He rephrased, "If the Princess has any requirements in the future, I will certainly do my utmost to help!"
After speaking, Ke Shouwang respectfully took his leave.
Bai Zhi’er received several bags of candy and felt quite pleased.
She waved her small hand, "Goodbye Sun Sun~"
Ke Shouwang’s body swayed, nearly stumbling.
Bai Xuanmo followed with a cold, teasing sneer, "Leaving without calling me uncle first?"
Ke Shouwang’s posture dropped once more.
He straightened up, turned back, and gave a resentful glance at the siblings.
Not part of the same family but similar in cunning!
Bai Zhi’er was brought back to Rui’s Mansion by Bai Xuanmo, and after a hearty meal, she returned to the palace.
A few days passed, and the news that the Princess brought good fortune, enabling the dry well to regain its fresh spring, spread far and wide within and outside the Court.
After the sixth day passed and the officials returned to court.
To their surprise, they learned that when the Princess attended court last year, she ordered the demolition of a villa Master had confiscated, and unexpectedly, after the stakes were removed, a hot spring appeared!
The land price immediately rose, even benefiting the nearby villagers.
If they had followed the officials’ advice earlier and preserved the villa, it would have been a huge loss.
Historian Wang also presented a lavish document praising the Princess to Bai Xilie after the court session.
To prevent some from claiming the Princess was inauspicious, Historian Wang took the initiative to write an article extolling Bai Zhi’er for remembering her ancestors while praying to the immortals.
In addition to the previous events where the dry well overflowed and land prices doubled, rumors about Princess Cuicuo being a person of prosperity who blesses the people of Great Chu spread quickly.
The days flew by, reaching the tenth day of the first lunar month.
The sun shone brightly that day.
Bai Xilie carried Bai Zhi’er to court.
Seeing the Princess arrive, the ministers were all invigorated, thinking even if they didn’t report to the Emperor later, they must seek some advice from the Princess.
In the court hall, an official, travel-worn yet with bright, spirited dark eyes, stood with hands clasped.
"Your Majesty, Yang Taiping of Honglu Temple, pays respect to Your Majesty and the Princess."
Bai Zhi’er blinked her dark eyes and recognized him as the minister chosen by her and her father to be sent on a mission to Quanrong and Rouran.
Yang Taiping, though unimposing and thin, had a highly intelligent and astute personality.
His mission to Quanrong and Rouran was to establish relations and diplomacy, and he followed Bai Zhi’er’s request to trade Great Chu’s crop seeds for some fruit seeds from Quanrong and Rouran.
Bai Xilie slightly raised his hand, his tone authoritative, "Minister Yang, your journey must have been arduous, what were the results?"
"I have not disappointed Your Majesty or the Princess, and brought back three types of seeds for Your Majesty and the Princess to review."
He handed over three brocade boxes, which Eunuch Quan Xi received and presented to Bai Xilie.
When the boxes were opened, from left to right, the seeds varied from small to large.
Bai Zhi’er spoke softly, "Uncle Yang, what are these seeds?"
Yang Taiping replied, "The one on the left was brought back from Quanrong, they call it ’Cherry’, the one in the middle, Rouran people call ’strawberry’, and the one on the right is ’Honeydew’, this melon is also cultivated in the northern province of Qiongzhou in our dynasty."
Bai Zhi’er eagerly asked, "Cherry, strawberry, honeydew, they sound delicious, are they sweet?"
Faced with the adorable, well-mannered Princess, Yang Taiping smiled respectfully, "I had the fortune to taste a bit of their homemade Cherry Brew, the sweetness was superb, and the Princess will surely like it."
Bai Xilie waved his large hand, "Minister Yang, your efforts are appreciated, reward him."
Bai Zhi’er looked at the seeds in the box, thinking of planting one later and burying new fruits.
By then, she would soon have strawberries, cherries, and honeydew to enjoy!
Just as the little one was delighted.
Historian Wang’s elder brother, Lord Wang, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I seem to have found another Princess."
Upon this statement, the hall erupted in commotion.