Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 124 Sharing Peppers

"Although the news can be blocked, the more vigilant they are, the easier it is to reveal their true colors. If they release some news appropriately, they may get unexpected gains." Yun Qinghan thought as he thought about Shu Xiaoxiao's bet.

Seeing everyone's serious expressions, Shu Xiaoxiao raised her hand and whispered, "I made a bet with someone before, saying that I could grow a thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes per mu. Now that the harvest is over, they... they should, probably, ask about it, right?"

Shu Xiaoxiao felt that it was not a matter of should or possibility, but a matter of certainty. After all, their money was still in her hands. How could she not ask about it? If she was asked, she would ask about it too!

"How about I just say...I lost, and the seed...was spoiled?"

"No need. This is your contribution. Although it is not convenient to announce it to the world now, it will not affect your reputation."

Emperor Jingming had also heard about this bet. It was normal for young people to have some quarrels among themselves.

"There's no need to completely block out information. Sometimes it's easier to confuse people with what's true and what's false. Ye Xiao, you really need to win this bet."

Emperor Jingming looked confident and breathed a sigh of relief. It didn't matter whether Xin won or not. It wasn't that he didn't care about the silver. After all, it was earned by his own ability, so why shouldn't he take it?

But Emperor Jingming obviously had other plans. As long as it could be handled properly, she would be fine with anything. Otherwise, if something unexpected really happened, she would have no place to cry. Now she didn't need to use her brain, she just had to cooperate. That would be so easy!

The only bad thing was that when Emperor Jingming left, in addition to taking away the roasted sweet potatoes and the mud, Eunuch Fu actually asked her for chili powder, which made her already scarce chili powder situation even worse.

But since Eunuch Fu had spoken, it was obvious that it was Emperor Jingming's intention. She couldn't just say no, so she could only send him a pound of chili powder with tears in her eyes.

"Eunuch Fu, I just discovered the chili peppers this year, so there aren't many. You must remember to remind the emperor to eat them sparingly, because... once they're eaten, they'll be gone! We'll have to wait until next year." Shu Xiaoxiao looked at the chili peppers with reluctance in her eyes.

She herself has always been reluctant to eat it, so she thought about having a hotpot during the New Year when it snows heavily!

Now that these peppers are given away, the remaining ones can only be fried in chili oil twice, which is really not enough!

Eunuch Fu couldn't help laughing when he saw Shu Xiaoxiao's painful expression. He began to understand why among all the students in the academy, Prince Yun only favored Young Master Ye in front of him. He was simple-minded and surprisingly easy to understand!

If ordinary people heard that the emperor liked something, they would definitely think of ways to present it to the emperor to express their loyalty. However, their behavior was not because they disliked the thing. The reason they presented it to the emperor was to gain greater benefits.

And the Young Master Ye in front of him, looking at the reluctance on his face as he gave the chili powder, made people want to laugh, but it was hard to see. Although he was reluctant, he was giving it to the emperor sincerely. There was no greed or desire in his eyes except reluctance, which made it easy for people to like him.

"Don't worry, Young Master Ye. I will definitely remind the emperor. The emperor and I are waiting for your peppers next year." Eunuch Fu smiled.

"Don't worry, I have saved the seeds. I will take care of the peppers for you and the emperor next year. I guarantee you will enjoy them to your heart's content." The pepper seeds weigh about three pounds. With the ginseng treasure, the loss can be almost negligible. Peppers are a high-yield crop similar to sweet potatoes. We can definitely enjoy them to our heart's content next year.

Emperor Jingming looked at the pound of chili powder and nodded with satisfaction. He knew that the chili peppers were just discovered and there were not many of them. This would be enough for him to eat for a while.

Emperor Jingming returned with a load of roasted sweet potatoes and chili powder. When Shu Xiaoxiao reacted, she was about to put away the remaining chili oil. There was only a little stock left, and the leftover chili oil seemed even more precious.

Fried chili oil can be stored for a very long time. She hides it away and eats it with steamed buns or noodles, whether she puts a little in it. It is delicious!

As a result, when Shu Xiaoxiao returned, she actually saw Yun Qinghan and the headmaster dividing the spoils. Ugh! They were dividing her chili oil, and there were only two bowls, not even hers.

"Oh, I'm old and have no appetite for anything. I didn't expect that the chili oil made by Xiao'er could cure my illness. My appetite has increased greatly. I will definitely give you credit later." The headmaster said as he scooped a spoonful of chili oil into his bowl and left happily.

Alas, looking at the painful expression on the young disciple's face just now, although she herself should have very little left, she was too embarrassed to open her mouth to ask for chili powder again, so she could only share some of the prepared chili oil to satisfy her craving. It was a pity that this unfilial second disciple wanted to split it in half with him, and was not as considerate as the youngest disciple, so he could only use these to satisfy his craving.

But I heard that the young disciple often eats here with the second disciple, it seems that he will have to come here more often in the future. This unfilial disciple may have eaten many delicious foods behind his back. As the new disciple, he must come here to cultivate feelings in the future. He may have some delicious food!

Seeing Huo Feng put away the remaining chili oil neatly, Shu Xiaoxiao couldn't open her mouth to say that she wanted to take it back. In modern times, there are also many people who don't like chili! How come in ancient times, everyone she met likes chili so much! It's simply unscientific.

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In the capital, as soon as Emperor Jingming left the palace, almost everyone inside and outside the palace who should or shouldn't know the news knew the news. Since the emperor was on a secret tour, they had to pretend not to know even if they knew about it. Otherwise, spying on the emperor's whereabouts would be no joke.

But they still have to find out what they should know. Although the more you know, the worse it is, sometimes knowing too little is also not a good thing.

Fortunately, the emperor did not deliberately conceal his whereabouts. Those who were a little smart knew that the emperor went to the "Yuren Academy". Who knew that the emperor's whereabouts were discovered? When they wanted to go in and find out what happened inside, they found that the "Yuren Academy" was like an ironclad organization and their people could not find out any useful information at all.

I was shocked, wondering if the 'Yuren Academy' was going to do something big, why it was guarded so tightly. But then I thought, Prince Yun was also inside, and it might be to protect Prince Yun's safety. After all, people in the entire capital would not know that Prince Yun was more favored than those princes. If he couldn't get in, then he couldn't get in. He could just ask the kids studying in the academy later.

Those with shallow minds feel that the reason for such strictness is because of Prince Yun, but those with deeper thoughts always feel that something is wrong. Prince Yun is in the "Yuren Academy", which means he is out of Kyoto anyway. It is true that he needs protection, but it does not need to be so strict!

To be honest, the princes are still studying in the Imperial Academy, and the Imperial Academy has never been so strictly enforced! However, the emperor and Prince Yun are both inside, so it is difficult for people to get in. Fortunately, I can ask the children during my rest time. I hope these children will be more careful when they are in the academy, and not be ignorant when they come back.