Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Outside the city gate, Mu Jinchen and his ministers were seeing off the soldiers as they set off for war.

Tens of thousands of soldiers gathered here, including Yang Lin and Su Haoyu, while Yang Wenchang, as the commander-in-chief, naturally stood at the very front.

Mu Jinchen said, "Ten years of honing the sword, today it is unleashed. Who can stop the sword's will? Today, you have traveled thousands of miles to the front lines, marched to the Western Regions, recovered lost territory, protected our land, and enhanced our national prestige. I am deeply grateful. When you return in triumph, I will reward you according to your merits and assign you tasks to demonstrate my appreciation."

"Thank you, Your Highness. We will certainly live up to your expectations."

"Thank you all for your help."

"Your Highness, rest assured, we will take back Lanzhou and Liangzhou at all costs," Yang Wenchang said.

"Very well, when you return, I will prepare fine wine and meat to reward you."

"Thank you, Your Highness... Your Highness, then we will take our leave now."

"it is good".

Immediately afterwards, Yang Wenchang shouted, "Let's go!" After saying that, he leaped up, mounted his horse, and moved with the speed and grace of flowing water.

The others followed suit, mounting their horses and getting ready to go.

As Yang Wenchang rode away, the procession began to move slowly forward.

Only after the army was out of sight did Mu Jinchen say, "Alright, now, gentlemen, please follow me to a place." With that, he took the lead and left.

The ministers exchanged bewildered glances, then quickly followed.

Villa

In the fields, the tenants are working hard, and even the scorching sun cannot dampen their excitement.

Xiao Yaxuan, like a bird released from its cage, ran around wildly in the fields, ignoring Chang Le's calls.

In the end, Chang Le simply ignored her and just had her servants follow her.

Su Qianrou stood on the shore, watching the servants carry basket after basket of sweet potatoes ashore. Before long, the shore was piled high with sweet potatoes, at least eighty baskets in total.

Su Qianrou glanced at them and found that the sweet potatoes were quite large, weighing about a pound each, and were relatively uniform in size with little variation. She was quite satisfied with this.

After an unknown amount of time, Mu Jinchen finally arrived at the place with his ministers.

When Chang Le saw them, she reminded them, "Qian Rou, the Emperor has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Su Qianrou looked up.

A short while later, Mu Jinchen came over.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

"Your Majesty."

Mu Jinchen didn't say anything, but simply reached out to help Su Qianrou up.

"I have met the Regent's wife."

"No need for such formalities, gentlemen."

"How is it?" Mu Jinchen asked.

Su Qianrou replied, "It's even better than expected. One mu of land yields about seventy dan."

"Really?" Mu Jinchen couldn't help but feel excited.

“Your Highness, please look, these were all dug up from that one acre of land,” Su Qianrou said, pointing to the sweet potatoes around her.

"These are all."

"Ok".

"Good, very good."

Su Jing'an asked, "Your Highness, is this the high-yield crop you mentioned earlier?"

"Ok".

"I don't know what it is."

"sweet potato".

Su Jing'an picked one up casually, "I don't know how to eat it."

“Steaming, boiling, roasting, or drying are all acceptable. Perfect timing. I had some cooked. If you gentlemen don’t mind, you can try some,” he said, gesturing for Chunzhu and Qiulan to bring it to them.

"This stuff is definitely edible."

"Exactly, how can you just eat something that's not even properly identified?"

"If you won't eat, I will," Mu Xinchen said, picking up one casually and asking, "Fifth Sister-in-law, didn't you bake any this time? The ones you baked last time were delicious."

When they went on a picnic before, Su Qianrou had grilled some for them, and they all loved it. They didn't even care that their faces were covered in food.

"If you bake for too long, you're not baking at all."

Mu Xinchen took a bite before saying, "You said you'd save some for me last time, don't forget."

“And mine too,” Chang Le also said.

"Don't worry, you'll get your share."

"That's good. I'll bake it when I get back. I still can't forget the taste after eating it last time. I look forward to it being cooked every day. Now, I can finally eat my fill."

"If I remember correctly, you ate the most last time, didn't you? You still haven't had enough," Chang Le said ruthlessly, exposing her lie.

"That's nothing, I could eat any more."

Su Qianrou wanted to say, "You should eat less. You can't eat too many sweet potatoes, or you might embarrass yourself." But seeing so many people around, she decided against it and didn't say anything.

Chang Le didn't want to talk about him, so she looked at the ministers and said, "Are you all afraid that it might be poisonous? Don't worry, I have already tested it for you, and it is not poisonous."

The adults were somewhat embarrassed, so they each picked up one.

Su Jing'an ignored them and started eating heartily, then said, "These sweet potatoes are so soft and chewy, they're really delicious."

“It’s not bad,” Song Mingxian agreed.

Mu Xinchen said, "You guys haven't tried roasted food. That's really delicious, it smells amazing."

Bai Qinming said irritably, "I suspect you're showing off, but I have no proof."

Li Zixuan said, "There's no doubt about it, it is him."

"No, am I that kind of person?"

Bai Qinming, Li Zixuan, and Chang Le all said in unison, "Yes."

"Fifth Brother, they've framed me! You have to do something about it!"

"I can't control this, and besides, what they said isn't wrong."

"Fifth Brother, why are you bullying me too?" Mu Xinchen said, feeling wronged.

"Rou... Princess, is the roasted sweet potato that the Crown Prince mentioned really that delicious?"

"If Father wants to eat it, I'll have someone roast it right away."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xinchen, not wanting to be left behind, hurriedly said, "Fifth Sister-in-law, I want one too."

“Me too,” Chang Le chimed in.

Bai Qinming didn't stand on ceremony and shamelessly said, "Your Highness, we'd like to eat too."

Upon hearing about food, Xiao Yaxuan quickly ran over and excitedly asked, "What are we eating?"

Su Qianrou patted her little head and said with a smile, "Roasted sweet potato, do you want some?"

"Yes, I want to eat."

"Okay, I'll go bake some for you right away."

"I'll help you."

"I'll go too."

Then, Su Qianrou, Chang Le, and Xiao Yaxuan left the place, leaving Mu Jinchen and a group of ministers behind.

That evening, Chunzhu came out of the house and accidentally bumped into someone. When she turned around, she saw that it was Yingfeng. She said irritably, "What are you doing here?"

"You're the one who hit me, what kind of attitude is this?"

"None of your business," he said, then asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Are you out of your mind? The prince is right across from us. What do you think I'd be doing here?"

Chunzhu's attitude softened a bit, and the two stopped arguing.

Yingfeng glanced at the room where Su Qianrou was and asked, "Has the Princess Consort retired for the night?"

"No, I'm still busy. Your Highness, are you resting?"

"It's still early."

"The prince and princess have been married for half a month, but they have never even slept in the same room, let alone stayed overnight together. Tell me... what kind of couple is this?"

"That's right, if this continues, when will we ever see the young prince again?"

"How about we think of a solution?"

"Do you have any good ideas?"

"I haven't thought of anything yet. Do you have a solution?"

Yingfeng thought for a moment and said, "How about we drug them?"

Chunzhu was surprised that he came up with such a terrible idea, and said irritably, "If you want to die, don't drag me down with you. I still want to live."

Yingfeng was just saying it; he wouldn't dare to actually do it. Otherwise, even if he survived, he wouldn't be able to stay by Mu Jinchen's side to serve him anymore.

"Then tell me, what should we do?"

"Let me think about it."

Just then, Su Qianrou's voice came, "Chunzhu."

Upon hearing this, Chunzhu said, "I'll go in first," and then quickly went inside.

Then, Yingfeng turned around and went into the room where Mu Jinchen was.