The Salty Little Cannon Fodder Was Targeted By the Prince

Chapter 449 News of the approaching locust plague

 Imperial palace, meeting hall.

 The emperor sat on the dragon throne, waiting for the ministers to discuss countermeasures.

After Du Wan entered the palace, she listened attentively for a while and soon understood what was going on. It was really an urgent problem. The drought in some places had not been completely resolved, and the locust plague was coming again. What is very troublesome is that the locusts are coming towards the capital.

 Fuck!

 This is really bad news.

 The first thing Du Wan thought of was the farm he established.

 The harvest season has not yet come, and if the locusts come, the losses will be heavy.

 Du Wan doesn’t know how to deal with the locust plague. The only thought that comes to mind about locusts is that some of them are edible, and they are said to be delicious when fried.

Du Wan walked forward while feeling worried.

The people arrived in front of the meeting hall.

　　The bodyguard following her was also carrying a large food box.

 The **** quickly reported her arrival to the emperor.

Du Wan stood outside the palace gate, peering inside, and met the emperor's gaze.

The emperor waved to her. Du Wan took the food box from the guard behind him, walked in with it, and walked straight to the emperor, "Uncle, it's so late, why don't you rest?"

“It’s you, why are you still entering the palace so late?”

"I thought my father was busy at the Yamen and came here to deliver food. Unexpectedly, I found out that my father was still in the palace after I went to the Yamen. I asked someone to go to the Imperial City Department again and learned that Prince Pei was also in the palace and came to the capital. Now that I'm here, I'll go into the palace to see what's going on." Du Wan said truthfully, but her eyes drifted downwards.

 Saw Du Consort and Pei Hao.

 A group of ministers were discussing how to control the locust plague.

　　Du Huma was very touched when he heard that his daughter came specially to deliver food to him. But before he could say anything, he saw the emperor reaching for the food box and opening it.

　Du Huima: “…”

 The emperor is becoming more and more childish!

I have to say that the emperor's appetite was greatly increased when he saw the food in the food box.

Under the gaze of Prince Consort Du, the emperor picked up a pair of clean chopsticks, picked up a piece of tofu and put it in his mouth. The chief steward next to him wanted to stop him. He hadn't tried poison yet, so how could he eat it directly?

Fortunately, the emperor did not continue eating. "My dear friends, we must come up with a treatment plan tonight. I will ask the imperial kitchen to prepare it after dinner, and it will be delivered shortly."

 The emperor then asked the chief steward to bring out the food in the food box. It's not a fancy meal, it's all home-cooked food. It's not as good-looking as the ones in the imperial kitchen, but it tastes different.

Du Wan looked at the food and said, "Uncle, I have prepared a meal for two people. Can my father also eat it?"

The emperor looked at Du Ma and agreed.

Du Wan was happy, "Father, come and eat."

　　"Okay." Prince Consort Du stroked his long sleeves and sat aside.

Du Wan brought bowls and chopsticks for two people, which the emperor and Prince Consort Du just used. She saw Pei Hao with regret, as she originally thought he had a share.

Pei Hao felt his heart heat up when he saw the little girl looking over.

The little girl came over quietly, quickly stuffed a peach to him, returned to her original seat, and winked at him, which was very interesting.

Pei Hao quietly put the peach into his sleeve pocket. The emperor could eat here, and Prince Consort Du could barely take advantage of it. But he was the youngest, so he couldn't eat in front of a group of senior ministers, and he was prone to public anger.

 Especially when everyone is hungry…

Du Wan didn't think much about it. Seeing that he didn't eat, he thought he wasn't hungry for the time being. The food prepared in the imperial dining room came very quickly. There was no big fish or meat. Vegetables, small porridge and steamed buns were all simple meals, so they were cooked quickly.

Pei Hao followed the crowd and started eating. He also took a meat bun and handed it to his little girl, "Wanwan, it's still hot. Can you eat one?"

"Thank you." Du Wan wasn't hungry, but everyone was eating, and it wasn't suitable for her to just watch.

Pei Hao used the action of passing the bun to the little girl to sit next to her and eat elegantly and quickly.

 The two of them were an unmarried couple, so they didn’t feel anything wrong sitting together.

Pei Hao asked casually: "Wanwan, think about it on your fingers, how to prevent the locust plague?"

"I don't understand. But in this situation, it's best to harvest the crops that can be harvested in the field as soon as possible to reduce losses." Du Wan really doesn't know how to control the locust plague, but has heard some opinions, "I I heard that chickens and ducks that eat locusts can also rush into the fields to eat the eggs.”

 Du Wan did not say that locusts can be eaten.

Not all locusts are edible, some are poisonous, and locusts in the wild may also contain parasites. Another important reason is that the people of Qin are very superstitious and think that the locust plague is mysterious and no one dares to eat it.

Pei Hao was thoughtful after hearing this.

Du Wan waited for them to finish eating and did not stay any longer. She put the empty dishes in the food box and said thoughtfully that she would not disturb everyone's business, so she went out with the empty food box.

 After going out, she gave the food box to her bodyguard to carry, "and headed back home."

Du Wan left the palace in a hurry.

Qin Yuyu, who heard that she had entered the palace and arranged for people to come to inquire about the news, couldn't guess what she wanted to do. "Leaving the palace? So soon?"

"I came out of the palace and my servant saw it myself." The palace maid knelt on the ground and reported respectfully.

Qin Yuyu asked again: "Was there anyone with her when she left?"

 I heard that Prince Pei is in the palace, will he leave the palace with her? Even if Qin Yuyu doesn't want to admit it, this possibility is very high.

The palace maid answered truthfully: "I am following someone, and I am also carrying a food box."

 “Who is it?” Qin Yuyu was so jealous that he almost tore his handkerchief to pieces.

The palace maid hesitated and said: "Maybe it's the personal guard?"

 “What? Isn’t it Prince Pei?”

"no."

 “Okay, step back.”

 Qin Yuyu was not angry when he learned that he had misunderstood. Then she asked about Tang Zhixing. After contacting him, she had no ill feelings towards him.

Rather than marrying her sweetheart, Qin Yuyu felt that it didn’t matter who she married again. Before returning to the palace, the best person she could contact was Xie Zhang. But later she discovered that she couldn't handle people like Xie Zhang. It's okay to be allies, but forget about being husband and wife.

 No matter how miserable she cried in front of the queen, she still had to live her life after crying. From childhood to adulthood, she has known what to do to make herself live a better life...

As for Du Wan, who returned home, he went to see the eldest princess first and told her about Du Huima's situation, telling her not to worry or wait for him to come back, and to go to bed first if it was late.

 Out of the main courtyard.

It was already dark outside, but Du Wan still asked to see Zhuang Cong.

 The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and Zhuang Cong happens to be in the city these days. After sending someone to notify him, Zhuang Cong came to see Du Wan soon.

Zhuang Cong saluted respectfully and said, "I would like to send my regards to the princess."

"No need to be polite, I have invited you over so late to discuss important matters." Du Wan immediately told the news about the coming locust plague, and asked Zhuang Cong to harvest the crops that the farm could harvest as soon as possible, "Don't feel sorry for it. , when the locusts pass through, not even a leaf will be left.”

 (End of this chapter)