On the first day of April, during the morning court, the Emperor noticed that the officials were all whispering amongst themselves and couldn’t help but ask, "What’s the lively discussion about?"
Jiang, the Princely Heir, pondered for a moment before stepping forward to respond, "To report to Your Majesty, everyone is discussing Four Seasons Manor. Yesterday, at Tangyu Mountain, Old Prince Yong and Princess Huijia held a flower appreciation event and encountered Countess Shengping, who was visiting Beijing; they personally witnessed her staying at Four Seasons Manor."
The Emperor had already received secret reports about Gu Jian and Daohua arriving in Beijing, so he asked with a light smile, "What’s there to discuss about that?"
Thinking back to when his daughter was getting married and he had requested the Emperor to bestow the Four Seasons Manor, which had hot spring waterfalls, as a dowry, only to be flatly refused, Jiang, the Princely Heir, couldn’t hold back and inquired, "Your Majesty, when did you bestow Four Seasons Manor to Countess Shengping?"
Could his daughter truly be inferior to the Countess of Shengping, who came from humble beginnings?
The Emperor’s face chilled as he indifferently said, "Princely Heir Jiang, are you questioning me? If I wish to bestow a manor to someone, must I really inform you in advance?"
His words stung deeply. Jiang, the Princely Heir, was shaken to the core and quickly knelt down, "Your Majesty is discerning, your servant didn’t mean that. Four Seasons Manor’s reputation has soared over the past two years, its high-yield grains and fruits and vegetables are widely cherished by the populace; I had always thought that only Your Majesty could accomplish such a feat."
Upon hearing this, Yang Chenghua, Wu Jingyi, and others can’t help but glance at Jiang, the Princely Heir.
What a sly message...
The Emperor silently watched Jiang, the Princely Heir, for a while before speaking, "The Yan Family has made notable contributions to agriculture, which pleases me greatly. Since my ascension, I have encouraged everyone to focus on agricultural research, but alas, it has often been less than satisfactory."
"Agriculture is a matter of great importance to the livelihood of the people. If the Yan Family can help me and the people of Daxia in this regard, I naturally wish to reward them generously. The Yan Family has been able to sell high-yield seeds without increasing the price, which is a joy to me. If you all could be like the Yan Family, how can Daxia not prosper?"
After the Emperor’s remarks, the weight of the Yan Family in the hearts of the officials rose another notch.
Afterwards, the Emperor did not ask Jiang, the Princely Heir, to rise, letting him kneel throughout the duration of the morning court.
The Jinling Guard was well informed; Xiao Yeyang had just returned to the city from Four Seasons Manor when someone told him about what happened at the morning court.
After getting to know this, Xiao Yeyang fell silent for a while, then summoned his capable subordinates and had them secretly spread the word that the Yan Family was the owner of Four Seasons Seed Store.
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