Zhou Qiongyue never expected that the emperor would be obsessed with her dishes just because she sent them to the palace.

The day after she delivered the food, the emperor's rewards arrived, mainly some imperial gifts. They were all very precious objects with good meanings, but they all had one thing in common: they could not be converted into cash.

Emperor: What are you thinking about? I am also short of money.

Along with the emperor's reward came the purchase money from the Imperial Household Department, which gave her a lot of money. All her vegetable seedlings that had not yet grown had been ordered to the Imperial Household Department.

At Zhou Qiongyue's insistence, only a small piece of land was left for her, and the rest had to be sold to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. However, the money given was generous, so Zhou Qiongyue didn't say much!

But after the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs left, Zhou Qiongyue looked at the small vegetable plot and felt deeply anxious. It was such a small piece of land, and she couldn't eat all the food by herself without giving some to her parents! If she gave some to her parents, she couldn't not give some to her grandparents! And there was also her aunt in the palace.

Even if the palace has purchased some, it’s only a small amount, and not much can be given to my aunt!

After struggling for a long time, Zhou Qiongyue decided to use the spare room in the house to grow vegetables. She went outside to find soil and plant some vegetables in the house that did not require much sunlight.

After Luo Yong and Ji San learned about Zhou Qiongyue's idea, they found it incredible at first. They had never heard of growing vegetables in the house.

But they did whatever the lady said, because what the lady said was right anyway.

Later, when the crops were finally grown, Zhou Qiongyue resumed her behavior of giving away vegetables everywhere. Although the vegetables could be sold for money, she felt that she couldn't go without food.

So this time she didn't sell the crops grown in the house. She also didn't give any to the Second and Fifth Princes. She only gave to the Queen Aunt in the palace.

Zhou Qiongyue felt that since the Imperial Household Department had bought all those dishes, they wouldn't treat the Emperor unfairly. The princes should also have their share, so she didn't need to worry about it.

But the fact is that as soon as the emperor, the second prince and his two sons knew that Zhou Qiongyue had sent food to the queen, they would go to the queen's palace to eat it.

The queen was helpless. They came one after another like dog noses as soon as it was time for dinner.

This cannot be blamed on the emperor, the second prince, and the fifth prince. The main reason is that there are many masters in the palace, and the emperor can only get a small share, let alone the second prince and the fifth prince.

It’s bad enough that they haven’t eaten winter vegetables, but even though they have already eaten them, they will miss them!

That day, Zhou Qiongyue had just instructed people to pick some newly grown vegetables and prepare a pot for lunch. This was how Zhou Qiongyue liked to eat in winter.

As a result, she had just finished giving the order when a servant came in to report, "The Second Prince has arrived."

Zhou Qiongyue immediately had someone put a cloak on her and went out to meet them.

"Hello, second cousin!" Zhou Qiongyue's greetings were still very standard, but she spoke a little more affectionately.

The Second Prince came this time to ask for something, so he was particularly polite. He immediately helped Zhou Qiongyue up and said, "No need to be so polite, cousin."

Zhou Qiongyue led the Second Prince to the reception room and asked, "Why did Second Cousin think of me?"

"Cousin, you didn't even give me a break and you're going straight to the point?" Although the Second Prince found it a little difficult to tell the purpose of his visit, looking at his cousin's friendly attitude, he felt that he might not be beaten by her.

Zhou Qiongyue now understood her second cousin's character clearly. "I'm just curious what brought her here, and why he came to see me alone."

As soon as the second prince entered the room, he found a place to sit down.

"Cousin, this place is really nice and warm." The second prince looked around and praised sincerely.

When Zhou Qiongyue heard the Second Prince say this, she wondered if this guy wanted to take the hot spring villa back! Zhou Qiongyue felt that if the Second Prince dared to say this, she would definitely beat this guy up.

"Thank you, second cousin, for giving up your love."

"Hehe, that's not what I meant. I just need help from my cousin." After the second prince said this, he made a begging gesture towards Zhou Qiongyue.

Zhou Qiongyue calmly avoided the question and said bluntly, "Second cousin, just say it! I can't guess what you're thinking."

"Miss Xie wants to buy your vegetable-growing recipe. Could you please make an exception for my sake?" The second prince said as he made a gesture of escaping, ready to run away at any time.

In fact, he didn't want to come, and he wasn't that thick-skinned, but Xie Zixin was making trouble with him every day, and now it was the critical period for their marriage, so he had no choice but to come and give it a try.

Zhou Qiongyue was silent for a while. When the Second Prince thought he was going to be beaten today, Zhou Qiongyue spoke, "This time, I will sell it for the sake of Aunt Queen and Second Cousin. But I ask for a high price. Second Cousin, you can't get something for nothing, right?"

Zhou Qiongyue was clearly stating that it was not enough to save the Second Prince's face alone, but she also had to take into account the Queen's aunt.

The Second Prince reached out and wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, and quickly explained: "That won't happen, that won't happen!"

"Cousin, how much do you want?" The second prince asked with a smile. As long as his cousin was willing to sell it, it would be fine.

"One hundred thousand taels of silver is a good price. My cousin knows how popular winter vegetables are. And I'm not buying them outright. I'll grow and sell them myself. The market is so big, so it all depends on your ability."

Zhou Qiongyue appeared calm on the surface, but she was actually worried that this scapegoat would run away. It would take her several years selling vegetables to earn 100,000 taels of silver, not counting labor costs.

Moreover, this technology requires a hot spring village to grow, and greenhouse cultivation is not possible in this era. Hot spring villages are such a rare thing.

So even if the heroine bought it, it would be of no use and it would take several years to make a profit.

The second prince didn't think too much about it, nor did he think it was expensive. The main reason was that he really knew how popular winter vegetables were in the palace, and the supply simply couldn't meet the demand.

In fact, this time Xie Zixin gave him 150,000 taels. It was obvious that this money was not something that Xie Zixin could have alone. It must be what the Xuanping Marquis Mansion wanted.

"I won't take advantage of my cousin. My cousin will sell me the prescription for 150,000 taels, and I'll have someone sign the contract. When the time comes, my cousin just needs to return me 20,000 taels." The second prince said this and winked at Zhou Qiongyue.

Zhou Qiongyue was so shocked when she heard this that she almost spit out her tea. "Second cousin, you really dare to make money from anything." She almost expressed her admiration to the second prince.

The second prince lifted the hair beside his ear and said, "Cousin, don't you know how poor it is to be a prince?"

"Okay, take out the deed and let me sign it. I'll return the 40,000 to you later. Don't say I'm taking advantage of you." Although Zhou Qiongyue was greedy, she didn't want to do things too extreme. She still knew how to play the long game to catch the big fish.