"The General's wife has done a very good job. General Lu, there's no need for such formalities," the Seventh Prince replied, though he was still somewhat distracted.
Jiang Qinyu ignored all that, and after telling Xiao Wu not to eat the spicy chicken dish, she started eating rice.
Xiao Wu is young, and even though he suffered severe burns on his back, he was able to get out of bed and move around freely after almost ten days of recuperation.
Hearing Jiang Qinyu's instructions, Xiao Wu couldn't help but tear up. "Thank you, Madam."
How could he have been so blind before? How could a woman as wonderful as his wife be unworthy of his general?
Recently, there has been a lot of talk that the lady is a lucky star for their border town. She won the battle as soon as she arrived and also brought them high-yield grain seeds. What else could she be but a lucky star?
Xiao Wu sometimes even thinks to himself that his general and his wife might not be a good match for each other!
Seeing Jiang Qinyu eating so heartily, the others gradually loosened up as well. Even the usually quiet Seventh Prince couldn't help but speed up his eating after a few bites.
"Madam, I was wrong before. I didn't even bother to learn from a chef like you, and instead went to other restaurants to learn from chefs. After today, you must give me some pointers!"
Old Zhao was so full he was practically bursting with food. He sat back in his chair, his face glowing, and looked at Jiang Qinyu as if she were a treasure.
Jiang Qinyu chuckled and said, "Uncle Zhao, this is just my home cooking. I'll tell you what seasonings to use later. Cooking depends on what ingredients you use."
"Alright! Then I'll thank you in advance, Madam," Old Zhao said immediately.
He didn't care what it was; as long as his wife didn't refuse, he dared to shamelessly ask every day, hoping that one day he could cook such delicious food too.
Uncle Chen and the others praised Jiang Qinyu's cooking skills, and then their gazes toward Old Zhao became rather strange.
Old Zhao rubbed his nose. He was just a cook, how could he have any culinary skills? He learned everything from others later on, so it's perfectly normal that he can't compare to his wife.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Uncle Chen quickly led his men to clear the leftovers from the table and asked Aunt Hong to brew a pot of tea.
Only Lu Yanzheng and the Seventh Prince Xiao Rui remained at the table.
"What is troubling Your Highness?" Lu Yanzheng had no interest in catering to the emotions of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old prince and asked directly.
In fact, if it weren't for Xiao Rui's identity, he would have kicked the person out long ago.
However, given his status, this person could neither be driven away nor offended, so the only option was to see if they could help solve the problem.
Of course, if the issue goes beyond principles, he will simply pretend he doesn't understand.
"It's been several days since I sent Liu Ruyi back to the capital, but there's still no news. I'm afraid something might have happened to him," the Seventh Prince said, frowning.
Eleven's skills were among the best of the secret guards, and he wasn't worried at all about having him take Liu Ruyi back.
But Liu Ruyi is a woman who's good at twisting the truth. If she sees the Emperor spouting nonsense again and ends up getting away with it, that would be troublesome.
But no matter what, it's not normal that they didn't send him any news at all during the National Day holiday.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanzheng would have pretended not to have heard anything if it wasn't related to Liu Ruyi.
After all, if a prince has such concerns, shouldn't he go directly to his guard commander or secret guards to ask? It's really not something he should talk to a general stationed on the border.
But since this matter involves Liu Ruyi, that's a different story.
"Is Your Highness worried that something might go wrong with this matter?" Lu Yanzheng asked thoughtfully.
Jiang Qinyu told him about Liu Ruyi the night she arrived.
The fact that this woman was able to claim credit for the sweet potato shows that she is definitely not an honest and resigned person.
The Seventh Prince sent his guards to escort her back this time, and there shouldn't be any problems on the way. But what about when she sees the Emperor? What if this woman starts spouting nonsense again…
“Yes,” the Seventh Prince nodded. “I even sent a letter to Father Emperor. After reading the letter, Father Emperor will surely know the reason for the matter. But Liu Ruyi is a woman with deep scheming and a bit of shrewdness. She might cause some trouble.”
"Then Your Highness should send someone to investigate. Liu Ruyi is indeed not to be underestimated," Lu Yanzheng said decisively.
He couldn't help with this; the royal guards had their own methods for transmitting messages.
Although he had gained all of Marshal Qin's power and connections, his foundation was still shallow, and many things were not so convenient for him.
Xiao Rui nodded and said, "I have already had Xue Zian send out the message. We should know the result by tomorrow at the latest."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanzheng's eyelids twitched. He couldn't even wait a day, putting on such a worried look. Was he sure this was really a prince?
As far as he knew, the current emperor had eight princes, five of whom were adults. The seventh prince was not even in the top ranks, but he was the most favored prince.
The reason Lu Yanzheng distrusted Xiao Rui was because he feared that there were people from the emperor's side around him, and then everything in the border town would be exposed.
"There's no point in dwelling on this matter, Your Highness. You should go back and rest." What could Lu Yanzheng do when faced with a prince like this? He could only offer advice.
Xiao Rui was obedient, but before leaving, he couldn't help but ask, "General Lu, is the yield of sweet potatoes really that high?"
He had been skeptical before, so he came to see for himself. Now that he has witnessed the bumper harvest of sweet potatoes, he finds it incredible.
"Didn't Your Highness see everything?" Lu Yanzheng raised an eyebrow. "Or does Your Highness intend to bring all the sweet potatoes collected from the border town into the capital?"
Xiao Rui quickly shook his head, "No, I heard the general's wife say before that we need to promote the planting method of sweet potatoes and go to the fields. I was thinking of sending someone to Dingshui Village to learn it, but now I think it would be better to send someone to the border town."
Border Town is sparsely populated, so he could even let people from other places come and live in Border Town for a year or two, so they could learn all the planting techniques for several high-yield crops.
The more people come to learn, the less likely the people of Dai Viet will go hungry.
Thinking of this, Xiao Rui couldn't help but recall the scene yesterday when he saw the yield tallied on-site in the field.
Five thousand catties per mu! That's five thousand catties!
This is just the average yield per mu; the highest yield per mu reached 7,000 jin!
When Xiao Rui heard these figures, he felt like he was dreaming, but Qi Wu and the others' faces, which were more wrinkled than blooming chrysanthemums, told him that this was not a dream.
If it could be promoted nationwide, his dream would come true.
"Let's discuss this later, Your Highness..."
Lu Yanzheng was just about to tell Xiao Rui to go back to sleep when he saw a very familiar figure rush in, kneeling on one knee in front of Xiao Rui and saying, "Your Highness, Liu Ruyi told His Majesty that you are colluding with the Grand General of the State and plotting a rebellion!"
"What?" Xiao Rui was stunned when he heard the news.
He's plotting a rebellion?
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