The Emperor smiled as he looked at his nervous younger brother:
"Why are you so nervous? Do you think I don't know you? Xiao Yang is just doting on his wife. You should be understanding. After all, he really found a very capable wife!"
General Xiao said with dissatisfaction, "But just because he loves his wife doesn't mean he can keep attacking his father to death. That would be unfilial!"
After saying that, he gave Xiao Yang a sidelong glare!
Xiao Yang quickly changed the subject, afraid that his father would slap him again while they were talking!
"Uncle, drink it quickly! It has no side effects and will only improve all your bodily functions. Basically, all your ailments will gradually return to their best condition! So drink it without worry. Take a sip whenever you have nothing to do, and take a sip whenever you have something to do. In less than half a month, your body will return to its peak condition!"
After Xiao Yang said this, the two stopped dwelling on the previous topic and looked at him expectantly.
The Emperor: "Really?"
General Xiao: "Can I drink it?"
Xiao Yang...
"Not many, because when Yan'er was in Dongquan City, she went into the inner part of the mountains and luckily obtained a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. Almost all of that was used by my royal uncle in the medicine!"
Xiao Yang needed to give the Emperor the impression that this medicine was extremely rare, so that he could complete his mission!
It's important to know that bestowing the title of Princess is no small matter. Besides being an inheritance, it also requires that the family members have made great contributions! There are also cases where someone dies after making a great contribution, leaving behind only a daughter. In such cases, the Emperor might show special leniency and bestow the remaining girl as a Princess, ensuring that her future life won't be too difficult!
Upon hearing this, General Xiao immediately declared, "In that case, let's give them all to my imperial brother. Only when my imperial brother is well will our Western Shu be better!"
The Emperor did not refuse, after all, this was originally made for him, and Xiao Yang had not yet finished speaking!
The emperor, unconcerned with formalities, picked up the water jug and began to drink: "Not bad, it has a slightly sweet taste, it must be the taste of the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum!"
Xiao Yang answered without blushing or skipping a beat:
"It should be about the same, anyway, I've never eaten a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, so I'm not really sure what it tastes like!"
After saying that, she looked at the emperor with a accusatory gaze: "If you get sick, this thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum will be yours!"
The Emperor understood Xiao Yang's accusation and burst into laughter:
"Alright, wasn't it a good idea to choose you to go to Peach Blossom Village in the first place? Feel free to make any requests you have, as long as they're not too unreasonable. But this Grand Preceptor's predictions are quite accurate, Wang Guo!"
Xiao Yang's heart tightened: "Uncle, didn't we agree not to mention this? Why are you bringing it up again?"
This is the only thing Xiao Yang has lied to Song Yan'er about right now. He feels extremely guilty and is afraid that Song Yan'er will ignore him if she finds out!
Because the imperial advisor had calculated that the future of the Western Shu Kingdom was not very good, he made a more careful calculation. He even calculated that there was a woman in Peach Blossom Village who could bring prosperity to the country. All that was needed was to marry her to a member of the royal family, and everything else could be left to nature.
The Emperor and General Xiao discussed it for a long time, so they chose Xiao Yang just in case. After all, Xiao Yang's face is so handsome that not only would girls like him, but nine out of ten girls would like him!
So they let Xiao Zheng beat Xiao Yang unconscious, and the two of them used this as a pretext to send him to Peach Blossom Village!
Of course, Xiao Yang didn't know any of this beforehand; it was only when the two of them went to Winterspring City that General Xiao accidentally let it slip!
Xiao Yang was utterly shocked. He had resented them for so long, but he never expected the truth to be like this!
Xiao Yang's first reaction was that Song Yan'er couldn't know about this, because nobody likes being the one who gets schemed against!
Xiao Yang had no choice; he couldn't very well beat up his own father and uncle! But Song Yan'er was different!
Xiao Yang glanced nervously at the Emperor: "You can't mention it again. What if Yan'er gets angry and refuses to give you the medicine? Don't blame me then!"
emperor……
That makes sense!
The Emperor nodded very seriously!
"But what exactly is your request?"
Xiao Yang straightened his face and said, "It's not a big deal. It's just that the old lady said she wants to ask for Song Yan'er to be granted the title of Princess!"
emperor……
What a big face!
Then I heard Xiao Yang say something:
"The old lady said that she needs a title and a fiefdom close to the capital so she can retire there! Of course, this is all what the old lady told me. Yan'er's request is whether she can be given a few estates. As you know, she likes to tinker with seeds and such, and she can't buy any estates outside anymore, so she hasn't been in a good mood lately!"
emperor……
He glanced at General Xiao: What should I do? I really want to hit him too!
General Xiao...
Seeing that the two were underestimating him, Xiao Yang, unafraid of death, continued speaking:
"Uncle, how are those wheat and bean seeds doing after the improvement? Have the yields increased? So, rewarding us with a few estates is also for the sake of the Western Shu Kingdom, isn't it? If it further increases the crop yields of the Western Shu Kingdom, isn't that all for the benefit of the Western Shu Kingdom?"
emperor……
General Xiao...
Okay, that sounds plausible to me!
The Emperor glanced at Xiao Yang:
"I didn't realize you were such a smooth talker!"
In just a few simple words, Song Yan'er's contributions were all explained!
Xiao Yang: "No, no, I just felt compelled to say this!"
emperor……
I couldn't hold back any longer; if he didn't leave, I was going to slap him!
"Alright, I understand. You can leave now, so get out of here!"
Judging from the Emperor's expression, Xiao Yang believed he had agreed!
He looked at the two of them with a smile: "Zhe, I'm off now! I hope you two are well!"
He then withdrew.
General Xiao watched Xiao Yang walk away into the distance:
"I really don't know how Xiao Yang has become like this, but it's good that he's finally showing some signs of life!"
I used to keep people at arm's length.
The Emperor also sighed, "Yes, things are much better now. But what do you think of what Xiao Yang said?"
Because the two are brothers, they don't shy away from talking about such things. Moreover, General Xiao made many contributions when the emperor ascended to the throne!
Therefore, no matter what others say, the Emperor always believes in General Xiao!
General Xiao thought for a moment and then truthfully expressed his thoughts:
“I think it’s feasible. After all, Song Yan’er is a pillar of the nation, so it’s only right to bestow upon her the title of Princess! As for the estate, although the results of the improvements haven’t come out yet, experienced farmers say that the wheat is growing exceptionally well this year, unlike anything we’ve ever seen before!”
"Yes, that's true! Let's do it that way!"
The Emperor had thought so too. Putting everything else aside, his life was still in their hands! Besides, as Xiao Yang said, this request was really not unreasonable for Song Yan'er!
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