Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Afterwards, Su Qianrou returned to Chaoxi Courtyard, sat on the couch, and fell into deep thought, remaining silent for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, she finally spoke, looking at Chunzhu and the others, and asked, "Do you think the Regent will help me if I ask him for help?"

"Miss, are you sure you're not joking? Although you've met the Regent a few times and even played chess together, your relationship isn't that close, is it?"

Although Juxia and Qiulan didn't say anything, they both felt the same way.

“I won’t let him help for nothing; I can compensate him with something.”

“The Regent has everything he could possibly want, why would he be interested in your things?” Chunzhu expressed her doubt.

"You can't say that. This thing of mine is priceless."

"Miss has this? How come I didn't know?"

Su Qianrou said mysteriously, "Of course you don't know, that's my private collection."

"Miss has a secret stash," Chunzhu said, looking at Juxia as if to ask, "Are you aware of this?"

Juxia shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either.

Su Qianrou smiled and said, "Go and call Li An in."

"Yes," Qiulan replied, and then walked out.

A moment later, Li An walked in, "Miss."

"Li An, go to the Regent's Palace tomorrow."

"The Regent's Palace" greatly shocked Li An.

"Well, just say the game is over and ask if Your Highness is interested in continuing."

Ang Lee looked troubled.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

“Miss, the Regent’s Palace is heavily guarded, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get in.”

"It's alright, go and try it. If it doesn't work, I'll think of another way."

"Yes".

Then, Su Qianrou went to the study.

The following day, Ang Lee arrived at the Regent's Palace and hesitated at the entrance for a long time before finally deciding to go over.

"Greetings, two guards. I am from the third young lady of the Marquis of Anping’s mansion. Our master is the Minister of Revenue."

"Something's up," the guard asked coldly.

"Um, could you please inform them that our young lady has something she wishes to say to the Regent?"

"No, get out of here right now, or don't blame us for being impolite," he said, drawing his sword.

"No, no, no, guards, please don't be impulsive. Our young lady really has something to say to the Regent. Just go and inform him; perhaps the Regent will see me."

"Ha, you're not the first person to say that. Do you know what the consequences were for those people?"

"What are the consequences?"

"Give him a beating, and he'll be half dead."

Ang Lee swallowed hard, then gave an awkward laugh.

"What are you doing?" Yingfeng's voice reached the three of them.

The three of them then looked over and saw Mu Jinchen standing not far away. The two guards immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Li An stood there stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "This humble servant, Li An, greets Your Highness."

"Who are you?"

"Your Highness, I am a servant of Miss Su, the third daughter of the Marquis of Anping's household."

"What did she ask you to come here for?"

"Your Highness, Miss sent me to deliver a message to you."

"What are you saying?"

"The young lady says the game is over, and wonders if Your Highness is interested in continuing."

Mu Jinchen remained silent.

Ang Lee couldn't figure out what he meant, so he stood there somewhat helplessly.

"Go back and tell her that I know," he said, and went inside.

Ang Lee looked at him blankly, wondering whether he should go or not.

Yingfeng had the same question, but he could ask directly, so he asked, "Your Highness, are you going?"

"Go where?"

"Let's go play chess at Miss Su's place."

"Oh".

"Oh, what do you mean? Are you going or not?" Yingfeng pressed him, determined to get to the bottom of it.

However, Mu Jinchen never gave a clear response.

Chaoxiyuan

Su Qianrou woke up from her afternoon nap and had just finished washing up when she heard Li An calling from outside, "Miss."

Upon seeing him return, Su Qianrou said impatiently, "Come in."

Then, Ang Lee walked in and said, "This humble servant greets Miss."

"How is it? Have you seen the Regent?"

"Yes, Miss. The Prince said he knows."

"I understand what that means."

"I don't know either."

"Didn't he say whether he'd come or not?"

“No,” Ang Lee shook his head.

Whether she would come or not, Su Qianrou had no idea.

That evening, as it was almost midnight and he still hadn't appeared, I thought he wouldn't come and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. However, I quickly adjusted my mindset, picked up the storybook on the table, and started reading. Before long, he arrived.

Chunzhu saw him first and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Greetings, Regent."

Upon hearing this, Su Qianrou quickly put down the book in her hand, looked at him, and stood up excitedly, "You've come."

"Hmm," Mu Jinchen responded lightly, then walked over and sat down beside her.

"I thought you weren't coming."

"I happen to have some free time."

Yingfeng couldn't help but complain in his heart. He wondered who it was that had been asking since 5 pm, and had asked no less than ten times in just over an hour. He finally waited until 7 pm, but then insisted on waiting another 45 minutes before coming. He really didn't know what they were thinking.

"Didn't we say we were going to play chess?"

"Oh, right, Chunzhu, go and bring me the chess game we played that day."

"Yes, miss."

A moment later, Chunzhu brought the chess pieces and placed them on the table.

Mu Jinchen saw that the game had been broken, and the method to break it was exactly the same as what he had thought.

"Your Highness, please."

Mu Jinchen didn't say anything, and slowly picked up a white piece and placed it on the chessboard.

Then, the two played chess, going back and forth.

This time, however, Su Qianrou seemed somewhat distracted.

Mu Jinchen also noticed, but said nothing.

In the end, Su Qianrou lost in just a quarter of an hour.

"How about we play another round?"

Something's up.

"Oh," Su Qianrou thought he had something else to do and was about to leave, so she looked at him, hesitant to speak.

"Go ahead and say it."

"Ah," Su Qianrou didn't react for a moment.

"Didn't you have something to say? Go ahead and say it."

"How did you know?"

"Your words are written all over your face."

Su Qianrou smiled awkwardly, then said, "It is something, but it's not a big deal. I just want to ask you for a favor. Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any loss." As she spoke, she took out a piece of paper from the side and handed it to him.

Mu Jinchen took it, glanced at it, and asked in confusion, "What is this?"

"This is a sweet potato, also called yams. It is a high-yield crop that not only has the effects of invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen, nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, but most importantly, it can fill you up. Moreover, its leaves can also be eaten. With it, famine can definitely be reduced."

"You say it's a high-yield crop, but how high?"

As expected of the diligent and benevolent Regent, he immediately grasped the key point. Su Qianrou thought to herself, and then replied, "If planted well, one mu can yield five to seven thousand jin, and even the worst can yield at least two thousand jin. This mainly depends on the planting area, because the climate and soil of each place are different, which will affect the yield."

"How did you know?"

"I...saw it in a notebook."