The back garden of Prince Yong's Mansion.
A group of people are busy, but they are busy in a very refined way.
The entire palace wasn't very large, and the back garden was only about an acre in size. The medicinal herb garden that Rong Xi cultivated was at most half an acre.
This small place is home to half the people in the mansion.
The soil should be as loose and flexible as possible, without large clumps of mud. As for pebbles and stones, they should be thoroughly cleaned away.
Even so, these people were still trembling with fear.
The Prince Yong's mansion in Beijing was about half the size of Zichuan City. Naturally, it required far more manpower.
However, after the Fourth Prince was exiled to Zichuan City by the Crown Prince, only a small number of people were left in the Prince's Mansion in the capital to guard the house, and the rest of the people followed him to Zichuan City.
The Prince's mansion was so crowded that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was packed with people.
Most of these people are just idle and have nothing to do.
When Yunshang had people tidy up the back garden in preparation for turning it into a medicinal herb garden, a rumor somehow started circulating in the Prince's mansion. It was said that the Princess Consort felt there were too many idle people in the mansion and was planning to lay off some of them.
Even though working in the Prince's mansion meant serving others, it still made one feel superior.
Moreover, working in the Prince's mansion not only meant a higher social status but also a considerable income. Unless someone was out of their mind, no one really wanted to be released from the Prince's mansion.
Because of this saying, there are quite a few people working at the herb garden, and the work they do is very meticulous.
After finishing inscribing the runes for the Spirit Gathering Array, Rong Xi returned to the back garden and felt a headache coming on when she saw all the people coming and going. Did this small plot of land really require so many people to work on it?
Furthermore, even if you want to loosen the soil, you don't need to dig three feet deep to loosen the soil!
Judging from the scene, Rong Xi even suspected that there might be some hidden treasure buried underground in this garden.
"Granny Rui, what's going on?"
Rong Xi looked at Granny Rui, who was sitting in the garden, and asked softly.
“Reporting to Madam. I don’t know who said that you think there are too many people working in the manor and are planning to lay off a group of people. These people are probably all here to make a good impression.”
"I……"
Rong Xi was speechless. Was she really that bored?
Besides, does the manor have a lot of manpower?
Once the Fourth Prince starts causing trouble on the northwestern frontier, the Prince's residence will either need to be rebuilt or expanded. At that time, many people will still be needed to serve him.
"Alright, go and talk to them, try to calm everyone down!"
Rong Xi didn't bother to investigate who was spreading these lies. She figured there was no real conspiracy involved. It was probably just something the servants in the manor had been worrying about lately because they were too idle.
"yes!"
Having received Rong Xi's instructions, Granny Rui immediately went to convey the message.
Even so, the number of people coming and going in this back garden did not decrease.
Those who worked in the Prince's mansion were generally quite clever. After learning that they would not be dismissed or fired, they did not forget their status with joy, but continued to help manage the spirit herb garden.
In the end, Rong Xi had to forcefully order everyone to leave before the garden finally quieted down.
However, the herb garden now had several three-foot-deep pits.
Instead of having the pits filled in, Rong Xi placed the runes of the spirit-gathering array she had carved into them into the deep pits. The runes carved on top-grade spirit stones could further enhance the effect of the spirit-gathering array.
One by one, top-grade spirit stones engraved with runes were buried.
Then, the spirit-gathering array was activated.
Following Rong Xi's instructions, Granny Rui and Granny Xiang quickly covered up the large pits.
The spirit-gathering array took effect, and spiritual energy surged forth, merging into the soil.
"Let's sow the seeds!"
Although the soil at this time was not spiritual soil, it had become pseudo-spiritual soil due to the existence of the spirit-gathering array.
The task of sowing the seeds and seedlings of the spiritual medicine was personally undertaken by Granny Rui, Granny Xiang, Magpie, and Jiang Zi.
Rong Xi also wanted to make a move, but was firmly stopped by the four people.
How could the Princess Consort do such strenuous work herself? If the Prince found out, who knows what he would think of them. After all, the Princess Consort is currently pregnant.
In fact, Rong Xi herself often forgets that she has a baby in her womb.
After all, she's only just gotten pregnant, well, it's been almost four months already.
However, Rong Xi didn't notice any signs of her stomach bulging. Moreover, despite all the activity she had been going through, her stomach hadn't shown any unusual reactions.
She even suspected that she might be having a false pregnancy!
Of course, her distant aunt's period hadn't come for a while, which confirmed to her that she was indeed pregnant.
After all the medicinal herb seeds were planted, Consort Song and Consort Li, who had said they were going to fetch spiritual soil, still did not return.
"Granny Rui, why don't you ask her?"
Regardless of the circumstances, Consort Song and Consort Li were nominally the Fourth Prince's women. As the Fourth Prince's primary consort, Rong Xi, no matter how much she disliked them, still had to keep an eye on their lives.
Granny Rui quickly took out the communication jade slip and contacted Consort Song.
The jade slip connected quickly, and Consort Song's voice came through: "Granny Rui, does the Princess have any instructions?"
"Consort Song, Your Highness has asked me to inquire where you are and when you will return."
"Soon, very soon!"
Consort Song's voice was somewhat hurried, "Granny Rui, I'm still a bit busy here, I'll leave now!"
Then, the transmission was interrupted.
Granny Rui turned to look at Yunshang, who simply smiled and said, "Since they are alright, then we don't need to worry about them!"
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