The White-haired Queen

So the young emperor issued a second imperial decree to Tian Fangzhou, asking him to go on a diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Nanyue.

In addition, in order to help the Kingdom of Nanyue solve the food problem and find potatoes and sweet potatoes, the young emperor issued an order to Lieutenant General Li Changqing, who was following Defu in Heishui Mountain.

After the court session ended, the little emperor came out from the side curtain and met Wen Lanyue, and asked, "Does your mother have any additional comments on today's arrangements?"

Wen Lanyue saw that the little emperor's eyes flickered slightly, indicating that he had a new idea, so she asked: "Your Majesty, are you worried about the concubines of the previous emperor in the harem?"

The little emperor said: "Mother, it is very good for the concubines in the harem to be arranged like this. But for the royal family, it is of little significance and it also involves risks."

Wen Lanyue touched the little emperor's head and said, "Your Majesty has really grown up and can think about some problems on his own."

The little emperor said: "I think we should make them sign a life and death agreement before announcing the decree. If they go against their original intention, they will be executed. If the case is serious, their entire clan will be punished."

When Wen Lanyue heard this, her heart skipped a beat. Perhaps this was the royal family's political intrigue. She felt very uncomfortable listening to it, but when she thought about it carefully, it seemed like a way to protect her heart.

She remembered that in the TV series of the 21st century, some people fed poison to others in order to manipulate them and make them obedient. Now, it seemed reasonable for the emperor to have such doubts.

Wen Lanyue said: "In this case, let's follow the emperor's wishes."

In the afternoon, the Secretariat sent three imperial edicts to Shengde Palace, and Wen Lanyue stamped them with the imperial seal without saying a word.

Wen Lanyue couldn't leave the palace, so she stayed in the palace reading books to kill time.

Defu went to various places to preach potato planting techniques and cooking recipes. Lieutenant General Li Changqing received the imperial edict and also left Heishui Mountain, preparing to rush to Yue to meet up with Tian Fangzhou to go on a diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Nanyue.

The refugees in Heishui Mountain will be left to fend for themselves. If anything happens, Shanzhang Chen can just send someone to the royal palace in the capital to inform them.

Opposite the Heishui Mountain is the Huoyan Mountain, which is called the Huoyan Mountain because the soil in this mountain is red, like fire.

At that time, the refugees from the Yue area were divided into two groups. One group was brave enough to rob Defu's donated grain and was surrounded by Defu and his men in Heishui Mountain.

Another group of timid people, consisting of about ten households, did not rob the donated grain from the government and ran to the Huoyan Mountain.

When they discovered potatoes and sweet potatoes in Heishui Mountain, they also searched the Huoyan Mountain but did not find any.

So during this period of time they had been relying mainly on wild vegetables and fruits in the Huoyan Mountain. Occasionally, when they were lucky, they would be able to hunt some game, but this was not a long-term solution.

They had been lying in ambush next to Fengyue Potato Restaurant for a few days, smelling the fragrance of potatoes every day, but they had no money to taste them.

Seeing that the lives in Heishui Mountain were getting better and better, he was very envious. Now that there were no officers and soldiers left in Heishui Mountain, he wanted to secretly go to Heishui Mountain to steal some potato seeds.

The man who led Huoyan Mountain was called Zong Liren. When so many people were trying to grab the donated grain, they didn't dare to rob it. Now they dare to steal it, which shows how helpless they are.

Zong Liren divided the men of Huoyan Mountain into two groups. One group would wait for an opportunity at Fengyue Potato Restaurant, and the other would follow him to Black Water Mountain to wait and see.

On the first day, everyone took five or six potatoes.

The next day, some people took potatoes, some took wild vegetables, and some took sweet potatoes. In short, no one returned empty-handed.

On the third day, everyone got five or six potatoes.

On the fourth day, Zong Liren was discovered while covering for his companions.

This day happened to be the day when Wen Lanyue was released from the palace. After staying in the palace for three days, she felt like she had been there for three months. The feeling of losing her freedom was really uncomfortable.

So today Wen Lanyue decided to take a good look around the capital and make up for the previous three days. Just when she and Honghe were having a great time, Director Chen saw her.

Shanzhang Chen explained the purpose of his visit, and Wen Lanyue immediately decided to go to Heishui Mountain with him.

When they arrived at Heishui Mountain and met Zong Liren, Wen Lanyue looked him up and down. He was wearing tattered clothes with patches on top of patches. He had a dark face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, thick and strong fingers, and thick calluses on his palms. He looked like an honest farmer.

So Wen Lanyue said to him: "Judging from your attire, you are an honest farmer. I will untie you now. Please don't run away. Let's have a good chat, okay?"

Zong Liren answered irrelevantly: "I just want potatoes."

Wen Lanyue said: "If you promise not to run away, I will untie you."

Zong Liren said firmly: "I just want potatoes."

Wen Lanyue said: "If you promise not to run away, I will give you potatoes."

Zong Liren said: "Keep your word."

Wen Lanyue said: "Yes, I will keep my word."

Zong Liren said, “Okay.”

Wen Lanyue asked Chen Shanzhang's son Xiao Chen to untie him.

Zong Liren pinched his wrist, moved it a bit, and asked, "What do you want to know?"

Wen Lanyue asked, "Are you also a refugee who escaped here?"

Zong Liren said: “Yes.”

Wen Lanyue asked: "Heishui Mountain accepts refugees unconditionally, why don't you come and seek refuge, but have to do something sneaky?"

Zong Liren said: "There are soldiers."

Wen Lanyue asked instinctively: "Do you have a criminal record?"

Zong Liren's face became somewhat ferocious, his eyes widened, and he said, "I have no criminal record. I was wrongly accused."

Seeing Zong Liren's expression, Xiao Chen immediately stood up and stood in front of Wen Lanyue.

Wen Lanyue patted Xiao Chen and said, "It's okay, he is an honest man, he is just a little emotional, but not aggressive."

Xiao Chen took two steps back. After hearing what Wen Lanyue said, Zong Liren felt that he was being abrupt and said calmly, "I just want potatoes."

Wen Lanyue said: "Don't worry, I can help you. First tell me where you live now?"

Zong Liren said, "Excuse me for not being able to tell you anything. I just want potatoes."

Wen Lanyue then asked: "Do you have an accomplice? I can really help you."

Zong Liren still said the same thing: "No comment, I just want potatoes."

Seeing that he didn't tell her the address or his accomplices, Wen Lanyue knew there must be other people involved, so she said, "I won't ask anything else. Just tell me about yourself. Only when I understand you can I give you potatoes."

Zong Liren thought for a moment and said, "Okay. I'll tell you. Before the flood disaster in Yuedi, there was a dog named Ah Huang in the neighbor's house next door. It suddenly changed its temperament and behaved abnormally. It bit a passerby and was killed by the passerby."

"But the neighbor went to the government to report that I had killed his Ah Huang and demanded compensation from me. I had no money and was afraid of getting my family into trouble, so I fled alone."