Chapter 1449: Grown Crooked
Manbao smiled and said with Mingda, "I just wandered around."
The Crown Princess felt more at ease when she saw Manbao. She did not disturb them and sat in the pavilion. She patted their hands and said, "Go find them and play."
Mingda took Manbao to meet her friends and introduced them to them.
Manbao had seen several of the ladies who came before, but he was not very familiar with them.
After all, the girls all liked to play with kids in their teens. Every time Zhou Man went to the backyard to see a doctor or attend a banquet, he was dragged into a group of women. Although he had seen them, he had never played with them.
They all had flowers on their heads, and many of them chose them from the flowers brought by Manbao. Therefore, they felt a little embarrassed when they saw Manbao, and then they started to praise her flowers.
Manbao smiled and said, "If you like it, you can ask someone to come to my house to get it. I don't have much at home, but I have a lot of flowers and plants."
They had also heard rumors that Zhou Man liked flowers and plants, and they heard that the Crown Princess rewarded her with a lot of flowers and plants last year.
The girl from the Liu family looked at the flowers on her hair and said with a smile, "The flowers you chose really suit you. Apart from Changyu, few of us can wear large peonies in our hair. But the flowers with good colors and shapes are all large, so we can't choose a medium-sized one."
Manbao smiled and said, "I have some at home. What color and variety do you like?"
The Liu family girl was delighted when she heard this, her eyes sparkling as she said, "I like complex colors too. It doesn't have to be too many, just red and purple will do."
Chang Yu, who was standing by, thought for a moment and said, "It would look better if there was a little yellow in the middle."
Manbao nodded and said he would definitely find it for her.
Seeing this, the girl from the Li family couldn't help but ask curiously, "Ms. Zhou, do you really have so many peonies at home?"
Manbao smiled and said, "Even if I don't have it, I can find it for you."
She said, "I know a lot of flower farmers."
Everyone just laughed it off and didn't take it to heart.
Flower farmers inside and outside the capital are, after all, tenant farmers who only grow flowers for the powerful and wealthy families.
In terms of the number of flower growers, who can compare with them?
Chang Yu suddenly thought of something and pulled Man Bao aside, saying, "I have a pot of pure white peonies in my yard. I heard they were growing very well last year, but they're not growing well this year. How about you come with me to take a look?"
Manbao felt something was wrong, but she was still dragged by Changyu to see it.
Those who were on good terms with Changyu also went to join in the fun.
Mingda stayed behind to greet the rest of the people.
Chang Yu felt that everyone who came here was one of his own, so he spoke without hesitation and said directly: "This basin of white snow was sent from the inner treasury. It is said that it was copied from the Yizhou Palace, or that the Yizhou Princess brought it from Yizhou."
She said, "I heard that last year Yizhou produced many beautiful peonies, all of which were famous products. This one is the most popular in Yizhou. I have been raising it for half a year and was thinking of presenting it to my father this year, but it turned out like this."
As soon as everyone and Changyu entered her garden, they recognized the Bai Xue she was talking about.
Because it's really too conspicuous.
She also likes peonies very much. There is a place in the garden that is specially planted with peony trees of various colors. The trees all grow upwards, with lush branches and leaves, and are dotted with large peony flowers. They are so beautiful.
As a result, Changyu's garden was ruined by a pot of flowers.
It was also the first time that Manbao saw what the mutant peony looked like in its second year, and he was stunned for a moment.
The branches and leaves of the snow-white tree looked normal, but the flowers that were blooming at this time...
Let's call it a flower for now. It's still white, but the petals are large and long, spreading out from the branches and leaves like vines. What's even more terrifying is that the petals and vines are entangled with the peony flowers next to it.
Chang Yu said, "This peony looked normal at first, but last month, when it was about to bloom, the flowers started to look weird. They grew like snakes and even wrapped around the branches. The petals were as hard as vines, completely different from other peonies."
The girl from the Liu family couldn't help but hold her heart and took a step back, whispering, "Why don't you cut it?"
Chang Yu said helplessly, "Of course I cut it, but after I did, I discovered the problem. This isn't a flower at all, it's a vine. I couldn't even cut it with a pair of scissors. I went to cut its branches and found the same thing."
She said, "This matter even alarmed the Queen Mother, but after she looked at it, she told me to put it aside for now, saying that she wanted to see how it would eventually grow."
She stared at Manbao expectantly, "You like flowers and plants, do you know how to solve this problem?"
Koko complained silently: If she could, the alliance would take her to the highest dimension and worship her like a god no matter how much it cost.
Manbao shook her head silently. If she knew how, she would have bought all kinds of flowers, grasses, and even grain seeds from flower farmers and made a lot of money.
It’s no longer like it is now, where we can only sell flower branches and dare not sell whole pots of flowers.
At this time, Mrs. Tang was staring at the peonies in her own garden, speechless.
The gardener knelt beside her, trembling, and said, "Husband, Madam, I've tried my best, but I don't know what happened to this peony. The petals started to grow crooked ten days ago, and in less than ten days, it's become like this."
Mrs. Tang thought for a while, then stretched out her hand and said, "Bring me the scissors."
The servant immediately and carefully brought the scissors. Mrs. Tang snipped the branches, but the flower didn't move at all.
She frowned and picked up a peony petal. Yes, just one, white, stretching out in front of her like a ribbon.
She cut with the scissors, but failed to cut it off.
Mrs. Tang put down the scissors expressionlessly and said, "Choose an empty room, move this pot of flowers in, and water it on weekdays."
The gardener kowtowed in agreement.
Mrs. Tang turned and left, thinking that she had to go talk to Manbao.
Manbao and the Crown Princess had a palace banquet with Princess Changyu and others before returning to the East Palace.
The prince had already finished his lunch and was waiting, so he had the chance to close his eyes and rest while Manbao was giving him acupuncture.
He closed his eyes and suddenly said without thinking, "Thank you for today."
Manbao was confused and asked, "Thank me for what?"
The prince laughed and said, "Nothing."
He paused and said, "If you like flowers and plants, just ask the Crown Princess to give them to you. Why take Mingda everywhere to dig them? She's not in good health and can't stand the wind or the sun."
Manbao said, "I've seen all the flowers and plants in the East Palace."
"So you only like to grow flowers and plants that you have never seen before?"
Manbao nodded in agreement.
The prince thought she had so many faults, so he didn't intend to indulge her and said, "Then I'll reward you with some cloth in the future."
Manbao didn't mind at all. She was very happy to receive the gift, so she thanked him directly.
The Crown Princess poured tea in and was about to drink it when Man Bao took a look and said, "Your Majesty, it's best if you don't drink tea now."
The Crown Princess paused and asked, "Then what should I drink?"
See you at 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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