Chapter 509: The First Batch of Sweet Potatoes Arrive

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In theory, as the crown prince, Li Chen's concubines would be the emperor's consorts and therefore, nominally, elders of Li Chen.

No matter the angle, Li Chen has no right or authority to reprimand the concubines in the harem.

But the situation is special now.

The Emperor has been in a coma for a long time, and the Crown Prince's regency power grows day by day. Everyone knows that if the Emperor passes away, the Crown Prince will immediately ascend to the throne.

So at this time, Li Chen had enough confidence to rebuke the concubines in the palace.

Furthermore, the imperial concubine was indeed in the wrong about this matter.

That concubine was so scared her face turned pale. Throughout history, the royal family has committed many acts of murder to cover up scandals.

Although she was a concubine of the emperor, in this situation, it wouldn't take more than a word from the crown prince to have her killed.

"I... I..."

Looking at the court lady who was so frightened she couldn't even speak properly, Li Chen scolded: "Get out of here! Aren't you tired of looking!"

Then the concubines panicked, scrambling to get out of there.

Putting down his bowl of soup, Li Chen stood up and said to Zhao Qinglan, "I should go now."

Zhao Qinglan clutched the quilt, her voice filled with both anger and exasperation: "You just patted your butt and walked away, leaving me to deal with this mess"

"What a mess"

Li Chen retorted, "My mother was injured, and I helped her with medicine. What's wrong with that Who in the world would say anything bad about it If anyone dares to speak ill of this, let them come face me!"

Seeing Li Chen's domineering and unreasonable behavior, Zhao Qinglan felt that all the words she had in her stomach were choked back and she couldn't say them.

Not until Li Chen left did Zhao Qinglan begin to gnash her teeth and think of a countermeasure.

The most urgent thing is to shut your mouth.

She immediately ordered the previous concubines to be brought back.

"What did you just see" Zhao Qinglan asked coldly.

The concubine was so frightened that her face turned pale. She knelt down with a thud and said, "Your Majesty, this servant...this servant didn't see anything."

Zhao Qinglan stared at the concubine and said, "I have always admired you the most. I allowed you to overstep the rules, but this Phoenix Happiness Palace is a place where you can enter without reporting You are truly lawless!"

"Confine yourself to your quarters for three months."

When the concubine heard that she wouldn't die, she was overjoyed and quickly knelt down: "Thank you, thank you, Empress."

After the other concubines had expressed their thanks and retreated, Zhao Qinglan said coldly, "If any rumors spread from this palace in the future, I warn you, both you and your family will suffer greatly."

That concubine shuddered in fear and quickly lowered her head, saying, "This concubine will absolutely not say another word."

"Get out."

The concubine walked out of the Fengxi Palace with a trembling heart, feeling an overwhelming sense of relief after escaping a terrible ordeal.

But she also understood one thing, that the relationship between the crown prince and the empress was definitely not simple.

Otherwise, why would the Queen threaten herself

Thinking about this, the concubine couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat again.

Li Chen wasn't sure how Zhao Qinglan would deal with the concubine, whether she would kill her or just scare her. Li Chen didn't really care either way.

Anyway, for him now, he is no longer afraid of any rumors.

Right now, what he cared about most was the report Zheng Baorong had been waiting to present to him since his return to the East Palace.

"Your Highness, during this period of time, your humble servant has contacted twenty-three large landowners near the capital city who possess over one hundred mu of land. The total area exceeds four thousand mu. Now, 1,300 mu have been agreed upon and confirmed for planting sweet potatoes. The first batch of sweet potato seeds was planted the day before yesterday, and the work is proceeding in an orderly manner."r Hou Yushu. The carriage merely grazed him.Hou Yushu raised his head blankly. He wanted to steal one last glance at Su Jinping, even just a fleeting look, as a farewell to this unrequited love that h...