The Little Darling Of The Husband's Family

81-ᴇɴᴅ

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Chapter 81

Famous for dried noodles

The winter melons from Suweizhou were delivered to the capital. First, a batch was sent to the emperor and the empress in the name of Gu Yuan and Su Gu, and then to the Gu family, Zhong Changqing's family and the homes of several adults with whom they had good relations. Finally, the remaining ones were sold in the shops.

The winter melons transported here every year are the private products of Su Gu and Gu Yuan, and are not included in the caravan, so the shop is still the same shop that sold drinks last year, and is managed by Lin An.

In the palace, the emperor waved away his followers and entered the queen's palace alone.

He had seldom come to the harem in the past few months, and whenever he did, he would stay in the Queen's palace. Occasionally, a favored concubine would insist on asking him to come over, but the Emperor would just sit there and not eat or sleep.

As time went on, the concubines all secretly realized that the emperor was old and had the will but not the strength, so he didn't need a woman servant anymore. That's why they went to the equally old and ugly empress's palace to hide away in peace.

Although the truth was not as the concubines understood, it was not much different.

Now the emperor would sit and chat with Zhong Changqing every few days. They would take out two emerald green pills from the medicine bottle and eat them as candy beans. It was magical to say that after taking the pills, the emperor clearly felt that his body was not as heavy as before, but full of vitality.

The emperor knew that he might live two more years.

As a result, the emperor became more cautious about the beauties in the harem and the food they ate.

"Zitong, I asked someone to bring some winter melon. It's very sweet. You must try it." The emperor personally held the cut melon slices. When the attendants who were serving the queen saw it, they immediately bowed and retreated quietly.

The Queen was looking at the account book. Upon hearing this, she stood up and took the porcelain plate: "Your Majesty, it's hot today. Why did you come here in the middle of the day?"

The emperor sat down on the couch, loosened the button at his throat, and said with a smile: "I have read the memorial sent by Suweizhou. This year's wheat harvest is good, and the output of sweet potatoes is better than that of potatoes. The people of Suweizhou will finally not have to go hungry this winter."

"And this winter melon, it's as big as three cuju balls and weighs more than 20 kilograms, which is better than the tributes from the bandits. I never thought that Suweizhou is such a good place to feed people."

The queen first fed the emperor a bite of winter melon, and then said, "Suweizhou has been poor for so many years, how can it be a good place? It is obviously Lord Gu who has the talent to grow winter melons and sweet potatoes that no one else can grow, which has made Suweizhou a good place to raise people."

"That's right." The emperor was so happy that he ate a few more bites of the melon, then suddenly frowned again: "Second and fifth sons have been getting more and more unruly in recent days. They even sent people to Suwei to ask for wheat and sweet potato seeds. They are so greedy. I have to give them a good beating. And sixth son, he hides behind and plays tricks all day long. What a good-for-nothing."