I was a stepmother in ancient times, and I led my whole family to wealth.

Chapter 280 The Ruthlessness of Emperor Shengde

Seeing the child's utterly hopeless expression, even the Imperial Tutor dared not say anything more.

Prince Dun was heartbroken; regardless of whether the child was his daughter or not, she was now his daughter.

Sure enough, as soon as the three of them arrived at the Imperial Study, they saw a large number of Imperial Guards and Shadow Guards surrounding the area, almost completely blocking it.

Seeing this situation, Cang Lingxuan was eager to see just how much her cousin had tricked her sister.

His heart felt like it was being crawled by countless ants, and he couldn't care less about anything else. When he got closer and saw so many Dragon Guards and Shadow Guards gathered here, he became even more curious.

He stepped forward and grabbed one of the dragon guards: "Hey, what's going on at mile twenty-five?"

Dragon, twenty-five, felt a little scared when he saw it was him. Why did this little devil come along too?

This is late at night!

However, he still replied respectfully, "Please, Your Highness, go in and see for yourself. I cannot say anything more."

Their arrival had already been reported to Emperor Shengde by Long Wei.

Emperor Shengde looked at this pile of things and felt ashamed and embarrassed.

When he sent someone out to fetch him, he saw his cousin rush in.

“Xiao Xuanzi! You…” Aren’t you in Ling’an County? Suddenly remembering Dongfang Jin, he stopped talking.

When Cang Lingxuan saw the mountain of things piled up in the imperial study, he finally understood why his sister had that expression.

She complained, "Cousin, that's not right of you. Why are you taking advantage of Xiao Jin so much?"

Aren't you afraid she won't dare come again? You didn't even see how she looked; she was like she'd had a serious illness.

Cang Lingyuan blushed slightly at what he said.

Prince Dun did not ask anything else, because he saw a lot of things. He bent down, reached out and grabbed a handful of rice, each grain of rice plump and full.

A look of shock appeared in his eyes: "Yuan, did that child give you all of this?"

Cang Lingyuan walked over somewhat guiltily, looking at the bag of rice: "Royal Uncle, I... I couldn't hold it in time."

Honestly, he was just curious and wanted to see how much Dongfang Jin could produce.

He didn't expect that the girl to be so honest; he kept calling out to her, and she kept taking things out.

In the end, that girl actually cried... It was the first time he had ever met someone who cried so unrestrainedly.

It made even the king of the country feel guilty.

Cang Nanxi waved his hand: "It's alright, just reward her with more things later. Are you planning to use these as seeds?"

When Cang Lingyuan heard his uncle say this, he didn't reprimand him, and his heart finally settled down: "Yes, isn't there a river bend behind the royal estate? There are quite a few paddy fields there."

These rice seeds are even plumper than those selected this year.

He also wanted to try to grow two seasons of rice. Even if each season only yielded 400 jin per mu, it would still be better than one season.

Dongfang Jin rolled her eyes: "Your requirements are pretty low."

The Imperial Tutor walked over, holding a potato the size of two adult fists: "Is this the paddy field you prepared for the Grand Master's experiments?"

Cang Lingyuan nodded, then his face darkened: "I will give them that piece of land so they can experiment with multi-season rice."

But those people have been researching for five years, and they still haven't succeeded in producing even two seasons of rice.

Hmph! There were even two years when we harvested absolutely nothing!

……

Dongfang Jin, hands on hips: That's because you haven't met Grandpa Yuan yet. Just wait, once Gu Chenglin finishes watching the video of Grandpa Yuan planting rice, he'll get it done for you.

At that time, not to mention two seasons, even three seasons could be successful. If the timing is well controlled, four seasons are also possible.

……

Cang Nan sighed, his face full of worry and frustration: "Duke Jin did not bring back any methods for cultivating multi-season rice during his mission to Cangli."

Those people were watching so closely, what a waste of all our stuff, humph!

Cang Lingyuan's handsome face immediately darkened: "It's because we can't offer them anything that's advantageous to them."

These years of loneliness...

The Imperial Tutor stepped forward and interrupted him: "Didn't that child say anything?"

Cang Lingyuan looked somewhat awkward when he heard him ask this: "I didn't have time to ask before Gu Chenglin took her away."

Gu Chenglin: I have to leave, otherwise my wife will pack all these things away.

If you want it again, who knows what else you'll have to offer in exchange! His wife is not one to suffer a loss, and she certainly won't be afraid of you, the emperor.

Cang Nanxi pointed at the things in the main hall, then looked at Cang Lingyuan: "You...when did you become so tactless?"

Cang Lingyuan looked aggrieved: "Uncle, I was just curious, I never expected..."

Cang Nanxi looked at his posture and said, "Aren't you afraid that she might take all these things away if she gets upset?"

She possesses a rare treasure; can you stop her? With your temperament… sigh!

The Imperial Tutor, holding a potato, said, "Hehe, with Gu Chenglin following along, that kid probably knew the girl's motives, which is why he left so rudely."

Look, I just counted, this potato has eight buds, which means there are eight seedlings.

This pile of potatoes could probably plant over a hundred acres. Just imagine how many there would be next year?

Yu Xuan said that the child's family still has quite a few, and she plans to plant them on a large scale as well, along with the villagers of Lingwu Village.

Yu Xuan also bought a lot of land in Ling'an County for planting, and there was also a new species, sunflower seeds.

He said the oil yield didn't have to be as high as sesame or peanuts. Your Majesty, what do you say next…?

Cang Lingyuan looked on with anticipation and said with a smile, "No matter what Yu Xuan did in Ling'an County these past two years, you supported him."

In a few days, Long Er will also lead a team to build a cement factory in the Yanshan Mountains in the northern suburbs. After that, they'll expand the brick kiln and oil mill!

Cang Nanxi nodded: "Then the printing factory should be in Anyang Prefecture. With Yue Mengchu (the courtesy name of Dean Yan's brother-in-law Yue Shan, the dean of Anyang Academy) there, people in the martial arts world can give him some face."

The Imperial Tutor waved his hand: "No need to disturb Meng Chu. That girl has a way. Don't forget, Ji Ci's (Prefect Yao's courtesy name) tea garden still needs that girl."

Ji Ci's mother is a direct descendant of the Yun family. The entire South has no shortage of tea trees. Do you think the Yun family would let that opportunity pass them by?

The tea that girl gave was even better than the tea that Ji Ci's family offered as tribute. The Yun family couldn't possibly let go of such a good opportunity.

The business opportunities in this tea are far greater than those in jade.

Cang Lingxuan held a fresh, large ear of corn and shouted towards the door, "Xiao Dezi, hurry up and cook some for me. I only ate a small piece yesterday, so hurry up!"

His shout brought the three people, who were dreaming of a bright future, back to reality.

Cang Nanxi looked at his troublesome son and at the green corn in his hand: "This corn isn't ripe yet, how are you going to eat it?"

After saying that, he picked up the corn from Anshun's hand, beat his chest and shouted, "What a sin! Isn't this wasting food?"

"These...this...the corn is so plump, can't we wait until it's ripe before picking it? What a waste!"

I feel so sorry for him; this corn is twice the size of a normal ear of corn.

What was that child thinking? Isn't this a waste?

No matter how angry we are, we can't waste food!

One after another, they're all so frustrating...

Cang Lingxuan walked over: "Father, is this the time of year to eat corn? It's delicious boiled."

"Sis, Xiaojin said this corn can not only be boiled, but also roasted, or cut into small pieces and used in soup. It's especially delicious when stewed with pork ribs."

"Father, Xiao Jin also said that selling corn that's ripe like this is more profitable than selling naturally ripe corn kernels..."

After that, Cang Lingxuan repeated what Dongfang Jin and Lu Yunqing had said.

The Imperial Tutor exclaimed in surprise, "This is feasible. This way, we can plant two seasons, and the people can earn an extra income."

Dezi, cook more, and also stew some of the pork ribs that the young prince mentioned, I'm really hungry.

Oh, and bake a few more, try them all, and see which one tastes best.