Chapter 185: Let Him Not Be a Man
Lin Xiaoyue spent the whole afternoon shopping from the cloth shop to the grocery store. In the end, she bought some leather cotton paper for making oil-paper umbrellas, snow-white silk and ramie cloth. She also bought some natural waterproof tung oil.
Chen Yunyun couldn't understand what the things Lin Xiaoyue bought were related to each other. She asked curiously, "Sister Lin, what are you buying these things for?"
Lin Xiaoyue smiled and replied, "Let's see if there's any material that's waterproof, breathable, and light-permeable. This is very important for my grape growing needs!"
Chen Yunyun was even more confused. "Isn't planting just about burying it in the soil? Why is it so complicated?"
Lin Xiaoyue felt that she couldn't answer it for the time being until her experiment was successful. It would be so embarrassing if she could tell the answer but couldn't do it!
She scratched her head sheepishly and said, "Well, I want to improve it, so it will be a little different from others. Let's give it a try. If it succeeds, it will be considered progress!"
Chen Yunyun felt like she understood, but also seemed not to understand. Because she was afraid of being laughed at, she did not ask any further questions.
After returning to the teahouse, Lin Xiaoyue went to ask Liang Jingyao how things were going.
At this time, Liang Jingyao had already made four or five wooden boxes. When he saw Lin Xiaoyue coming back, he proudly picked up the wooden box and asked Lin Xiaoyue for credit. "Look, I did a pretty good job, didn't I? Shouldn't you give me a reward?"
Lin Xiaoyue was amused by Liang Jingyao's funny expression. "Haha, Brother Liang, I'll give you more money when I grow grapes!"
Liang Jingyao felt helpless, this was not what he wanted!
He placed the wooden box in Lin Xiaoyue's hand and said, "Why are you saying this? Why don't you check first to see if the box fits?"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded. She poured a third of water into the lower box first, then put the smaller box on top. The water level was just below the hole. "Brother Liang, you're amazing! This wooden box is beautifully made. I'll put the grape seeds in it tomorrow."
As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyue moved all the boxes to the study, and then took the seeds that were drying in the kitchen to the study. Because the study was relatively private and not many people came in and out, it was very suitable for her experiments.
Seeing Lin Xiaoyue treating these things like rare treasures, Liang Jingyao said with a smile, "Just plant them boldly. It doesn't matter if you fail. In fact, you are not the first person to want to grow grapes in Dongsui Kingdom. They have tried all kinds of methods, even taking soil from Tianhe Kingdom to plant, but they all failed!"
Lin Xiaoyue understood what Liang Jingyao meant, that is, failure was normal, but Liang Jingyao sent people to transport so many grapes from thousands of miles away, just because he wanted to succeed in the challenge!
"I know, Dad told me the same thing. Thank you, Brother Liang!"
Liang Jingyao rubbed her head and said, "What are you thanking me for? I will support you in whatever you like! Besides, Emperor Liang was injured so badly this time, he won't take any action for the time being. It's a pity that I couldn't take his life last time!"
Lin Xiaoyue felt that she had not received any news from the capital for a long time, but a villain like Emperor Liang would not come openly, so he must be making some moves in secret. In short, Liang Jingyao had to be on guard at all times!
So, she warned, "Brother Liang, I think the calmer the situation, the more undercurrents there are! We still need to intensify our efforts to gather information from the palace, otherwise, if we're caught off guard even once, we'll suffer heavy losses! Now that we've finally recaptured Yangmingshan, we must not underestimate Emperor Liang!"
Liang Jingyao frowned and said hesitantly, "You're right! I saw you were busy lately, so I didn't tell you some things. In fact, since Emperor Liang was injured, he has taken in many concubines in the name of bringing good luck. He also directly issued an order for Princess Mingzhu's legitimate son Zheng Jiacheng to marry Zhao Hongling, the widowed granddaughter of Grand Tutor Zhao, and continue to inherit the title of Prince Anle. The wedding will probably be in the next few days!"
Lin Xiaoyue was a little surprised. "Why so soon? And why would the dignified Prince Anle marry a widow? He's the eldest princess's legitimate son and has never been married. With such a noble status, what kind of virgin could he possibly want? Emperor Liang is clearly trying to disgust me!"
Liang Jingyao sighed and said, "I once secretly sneaked into the Princess's Mansion and asked the Princess and Jiacheng, and they both chose to accept it. Because even if it wasn't this Zhao Hongling, Emperor Liang would find other Honglings to humiliate the Princess's Mansion! So instead of fighting, it's better to continue to lie low and wait for the opportunity! But the one who is most saddened is the Empress Dowager. Because of this, her condition, which had been improving, has worsened. Now the Princess is busy taking care of the Empress Dowager in the palace every day! She doesn't care about the marriage anymore."
Lin Xiaoyue could never swallow this insult, but Liang Jingyao was right. If it wasn't Zhao Hongling, there would be countless Honglings. As long as Emperor Liang wanted to humiliate and crush the eldest princess, he would try every possible means!
But we can't do it too much to Emperor Liang's liking!
Lin Xiaoyue stood up and said, "Come with me to Dad. I want to ask him for something!"
Liang Jingyao asked in confusion: "What is it?"
Lin Xiaoyue said as she walked: "You'll know if you follow me. Hurry up!"
In the west wing, the drunkard saw Lin Xiaoyue walking in angrily, followed by Liang Jingyao. He thought that it was Liang Jingyao who made Lin Xiaoyue angry!
He glared at her complainingly and said, "Jingyao, as a man, you should at least coax Yue'er more! Look how mad you've made her. Her eyebrows are about to get knotted!"
Liang Jingyao quickly explained, "Old Wine Monster, you really misunderstood me this time! How could I bear to see Yue'er angry? She was angry about something else!"
The old wine monster looked at Lin Xiaoyue worriedly and asked, "Girl, why are you doing this?"
Lin Xiaoyue sat down beside the bed and said bluntly, "Dad, Emperor Liang appointed a widow to the eldest princess's son and took many concubines for himself. He is really a despicable person! Give him some medicine. I want him to forget about being a man in this life! And he can forget about having a son!"
The old wine freak glanced at Liang Jingyao secretly and asked, "Jingyao, do you agree with this?"
Liang Jingyao nodded and said, "Of course I agree! Hurry up and give the medicine. Jiacheng's wedding is coming soon. I'll send someone to give him some medicine to relieve his hatred!"
Seeing Liang Jingyao's expression normal, the drunkard pointed to the medicine cabinet and said, "It's in the second drawer from the left, in the last row of the medicine cabinet! This medicine is very strong, and just a little bit will be effective. Be careful when you take it, and don't inhale it!"
Liang Jingyao took out a handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose, then took a medicine spoon and two pieces of oil paper from the workbench where Jiu Laoguai usually made medicine, walked to the left side of the medicine cabinet and squatted down. He pulled out a drawer, took a spoonful with the medicine spoon and put it in the oil paper, then wrapped it in two layers before pushing the drawer in and closing it.
"Yue'er, you can stay here! I can fly fast with Qinggong, so I'll go into the palace right now!"
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