His Highness even wanted her to work for him, but she always seemed to keep a low profile and didn't like this kind of job.
After a long pause, the princess finally spoke, "Truly amazing!"
She truly envied He Jiuniang, who could beat up anyone she disliked, as she had the ability to do so.
Unlike her, she has too many things to worry about. Even though she hates those people, she still has to associate with them and even have to keep smiling in front of them. She gets so angry every day that she can hardly breathe.
Only when he was with He Jiuniang could he truly relax.
"Your Highness is fine too. Anyway, if anything happens, His Highness will back you up. What's there to be afraid of?"
He Jiuniang spoke up as a matter of course. She didn't have many concerns. If someone made her unhappy, she had to teach them a lesson. Otherwise, who would care if she got sick from anger?
The princess sighed and said, "Things are not that simple. Your Highness needs the help of some court officials right now. I need to get along with the families of those officials and build good relationships with them so that I can help Your Highness get rid of his worries."
"Husband and wife are one, and I cannot always cause trouble for Your Highness."
After saying that, she sighed again, looking deeply bitter and resentful.
That's not wrong. After all, the other party hadn't done anything wrong. They had just said some flattering words to the princess, and the princess only needed to listen to these flatteries and the scheming sarcasm in their words, and that was all.
If it were He Jiuniang, she definitely wouldn't care about these things. It's just that this princess seems to have a lower tolerance for stress, which is why things turned out this way.
"Your Majesty, why trouble yourself with such a trivial matter? It's not a big deal. If they greet you with a smile, then treat them with courtesy. If they take advantage of your kindness, then teach them a lesson. Isn't this one of the benefits of being in a high position? Otherwise, why would everyone want to squeeze into this position?"
He Jiuniang sat down nonchalantly, picked up an orange and started peeling it. After eating a segment, she was instantly sour that her face scrunched up.
In the past, this time of year was the perfect time to enjoy tangerines, but unfortunately, tangerines didn't exist back then.
The oranges in this palace are just ordinary oranges, only occasionally a little sweet, the rest are all sour.
Seeing her like this, the princess couldn't help but laugh and said, "These oranges are a bit sour, but they are already the best batch of oranges that have been presented as tribute."
He Jiuniang's eyes widened: "This is supposed to be tribute?"
"Yeah, have you ever eaten a sweeter orange than this?"
"Of course... I haven't eaten yet!"
When He Jiuniang was at home before, she took out some very sweet oranges for her family to eat, saying that she had asked someone to bring them from other places.
I thought there were already sweet oranges in this day and age, but I never expected that they would be these junk!
He Jiuniang felt that she should save the fruits of this era.
Hmm, very good. When we get back, I'll have Old Man Lu buy a mountain and start researching the fruit!
The princess was not surprised, after all, oranges are like this nowadays, and she has never eaten a very sweet orange before.
"However, I've already started researching how to make these fruits sweeter, and soon you'll be able to eat cloyingly sweet oranges!"
He Jiuniang is the kind of person who does whatever comes to mind, especially when it comes to satisfying her cravings; she insists on eating the food she likes openly and honestly.
"You can do this?"
The princess was very surprised, feeling that this woman was truly extraordinary. If she were a man, she would surely be captivated by her!
"Absolutely!"
He Jiuniang nodded firmly. When she took action, nothing was unsuccessful. However, to avoid arousing suspicion, she couldn't use the best seeds at the beginning. But the ordinary seeds from the postmodern era could be just as good as the top-quality ones here. They would take it slow.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you!"
The princess knew she was capable and never made promises lightly, but once she did promise something, she would definitely do it.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been to the capital. Let’s go out for a stroll.”
He Jiuniang pulled her outside. Since they had decided to revitalize the fruit industry, they needed to go out and understand the market.
"Oh? Okay..."
Although the princess felt that there was nothing interesting to see on the streets of the capital, and that it was just so-so, she still went along with He Jiu Niang because she saw how happy she was.
On the other side, Lu Baichuan and Prince Chen were also discussing important matters.
"You mean the Tan family was also involved in the smuggling case?"
Prince Chen frowned. Why were the people in his fiefdom so restless?
“It’s not the same case. The Tan family smuggled government salt and has nothing to do with Qingyin Garden.”
"What bastards! Jingzhou is wealthy, yet that doesn't stop their greed!"
Prince Chen was furious. Dealing with the Eastern Court spies was already troublesome enough, and now the Tan family had come along. Who were they trying to infuriate?
"Your Highness need not worry. The matter of the Tan family has been resolved, and all those involved have been imprisoned, awaiting Your Highness's return for a joint decision."
"Very good. The winds in the court have been mostly in my favor lately. The Qingyin tea that the fifth prince sent to the emperor has also been sent over by the emperor, who told me to investigate it. It seems that this time, the emperor has understood a lot. This is all thanks to your wife. There will be a banquet at the mansion tonight. You and your wife can come and have dinner together."
Prince Chen was in a good mood and laughed heartily. During this period, he had been doing very well in the court.
Previously, some other princes' factions had secretly shown him goodwill and expressed their willingness to do things for him. Although he did not think highly of those opportunists, it was always good to have more people to do things for him, so he naturally brought them under his wing first.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, your great undertaking is nearing completion."
Lu Baichuan clasped his hands in a fist salute, genuinely happy for Prince Chen; they had all been waiting for this day for a long time.
Prince Chen laughed and said, "To have such a good general is my good fortune."
"This is all I should do."
Lu Baichuan was very modest and handled these situations with ease, but he was a fool in front of He Jiuniang.
"Your Highness, come and see what I've bought!"
The princess's voice rang out from outside. Just as the two had finished their conversation, Prince Chen went out to check on them.
Good heavens, the two of them went shopping, but instead of buying silks, satins, gold and silver jewelry, they bought a lot of fruit.
Seeing those things made Prince Chen's teeth ache.
In the dead of winter, there are not many fruits to eat. He Jiuniang bought all the ones available in the market. There were also several similar fruits, but they were sold by different people. He Jiuniang was worried that different people would sell different fruits, so she bought some of each to try.
Why buy so much fruit?
He Jiuniang immediately replied, "After a bumpy journey of several days, I was really craving these fruits, so I bought some back. Would Your Highness like some?"
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