si-mexico Chapter 211 He was taken to the palace.
Chapter 211 He was taken to the palace.
It's impossible to know what he's thinking.
Ye Yuwu admitted that she had ulterior motives in writing about potatoes in her storybooks. She always felt that her power was insignificant, and even though she had been promoted to a sixth-rank official by the court, she still could not reach the upper echelons.
She had previously visited farmers in the suburbs of Bianjing and found that, apart from some suburbs near Bianjing, the farmers' land was quite fertile, and in this ancient time with low productivity, the grain yield was quite good.
However, the land in more remote and isolated areas does not have as much fertile soil.
These farmers included self-employed farmers, semi-self-employed farmers, and tenant farmers. Their lives varied greatly. Jinchao had already done a good job by reducing their taxes and corvée labor, but it was still a drop in the ocean, and the farmers' lives remained impoverished.
Sometimes it's like this: even though you're as weak as an ant trying to shake a tree, you can't bear to see people suffer. She often hates her own empathy, but she can't stand idly by.
So a month later, she finally started writing the serialized story. This time, the story no longer revolved around love and romance or ordinary people. She wanted to do something for these people.
So she wrote about crops like potatoes and sesame, not knowing if these superiors would ever see her story; it was a gamble.
She knew that if other people saw the usefulness of potatoes, some might try to grow them, but many were still behind on the news, and even illiterate farmers who had never read storybooks didn't know what potatoes were.
This is where those in power come in; they need to implement policies and promote the usefulness of potatoes.
Ye Yuwu's ultimate goal was to enable people in places where people couldn't afford food to grow potatoes and have access to grain.
That's why she's making such a big fuss about preparing for this special storytelling performance of "The Little Chef of Jin Dynasty".
When she first started telling stories, she didn't know if any high-ranking officials or nobles would come.
Unexpectedly, they saw the Emperor and Empress in the Princess's private room.
Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief: she had made the right bet!
The emperor was indeed interested in potatoes!
Ye Yuwu took the initiative to explain potatoes to the emperor.
"After I obtained the potato seedlings, I planted them on the estate. These potatoes are not picky about soil and can grow well with just a little care. However, I did not obtain many potato seedlings from overseas at that time. Although I planted a lot of potatoes this time, I will keep most of them for seed. I will plant more this year."
"I heard you also grow sesame on your estate?" the emperor asked again.
"Sesame was brought back from overseas by chance. I thought that the huge estate was just sitting idle, so I brought it back to plant. I didn't expect it to produce so much oil."
Ye Yuwu's eyes were filled with incredible surprise, as if it were a discovery she hadn't expected.
Of course, all of this was her disguise. It's just unknown whether the three of them believed her or not. Even if they didn't believe her, there was nothing she could do.
She insisted that this was how she discovered it, and there was no way they could get the truth out of her.
"I didn't expect that Lord Ye would still be as capable as ever, managing to discover these things by sheer accident." The princess suddenly winked at Ye Yuwu, who didn't understand her meaning and could only pretend to be clueless and smile.
Just as Ye Yuwu was pondering how to introduce potatoes and sesame seeds to the emperor and reveal her true purpose, there was a sudden, urgent knocking at the door.
Looking at the silhouette outside, Ye Yuwu guessed that it must be one of the two guards who stood at the door before she came in.
The emperor seemed to sense the urgency of the situation and gave Eunuch Fu a wink.
Eunuch Fu immediately went to the door and opened it. The guard who had been standing at the door clasped his hands and bowed his head respectfully as he walked in.
The guard walked to the emperor's side, but dared not get too close, appearing somewhat timid and hesitant.
He spoke quietly in the emperor's ear with a serious expression, and no one present could hear what they were saying.
However, everyone could sense that when the guard spoke, the emperor's originally casual gaze became very deep, and the atmosphere that had been gradually relaxing became unusually tense and eerie.
Before the guard could finish speaking, the emperor waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Immediately prepare to return to the palace!"
Before anyone could react, Grandpa Fude had already reopened the door.
After saying this, the emperor immediately stood up from his seat with his hands behind his back and walked straight towards the door.
The Empress and the Princess beside him didn't need to say anything more and immediately followed him.
Although she didn't know what had happened, judging from the emperor's very serious face, Ye Yuwu guessed that something major and urgent must have happened in the court to make the emperor suddenly change his expression.
The emperor and his entourage arrived in a grand procession and left in a hurry.
Just as the emperor and his entourage reached the door, he suddenly turned and glanced at her.
"Lord Ye," he said, a glint of something unreadable in his eyes, "you will come with me to the palace."
Ye Yuwu's bewildered eyes: ?
Why would she want to enter the palace? No! This change of heart is too fast!
Ye Yuwu was quite disappointed that the emperor had to leave urgently before she could achieve her original goal.
Unexpectedly, the emperor seemed to know her thoughts perfectly well, and he turned around and allowed her to enter the palace with him.
Ye Yuwu followed the emperor into the palace.
Ye Yuwu originally wanted the teahouse staff to prepare a carriage for her.
However, to her surprise, the princess was too familiar with her and directly invited her to get into her carriage.
Ye Yuwu certainly dared not ride in the same carriage as the Emperor and Empress, and repeatedly refused. The Princess was too enthusiastic, and she said she couldn't handle it.
Just when things seemed to be at a stalemate, the emperor spoke up unexpectedly.
"Lord Ye, even if you send your servants to prepare the carriage now, it will take quite a while. Are you sure I have that much time to wait with you?" The emperor gave him a casual glance, and Ye Yuwu instantly felt weak.
"I don't dare."
Then Ye Yuwu boarded the princess's luxurious carriage.
Calling it a luxury carriage is no exaggeration at all.
Not to mention that the interior of this carriage is very spacious, with silk and satin fabrics laid out inside, and even mink furs placed on the cushions.
Once inside the carriage, the footsteps felt incredibly comfortable, almost enough to make you want to lie down and sleep.
Not only that, but incense was also burning inside the carriage, and all kinds of pastries and teas were prepared.
Inside the seemingly luxurious and high-class carriage, she suddenly saw milk tea on the low table and felt somewhat out of place.
Fortunately, the emperor and others did not notice Ye Yuwu's restraint, and the four of them rode in a luxurious carriage to the palace.
Upon entering the palace.
The eldest princess and the empress did not follow the two of them to the emperor's study.
Ye Yuwu could only follow closely behind the emperor, as if there was something extremely urgent. So even though the emperor's deputy was walking ahead of him, he walked exceptionally fast.
Upon entering the palace gates, a palanquin had already been prepared for the emperor, but to her surprise, the emperor had also prepared one for her.