Chapter 431: The Ninth Prince got sick from eating locusts?
Since the emperor finished discussing with Shen Ningning, it has been raining heavily for four days in the entire Cangyun Kingdom!
Locust carcasses were floating everywhere in the fast-flowing river.
Standing by the river, you can see a dense layer of black floating on the water.
Four days later, Shen Ningning decided to let the sun come out for a while to avoid making everyone mistakenly think that a flood was coming.
However, just two days after the sun was out, the locusts came back again!
Although the number is not as large as the last time, it is still quite a lot, enough to give the people a headache.
The emperor had to ask the guards to post the imperial list and brainstorm to see what solution could be found.
Mo Zhirou was waiting for this moment.
After she went back last time, she investigated the reason why Shen Ningning entered the palace, and found out that she was born with the title of blessed girl, so the emperor came to her to find a solution.
But Mo Zhirou didn't believe that a ten-year-old girl could have any magical powers.
Therefore, she also worked hard to give advice to the emperor.
It was suggested that the emperor let the people use bird-catching nets to catch locusts.
But it was rejected by the court.
This method is not only labor-intensive but also ineffective.
After all, the number of locusts is too huge.
Finally, Shen Ningning came up with a way.
"The book that the mad master asked me to read before said that insects like to approach light sources, so flames will attract moths, and flying mosquitoes like to fly towards palace lanterns. If this is the case, does it mean that locusts will also approach bright places? "
So, Shen Ningning took the lead in trying it in Xiangyun Village.
After nightfall, she asked Chen Ye and Jiang Zhi to help, piled oiled matches in the open space, and then lit them.
After a while, all the nearby locusts were attracted. However, the fire was too strong and they were burned to death as soon as they got close. Moreover, once their wings were stained with oil, they would immediately catch fire.
Shen Ningning stood nearby, hearing the crackling sound in her ears.
The locusts came over in a steady stream and fell to the ground one by one. They were all roasted to brown and had a fragrant smell.
suddenly.
When the little girl was looking at the source of the fire intently, she heard the sound of chewing something in her ears.
Shen Ningning looked back.
Wolf Four actually squatted not far away to pick up ready-made roasted locusts to eat!
Shen Ningning was shocked, ran over and grabbed the chubby Wolf Si, and pulled him back.
"You can't eat it, these are bugs!"
However, the wolves were chirping and refused to put down the delicious food on the ground.
It whined and whined, and its two fat paws scratched the ground, leaving two traces!
Shen Ningning heard it keep saying it was delicious.
Unable to help but become curious, he let go of his hand.
The four wolves feasted happily, staying away from the fire, waiting for the roasted locusts to fall.
The wolves have long been fed by her daily feast of fish and meat.
You won't eat ordinary meat if it doesn't taste good.
Now that Wolf Si was eating deliciously, Shen Ningning also smelled a burnt aroma.
It felt like grandma stir-frying the pork belly to get the oil out, making it sizzling and fragrant.
A bold idea suddenly flashed through Shen Ningning's mind.
The next day.
She set up a stall in Xiangyun Village. On one plate were fried locusts, browned and tender, sprinkled with salt, pepper and sesame seeds, and on another plate was placed cumin.
Sister-in-law Liu passed by and her eyes widened.
"Ning Ning, what are these locusts for?"
"Eat it!" After the little girl said it, she picked up one and said, "Aunt Liu, let me eat it for you to see."
She put it in her mouth, which scared Sister-in-law Liu. With a strange cry, his eyes widened like bells, and he watched helplessly as Shen Ningning really swallowed the locusts.
Sister-in-law Liu was usually bold and dared to eat it when she saw Shen Ningning. She looked suspiciously at the two plates of fried locusts again. "Can it really be eaten?"
"Why not? Locusts also eat our food. The wolves have eaten a lot. I have tasted several and they taste very good."
After she finished speaking, Sister-in-law Liu finally plucked up the courage to taste it. .
Villagers passing by gathered around them and looked at them curiously.
Sister-in-law Liu ate one and it was not enough. She ate two or three in a row before her eyes became bright.
"It smells so good! It smells better than fried oil residue!"
"Really?" The villagers were eager to try it and stepped forward one after another.
Shen Ningning shouted enthusiastically: "I never lie to people. If I say it is edible, it is really edible. All my uncles have eaten fried cicadas, but they don't know that locusts are also delicious!"
The villagers came to taste it and everyone agreed,
but Shen Ningning stayed. There were not many locusts. That night, everyone set up fires, and after attracting the locusts to fly over, they quickly picked them up in bags and used them as snacks for the tooth beating ceremony.
Soon, the story of eating fried locusts in Xiangyun Village reached the emperor's ears.
The entire court was shocked.
Mo Lingwei's tone was calm: "The last time I went to Xiangyun Village to find Shen Ningning, I also tasted it."
The emperor suddenly stood up and became nervous: "My son, are you not feeling well?"
Mo Lingwei sneered: "Locusts sound like locusts. It's scary, but Shen Ningning is right. If you dare to eat fried cicadas, why wouldn't locusts dare to eat it? "
Not only did it feel okay, but it also tasted good.
The emperor felt that this method was very good. Once the people regarded locusts as a kind of food, they would no longer be afraid and would instead hunt them everywhere.
To this end, the emperor held a bug feast in front of all civil and military officials to set an example and first ate a few fried locusts.
Later, the courtiers followed suit.
In order to support his daughter, Xie Su ate a whole plate alone.
Seeing him chewing calmly with a calm expression on his face, General Chen admired him.
"Prime Minister Xie, how does it taste?"
"Excellent." Xie Suzhi recommended it to General Chen and Mrs. Ye.
Halfway through the banquet, the Ninth Prince suddenly suffered from abdominal pain and his face became unbearably pale.
The courtiers exclaimed, and some couldn't help but ask: "Is there something wrong with eating locusts?!"
For a moment, everyone's cheerful atmosphere became extremely solemn, and they all put down their chopsticks, not daring to use them anymore.
The emperor frowned and was about to speak, but Mo Lingwei said calmly: "Ask the imperial physician to come over and diagnose the problem in front of the audience to see what the problem is?"
After a while, several imperial physicians with superb medical skills arrived and took the pulse of the Ninth Prince.
The ministers stretched their necks to observe.
The Ninth Prince was rolling around and crying out in pain, and the imperial doctors were helpless.
"This... I would like to report to Your Majesty, His Highness the Ninth Prince's pulse is normal and there is no problem, but judging from His Highness's reaction, it does seem that he has some incurable disease."
The Ninth Prince broke into a cold sweat and held his stomach: "Father, Father... "My minister's stomach feels like it's being twisted by a knife."
The minister next to him hurriedly asked: "Could it be because of eating locusts? Just now, His Highness began to feel unbearable pain after eating a few. Now even the imperial doctor can't find out the cause. Could it be that eating locusts will cause some serious illness?"
The other ministers were horrified.
The emperor's eyes were serious, revealing a hint of doubt.
Is there still some problem with eating locusts?
At this moment, Xie Mingxu stood up and calmly held his hands: "Your Majesty, I happened to bring the miracle doctor Sima Han into the palace today. Why don't you invite him to take a pulse of the Ninth Prince?"
The emperor's eyes lit up: "I almost forgot, he I'm entering the palace today, please come quickly."
There was a dull look in the Ninth Prince's lowered eyes. (End of chapter)