Chapter 400 I invite my beloved concubines to have dinner together
Chapter 400 I invite my beloved concubines to have dinner together
After weighing all the sweet potatoes, there were more than 700 kilograms in total, which confirmed Zheng Sisi's statement that the yield per mu was more than 3,000 kilograms.
Emperor Yongshun was so happy to hear that! He said regretfully: "It's a pity that the ministers are not here today, otherwise I would let them see what a grain yield of more than 3,000 kilograms per mu looks like, haha!"
He then turned to Zheng Sisi and said, "Sisi, don't you have a lot of sweet potatoes planted in your back garden? Tomorrow I will bring the ministers to your house to dig sweet potatoes. Is that ok?"
Since you've brought it up, how can I not agree? Zheng Sisi could only smile and say, "Your Majesty cares about farming and Anping. It's a good thing for you to bring ministers to help dig sweet potatoes. Anping will welcome you."
Emperor Yongshun laughed again when he heard the satisfactory answer! Then he waved his hand and said, "Today we have a great harvest of sweet potatoes. I invite my concubines to have a meal together and try the taste of these sweet potatoes. Xiaomu, you arrange to separate these small sweet potatoes and taste them today. The others should be kept well and saved as seeds for next year."
Eunuch Mu stepped forward and said, "Well, I will arrange it right away, but how do you cook the sweet potatoes so they can be eaten?"
Emperor Yongshun looked to Zheng Sisi for help.
Zheng Sisi almost wanted to roll her eyes. You arranged everything, but in the end you still don’t know how to eat.
Zheng Sisi stood up helplessly and said, "There are many ways to cook sweet potatoes. We don't have much ingredients today. We can bake the sweet potatoes. Just throw them into the stove, cover them with flint and bake them. We can also steam the sweet potatoes. Wash them and steam them in a steamer. We can also make soup or porridge..."
Emperor Yongshun raised his hand to interrupt Zheng Sisi and said, "Just make these four kinds. If you want to cook more, I will have all the 700 kilograms left."
Everyone had never seen the emperor being stingy before, so they all laughed with their hands covering their mouths when they heard him say that.
Emperor Yongshun was not embarrassed. He said, "These should be kept for seeds. If you want to eat them next year, please eat them to your heart's content."
Zheng Sisi said, "Your Majesty, if you want to save the sweet potatoes for seeds, it's best to store them in a cellar, where the temperature is good and they won't spoil easily."
Emperor Yongshun: "Okay, Xiaomu, order someone to dig a cellar to store the sweet potatoes."
Eunuch Mu took the order and went to arrange the tasks.
After digging the sweet potatoes, they couldn't leave for the time being, so Zheng Sisi and Sheng Zhen followed the emperor back to the imperial study. The concubines behind them also followed. Zheng Sisi thought that the emperor invited everyone to eat sweet potatoes, so she didn't take it to heart.
In the side hall of the imperial study, the eunuchs fetched water for everyone to wash their hands, served tea, and everyone sat down. The concubines looked at Zheng Sisi with burning eyes, but because the emperor was there, they couldn't go up to her.
Seeing that everyone was feeling as if there were needles under their buttocks, the empress said to Emperor Yongshun: "Your Majesty, we sisters would like to ask Princess Anping for something. I hope Your Majesty will grant us permission."
Emperor Yongshun was also curious about why his concubines were looking for Zheng Sisi. They were not looking for trouble again. They were too tactless. He said with a sullen face, "Why are you looking for Anping? If you have something to say, say it here. I want to listen to it too."
Everyone hesitated, not knowing how to start. Concubine Yun said, "Your Majesty, we sisters just want to do some business with Princess Anping. We want to buy skin care products and shampoo from Princess Anping's Yuyan Beauty Salon."
Emperor Yongshun, Sheng Zhen and Zheng Sisi were all stunned. Could it be that they were waiting outside the palace and following him all the way just to buy skin care products?
Emperor Yongshun asked: "So you were waiting for Anping outside the palace and followed him all the way."
Everyone felt embarrassed and could only nod awkwardly.
Emperor Yongshun laughed: "Ah, look at you, you are still sneaking around for this matter, just go and talk to Anping."
Everyone didn't expect that the emperor would not be angry when he found out, and even let them go to Anping County Princess generously. Everyone said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
How could Emperor Yongshun say no? If someone gave him money, he would be happy to accept it all, so why would he do anything to stop it? Unfortunately, the concubines didn't know.
After hearing the emperor's words, everyone felt as if they had received a special pardon, and they all looked at Zheng Sisi, and they no longer hid.
"Princess Anping, I want to apply for a gold card for Zhang Yuyan's beauty salon. Although I can't go out, I can use it myself. You just need to sell me the products."
Some people started to buy first, and then others followed. In the end, everyone was afraid that they would not be able to buy it, so they rushed to Zheng Sisi with silver bills in their hands and wanted to stuff them into her hands first.
Before Zheng Sisi was ready, she was overwhelmed by the group of concubines.
Emperor Yongshun was stunned when he saw this scene. Are these women crazy?
Sheng Zhen was not surprised at all. He calmly said to the emperor, "Father, this situation is very common. Don't be surprised."
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