Chapter 371 Farming
He Ling rolled her eyes in anger at the system's sarcastic comment and indignantly retorted in her mind.
Shut up, your theories are all guesswork!
This is based on practical experience, valuable knowledge validated by countless crop cycles.
What does it mean to say that yield per acre depends on the seeds themselves? System, come out here, let's talk. Without my carefully formulated fertilizers and scientific management, can seeds spontaneously produce high yields?
She stubbornly ignored the system's warnings.
[Hmph, just you wait and see, I'll teach you a few outstanding students!]
Huo Lin gave the order, and Wang Degui was extremely efficient. He quickly selected four or five young palace maids who looked quick and nimble and had decent appearances, and respectfully handed them over to He Ling.
The news somehow got out, and the other concubines in the harem also started to have their own ideas.
Everyone knows that the Emperor is capricious and his only hobby is the Imperial Noble Consort.
They racked their brains and wore out their shoes, but still couldn't please him.
Now, things have gotten really bad. The Emperor has become obsessed with farming and even had Consort Hui personally teach him.
This is a rare opportunity to show off in front of the Emperor!
What if the emperor comes to inspect the place one day and sees how hard I'm working and feels pity for me?
As a result, He Ling's experimental field, which was originally quite quiet, suddenly became bustling with activity over the next few days.
Today, a beautiful woman happens to pass by and shows great interest in farming; tomorrow, a talented man will come seeking to experience the hardships of ordinary people.
Dressed in carefully selected "modified" work clothes and carrying small, delicate hoes that looked more like ornaments, they gracefully appeared at the edge of the field.
"Sister Huifei~ How do I plant this seedling? I don't really know how~"
"Oh dear, this soil is so dirty! Are there any bugs? I'm so scared!"
"Sister Huifei, do you think I'm fertilizing correctly?"
He Ling watched as these concubines, whose real intentions were not in the wine, treated farming like a catwalk, and the veins on her forehead throbbed.
Help! Are they here to farm or to have a beauty pageant?
That hoe looks like a needle? Can it even dig through the soil?
They want to fertilize it? Are they trying to dress up the land?!
[System, quick, redeem "How to Elegantly Scold A Group of Troublesome Butterflies" for me.]
System: "Searching... No such skill book found. We suggest you use physical expulsion directly."
He Ling: 【What use are you!】
She could no longer tolerate it, and finally exploded after a certain beauty "accidentally" sprinkled an entire bag of precious seeds as fertilizer.
With her hands on her hips and a dark face, she roared at the group of flamboyant concubines: "Listen up, all of you! If you want to learn farming, change into coarse clothes, tie your hair up, and squat down to work honestly. If you're afraid of getting dirty, tired, or getting bugs, go back right now! This isn't a stage; I don't have time to play along with your act!"
Her roar, carrying the fierce spirit of the countryside, terrified the delicate beauties, who scattered like birds and beasts.
The experimental field was finally quiet again, with only a few palace maids who had actually been sent to learn the technology looking at He Ling with awe in their eyes.
He Ling then clapped her hands in satisfaction.
Just as the turmoil over the experimental field subsided, Princess Mingzhu was driven crazy by the annoyance.
With Princess Ping'an's wedding approaching, Mingzhu, as a close sister, naturally had to help with some trivial matters.
Princess Ping'an was meticulous and strived for perfection in everything. She went through countless rounds of trouble just to choose the embroidery pattern for her wedding dress and check the gift list.
Mingzhu was pulled along by her, supposedly to be an advisor, but in reality, she was there to learn from her.
“Mingzhu, look at the lotus scroll pattern on this wedding dress. The stitches here aren’t fine enough. We need to send someone to fix it.”
"Mingzhu, I am going to visit my husband's family tomorrow. Please remember not to wear clothes that are too bright or flashy, as that would make me look frivolous."
“Mingzhu, the nanny said that for the first three days after a new bride enters the household, the hair ornaments she wears during her morning and evening greetings should not extend past her ears, and her skirt should not trail more than three inches on the ground when she walks. You should listen to this; you'll need to know it later…”
Princess Ping'an's voice was always so gentle and tender, but her tireless and perfectionist manner gave Mingzhu a real headache.
She was naturally unconventional and couldn't stand these rules and regulations, but she couldn't go against her cousin's wishes, so she could only bite the bullet and go along with it, feeling like she was being marinated in all those formalities.
That wasn't all. Another source of her fury was the persistent haunting Shen Yi.
Ever since she tied Shen Yi up like a dumpling and presented him to Huo Lin, this guy has been at odds with her.
In the past, he would at most say a few sarcastic remarks when they bumped into each other, but now he's practically taking every opportunity to cause trouble for her.
She ran a little too fast in the Imperial Garden, and he appeared leisurely, fanning himself, saying something like, "Princess, why are you running so fast? Is there another spy in the palace, rushing off to knock someone's head off?"
She shared snacks with the palace maid and laughed a little loudly. He appeared out of nowhere and said calmly, "Your Highness has a strong voice. I can hear you clearly even through a palace wall. I admire you."
Even if she ate two extra pieces of hibiscus cake, he could still subtly mention to Huo Lin that the princess had been having a good appetite lately, as if she had indigestion, which made Huo Lin really think that she was greedy and asked the imperial kitchen to reduce her portion of desserts.
Mingzhu grew angrier the more she thought about it, but there was nothing she could do about it, so she could only curse him a thousand times in her heart.
That day, she finally managed to escape from Princess Ping'an's place, but her head felt filled with all sorts of etiquette and rules, and she desperately needed to relax.
She wandered dejectedly to Weiyang Palace, hoping to find Jiang Huan to confide in her.
Upon entering the hall, an enticing aroma of spicy flavors wafts into your nostrils.
It turned out that Jiang Huan's appetite had recently improved, so the small kitchen had specially researched several new flavored appetizers. They were spicy and delicious, and Jiang Huan thought they were quite good, so she asked them to make more to keep on hand.
Mingzhu's eyes lit up instantly, like a kitten smelling fish, and she immediately moved closer to Jiang Huan.
"Your Majesty, these dishes smell so delicious! If you paired them with a pot of fine wine, it would be the life of a god!"
Looking at her wistful and worried expression, Jiang Huan could see right through her and couldn't help but laugh, "Drowning your sorrows in alcohol is not recommended."
Upon hearing this, Mingzhu tugged at Jiang Huan's sleeve and pleaded, "Your Majesty, please let me have just a little bit, just a little bit, I promise I won't overindulge!"
She held up her little finger, her eyes looking pitiful.
Jiang Huan couldn't stand her nagging anymore, and seeing that she had indeed been quite bothered by trivial matters recently, and that her face had become thinner, she softened her heart.
"Okay, okay, but it's agreed that you can only drink a little, and no messing around."
"Thank you, Your Majesty! You are the best!" Mingzhu cheered immediately, then, as if remembering something, added, "Let me prepare the wine!"
She remembered that Shen Yi, that annoying guy, seemed to have a lot of fine wines from the Western Regions stored in his private wine cellar.
Hehe, just wait for her glorious revenge.
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