Chapter 387: 390. Chapter 390 Sui Sui is Prince Qing's daughter

390. Chapter 390 Sui Sui is Prince Qing's daughter

While Feng Xuancang was dazed, Feng Xuanbo had already placed the grass in his hand.

Sui Sui's gaze followed Fifth Brother's hand and saw Third Brother there; her beautiful round eyes were full of expectation: "Can I? Third Brother?"

Feng Xuancang: ……

Even if it's not allowed, it has to be allowed!

Besides, it's not difficult for him.

So, Feng Xuancang quickly laughed: "Okay, Sui Sui, wait a moment for Third Brother; Third Brother will start braiding now."

Feng Xuancang said he'd braid it, and his speed was quite fast.

The children were playing happily here.

The adults were having a blast over there.

Three fen of land, yielding more than three stone!

His Majesty was so pleased he slapped his thigh.

He rarely shows his emotions so openly.

But he couldn't control himself!

Never mind whether this potato is a vegetable or a grain; its yield is huge!

That's enough!

Both steamed and roasted potatoes are readily available.

After testing for poison, His Majesty also tasted them.

The texture is average, but still finer than coarse grains.

As for satiety, it's still being tested; the specifics are unknown.

But it's edible, and looking at it, it can be eaten as a staple.

That's enough!

As for other ways of eating, there are the cooks.

That's their business.

As for how to promote cultivation……

By the way, there's also breeding.

With this much, for now it's just a taste test.

Most of it still needs to be used for breeding.

The experienced field hands and stewards who had planted potatoes were all summoned by Prince Qi.

These people were seeing the emperor's face for the first time in their lives, and they were nearly scared to death.

Fortunately, His Majesty didn't appear in person but directly sent officials to take charge.

They need to know how to plant and promote this potato.

Since it was something the Young Commandery Princess planted, the manor attaches great importance to it.

All the attendant services are thoroughly in place.

After hearing this, His Majesty fell into thought.

Because it was carefully planted, the yield is good.

If ordinary commoners planted it, the final yield would probably not be this high.

But it shouldn't be too low either.

Potatoes!

They're truly amazing.

Prince Qi hadn't forgotten Sui Sui's earlier remark: "If it has sprouts, you can't eat it. When we first got this, Prince Qing's Younger Brother said it was because those merchants, after feeding it to rabbits and killing several of them, were worried and threw it away, which is why they obediently bought it."

At the end, Prince Qi couldn't help but sigh: "My dear one is just too kind."

His Majesty, upon hearing this, asked, "There's still poison?"

That indeed requires caution.

However, compared to its yield, it's just a tiny flaw and not a problem.

These potatoes, except for a small portion, are left for the Prince Qi's manor to sample.

His Majesty plans to take them all away, letting the Shanglin Garden side conduct breeding after the year ends.

They hope to produce more next year and can carry out a round of promotion near the capital.

With such a good thing, not promoting it would be a waste.

Moreover, there happens to be a year's time to try how to prepare the potatoes for eating.

Furthermore, the planting at Shanglin Garden will also have a specific regimen.

Later, when promoting it outward, there will also be a reference and evaluation.

His Majesty waved his hand and had the remaining potatoes packed up.

The freshly harvested potatoes still have tender skins.

The people arranged by His Majesty were all careful, afraid of dropping or bumping them and damaging the potatoes.

The three stone of potatoes were quickly sent off; Prince Qi was somewhat reluctant but not overly sad.

The Elder Imperial Brother, after all, left some for them to eat.

Moreover, he had previously asked Sui Sui whether it would be okay to send these to the Imperial Uncle.

Sui Sui didn't object, so Prince Qi felt relieved.

After finishing everything, the sky also grew dark.

Sui Sui quickly followed Father King and Mother Consort back to the residence.

His Majesty also returned to the palace with his retinue; tomorrow's morning court will surely involve studying the potato issue.

The people from Shanglin Garden and the Office of Agriculture, returning tonight, are expected to have restless sleep.

Excitement is one aspect.

The main thing is…

We need to devise a regulation to make a series of arrangements for potatoes.

Sui Sui and the group of children need not worry about these matters.

When they go back they will eat, drink, amuse themselves, and then sleep.

After a day's fatigue, this sleep is especially sweet.

The children are sleeping especially soundly.

When night deepens and all is quiet, Prince Qi cannot fall asleep.

He tosses and turns, causing Princess Consort of Qi to be unable to sleep as well.

She cannot help but ask softly, "What's wrong? Something on your mind?"

Prince Qi replies without thinking, "Of course there is, otherwise I would have gone to sleep early."

Hearing this aggrieved tone, Princess Consort of Qi thinks, perhaps there truly is something?

But nothing happened today, right?

When the potato matter occurred, the Prince was quite excited.

Princess Consort of Qi, puzzled, can only sit up; the night‑watching Haitang, hearing the movement, quietly asks whether a lamp is needed.

Princess Consort of Qi feels in the dark toward Prince Qi's direction, and Prince Qi says in a deep voice, "No need, you sleep."

Haitang silently steps back.

Prince Qi seems uneasy, and after a moment says, "Haitang, go find Aunt Qiu and sleep together; you need not stand watch tonight."

Although Haitang does not understand, when the Prince and his wife are intimate, she never stays nearby.

Therefore, she asks nothing further and quickly departs with light steps.

Princess Consort of Qi hears this, thinking that everyone has been sent away; is there something to say?

She does not rush to ask, waits a long while, and then hears Prince Qi's aggrieved words: "Tell me, can the heavens not be kind to me? Am I not good?"

Upon hearing this, Princess Consort of Qi thinks carefully.

In fact, on closer inspection, Prince Qi is rather decent.

He may not be the best among the powerful lords of Jing Cheng, but at least he is above average.

He is not a rake; though lacking ambition and scheming, he also does not cause major trouble that leaves others unable to resolve it.

Even in recent years, in his obsession to have a daughter, he has done many absurd things.

However, Prince Qi has never, for the sake of bearing a daughter, eliminated a wife in favor of a concubine; he still respects his Princess Consort.

Thinking of this, Princess Consort of Qi lightly nods, "The Prince is naturally perfect in every way."

Prince Qi, after hearing, asks indignantly, "Then why does the heavens not give me a daughter? Am I unworthy?"

These words, once spoken, seem very strange.

Princess Consort of Qi is also puzzled: "Don't we already have Sui Sui?"

We already have a good daughter; could we still be seeking a biological one?

The Prince's body no longer permits it!

Aunt Guo's unborn child is most likely a son.

Besides, isn't Sui Sui fine?

Princess Consort of Qi feels that having Sui Sui is enough; whether she is biological or not is not that important.

Unable to gauge Prince Qi's thoughts, the Princess Consort thinks, perhaps we should wait and see.

Before she can speak, she hears Prince Qi's choked voice say, "But Sui Sui isn't our daughter; she's Qing Wang Younger Brother's daughter, wuwuwu!"