Cai Lian gets a promotion and a raise, and becomes more loyal to Shen Wei.
She couldn't bear to see Shen Wei follow the old path of other masters, so she kindly reminded her.
"No rush." Shen Wei waved her arms and practiced the third move of Ba Duan Jin. "My body is malnourished now and it's not suitable for pregnancy."
The original owner came from a poor family and was thin.
Shen Wei needs to take good care of herself before preparing to get pregnant and have a baby. Otherwise, with her frail body and the backward birthing conditions in ancient times, she would definitely have a difficult delivery, and in serious cases, there would be two deaths.
Her goal is to retire with honor and not die early.
Cai Lian shook her head secretly.
Although the master is generous, she is a peasant girl after all and is short-sighted.
The prince's favor was too short-lived and fleeting. A childless concubine lives a life worse than that of a maid.
At dusk, King Yan stepped into Fangfei Garden.
He walked straight in without asking the eunuch to inform him. I just happened to see Shen Wei squatting by the vegetable patch in the yard, busying herself with a small hoe in her hand.
King Yan frowned.
Looking at Shen Wei's posture, it seems that she is burying something. Prince Yan couldn't help but think of his concubine Liu Ruyan. Every spring, Liu Ruyan, who was full of poetry and books, had a hobby - burying flowers.
King Yan really didn't understand why there was anything good in burying the fallen petals. If it's buried in the soil, won't it all rot?
Could it be that Chen Wei is also a woman like Liu Ruyan? Prince Yan suddenly felt unhappy, and there was a flash of disappointment in his eyes.
One Liu Ruyan was enough, he really didn’t want to see a second Liu Ruyan.
"Prince, you're back!" Shen Wei seemed to hear the noise behind her, and she ran over happily, with a little mud on her pretty face.
When other concubines saw the prince, they would only say "Greetings, Your Majesty" respectfully.
Chen Wei is different. When she sees King Yan, she will happily say "You're back".
The changes of a few words have profound meanings.
Shen Wei was quietly instilling in King Yan the concept of "Fangfei Garden" as "home". Every time Prince Yan came to Fangfei Garden, it was like going home.
When Prince Yan saw her rosy little face, which was charming and innocent, the disappointment in his heart disappeared and turned into uncontrollable pity.
King Yan gently wiped the mud off Shen Wei’s cheek: “Weiwei, what are you doing?”
Shen Wei shook the hoe in her hand, her eyes curved into crescents: "Grow vegetables!"
King Yan was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to react - planting, planting vegetables?
Shen Wei openly took King Yan's hand and came to the small vegetable garden she had opened.
King Yan lowered his head and looked at the two people's hands holding each other - Chen Wei's hands were always warm, soft, and fragrant, and very comfortable to hold.
The other women in the backyard of the palace were almost like cast in the same mold. They always behaved in a well-behaved manner when they saw Prince Yan and could not let go in bed.
Only Shen Wei was different. She would take the initiative to hold his hand, respect him, love him, and cooperate with him in bed with all her might.
King Yan: She really loves me.
The two came to the vegetable garden, a square piece of land with freshly turned spring mud. Shen Wei had already scattered some vegetable seeds, and there were also unplanted pepper seedlings, eggplant seedlings, etc. next to them.
Shen Wei smiled and explained, "I was born in a poor family. When I was young, I worked in the fields with my brothers and sisters. I saw that this piece of land in the yard was empty. It would be a pity to plant flowers, so I might as well plant some vegetables."
The King of Yan lived a life of luxury, was well-read, rode a horse, fought in battles, wrote books, and did many things.
I can grow vegetables, but I’ve never done it before.
Shen Wei had analyzed the character of the Prince of Yan—he toured the south for the crown prince, was considerate of the people, and had a tan. This shows that he is not a playboy who is good-for-nothing but a drunkard. He has political literacy and knows the importance of agriculture to the country.
Therefore, Shen Wei's vegetable planting would not arouse his disgust.
As expected, the King of Yan was very interested: "How to plant it?"
Shen Wei picked up the cabbage seeds and sprinkled them into the soil: "Sprinkle the seeds first, cover with a thin layer of soil. The weather is good in spring, water and fertilize, and the vegetables will grow quickly. For these eggplant seedlings and tomato seedlings, dig a small hole..."
Shen Wei rambled on and on explaining to King Yan.
Finally, Shen Wei handed two vegetable seedlings to King Yan and smiled brightly: "Your Majesty, why don't you try it yourself? It's fun."
The eunuch Fugui behind Prince Yan frowned secretly. This Master Shen is so bold!
Let the prince grow vegetables!
The prince is of noble status. How could he be involved in something as trivial as growing vegetables?
Fugui sighed inwardly, thinking that the prince had been doting on his mistress too much recently, and had even allowed her to become lawless.
"That's interesting." King Yan took the eggplant seedlings handed to him by Shen Wei and squatted beside the vegetable field.
Shen Wei looked at the vegetable field and used a wooden stick as a dividing line in the middle of the field: "The vegetable field on the left, the prince grows vegetables. The vegetable field on the right, I grow vegetables - when the eggplants and tomatoes I grow are ripe, the prince can't come and steal my vegetables."
The King of Yan smiled.
Who is my status to steal your food?
For a moment, King Yan's desire to win was aroused. Shen Wei took his hand and taught him step by step how to use a hoe and how to dig a hole.
Fugui was watching from the side, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Seeing the prince's noble hands holding the hoe, Fugui almost wanted to jump up to stop him!
"Butler Fugui." Cai Lian observed his expression and quickly handed a tender green eggplant seedling to Fugui. "The prince and Master Shen are busy. You can also try growing vegetables. It's very interesting."
Fugui waved his hands repeatedly: "We don't know how to do that."
Cailian smiled and said, "It's okay, Cailian can teach you!"
Cai Lian took Fugui to another small vegetable patch in the corner. The patch was very small, and Cai Lian and Cai Ping grew some tender green vegetables themselves.
At first, Shen Wei suggested that Cai Lian and Cai Ping also grow vegetables. Although the two maids didn't understand, they still followed Shen Wei's instructions and planted some green vegetables.
It rained these two days and the seeds sprouted.
When Caiwei and Caiping saw the vegetables they had planted sprout, for some reason they felt a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.
In Shen Wei’s words – this is called “sense of belonging to the company”. Some companies let their employees raise cats, grow vegetables and flowers to increase their loyalty to the company.
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