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Chapter 218: The Enemies in the Capital Have a Fall in Love with Each Other 35

In the imperial study room.

The old emperor was looking through old letters that filled up his desk. They were all sent by Su Zi when he was about to go to Jiangnan and asked the Imperial Guard to deliver them.

The old emperor remembered that he had read a few of the letters, but the contents were too boring and long-winded. There were even some records like Su Ziyu mentioning that he saw a beautiful flower in a certain place on a certain day.

He was usually busy with many affairs and had no time to review all the memorials, so how could he have time to chat with him? From then on, he never paid any attention to him again and asked him to put the letter aside as soon as he received it.

After flipping through some of the books and listening to the report from the Jinyiwei below, the old emperor suddenly remembered that when Su Ziyu left Beijing, he had said that he wanted to go to the south of the Yangtze River to study ways to increase grain production so that everyone in the world could have enough food to eat.

Although the contents of these letters are cumbersome, they all record his efforts in the past two years, and even his sudden idea to develop a giant ship. His original intention was to allow him to leave the palace at any time to tour the world.

Who would have thought that in just two years, all those words that originally sounded like bragging, whether it was increasing grain production or building giant ships, were actually realized.

In the past half month, officials from various coastal areas have submitted memorials one after another, saying that after the people had seen the giant ship Yangwei, they had also received seeds from the gods. They were extremely respectful to Your Majesty, and almost gratefully said that the emperor was an unparalleled wise monarch.

The old emperor originally wanted to withhold the grain because he was concerned about the prince's high reputation among the people, but now he finds that the facts are not quite the same as he imagined.

Although the prince won the battle, the common people attributed all the credit to him as the emperor. Now with the immortal seed created by Su Ziyu, his throne became more stable.

The old emperor's anger, which had been suppressed for half a month, finally subsided. He even praised the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery for several days in the court to compensate for it. The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was trembling with fear, and those officials who had heard some rumors were even more confused.

The huge ship could only stop at the port closest to the capital, and the rest of the journey had to be traveled slowly by horse-drawn carriage. When he returned to the capital and stood outside the marquis's mansion, Su Ziyu still felt as if he was in another world.

He looked up at the plaque with the words "Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion" inscribed on it, and felt a mixture of emotion in his heart, as if he saw the luxurious life in the past waving at him.

The guard at the door stared at the two people standing at the door, recognized one of them as his own prince, and ran inside to announce the news as he opened the door, "The prince is back!!!"

Chen Anyu supported him and looked at the majestic Marquis' Mansion, feeling a little uneasy. "Brother, I am of low status. Will the Marquis' wife still let me follow you in the future?"

Su Ziyu rarely saw him showing fear, so he patted his arm and said, "Don't worry, my father and mother are the most gentle elders. You will know when you meet them."

As soon as they entered the house, they ran into Su's mother who had rushed over after hearing the news. Su's mother left the maid who was supporting her and rushed to her son with tears in her eyes, "My son Yu! You make me miss you so much!"

"Mother, the unfilial son Su Ziyu has come back to see you." Su Ziyu hugged his mother tightly, and his eyes became moist as if he was infected by her emotions.

Mother Su wiped her tears, raised her hand and touched her son's cheek, her heart full of heartache, "Let mother take a good look at you, Yu'er, you have become darker and thinner. Don't go out again after you come back this time. Mother will ask someone to give you a good nourishment."

No matter what Su's mother said, Su Ziyu agreed to it all. When her emotions were calmer, he introduced Chen Anyu behind her to her, "Mother, this is my adopted brother Chen Anyu."

Chen Anyu immediately bowed nervously, "Meet the Madam."

When Su's mother heard her son say that the other person was his sworn brother, she naturally understood that the other person was someone he had brought into the house, and she looked at Chen Anyu with a little more critical eyes than she would look at her daughter-in-law.

Seeing his childish face, Su's mother was worried that he might be unstable, but since her son liked it, she couldn't say much. At most, she would take the trouble to train him in the future. So she smiled and said, "Good boy, thank you for taking care of Yu'er."

Chen Anyu said quickly: "Brother saved my life, so I should take care of him."

Su Zi wanted to see the two of them communicating in a friendly manner, and just when his mouth was halfway raised, he was shocked in the next second by his mother's action of taking off the bracelet and giving it to Chen Anyu.

He stepped forward, held his mother's hand and pulled her aside, and explained in a low voice: "Mother, you misunderstood. There is nothing wrong between him and me. I really treat him as my younger brother."

Chen Anyu couldn't hear what the two were saying, but she keenly noticed that after her brother finished speaking, the look in the Marquis's wife's eyes when she looked at her no longer had the previous hidden criticism and dissatisfaction, but was more loving.

Realizing that she had misunderstood, Su's mother heaved a sigh of relief, "Okay, okay, you guys go wash up and rest first. Mother will ask someone to prepare a delicious meal, and then we can eat and talk."

Su Zi wanted to take Chen Anyu back to his yard to wash and rest, and arranged for him to live next door to him. He then bathed and changed clothes in the tearful green bamboo to wash away the fatigue of the journey.

After having dinner with his mother Chen Anyu, he sent someone to the palace to pass on a message requesting to see the emperor. Just after he finished his afternoon nap, Eunuch Li from the palace came in person and took him into the palace.

The moment Su Ziyu saw the emperor, he suddenly had a very intuitive feeling, that is, the emperor looked much older, and even his face looked vaguely sick.

He knelt on the ground, presenting in his hands a cloth bag with a hint of southern style, the size of an ordinary sachet, filled with the magical seeds he gave to the people along the way by land and sea.

Su Ziyu lowered his eyes and said respectfully: "Uncle Emperor, I have fulfilled my mission and finally developed a high-yield immortal seed. I finally dare to come back to see you."

The old emperor glanced at Eunuch Li, and Eunuch Li hurried down to get the cloth bag and presented it to the emperor. The emperor opened it and took a look, but did not find any difference between this magical seed and the other.

He put the bag down casually and looked at Su Ziyu who was kneeling on the ground. "Oh, from what you said, if you can't figure out this immortal seed, you will never come back?"

Su Ziyu chuckled and pretended to be weak: "After all, before I left Beijing, I boasted to my uncle, and I borrowed the help of others. If I didn't achieve anything, I would be too embarrassed to see you."

Finally, he added, "Uncle Emperor, I will never brag again. It is still easiest to be a playboy."

What Su Zi wanted to say was truly from the heart.

Seeing that he was still as out of tune as he remembered two years ago, the old emperor raised his hand and tapped him a few times in annoyance, "You, you, please don't let your mother hear this.

In the past two years, my sister has come to the palace many times to tell my mother that she misses you. If she knew that you hid in Jiangnan and didn't come back because you couldn't face me, then I would be guilty of a great sin."

Seeing that his expression was relaxed, Su Ziyu immediately climbed up the pole and said, "Don't worry, uncle. I will not go out anymore and will stay with my father, mother and uncle every day."

He made a lot of witty remarks, which made the old emperor very happy, and he invited him to have dinner in the palace.

The old emperor listened to him talk about many interesting things in Jiangnan, and then gave him a lot of rewards before letting him leave the palace.

Su Ziyu was secretly happy that he had passed the old emperor's test, but when he returned home, he was directly invited to the study by the servant of Su's father.

Before entering the door, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, he had just escaped from the dragon's den and entered the tiger's den!