As soon as the two of them met, they won countless victories in the world. The prince broke a peach blossom with his own hands, handed it to Zhou Cai, and said, "You are worthy of the name of a talented man."

He added: "White clothes paired with peach blossoms are the most beautiful."

There are also many peach blossoms in the Fifth Prince's house. When the prince comes to Zhou Xun's yard, he does not touch Zhou Xun, but often stares at the peach blossoms in trance.

Later, Zhou Xun accidentally broke off a branch and was caught by him. He knocked Zhou Xun's hand off and said, "How dare you touch this flower? This flower is... but..."

"Be like me." Zhou Xun sneered, "They are all 'things' that you see and miss others."

The fifth prince's face froze, his words instantly froze, and he sneered: "It's good that you know."

After finishing speaking, he walked away. Zhou Xun sat in the dimly lit room, playing with the cup indifferently with his fingers.

…

Zhou Cai likes peach blossoms. He likes such festive and dazzling flowers. Peach blossoms are flowers of good seasons, and he always lives in good seasons.

Plum blossoms were originally planted outside the imperial study. It is said that the late emperor's favorite woman during his lifetime liked plum blossoms.

Zhou Cai said it was too desolate, so the emperor changed it to peach blossom with a wave of his hand.

Peach blossom is a good spring scenery, but it does not belong to Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun stared at the peach blossom for a long time, and the emperor's voice came from behind: "What are you looking at?"

When Zhou Xun turned around, the emperor continued: "This is a jujube tree? This jujube flower looks really like a peach blossom..."

...Who would plant jujube trees in the palace? Zhou Xun was a little speechless.

"..." Zhou Xun said, "This is a peach blossom."

"Oh, I don't recognize it." The emperor scratched his head, "Do you like peach blossoms?"

Zhou Xun didn't say yes or no. The emperor said again: "Yes, look at how festive these peach blossoms are. They bloom one after another. One tree can bloom so many flowers, it's a good deal."

Zhou Xun:......

The emperor added: "With so many flowers, can we bear a lot of peaches in autumn?"

"Where can a peach blossom tree bear peaches?" Zhou Xun said.

The emperor said: "Oh, that's not cost-effective. It's better to replace it with jujube trees, which can also bear jujubes."

Zhou Xun:......

He remembered that he was temporarily staying in the palace as Zhou Cai's younger brother. When he first entered the fifth prince's palace, it was also the time for peach blossoms. The prince treated him like a guest, treated him very politely, and occasionally chatted with him.

The prince was surprised by his talent and praised him for his elder brother's style. He was worthy of being Zhou Cai's younger brother. Zhou Xun, who had rarely been praised since childhood, was flattered. He could only say that the prince was ridiculous.

There are also many peach trees in the Fifth Prince's house. The two of them were strolling and chatting in the peach grove, one in green and the other in purple, and they were quite speculative. When they reached the end of the peach grove, Zhou Xun asked the prince: "With so many peach trees, how can they bear fruit in autumn?"

A lot of peaches, right?”

The prince seemed to be amused by him and said: "This is a green peach for flower viewing, not a peach tree for fruiting. How can you bear peaches?"

Seventeen-year-old Zhou Xun was stunned for a moment. He thought to himself why he said such stupid things. The prince continued to walk and said: "A Cai said you are a bookworm and boring gourd. After getting along with each other these days, I realized that you are also quite interesting.

.In the autumn, Fenghua will bring fine peaches as a tribute. Since you like peaches, I will order my servants to collect dozens of them and send them to the Zhou family."

"This...thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhou Xun was still walking with his head down. The prince lifted a peach blossom branch that was blocking the road and said, "A dozen of them will be sent directly to your yard, so you don't have to share them with others... Acai?"

He opened the flower, and at the end of the peach grove, Zhou Cai, dressed in white, looked at the two of them with a smile.

"Your Highness," he kowtowed to the Fifth Prince, and then looked at Zhou Xun.

"Asun."

…

Zhou Xun waited for the peach, but in the end, the peach didn't arrive.

What he was waiting for was the drunken prince who broke into his room, what he was waiting for was falling into the water and serious illness, what he was waiting for was the disaster that would ruin his entire life.

"...Everything in this world does not come with flowers or fruits." He stroked the thorny branches of the peach tree and said lightly.

Just as he had endured seventeen years in the Zhou Mansion... he could not wait for a good result.

He was a little frustrated for a while.

The emperor said happily: "Sir, you are so kind!"

Zhou Xun:?

Emperor: "Indeed, flowers alone are not enough. Pollination is required. Pollen moves from anthers to stigmas, and reproductive cells combine with each other to complete the fruiting process."

Zhou Xun:??

Emperor: "Although peach blossoms are bisexual flowers, they basically rely on cross-pollination for pollination. Therefore, in order to bear fruit, in addition to flowering, we also need pollination by bees and natural wind. Whatever you say, sir, is so scientific and philosophical.

Si, I understand."

Zhou Xun said "..." for a moment, then turned to look at him: "What do you understand?"

The emperor said: "Sir, this is a hint to me. To deal with the affairs of Xizhou, it is not enough to list good policies, but also to use bees and winds. It is the so-called borrowing power in the military situation chapter of "The Art of War". What is that?

, exciting..."

Zhou Xun: "...the force of the water is as strong as the drifting rocks."

Emperor: "Yes, yes, that's it!... Sir?"

Zhou Xun:......

Zhou Xun, who lived in ancient times, obviously didn't know the term "brain-filling monster", otherwise he might have thrown the word in the emperor's face. But the emperor asked again: "Are you okay?"

Zhou Xun:?

"I just saw your expression, so sad."

Zhou Xun:......

He thought the emperor didn't see his sadness, so he pursed his lips and said, "It's okay."

"Oh, then I'm going to a meeting." The emperor nodded and didn't ask any more questions, "You can rest first, little Lizi. Come with me, little Dengzi—"

Little Dengzi came running: "I'm here."

Emperor: "Bring me some cups of healthy hot water, sir. Sir, drink more hot water."

Zhou Xun:......

After saying this, the emperor left in a hurry. Zhou Xun returned to the side hall of the imperial study alone.

And I feel depressed.

He sat in the side hall for a long time, and finally decided to go out for a walk. Being bored in the room, he would only think about more and more things.

Zhou Xun was just about to get up when he heard a commotion outside the wall.

"Hurry, hurry up."

"Just this one, and this one, use them all."

"Come on, come on, use all of these...?"

"Use them all."

Zhou Xun:......

This is... someone is going to be "Aruba" again?

Or many trees, many people?

Strange scenes emerged in Zhou Xun's mind, a whole road, a whole piece of trees, a whole piece of "Aruba" and the screaming little plum...

Zhou Xun:......

I can't think about it anymore, it's insulting to politeness.

He walked out of the imperial study room, but his eyes stared in shock at the boxes of items being carried...

peach?

Many baskets of... peaches?

"Hang them all, hang them all." Little Li Zi, who was wearing a black gauze coat, directed people to hang the peaches one by one on the peach trees. When he saw Zhou Xun standing next to him, he immediately said respectfully: "Mr. Zhou."

"This is……"

"This is what the emperor ordered his servants to hang up." Xiao Lizi said.

Zhou Xun stood outside the peach grove, quietly watching the eunuchs' passionate scene. To be fair, this scene was quite funny.

The emperor ordered... what to do when hanging peaches on the peach tree.

The peach trees in the forest are both leaves, residual flowers and fruits. The fruits follow the emperor's aesthetics, all round and big, as festive as fat dolls. A gust of late spring wind blows, and the peach trees sway gently, as if in a dream

phantom.

Zhou Xun smiled softly and shook his head.

Then, he lowered his eyes.
To be continued...