The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 447

Chapter 447: Chapter 419, The Empty National Treasury_1

Imperial Palace.

After the morning court session, the emperor severely reprimanded the Minister of Revenue in the Qianqing Palace, ordering him to come up with the military provisions for the soldiers at the Northern Frontier within half a month, or else he would be removed from his post and investigated.

When the Minister of Revenue came out, his legs were trembling.

The Minister of War had intended to come and urge for the funds, but seeing the Minister of Revenue in such a state, he sensibly turned around and went back.

In the grand hall, the emperor, with an angry expression on his face, commanded the leader of the Jinling Guard, Lei Yan, who was kneeling on the ground, “The tax silver from Jiangnan has been delayed in its remittance, and it’s undoubtedly related to the eighth brother. Go there with your men immediately and investigate this matter thoroughly for me.”

Lei Yan replied, “Your humble servant obeys the order.”

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The emperor narrowed his eyes, a flicker of murderous intent visible within them, “Remember, this time you must root out all of the eighth brother’s associates.”

After Lei Yan had left, the emperor turned to look at Eunuch An, who had been invisibly lurking in a corner, “Go call Wei Qi to me.”

Eunuch An replied hastily, “Yes.” He said, bowing out of the grand hall. It wasn’t long before he returned with Wei Qi.

The emperor, looking at Wei Qi, spoke in a grave voice, “The situation at the Northern Frontier is increasingly unstable; the provisions must be gathered. Go to the Glass Factory personally and tell Fei Yu to send the silver obtained from the sales of the past two months’ glass to the Ministry of War first to alleviate the urgent need.”

Wei Qi responded, “Your subordinate will take care of it immediately.”

The emperor nodded. After Wei Qi had left, he stretched out his hand and massaged his temples.

Thankfully, the Glass Factory was established. The sales of glass have been good and earned some silver. Otherwise, the national treasury would not have managed to come up with the soldiers’ provisions for the Northern Frontier this time.

Seeing that the emperor could not hide his fatigue between his brows, Eunuch An thought for a moment and carefully approached to ask, “Your Majesty, you haven’t eaten anything since the morning session. The Imperial Kitchen has made yam porridge, and the yam has just been sent by the Little Prince. Shall I bring a bowl for you to try?”

With the instability of the Northern Frontier, Prince Ning was showing signs of unrest, and the Jiang Family was continuously creating obstacles on the side, all of which greatly annoyed the emperor and gave him no appetite at all. However, hearing that Xiao Yeyang had specifically sent it, the emperor thought for a moment and said, “Bring a bowl here.”

Eunuch An’s face lit up with joy, and he quickly ran off, personally going to serve the porridge. Soon after, he brought it over, “Your Majesty, please have a taste. It smells quite delightful to this servant.”

Seeing that the yam porridge indeed looked appealing, the emperor took a sip and, after tasting it, a hint of a smile appeared on his face, “The flavor is indeed good; Yangyang is thoughtful.”

Eunuch An immediately responded with a smile, “Isn’t that right? If we’re talking about the Little Prince, he indeed shows admirable filial piety. Ever since he went to Zhongzhou, whenever he comes across good food, he always sends some to the capital for you to have a taste.”

Hearing this, the emperor’s face showed more of a smile, “The yam is good; remember to send some to Prince Ping’s residence. Right, didn’t Yangyang also send a cart of red fruits?”

Eunuch An nodded, “Yes, indeed. If the Little Prince hadn’t said that the red fruits were edible, I wouldn’t have dared to believe it.” In the palace, red fruits were also used, but they were usually taken as ornamental plants.

“People in the Imperial Kitchen used the recipe given by the Little Prince to make several dishes, and I’ve tasted them myself; they are indeed delicious. Your Majesty, would you like to have them serve a few dishes made with red fruits for lunch later on?”

The emperor was intrigued, “Sounds good, today at noon I will have dishes made with red fruits… no, with tomatoes.”

Eunuch An, seeing that the emperor had eaten most of the yam porridge, sighed with great relief in his heart.

Lately, due to state affairs, the emperor’s appetite had not been good, and he ate very little every meal, having lost a lot of weight, which worried Eunuch An immensely.

Fortunately, the day before yesterday, the Little Prince had sent over fresh delicacies.

The emperor finished the yam porridge in the bowl, put down the bowl, wiped his hands, and said to Eunuch An, “Go get me the letter Yangyang wrote. The day before yesterday, I was too preoccupied with wasting words with that old fellow Xie Xingteng and didn’t look at his letter carefully.”

Eunuch An quickly brought the letter from Xiao Yeyang.

The emperor opened it and began to read carefully. Not long after, his eyebrows jumped up, “The yam and tomatoes were actually both grown by that girl.”

Saying this, he paused for a moment and recalled the meal he had in Taohua Temple.