frightfiction Chapter 254: Tasting New Things
Chapter 254: Tasting New Things
The carriage swayed, the old man swayed...
Today's office trip was simply a dream.
After leaving the princess's farm, the carriage drove on the road beside the fields. A few people lifted the curtain to look at the withered and scattered ears of wheat around them, and then they realized the difference between heaven and earth.
The princess not only has new varieties, but even the existing varieties she grows are different.
The golden and plump ears of grain, the lush and fresh vegetables, and the fruits that bend the branches, the princess's farm and the outside world are clearly two different worlds.
If you hadn’t seen all this with your own eyes, how could you believe that there is such a magical place in the world?
And the princess is so young and broad-minded...
The three adults thought that the princess would bring them some things back, especially Censor Li and Minister Lin, who had already seen the princess's generosity along the way.
Therefore, when I visited her, I asked my wife to prepare a generous gift at home in advance. On the one hand, I couldn't visit empty-handed, on the other hand, I wanted to thank the princess for her care along the way, and on the other hand, of course, I wanted to establish a good relationship with the princess and have a reciprocal relationship with her.
only……
As for the return gift, they think it would be enough to bring fruits picked by themselves and a fruit basket.
After all, the princess has a large family and a great fortune, and no matter how big the manor is, it is not something that cannot be divided up.
If this were released, wouldn't everyone be scrambling for it?
No one expected that the princess would prepare a carriage for each of them, which contained all kinds of vegetables in the front yard, all kinds of fruits in the backyard orchard, and even two big watermelons for each person.
Even though Minister Lin and Censor Li were used to Li Jiaojiao's generosity, they were still shocked. This was a whole carriage.
At the imperial banquet in the palace, there were only a few vegetables on the emperor’s table, and there were many varieties that the emperor had never seen before.
It is said that fruits were sent directly to the palace for Concubine Chen in the past, except for that time when they were intercepted by shameless ministers. Emperor Qing simply went all out and kept them all. Most of them had been given away, and it would not look good to send them over again.
Even the emperor didn't have this thing, and the cabinet ministers could only get a few. The thing that the Grand Tutor wrote a poem about, they actually took a whole cart back...
They even each received a box of Longjing tea and a bottle of Baijie Pills from the princess. How could this be called a visit to the princess?
Minister Lin and Imperial Censor Li were both happy and sad. On the one hand, they were happy to have received something good, but on the other hand, they felt so embarrassed that they couldn't even say no...
Simply...
Hey……
As for Minister Meng, who had only gotten a few fruits from the emperor thanks to his thick skin, looking at the cart full of things, he felt like he was simply dreaming.
This……
He couldn't say no, but how could he repay the princess?
Minister Meng's face was red all the way. There was ice on the carriage, but before he even returned to the capital, his clothes on the back were soaked.
What impressed him most was that there was a whole grape vine on his car. The roots were wrapped in thick soil and could be planted directly when he got home.
When he was eating fruit under the tree, he thought that his wife and daughter would definitely like such good variety of grapes, so he picked a little more.
Unexpectedly, the princess gave him a grape tree directly...
Really, I am so touched...
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A row of carriages came out of Princess Fuyao's farm and entered the imperial city.
Walking on the streets of the imperial city, there were carriages lined up in a row, the bells on the carriages jingling in the wind. When the wind blew, the curtains of the carriages were accidentally lifted, and the news that there were beautiful fruits and vegetables that did not seem to be products of the human world flew into various mansions.
Countless pairs of eyes were fixed on the movement of the carriage.
It was discovered that one carriage entered the Lin Mansion, one entered the Li Mansion, and another entered the Meng Mansion.
The rest all followed the Fourth Prince's carriage and headed straight towards the imperial palace.
Several high-ranking ministers were ready to go, changed into court robes, and planned to talk to the emperor about the future development of the country...
But the carriage stopped in the square.
Not long afterward, a group of people arrived dragging a cart full of tables.
Under the eyes of the Imperial Guards, tables were placed in a row in the square in front of the palace, attracting many passers-by, but they only dared to watch and not step forward.
Then, the curtain of one of the carriages was lifted, and a carriage full of big round green balls appeared in everyone's sight...
The people who had changed into court robes and rushed here looked at each other, then turned around and surrounded the opened carriage.
He directly pushed away the people from Wangque Tower who were about to bring watermelons down to cut them...
The left prime minister stretched out his hand in front, touched the plump watermelon, and asked Lu Liang who got off the carriage, "Your Highness, was this also made by the princess? What is this?"
Lu Liang smiled and walked to the middle of the road that everyone had cleared. "The princess said this is called watermelon, a kind of fruit that is best for cooling off in the summer. These are given by the princess to the people of the capital to taste. Please make way, everyone."
He stood there with a faint smile on his face and a clear look in his eyes, which made the ministers around him silently step back two steps and give the space in front of the car to the people who came to move the watermelons.
But who are these ministers? They can be so shameless in front of His Majesty, so how can they retreat in front of the prince?
The left prime minister stood aside and continued to speak, "The princess is truly a god. Fruits this big are something I have never heard of or seen before!"
The ministers nodded: "…Lord Zuo Xiang is right! I have never heard of this or seen this before!"
"I just don't know how this watermelon tastes. Why is it called a heat-relieving magic weapon by the princess? I wonder if we will have the honor to taste it?"
The ministers nodded: "…Lord Zuo Xiang is right! Would you like to have the honor to taste it?"
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"Fourth brother, I heard you're back, so I came to see you. I wonder if I can get a portion of the things Jiaojiao sent?"
A clear and smiling voice was heard, and everyone turned around to see that the Second Prince was already standing next to the Fourth Prince.
The two princes, one is noble and elegant, a natural beauty; the other is a young man from a strange place, like a banished immortal.
The people around were stunned.
In the past, I could only see the eldest prince wandering around in front of people, and I only knew that the royal family had an extraordinary demeanor. Now, I suddenly saw the second prince and the fourth prince, the two standing side by side, with very different temperaments but complementing each other, which made people unable to help but be attracted by them.
When everyone was daydreaming, they suddenly heard the sound of a gong.
Following the direction of the sound, I saw a row of tables in the square filled with red things cut into small pieces.
At this time, the setting sun was slanting, and the warm sunlight was shining on the long table, making the red water-filled objects look particularly beautiful.
As more and more people gathered around, Bai Zefei climbed onto the roof of a carriage in the middle and shouted, "The new variety of watermelon cultivated by Princess Fuyao is ripe. Today, we are following the Princess's order to distribute the watermelons to everyone to taste. If you want to taste them, please line up in front of each table and eat one piece of the red flesh!"
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