Chapter 68: People should still have a conscience, she can't be a matchmaker
Lu Wanrou stretched and felt relaxed.
Well, just say it! Few people heard what she said, and even if they did, few would take it seriously. She was really scaring herself.
Finally, I can attend the silkworm ceremony with peace of mind.
Today, the ladies were all picking mulberry leaves in a small mulberry forest outside the altar.
The queen did not need to pick mulberry leaves herself. The female officials in charge of silkworms would pick the mulberry leaves, and the queen was only responsible for feeding the silkworms.
"Qianxue," the princess pinched a green mulberry leaf in her hand and asked softly, "Have you ever thought about where to go after you divorce... or after you divorce your husband?"
Xiao Mingzhe had taken a fancy to her, but he couldn't tell Fang Qianxue directly, or she would be scared to death. So he could only ask her bit by bit indirectly to see if she was willing.
"We'll stay in Shangjing for now, and wait until the Fang family's case is retried." Fang Qianxue looked at the mulberry tree in front of her, and her eyes suddenly froze, "Godmother, do you think this mulberry tree is a little strange?"
"Hmm?" Xiao Mingjie looked down at the mulberry leaves in her hand, "What's strange?"
"The mulberry leaves are turning yellow and the leaves are smaller." Fang Qianxue looked around, caught a wild silkworm from the tree and asked a few questions.
Xiao Mingjie saw her nodding and shaking her head at a gray-black insect, and finally said "oh" several times before releasing the wild silkworm.
"What did you find out?"
"They said the mulberry leaves weren't tasty at all, but there was nothing else to eat, so they had to make do with it. They were so hungry that they became skinny."
"..." Xiao Mingjie was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Oh no, the mulberry trees outside the altar are still like this, I'm afraid the mulberry trees of the silkworm farmers will not fare well this year."
Fang Qianxue picked a few mulberry leaves and put them into the cloth bag she carried with her: "Let's pick some mulberry leaves first. The wild silkworms said that although these mulberry leaves are not delicious, they can still fill their stomachs."
Silkworms only eat mulberry leaves. No matter how bad the food tastes, they will grit their teeth and eat it when they are hungry.
"I'm afraid the Fang family's case won't be overturned in a short time," Xiao Mingjie asked again, "Without the support of your natal family, it's not easy for you, a woman with two children, to gain a foothold. You can't even get your household registration."
According to Dayong law, the head of a household must be a man.
"There will always be a way out when the car reaches the mountain." Fang Qianxue said, "Otherwise, you can register the household registration in Yuaner's name."
"Yuan'er is still too young. In fact... if someone is willing to marry you, wouldn't it be killing two birds with one stone?" The princess observed her expression and said slowly, "If that person is still powerful, you and your two children will have someone to rely on."
She didn't want to be a lobbyist for Xiao Mingzhe. After all, Xiao Mingzhe had flaws, and the princess didn't want him to harm Fang Qianxue. But Empress Dowager Liu had been nagging her these past few days and forcing her to come, saying that Xiao Mingzhe was pitiful and that she, as his sister, couldn't just stand by and watch him die.
Only then did Xiao Mingjie agree to give it a try.
Fang Qianxue's hand was pricked by a branch, and she retracted her hand and said, "Why did godmother suddenly bring up this? No one would be willing to marry me. Even if there is, they must have ulterior motives. Why should we care about such a person?"
"That," Xiao Mingjie said with a wry smile, "You... are right."
As expected of her, she is the granddaughter of Master Fang. She is very insightful and understands everything. It is impossible to confuse her.
Nowadays, noble men have too many choices. Fang Qianxue has two children and no huge fortune. No matter how beautiful she is, people are more willing to choose young rich girls.
Unless someone has a fatal flaw like Xiao Mingzhe.
Although Xiao Mingzhe said that his illness would be cured as long as he married Fang Qianxue, Xiao Mingjie was not a fool and did not believe it at all.
Forget it, people should still have a conscience. She can’t be a matchmaker.
After the ladies finished picking mulberry leaves, they returned to the altar.
Emperor Ming also came in person today, and was sitting on the left and right of Empress Yang, with both of them having amiable smiles on their faces.
The ladies and officials all stood at the bottom of the steps, bowing to the emperor and empress and saying, "God bless Dayong, and may the weather be favorable and the crops be good!"
Emperor Ming was very satisfied and said to the eunuch beside him, "Wu Dayong, let's start."
The eunuch flicked his whisk and said loudly, "Feed the silkworms!"
Immediately, many palace maids in plain clothes came out carrying silkworm trays and placed them on the ground in rows for the ladies to feed the silkworms.
"Empress, we have picked the mulberry leaves." On the altar, Xu Miaoyan put down the basket on her back, which was full of mulberry leaves.
The reason why she works so hard is that she has not yet completed the mission given to her by Heaven to become the Holy Maiden of the Nation. If she continues like this, she will not be able to become the woman at the pinnacle of power.
She was picking mulberry leaves today with a pregnant belly, and it was very tiring. She had to make a good impression in front of the emperor and the empress. As long as she could become the saint of the country, everything would be worth it.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Queen Yang took the mulberry leaves from Xu Miaoyan, smiled with satisfaction, and scattered them on the silkworm tray.
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