Xiao Rui comforted Xiao Qingqing for a long time before her emotions calmed down, and then asked her about her future plans, she didn't dare to show up, for fear of being caught by her father and sent back to Lanling again, so she was going to find an opportunity to meet her mother secretly, maybe she could know some inside information from her mother.

Xiao Rui naturally wanted to help her and create an opportunity for her to meet Princess Ruyang, and Xiao Qingqing, in order to thank her, and also to relieve her thoughts for so many days, she boldly pulled Xiao Rui into the inner room.

"Qingqing, what is it in broad daylight, isn't it not good?" Xiao Rui is cheap and obedient, and he has already begun to undress.

Xiao Qingqing was ashamed and said, "It's really not good, then forget it." ”

"That's not going to work! Little lady," Xiao Rui picked her up and turned into the inner room.

Yin and yang are blended, in which Qili can only be understood but not spoken.

On the way back to the palace, Xiao Rui felt the comfort after the release, although he ate other people's soft mouths and touched other people's soft hands, Xiao Rui did not let go of the idea of King Ruyang.

Just as he promised Xiao Qingqing, if King Ruyang lets go now and honestly returns to his hometown to recuperate after confessing to leniency, Xiao Rui will not blame Xiao Qingqing for the sake of his face. If not, then you can only be ruthless.

Back in the East Palace, as soon as he sat down, Lu Pheasant brought the tea he brewed.

"Your Highness has something on your mind?" Lu Pheasant asked out loud.

Xiao Rui smiled and said, "It's impossible to have nothing, people can't help themselves in the court, let alone being in the position of the prince." Auntie, you have something to worry about."

Lu Pheasant's delicate body trembled, looked at Xiao Rui with a shocked expression, and asked, "Your Highness, what do you call me?" ”

"Ah? What's wrong? ”

As soon as Xiao Rui finished speaking, he suddenly realized what the problem was, Lu Pheasant's word Ejiao was right, but Lu Pheasant in front of him had never said anything about her, but even if he hadn't said it, don't be so surprised.

"How will Your Highness know my words?" Lu Pheasant realized that he had lost his temper and quickly regained his composure, but he still had a lot of emotions in his heart, because almost no one knew this word, not even her sister Lu Su didn't know it.

Xiao Rui smiled, he couldn't say that he knew it in his previous life, so he pretended to be profound: "This king has his own way!" There is no impermeable wall in this world, nothing is absolutely hidden, don't you say? ”

Lu Pheasant's heart turned over, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, so he said: "Yes!" ”

Xiao Rui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and almost showed his stuffing, but fortunately he went back.

"It's not too early, you can go back and rest." Xiao Rui waved his hand and told her to step back.

Lu Pheasant retreated, and when he arrived at the women's palace, the turmoil in his heart stopped, and he didn't dare to act rashly.

In the next few days, Xiao Rui studied government affairs in the Yangxin Palace in the morning, and went to Zhan Shifu in the afternoon, Xiao Qingqing also came into contact with her mother, as for the results of the chat, Xiao Rui did not ask.

On the third day of the third month of March, with only twelve days left before Xiao Rui's wedding, Shen Wansan's eight ships entered the Yangtze River from Huzhou, and then headed west, finally arriving in Kyoto.

Xiao Rui left the early dynasty, so he asked Emperor Xia for leave and explained the reason.

"The fleet you sent to the Nanyu countries has returned?" Emperor Xia had heard Xiao Rui mention it before, but he didn't expect to come back in a blink of an eye.

Xiao Rui said with a smile: "Yes, father, so the sons want to greet them in person and wash the dust for them!" ”

Emperor Xia nodded and said: "The maritime trade is full of dangers, if you are not careful, the ship will be destroyed and people will die, many merchant groups in Great Xia are trying to go south to make gold, I heard that the Nanyu countries are full of jewelry, spices, but unfortunately all in vain." This time your fleet has done something that no one else dares to do, and it means a lot! The treasures I want to bring back are also full of money! ”

Xiao Rui didn't care: "Father, the son is now the crown prince, to be honest, yellow and white things are not very attractive to me anymore, so the spices and gems on the ship are secondary!" ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Rui's tone became solemn, "What Erchen cares about are two treasures that have never appeared in the Shenzhou Continent, and these two things are the most important things!" Father, do you remember the hymn prophesied to survive the winter on the back map? If you pick up the gods to determine the world, the ambition of all living beings in the central government will not be empty! The two treasures that Erchen said are likely to be these divine objects! ”

"What?" Emperor Xia rarely showed a look of horror, suddenly got up from the dragon chair, and then asked, "Emperor, tell me more about it!" ”

Xiao Rui hurriedly told Emperor Xia about the characteristics and yield of potatoes and corn, and after Emperor Xia heard it, his eyes lit up.

As the third and fourth yielding grains in the previous life, the emergence of potatoes and corn will expand the planting structure of the Xia country, and many terrains that are not suitable for growing rice and wheat can be planted with corn and wheat.

"No wonder you strongly recommend that I clean up the fertile fields in the world, and you want to promote potatoes and corn on a large scale?" Emperor Xia's eyes lit up.

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Yes, father!" Although the existing cultivated land in Daxia is as high as 198618 million mu, there are still many cultivated land that have been abandoned because of the topography, soil acidity and alkali characteristics, etc., and its area accounts for about three to four percent of the total cultivated land! If all of the wasted farmland is turned into arable land, the extra food will be enough for the people to eat. ”

"Father, the son has gathered dozens of peasant families and bought hundreds of acres of land outside the city, and now the land has been cultivated, just waiting for the potatoes and corn to go to the ground! Erchen hopes to use two or three years to spread the seeds of potatoes and corn to the whole country! ”

Xiao Rui has started to do all this since he knew that potatoes and corn had come, and he didn't tell His Majesty that he was going to give him an unexpected surprise, and now, it's time to speak.

Because next, you need the cooperation of Your Majesty!

Emperor Xia immediately got up and said, "Let's go, I will accompany you out of the palace, I want to see the corn and potatoes you said!" You kid, if the ship hadn't come back, wouldn't you have told me? No wonder when you look at the back picture that day, you don't seem to be curious about what the fetish is, it turns out that you already know what the fetish is! ”

Xiao Rui smiled: "Erchen is afraid that it will be too early, and my father doesn't believe it." ”

Immediately, the two left the palace and hurried to the riverside wharf under the escort of the prince's personal guards.

At this time, in the middle of the river, there are eight huge sea ships, whose height and scale far exceed that of ordinary cargo ships, and because the draft of sea ships is relatively large, they cannot get close to the shore, so they can only dock in the middle of the river, and unload the cargo from the cargo ship, and then transport it to the shore.

Shen Wansan was obviously tanned, and he lost a lot of weight, he took a boat to the dock, and saw Xiao Rui walking towards him, he hurriedly stepped forward, as if he had seen a lost relative, and bowed his hand and said: "Your Highness, your subordinates are fortunate not to be dishonored, and they will return safely!" ”

Xiao Rui also stepped forward quickly, helped him up, watched his originally pot-bellied belly become flat, and said with a smile: "Zhong Rong, seeing your appearance, it seems that life at sea is very tormenting!" ”

"Don't mention Your Highness, I've been vomiting for more than half a month, and seasickness feels really bad!" Shen Wansan said with a smile.

At this time, Shen Wansan noticed that there was a middle-aged man with extraordinary bearing standing next to Xiao Rui, and looking at the situation, it seemed that His Royal Highness would be subordinate, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could be subordinate... Shen Wansan's eyes immediately widened!

Xiao Rui said: "Zhong Rong, don't you want to see my father?" Your Majesty heard that you have brought treasures from the Nanyu Kingdom that are beneficial to Great Xia, and you have come to greet you! “

Shen Wansan was frightened, and hurriedly bowed: "Grass people Shen Wansan knocked to see my emperor, long live my emperor!" ”

Emperor Xia waved his hand and said, "No courtesy!" You are not afraid of life and death, you have gone south to the countries of Nanyu, and you have also brought new grains, potatoes and corn to Great Xia, I will definitely be rewarded for your meritorious deeds! ”

This time it was Shen Wansan's turn to be shocked, and he hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Then he looked at Xiao Rui and said in surprise: "Your Highness, your subordinates still want to play dumb riddles and give Your Highness a surprise, but they didn't report the matter of potatoes and corn, how did Your Highness know?" ”

Xiao Rui smiled: "The mountain people have their own clever plans, don't delay, quickly bring the potatoes and corn, and let my father see and understand!" ”

"Yes, yes!" Shen Wansan immediately went to get it.

Xiao Rui, Xia Huang and the others moved to the room on the dock and sat here to wait.

Soon, Shen Wansan brought potatoes and corn and peppers.

When Emperor Xia saw these three things for the first time, he looked up and down, full of curiosity.

At the same time, Shen Wansan also brought boiled potatoes, steamed steamed buns with cornmeal, and of course, shredded potatoes fried with chili peppers.

After Emperor Xia ate, he shouted: "Wonderful, wonderful!" This potato is so full of feelings! I've only eaten three of them, and I feel full! In addition, although the steamed buns from this cornmeal are a little rougher, they also taste good. Especially this pepper shredded potato, this taste is amazing! ”

Xiao Rui also tasted shredded potatoes, and after traveling here for so long, he finally ate chili peppers.

"Father, the son didn't lie to you! Moreover, both potatoes and corn are shelf-stable, and potatoes can be dried into dried potatoes, not to mention corn! As for chili peppers, they will completely change the taste buds of the world. Xiao Rui smiled.

Xia Huang nodded and hurriedly asked, "How many potatoes, corn and peppers did you bring back?" ”

Shen Wansan said respectfully: "10,000 catties of potatoes, 5,000 catties of corn, and 3,000 catties of chili peppers!" Store in a shady boat and take it out for planting at any time! ”

A potato can be cut into more than a dozen pieces for planting, and three or four grains of corn can be planted one, so it seems that the hundreds of acres of cultivated land prepared by Xiao Rui are less!

"Father, it seems that the sons have prepared less arable land! Shen Wansan, he brought back enough seeds! Xiao Rui smiled.

Emperor Xia immediately ordered: "How can such a major event that benefits the country and the people make the emperor bother? It doesn't matter if there is less arable land, what I have is Huangtian! After returning to the palace, I will ask the cabinet to draw up a will, and allocate 30,000 acres of imperial land to your Zhan Mansion, and the emperor will send people to keep an eye on it. ”

"Erchen understands!" Xiao Rui immediately received the order.

Emperor Xia nodded, and tasted the potatoes and corn steamed buns again, and the feeling of fullness in his stomach made him seem to see the happiness of the people with food under the cold winter in the future.

"Emperor, I don't even know how to reward you for such a utilitarian event!" Emperor Xia said sincerely.

Xiao Rui said: "Erchen is not doing this for reward, I believe that others will do the same!" ”

"Not bad, not bad!" Emperor Xia's smile is even stronger, and it is not only his luck to have such a son, but also a blessing for the country!