Chapter 240 Yangchun March
In March, the weather is getting warmer day by day. The river has turned from yellow to green. All plants are working hard to grow during this period. Many flowers bloom in the warm south wind, which adds a bit of sweet fragrance in the air.
The bright sunshine shines on people, making people feel a little lazy, and they even want to lie down and have a good sleep. Unfortunately, today it is not possible, because today he is here to help Princess Pingyang take care of flowers and plants. Because the weather is warm, the flowers and plants in the greenhouse also need to be moved out. In the past, Princess Pingyang liked to take care of flowers and plants alone, and never let others interfere, but now there is one more Li Xiu.
Moving flowers and plants out of the greenhouse is not an easy task, especially Princess Pingyang has raised too many flowers and plants. Some flowers and plants that have been raised for many years still need to be planted in large pots, which is very difficult to carry by one person. In addition, some flowers and plants are directly planted in the soil of the greenhouse, so they have to be dug out one by one in advance and transported to the outside to plant.
After a whole morning, Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang moved out less than a quarter of the flowers and plants. At this time, Princess Pingyang asked someone to prepare lunch. After washing their hands, they ate and chatted in the garden pavilion.
It can be seen that Princess Pingyang is in a very good mood, not only because the weather is getting warmer, but also because her flowers and plants can grow as much as possible. The most important thing is that some things in the court have changed.
After Li Shimin quelled Yang Wengan's rebellion, he quickly received the confession of his clan Li Jiancheng, and returned to Chang'an in a triumphant manner, handing the confession to Li Yuan, hoping to completely trample his elder brother under his feet.
Unfortunately, Li Yuan's attitude disappointed Li Shimin again. After receiving Yang Wengan's confession, Li Yuan did not express anything special. He just praised him for quickly quelling the rebellion, and then asked him to leave. Since that day, he has never mentioned the abolition of the crown prince, nor has he fulfilled his previous promise to Li Shimin.
What disappointed Li Shimin even more was that Li Jiancheng, who had been under house arrest in the East Palace, gradually recovered his freedom. The deserted guards of the East Palace were also transferred back again. The prince was allowed to contact the outside world, which made many *******s cheer and cheer. Many people even began to complain for Li Jiancheng in the court, accusing Li Shimin of planning everything behind their backs. Although they had no evidence, they still made Li Shimin feel uneasy.
However, what makes people feel even more subtle is Li Yuan's attitude. He began to turn a blind eye to the various struggles caused by the Yang Wengan incident. He put the relevant memorials aside after reading them. He did not help the fights in the court, and would not give any conclusions after hearing them. However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Yuan was actually still leaning towards Li Jiancheng because Li Jiancheng had restored his freedom. Although his power as the prince had not yet been restored, it was a matter of time.
Princess Pingyang was the happiest person for this change in the court, because this situation was the best for her, and neither of the two brothers was really hurt. Although she knew that this kind of peace might be temporary, she would try not to think about future things. This evasive attitude would also make Li Xiu feel distressed, but she was powerless to do anything about it. After all, even Li Yuan, the lord of the Tang Dynasty, could not do anything to his two sons, so what could he do?
"By the way, let me tell you a good news. I have let Uncle Liu and the others plant corn. Yesterday, Uncle Liu told me that the corn had sprouted and grew well. Today they are irrigating the corn. I guess we will have tender corn to eat when the summer harvest is coming!" When Li Xiu said the last thing, he couldn't help but miss the sweet boiled corn in his later generations. After traveling through time, he could only miss the life of his previous life from some food.
"No, the seeds of corn are not large, and I have only planted five acres of land this year. All the harvests this year must be kept as seeds, so that the land under my name will be planted next year!" Princess Pingyang immediately stopped Li Xiu's fantasy. Among the seeds sent by Zhang Shiyi, there were the largest amount of corn, but even so, it would take several years to plant them to accumulate enough seeds.
"Ah? There are several acres of corn, it should be fine if I eat a few pieces, right?" Li Xiu said with a bitter face when he heard this. He spent all his energy and told the bearded guest to run to America. Then he waited for so long before finally waiting for the corn. But he could only see but not eat it. Is there anything more depressing in this world than this?
"No, I'll ask for all the corn this summer, and the price will be up to you!" Princess Pingyang said with a stern face again, but at the end, even she couldn't help laughing out loud. Every time Li Xiu posed for such a pitiful look, she felt very funny.
"I am so rich and powerful. If I don't eat it, I won't eat it!" Li Xiu whispered in a slight anger, but he wouldn't give up so easily. Anyway, corn grows in his own field and is so close to home. When the corn grows, who can know how many corns are taken by himself and go home?
However, what Li Xiu never expected was that Princess Pingyang knew him far more than he expected, so she said again: "Don't go steal food by yourself. My relationship with your Yi Niang is very good now, and Qi Niang is also my little sister. If you steal corn, you will definitely not be able to escape my eyes. Then I...I..."
At the end of the story, Princess Pingyang didn't know how to punish Li Xiu, but she didn't know what to say for a moment, which made Li Xiu laugh. Princess Pingyang looked really funny at this time. It seemed that later generations warned her husband to quit smoking, but she couldn't think of a way to punish her husband's wife. However, it was still very simple for a wife to punish her husband, such as not letting her go to bed, not cooking, etc. However, these would not work for Li Xiu because he had more than one wife, and he could cook.
"Hmph, I will be very angry when I wait, you can do it!" Princess Pingyang was also a little annoyed by Li Xiu's smile. Unfortunately, in the end, she only came up with a very general word "anger", which made her words really not threatening.
"Okay, okay, I won't eat it, but you can't stop me from chili peppers. I have grown a lot of chili peppers by the river. This thing is just a seasoning, and you don't like it. You can't care about me, right?" Li Xiu was afraid that Princess Pingyang would be really angry, so he hurriedly said, "At worst, just don't let people know when you steal corn in the future. Anyway, Princess Pingyang can't monitor him all the time.
"I don't care about chili peppers. I really don't know why you and Uncle Ma like to eat this. I don't dare to eat it anymore!" Princess Pingyang said with lingering fear when she mentioned chili peppers. Last time she took a bite of chili peppers, she never dared to try it again. Even if Li Xiu only added a little chili to the dish she cooked, she didn't dare to eat it anymore.
"Not only Uncle Ma and I like it, but also King Qin liked it, and he also snatched some chili from me. There were not many leftover chili peppers, and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to eat those chili peppers and grow." Li Xiu said helplessly at the end. He really hoped that there would be some hormones to beat the chili seedlings so that the chili peppers could mature as soon as possible.
"I didn't expect that my second brother also liked it. Don't forget to send some to him when the peppers are ripe!" Princess Pingyang said surprisingly when she heard this. She didn't know that Li Shimin had found Li Xiu before going to Qingzhou. Li Xiu didn't deliberately hide it from her. It was just that when he and Mr. Ma knew very well that they did not tell Princess Pingyang.
Li Xiu nodded when he heard this. He didn't mention sweet potatoes at all. Although he also yearned for the roasted sweet potatoes in the wild when he was a child, all the sweet potatoes are now growing in the fields of Princess Pingyang's house. With Princess Pingyang's emphasis on these high-yield crops, it is estimated that no one will want to eat sweet potatoes this year. She will stay in the greenhouse so that they can grow vines desperately so that more sweet potato vines will be planted next year.
Thinking of this, Li Xiu shook his head helplessly. It seemed that if you want to eat these crops from America, you probably can only wait until next year or more.
After lunch, Li Xiu continued to help Princess Pingyang move flowers and plants. These flowers and plants are not just moved to the garden for a casual time. Instead, they have to be arranged according to the habits of the flowers and plants and their beauty. Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang need to discuss it. This made Li Xiu feel like he had a new house with Princess Pingyang, so no matter how hard or tired he was, he was very happy in spirit.
However, before Li Xiu could do a while, he saw Yue Chan running over hurriedly. When he saw him, he immediately panted and said loudly: "Old... Master, go home quickly. That Master Zhang has come to his house and has brought many people!"
"What? Uncle has come back?" Li Xiu couldn't help but scream in surprise when he heard this. Master Zhang in Yuechan's mouth refers to the bearded guest. Because he is Li Xiu's uncle and is considered a family member, but it is a bit special, so Yuechan and other servants in the family call each other "Master Zhang".
"It's great, let's go and welcome it!" Princess Pingyang couldn't help but say in surprise when she heard this. She knew that Li Xiu had been worried about the safety of the bearded guest. After all, the risks at sea were unpredictable, and no one could guarantee that he could return safely from the Americas thousands of miles away. Especially Zhang Shiyi had returned, but he still didn't see the bearded guest. So although Li Xiu didn't say it, he was still worried about the bearded guest in his heart.
Li Xiu also hurriedly washed his hands, and then rushed home with Princess Pingyang. When they arrived in front of the house, there were many large cars parked outside the house. It seemed that they were all brought by the bearded guest. At that moment, Li Xiu hurriedly took Princess Pingyang into the living room, but the bearded guest was sitting in the living room drinking tea. The woman in the clothes was not convenient for her to meet the outside guests, so she was not here.
Chapter completed!