Upon returning, Lu Qiqi immediately buried herself in her books and began drawing and drafting a plan.

As an experimental base, planting must be carried out in different areas, and the progress of each stage must be recorded in detail.

She plans to experiment with two planting methods: hydroponics and semi-arid cultivation.

The rice seeds previously given to the village chief of Tianlong Village were high-quality rice seeds irrigated with spiritual spring water from the space, and the harvest was several times higher than in previous years.

Lu Qiqi had seen the map of the Great Jin Dynasty at the main camp. At that time, the army was short of food and supplies, and she had considered this matter.

In the Jin Dynasty, there were many paddy fields in the south, which could be used to grow rice directly, while paddy fields were scarce in the north, which were mostly dry land, making them suitable for dry farming.

The new capital city is in the north, so rice cultivation in the village is still mainly dry-grown, with a small plot of land designated for water cultivation.

As for water conservancy, she only drew a simple sketch. As for how to plan it more reasonably, Li Changlong and his team need to conduct on-site exploration.

Li Changlong had previously been involved in the water conservancy project in Tianlong Village, and Lu Qiqi believed he would do an even better job this time.

Lu Qiqi spent three days writing and drawing in the room, and finally listed out the plan clearly.

The moment she put down her pen, she let out a long sigh of relief, then tidied up the paper she had written on and asked Qingdai to deliver it to Li Changlong.

Lu Qiqi was quite at ease letting Nineteen take Li Changlong to the manor in the eastern suburbs, and she wasn't afraid that Steward Gu would cause trouble for him.

After all, the way Steward Gu respectfully escorted her back to the city a few days ago, after being reprimanded by An Jiu, was a clear indication of his attitude.

Although Steward Gu hadn't been entirely unmotivated before, after being reprimanded by An Jiu, it would have been difficult for him not to be.

After doing all that, Lu Qiqi went to Song Binyu's courtyard again.

Although she had been engrossed in writing plans these days, she still learned from Lu Yao that Song Binyu had regained some feeling in his legs.

However, Song Binyu vehemently denied it and refused to admit it at all. When Lu Yao said a few more words, he gave her a cold shoulder.

Lu Qiqi knew why he wouldn't admit it; he was undoubtedly afraid that someone would harm him.

He is now unable to protect himself and can only rely on the Empress Dowager. However, the Empress Dowager is already old and can only protect him for a time, not for a lifetime.

Therefore, he chose to use his leg ailment to reduce the suspicion of those who wanted to harm him.

Before even entering the courtyard where Song Binyu lived, Lu Qiqi heard a hearty laugh.

Hearing the laughter, she felt that having Lu Yao watch him take his medicine was a very wise decision.

She strode into the courtyard, where Song Binyu was still sitting in his wheelchair under the pavilion, while Lu Yao sat opposite him, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

Surrounded by maids and servants attending to Song Binyu, Haitang stood at a distance and smiled along.

What's making you all laugh so happily?

Upon hearing Lu Qiqi's voice, everyone turned their attention to her, and Lu Yao immediately stood up and walked towards her sister.

She ran to her sister's side, took her hand, and wrote a word on her palm.

The moment Lu Yao finished writing, Lu Qiqi raised an eyebrow. "Who couldn't guess this character?"

Song Binyu, who had been laughing heartily, immediately turned red in the face and glanced at Lu Yao with a shifty look in his eyes.

Seeing this, Lu Qiqi didn't say anything more, after all, Song Binyu was still the Crown Prince.

If word got out that someone is illiterate, wouldn't they be laughed out of the room?

Even though the emperor had already deposed his father, the fact that he could live in the Empress Dowager's palace meant that the emperor tacitly approved of his status.

However, this identity cannot be made public, as it would only add to the awkwardness.

Lu Qiqi knew they were playing a word guessing game, but she didn't try to solve it.

The simplified Chinese characters that Lu Yao wrote in her palm just now actually meant "help," but it was a secret code unique to the two sisters.

Lu Yao must have been driven to desperation, which is why she came up with the idea of ​​using simplified Chinese characters to defeat Song Binyu.

Thinking this way, she didn't intend to expose A Yao's little scheme to her face. She just thought she would remind her later, since only the secret between the two of them could be used as a code.

Lu Qiqi explained her purpose, her gaze fixed on Song Binyu's face, where she could clearly see a hint of unease flashing across his expression.

Song Binyu's experiences have made him more mature than his peers, but he is still a child, and he can't hide many of his emotions on his face.

Lu Qiqi felt a pang of heartache as she both hoped for a full recovery from her leg ailment and worried about being persecuted by others.

In her opinion, if he hadn't been born into royalty, he might have been able to live a life with both parents.

Lu Qiqi sat on the stone bench and said, "Take your hand out."

A hint of hesitation flashed in Song Binyu's eyes, but he did as he was told and stretched out his hand.

Her fair hand rested on his small wrist, and after a moment, Lu Qiqi withdrew her hand to examine his leg.

She sat back down on the stone bench, and just then, a maidservant brought her a cup of tea. Ignoring the two pairs of eyes staring at her expectantly, she began to sip the tea.

The tea soup is refreshing and has a high aroma.

"Good tea."

Song Binyu waited for a long time, but to his surprise, Lu Qiqi's first words were to praise the tea.

Enraged, he glared at the maid and grumbled inwardly, "Couldn't you have delivered it later?"

"Sister, how is his leg?"

Lu Qiqi put down her tea and stopped teasing the two of them.

She did this simply to see if Song Binyu still had any hope of getting his leg treated.

The expectant look in her eyes didn't lie; she knew very well that Song Binyu, deep down, still hoped she could stand up again.

Even if those people's sinister hands reach out to him again.

After all, only when you have expectations of yourself can you achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Otherwise, you won't be able to overcome your inner obstacles. Even if your physical leg ailment is cured, you'll still have a knot in your heart, and everything will be in vain.

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