Chapter 254 Couple Outfits

"Furthermore, we are already in a precarious situation ourselves. Have you thought about the consequences of handing over the greenhouse planting technique to the court?"

The vegetable seeds that Ji Yuntang brought were all things that didn't exist in the Dongchen Kingdom, or even in this era.

Once any of them appears on the market, it could cause great upheaval throughout the entire Dongchen Kingdom.

In this era, the people regard food as their heaven—the foundation of survival.

The greenhouse technology is too advanced. Once Emperor Jingyang learns that this method came from Ji Yuntang, he will likely find ways to control her and force her to hand over more techniques.

At that time, the entire Prince Ye's mansion will have no peaceful days.

Ji Yuntang will absolutely not allow such a thing to happen.

She is not a saint; what does the fate of the world's people have to do with her?

She has never been a person of selfless love.

On the contrary, she is very selfish.

Whoever is unkind to her, she will be unjust to them in return.

Luo Junhe saw the anger rising on Ji Yuntang's face. Knowing that she had misunderstood his meaning, he patiently explained:

"A Tang, you misunderstood. I didn't ask you to hand over this technique to the court. I deeply know that this method concerns the life and death of both of us; handing it over to the court would be inviting disaster."

"The Emperor is insatiably greedy and treats me unkindly; my elder brother also bullies and humiliates me. If they knew about this method, they would certainly use every means to target you. I am not that magnanimous."

"I was just thinking, if we have the opportunity to go to my fief later, we could promote this greenhouse planting technique there. It might achieve great things."

Every prince, upon coming of age, Emperor Jingyang bestows upon them a fief as their respective territory.

And Luo Junhe's fief is in Qiong Province, the westernmost part of the Dongchen Kingdom.

Qiong Province is remote, sparsely populated, with rugged terrain and harsh conditions. The other princes of the Dongchen Kingdom were unwilling to go there.

As it happened, when Emperor Jingyang was granting fiefs, Luo Junhe was leading troops on the battlefield and was not in the capital.

The barren land of Qiong Province was allocated to him.

To this day, Luo Junhe has never been to Qiong Province.

He only heard from his subordinates that the place had vast land and sparse population, with many mountains and forests, very suitable for farming and livestock.

Therefore, when Ji Yuntang mentioned greenhouse planting, Luo Junhe thought of his own fief.

Ji Yuntang herself was not angry at him; she was just afraid that Luo Junhe's kindness would be taken advantage of.

Now hearing his explanation, she felt relieved. She reached out and shook her fist twice in front of Luo Junhe's eyes.

"That's more like it. If you had asked me to hand over the greenhouse method to Emperor Jingyang, I would have beaten you up!"

Luo Junhe saw her shaking her fist and didn't find it intimidating; he thought Ji Yuntang was really cute.

And a bit silly and cute.

At Luo Junhe's insistence, Ji Yuntang took him for a walk inside the greenhouse.

The scene before him stunned Luo Junhe once again.

The inside of the greenhouse was very spacious, with a steel frame supporting the roof, and the ventilation and temperature were well-suited.

Most importantly, every vegetable plant was supported by bamboo poles, and the green vines were heavy with fruit.

Luo Junhe took a rough look at the tomato yield, and he was amazed that a single tomato plant produced as many as thirty small tomatoes.

This included some green, unripe ones, which looked very impressive.

Although Luo Junhe knew little about agriculture, he knew that such a yield was impressive.

Ji Yuntang's growing these in Prince Ye's mansion showed that she had come to regard the mansion as her home.

This realization made Luo Junhe overjoyed.

He said gently, "A Tang, there is still a lot of empty land in the mansion. If you like planting things, I'll have people plow that land for you, and then you can plant whatever you want."

Ji Yuntang thought for a moment; she still had many medicinal herbs planted in her spatial farm, which could be transplanted outside.

That would make them easier to use later.

Ji Yuntang happily agreed, "Alright, then when I have time, I'll have Chen Hu and the others set up two more greenhouses so I can plant medicinal herbs."

Shortly after they came out of the greenhouse, Ji Yuntang saw Tao Zhi rushing over with an envelope in her hand.

"Your Highness, Lord Xu just sent an invitation: you're to go to the Xu residence tomorrow at noon to attend the young master's full moon banquet."

Ji Yuntang took the envelope, opened it and glanced at it, and smiled slightly.

"Alright, I understand."

Luo Junhe asked, "A Tang, who is Lord Xu?"

He had been paralyzed for three years, and during those three years, he had been far from court affairs, knowing almost nothing about what happened in the capital.

Hearing Tao Zhi address Lord Xu, Luo Junhe couldn't recall which Lord Xu it was for a moment.

Ji Yuntang laughed, "Lord Xu is Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Xu Muyan. His wife is the Chancellor's daughter, Hua Ruyue."

"Previously, his wife had a difficult labor, and it was Assistant Minister Xu who asked me to go and save his wife and child. Tomorrow is the child's full moon banquet, and Assistant Minister Xu invites me to attend."

When she said Lord Xu, he didn't know who it was, but as soon as she said Xu Muyan, Luo Junhe immediately knew his identity.

"I didn't expect that the poor scholar who placed first in the imperial examinations four years ago is now the Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. Assistant Minister Xu is truly accomplished at such a young age."

Ji Yuntang also agreed, "Yes, if Assistant Minister Xu hadn't supported me many times before and testified for me, I might really have been condemned unjustly by Ji Huaiche."

"I've observed him: he's noble and upright. He is a trustworthy person. Perhaps he can be of use to us in the future."

Luo Junhe's eyes deepened as he looked at her. "A Tang, I trust your judgment."

Ji Yuntang wheeled Luo Junhe back home. The two had dinner together, and late at night they slept in each other's arms.

The next day, Ji Yuntang got up at dawn. Tao Zhi came in to help her change clothes and wash up.

Luo Junhe watched her get dressed, knowing that he could not go with her today, and couldn't help feeling a bit melancholy.

Suddenly, he saw the five exquisite and luxurious dresses that Tao Zhi brought for Ji Yuntang to choose from, and an idea struck him.

A Tang, would you wear the purple dress to the banquet at the Xu residence today?

Ji Yuntang looked at the dresses Tao Zhi was holding and noticed that the purple one was very similar in color to the clothes Luo Junhe was wearing today.

It might not be exactly the same, but it was close enough.

She immediately understood Luo Junhe's intention.

He wanted to wear matching outfits with her?

Ji Yuntang suddenly smiled. She took the purple cloud-patterned silk dress embroidered with a hundred butterflies from Tao Zhi's hands and held it up to herself.

"A woman adorns herself for the one who delights in her. Since Ah He took the initiative to suggest it, I'll wear this one when I go out today."

Soon, Ji Yuntang changed into the dress and came out.

Wearing the purple cloud-patterned silk dress embroidered with a hundred butterflies, her slender waist seemed delicate enough to be encircled in one hand, and the dress accentuated her charming face and graceful figure, making her appear like a fairy descending from the moon.

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