With the warm hospitality of a group of brothers, Xingnong completed his tour of the Tianxing Palace.
There is actually a vegetable garden in the backyard of Tianxing Palace, and the crops grown there are exactly the same as those in the vegetable garden at home in Taohua Village.
I have to say that this layout is very thoughtful.
Chen Hancheng said, "We also built a vegetable garden in the yard next to the Queen Mother. I know that the vegetable garden that the Imperial Sister built in Chu State has a formation. I heard from the Third Imperial Brother that it can grow fruits and vegetables for four seasons. I invited Elder Guo to come and study this vegetable garden, but he didn't succeed. The Imperial Sister is really amazing."
Mr. Guo was also surprised to hear that it is possible to grow crops for all four seasons by using formations!
"It's just some tricks." Xingnong looked at the familiar scenes and objects, and felt a sense of familiarity with this group of brothers. She could tell it was mainly because of their attentiveness and perfunctoriness.
When others treat her well, she is happy to return the favor. Xing Nong smiled and said, "Thank you, all my royal brothers and sisters. I like this Tianxing Palace very much."
After hearing this, the princes finally felt relieved.
Just like it!
This means that keeping the imperial sister in Jin State is halfway to success.
"As long as the royal sister likes it!"
"Royal sister, there is also the Imperial Garden. Do you want to go and see it? I'll take you there!" said the ten-year-old Seventh Prince.
Shen Hanyu also came back with Xing Nong. After traveling so many miles, not to mention such a weak woman like the imperial sister, he also felt tired and said, "Okay, the imperial sister is tired from the journey. The tenth prince will take the imperial sister to visit next time. Let the imperial sister rest for a while now."
Upon hearing this, the princes said, "Royal sister, you should have a good rest. See you at the palace banquet tonight!"
"I'm sorry, my sister. I was careless! Have a good rest, and we'll see you at the palace banquet."
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Xing Nong nodded: "Okay."
Then Shen Hancheng instructed the maids of Tianxing Palace to take good care of Xingnong, and then he left with a group of princes.
At this time, all the maids and eunuchs of Tianxing Palace came to Xingnong and saluted: "Your servant Ziwei... ../Your servant Xiaofuzi... ...sees Her Royal Highness the Princess."
These palace maids and eunuchs were all selected from the Eastern Palace and they acted very cautiously.
Everyone knew how much the emperor wanted a princess, so the ceremony was even more respectful than when he met the prince.
Xing Nong was really tired, but she still nodded politely: "No need to be polite. Where is the bathroom? I want to take a shower and change clothes."
The weather in April is not very hot, but it is very hot to wear layered ancient costumes in April!
She had wanted to bathe and change her clothes for a long time.
The head maid Ziwei said, "Princess, we have prepared the hot water. Please follow us."
Then Ziwei took her to the bathroom, and another senior palace maid, Qiangwei, prepared clothes for her.
The two men wanted to help her bathe, but were rejected by Xingnong.
After Xingnong had a comfortable flower petal bath, she lay down on a huge step-out bed to rest. Then she received a letter from Chu Tiankuo in the space, asking her if she was used to it.
Xingnong took out a charcoal pencil and replied with five words: Habit, I'll take a nap first.
Then she fell asleep.
Xingnong slept until the family dinner in the evening.
At the family dinner, the King of Jin and Shen Ruoxi sat at the main seats, and the others sat on both sides of the table.
Xing Nong sat at a table by himself, at the bottom of the main table, opposite Shen Hancheng and the Crown Princess. Below that were married princes and their concubines, while unmarried brothers shared a table.
The only concubines present tonight were the one who had given birth to a prince and Concubine An who had been pregnant for a few months.
The King of Jin also invited his younger brother, King Shengping, and his family to the family dinner.
The King of Jin introduced Xing Nong and Shen Ruoxi to everyone.
Everyone stood up one by one, saluted the queen, and formally introduced themselves.
Shen Ruoxi looked at the princes and concubines who filled the entire hall, all of whom were from the King of Jin. However, the Shengping King's family only had a princess and three sons, a total of six people.
She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Have all the children of King Shengping arrived?"
The King of Jin nodded and said, "My brother and Princess Shengping have a good relationship. There are no concubines or maids in the family. All the children are legitimate and are here."
Shen Ruoxi was surprised when she heard this, and she sighed: "This couple has a really good relationship."
She had never heard of a prince who didn't even have a concubine!
Shen Ruoxi’s gaze fell on the dozen concubines again.
She is now really starting to worry whether Xingnong will have to face the same situation as she is now after marrying Chu Tiankuo.
In fact, there is nothing good about marrying a king.
Maybe she is not used to it, and still feels upset when seeing so many concubines! She thinks the couples in Taohua Village live more comfortably.
Although she knew that she shouldn't mind, she was still a latecomer and had the status of queen, so these concubines must be even more upset.
So she just felt uncomfortable in her heart, but she didn't lose her temper or anything.
King of Jin: "..."
here we go again
Suddenly I felt a little regretful about inviting my younger brother and his family into the palace!
He finally managed to coax her into forgetting her unhappiness and smiling.
Although she didn't lose her temper or say anything.
But when he saw that she was in low spirits and pretending to be fine, he felt as if he had done something very unfair to her!
He quickly picked up a piece of her favorite pine nut fish and put it in her bowl, coaxing her: "Eat something first. This is made by the chef of the guest house. See if it suits your appetite."
Every time she ate pine nut fish, it was particularly appetizing. In the afternoon, he specially asked the imperial kitchen to add this dish.
Shen Ruoxi smiled at him: “Okay.”
The King of Jin took another piece of diced chicken and put it in her bowl. "This is a dish from Jin. Try it and see if you like it. It's one of my favorite dishes."
Shen Ruoxi became interested after hearing this, tasted it, and her eyes lit up: “Delicious!”
Seeing that she liked the food, the King of Jin became more diligent and active in picking up dishes for her, and introduced the special food of Jin to her at the same time, without even bothering to eat himself.
The concubines below were so surprised by this that they forgot to eat!
When had they ever seen the emperor serve his concubines like this
Didn't you say that you would treat everyone equally and not favor any one concubine
Is this the treatment only given to the queen
Everyone felt mixed emotions at once, and the food in front of them lost its taste!
Xingnong was sitting at the bottom and eating happily. The princes did not pay attention to how their father and mother showed their affection. Everyone was afraid that Xingnong would be neglected, so they introduced the dishes of Jin State to Xingnong, asked Xingnong to try them, and asked her if they tasted good.
Princess Shengping was the only woman in this generation of the royal family. When she entered the palace, all the princes revolved around her.
The emperor has a good relationship with Prince Shengping, so the emperor also loves his only niece.
Tonight, everyone forgot about her and only cared about Xing Nong. She felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help but yelled, "Royal Sister Xing Nong."
The sound was quite loud and the entire palace fell silent. Everyone looked at her, including Xing Nong.
Princess Shengping was used to this kind of stare, this was the way it was! She looked at Xingnong and asked, "Sister Xingnong, I heard from my brother that you know formations, and you are willing to participate in the Young Formation Master Competition this time, and in the name of Master Xu's apprentice from the Chu State?"
Xing Nong nodded: "Yeah."
Princess Shengping continued, "But Sister Xingnong, you are clearly a princess of the Jin Kingdom. Why are you participating in this competition under the name of the Chu Kingdom? Isn't this treason?"
As soon as Princess Shengping finished speaking, the faces of the people present changed. They first looked at Xingnong, and then subconsciously looked at the King of Jin.
Xing Nong blinked. What the hell is treason
The King of Jin had a gloomy face and asked: "What do you mean by treason against your ancestors?"
The other princes also spoke up to protect their sister.
Chen Hancheng: "You are exaggerating. My sister grew up in Chu State and was taught by Master Tang, the formation master of Chu State. Before signing up for the competition, she didn't know her origins. Of course, she participated in the competition under the name of Chu State."
Shen Hanyu: “That’s right, the imperial sister is Master Tang’s apprentice. If she uses the name of Jin State, she would be ungrateful and betray her teacher and ancestors!”
"How can you say that my sister is a traitor? The Queen is from Chu, my sister's master is from Chu, and my sister is half Chu!..."
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Princess Shengping didn't expect her daughter to say that, so she quickly pulled her daughter's sleeve and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Your Highness learned from Master Tang, the formation master of the Chu State, so of course she is participating in the competition in the name of the Chu State."
Hearing everyone speaking up to defend Xingnong, Princess Shengping felt even more unbalanced, as if something that originally belonged to her was taken away!
She looked at Xingnong provocatively: "Since Sister Xingnong represents the State of Chu, don't blame me for being rude in the competition! I will not let the State of Jin lose!"