Accidentally dressed as an empress

Second day

The buildings of the Chu Palace are all made of black stone and red tiles. The contrast of black and red is solemn and luxurious.

In the main hall, bells and chimes rang and dancers waved their sleeves in unison. This was a banquet to welcome the envoys from the Yun Kingdom.

When Yunxiu and his group entered the hall, the ministers of Chu State started to jeer when they saw the Yun State delegation coming in, saying, "Yun State is just some small, remote, barbaric country. We've never even heard of it."

"A group of women came. Is there no one left in Yun Country?"

"Women should stay in the backyard. How can they represent the country on a diplomatic mission? There is no one from the Yun Kingdom."

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have mothers?" Yunxiu asked in fluent Chu dialect.

The hall fell silent. Everyone looked at her, but no one answered.

Yunxiu smiled and asked calmly, "Isn't that so? Did you all just pop out of cracks in the rocks?"

Yunxiu continued, "No one is born without a mother's embrace. In the Yun Nation, we are grateful to our mothers for giving us life, so we worship the Mother Goddess, preserve ancient traditions, and respect women.

In foreign countries, the world is changing too fast. Some men, forgetting their roots and their origins, have taken away the rights that belong to women, breaking their wings and trapping them in the harem, turning them into slaves. How tragic and lamentable! Don't you think this is ungrateful?

The expressions of the Chu ministers suddenly changed, their faces dyed in all sorts of colors. No one dared to underestimate the Yun Kingdom, where yin and yang were reversed. Perhaps, it was they themselves who were reversed.

The maids kneeling in the hall serving wine had a flame burning in the depths of their eyes.

A civil servant from the State of Chu stood up and said, "Your Highness, I, despite my humble talent, would like to engage in a debate with you. Your Highness's assertion that women have their power taken away by men and are trapped in the harem, I beg to differ. It is clear that women are weaker than men, and therefore confined to the harem. Women are delicate and frail; how could they lead troops into battle and charge into the front lines?"

Yun Xiu responded, "Of course. My Yun army is composed entirely of women. Your Chu was founded on men, and my Yun was founded on women. Men can defeat others with strength, and women can also defeat others with strength. How can women be said to be inferior to men?"

"Can a woman defeat a man with her strength? We have strong men in the Chu State. Do you dare to fight?"

"Come if you want, I will fight you myself." Yunxiu said.

Zhong Yi looked at the big fat man with broad shoulders and a big waist who walked in, and looked at Yunxiu with some worry. Yunxiu smiled at Zhong Yi soothingly.

Yunxiu stretched out her hand and said directly, "Arm wrestle."

Yunxiu pressed the fat man's hand down on the table, and the four legs of the table collapsed.

The Yun Kingdom delegation cheered, "Your Highness is mighty!"

Young Master Jin stepped forward and smoothed things over, saying, "I've traveled extensively throughout the world and was fortunate enough to visit the Yun Kingdom. Chu and Yun Kingdom simply have different customs and habits. Your Highness, please don't take it to heart." He then walked over to Yun Xiu and said, "Come, please take a seat."

Yun Xiu smiled and said to Xiong Jin, "I heard that you have always had heart disease. I would like to ask the accompanying female doctor to take a look at you."

Xiong Jin gritted his teeth when he heard her say that, but he forced a smile on his face, "Thank you very much, Your Highness."

This Yun Kingdom's eldest princess had let his people escape. Was she trying to show off to him? He wanted to see if Zhou Jing dared to appear in front of him again.

That's right, Yunxiu was pointing it out to him. Zhou Jing was the one who did it, and she knew it, but she couldn't find any evidence against her, and she couldn't bring herself to say it publicly. Yunxiu loved watching her face, the way she had to swallow her anger.

The female doctor who came to the hall was not Zhou Jing, but a strange round-faced woman with a slightly plump figure.

The female doctor stretched out her chubby little hand and took Xiong Jin's pulse.

Xiong Jin endured the discomfort and stretched out his hand. After the female doctor took his pulse, Xiong Jin quickly withdrew his hand and wiped his wrist with a handkerchief.

The doctor said, "The young master's heart disease is gradually improving. However, his frequent sexual intercourse and frequent anger have caused the heart disease to recur, and it has not been cured."

"Hahaha... Interesting, interesting. Do you want me to give up women and cultivate my character?"

The ministers of Chu State also laughed along with Prince Jin.

Yun Xiu smiled and said, "How is it? My Yun Kingdom's female doctor will know the whole story of your illness just by taking your pulse."

"This doctor is an excellent doctor," Xiong Jin said to Wu Huan, "Bring me the prescription."

Xiong Jin turned to the female doctor and said, "Doctor, please take a look at these prescriptions."

"There's nothing wrong with these prescriptions. They're prescribed based on the progression of the disease."

The fat female doctor picked out a prescription and said, "This should be the one you are using now, young master."

Wuhuan took the prescription and nodded.

The fat female doctor continued, "Sir, you know there's another reason why your heart disease isn't healing, and it's because of these herbs."

Wu Huan quickly said, "Sir, the herbs are fine. They are all the best from the Chu State!"

The doctor shook her head. "Although the medicinal material is good, its efficacy is insufficient. Oranges grown in the south of the Huai River are oranges, while those grown in the north of the Huai River are tangerines. Chuanqiong can only grow among the clouds and mist of the mountains and be irrigated by mountain springs to achieve its best medicinal effect. However, when grown in Chu, its medicinal properties change and it is not as effective as when grown in Yunguo."

Xiong Jin followed up the conversation and asked, "What should we do?"

The female doctor pondered.

Yun Xiu raised her sleeves, performed the Chu salute, and said with a smile, "Of course, we have to go back to Yun State, select the best Chuanqiong from Yun State, send it on a merchant ship, and transport it to Chu State."

Gongzi Jin looked at Yunxiu and said, "The Chuanxiong herb in Yun Country is expensive. Since Your Highness is here, can you give me a discount?" The herb was too expensive. He often took Chuanxiong herb, and he couldn't use only the Chuanxiong herb from Yun Country.

"I can promise to reduce the price of Chuanqiong by 50%. However, I'm here to promote friendly trade between our two countries, and I hope to see your sincerity."

"Fifty percent? Are you serious?"

"Of course. Yun Country needs to buy food. Can you sell us the corn at the same 50% price?"

"We have more rice than corn in Chu. This way, we can sell rice to your country at a 50% discount."

The ministers of Chu State were whispering among themselves. However, since His Majesty favored the youngest, Prince Jin, and had given him full responsibility for the reception, they dared not object.

Yunxiu pretended to be surprised, "Rice?"

"Rice, you haven't seen it yet." Xiong Jin thought to himself that he was a country bumpkin, but he smiled. "Yun Country is not suitable for growing rice either. It's always drought or flood."

"That's such a pity." Yunxiu sighed.

The young master said, "No problem, your country can buy rice from our Chu State. We have everything you need."

"Thank you." Yun Xiu bowed and said, "Next, the ceremonial officials of the two countries will discuss the details of the trade."

Apart from the small incident at the beginning, the banquet was generally a great success for both hosts and guests. After the banquet, Yunxiu left the Chu Palace with the people around her.

With rice, she could finally eat cooked rice. Every day she had either millet or noodles, and Yunxiu was about to collapse.

When Yunxiu returned to the posthouse, she asked Su Da and Su Er to go to the grain store to buy unthreshed rice seeds for research.

Young Master Jin was also closely watching the posthouse. When he heard Wu Huan's report, he smiled and didn't take it seriously. Those unworldly country bumpkins definitely didn't know how to grow rice. Even if they bought some seeds and brought them back to Yun Country, they wouldn't be able to grow any.

Yunxiu directly bought a book called "Agricultural Encyclopedia - Rice Breeding and Seedling Cultivation" in the system. If she had developed hybrid rice in ancient times, she could have eliminated famine.

But first we have to control the water. The Yun Kingdom is always suffering from drought or floods, and it can't bear it.