NFBE Chapter 278 Sending Watermelon Seedlings to the Emperor
Chapter 278 Sending Watermelon Seedlings to the Emperor
Zhong Ruiyu rubbed his hands, smiled and said flatteringly: "Sister Sisi, look, so many people in your family know how to farm. Send someone to me later. I'll take the crops back to teach my family how to farm. I'll send them back to you after they're done. Is that okay with you? Hehehe!"
Zheng Sisi rolled her eyes and said, “Can I say no?”
Several people said in unison: "No." Then there was a burst of laughter.
Zheng Sisi was helpless: "Okay, you can find a master yourself and tell him how much land your family has and what vegetables you plan to grow. They will give you advice."
"Thank you, Sister Sisi." Several people said at the same time. Then they went with their own stewards to find someone to help dig the seedlings.
Zheng Sisi turned around and said to the third prince, "Sheng Zhen, I have prepared dozens of watermelon seedlings. You can take them to the palace and present them to the emperor later."
The Third Prince thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you come along? I'm afraid I can't grow it well. And I want to ask you about the Arabic numerals you wrote last time. After all, I just started learning, and I can't explain some of them clearly."
Zheng Si thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I'll go back and change my clothes and give the emperor the watermelon seedlings."
The Third Prince: "Okay."
The third prince could have solved the problem himself, but he wanted to stay with Zheng Sisi for a while longer, so he wanted to take her into the palace with him.
It didn't take long before the vegetable seedlings needed by the few people had been dug. They were very prudent and didn't dig too much. Just enough for the family to eat. If the results were good, they could plant more next year.
A few people said goodbye, saying that they had to go back to plant vegetable seedlings and could not delay. Zheng Sisi also had to go to the palace, so she did not keep them.
The two entered the palace unimpeded, leaving their carriage waiting at the palace gate.
Walking in the majestic palace corridor, Zheng Sisi asked, "Normally, people are not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned. Why can you come in anytime?"
The Third Prince turned his head to look at her. Seeing her big eyes were serious, the Third Prince smiled and said, "After my mother passed away, I was sent to the mountains to learn skills. I didn't spend much time in the palace. After I came back from the mountains, I didn't want to be bound by the palace rules. My father gave me a mansion. At that time, I was still young and hadn't been crowned a king yet. So the plaque of the Third Prince's Mansion was hung. My father also gave me a token so that I could enter and leave the palace freely."
Zheng Sisi nodded in understanding: "I see."
Zheng Sisi asked again: "It must be tiring to learn martial arts in the mountains."
The third prince said: "Fortunately, my master and uncle took good care of me."
Zheng Sisi knew that practicing martial arts is tiring. He summed it up with just one sentence: "It's okay." He must have suffered a lot, otherwise his martial arts skills wouldn't be so good.
The third prince asked, "You also launched the flavored red lobster in the capital."
Zheng Sisi nodded: "Yes, you are so well-informed."
The third prince said, "You don't know, someone wants to use your relationship to reserve a table to eat delicious red lobster."
Zheng Sisi's eyes widened in surprise: "Who is this? The Third Prince is so honorable just to reserve a table for dinner."
The third prince said: "So your reception building is very popular now!"
Zheng Sisi laughed out loud: "Sheng Zhen, I didn't expect you to have such a publicity effect. From now on, my business will depend on your care, Third Prince!" Zheng Sisi even pretended to kneel down.
The Third Prince looked at her funny movements and said lovingly, "No problem!"
The two of them walked towards the imperial study room laughing and joking. The palace maids and eunuchs who saw them walking by looked as if they had seen a ghost, and they all wondered if they saw the third prince.
Rumors about the Third Prince were everywhere in the palace. He always kept to himself and no palace maid ever dared to get close to him.
At that time, he had just come down the mountain. One time, a palace maid wanted to climb into the third prince's bed because of her beauty. When the third prince found out, he kicked the palace maid away. The palace maid had to lie in bed for a whole month before she could get out.
From that day on, the Third Prince's courtyard was only occupied by eunuchs, and no maids entered. Later, when he left the palace, he only brought a few old maids who had served the former queen. There were not even any young maids. From then on, everyone spread the rumor that the Third Prince was not interested in women and had a preference for men.
The two men came to the imperial study. Before they even got close, Eunuch Lin reported to his master, Eunuch Mu, and then waited for the arrival of the third prince and his companion at the door of the imperial study.