When Liu Fang heard what Aunt Chai said, her heart was moved. How wonderful it would be if she could marry Prince Su.
We had to find a way to get close to Prince Su, and luckily Prince Su was in this town, so we could get close. He Xiyuan's brother He Xichen was also in this town, but the two sisters couldn't marry two brothers, and He Xichen's legs were crippled, so Liu Fang couldn't be with He Xichen.
Liu Fang didn't even think about her own identity, and even had the nerve to look down on He Xichen.
"Go back and dress up nicely," said Aunt Chai.
"I will listen to my mother." Liu Fang thought that when she became Prince Su's woman and then a concubine, wouldn't those people in the Liu family's main branch have to bow to her?
Aunt Chai and Liu Fang made up their minds to keep a close eye on Prince Su first.
Prince Su had no idea what Concubine Chai and Liu Fang were thinking. Even if he knew, he would not help them get together.
After a course of treatment, He Xichen felt his legs were much better and he could stand for a while. However, Liu Yulian had specifically reminded him that if he felt a little better before, he could stand for a while, but not for too long.
If possible, have someone massage your legs and feet to promote blood circulation.
"How do you feel?" Prince Su asked He Xichen.
"You have to give a big red envelope." He Xichen said.
"That's it." Prince Su reached out and patted He Xichen's shoulder, "Your brother's position as Crown Prince is about to be taken away."
"It's time to fly." He Xichen nodded, "The red envelope should be bigger."
He Xichen hadn't written back to Beijing yet, and hadn't told them he was taking medication. Regardless of whether he was completely healed this time, he felt much better than before. He could stand for a while, and the feeling in his legs and feet was noticeable.
Liu Yulian did not watch He Xichen take the medicine. She was not a doctor. There were people around He Xichen who knew about medicine. Those people just needed to watch He Xichen take the medicine.
The wasteland and hills bought by the Liu family's eldest branch were all reclaimed, and Liu Yulian prepared a lot of culture medium. Many villagers came to buy culture medium, but Liu Yulian didn't prepare enough culture medium.
Fortunately, Prince Su had the culture medium prepared and has already started selling it.
The preparation of culture medium requires some mineral soil, plants, etc. Prince Su is a prince with great power and can mobilize more things, so the preparation of culture medium can be quick.
Just follow the steps and proportions written in the recipe, and there will be no problem.
Prince Su didn't let one person do all the procedures, but instead had them separated, which was faster. Prince Su saw the recipe for the culture medium. This recipe wasn't particularly difficult, but the difficulty lay in the fact that no one had researched it, and also in the fact that there was no one who could put all these things together in the first place.
The culture medium sold by the court was slightly cheaper, but it still cost forty cents.
The Liu family sells it for fifty wen, not for forty wen. If she sells it for a higher price, people won't come to buy it so often, and then she won't have to deal with them all the time.
Another point is that the culture medium prepared by Liu Yulian is better.
The imperial court sold it for forty coins in order to encourage the people to buy more culture medium and plant more crops.
"Finally, it's a bit quieter now." Mother Liu sighed. Otherwise, there would always be people knocking on the door asking about the culture medium, and some would even climb over the wall to steal it. "You can take out the silk threads and weave them now. You don't have to hide them all the time."
Liu Yulian was worried that someone might steal her silk thread, so she didn't dare leave it outside. She was also left speechless when the potion she used to make the thread was stolen.
The potion used to make silk thread cannot make the plants grow quickly. Liu Yulian said so, but some of the potion is still missing.
This made Liu Yulian irritated. The potions themselves were not expensive, but the success rate of making silk threads was low. After constantly adding them together, the cost became high.
Maybe someone used the potion to make silk thread, and the crops died, so no one stole the potion anymore.
However, some people outside are calling others black-hearted and saying that they are selling fake culture medium.
Liu Yulian didn't care. She couldn't do anything about the people who bought fake or stolen silk thread potions. Before she could make more silk thread, these people started to attack.
"The grape seeds have sprouted." Father Liu came back from the fields and saw that the grape seeds had sprouted. He thought that if the grapes grew well, the family would have more income.
Now that Father Liu didn't have to go to court, he would often go to the fields to take a look.
In fact, few people went to steal the fruit seedlings from the eldest branch of the Liu family. Many people knew that it was not the fruit seedlings from the eldest branch of the Liu family that were so effective, but the culture medium.
"There must be a lot of grapes." Xiao Liujia fantasized.
"Plant a grape tree in the yard, and when the time comes, you can sit over there and eat it." Liu Yulian reached out and rubbed her little niece's head.
"Sure." Xiao Liujia nodded. "I want lots and lots of grapes. Eat lots and lots of grapes."
"Okay, we have as much as you want to eat." Liu Yulian nodded, knowing that her niece would have no shortage of food.
People in the capital didn't know what was happening in the northwest. The Imperial Concubine didn't know much, but she knew it was probably good news. If it wasn't good news, Prince Su wouldn't have stayed in the northwest for so long.
The emperor had already received the wheat that Prince Su had sent at top speed. Due to the long journey, some of the wheat grains had already fallen from the ears. Fortunately, there was a lot of wheat, and with so much wheat, there were always some wheat plants that were relatively intact.
"So high?" When Huangdi saw the wheat, he thought it was weeds.
The emperor had also seen ordinary wheat, but ordinary wheat did not grow so well and did not have so many wheat grains.
"Yes." said the eunuch beside him, "A lot was lost along the way, and these are the only ones that are relatively intact."
"A lot of rain fell, and a lot of work went on," the emperor joked. "It's a good thing nothing sprouted."
The people who were sending the wheat back to the capital were extremely careful not to let it sprout, so they had to find a way. They sent people on horseback to the capital, galloping all the way, just to get the goods to the palace as quickly as possible.
The emperor looked at the wheat and was quite satisfied.
"Wheat in the north, rice in the south," the emperor said. "I wonder if those things can be used on rice?"
Or is it that the culture medium used for rice is different?
The emperor wanted to banish people to the south? Look at which young masters and daughters often read books and study, and if their family commits a crime, they will be exiled to the south?
Of course, this idea is not very realistic.
Since ancient times, countless people have been exiled, but few have been seen to come up with these things.
"Let them stay in the northwest." The emperor wanted Liu Yulian to research a culture medium suitable for rice. People are greedy, so he can think about it, but he should not take any big action.
Many people fell ill and died on the way to migration, and some exiles also died on the way.
The emperor couldn't have failed to consider this. If the Liu family members weren't in good health and couldn't sustain the growth, wouldn't that be the end of them? Isn't it said that there are basic culture media that can be used for many crops? So, rice should be able to use those culture media.
As for the culture medium that can help rice grow better, the emperor thought that he could organize special people to go to the south to do some research.
There is no need to focus on one person. The progress of a society does not depend on just one person.
The emperor understood this principle. He couldn't rely on just one person, but had to let others study it. The emperor was generous with his rewards. When someone in the Jingning Marquis's mansion made a mistake, the Marquis's mistake was not that serious, so his family was confiscated and he was exiled. His descendants could continue to participate in the imperial examinations.
Now, if the Liu family can come up with something strong enough, then the Liu family can continue to be the marquis.
If Liu Yulian was simply rewarded and given a marriage, that wouldn't be enough. A woman still had to rely on her father and brother. If Liu Yulian's father and brother weren't strong enough, then after she got married, people would inevitably say that the old lady at the Chengguo Mansion was just trying to get He Xiyuan to break off the engagement with Liu Yulian.
The old emperor thought that he was not yet so old and blind. It was so obvious who was powerful and who should be rewarded. How could he not know what to do?
He was not only giving face to Liu Yulian, but also to the Liu family.
"The Marquis of Jingning's mansion is still there, right?" the old emperor asked. "Have someone clean it up. This Marquis of Jingning's mansion should finally be theirs."
"Yes." The eunuch understood as soon as he heard this, that the Liu family was about to rise.
The Huo family, the eldest daughter of the Huo family, had already been engaged and was to be married in two days. The emperor did have the Jingning Marquis's residence cleaned up, but he did not issue an imperial decree for the Liu family to move in. To be more precise, it was not that he did not issue an imperial decree, but that the imperial decree was in the hands of Prince Su.
Mrs. Huo thought that after she got married, she would have no connection with the Liu family. Women who remarried were not even allowed to go to the children they had with their previous husbands.
"Just get married with peace of mind and don't worry about anything else." Mrs. Huo said. The Liu family members were all exiled, and the eldest Mrs. Huo had divorced Liu Yanjing. It was impossible for the Liu family to go to the capital to stop the eldest Mrs. Huo from remarrying.
"Yeah." Mrs. Huo nodded.
She wanted to get rid of those annoying people in the Liu family. The Ouyang family shouldn't have a sister-in-law as disgusting as Liu Yulian.
Indeed, no one tried to stop Da Huo's marriage, and two days later, she was successfully married into the Ouyang family. However, just at this time, news arrived that the emperor was restoring the title of Marquis Jingning, and the original Marquisate was cleared out.
When Mrs. Huo returned home with her new husband, she heard this news.
Mrs. Huo held the handkerchief tightly. What happened?
It wasn’t like this in the previous life.
The Liu family did not restore their title, at least while she was alive, the Liu family no longer became a marquisate.
How did it become like this now?
"Mother." Mrs. Huo looked at her biological mother. The mother and daughter chatted together, "The Liu family..."
"It must be true." Mrs. Huo really didn't expect that the Liu family could restore the title of marquis. She just heard it from her husband yesterday.
The uncle said that the mother and daughter were short-sighted and that the divorce of Mrs. Huo and Liu Yanjing had, firstly, ruined the reputation of the Huo family's daughters, and secondly, Mrs. Huo could no longer become the Crown Prince's wife or the Marquis' wife.
"How could that be?" Mrs. Huo's face looked unhappy.
"No matter what, you've remarried." Mrs. Huo also regretted it, but who could have known that the Liu family could rise again? If she had known, she would never have let her daughter divorce. "It's all your fault. I asked you to divorce."
"Mother..." Mrs. Huo didn't know who to blame. She had experienced things in her previous life, and it was impossible for her not to get a divorce.
"Live a good life and don't think about the past. You can't go back." Mrs. Huo said. Regardless of whether Mrs. Huo remarried or not, the fact that Mrs. Huo chose to divorce Liu Yanjing early on meant that there was no possibility between Mrs. Huo and Liu Yanjing.
"Why is it like this?" Mrs. Huo's eyes were red. Doesn't God want her to live a good life?
"Don't even think about it," Mrs. Huo said. "Don't let your son-in-law think you're still thinking about the Liu family. If you divorce again, you... I'm afraid you'll be even worse off than you are now."
"I know." Mrs. Huo certainly understood this. The Ouyang family wasn't that good. The Ouyang family was still relatively poor, not as wealthy as the former Marquisate. After she married into the family, she wasn't very satisfied, but she had no other choice.
Lord Ouyang was not blind. When he saw Mrs. Huo's red eyes, he thought of the news he had learned a few days ago that the Liu family was going to restore their title.
That’s all because the Liu family has made great contributions!
Lord Ouyang knew what his new wife would think just by thinking about it. Mrs. Huo must be thinking how much better it would be if she had not had an affair with Liu Yanjing. She might even compare the two families.
On the way back, in the carriage, Da Huo's husband, Lord Ouyang, told her directly.
"If you want, you can divorce." As for what Mrs. Huo would do after the divorce, Lord Ouyang had no say in it. He didn't want his wife to dwell on the past. "No need," Mrs. Huo said. "No divorce."
Mrs. Huo didn't dare to think about how people would view her if she divorced now. Not only could she not divorce, but she also had to live a happy life and not let others laugh at her.
"Do you also think I'm not good?" asked Mrs. Huo.
"Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but when disaster strikes, they fly away separately." Lord Ouyang said, "Your divorce is not a big mistake."
Lord Ouyang thought that if it were him, he would never go back to marry Mrs. Huo. The reason why Lord Ouyang was willing to marry Mrs. Huo was because his mother liked women from wealthy families. His first wife was not of such a high birth, so his mother thought it was not acceptable.
Lord Ouyang's family background wasn't particularly good, and he had climbed up to his current position piece by piece. He hadn't protected his first wife well, so when he remarried, he simply followed his mother's wishes, which would have reduced conflict in the family.
"The northwest is a very desolate place," said Mrs. Huo. "It's not that I can't bear the hardship, but they have such a big family, and I can't support them all by myself. I'm in the capital, so maybe I can send them some things."
Yes, that's it.
She stayed in the capital and was able to send some things to her children.
Although Mrs. Huo had never sent anything to her children, she thought this was a good excuse. If anyone really wanted to say something in the future, she would just say it.
Others would ask her why she remarried, and she would say that she couldn't always stay in her parents' home.
In short, there must be other reasons, and it is not her fault.
In the northwest, the Liu family didn't know that Da Huo was married, and they had no idea that Da Huo had so many psychological activities.
Liu Yulian had finally managed to get the silk threads together, so she didn't dare make the armor too small. After all, men can gain weight over time, and if they do, the armor will be too small and they won't be able to wear it.
The internal organs are the most important, and what Liu Yulian made this time was the top.
This top is also soft and comfortable to wear, not rough at all.
Liu Yulian also made detachable sleeves. She had originally planned to make it sleeveless, but then thought of He Xiyuan's arm injury and decided to make sleeves instead.
As for the pants, I'll make them another day.
"Mom, take a look." Liu Yulian had finished a shirt. She said it was finished, but in reality, it was just a matter of turning the silk threads into cloth, leaving holes on the sides, top and bottom. That was it.
Of course, this kind of top is not very good-looking, its main feature is its practicality.
"It feels pretty good." Mother Liu thought about how much material was used for this coat and said, "I'll go get a knife."
Liu's mother wanted to see if the coat was really that good. If it was, she would send it to her son immediately. Swords and knives have no eyes, so with armor like this, it would be better.
When Liu's father came back, he saw his wife using a kitchen knife to chop another shirt, but the shirt wouldn't break no matter how hard she tried.
"Let me do it." Father Liu thought that he was very strong, so it would be better for him to try it himself.
Father Liu didn't cut the shirt, so it remained intact.
"Is it of some use?" Liu Yulian looked at Father Liu. "It's worth spending all that money, right?"
"Okay." Father Liu nodded. It was indeed worth it. "Just these two?"
"Yes..." Liu Yulian only made two pieces, one for Liu Yanjing and one for He Xiyuan. "There's no need to change clothes like this. They're so thin. Just wash them and hang them in the sun to dry."
I don't do any dangerous work on a daily basis, so there's no need to wear such armor.
Liu Yulian wanted to make two more, but those silk threads weren't like the cabbages grown in the fields. Her eyes were blurring, so she decided to wait a while before making any more.
"It's very light." Father Liu picked up the shirt and it didn't feel heavy at all.
"It's very light, but it costs a lot of money." Liu Yulian said. This kind of top cannot be produced on a large scale. Even in the game, players have to pay various krypton gold to get it.
Some players buy it from other players, some players think it is expensive, but since they can be resurrected in the game, they just resurrect it.
Even so, these threads are still very expensive in the game. Resurrection costs money, healing costs money, and it would be great to just bite the bullet and buy a piece of armor.
"Such a good thing..." Father Liu thought for a moment, "I have to make one or two more."
"There are not enough silk threads left." Liu Yulian said.
"No need for sleeves." Father Liu had served in the court for many years and knew that some things were beyond their control. This silk thread was so fine, how could the emperor not want it?
Let the emperor find someone else to make it?
The emperor hadn't seen the finished product, so even just looking at those books wouldn't necessarily mean he'd think it was good. With so many steps involved, it's possible no one would complete it, and some people might start criticizing the Liu family.
The best way for the Royal Family is to directly give them the results, not the process. As for the process, they will wait for the Royal Family to see the results, and then they will slowly study the process.
"Even under the imperial power, there must be some interpersonal relationships." Father Liu said that one must know how to pay tribute and use it to bring greater benefits to the family.
Liu's father knew his daughter didn't understand, so he explained, "If someone does something quietly, no one else will know what they're doing, and they might think they're doing something harmful to others. Since you've already made these things, why don't you try to get more?"
For example, Liu Yulian was named a county lady by the emperor, and two such pieces of armor were made.
You can give one to the emperor and one to Prince Su first.
Father Liu didn't want his daughter to be naive, so he had to teach her something. This wasn't flattery, but rather a way for the higher-ups to remember their kindness. It was also a favor, and the royal family would surely treat their daughter better in the future.
If the daughter was not given to the royal family, but given to Liu Yanjing and He Xiyuan first, if she met some disgusting people, they might say in front of the emperor that Liu Yulian was selfish.
"Whether it's flattery or a balancing act, I have different opinions," said Liu's father. Some might think he was flattering his daughter by asking her to do that, but so what. The benefits his daughter would gain were substantial, and with no major wars currently underway in the northwest, waiting another month or two would be fine.
The emperor would rarely encounter assassination attempts while in the palace, but he would certainly be delighted to receive something. Prince Su spent a lot of time away from home, so having this kind of armor would make him much safer.
This means that Liu Yulian indirectly saved the emperor. Since she is going to do it, she might as well do it well.
"Your brother can wait a little longer." Father Liu said.
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