kingnovel Chapter 203 Enjoying Lunch
Chapter 203 Enjoying Lunch
While they were chatting and laughing, the imperial kitchen had already prepared lunch and they went to Uyanala's bedroom to eat.
Li Youran was held in the arms of her eldest uncle. Her eldest and second uncles looked very similar to her mother.
At the dining table, there was a wide variety of dishes, many of which were not available in Nanxiang Kingdom and should be specialties of Beiyuan Kingdom.
"Grandma, where is your hometown?" Li Youran asked suddenly, because her grandmother's appearance did not belong here at all.
"My hometown is in the Western Regions. Do you want to go there for fun?" Uyanala picked up a piece of meat for Li Youran.
"Western Regions? I heard that a nine-headed snake appeared in the Western Regions! It injured so many civilians, and even the soldiers couldn't fight it!" When Li Youran mentioned the Western Regions, he remembered the news from Swan at that time.
"Your grandmother's sister was the queen of the Western Regions. She has now abdicated and handed over the throne to her daughter, who is your mother's cousin..." Ye Beitian briefly explained the relationship.
Li Youran still couldn't wrap his mind around it. In other words, the former Queen of the Western Regions was her great-aunt, and the current Queen of the Western Regions was her cousin. That meant that the one of her generation was her cousin...
The current Queen of the Western Regions is my mother’s cousin…this relationship is indeed difficult to understand.
Li Youran looked at her grandmother in surprise.
Uyanala smiled faintly.
"Ran'er, if you want to go, your second uncle will take you. Your eldest uncle is busy with court affairs, and your second uncle is free!" Ye Siqian invited directly.
"Who said I'm not free? I am free!" Ye Xiaorui patted Ye Siqian's arm.
Ye Siqian didn't say anything, but blinked at Li Youran.
"You are already grown up and have several children, yet you are still talking nonsense!" Uyanala was scolding her two sons, which was really worrying.
"I haven't asked your name yet!" Uyanala suddenly remembered something and glanced at Ye.
"Ye Qingyun!" Ye gave his own name.
"The same surname?" Ye Beitian thought it was such a coincidence.
"Grandfather and grandpa have the same pronunciation!" Li Youran reminded in a low voice.
Ye Beitian then realized that it would be better to just change his surname to Ye Qingyun.
"Dad, Mom, I have to go back to Nanxiang Kingdom in a while. My eldest son is preparing for the imperial examination and the palace examination. I want to see him achieve fame and honor!" Ye Qingyun looked at the four people's faces and couldn't help but speak.
"My grandson is so capable, I also want to go and see! How about passing the throne to him!" Ye Beitian thought that he also wanted to go and see, but he couldn't leave and saw Ye Xiaorui.
"Father, you are not old yet! No, no, I want to go and see it too!" Ye Xiaorui waved his hands quickly, shaking his head like a rattle.
Ye Beitian rolled his eyes and looked at the second brother.
"Father, you know I am not interested in these things..." Ye Siqian touched his nose.
"Other countries are fighting for the throne, but you guys don't want any of them!" Ye Beitian's eyes were full of stars. These two sons really made him worry.
Li Youran was watching this scene from the side. Indeed, there was only the grandmother in the harem, and no one was vying for the throne. The eldest uncle definitely didn't want to intervene, and the second uncle wasn't interested either. This...
"Ran'er, how about..." Ye Beitian suddenly looked at Li Youran.
"Grandfather, Ran'er is still young. We can't let Ran'er be the emperor. He still wants to play for a few more years!" Li Youran immediately interrupted Ye Beitian.
"Yeah, Ran'er is still young, what are you thinking about!" Uyanala gave Ye Beitian a big slap and accused him.
Ye Beitian touched his head and said nothing. He had already made up his mind secretly. He would draft an imperial edict and send it to Ye Xiaorui when he returned to the imperial study.
It turns out that my grandfather is really henpecked!
After a noisy lunch, Ye Beitian arranged for the mother and son to live in a luxuriously decorated palace called Xiaoyun Palace.
This was built by Ye Beitian specifically for his daughter. Coincidentally, both the name and the palace contain the word "cloud". Perhaps it was destined by God.
The facilities inside are very complete. The walls are made of jade and the floor is paved with colored pebbles. Where can you find colored pebbles? Li Youran sighed at the facilities here.
Wu Yanala also followed Ye Qingyun into the palace. "This is the palace your father built specifically for you, thinking that you could live in it. These jades were transported from the Western Regions, and the pebbles on the ground were transported from the highest peaks of the mountains. It took a lot of manpower..."
Ye Qingyun looked at all this and gently stroked the tables, chairs and benches. They were obviously made of top-quality wood and cost a lot of money.
"Grandma, is the palace short of money?" Li Youran asked bluntly.
"It's been fine lately. There's no shortage. We just collected taxes a few days ago..." Uyanala thought about the national treasury.
Li Youran directly took out handfuls of gold, silver, and banknotes from the small cloth bag...
I can't even count how much money I have.
Uyanala was stunned. Her granddaughter was really amazing!
Ye Qingyun held his forehead with his hand. This child...
Li Youran didn't stop until the table was filled with food, like a small mountain.
"Use these first, and come to me if they are not enough. Let the people of Beiyuan Kingdom pay less grain. It snows here for most of the year, and grain is precious..." Li Youran remembered when he first came to Beiyuan Kingdom. He woke up from the cold that night. The wind outside was freezing.
"Okay, grandma will talk to your grandpa!" Uyana also knew that the people's lives were not easy, but if they didn't hand in food, the army of Beiyuan would have no food to eat...
"Grandma, take me to the granary where the grain is stored!" Li Youran walked up to Uyanala, pinched the hem of her skirt and shook it.
Uyanala couldn't resist and took Li Youran out of the palace. Ye Qingyun stayed in Xiaoyun Palace to sort out her clothes.
When they arrived at the two gates, the guards at the gate opened the door. They walked in for a while and saw another gate, which was also guarded by guards.
When he opened it again, Li Youran saw that the large granary was only half full of food. He frowned and asked, "Grandma, is this enough food?"
“It’s not enough. We usually eat frugally and sometimes go to Nanxiang Kingdom to buy food... Today, seeing that you are here, I made a more sumptuous meal..." Uyanala shook her head with a worried look on her face.
"Leave it to me!" Li Youran promised solemnly.
With a wave of his hand, a large pile of food appeared in front of him, piled full of refined rice and flour.
Li Youran pulled Uyanala back. After retreating to the door, Li Youran waved his hand again and filled the granary so full that the door could hardly be closed.
Uyanala looked at the granary whose door could not be closed in shock, and was speechless for a long time.
Even the guards were shocked. Princess Ruixiang was so capable...
"Grandma, tell me more. I see that the temperature here is not suitable for growing rice. Let's raise some cattle and sheep, and then grow wheat... The cattle and sheep can be exchanged for food with Nanxiang Kingdom, because cattle and sheep in Nanxiang Kingdom are relatively scarce..."
Li Youran analyzed the geographical environment and felt that it was not suitable for growing rice, but that he could use the advantages here to exchange for food.
"Give these seeds to grandma. Just plant them normally. The yield per acre can be several times higher!" Li Youran handed the wheat seeds to Uyanala.
"Ran'er, you really helped Beiyuan Country a lot!" Uyanala didn't know how to thank her. She looked at Li Youran with gratitude. It was a blessing for her in her previous life to have such a granddaughter.