Chapter 383: Reporting Good News Upon Entering the Palace

Princess Consort of Qi asked this question only to divert her own attention; she did not really want to know.

Although Heaven favors this child, she cannot act willfully and make things difficult for Sui Sui.

They can try various ways of eating many things themselves; there's no need to let Sui Sui waste such fortune and opportunity.

Actually, after Princess Consort of Qi asked, she felt a bit regretful.

She was about to change the subject to something else when Sui Sui raised her hand and said, "I know, I know, wash it clean and steam it to eat!"

This is the simplest way to eat it.

Moreover, it is a way of eating it as a staple food.

However, potatoes are not as filling as coarse grains and do not stave off hunger well.

However, its yield is indeed quite high; it can be mixed with other staples or eaten as a vegetable.

The advantage of potatoes is that they can serve as either a dish or rice; both work.

Hearing Sui Sui say to wash it clean and steam it to eat, Princess Consort of Qi was momentarily dazed.

Yes, the simplest way to eat it—she had actually forgotten.

Seeing the pig eat it with relish and having no problems after a while, Princess Consort of Qi had already asked Aunt Qiu to take Liu Dafu to test whether it was poisonous, and then had the kitchen steam a few to try.

Although they marveled at its yield, they didn't mind using a few of them.

What's the harm in them eating a few of the over three dan of potatoes?

Princess Consort of Qi gave the order, and Aunt Qiu quickly went to make arrangements.

Sui Sui and the others were still watching the pig eat.

Although watching the pig eat looks a bit crude, it is quite stress-relieving.

Especially the children who hadn't seen much before, they gathered on the wall and watched with great interest.

Princess Consort of Qi thought this side smelled bad, fearing the children would be smoked over time, so she led them to play elsewhere: "There are plenty of potatoes harvested; shall we go weigh them?"

Upon hearing that, Sui Sui found it interesting and immediately cheered, "Great, great!"

A group of children soon stopped watching the pig and went to look at the potatoes instead.

The potatoes on about three-tenths of a mu of land have all been harvested at this point.

Steward Liu led people to weigh it three times, and the final number they gave sounded somewhat frightening.

Over three dan.

Even Prince Qi did not want to hear that extra part.

Just hearing "three dan" is already plenty!

He thought, this is the result of their careful tending of the Zhuangzi estate.

If the tending were not so meticulous, if it were just ordinary land, then even three-tenths of a mu should yield two dan, right?

Then one mu would yield over six dan?

Such a yield……

If the potato's texture were also good……

Thinking of this, Prince Qi felt excited and wanted to jump up.

Princess Consort of Qi arranged for people to steam the potatoes.

When Prince Qi was so excited he could hardly sit still, the steamed potatoes were ready.

The servants first tried a bite.

Although the pigs had eaten these potatoes, the sheep had too, and Liu Dafu had examined them.

But after all, it's a new species; one cannot just say "eat it" and eat it.

What if the toxicity is delayed—what then?

What if raw ones are edible but cooked ones are poisonous—what then?

So after cooking, they had people try them again.

Nowadays, these potatoes are somewhat like an unimproved wild variety; their texture is not soft and mealy but rather somewhat hard.

In short, the texture is not particularly good.

But it's not unpleasant to eat.

Freshly dug potatoes have an overall taste and texture that are not bad.

Prince Qi also tried a bite.

He felt that compared to coarse wheat and such, the potato's texture could even be considered quite good.

After all, it doesn't irritate the throat, and eating it is still okay—how could that not be considered good?

Princess Consort of Qi also tried it.

Sui Sui and that group of children also each got a share to eat.

Sui Sui felt the taste was not bad.

Compared to the wild vegetables she had eaten before, it is much tastier.

Moreover, the steamed potatoes are hot and warm; eating them makes the stomach feel much more comfortable.

Sui Sui happily nodded repeatedly: "This is delicious."

The System, seeing Sui Sui's happy look, couldn't help but whisper a hint to her: 【Shredding it and stir-frying it is also delicious; as a dish it's great too—there are many ways to eat it, so develop them further.】

After hearing that, Sui Sui fell into thought.

After thinking a while, the child still couldn't figure it out, then lunged into the Mother Consort's arms: "Mother Consort, Mother Consort, it can be eaten shredded and stir-fried."

After listening, Princess Consort of Qi understood for a moment, then uncertainly asked: "Is it shredded and stir-fried to eat?"

After digesting the System's words, Sui Sui nodded uncertainly.

Although the children were somewhat unsure, Princess Consort of Qi thought, these adults of ours—couldn't they research it themselves?

Princess Consort of Qi had Aunt Qiu make arrangements, but Prince Qi couldn't sit still and was preparing to enter the palace.

For now it doesn't look like it's going to rain, so the potatoes can be left here temporarily.

If Prince Qi goes to the palace to deliver the good news, they might have to come back and weigh it again.

The potato skins are extremely tender; a slight touch makes them break easily.

Not wanting to damage the delicate potatoes, Princess Consort of Qi signaled for someone to guard them and did not move the potatoes.

Prince Qi entered the palace quickly.

After the initial excitement and novelty, Sui Sui and the others switched to fishing.

Because he was in a hurry, Prince Qi entered the palace on horseback.

When Prince Qi entered the palace, His Majesty was at that moment hesitating over whether to send someone to summon him in.

Hearing that Prince Qi had come to the palace on his own initiative, His Majesty sighed: "How coincidental, he shows up at this time, ah!"

His Majesty also considered sending someone to summon Prince Qing to the palace, but after thinking it over he hesitated again and temporarily shelved that decision.

As soon as Prince Qi entered, he announced great news.

His Majesty didn't know what had happened, but upon hearing Prince Qi say that a third of an acre of land had yielded three dan of potatoes, he was so startled he almost threw the paperweight to the ground!

He could no longer maintain the composure befitting an emperor, exclaiming: "How much? How much did you say?"

Prince Qi smiled, eyes crinkling: "Three dan, my precious little darling is amazing, huh! Hey, they're all the obedient seeds she brought back; at first nobody knew what they were, it's just that we indulged the child and let her plant them, and had people tend them carefully—otherwise we would have missed out."

That also made perfect sense.

People generally aren't willing to plant an unknown species.

But Sui Sui's encounter with Prince Qi could also be seen as a kind of mutual accomplishment.

Thinking of these, His Majesty's feelings were complicated.

Prince Qi was still feeling happy, but seeing that his elder brother didn't seem as pleased as he had expected, he couldn't help asking: "Elder brother, aren't you happy?"

His Majesty sighed helplessly: "Happy, how could I not be happy? I'm so happy I'd love to leave the palace right now to take a look, but..."

Having said that, His Majesty hesitated again, and soon, under Prince Qi's puzzled gaze, pushed a stack of documents toward him: "Why don't you take a look first, but don't get too excited—some matters still have room for negotiation and possibility."

For the first time, His Majesty felt at a loss for words, unsure how to comfort his younger brother Prince Qi in advance.

Seeing the documents pushed before him, and then his elder brother's troubled expression, Prince Qi felt a bad premonition arise in his heart.

The second watch is at 7 p. m.