bayedsolid Chapter 516 The Emperor's Favor
Chapter 516 The Emperor's Favor
However, Xiao Wan was not one to back down from trouble. She recounted the events of that time in their entirety, without any bias.
After hearing this, Emperor Yuande believed Xiao Wan's words.
Because Emperor Yuande had already sent his secret guards to investigate what had happened yesterday, and upon hearing what Xiao Wan had said to the people, it caused a great reaction, and the people seemed to have a lot of dissatisfaction with Li Ruyi.
Emperor Yuande knew little about Li Ruyi's actions. Firstly, she was his cousin and had no involvement in court affairs. Secondly, he was also giving face to Prince Li.
Apart from the incident involving Zhang Jijiu's family, Prince Li personally went to apologize, and Emperor Yuande did not pursue the matter further. He thought that his daughter was spoiled and had made a mistake temporarily, and that she would probably correct it in the future.
If it weren't for the fact that it was Xiao Wan who had the conflict with her this time, Emperor Yuande would never have believed that Prince Li, with his gentle nature, could have given birth to such a cruel daughter.
It cannot be described using terms like spoiled, willful, or arrogant.
The secret guard then directly informed Emperor Yuande of the information he had collected, which the emperor found utterly unbelievable.
He always thought that Li Ruyi was just a little spoiled, but still polite. Who knew that she was like this behind the scenes!
Thinking of how many families had suffered injustice, Emperor Yuande felt inexplicably angry!
His courtiers and common people had all suffered persecution at the hands of Li Ruyi. Was she even a woman? She was a demon!
It's his fault. He didn't know that the common people and court officials had been persecuted to such an extent by a woman, some even losing their lives, right under his nose. Emperor Yuande could not tolerate this!
As Emperor Yuande pondered, he began to get angry again. Seeing that Emperor Yuande's expression was not good, the Consort quickly reached out and took his hand. Her warm hand covered Emperor Yuande's hand, and his thoughts returned.
Seeing the Consort's worried expression, Emperor Yuande felt a warmth in his heart and gently patted her hand to indicate that he was alright.
Xiao Wan was made to witness a lot of public displays of affection; it turns out the Imperial Concubine and the Emperor have such a good relationship.
Emperor Yuande looked at Xiao Wan and recalled what she had said at the city gate, and he felt great admiration for her.
"You don't need to be afraid." Emperor Yuande saw that Xiao Wan was still a little nervous after she finished speaking, as if she was waiting for him to speak, so he softened his tone.
“You’re quite bold, girl, daring to challenge the princess. However,” Emperor Yuande changed his tone, “you did the right thing! The people are all my subjects, and I will not allow any harm to them to happen. Although you are a county princess, you are not afraid of power, dare to speak up for the people, and save them. I am very pleased.”
The Imperial Concubine nodded in agreement. She hadn't expected the child to have such a temperament. He was truly a good boy. The Imperial Concubine once again felt sorry for her son.
"Don't worry, no one will dare to make trouble for you. I will handle this matter, so you can rest assured," Emperor Yuande said solemnly.
Xiao Wan was shocked that Emperor Yuande did not seem to think he had committed insubordination at all, and even seemed to be on her side. It seemed that he had sent people to find out what happened yesterday.
She breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Emperor Yuande was a rare good emperor who did not favor Li Ruyi just because she was his niece. Xiao Wan was very happy for the people of the Great Yuan.
Emperor Yuande temporarily let the matter drop, but he already knew what was going on; he just didn't issue a statement for the time being.
"By the way, I heard from Minister Zhao that your father is teaching potato cultivation methods everywhere, and now more and more families are growing potatoes. You and your daughter have made a great contribution to the Great Yuan Dynasty, and I know that very well." Emperor Yuande continued speaking gently to Xiao Wan.
"Here in Kyoto, the Agricultural Promotion Bureau has also been conducting trial plantings in the Imperial Fields. I have seen them myself, and the harvest is indeed plentiful. The food is soft, sticky, and delicious. Very good indeed."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wan knew that Zhao Wenqing had already reported the potato planting method to Emperor Yuande.
"I have many recipes for cooking potatoes here, which I will present to Your Majesty and the ladies-in-waiting for them to try."
"In addition," Xiao Wan paused, "I have some new grain seeds to present to Your Majesty. I bought them from an old farmer when I went to the city to buy grain seeds."
"I once read in an old book that this is also a kind of food, like potatoes. It can produce a lot of fruit, and like potatoes, it is a filling food. I tried planting some at home, and after they matured, I turned one over and found that it had indeed produced quite a lot."
"After tasting it, it tastes sweet and soft, even better than potatoes."