The sky cleared after the rain.
Fallen flowers cover the ground, making one feel melancholy for spring.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess left the Eastern Palace and went to Hualin Garden.
He traveled in a very simple and unpretentious manner, and at first glance, he didn't look like the Crown Prince at all.
Outside Sheng'an City, farmers were busy in the fields.
The year's plan starts in spring; no one can be lazy in spring, or the whole year will be wasted.
If a student misses a subject, they'll have to take the next one; if a farmer misses a subject, they'll go hungry or starve to death this year.
No kidding, everyone wants to study, but not everyone can get into it.
The road was a bit muddy, but the road to Hualin Garden was fine.
Pedestrians swerved to avoid a puddle ahead, and vehicles immediately slowed down.
Passersby watched Jin Lu walk by. The common people of Sheng'an were all quite perceptive and knew that this was the Crown Prince.
Some people knelt down excitedly. Although the Crown Prince was not very virtuous, he was benevolent, as could be seen from this walk.
Anyway, the peasants got up from the ground and started discussing it enthusiastically.
"Your Highness, is there something you need at Hualin Garden?"
"I heard that Lady Huan is also here."
"Oh, Lady Huan is sitting in His Highness's carriage?"
"It seems they're going to plant trees at Hualin Garden."
"Alas! Those heartless merchants! A single privet tree has gone up to three taels of silver, is it some kind of golden tree? I want to buy two for my son, but I can't even find them!"
"You don't know, several of my trees were stolen."
"Have you reported it to the authorities?"
"We caught them, and the trees are coming back, but how many trees is this a matter of?"
This is being bullied. If a sapling is worth an ounce of silver, countless people will steal it; it's more profitable than petty theft, right?
The saplings were small and easy to pull up, and convenient to carry around. Sigh!
"The Empress told everyone to plant more trees, not to steal them. If I see a thief, I'll give him a hoe!"
These things should all be killed!
The crowd was outraged, and as the Crown Prince's entourage departed, some even had to go looking for saplings.
One or two taels of silver is about enough to afford.
It became popular, just like the peony, which cost the taxes of ten households. This is not simply about how much it is worth.
Of course, cultivating privet and elm seedlings is not difficult, and the price will not be too high.
The age of the sapling matters. A one-year-old sapling is a bit small, but it's just right for transplanting. Choosing between three-year-old and five-year-old saplings is another issue.
A year's supply is definitely the cheapest, but a small one might not look good.
Ahead, the Crown Prince's entourage arrived at Hualin Garden.
Hualin Garden is very large, leading directly to Chengguang Palace, which is the Crown Prince's territory.
Chengguang Palace is also very large. Huan Yue thinks it's no smaller than the East Palace.
Anyway, there are many palaces and pavilions, and they are very beautiful after the rain.
The wind was blowing, and there were thick clouds in the sky; the air was very fresh. The entire Hualin Garden area was quite beautiful.
Xie Zhou pulled his wife along and saw that there was a vegetable garden behind Chengguang Palace.
Several palace maids were serving him here, and Huan Yue watched with great amusement!
Xie Zhou was in a very good mood! Just like the clouds in the sky dispersing, the sky of Great Zhao will surely be higher and wider!
This was only allowed out by the sage's permission; the first thing to do is plant trees.
Hualin Garden was even damper than Sheng'an City; the wind was blowing, and it felt like rain was still falling from the trees. Fortunately, many trees hadn't yet sprouted leaves, and various flowers were blooming all around, along with butterflies and birds of all kinds!
Because only the Crown Prince came, and there weren't many people there yet, Hualin Garden was still the territory for these animals.
If it were a royal procession, then extra preparations would naturally be needed.
Xie Zhou held his wife's hand and walked for about half an hour before heading deeper into the mountains.
When asked whether to plant trees in the mountains, the sage pointed out Yangshan to the crown prince.
This is a beautiful mountain; otherwise, it wouldn't look good if it were just bare.
There's nothing wrong with planting trees on a mountain like this.
The main peak of Yangshan is about 100 zhang high, which is quite imposing.
Huan Yue did not climb the mountain, but instead went to a relatively large flat area near the foot of the mountain.
There were eunuchs already here, having dug a pit, the ground covered in mud. Streams flowed all over the mountain.
Huan Yue was wearing trousers, and although he wore a skirt over them, it wasn't very expensive; he could just wash it when he got back.
Anyway, growing vegetables in Qing'e Palace is often all mud, but there's more mud here, and the soil is quite fertile.
It's a good spot to plant trees. There's a Chinese toon sapling next to it, which is about three years old.
If these seedlings are planted, we can harvest Chinese toon next year.
In ancient times, there was a great tree called Chun, whose spring lasted eight thousand years and whose autumn lasted eight thousand years. Therefore, it symbolizes longevity. I wish Your Majesty a long life.
Huan Yue chose to plant a Chinese toon tree as the first tree he chose, naturally to honor the sage.
Besides, Chinese toon is edible and medicinal, and its wood is also quite good, unlike ailanthus or ailanthus.
Xie Zhou wanted to get a shovel.
Huan Yue asked him to hold the sapling.
Xie Zhou is a good wife!
Huan Yue glared at him. Why is planting a tree so complicated?
Xie Zhou was so charmed by his wife's glare that he stretched out his arm and held the sapling upright, then his wife moved.
Huan Yue wanted to kill him with a shovel.
Xie Zhou looked down the mountain. It was close to the foot of the mountain, but there were still some rocks and weeds, and insects were crawling in the stream over there.
The guards watched from the sidelines, not getting involved. After all, only Lady Huan would be capable of planting trees.
Since even the sage has granted it, no one else has anything to say. Although the mountain is covered in trees.
Empress Huan has some peculiar hobbies, such as the increase in the price of elm saplings leading to more tree theft.
The young palace maid watched from the side, but there was no place to grow Chinese toon in the Qing'e Palace, so it would be quite troublesome to pick them from here and cook them.
Huan Yue handled the shovel with exceptional dexterity, turning it around to carefully mound the soil around the base.
With a gentle lift of the root, without needing to tamp the soil down, Huan Yue lightly tapped it a few times with a shovel.
Xie Zhou was startled when he saw the sapling being patted.
Huan Yue glared at him.
Xie Zhou pulled her over to wash her hands.
Planting trees is a big deal, it's just a bit troublesome to come from the East Palace.
Other than that, you don't need a group of people watching over you, or to write poems or anything like that.
These saplings will naturally attract attention; they're a perfect example of lush foliage.
Although Xie Zhou has no mother, it's fine if someone else plants some daylilies.
This mountain looks like it's suitable for planting camphor trees. It's not necessary to plant the same trees every year, just like the imperial examinations have different questions each year.
Huan Yue washed up briefly and changed his clothes when he returned to Chengguang Palace.
Look at it now, bathed in sunlight, Hualin Garden is truly magnificent!
So the emperor came almost every year, and he continued to come even when a new emperor came.
It's not far from here to Sheng'an City, but the security is very tight.
Huan Yue might want to expand his territory. However, with the emperor in power now, he needs to be cautious in his actions.
Planting trees is different; this doesn't need to wait until later, it's not like we're doing anything special.
Xie Zhou looked at the spring after the rain with satisfaction; it was spring for him and his wife.
Huan Yue glanced at him and asked, "Aren't the flowers by the roadside beautiful?"
Xie Zhou carried her on his back and walked to Chengguang Palace.
The eunuchs and guards are standing behind him. His Highness is quite strong! How many stones of bow can he draw?
After entering Chengguang Palace, Huan Yue tidied himself up properly, so he wouldn't return to the East Palace looking dirty.
The palace maids were very happy, so everyone was looking forward to coming to Hualin Garden.
Huan Yue pricked up his ears to listen to what was going on outside.
Xiuyun brought over some food and reported, "Someone planted privet and elm trees, but the elm tree was cut into seven or eight pieces. It was eventually found that a playboy had taken a fancy to the girl, but the girl did not want to marry him."
Huan Yue blinked. What's going on here?
Xiuyun was speechless; they really were capable of anything.
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