Chapter 316 Forced to Sell Sweet Potato Seedlings
Chapter 316 Forced to Sell Sweet Potato Seedlings
The two of them interrupted each other and said, "There's nothing wrong with it, Princess Anping. It's settled. I'll send someone with silver to pick up the goods at your residence in five days. Don't refuse. Hahaha!" Just like that, Zheng Sisi was forced to sell sweet potato seedlings.
When they heard that sweet potato seedlings were available for purchase, all the ministers gathered around, and in an instant Zheng Sisi was submerged in the crowd.
Zheng Sisi's words were no match for the crowd, and her voice couldn't be heard over everyone else's. She could only wave her hands and say, "Gentlemen, please take your time..." Her voice was drowned out by the arguments again.
Emperor Yongshun was dumbfounded when he saw everyone crowding around him. He muttered, "Are they all crazy?"
The third prince was speechless when he saw his beloved girl surrounded by a group of men, so he hurried over to support her.
He raised his voice and shouted, "Gentlemen, calm down and please make way."
This voice contained internal strength. The Third Prince was also an experienced warrior on the battlefield. This voice was like a loud bell, which stunned everyone. They fell silent and silently made way.
The third prince went in and pulled the confused Zheng Sisi out. He looked her up and down and found that she was fine before asking, "What's going on? Why are they surrounding you?"
Emperor Yongshun and Duke Zheng also came over and asked what was going on. Zheng Sisi wanted to roll her eyes. After she explained, everyone realized that it was to buy sweet potato seedlings. Everyone was speechless after hearing this. Was it necessary to be so excited about buying sweet potato seedlings?
The Third Prince turned to the ministers and said, "You will have to wait five or six days if you want to buy sweet potato seedlings. It is useless for you to surround Princess Anping now. If you need them, you can ask Eunuch Mu to arrange for the registration number. Each mansion is limited to purchase 100. In five days, Princess Anping will arrange sweet potato seedlings for everyone according to the number. You can send someone with silver to the Princess Anping's mansion to pick them up."
Everyone thought it was very reasonable and could be bought in every mansion, so they all turned their attention to Eunuch Mu.
Eunuch Mu just saw Zheng Sisi's helpless look when she was surrounded by a group of people. He was shocked and shouted in fear: "Dalin! Take paper and pen and register all the adults."
Emperor Yongshun glared at Eunuch Mu and said, "Old fox."
Eunuch Mu smiled and said, "This old servant still has to serve the emperor, haha!
Eunuch Lin standing nearby had no choice but to accept the task. He said, "My lords, please go to the main hall to rest and drink some tea. I will register you."
Everyone looked at Emperor Yongshun. They didn't dare to leave without the emperor's order.
Emperor Yongshun waved his hand and said, "Go ahead! You have all worked hard today. When the corn and sweet potatoes here are grown, I will invite you to taste them."
A group of ministers knelt down to thank the emperor: "Thank you for your grace, your Majesty. We will take our leave!"
Then they walked towards the meeting hall in groups of three or four, and Eunuch Lin and two eunuchs also left with them.
After seeing them leave, Zheng Sisi breathed a sigh of relief. She said, "Finally they left. I was almost drowned by their saliva."
Duke Zheng and the two ministers laughed awkwardly. Duke Zheng said, "Sisi, did your grandfather cause you trouble? We just wanted to show off that we planted sweet potatoes in our mansion, but we didn't expect these old men to want to learn how to plant them."
Zheng Sisi didn't dare to complain. She said, "It's okay, it's okay. I just didn't expect them to be so enthusiastic, haha!"
Emperor Yongshun said, "That's enough. Stop showing off in front of me. Since you don't need the sweet potato seedlings anymore, leave the palace first. I will talk to Sisi later."
Several people hurriedly left with their tails between their legs.
Emperor Yongshun took the third prince and Zheng Sisi directly to the imperial study.
As soon as she sat down after entering the door, Zheng Sisi took out two boxes of tea from the cloth bag she was carrying and said to Emperor Yongshun: "Your Majesty, I brought two boxes of tea for you today. These were left by my master and have never been taken out."
Zheng Sisi had already thrown the packaging box away and was only using two paper boxes to pack it. The green boxes were also very exquisite.
Emperor Yongshun took it himself and examined it carefully: "This packaging box is also very exquisite. Could it be an imported item collected by your master?"
Zheng Sisi smiled awkwardly, glanced at the Third Prince and said, "Haha, Your Majesty is wise, that's right."
Emperor Yongshun opened the lid and saw green tea leaves inside. They were very fresh and different from the tea leaves he usually drank. He asked, "Miss Sisi, what kind of tea is this?"
Zheng Sisi said: "This tea is called Silver Needle. The tea leaves stand upright in the water like silver needles, so it is named Silver Needle."
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