Chapter 1450 Don’t Admit It Actively (Thanks to the Book Friend “Hu Lailai” for the Reward)
"Drinking plain water is the best. Boil some water and let it sit for a while. It's so comfortable to drink warm, and it has no taste."
The Crown Princess pondered, "Is there no colorless and odorless poison in this world?"
"Anyway, as far as I know, there aren't any," Manbao said. "As far as I know, all poisons in this world have both color and flavor. They always have one of the two. Like that poisonous stone, I don't know if it has a flavor, but it definitely has color."
Prince: ...
He couldn't sleep at all, and didn't want to sleep either. He endured the two sets of acupuncture and then got up and sent Manbao away.
Manbao snorted twice and turned away.
The palace loaded all the flowers and plants that she and Mingda had dug today into her car. After all, these were gifts from the princess, and they had been approved by the emperor, so the palace would not confiscate them.
What's more, Zhou Man can now be considered a celebrity in the palace.
Manbao happily moved all these things back home, and then sorted them out in the garden. If there were any extra ones, he would collect one from those who had dug up several plants, and plant the rest in a hole he dug in the garden.
When Mrs. Tang came, she had already collected everything that needed to be collected and was happily digging the hole.
Mrs. Meng brought Mrs. Tang in and was about to make tea for her. Manbao was very surprised, "Mrs. Tang, why are you here?"
Mrs. Tang looked at the pots of peony trees in the garden. Most of the branches had been cut off, and only a few unopened buds were still there.
But even from the buds she could tell that the color and shape of the flower must be very good.
Mrs. Tang reached out and touched the flower bud. It felt very good and there was nothing unusual about it.
She tilted her head to look at Manbao and said, "Look at such a beautiful peony, how come it has become like this after just one year?"
Manbao widened his eyes slightly and said in surprise, "Madam is so well-informed. You knew it not long after we left the palace?"
Madam Tang narrowed her eyes. "What palace do you mean? What does this have to do with the palace?"
Manbao: "...Didn't you come here because you knew the peonies in Princess Changyu's garden were growing crooked?"
Mrs. Tang: “…”
She gritted her teeth and said, "Last year in Yizhou, I bought white peonies, and you gave me a pot."
Manbao: ...
She instantly felt guilty and whispered, "Yizhou is a long way from the capital. Why did you bring the peonies back from all the way here?"
Mrs. Tang glanced at her, turned around and sat down in the pavilion.
Manbao hurried to wash his hands and sat opposite Mrs. Tang.
Meng made some tea and then left. Mrs. Tang's maid also stood far away.
Manbao offered the tea to Madam Tang in a flattering manner and said, "I deliberately set a low price for the white peony I sold in Yizhou City for this reason."
Mrs. Tang frowned and asked, "Did you know that flower would grow like that?"
Manbao shook his head. "I don't know what it will look like, but I know it will be hard for it to maintain the same look as it did last year."
Mrs. Tang couldn't help but ask, "Who did you buy these flowers from?"
Manbao said vaguely, "I bought it from a flower farmer. He likes to study all kinds of strange and exotic flowers and plants."
Mrs. Tang hesitated and said, "Then my orchid..."
"Your orchid is absolutely fine," Manbao could guarantee this with confidence. She said, "If it becomes damaged, it's definitely not the flower's fault."
Mrs. Tang said unhappily, "So it's my problem?"
Manbao chuckled, carefully pulled her sleeve and said, "Mrs. Tang, could you please not tell anyone else about this?"
"If I don't tell others, won't they know?" Madam Tang said, "From what you said, there are peonies like this in the palace. I wonder how long you can keep it secret."
She sighed and said, "It's a good thing you sold quite a few pots last year. If every pot had grown crooked, it would have been fine. It wouldn't have been surprising if there were so many. But if there were only one or two pots, and they still appeared in the palace, you'd have to wait and see."
If someone thinks that this is a warning from God, it would be fatal.
Manbao didn't think so much when she sold it. She said shyly: "At that time, I was only concerned about cheating the Yizhou Palace and making money. I didn't think so much at all."
Madam Tang blinked. "Trick the Yizhou Palace?"
When Manbao mentioned it, she remembered that most of these things had indeed been sold to the Yizhou Palace, and at high prices...
Mrs. Tang's eyes fell on Manbao and she said meaningfully, "You've got a good trick."
However, at this moment, Mrs. Tang had already thought of a response plan, but she looked at Manbao and said nothing. Things had not reached that point yet, so she would not say anything.
After finishing the most important matter, Mrs. Tang asked, "Do you have any famous peonies? Preferably, a peony color that has never been seen before."
Manbao asked, "Don't you mind that they will change?"
"Why are you complaining? Just give it to me at a lower price and let me show off for a bit. I can wear it on my hair and enjoy the flowers all day after I come back. Then I can just shovel the flowers away and burn them." Mrs. Tang paused and asked, "By the way, what should I do with the peony at home now? I can't cut it, and it's not easy to shovel it to death either. It's very hard."
Manbao was now interested in it and immediately said, "Then bring it here. I'll see if I can kill it."
But Mrs. Tang looked at the excited Manbao and felt that she didn't look like she wanted to kill it at all.
So she said, "Forget it, I'll just raise it myself."
She also wanted to know what it would look like.
Manbao was slightly disappointed.
The direction of mutation of peonies is completely different from that of chrysanthemums. Most of the chrysanthemums that the Crown Princess sent back to her died directly. The one pot that didn't die looked normal, and no difference could be seen at the moment.
She actually wanted to see what they would look like in the end, but if she planted one pot now, she would have to wait until next year to see the results.
Mrs. Tang stood up and said goodbye. On the way, she told Manbao, "As long as no one asks, don't take the initiative to admit the matter of Mudan."
She said, "Now the Princess of Yizhou probably doesn't even remember that you were the one who sold those flowers."
Manbao nodded repeatedly, so she didn't say anything when she was in the palace today.
After seeing off Mrs. Tang, Manbao sat down and waited for Bai Shan and the others to come back. However, Bai Shan came back very late today. He and Bai Erlang came back on horseback after dinner at home, with Daji following behind to escort them.
He tied up the three horses in the stable, but Bai Shan and Bai Erlang ran to the backyard. Man Bao asked, "Why are you so late today?"
Bai Shan raised his hand and poured himself a cup of tea, then looked at her and said, "Do you know what happened in the court today?"
Manbao asked, "What happened?"
Bai Shan said word by word, "The Crown Prince and His Majesty have submitted self-reflection letters."
Man Bao said, "Isn't it normal for the prince to write a self-reflection letter at this time?"
Although the fact that the Crown Princess was pregnant was not made public, the Crown Prince and the Emperor and Empress all knew about it. He was now calm, so what was so strange about knowing that they were planning for the future?
"Do you know what the prince wrote in his self-reflection book?"
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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