Chapter 351 - Chapter 351: There’s Someone Understanding

Chapter 351: There’s Someone Understanding

Translator: Henyee Translations 1 Editor: Henyee Translations

Eunuch De knew that it was time for him to play dumb again, so he lowered his head again, as if he was just an ordinary old man who did not hear anything. The Emperor was in a bad mood now. He knew that the more he looked at the minister’s memorandum, the angrier he would be. Hence, he changed out of his dragon robe and got someone to call Shen Congjun, who was still in the Imperial Capital.

County Magistrate Shen couldn’t figure out why the Emperor wanted him to stay. In just a few months, his beard was messy. He sighed when he heard the summons from the court. His father, Premier Shen, slapped him. “Why are you lowering your head? His Majesty has his reasons for keeping you. Stop guessing.”

County Magistrate Shen continued, “Father, can I transfer Furong to the Imperial Capital? Xiaoxiao has been away for more than three months. The chefs in the palace are really not good. They cooked the same things every day.” He found it delicious for the first two days, but he got sick of it after 10 days.

Later on, he basically swallowed it with his eyes closed.

How did His Majesty survive all these years?

Premier Shen:… After all this time, you can’t eat well?Aiyo, rll throwaway

such a useless son!

At the thought of accompanying the Emperor to eat those unchanging dishes again today, Shen Congjun felt that his mouth was sour, bitter, and uncomfortable. He felt that something was wrong with his tongue. He looked at the bronze mirror. Oh my god, it was blistering!

The butler said that this kind of blister had to be rubbed in with salt. At first, it would hurt a little, but it would stop hurting soon. Shen Congjun pondered for a while and ran into the house to carry out his precious small jar of pickles.

Premier Shen widened his eyes. “You’re bringing this to the palace?”

Shen Congjun rubbed his face. “It’s the same as salt. At least it’s edible. This was given to me by Xiaoxiao!”

Premier Shen’s expression changed. “You’re quite good at hiding!”

Shen Congjun almost ran out of the house and rushed to the palace.

When he arrived, the Emperor was already wearing a straw hat and sitting beside a patch of golden yellow.

No Emperor in the past dynasties had turned the imperial garden into a paddy field. It had to be said that His Majesty was quite creative, especially when the rice ears were full and golden under the sunlight.

Shen Congjun subconsciously smiled. “Your Majesty, our rice is planted really well.”

The corners of the Emperor’s lips curled up. He felt that all the annoying things had drifted away. He adjusted his straw hat proudly. “Of course.

His tone made it seem like he had really planted it himself. Isn’t such a large piece of land served by me and the palace servants?

Shen Congjun swallowed his criticisms and obediently took off his official uniform. He put a sweat towel around her neck. “Your Majesty, look at this ear. It’s time to release the water. The Imperial Astronomer has calculated that it won’t rain for the next 10 days. Let’s release the water. You’ll be able to see the fruits of our success in three to five days.”

The Emperor looked at the rice ears with relief and pride. He had already gotten someone to calculate that the harvest of this land was only more than what Shen Congjun had reported. It could be seen that the new rice seeds were not fake.

Watching Shen Congjun dig a canal, the Emperor took the teacup from Eunuch De. “There’s no rain here. I wonder how it is at the border.

Shen Congjun’s ears were quite good. His hands did not stop moving, and his mouth did not delay his answer. “It’s difficult over there. It’s possible not to see a drop of rain for half a year, but in December, the snow and wind mixed with the snow and ice. I don’t know which is more unbearable.”

The Emperor continued to ask, “Shen Qing, don’t you think that the border is so barren and difficult that it can’t grow food or raise livestock?”

Shen Congjun paused for a moment. “But the people of Great Xia live there. Where the people live, it won’t be a useless place.”

The Emperor tapped his fingertips on the table. “Official Shen is right. Let s go. Leave the rest to the palace servants. Official Shen should be hungry.” Finally, there was someone who understood.

Looking at the dishes that remained unchanged for years, Shen Congjun happily opened the pickle jar. Fortunately, he was prepared! Then, he looked up and met the Emperor’s curious gaze. “What is this?”

Shen Congjun hid the pickle jar behind him. “It’s medicinal herbs. There are blisters in my mouth. This is used to rub it in.1

The Emperor put down his chopsticks and reached out to him. “What a coincidence. Me too.”

Shen Congjun wanted to resist, but he did not dare. He cried as he watched the Emperor leave him a pair of chopsticks and take away the entire pickle jar. He hated his insensible self in the morning.

Why did he bring the pickle?! Great! It was gone! It was all gone! This was the last jar!

The Emperor took a sip and felt that it tasted good. “Where did you buy it?”

Shen Congjun smiled fakely with a bitter expression. “It was made by Xiaoxiao that child, whom General Xiao’s family just found.”

The Emperor was a little surprised, but then he understood. “That’s true. After all, she’s Gu Chang’an’s daughter.”

What should he do? He wanted to abduct her even more.

“It’s been nearly a hundred days since that child followed Official Xiao back to Fortune Village, right?”

Shen Congjun was still mourning the passing of the pickles and said listlessly,

“Ah, yes?”

The Emperor handed the pickle jar to Eunuch De for him to put away. Then, he said in disdain, “Alright, I won’t take yours for nothing. You must be bored from farming with me these days. Do you want me to give you an errand?” Shen Congjun’s eyes lit up. “I will follow Your Majesty’s instructions.

That day, the Emperor ordered rations and supplies to be transported to the border again. If there was not enough food, they would borrow it from the grain merchants. The Imperial Court did not give them any silver, but they did not suffer a loss.

“Repay us three times next year? Really?”

Shen Congjun, who was in charge of collecting food, nodded. “We’re not joking.”

His Majesty was a cunning old fox. Not to mention that he was taking advantage of the merchants for nothing, he would even earn three times the amount of grain back next year! No wonder he had been hiding the matter of the new rice seeds and delaying the rewards for the Ning Family.

When the officials who did not know about the new grain seeds heard this, they submitted reports excitedly. They said that Shen Congjun was rash and naive. His rash promise would shake the foundation of the country and affect the 100,000 soldiers at the border. Oh no, His Majesty was sending more people. How much grain would it take to be enough? Would he be able to repay them three times next year?

The Emperor suppressed all the memorandums and ignored them. Shen Congjun continued to wander around unhurriedly. On the other hand, those grain merchants were afraid that they would miss the opportunity to get rich and take advantage of them. They sent the food over at lightning speed.

The two sides continued to argue. As Shen Congjun was scolded, he scolded those censors in his heart for being stupid. The Yan Family watched coldly, but they were too tired to get involved.

Seeing that the additional manpower and rations had been prepared, the Emperor did not know who to let lead the troops. At this moment, a carriage arrived at the Imperial Capital very low-key.

“Your Majesty, General Xiao requests an audience!

The Emperor didn’t know how to describe his feelings when he saw Xiao Ran again. He wanted to ask how her legs were, but he didn’t dare to. It was still her who frowned. “If you want to ask, just ask. I’m fine now. I can still go on the battlefield to kill enemies in the future!”

The Emperor stood up excitedly.. “Is it really healed?”