Chapter 259 A Bountiful Potato Harvest
Zijuan sent people to keep an eye on the movements in Zhichun Garden, hoping to hear the good news of Fang's sudden death, but unexpectedly, the first news that came was the bad news of Fang Chengcai's glorious return to Beijing.
"My second uncle has just arrived in the capital. Not only did he come here, he also brought valuable gifts, several large boxes full. Before the master had time to confront his wife, he met with my second uncle first, and he is still entertaining guests in the front hall..."
Zijuan suddenly sat up from the bed, and her lower abdomen felt bloated and painful due to excitement.
Her face looked very ugly.
"How could it be such a coincidence? And it happened at this very moment!"
Lu Zhiran also received the news at the same time, and her brows furrowed.
Cui Fu and Dan Yan were both very unwilling to give in. "Will the master let the lady go for the sake of our second uncle?"
Lu Zhiran thought about it.
Will it?
With Lu Guanxuan's personality, he would.
But this is only temporary.
Fang Chengcai is about to be promoted, and he doesn't want to offend the other party, so he may spare Fang's life temporarily.
But that's all.
He would not let Fang regain her freedom.
This incident will be remembered in his heart forever.
As long as he gets the chance, he will reveal his selfish, mean and cold-blooded nature, and he will not show mercy to Fang's men.
After realizing this, Lu Zhiran put the matter aside and stopped caring about it.
The fact turned out to be just as Lu Zhiran had expected. Lu Guanxuan did not punish Fang, but he also did not give Fang freedom just because Fang Chengcai returned to Beijing.
She was still confined to Zhichun Garden.
The Lu family's inner household affairs were managed by several old concubines.
On the surface, Fang did not receive any punishment, but the treatment in Zhichunyuan had visibly deteriorated.
The food brought by the servants became increasingly sloppy, with watery soups, insufficient portions, and sometimes even rotten and smelly.
Fang had money and Zhichunyuan had a small kitchen, but they had no ingredients to cook.
Fang's trusted confidant, Madam Wei, acted arrogantly and made a scene. "You are a bunch of lowly servants who flatter the powerful and bully the weak. No matter how much Madam has fallen from grace, it is not your turn to bully her!"
But the old woman who brought the food was unmoved. "Madame Wei, please don't embarrass an old woman like me. I'm just following orders."
Nanny Wei was extremely angry, but there was nothing she could do except to curse at him!
Fang had a gloomy face and a layer of low pressure surrounded her.
Logically speaking, her treatment in the Lu family would improve after her brother returned.
But instead of that, it got worse.
This can only mean that all of this was instructed by Lu Guanxuan.
All of this is to blame on that loser Qiu Li!
She originally thought that Qiuli would be the most effective chess piece in her hand, but the facts proved that this was a bad move!
Who would have thought that her second brother would have left a seed in her? If she had known this earlier, Fang would definitely not agree to use her.
But she knew that Shi Qiuli had already entered the mansion and it was too late. She could only find a way to make up for it.
In order to conceal the true month of her unborn baby, she had to get rid of Li Rongfa first.
Framing Zijuan and Li Rongfa for having an affair was Fang's plan to kill two birds with one stone.
Originally, this was a perfect plan. Fang had arranged everything, but unfortunately, the people she met were all idiots. Qiu Li's true identity was discovered without her knowing it, and in the end, she was severely defeated by the other party.
Qiu Li died and also gave himself away. When Fang Shi got the news, she immediately sent someone to the Fang family for help.
Fortunately, her second brother happened to return to Beijing. He came to her house in person and gave her a valuable gift, which allowed her to escape the disaster.
Afterwards, Lu Guanxuan did not come to question him, as if he had let the matter go, but the treatment in Zhichunyuan became like this overnight.
Although these methods could not harm her life, they did cause Fang to suffer a lot.
A hint of resentment flashed in Fang's eyes. She hated Lu Guanxuan's ruthlessness, Qiu Li's uselessness, and even her second brother.
If he hadn't gotten Qiu Li pregnant, leaving her with such a powerful handle, how could they have been defeated so quickly?
After all the hard work of planning, I ended up getting myself into trouble!
Fang was not present in person that day, but she instinctively felt that this matter must be related to Lu Zhiran.
That bitch has some omnipotent abilities, and she's specifically designed to ward off her!
Just wait, she will make that bitch pay the price sooner or later!
As the weather gets hotter, everyone changes into thin summer clothes.
At this moment, Emperor Defeng received good news.
"Your Majesty, the potatoes presented by His Royal Highness Prince Jin yielded a bountiful harvest a few days ago. A clerk from the Sino-Agricultural Temple tried planting one acre of land and unexpectedly dug up a whopping 4,000 kilograms!"
Emperor Defeng was overjoyed when he heard this and stood up immediately.
"Really? Where are the potatoes?"
When Xiao Yanci presented the potatoes, he claimed that the yield per mu of this plant could reach 3,000 jin, which was already an astonishing figure. However, now, the yield per mu of the potatoes grown by Sinong Temple is even higher than 3,000 jin!
"They brought several baskets and arrived outside the temple."
Feng Youcai gave an order, and immediately palace servants brought in several baskets of potatoes.
Each of those potatoes is plump and bigger than an adult's fist, and looks very pleasing to the eye.
"Well, well, well! Everyone in the Sino-Agricultural Temple has made great contributions to planting and cultivating crops, and everyone will be generously rewarded! Give the order that I will have a potato feast at noon today, and let all the concubines in the harem have a taste as well."
Today, this special ingredient appeared on the dining tables of all the concubines in the harem, and this special ingredient was made into several different styles, such as stir-fried potato shreds, dry-pot potato chips, fried potatoes, potato puree... Each method has its own characteristics.
Emperor Defeng originally just wanted to give it a try, but when he actually tasted it, he was unexpectedly pleasantly surprised.
This food not only has various cooking methods and tastes great, but it also has a strong sense of filling. He didn't even have a meal, and he was full just by eating this potato feast.
The next day when he went to court, he asked the palace servants to carry the baskets of potatoes to the court and place them in front of the ministers.
No one had ever seen this thing before, and they all looked puzzled.
Only Xiao Yanqing's face looked a little stiff.
This is potato.
He was supposed to present it to his father, but because he was conservative for a moment, Xiao Yanci got there first.
These baskets of potatoes look very fresh, with some dirt on them. It's easy to tell where they come from.
Sure enough, Emperor Defeng introduced this item to everyone with a smile.
When everyone heard Emperor Defeng say that the yield of this plant was as high as 4,000 kilograms per mu, there was an uproar.
"The Sino-Agricultural Ministry has personally tested it. I also tasted it yesterday and it was delicious! If this can be promoted among the people, from now on, the people of Da Qi will surely be able to fill their stomachs."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Someone asked, "Where did this thing come from? I am so ignorant that I have never seen or heard of it before."
Everyone raised questions.
The smile on Emperor Defeng's face deepened. "This is something that came from overseas. Prince Jin found it by chance and offered it to him voluntarily."
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