Highness is right. The divorce between the Marquis and Miss Yun caused such a big fuss that we actually forgot about it."
"Don't misunderstand, Lord Marquis. We have no intention of mocking you. We sincerely congratulate you."
"Yes, yes, if you want to blame someone, just blame us for having a bad memory! Please forgive me, my Lord, and don't take it personally."
As they spoke, everyone covered their mouths and turned away.
Before he had taken a few steps, someone deliberately said, "Some people just don't have that kind of fate.
When Miss Yun and Yangyang were in the Marquis' Mansion, they were just an ordinary woman and child.
Look, it’s only been a short time since they left the mansion.
Miss Yun has been conferred the title of First-Rank Imperial Edict, and Yangyang has been conferred the title of Princess Youle County."
"Isn't it? If they were still in Anyuan Marquis' Mansion, the mansion would surely regain its favor."
"If you ask me, it's just that the feng shui of the Marquis's Mansion is not good.
I heard that the concubine of Marquis Anyuan was so pregnant, but the child suddenly died. Tsk, tsk, tsk, how pitiful!"
Hearing the discussions of the crowd, Meng Yanchen felt so happy.
He could imagine how regretful Jiang Huaishu was feeling right now!
Just as Meng Yanchen thought, Jiang Huaishu almost regretted his decision.
He shouldn't have told Yun Wanrou before and told her that Yangyang was not his daughter.
I don't know if she would believe me if I went to her now and told her that all those things he said before were just nonsense when he was angry.