Lucky Farmer Girl: I rely on metaphysics to support my family

The War King composed himself and focused on the game at hand.

After a long back-and-forth exchange, the King of War finally ended the game with a single lost move.

After finishing his game of chess, the War King looked at the Emperor, still expressionless, and said calmly, "Father, you can speak now!"

Seeing the Prince of War like this, the Emperor couldn't help but worry, muttering to himself, "You child are really boring. Can that Miss Tang family put up with your dull personality? It would be better if your father just bestowed a marriage upon you directly, so that you don't have to work so hard for nothing and then be rejected!"

Hearing the Emperor's suggestion, the War King said calmly, "The Second Miss Tang has agreed to let me propose marriage to her at the Tang residence after I return to the Northern Desert!"

The Emperor raised an eyebrow in surprise, but then smiled and said jokingly, "Oh? It seems that my son is not entirely without means."

The War King remained expressionless, only saying calmly, "Your subject dares not deceive Your Majesty."

The Emperor nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good! I have issued an edict granting special permission for the Tang family and several other exiled officials to return to the capital together after the Vice Minister of Agriculture verifies the yield of the new crops."

The Emperor paused for a moment, then continued, "Since we can't take that grain with us, using it as military rations is indeed the most appropriate course of action. However, if any families still have people in the northern desert, we could leave some grain for them."

Leaving aside other families, the Tang family alone has quite a few workshops and shops, so they probably need to keep some people here, and they can't really not leave them any food.

Although the planting of grain was ordered by imperial decree, it was not stipulated that all the grain had to be handed over to the state.

They are now said to be used as military rations, but they will be rewarded upon their return. Their value will be even greater than that of grain, and they will never be treated unfairly.

The War King's eyes flickered slightly, and he calmly said, "Father's considerations are thorough."

"Of course I will consider your situation more." The Emperor gave him a meaningful look. "The Tang family has rendered great service this time, and I will reward them upon our return to the capital. As for Miss Tang's past contributions, let them be included in this new harvest! As for your marriage to Miss Tang..."

After all, what happened back then cannot be widely publicized. You know, revealing forbidden techniques can easily unsettle people and cause panic.

Therefore, Miss Tang's previous merits can only be rewarded this time as well.

The Emperor deliberately dragged out his words, clearly trying to pique people's interest.

Although the War King did not show it on his face, his fingers tightened slightly, and he was in a good mood: "Since you two are in love, I will naturally not stop you. After the Tang family is settled, you can go and propose marriage according to etiquette. After the agreement is reached, I will issue an imperial decree to grant the marriage."

Upon hearing this, the War King rose and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Father Emperor!"

This time, he was genuinely grateful to the Emperor for thinking of him.

"Alright! Rise! Are you still in a hurry to return to the Northern Desert?" the Emperor deliberately pressed.

The War King lowered his head and did not respond.

The Emperor was in a great mood and didn't hold it against them anymore. He said cheerfully, "Alright, stop standing there and go back to your residence to rest!"

The War King responded, bowed, and left.

When the War King returned to the palace, it was already late at night.

Instead of going directly to his study to handle official business as usual, he hurried through the corridor and headed straight for a secluded courtyard in the inner courtyard.

Er Ya doesn't like crowds. Originally, Er Ya would stay close by his side to protect his safety.

However, after arriving in the capital, the War King told Er Ya not to follow him, since she didn't like being too close to him. If it weren't for Wan'er's orders, Er Ya would probably have wanted to stay far away from him.

Of course, he knew the reason, and Wan'er had told him about it. So after returning to the capital, he arranged for Er Ya to live in a courtyard a little further away, so that she could do whatever she wanted without having to worry about him.

As soon as the Prince of War arrived in the courtyard, before he could even look for Er Ya, she flashed over and quickly came over from two meters away to ask, "Your Highness, is there anything you need?"

"Contact your master immediately and ask her if the imperial edict has reached the northern desert?" the War King said urgently.

Originally, Tang Wan and Er Ya didn't contact each other every day. Now that Zhan Wang is safe, Tang Wan contacts him every few days. Er Ya also contacts Tang Wan with any new information, but Zhan Wang is unaware of it.

Er Ya was somewhat surprised by the King's eagerness.

She nodded in agreement, then turned around and contacted Tang Wan.

A moment later, Er Ya cut off her contact with Tang Wan and turned to Zhan Wang, saying, "My master said that the imperial edict has been issued today."

After a moment's hesitation, the War King asked, "Did your master say anything else?"

The War King didn't say it explicitly, so Er Ya naturally didn't know what he meant. She just remembered her conversation with her master and replied, "My master only said that the imperial edict was issued yesterday, and today the Tang family and Zhou Sicheng were busy measuring and weighing the land, and they were busy all day."

The War King glanced at the sky and realized it was getting late, so he didn't want to disturb Tang Wan any further.

Thinking about it, he felt that his father's words were law and he couldn't possibly be lying to him. He figured that once he finished his business with Zhou Sicheng, the Tang family would be returning to the capital.

Having figured this out, the War King was no longer in a hurry and decided to make some preparations himself.

So he nodded slightly to Er Ya, turned and left, going to his study alone to write a letter.

Tang Wan was indeed quite tired after a busy day, and for a moment she didn't think to tell the War King about the matter of several families returning to the capital.

The next day, just after Tang Wan finished dealing with her family matters, Zhou Sicheng arrived at the Tang family home.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Tang Bojun, Zhou Sicheng got back to work.

They went to the fields together, where Zhou Sicheng inquired in detail about the planting methods, growth cycle, storage conditions, and other specific details.

Tang Bojun knew less about these details than Tang Wan, so he said to Tang Wan, "Wan'er, why don't you answer Lord Zhou's questions in detail?"

"Yes!" Tang Wan readily agreed, her expression barely changing.

Tang Wan answered Zhou Sicheng's questions calmly and clearly, making Zhou Sicheng nod frequently. An expert's words are always insightful, and just from her answer, it was clear that she had personally cultivated, observed, and recorded the animals in detail.

This made Zhou Sicheng look at the young Tang family's second young lady with new respect.

As Zhou Sicheng left with the thick stack of records, Tang Bojun presented him with another unassuming "gift." After learning the details of the Tang family's situation, Zhou Sicheng became even more hesitant to accept these "gifts," and his attitude became increasingly amiable.

After seeing Zhou Sicheng off, the Tang family members finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Bojun looked at Tang Wan with eyes full of relief: "Wan'er, we really owe you a lot this time."

If it weren't for their daughter discovering and successfully cultivating these two crops, the Tang family might not have had the opportunity to return to Beijing so quickly.

Tang Wan smiled slightly, accepting her father's praise, but she had already begun to plan what would happen after returning to the capital.

The War King, who had originally said he would return to the Northern Desert to propose marriage, seemed to have no idea what to do. He had been too busy these past two days to mention it, and yesterday he was too tired to say much, only managing a few words as he was busy answering Er Ya's questions and hadn't remembered to tell the War King about his return to the capital. (End of Chapter)