Chapter 521 Fengyang Pavilion

"Madam, don't move. We can do it ourselves!" Inside Fengyang Pavilion, seven or eight princesses of different sizes, wearing thin cotton jackets with narrow sleeves, rolled up their sleeves and planted sugarcane in the mud.

"Princess, don't get your hands dirty!" "Princess, be careful with your shoes!"

The maids had no choice but to stand by, talking non-stop, being careful about this and that, their brows almost twisted into knots.

Where did this gentleman come from? He made the princess behave as vulgarly as a village girl and even tricked her into doing work!

The princesses caught a cold and fell ill, which was another trouble for them.

The princesses are precious and delicate. They will catch a cold if they are slightly cold or hot.

All the flowers and plants on both sides of the path in the middle of Fengyang Pavilion were removed, and the princesses followed the female teachers' instructions, loosening the soil with hoes, sprinkling lime on it, and drying it for a few days.

Cover it with some processed mulch and make ridges.

Now the sugarcane seedlings have grown to two or three inches tall and are ready to be transplanted.

The princesses all changed into their old shoes and old clothes to work.

Spring is here and flowers are blooming. The princesses would sweat at the slightest movement. They dug holes, planted sugarcane plants one by one at a certain distance, and covered them with soil. Soon the small garden was full of them.

"Look, this row of crops was all planted by me!" Yuzhang wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, his little face was red and his eyes were shining.

"I planted this row of plants. No one is allowed to touch it. I will take care of it from now on." Princess Nanping, who was about the same age as Changle, pointed to the row of plants under her feet.

"I planted this!" "This row is mine!" The other princesses claimed their own and did not allow others to interfere.

Changle didn't say anything. She was the legitimate princess and no one dared to offend her.

It was only when the female teachers taught them how to grow sugarcane seedlings that she really came into contact with labor.

The dirty soil that the maids used to despise actually contains a lot of knowledge.

Different colors of soil represent different acidity and alkalinity. The soil clumps because the soil is highly alkaline...

The soil must be loose when planting crops so that the roots can take root deep underground and absorb enough water and nutrients.

There are also novel techniques such as plant cuttings and grafting.

The princesses got to work, got some saplings and learned how to graft them, and how to use sugar water to make the leaves take root, and then plant them...

Every day I no longer have to sit and study calligraphy, painting and needlework.

Although his hands and clothes were dirty, he was in high spirits, had a bigger appetite, and slept soundly every day.

The complexion becomes visibly rosy, the face starts to gain weight and becomes healthier.

"Okay, after planting the sugarcane, we still need to water it appropriately!" Xie Qingyun said, holding a watering can.

"I'll do it! I'll do it!" Yuzhang grabbed the watering cane, scooped half a can of water and poured it on the sugarcane, and the water quickly seeped down.

The princesses staggered around to splash water, and their hands and feet got wet.

"Oh, Princess, come up quickly and change your clothes! You will catch a cold if you get wet!" The maids slapped their thighs and made a loud noise, as if the sky was falling.

He was not happy with Xie Qingyun and the other female teachers.

"It's okay, Ma'am, I'm not cold!" Princess Baling was having fun and refused to go up.

"My little ancestor, why don't you listen? This is a job for country people, how could you be fooled by others!" The nanny stepped forward and pulled Princess Baling up with force.

"I don't want it! Let me go! Sister Changle, save me!"

Princess Baling was crying. She was a little younger than Yuzhang and was having fun when she was forcibly interrupted by the nanny.

"Mammy, let her go!" Changle looked unhappy.

"Princess, you can't play too much. You have to act like a princess!" the nanny said sternly.

"Hmph, am I the princess or are you the princess? You don't listen to me, but I must listen to you. So who is the slave and who is the princess?" Princess Baling said shrilly.

"Princess, are you trying to humiliate me? I am loyal to you, but you don't know what's good for you. How can I cope with this?" The nanny cried bitterly.

"What's this?" Empress Changsun came over with her pregnant belly, followed by several concubines.

"Mother!" Princess Baling broke free from the nanny's grip and threw herself into her mother's arms.

The concubine had a very low rank and wiped her daughter's face with pity.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen!" The ladies and maids hurriedly bowed.

"No need to be so polite!" Empress Changsun said softly, "Baling, why are you crying?"

"My dear mother, I was planting sugarcane, but the nanny insisted on taking me away, saying that the princess should act like a princess." Baling complained while crying.

Her mother was of low status and was often secretly bullied by these servants.

She was a princess, so the nanny didn't take her seriously. The lady who planted sugarcane was invited by Sister Changle.

These slaves were unhappy that their favor and authority were taken away, so they naturally looked for excuses to destroy their prestige.

"Your Majesty, I am doing this for the princess's own good! I dare not offend you!" The nanny was terrified and pretended to be trembling and pitiful.

"Thank you for your hard work, maids!" Empress Changsun had seen slaves bullying their masters, so she naturally understood what these maids were thinking.

They are just trying to tame and control the princess since she was young, so that when the princess gets married in the future, they will marry in too.

He had a say and as a way of repaying the princess's kindness, he asked her to find an insignificant official position for his own nephew.

"The princess is grown up now, and it's time for the maids to retire and have a good rest!" Empress Changsun said lightly.

"Your Majesty!" The nanny looked up in astonishment. She was only twenty-five or twenty-six, still in her prime. How could she be so honored and supported?

"Go!" Empress Changsun's tone was gentle, but her eyes were cold, and there was an invisible pressure.

Several strong maids stepped forward from behind, their eyes unfriendly.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!" The nanny lowered her head and accepted her fate wisely.

If you continue to make trouble, you will gain nothing and will be thrown out.

At least Rongyang has a good salary every month, and his family can eat and drink well, so he is still a decent person.

"Mom!" Changle hugged her mother and acted coquettishly.

"Is it fun to grow sugarcane?" Empress Changsun wiped the sweat off her eldest daughter lovingly.

My daughter has become much more lively and cheerful these days, and her little face has a rare rosy look.

She asked the imperial physician why the medicine had not worked before, but after working out, she felt full of energy.

The imperial physician hesitated for a long time before saying that this was called being down-to-earth.

Children in the countryside do not have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, and they go barefoot all year round, but they are in good health because they are in contact with the soil all day long, and the land nourishes them.

Empress Changsun thought it made sense, so she had some free time now, so she came to see if the princesses were having fun. But she encountered a slave bullying his master.

Empress Changsun lost her father at a young age and was bullied by her relatives. It was her uncle Gao Shilian who took her in and raised her. During that time, she saw all kinds of faces of the servants, and she and her siblings and mother were often bullied.

Therefore, we will never tolerate servants who bully their masters!

"It's fun! Mother, I have learned a lot of crop planting methods!

"In a few days, my sons and ministers will start raising silkworms, and later we will learn silk reeling and weaving!" Changle chattered, his eyes lively and lively, unlike his usual indifferent and silent self.

"I'm glad you like it! After this season's silk cocoons are reeled and woven, you can set off for Dengzhou!" Empress Changsun said with a kind face.

"Really, mother is so nice!" Changle said happily.

"Mother, I want to go too!" Princess Baling gently tugged at Empress Changsun's sleeve.

"Mother, I want to go too!" Princess Xiangcheng, the eldest daughter of a concubine, whispered.