Parents are busy farming

Ye Zifen doesn't care at all about who will become the queen.

After all, all the queen has to worry about are the trivial matters in the harem.

As long as no one dared to harm the emperor, she would not have to worry about it.

Because she knew very well that her Master Shangguan was no ordinary person and not someone who could be easily calculated by anyone.

In this magnificent palace, the struggle for power never stops for a moment.

Ye Zifen knew this very well, and was fully aware of the complexity, intricacies and cunningness involved.

She silently gazed at the emperor's majestic face, without much ripples in her heart.

When her thoughts drifted back to the original Crown Princess, Ye Zifen couldn't help but shook her head slightly.

Thinking back to the time when he was not yet the crown prince, the two of them could be considered a match made in heaven.

But I think both of them are people who value power.

It’s a pity that their daughter, Princess Anle, really lacks some brains.

Otherwise, it would probably bring a lot of trouble to the Wang family.

In this magnificent and mysterious palace, the Crown Princess is selfish, indifferent to the lives of others, and only cares about her own power. It is really difficult for her to be qualified to be the Queen, the mother of the country.

There was dead silence in the court, and the heavy atmosphere made it almost hard to breathe.

The Minister of Rites also automatically returned to his seat.

Sitting on the dragon throne, the emperor's deep eyes kept flashing with light, and his thoughts seemed to have been fully understood by the court officials below - this high and mighty emperor actually tried to shift the responsibility of a certain incident onto Princess Fuxia, making her a scapegoat.

Princess Fuxia frowned and raised her eyebrows. Her soft and gentle voice said indifferently, "Your Majesty, I will never admit this no matter what!"

She stood up straight, showing no intention of retreating, and did not give in at all in front of the emperor, not taking his orders seriously at all.

The emperor's face instantly became extremely gloomy, but due to his status and the occasion, even though he was extremely angry, he could not lose his temper on the spot.

The princes standing on one side each had different thoughts.

Two of the princes raised their lips slightly, revealing a mocking smile.

That smile was mixed with a hint of gloating, as if he was watching a brilliant farce.

Obviously, they were not only mocking Princess Fuxia's current situation, but also using it to ridicule Ye Zifen for being like the emperor, who was incapable of judging people.

The emperor actually did not expect Ye Zifen to be so tough and resolute, but now that things had come to this, he really did not want to see the two of them entangled endlessly over this matter.

So he took a deep breath, tried to calm his inner emotions, and asked, "Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, what is the grain income situation reported by various places this quarter?"

As soon as the words fell, the voice echoed throughout the court like a huge bell.

Ye Zifen, who had been stern all the time, stopped dwelling on the argument when she heard the emperor finally mention business. She quickly put away her tense attitude, became serious, and listened attentively to what the Minister of Revenue was going to report next.

She leaned slightly to the side with her beautiful eyes, which were as clear as autumn water, and naturally turned to the Minister of Revenue, Master Hong, who was standing upright in the court.

Because they were related, she subconsciously paid special attention to the changes in her facial expressions and tried to maintain a dignified and appropriate demeanor to avoid being noticed by others.

At this moment, everyone in the court, who had their own thoughts, heard that Master Hong was about to report on the grain production of various counties in Daxia this year, and they all calmed down and focused all their attention on the Minister of Revenue.

Master Hong felt the burning gazes of the crowd and did not dare to be negligent. He quickly took a step forward and then respectfully bowed to the emperor sitting on the dragon throne.

He said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the grain production data of all counties in Daxia this year has been sent to the Ministry of Revenue. After nearly a month of hard work and careful statistics by the Ministry of Revenue, I found that the grain production in various places north of the capital has been reduced by nearly half compared to the past when there was no disaster! However, it is worth mentioning that the situation in the counties under the jurisdiction of the Prince Consort is slightly better, and the harvest has reached about 80%. And most of the areas around the capital that grow wheat as the main grain crop can also harvest about 60% of the yield. As for those areas where rice is the main crop, the yield has basically returned to the normal level of 70% of previous years."

When Ye Zifen heard this, she couldn't help but ponder in her heart, and her beautiful brows couldn't help but frown slightly.

She thought to herself, "My cousin was able to achieve an 80% harvest. This must be related to the excellent seeds I gave him before, right? In addition, the area under his jurisdiction was originally a relatively barren land, and the grain production in the past was not high. In this way, we can finally see some significant results this time."

Thinking of this, a barely perceptible smile of relief appeared on the corner of her mouth.

After a long drought, the originally fertile land has become extremely barren, and some places have even begun to show signs of desertification.

There is no doubt that such poor soil conditions will inevitably have a serious impact on grain production.

Ye Zifen's eyes slowly swept across the people in the court, her heart was like a raging wave, unable to calm down.

She deeply understood that behind those seemingly acceptable data, there were countless days and nights of hard work and diligence of the common people.

Especially in the area north of the capital, only half of the harvest was available, which meant that without other means of transporting food in, countless families had to live frugally and tighten their belts to barely make ends meet.

Let’s look at the area under the jurisdiction of the son-in-law Wang Chuanxing. Although he had the blessing of excellent seeds, he was still able to achieve an 80% harvest. The difficulties and obstacles in the process are self-evident.

There was also the only 60% harvest in the wheat-producing areas and the 70% harvest in the rice-producing areas. Each number was like a heavy stone pressing on Ye Zifen's heart.

At this moment, the ministers in the court each had different thoughts.

Some people are worried about the future and destiny of the country.