Chapter 15 The person has disappeared!
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress Dowager! Long live the Empress Dowager!"
Civil and military officials prostrated themselves on the ground, bowing in fervor.
On the dragon throne, Yu Zhaoning's small mouth was wide open, and her big, dark eyes were wide open.
[It's big! It's big! This time it's really big!]
[How much grain can these seeds grow into? Enough for me to eat eight-treasure rice every day?]
In my mind, the system's voice rang out with a hint of arrogance.
[Of course! Everything produced by this system is top-notch! These aren't ordinary seeds; they're super hybrid rice varieties, meticulously calculated and selected by this system to be perfectly suited to the climate and soil of the Great Yu Kingdom!]
[And with the planting methods taught by your imperial grandmother—such as seedling cultivation and transplanting, and scientific fertilization—increasing grain yields several times over is a piece of cake!]
Yu Zhaoning's eyes instantly curved into crescent moons. She turned her head, her bright eyes fixed on Empress Dowager Yuanhua beside her, her chin slightly raised.
[Grandmother, Grandmother! Aren't you amazed by Ningning's skill? Ningning conjured up a mountain of grain for you!]
Yuan Hua felt a pang of tenderness in his heart.
She reached out and patted Yu Zhaoning's head, nodding repeatedly.
Amazing, my Ningning is amazing.
Yuan Hua was filled with mixed emotions.
Having traveled to this era decades ago, her biggest headache has always been the food problem.
She did consider developing hybrid rice; she even drew countless blueprints and wrote down a thick stack of theoretical methods based on her memory.
But the agricultural foundation of this era was far too weak!
Although the agricultural officials and farmers respected her greatly and strictly followed her methods, they could not grasp the essence of her methods, and the varieties they developed only resulted in very limited yield increases.
I never expected this!
The problem that had troubled her for decades was one day solved by her beloved granddaughter simply by eating melon seeds!
With these seeds, there will be a continuous supply of seed.
Even if the offspring bred from these seeds are not as good as the high-quality ones described by the system, they are still more than enough to meet the agricultural needs of this era!
If in the future, Ningning can exchange watermelons for some high-yield potatoes and corn...
Won't the granaries of Dayu be overflowing?
Just thinking about that scene made Empress Dowager Yuanhua's lips curl into a smile.
Your Highness, the civil and military officials also recovered from their shock, and they were all so excited that they could hardly contain themselves.
"A miracle! This is absolutely a miracle!"
The Minister of Revenue, who had just been frowning, was now rushing to the pile of rice seeds, tears streaming down his face.
With trembling hands, he held up a handful of golden, plump seeds, looking at them with even more affection than if he were seeing his own son.
"In my thirty years of managing the Ministry of Revenue, I have never seen anything like this, such divine grain that has fallen from the sky!"
As he spoke, he didn't know what got into him, but he subconsciously picked up a grain and put it in his mouth.
With a snap.
The crisp sound was particularly clear in the main hall.
The Minister of Revenue was startled, and suddenly burst into tears.
"Delicious! Delicious! So delicious!"
He cried and shouted, "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is the chosen one of Heaven, and you have managed to obtain such a divine seed for our Great Yu! The prosperity of our Great Yu is in sight! The people are saved!"
His tears caused the other elderly ministers to also begin wiping away their own tears.
Who could have imagined that in my lifetime I would witness the miraculous sight of grain falling from the sky in the imperial palace?
This is even more incredible than what's sung in operas!
Even General Weiyuan, who was in the corner, couldn't care less about dying at this moment.
His tiger-like eyes stared at the small mountain, his mouth stretched to his ears, and he chuckled foolishly.
face?
Face is worthless!
General Weiyuan has a thick skin; he'll just let it go!
Where can you find so much more substantial, golden grain?
With this grain, the soldiers on the border will be able to eat their fill and have the energy to fight!
Compared to this enormous achievement, his little matter was nothing at all!
Amidst the frenzied and excited atmosphere, only Lin Xiang remained somewhat clear-headed.
Although his handsome face was also filled with shock, deep in his eyes he was deep in thought.
Your Majesty, the system...
Gossip, points redemption...
These words swirled in his mind, eventually forming a clear logical thread.
I see.
It turns out that the source of this miracle was that His Majesty obtained it through the points he earned by eating melons, through that god called the system!
Moreover, judging from the system's message, it seems that these "gossip-watching" tasks are available every day?
Doesn't that mean...?
From now on, Your Majesty will be able to earn points every day?
Is it possible to obtain such a miraculous item every day?
food...
Or perhaps there are other things they can't even imagine?
Anything produced by our system is guaranteed to be of high quality.
Lin Xiang's breathing became somewhat rapid at that moment.
His mind went blank for a moment, as if something had been shattered.
It turns out that having the Empress on the throne was the best choice!
At that moment, Lin Xiang suddenly understood.
He was really too attached to appearances before!
His mind was filled with ancestral rules, the primogeniture system, and the orthodox system.
He always felt that even if the eldest prince was incompetent and foolish, there would be a second prince and a third prince after him. It was not the turn of a mere immature princess to inherit the throne!
He admitted that he had always admired Empress Dowager Yuan Hua.
This Empress Dowager was decisive and ruthless. When the late emperor was ill, she, as a woman, held up half the sky and governed the Great Yu Dynasty in an orderly manner.
It can be said that without the Empress Dowager, there would be no Great Yu as we know it today.
but!
When the Empress Dowager defied public opinion and pushed a four-year-old girl onto the dragon throne, Prime Minister Lin truly thought that the Empress Dowager had gone mad.
He even once believed that this was the Empress Dowager taking revenge on the Yu imperial family and the country that had cost her her life.
Therefore, he always harbored a sense of hostility towards the Empress Dowager.
However, right now, Lin Xiang just wants to slap himself.
He's so stupid!
It turns out that all along, he had been short-sighted and judging others by his own petty standards!
The Empress Dowager is not crazy.
She clearly knew the secrets of heaven long ago, that only the young emperor's ascension to the throne was the will of heaven!
Otherwise, why would this magical system choose the empress on the dragon throne instead of any other prince?
Indeed, experience is the best teacher!
Empress Dowager, she really has to be Empress Dowager!
Lin Xiang's mind was in turmoil, and his gaze toward Empress Dowager Yuanhua had turned one of admiration.
Empress Dowager Yuanhua, sitting beside the dragon throne, was naturally unaware that Prime Minister Lin had been pondering a great deal in a short period of time, and had even convinced himself of his own ideas.
She quickly got up and calmly made arrangements.
Where is the Ministry of Agriculture?
"Your subject is here!"
The official in charge of agriculture quickly stepped forward, his voice trembling with excitement.
"Immediately issue the order! Command your officials to cooperate with all the skilled farmers in the imperial estates to carefully escort these divine seeds out of the palace!"
"Cultivate the best fertile land and strictly follow the'Scientific Farming Method' previously promulgated by me for seedling raising and rice transplanting!"
"Remember! Every step must be flawless! This concerns the very foundation of our Great Yu Kingdom's future. Anyone who dares to slack off will have their head taken!"
"My lord, I obey the order!"
Upon receiving the decree, the official practically scrambled off to make the arrangements.
Empress Dowager Yuanhua glanced around, as if she wanted to say something more.
Just then.
"Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"
Suddenly, a panicked cry came from outside the hall.
Several eunuchs tumbled in, their faces pale as if they had seen a ghost.
The imperial guards at the gate couldn't stop them even if they wanted to.
"presumptuous!"
A military officer shouted sternly, "How dare you make such a ruckus in the Imperial Palace!"
"Your Majesty! Empress Dowager! Something terrible has happened!"
The head eunuch fell to his knees with a thud, not even bothering to kowtow, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
"The eldest prince and that palace maid Cui Yue..."
"They've disappeared!"
Empress Dowager Yuanhua frowned: "Gone? The imperial prison is heavily guarded, how could they have escaped?"
At the same time, the Empress Dowager was also feeling sentimental.
As expected of the male and female protagonists of this book's world, they are incredibly difficult to kill!
They've all been convicted and imprisoned in the imperial prison; it's a done deal. How could they possibly disappear from the heavily guarded imperial prison?
"Where is Consort Mei?" she asked calmly.
The eunuchs breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Consort Mei's name.
"Empress Dowager, Consort Mei is still alive!" The voice carried a hint of joy.
It's as if to say, there's still one left, we haven't run all the way yet!
Yuan Hua: "..."
As expected, the Heavenly Dao in this book only cares about the life and death of the male and female protagonists; it doesn't even care about the male protagonist's mother.
She was truly convinced.
—The next few pages are all about the Empress Dowager because I haven't finished revising them yet. I'll continue revising them tomorrow.