Song Yaoyao and the others headed to the Rear Garden.
Song Yaoyao explained as she operated the machine.
The emperor and Assistant Minister Song watched intently. Then the emperor said:
"Let me try it too."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The machine was easy to operate, and the emperor picked it up right away.
When the Sixth Prince, Chen Yixiao, arrived, he saw the emperor tilling the soil with the Mini Tiller.
Chen Yixiao stood to one side and watched, itching to give it a try himself.
But seeing how absorbed the emperor was, he did not dare say anything.
Chen Yixiao glanced at Song Yaoyao beside him, edged closer to her, and said:
"Princess Jiahe."
Seeing his manner, Song Yaoyao already had an inkling of what he wanted.
"Sixth Prince."
"Princess Jiahe, we've always gotten along quite well. We even went on a mission together, and during that mission, we called each other brother and sister..."
Song Yaoyao interrupted him:
"Sixth Prince, just say what you want!"
"Princess Jiahe, then I'll get straight to the point."
Chen Yixiao pointed at the tilling machine and said:
"Do you have any more of those machines for tilling the soil? Could you give me one?"
"How do you know it's mine?"
"Isn't it obvious? Apart from Father, there's only you and Assistant Minister Song here. The two of you must have brought it into the Imperial Palace.
"Don't worry, I'm not asking for it for nothing. I'll pay for it."
In front of Song Yaoyao, Chen Yixiao had always referred to himself simply as "I," never using his princely form of address.
He only did that with people he knew very well.
Song Yaoyao had noticed this long ago!
Song Yaoyao did the math. She had only eight machines left, and her family had