The crown prince brought food all the way into the palace. With such a grand momentum, the eighth prince and the second prince naturally also received the news.

Even the emperor's uncle, whose mansion was robbed, got wind of the news.

When the prince arrived, the emperor was still reviewing memorials. He looked up and saw the woven basket placed in the center of the Qinzheng Hall. He was also confused.

"Prince, what are you doing? What do you think my Qinzheng Palace is? You brought everything in."

The prince clasped his hands together and saluted, with a look of joy on his face, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. This is an urgent matter, so I had no choice but to bring you directly to the palace."

The emperor put down the memorial in his hand and looked up at him. "Tell me your reasons, otherwise I will not let you off easily."

The prince opened the baskets one by one. "These are the crops that the Crown Princess had planted. The yield of potatoes is over 4,000 catties per mu, and the yield of sweet potatoes is 5,000 catties per mu. They are now ripe, so I specially sent them to the palace for you, father, to taste."

The prince then looked up at the emperor's expression, which was full of excitement. He knew that his father was concerned and added fuel to the fire.

"The Crown Princess invited Father to witness this moment together, so I am here to take Father to lunch. Do you have time?"

After hearing this, the emperor immediately walked to the center of the hall, picked up a sweet potato and took a look at it. It didn't look special, so he still remained skeptical.

"Are you sure this is edible? It looks pretty weird."

The prince informed the emperor how to plant, harvest and taste.

Although the emperor was skeptical, he was pleased to hear his clear explanation. "The prince has grown up and understands the people's feelings. That's good."

"Then I will go on a private visit in disguise, just to relax."

After walking a few steps, he returned and said, "Qi Xingming notified the officials from the Ministry of Agriculture to go to the scene to verify the result. After all, this is a great thing."

When the emperor and his entourage arrived, they saw a table full of delicious food, but when they looked around, there was no sign of the Crown Princess.

He then asked the prince, "Where is that girl Zhenzhen? Why haven't I seen her? Could it be that something went wrong and she's hiding?"

Meng Zhenzhen, who was cooking in the kitchen, had just finished when she heard these words and felt very angry.

"Your Majesty, you have wronged me. I have been busy all morning preparing a table of dishes for you. Not to mention the hard work, you still make sarcastic remarks."

After washing his hands, the emperor sat at the table and glanced at the villa. "This should be your mother's villa. If you want, I will give you a few bigger ones. Aren't you feeling cramped here?"

Meng Zhenzhen curled her lips and sat next to the prince, "I just want to have a place to work. I don't want to work in the fields all the time."

Meng Zhenzhen introduced the dishes on the table to the emperor and the ministers so that they would not be afraid to eat them.

"This is hot and sour potato shreds, potato cakes, potato stewed chicken, fried potatoes, and three fresh delicacies."

"This is the pan-fried sweet potato cake, this is the steamed one that can be used as a staple food, this is the sweet soup, this is the cabbage stewed with vermicelli, and the candied sweet potato."

The emperor looked at the table full of delicious food, which he had never seen before. "Is this really made from the new variety you planted? I will go to the field to inspect it myself after I have tasted it. If it is true, it will be a blessing for our southern country."

Meng Zhenzhen didn’t eat much in the morning and was very hungry now, so she decided to eat first.

The prince saw that she looked hungry and knew whether she had eaten breakfast or not.

They quickly picked up some dishes and served her soup. The emperor was already used to it, but the officials next to him were really surprised when they saw it for the first time.

It was also the first time that Yang Liu saw the emperor in person, and she was extremely frightened. She waited here to serve without even having any meals, fearing that something might go wrong and her young lady would be in trouble.

When the emperor was outside, he would rarely use chopsticks more than three times. Meng Zhenzhen didn't know how the emperor survived.

She quickly served the prince a bowl of rice and glared at him, "Eat more. We still have a lot to do in the afternoon. You are young, so eat more. There are no outsiders here, so they can't harm you."

It was as if he was disobedient if he didn't eat.

The officials next to him were all prepared for the prince to get angry, but he just obediently picked up the bowl and started eating. The food was so smooth, as if he was used to it.

The emperor felt that this scene was too unbearable to watch and he concentrated on eating the food on the table. It was really a different experience.

"He is really a henpecked husband. They haven't even gotten married yet. What will happen if they get married? It's unbearable to watch."

Meng Zhenzhen ignored him and only ate what he had.

A quarter of an hour later, everyone set out for the fields.

The emperor was curious. Where did this girl get the seeds? With so many skilled craftsmen in the south, how come they hadn't discovered them? He quickly went up to her to inquire.

"Zhenzhen, where did you get these seeds from? How many are left?"

She had already thought of how to answer, and looked embarrassed. "These are the seeds that my senior brother found for me from overseas. I have planted all of them. There are fifty acres of land here in total. I can give all the seeds to the court without taking a penny."

The officials nearby all looked at Meng Zhenzhen with admiration, but the emperor waved his hand and said, "How can I, as the ruler of a country, ask for your seeds for free? I will charge you at a fair price, and it is also for the common people."

I would love to give money, because the emperor's money is the hardest to earn.

The prince felt that Zhenzhen was cute when he saw her money-loving look. While she was greedy for money, she still cared about the people. She was always so sincere.

The emperor stood beside the fields and couldn't help but sigh, "The last time I went to the fields to farm was when I was a prince.

I was still young at that time. The late emperor took me outside to bask in the sun for a day. Only then did I realize the hardships of the common people. You have done better than I have."

"You are all officials from the Ministry of Agriculture. Come here today to witness this miracle."

The official waiting for the weighing had been waiting for a long time. He also wanted to see whether there was such a high yield per mu in the world. This was a moment to witness history.

The land measured by the prince in the morning was finally cleared thanks to everyone's efforts, and the next step was weighing.

Meng Zhenzhen was not worried at all. After all, these were seeds produced by the space, so they couldn't be too bad.

The officials who weighed the crops were very careful every time. After more than a dozen weighings, they finally finished and announced loudly, "This time, the yield of potatoes per acre was more than 4,300 kilograms, and the yield of sweet potatoes was more than 5,200 kilograms. It was open, transparent and accurate."

The emperor was so happy looking at these crops, "Zhenzhen, I thank you on behalf of the people of the Southern Kingdom. It is a blessing for our Southern Kingdom to have you."

Meng Zhenzhen was not modest this time and continued with confidence.

The emperor turned around and looked at the grain scattered all over the ground. He was very nervous about what would happen if this matter was leaked out. "Prince, I'll leave this matter to you. You must strictly protect this batch of seeds and put them in everyone's hands next year."

"Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture should humbly learn from the tenant farmers here how to plant, water, and harvest. Next year, they should go to various towns and teach the local people how to plant."

The prince and the officials all bowed and raised their hands to salute, "Your son/minister obeys your command."

After that, he returned to the palace. After all, when the emperor left the palace, it was not only the imperial guards that were mobilized, but also the secret guards. Therefore, he seldom left the palace to avoid encountering any danger.

Meng Zhenzhen suddenly remembered the field of cotton that she saw on the mountain at that time. She wondered what it looked like now.

According to her understanding, cotton should be mature around October, and now is the best season for picking. She picked up two bags in her hands, pulled the prince and ran up the mountain, "Come on, I'll take you to find a treasure."

The prince was nearly pulled to the point of falling down. Why is this girl so anxious and flustered all day long? Didn’t the prime minister say that Zhenzhen is the most well-behaved and honest?

There was no consistency in this. He suspected that the Prime Minister had been setting a trap for him from the beginning.

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