Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 49

Chapter 49 Soldier Ye Lan
“All you have to do now is wash these potatoes and cut them into thin slices. The thinner the better.” She wants potato chips now, her favorite modern snack.

Cui Er was stunned for a moment. “Alright, Eldest Miss.” She hurriedly picked up the potatoes on the ground and went to the kitchen. In a short while, she Eldest Miss dug out more than a dozen of them. Was she a hamster?

Ying Ran dug more than a dozen potatoes and looked at the growing potato fields. He was very happy. After waiting for a few months, he could finally harvest them. The matter with Huyan Mingshuo should be over.

Ying Ran stroked his growing belly. The child in his belly had already been around for more than four months. Occasionally, he could feel his little movements. He would also think of Huyan Mingshuo. He should marry Helian Lanying and enter the manor now.

Helian Lanying should have been in the manor for almost two months. She might be pregnant. Thinking of this, Ying Ran felt a pain in his heart. He rubbed his stomach and said, “It doesn’t matter, my baby, you are my child. Mother wants you to pay the surname and join the Fu Clan. We are still the prince’s royal grandson. Let’s go. Mother will give you some potato chips.”

Ying Ran leaned on her waist and turned around to go to the kitchen to wash the potatoes. Ying Ran walked in and instructed, “Have Zhou Qing send someone to the palace to deliver a letter. Tell them that the eldest young miss of Tianyi Manor will meet the Emperor in the palace tomorrow.”

“Eldest Miss, are you going to the palace? What if His Highness the Crown Prince wants to forcibly detain you?” Cui Er was shocked. The potatoes fell to the ground. They had sealed off all the news during this period of time, so Ying Ran did not know that Huyan Mingshuo in the imperial capital had already caused a huge uproar in order to find her.

“Don’t worry, I have my own way to deal with it. Hurry up and get someone to send the post to the palace.” Things had to be resolved, and hiding was not the solution.

“Alright then, this servant will arrange it immediately.” After saying that, Cui Er turned around and left the kitchen, arranging for someone to deliver the letter.

Instead, Fu Yingran took her place to wash potatoes, cut potatoes, and find the steward wife of the farm, Cui shi, to make her light a fire, pour rapeseed oil into the pot, and begin to fry potato chips.

When Cui Er came back from her work, she smelled the fragrance floating out of the kitchen and hurriedly leaned forward and said, “It really smells good, Eldest Miss, give it a taste.” Because everyone had been living too casually during this period of time, the two maids were getting bigger and smaller.

Ying Ran hooked his fingers at her and said, “Bring a bowl and I’ll give you a taste.” This was also a business opportunity. If they liked it, they could treat it as a snack in the future and promote it in all industries.

Seeing that Cui Er had taken a big bowl, Ying Ran glared at her and gave her a small portion, letting her and Madam Cui, who had been burning for a long time, have a taste. She then carried the remaining potato chips and found a place to sit down and enjoy herself.

Not long after, Cui Er and the others finished eating. Cui Er suddenly stood up and without saying a word, directly went to dig potatoes in the potato field. Ying Ran raised her head to look at her leaving figure and the corner of her mouth twitched, “As for being in such a hurry? Can’t we walk slowly? That potato won’t run.”

Ying Ran and the others were enjoying the delicacies, but the Ye Lan Imperial Palace had exploded. Two hours ago, the Emperor and Crown Prince Huyan Mingshuo were discussing whether to let Helian Lanying enter the manor first. Prince Zuo had already exerted pressure many times.

Suddenly, the eunuch ran in and reported, “Your Majesty, it’s not good. The border area is 800 miles away. The Great Wei Kingdom’s Protector General and Prince Jing have already led 200,000 troops into Ye Lan.”

The Emperor was shocked and stood up from his chair. “Where is the person now?” He asked.

“Your Majesty, this servant knows that this matter is urgent, so he brought the messenger and is waiting at the door.” Those who could get to the Emperor’s side were not simple. They knew the importance of the matter and could not be delayed. They had to let the Emperor know quickly so that he could come up with a solution sooner.

“Send him in.” The Emperor adjusted his body slightly, sat up straight, and exchanged glances with the Crown Prince, waiting for the messenger to enter.

After that person entered, he did not dare to raise his head. He bowed his head and said, “Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince. This is an urgent message from the frontier of 800 li. Please take a look at it, Your Majesty.”

“Hurry up and hand it over.” After all, it was an important matter for the military and the Emperor did not dare to be careless.

The eunuch took two steps forward and handed the memorial to the Emperor. The words on the memorial were particularly eye-catching. The memorial stated that the Great Wei army had claimed that “the princess of the Great Wei had been robbed and killed many times at Yelan, and now her whereabouts are even more unknown. The murderer is safe and sound. I hope Yelan will give the Great Wei an an explanation.”

The Emperor handed the memorial to the Crown Prince, “Take a look. You’re right. The Great Wei Kingdom is attacking at this time. I’m afraid the Zuoxian Palace won’t be able to protect it.”

This Prince Zuo was actually the mother’s family of the late Empress Dowager of Ye Lan. The Empress Dowager’s niece was the Queen Dowager’s biological niece. That was why the Emperor allowed him to enter the Crown Prince’s Mansion without any restrictions. That was why he insisted on letting Helian Lanying enter the Crown Prince’s Mansion, because this marriage was arranged by the Empress Dowager.

“Royal father, I have reminded you many times, just because she assassinated Fu Yingran many times, Helian Lanying can’t marry into the Crown Prince’s Mansion, but in order to appease Zuo Xian King, you insisted on fulfilling the engagement.

At that time, I also told you that Ying Ran would not accept Helian Lanying, and even I would not accept her. Even if I let her enter the manor according to your arrangements, I will only raise her for a lifetime and will never touch her.

But you just won’t listen. Now that you’ve forced Fu Yingran away, you’ve attracted the Great Wei army to attack Yelan. How are you going to explain this to the people of Yelan, how are you going to explain this to the ancestors of the Great Wei Kingdom, and how am I going to explain this to my child in the future? ”

Child, it has been more than four months, right? It should have already been prominent. How are their mother and son now? Ying Ran, you are so ruthless. Aren’t you afraid that I will worry about you?

The Emperor looked at the Crown Prince. In the past two months, he had been searching for Fu Yingran day and night. He had become thinner and thinner. The cheekbones on his face were becoming more and more obvious. As a father, he would inevitably feel heartache. Thus, he advised, “You don’t have to worry. The Crown Princess will definitely find him. She is the Crown Princess of Ye Lan. After a while, she will return to the Crown Prince’s Mansion.”

The Crown Prince raised his head and looked at the Emperor. He felt that something was wrong. How could his father be so confused? Now that the Great Wei Kingdom had sent troops to the Yelan to demand an explanation, he did not send anyone to look for Ying Ran, nor did he send anyone to ask the Zuoxian Palace.

He even said that Ying Ran would come back after he calmed down. Could it be that Father Emperor still couldn’t see that he couldn’t find Fu Ying Ran? This matter couldn’t be resolved? .

The Crown Prince wanted to persuade the Emperor a few more words, but suddenly the eunuch came in again. This time, he held a post in his hand and walked over to the Emperor and said, “Reporting to the Emperor, Tian Yizhuang has sent a post saying that Eldest Miss of Tian Yizhuang is going to meet the Emperor in front of the palace tomorrow.”

“Oh, bring it over. Let me see.” The eunuch took two steps forward and handed over the invitation. The Emperor stretched out his hand and opened it. It was just an ordinary invitation. Thus, he said, “The Villa Master of Tianyi Villa heard that there was only one only son and no daughter. Who would this Eldest Miss be?”

“Father Emperor, you don’t have to think too much. You’ll know if it’s true or false when you see it tomorrow.” Huyan Mingshuo also knew that there was no eldest young miss in the Heavenly Villa, so he wondered who this eldest young miss was.

“Alright, then let’s do this first. You can go back and rest first.” The Emperor waved his hand weakly and ordered the Crown Prince to retreat.

This time, the Crown Prince was even more puzzled. Facing the invasion of another country’s army, he didn’t think of a way to solve it, and even let him go back to rest. Was this still his Father?

Huyan Mingshuo decided to send someone to investigate. There must be something fishy about Father Emperor, so he didn’t say much at this moment. He only said, “I’m leaving there.” He turned around and went back to the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

Although he had been afraid of returning to the Crown Prince’s Mansion for the past two months, he had to go back today. Recently, Father Emperor had become more and more confused, becoming more and more abnormal. He had to ask someone to investigate what was going on.

Huyan Mingshuo left the palace and rode back to the Crown Prince’s Mansion. He got off his horse and handed the reins to the servant. He strode towards the study room. He didn’t dare to go to the inner courtyard. As long as he entered the inner courtyard, he would remember that Ying Ran would cook for him every day. Every time, he would say that the cooks in the manor weren’t good at cooking and that the dishes they cooked were too bad. Thus, the cooks from the Crown Prince’s Manor didn’t dare willing to appear in front of Ying Ran anymore.

The Crown Prince walked to the door of the study, pushed the door open, and instructed the servant at the door, “Go and find Nalan Jinhong. The sooner the better.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” When the servant heard the order, he turned around and quickly left the manor.