Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 566: The Young and Beautiful Princess

Jun Yuyan jumped down with a splash, deliberately splashing Murong Jiu with water droplets.

"Ah Jiu, come see if I have cleaned myself well. Will I dirty the bathwater?"

"You truly are becoming shameless," she retorted.

Murong Jiu turned her head away, her ears tinged with red.

Jun Yuyan approached within a few steps, wrapped his arms around her, and expressed his yearning.

Outside the hall, the Little Crown Prince and Little Princess insisted on entering to see their father and mother, but the blushing Palace Maids stopped them at the door.

"Highnesses, His Majesty has traveled a long way back to the palace and is very tired; he has already taken his rest."

"Yes, yes, yes, His Majesty and Her Majesty have taken their rest, Highnesses, please come back later!"

The Palace Maids and nannies, using both coaxing and deceit, managed to send the two little ones out.

Everyone was embarrassed; no one had expected that His Majesty had just returned and, without even meeting the ministers, had already been intimately cuddling with Her Majesty in broad daylight.

But, this was a good thing.

Her Majesty was placed at the very top of His Majesty’s heart, far above anyone or anything else.

...

After a ridiculous afternoon, all Murong Jiu remembered was being carried to the couch by Jun Yuyan, and then she fell asleep.

As she slept drowsily, she felt Jun Yuyan come back once, kiss her on the forehead, and then leave again.

When she woke up, it was already past the time for the evening meal.

But Jun Yuyan had already instructed the Imperial Kitchen to prepare the food, and shortly after Murong Jiu woke up, the Palace Maids brought in the meal.

"Where is His Majesty?"

"His Majesty met with the ministers this afternoon to deal with state affairs. He should now be with the Crown Prince and Her Highness the Princess," the maid informed.

Murong Jiu could not fathom where he got his tremendous energy from.

After a long journey, he didn’t seem to rest at all; after such intimacy, how could he seem even more energetic?

Speaking of the devil, there he was.

As soon as the words were out, Jun Yuyan strode in, a smile adorning his handsome face.

He sat opposite Murong Jiu, picked up the chopsticks, and began placing her favorite dishes into her bowl.

"Did His Majesty have dinner tonight?"

Murong Jiu looked at him tenderly.

"I had a little with Zhijin and Zhiyu, but I saved room to have dinner with you," he replied.

Warmed by his words, Murong Jiu also served him some dishes. "After we eat, let’s go for a walk to digest, we ate quite late today."

Jun Yuyan smirked, seemingly thinking of something else. He dismissed the others, then whispered to Murong Jiu:

"Ah Jiu, why go outside to digest? I have a much better method that can help Ah Jiu digest."

She didn’t need to think to know what he meant.

She widened her eyes. "We just did... so many times this afternoon. Are you made of iron? No, no, I disagree."

Overindulgence is not good.

It accelerates aging.

We must start taking good care of our health from now.

It had been several days since Jun Yuyan was satiated, and one afternoon was far from enough. During dinner, he kept staring at Murong Jiu’s face, his smile growing more profound.

"Alright, alright," he readily agreed.

This return to the Capital City, it had already turned to autumn.

Though the days were still hot, the mornings and evenings had become much cooler.

While walking in the Imperial Garden, mostly Jun Yuyan spoke.

His journey to Dongtu Prefecture had broadened his horizons.

Even though the people of Dongtu lived much poorer lives compared to the people of Great Yan, the experience was still different, and even previously insignificant countries had their own advantages.

Now Great Yan, though powerful, needed to continue progressing to become even stronger, or else it might really be bullied by some insignificant countries in the future.

Murong Jiu pursed her lips and said, "Let’s rename Dongtu Prefecture. There won’t be such a country anymore."

"Okay."

Jun Yuyan pondered for a moment and asked her, "How about we call it Dongtu?"

Dongtu essentially describes the Central Plains and those distant countries to the northwest and also refers to Great Yan as Dongtu.

"I think it’s very good!"

From then on, there would be no more Bullet, and Dongtu would forever be the territory of Great Yan.

"Once Dongtu grows and strengthens, I will take you along with Zhijin and Zhiyu to visit. There are indeed several places with remarkable scenery there."

"Yes, the mountains and rivers of Great Yan are also countless. I want to visit many places too."

"Then, I will have more roads built, making our travels quicker so we can visit other places. It’s a pity, though, if we could have cars and airplanes like those Wang Yingluo spoke of, we could go to different places every day."

Murong Jiu could not help but burst into laughter.

She could hardly believe it.

It all seemed like magic spells from a fairy tale.

However, she knew all this must exist.

Human wisdom is infinite.

But only with a full stomach can someone have the energy to use their intelligence.

"Perhaps, in a few decades, the development of Great Yan could surpass anything we can imagine today."

"Yes, just a few years ago, countless folks couldn’t even afford food and were displaced, but now, although we can’t feed everyone to their fill, the vigorous promotion of crops like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn has already given many people hope."

As they talked, Murong Jiu realized that before she knew it, they were back at Kunning Palace.

No sooner had she cleaned up that a certain starving man devoured her completely.

...

The next day.

Bullet was officially renamed Dongtu Prefecture.

The term prefecture here stands for what would be provinces in later times.

The Imperial Court issued a decree that volunteers to move to Dongtu Prefecture would receive a house, fifty taels of silver, and food supplies.

Instantly, the vagrants within the Capital City responded in droves.

These vagrants were people from various regions who had been displaced by disasters in recent years.

After arriving in the Capital City, they had work and relief food, but lacked their own land and houses.

To the People of Great Yan, land is most crucial; without land, there is no home.

Hearing about the land distribution, what was there to fear being a bit further away? It’s still Great Yan’s territory! They were eager to contribute their best!

Other than the vagrants, there were tenant farmers.

Tenant farmers also didn’t own any land and depended on renting land to farm, with not much left after paying the landlords annually.

They were all skilled farmers, and if they could have their own land, they would definitely live more comfortably than before.

Moreover, there were fifty taels of silver!

However, the Imperial Court made its expectations clear upfront.

Dongtu is not like Great Yan, and one must be prepared for hardships; a better life needs to be created by oneself. If one is lazy and gluttonous, then there is no need to go.

In addition to this, many coastal fishermen also went.

The marine resources over at Dongtu were quite abundant, perhaps they could make a name for themselves.

The ships bound for Dongtu sailed one after another into the distance.

Jun Yuyan also assigned several highly regarded local officials to go and govern the area. frёeωebɳovel.com

And he explicitly told them that if their achievements stood out, they would be directly transferred to the cabinet, entering the Capital City to serve as officials.

This greatly motivated everyone.

Just like other prefectures, Dongtu Prefecture is one with comebacks allowed, and its governance followed the same policies as other regions in Great Yan.

Soon, everything got on the right track.

Envoys from various countries also arrived consecutively at the Capital City.

Unexpectedly, several young and beautiful princesses also came.