After time travel, my best friend and I exchanged supplies and became a rich woman

Fortunately, Ji Chongning spoke up at this time, "Replying to the Emperor, this melon is said to be called Sheng'en melon."

"Sheng Engua?" The emperor slowly turned around and looked at Ji Chongning, "Where does this name come from?"

"It is said that the farm that grew this melon also grew such a large melon for the first time. So I think it must be because of the great grace of God that my crops in Dayong grew so strong. So the owner of the farm named this melon the Holy Grace Melon."

When Ji Chongning started talking nonsense, it was really... nonsense.

"Oh?" The emperor's watery eyes revealed some doubts, "Do you know the owner of the farm in Liaozhou?"

"Yes~!" Ji Chongning said with a smile, "Because the owner of the manor is related to Mr. Zhang's family, this time when I went to Liaocheng, I was able to stay at the manor thanks to Mr. Zhang's blessing."

"Oh~~?" The emperor looked at Zhang Shenzhi, who was also sitting in the second row of the banquet table.

Zhang Shenzhi cursed Ji Chongning ten thousand times in his heart.

But he couldn't deny it now.

After all, this is the emperor's birthday banquet! !

So he could only stand up, bow to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. The owner of the manor that Master Wen mentioned is a distant relative of my wife's family."

"I see. That's a coincidence." The emperor smiled and made a sitting gesture to Zhang Shenzhi, then he seemed to be talking to himself, "It's reasonable that the relatives of the Xie family can grow these strange things."

After all, the Xie family has businesses everywhere from south to north.

Ever since a general emerged from their Xie family, the Xie family's cavalry in the north could run all the way from Dayong to Boduya.

Making money is another matter, but when it comes to collecting strange and bizarre things, the Xie family should be the first in the Darong Dynasty.

The emperor patted King Kang on the shoulder and said, "Not bad, not bad. This melon is a good gift from Sheng En. I like it very much."

King Kang's eyes were red, and he wanted to cling to the old emperor and cry, "Father, I am so touched that you like this. Don't worry, when I return, I will make sure that every household in Liaozhou will plant this holy melon!!"

In fact, the emperor was a little disliked by his ugly son.

Today this guy is wearing a purple outfit, even the jade crown on his head is #@@￥@! #￥ is purple.

It's like grapes have become spirits.

It makes one's teeth ache just by looking at it.

So the emperor used his elbow to push his son, who was so big that he wanted to stick to him, away and said, "Okay, okay, just sit down and eat!

King Qi, King Qi, come here and let me see what gift you brought?"

"Yes, Father!!"

The King of Qi stood up from the stool and walked quickly towards the gifts he had brought.

He pulled the silk cloth covering the gift...

It was actually a pair of glass lions half a person's height.

Everyone took a deep breath.

Even King Kang, who was about to return to his seat, was surprised.

How much does this cost for a sweet-mouthed person? !

The glass koi that was broken by his older son cost eighty thousand taels of silver.

Now, although this pair of lions is not as big as the koi, there are two of them!!

If this pair of things were sold at the current price of Jinningfang, it would be estimated that it would not be less than 100,000 taels.

Is this King Qi crazy, with his sweet words?

The one who had the same question was Her Royal Highness the Princess.

She glanced at the Princess of Qi who was sitting behind her, and asked, "Are you not celebrating this day in your palace?"

Princess Qi replied with a smile: "The prince said that we should do whatever it takes to honor our father."

Good, good, good, what a good idea.

The eldest princess glanced sideways at the Empress Dowager beside her.

The Empress Dowager half-closed her eyes and looked drowsy.

You are so good at pretending!

Of course, the pair of glazed lions also surprised the emperor.

He circled the glass lion twice again, then smiled sincerely, "King Qi, where did you get this glass lion? It must have cost a lot, right?"

"How can I measure my filial piety to my father with money?" The King of Qi smiled flatteringly, "But it's a coincidence that this pair of glass lions was also purchased by me from a jewelry store in Liaocheng.

That jewelry store~~~~~~~"

The King of Qi was halfway through his words when he turned to look at his ministers.

Zhang Shenzhi didn't know why, but his heart skipped a beat again.

What kind of jewelry store is this? It's not related to their family, is it?

If this continues, will the Emperor become unnecessarily suspicious of me?

Fortunately, the King of Qi looked at the King of Kang, and then smiled and said, "I heard that it was the Royal Brother who bought the shares?"

When King Kang saw the pair of lions, he knew that the King of Qi was targeting him.

At this point he already knew how to counter the attack.

So King Kang stood up, bowed to the emperor and said, "Haha, father, that jewelry store should be called Jinningfang. It is indeed famous in Liaocheng for its exquisite glass products. I have heard of it.

But~~~~you said that I took the shares, but I really didn't know that, my beloved concubine~~~~do you know?"

Princess Kang, who was sitting opposite, quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the palace does not have any cooperation with Jinningfang.

If we must say that we have business dealings, I am afraid we can only say that... I have bought some ornaments and accessories in Jinningfang, but I just wanted to buy something that looks good, that's all."

"Okay, sit down," the emperor waved to Prince Kang and his wife, then turned to Prince Qi and said, "I appreciate your kindness, and I like this lion very much. Okay, go back and sit down."

After saying this, the emperor asked the eunuch to support him and wanted to go back.

In fact, the old man had already heard Ji Chongning's report. He said with certainty that those who cooperated with Jinningfang were actually foreign merchants from the Kingdom of Dashi.

The five members of the Holy Guard who were sent out also came back and said that they did see foreign merchants trading colored glass in the city.

Although the emperor was very suspicious, Ji Chongning and the Holy Guards said the same thing, so he had to believe it even if he didn't want to.

But the Prince of Qi was unwilling to accept this.

He heard from his brother with his own ears that King Kang said that the deal was his!

The key point is that they were tricked into buying so much colored glass.

The palace spent tens of thousands of taels just on the glass, plus these two glass lions... that much money could support an army! !

So the Prince of Qi suddenly asked, "But uncle, if the glass business is not yours, why did you specifically call my brother to the Kangwang Mansion to talk when he was discussing the deal with Jinningfang?"

King Kang was about to respond when his eldest son spoke first.

Everyone saw that the Crown Prince of Kang, who was sitting next to the Crown Prince of Qi, stood up and said, "Isn't it normal for father to ask his nephew to come back and chat about family matters when he learned that he had gone to Liaocheng?

On the contrary, my cousin...why do you think it is strange for the uncle to summon his nephew?

Our royal grandfather has always taught us~Royal brothers, we must love each other and support each other~Have you forgotten?

Besides, no matter what, father is still your uncle~~~~cousin is so aggressive, does he still act like a junior?"

The Prince of Qi's face turned pale instantly.

He also stood up slowly, gritting his teeth and said, "I was just chatting with the Emperor's uncle about family matters, I didn't mean to interrogate you."

"That's good. Please sit down." Prince Kang made a gesture of invitation to Prince Qi.

The Prince of Qi wanted to say something, but the King of Qi glared at him fiercely, so he could only sit down in disappointment.

Seeing the Prince of Qi sitting down, Prince of Kang bowed to the emperor and said, "Grandfather, I know that the pumpkin my father sent is not as valuable as the glass lion sent by the Prince of Qi.

But this pumpkin, just like its name, is blessed by the Emperor’s grandfather.

I want to... go to the pumpkin farm and buy all of their pumpkin seeds, then spread the planting to the whole of Darong.

Planting pumpkins is not a difficult task, and a pumpkin this big is probably enough for a hundred people to have a meal.

And if this melon is stored properly, it will be fine to keep it for half a year or a year.

Maybe we can try to use it as a reserve grain for various prefectures to deal with various disasters."

The emperor, who was originally a little unhappy when listening to the two princes quarreling, suddenly became happy again.

The emperor looked at Prince Kang and said, "That's a good idea! I'll leave the promotion of the planting of giant pumpkins to you!"

"Yes, your son obeys your command!" Prince Kang replied with a fist salute.

The King of Qi looked at the King of Kang with hatred.

King Kang said considerately, "Do you want pumpkins too? I'll give you some when I get back."

"Thank you so much, my dear brother." The King of Qi said through gritting his teeth.

“You’re welcome~~~~” King Kang smiled like an old fox.