The widow becomes a fairy, and the time-traveling girl counterattacks and becomes the queen

Chapter 239 The Terrifying Power of the Emperor

After saying that, Zhao Guoan gently closed his eyes, and a picture page appeared in his eyes:

It has been two and a half months since the last rainfall. The sun is scorching and the earth is cracked and dry.

Crops are dying under the torture of this drought, and the fields are full of withered crops.

Zhao Guoan sighed and muttered to himself, "It hasn't rained for almost three months. If this continues, the crops that the people have worked so hard to grow will probably be gone!"

Hearing this, Queen Mother Luo Lan also looked solemn.

Although a batch of emergency food had been purchased from Wang Xinyao in Nanhu County.

But everyone knew that using the power of one county to save the entire Xia Kingdom was only a temporary measure and could not fundamentally solve the problem.

Long-term reliance on external supply is by no means a sustainable solution. Moreover, if this continues, even the water we drink may be affected.

"The grain trade with the Miao Kingdom is still urgent, otherwise it will be difficult for us to overcome this difficulty."

As he spoke, Zhao Guoan's face also revealed deep worry.

Then he changed the subject and said in a heavy tone:

"However, if this marriage cannot be carried out, then Yu Wei will be forced to marry the eldest prince of the Miao Kingdom."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but frown and look worried.

"Alas..." Zhao Guoan sighed deeply and continued:

"That eldest prince is not a good person. I only have one daughter, Yuwei.

If she were to marry him, she would suffer misery for the rest of her life!" Zhao Guoan's worry was evident when he spoke of this.

After calming down a bit, Zhao Guoan added: "On the other hand, the princess of Miao country is the daughter of Minister Gou of the Ministry of Personnel.

Not only is she beautiful, but she is also well-educated, gentle and virtuous. She is a rare and wonderful person.

In my opinion, she and our Xuan'er are a perfect match!"

Empress Dowager Luo Lan nodded slightly in agreement, "That's true, but An'er, since that woman has won Xuan'er's admiration, she must have something extraordinary about her.

Even if she is granted the position of concubine, it will probably cause a lot of trouble in the future.

Besides, Xuan'er doesn't like the Miao princess. If we force them to get married, when the princess is wronged, it will be difficult for us to explain to the Miao side.

Therefore, this matter still needs to be carefully considered, and a foolproof solution must be found."

Zhao Guoan frowned as he listened to what Empress Dowager Luo Lan said, and began to pace back and forth in the imperial study.

As he walked, he said, "What the Empress Dowager said is very reasonable."

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Guoan stopped, looked up at the door, and shouted loudly: "Xu De!"

Following the shout, Eunuch Xu walked into the imperial study.

As soon as he entered the door, he bowed respectfully and said, "Your servant is here!"

Zhao Guoan didn't care about other etiquette and walked straight to Eunuch Xu.

He asked anxiously, "Xu De, you have been to Nanhu County before. Do you know who the prince's beloved is?"

Eunuch Xu was frightened by this sudden question and trembled all over. He raised his head, which had been lowered, in an instant, with a look of astonishment on his face.

He never expected that the emperor would suddenly ask about this matter. He stood there in a daze for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"Slave, slave..." After a while, beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down Eunuch Xu's forehead, his lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

"Bold Xu De, you actually dare to hide something from me!" Zhao Guoan's eyebrows were raised, and anger was burning in his starry eyes.

He slammed the table, sending the memorials scattering to the floor. "Could it be that you knew about this? Who gave you the guts to lie to me?"

Eunuch Xu was frightened out of his wits by the sudden thunder and wrath.

His legs softened and he fell to the ground with a plop, then he kowtowed.

"I know my crime, I know my crime, I deserve to die, I shouldn't have concealed it from Your Majesty, please have mercy on me and spare my life!"

Having served the emperor for decades, Eunuch Xu has always been diligent and conscientious, and the emperor has always treated him well.

So when he saw the emperor so furious today, he suddenly realized that he had actually forgotten how terrifying the emperor's power was!

Empress Luo Lan quickly stepped forward to plead for Eunuch Xu:

"An'er, don't get angry first. Xiao Dezi has been growing up with you since he was little. Don't you know what his temperament is like?

He is truly loyal to you, and has absolutely no second thoughts. If he didn't have some unspeakable hardship, why would he hide it from you?"

After hearing this, Zhao Guoan's expression eased a little, but the anger in his eyes remained.

He snorted coldly and said, "Forget it, stand up and answer! Tell me the truth of the matter in detail!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness, and thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Eunuch Xu stood up slowly from the ground, trembling as if he were walking on thin ice.

"Tell me quickly, who is that woman? She is the one who made you hide the truth from me even at the risk of losing your head!" Zhao Guoan said in a deep voice.

Eunuch Xu stammered, "Your Majesty, the person the Crown Prince is attracted to is... is..."

When the words were on the tip of his tongue, Eunuch Xu seemed to be choked by something in his throat, and he could not utter those words no matter what.

Zhao Guoan, who was sitting on the dragon throne, saw this and his face instantly turned gloomy. His eyes, which were already intimidating without even being angry, were now filled with coldness.

He slammed the table and shouted, "Tell me! Who is it? Do you want me to interrogate him personally?"

This roar was like a thunderclap, shaking the entire imperial study room slightly.

Eunuch Xu was so frightened that he shuddered all over and no longer cared about anything else. He blurted out, "It's Wang Xinyao from Xie Village!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that he had made a big mistake and felt extremely regretful.

He quickly knelt down on the ground with a plop, his forehead pressed tightly against the cold ground, not daring to move at all.

Emperor Zhao Guoan and Empress Dowager Luo Lan, both with ashen faces, widened their eyes and looked at Eunuch Xu kneeling on the ground in disbelief.

For a moment, the entire imperial study was silent, as if even the air had frozen.

Finally, the cold and majestic voice of Queen Mother Luo Lan broke the suffocating silence:

"Xiao Dezi, are you serious about what you just said? The person Xuan'er loves is actually Wang Xinyao, who is not only good at making salt and paper, but also a wealthy grain producer?"

"Your Majesty, that's exactly..." Eunuch Xu knelt on the ground trembling with fear, not daring to raise his head even a little to face the empress dowager's sharp gaze!

Zhao Guoan, who was standing aside, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a sneer full of sarcasm:

"Not only that, she is a widow, and her new husband is a live-in son-in-law, a hunter in his thirties!"