The Queen Mother left with the palace maids, leaving only Chen Wei and two young palace maids in the pavilion.
Chen Wei stood there in confusion, while two little palace maids stood outside the pavilion with their heads lowered, their eyes fixed on their noses and their noses on their hearts, treating themselves as if they were as hard as stones.
Before Chen Wei could remain confused for too long, footsteps were heard and a man in a python robe came towards him.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May Your Highness be well and safe."
The two palace maids bowed to the man, which made Chen Wei know his identity: "I, Chen Wei, greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Chen Wei immediately stood up and bent his body.
The prince came and sat down opposite the curtain, his eyes deep and tender: "Sit down, I have something to tell you."
Chen Wei then understood why they had made an appointment in the Imperial Garden.
Why did the Queen take everyone away?
It seems that the prince is meeting her.
It wasn't that the Queen wanted to see her.
As soon as Chen Wei sat down, he heard a question from the prince that almost made his face collapse.
"I sent people to Lingnan to look for the sweet potato vine you mentioned, but no one has ever seen a sweet potato vine. We only found a few similar ones. I don't know if they are the ones you mentioned."
The prince tilted his head to the side, and someone immediately brought a few wooden boxes, each containing a few vines.
Shen Wei: “!!!”
Sweet potato??
She was so restless and confused that she felt as if she had been hit hard by a huge hammer and almost jumped out of her mind.
Sweet potato vine?
She, she said that?!
Chen Wei was shocked and terrified. She didn't remember any interaction with the prince. Could it be that the prince was deceiving her?
This shouldn’t be the case. How could people of this era know about sweet potato vines?
The prince saw Chen Wei's eyes flashing slightly, as if he was thinking of a countermeasure.
He did not rush Chen Wei, but leisurely picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly.
A moment later.
Chen Wei had an idea in her mind, and she carefully observed the boxes on the table.
Then, he shook his head seriously.
"Your Highness, these are not sweet potato vines."
The prince was not too surprised after hearing this, and even his expression did not change.
He just said:
"If we can't find it in Lingnan, do we have to go across the ocean to look for it?"
"You just need to answer me. If you can find this kind of drought-resistant and disaster-resistant crops, perhaps you won't have to go to the Xiongnu."
Chen Wei's heart was filled with a thousand waves. He lowered his head and replied, "Your Highness, I cannot give you an accurate answer right now."
"After all, I'm not entirely sure if there are sweet potato vines in Lingnan. It's possible a merchant accidentally brought one back, but didn't know what plant it was from, so they just randomly planted it somewhere."
This time, a hint of disappointment clearly flashed across the prince's face.
“Miss Shen, if possible, I hope you can go to Lingnan!”
Chen Wei thought about it for a moment and realized that this secret entry into the palace might be just for this conversation.
Shen Wei was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked:
"I wonder... have we met before?"
The prince stared deeply at Chen Wei and said, "This is not important. What is important is that this is the only way you can distort the situation."
"Even if you get the Xiongnu border map, what good will it do? The disaster is severe, and the people outside are living in dire straits. The court has already diverted military grain to disaster relief. How can they afford silver and food to fight a war?"
“Food is the most important thing for the people. A prosperous nation is built on a strong people. If we cannot solve the problem of food, we cannot solve anything else.”
Chen Wei glanced at the prince.
I suddenly felt that this face seemed familiar.
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