Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

While determining the test field for sweet potatoes, Gu Yanshu also found a test field for growing cotton.

In fact, in Gu Yanshu's mind, cotton and sweet potatoes can be said to be equal and more important.

It's just that the role of cotton seems a bit insufficient when compared with the sweet potatoes whose yield per mu can reach [-] catties or even [-] catties.

At least when Gu Yanshu mentioned cotton, the mood swings on Qin Lu's face were not as big as hearing sweet potatoes.

Regarding this, Gu Yanshu didn't say anything, he just waited until the time when the cotton was harvested and showed the first batch of finished products made of cotton to his little deer, so he would know.

In addition, the chili pepper caused a lot of waves in the palace.

When the pepper was handed over to Gu Yanshu, when the person in charge said that the red fruit was poisonous, Xingren happened to be beside Gu Yanshu and heard the words.

Therefore, later when Gu Yanshu was cooking red soup hot pot with chili peppers, Xingren was like a formidable enemy.

With Yu Liren on the side, he dared not leave his concubine even an inch, for fear that if he didn't pay attention, his concubine would be poisoned to death by the pepper.

After all, no one knows better than him how poisonous this pepper is.

Now Xingren's attitude will naturally change after he makes this red soup hot pot.

In Gu Yanshu's heart, no one can escape the charm of hot pot, if one meal is not enough, then two!

The final facts also proved that Gu Yanshu was right.

After Gu Yanshu finished making the red soup hot pot, he put it on the small stove prepared by the craftsman at the beginning and boiled it.

As the bone soup at the bottom of the pot is bubbling, peppers and other seasonings are rolling up and down in the pot, and the spicy and overbearing aroma floats out of the pot, spreading in the air with the breeze blowing from time to time When it comes.

Xingren and Yu Liren, who had been facing a formidable enemy, suddenly became a little dazed, their vigilance quietly began to relax, and even their mouths began to secrete liquid subtly.

As Gu Yanshu put quail eggs, tendons, shrimp slips, meatballs and other ingredients into the pot one by one...

"Gudong-"

I don't know who didn't hold back, and swallowed suddenly, the sound was so loud that it was hard for people to ignore it.

Not to mention that almost all the people present were martial arts practitioners, with sharp eyes and ears, the sound of swallowing saliva became more and more clear and obvious.

Gu Yanshu had practiced martial arts with Qin Lu for a long time, so naturally he did not miss this sound.

Looking up at the expressionless guards standing beside him, Gu Yanshu smiled slightly, and didn't bother to find out who the person who lost his composure just now was.

I just scalded a few slices of meat and put them in the dipping sauce bowl:

"You guys try it first, be careful not to burn it."

Although facing the red soup hot pot reunited after a long absence, Gu Yanshu couldn't help drooling, wanting to eat the first mouthful of delicious food taken out of the pot.

But looking at Xingren and Yu Liren who were standing aside and staring at him, as if there was any abnormality in him, he would rush to stop him immediately, Gu Yanshu finally gave up this idea.

Compromising first, he had no choice but to let the people in the palace help him "test the poison".

The guards standing at the side were already overwhelmed by the overbearing aroma of the red soup hot pot.

Now when he heard Gu Yanshu's voice, Dang even couldn't help but strode forward, each of them took a small bowl into their hands, and began to try the charm of this red soup hot pot.

With Gu Yanshu's reminder first, the guards were not burned by the hot pot.

But after entering the ingredients, they realized that the red soup hot pot seemed to be different from what they had imagined.

I don't know how to describe this taste, I can only say that the smell is overbearing, and the taste is also overbearing.

The moment the sliced ​​meat had just entered their mouth, everyone felt the tip of their tongues secreting liquid crazily.

Accompanied by the spicy smell on the sliced ​​meat, it swept through the entire mouth.

After getting used to it and swallowing it, this domineering spicy breath slipped down from the throat, entered the esophagus all the way down, and finally returned to the stomach.

For a moment, they even felt a little like drinking the spirits from the Ten Days Drunken House for the first time.

But it smelled spicy, and it was distinctly different from the strong wine.

If I have to say...it seems that I can't feel the burning sensation in my throat.

The most amazing thing is that when Mingming took the first bite, although he felt that the taste was extremely overbearing, it didn't seem to have reached the level of the ultimate deliciousness in the world.

But after the ingredients entered their stomachs, they felt that the tip of their tongues seemed to be reminiscing about the breath just now, secreting the liquid frantically again, clamoring to experience the feeling just now.

In addition to the guards in the mansion, Xingren and Yu Liren also each held a small bowl in their hands, slowly tasting the food in the bowl.

Compared with other guards, Yu Liren needs to consider more.

The most important point is whether the red fruit is poisonous or not.

After all, he is an experienced doctor, but after a few or two mouthfuls, Yu Liren has given the answer in a short time:

"This chili should be as the princess said, non-toxic."

"Then why did the person in charge say that some people would have abdominal pain and diarrhea after eating it?"

Xingren frowned slightly, and kept asking, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest regarding the concubine's comfort.

"It should be unaccustomed."

Yu Liren recalled the feeling when the chili entered his throat just now, and after a while, he gave the answer:

"This chili is irritating to a certain extent, just like iced drinks. If people with weak stomachs eat it, they will indeed have such a reaction."

After finishing speaking, Yu Liren seemed to feel that what he just said was not rigorous, so he added another sentence:

"Of course, this food is very spicy. Even people with healthy stomachs should not eat too much."

"Doctor Yu is really amazing."

Gu Yanshu gave Yu Liren an appreciative look.

Being able to come to this conclusion in such a short period of time, it can be seen that during this period of time, Yu Liren's medical skills have improved a lot.

I think it should also be due to the communication with many imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital when I was in Yizhou.

Yu Liren announced that the pepper was non-toxic, and Gu Yanshu was released from the ban, and was allowed to eat the red soup hot pot.

Gu Yanshu couldn't bear it anymore, the moment he got the approval, he picked up the dipping bowl that was put aside, and started to scoop up the meatballs in the pot.

Of course, Gu Yanshu did not eat the first bite of meat after taking it out of the pot, but fed it into the mouth of the deer beside him.

Then he did not forget to ask with a smile:

"How is it? Is it delicious?"

"good to eat."

Without even thinking about it, Qin Lu nodded and gave an affirmative answer.

In fact, it was not a habit for Qin Lu to take the first bite of this so-called red soup hot pot.

But when he thought that the bottom of the pot was made by Ruanruan himself, and the meatball was fed into his mouth by Ruanruan himself, Qin Lu could say "delicious" even if it was poison.

Gu Yanshu didn't know what his little deer was thinking at the moment, and after getting an affirmative answer, he finally gave himself a meatball.

The moment the meatballs entered the mouth, feeling the familiar taste in the mouth, Gu Yanshu narrowed his eyes in satisfaction:

After more than half a year, he finally had red soup hot pot again!

Although Tianqi did not raise edible cattle, even Gu Yanshu, as Princess Li, could not slaughter the cattle at will. This red soup hot pot is made of clear oil, not as overbearing as butter.

But for Gu Yanshu at this moment, he is already very satisfied!

Thinking of this, Gu Yanshu couldn't help but praise the person in charge of going to sea this time in his heart, and made a decision to raise their wages.

And the moment Gu Yanshu moved his chopsticks, the guards standing aside who had just tested the poison for him still felt that their taste buds were not satisfied, but they still put down their chopsticks.

Who knew that after Gu Yanshu raised his eyes and saw their actions, he stopped them without thinking:

"What are you doing with the chopsticks? Let's eat together!"

"Your Highness...it doesn't agree with reason!" Xingren replied in a low voice without even thinking about it.

Although Gu Yanshu has never put on airs in front of them, the master and servant still have to distinguish clearly, how can there be any reason to eat at the same table?

Unexpectedly, Gu Yanshu retorted without even thinking about it:

"What's unreasonable? Hot pot can only be felt when you eat it together."

Eating hot pot, in addition to the fun brought by the taste of the hot pot itself, is to grab food in a pot with others, and grab it yourself, and the satisfaction that others have not grabbed.

However, even if Gu Yanshu said so, Xingren still gave a refusal answer:

Among their deep-rooted views, this rule cannot be broken.

Seeing this, Gu Yanshu didn't insist in the end.

Fortunately, at this moment, Qin Lu also realized the charm of the chili and red soup hot pot, and came forward to pick up the ingredients in the pot with Gu Yanshu.

Two people eat, although it is not as lively as the crowd grabbing food, but Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu, you help me get a meatball, I will help you boil a piece of fish fillet, you feed me a piece of lotus root, I will feed you a piece of flour, you come What I share to the ground is not a lot of fun.

Of course, Gu Yanshu is not a stingy person either.

It can be seen that the guards who helped him "test the poison" were not satisfied with the little meat they each received.

After eating the first hot pot with Qin Lu, he took out half of the peppers from the box, peeled off the seeds, and made a pot of red soup hot pot for the guards in the mansion alone.

At that time, the red soup hot pot had already established a reputation in the palace, almost the moment Gu Yanshu asked the people under him to take the bottom of the pot away, the guards in the mansion couldn't wait to try the charm of this hot pot.

Although some of them are not used to the taste of this red soup hot pot, they said they don't like it very much.

But most of the people were fascinated by the red soup hot pot, and they still felt dissatisfied after a meal. In the end, even the bottom of the pot was wiped clean.

Take the rice for the rice, and the noodles for the noodles.

In Xingren's words, I have never seen these people exaggerated as if they haven't eaten in 800 years.

Not long after the last bit of the bottom of the pot was divided, everyone began to miss the taste of the red soup hot pot again.

But the guards in the palace also knew that the concubine and the prince also loved the red soup hot pot very much. The team that went out to sea brought back not much chili peppers, and it was the concubine's kindness to share half of it with them.

In a short time, they probably won't be able to eat this second meal of red soup hot pot.

As for why it is a period of time?

Naturally, it was because their princess had already planted the peppers in half of the greenhouses in the mansion, and even opened up a separate pepper field in the manor outside the city.

In two or three months, the first batch of pepper fruits will be harvested!

In other words, after two or three months, the amount of chili will be enough for the people in their mansion!

On the first day when they heard the news, the guards in the mansion began to boil.

After changing shifts, I don't go back to my yard to rest directly like before.

Instead, he had to turn around to the place where the greenhouse was built in the mansion to wander around and see the growth of the peppers before returning to his own yard.

Even if the peppers haven't started sprouting yet, they are just lumps of dirt, which can't stop the enthusiasm of the guards in the mansion.

Regarding this, Gu Yanshu just felt a little dumbfounded:

Eating this thing is indeed a gene carved into people's bones, and it cannot be exempted from ancient and modern times.

Just when Chili caused a storm in the palace, the court was not calm.

The quarrel between Qin Lu and the emperor failed to hide it from outsiders in the end, and even the news that Qin Lu had returned the soldier talisman also spread.

At the beginning, everyone thought that the emperor was the same as last time, and wanted to use this to put pressure on Prince Li's mansion, so that King Li would admit his mistake as soon as possible and turn around.

After all, leaving the mother and keeping the child is not only the emperor, but also in the eyes of the ministers and nobles, it is a great step back for the emperor.

There are even many nobles who have already started to make small plans in their hearts:

Any unfavored concubine or useless daughter in the mansion can definitely come in handy at this time.

In the eyes of many people, exchanging a useless daughter for a grandson who is very likely to inherit the throne is an extremely cost-effective deal.

But soon, everyone discovered that this incident seemed to be somewhat different from what they thought.

Because the emperor didn't seem to be trying to force King Li to compromise, but had even shifted his focus to the next few princes who were underage, and seemed to be ready to start looking for candidates for the crown prince again.

The emperor's move caught the courtiers by surprise.

No matter whether it is the lineage of the First Prince or the lineage of Prince Li's Mansion, they never thought that the emperor would make such a choice.

It's okay that Prince Li's family is in the lineage, after all, they all know Qin Lu's temperament, and from the first day Qin Lu annoyed the emperor, they already had such mental preparations in their hearts.

Compared with the eldest prince, it was the underage princes who made them more acceptable.

The most unacceptable thing is the eldest prince's lineage.

They always thought that they were evenly matched with the third prince, even if there was a slight difference between the two sides, Qin Lu would not be much better than the first prince.

However, the emperor's actions at this moment seemed to slap them loudly and heavily, telling them:

Even if there is no third prince, the eldest prince is not within the scope of the emperor's consideration for the crown prince.

This kind of cognition directly made the First Prince flustered, and even appeared like headless chickens, bumping around everywhere.

Although Qin Lu was no longer in the court, the emperor's actions were finally introduced into Prince Li's mansion through the mouth of the fifth prince.

"Underage prince?"

After hearing the news, Gu Yanshu was stunned for a while. Does the emperor still have an underage prince?

Then, as if he had come to his senses, a piece of information was dug out from the depths of Young Master Gu's memory:

There are indeed several underage princes under the emperor's knees. Together with the five adult princes, there seem to be eight in total.

But apart from this point, Young Master Gu does not have any other information about the underage prince in his memory.

It can be seen how little sense of existence the three underage princes have.

"It's four."

At this time, Qin Lu's voice came from the side.

"what?"

Gu Yanshu was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he seemed to have muttered the last sentence just now, letting his Xiaolu hear it.

but……

There are no adult princes below, but there are four more?

Perhaps seeing the curiosity on Gu Yanshu's face, Qin Lu still told Gu Yanshu what he knew after thinking for a while.

Actually, not to mention Gu Yanshu, even Qin Lu is not very familiar with the few underage princes below.

The only thing Qin Lu knew better was the sixth and seventh princes.

But even the sixth prince, who is the closest to him, is only nine years old this year, which is as much as nine years behind the fifth prince.

As for the Seventh Prince, he has just turned six years old this year, and Qin Lu's understanding of him is from the time of his birth.

Because when the Seventh Prince was full moon, it happened to be the time when Qin Lu went out to fight and left the palace for the first time.

That's the case with the seventh prince, let alone the eighth and ninth princes who are even younger.

The youngest of the nine princes, there are still more than ten years before his first birthday.

Doing the math, it happened to be the time when Qin Lu and Gu Yanshu had just been married and Young Master Gu's soul returned to his hometown.

It's no wonder that in Young Master Gu's memory, there is no information about the Ninth Prince.

"Why is there such a big age difference between the sixth prince and the fifth prince?"

This was Gu Yanshu's first reaction after hearing Qin Lu's words.

The order of the royal family is not like that of ordinary people, it is like Tianqi. Usually, the final order will not be determined until the prince reaches the age of fifteen.

Because there is no guarantee that the prince will die before the fifteenth day, if he dies, his ranking will be removed directly, and the people below will be on top.

Take Qin Lu as an example, Qin Lu is now the third prince, but it doesn't mean that he must be the emperor's third son.

Perhaps before Qin Lu, apart from the eldest prince and the second prince, there were several other elder brothers.

But before he was 15 years old, he was officially determined to rank and titled, and died, so Qin Lu became the third prince.

From the age distribution of the current emperor's several adult princes, it can be seen that the emperor is still very active in creating people and spreading branches and leaves for the royal family.

It is impossible for a person's thinking to change dramatically in a short period of time.

Since you are active in this area, it is impossible to suddenly lose interest in having children.

So why is there a gap of nine years between the fifth prince and the sixth prince?

The emperor 18 years ago should have been in his prime, with the best years of sperm quality, right?

Was there no prince born in the middle, or...

All born died?

"All."

Although Gu Yanshu didn't say what was in his heart this time, Qin Lu still guessed what he was thinking based on his expression.

The answer was given directly.

After meeting Gu Yanshu's suspicious eyes, Qin Lu told Gu Yanshu everything he knew.

From 18 years ago to nine years ago, the number of princes who spoke out in the palace was much less than in previous years.

No.

It should be said that not only the prince, but even the princess, there are not many of them.

Among the children born here, the few princes did not live for too long. The oldest was three years old, and the youngest died before the full moon.

"In this deep palace, being pregnant with a child is not a skill, but being able to give birth to a child and raise it is considered a skill."

For some reason, Gu Yanshu's mind unexpectedly flashed this very popular phrase in later generations of palace fighting dramas.

And Qin Lu's next words seemed to confirm Gu Yanshu's thoughts.

There was no prince for nine years, and even if the prince was born, he would not live past adulthood, as an individual, he would be able to detect the strangeness in it.

Although the emperor was rated as mediocre by the world, he was not a real idiot, so he could naturally detect the abnormality in it.

After observing for a while, many dark threads were planted in the palace, and the culprit was finally found out.

It's just that everyone didn't expect that this matter was not done by one person, but by many people in the harem who joined forces to do it together.

It turned out that not long after the fifth prince was born 18 years ago, the positions of the masters of the harem gradually stabilized.

Although the imperial concubine and imperial concubine at that time had not reached their current status, there were basically signs of dominating the harem.

The same goes for the other empresses.

After the harem stabilized, the few people sitting at the top naturally didn't want anyone else to break the current balance.

And in the harem, apart from the mother's family of the empresses, only the children can make the people below soar into the sky.

Since the few people at the top didn't want to break the balance, they naturally wouldn't allow someone to rely on their children to be more expensive, so they practiced and designed such a conspiracy.

For nine years in the harem, no prince was born.

It's just that I didn't expect that things would go too far, which attracted the emperor's attention.

But those who can climb to a certain position in the harem are naturally not idle people.

Since he dared to do such a thing, he naturally thought about the countermeasures after the incident was revealed.

In the end, the empresses of the various palaces who participated in this matter pushed out the people below to take the blame.

Although the emperor could see that the people below were all scapegoats, the incident involved a lot in the past, and the people involved were all noble girls from good families.

If they are pursued together, it will definitely cause turmoil in the previous dynasty.

In the end, he turned a blind eye and closed his eyes. After disposing of the group of people who were pushed out, he did a big cleaning in the palace, and then exposed the incident.

Although Qin Lu didn't pay much attention to the affairs in the harem, he was still young when this incident happened and he still lived in the palace. The commotion was not small, so he had heard of it a little.

Qin Lu almost didn't need to say anything about what happened later, Gu Yanshu understood it.

Although the palace has been cleaned up, the original concubine in the palace has already broken down in the past nine years. She has to admit a new person into the palace after having a child first.

But at that time, the emperor was getting older, and the quality of his sperm was not as good as before. Naturally, the princes were not as frequent as in previous years.

Presumably the emperor knew this too, so he didn't admit many women into the palace these years.

Although there is only a nine-year difference between the sixth prince and the fifth prince, there is still a generation gap of three years in later generations. In Tianqi where early marriage and early childbearing are common, nine years is almost a generation gap.

Thinking about it this way, it is understandable that Young Master Gu doesn't understand the sixth prince and the princes below.

Since he doesn't know much about the princes below, it's natural for Gu Yanshu not to comment on the emperor now.

If he had to say something, Gu Yanshu even hoped that among the few princes under him, there would be one who could take on the leading role, be outstanding, and be valued by the emperor.

No need for the emperor to set his sights on his little deer.