Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Li Mu chuckled, "Your Majesty is now paying attention to agriculture and sericulture, and Zhou Jin has taken the lead. I mentioned it to the prince today, and Zhou Jin is paying attention to the high-yield crops of foreign countries on the farm."

"The prince is very interested, and when the harvest comes, he wants to go and see it. Whether the prince is truly concerned about agriculture or is just taking the opportunity to show off, this is a good opportunity for me to get in touch with Zhou Jin."

When Li Guojiu heard about Zhou Jin, he thought of the poem Zhou Jin had written to scold him, which is still circulating today!

Uncle Li glared, "I don't get along with Marquis Changning."

"So what?" Li Mu laughed. "We are all court officials, all loyal to His Majesty. We just have different political views, and we are not mortal enemies. Besides, you are you, and I am me. If I go with the prince, can Zhou Jin still drive me out of the manor?"

After hearing this, Li Guojiu pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, the Changning Marquisate won't dare to hurt you."

Li Mu shook his head and laughed, "Father, you think too simply of Marquis Changning! Marquis Changning has always been thorough in his work, so how could he be criticized? As for Zhou Jin, what if he scolded you a few times? He was not wrong! You did protect the corrupt official at that time!"

"To the court, Zhou Jin is not wrong, it's you who is wrong. Now that you have sincerely admitted your mistake, what's wrong with me having contact with Zhou Jin?"

Uncle Li knew that his son always had his own ideas, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay, whatever you want."

As the matter of Prince Ning and his treasure gradually came to an end, many people's eyes were fixed on the manor of Marquis Changning.

Zheng Wen, the official in charge of the rivers in the capital region, brought his wife and son, as well as gifts, to thank Zhou Jin after the flood was completely resolved and the weather was sunny for seven consecutive days.

Seeing Zhou Jin, Zheng Wen bowed to him and burst into tears of gratitude. "Brother Zhou, thanks to your reminder this year, I was able to report to His Majesty in time and solve the flood. Otherwise, I, Zheng Wen, will be executed in the autumn this year!"

Zhou Jin couldn't get up, so he told Lai Fu, "Lai Fu, help Mr. Zheng up quickly."

"Yes, Prince." Lai Fu quickly helped Zheng Wen, who was bent over and unable to bow, up. "Master Zheng, you're welcome. My prince has a leg injury and can't walk well, so he can only stay at the farm. You can chat with my prince about things outside to relieve his boredom."

Zheng Wen stood up straight, sat on a stool, wiped tears with his sleeve, his eyes slightly red, "The river was cleaned in time this year, and the river flow is fast. Although the precipitation is more than last year, the water in the fields was drained out in time."

"Zheng visited various places. Although the harvest was less than last year, we were able to harvest 80% of last year's grain. This is all due to the great merit of Brother Zhou. Your Majesty is benevolent and has stabilized the price of medicinal materials in time. The people can afford to buy and take medicine, and the number of deaths is not high."

"Otherwise, not only will the capital be flooded, but the people will also have no harvest. After the flood, there will also be plague, and the capital area will be unstable and prone to chaos. Because of Zheng's timely and effective flood control, His Majesty rewarded and promoted me. But Brother Zhou did not allow me to say that you are the great hero, and I am ashamed. Zheng came here specially to thank you, and this small gift is not enough to show my respect."

Zhou Jin listened carefully to Zheng Wen's narration and saw Zheng Wen's true feelings. He chuckled and said, "As officials in the same dynasty, we should help each other. Moreover, it involves the safety of the people and the capital area. Now that Zhou has discovered it, he can't pretend not to know."

"To be honest, I was locked up at home because of some things at that time and couldn't go out. I could only speak, and it was Brother Zheng who ran around and took care of everything. I don't deserve such praise."

Zheng Wen was deeply moved. He had just found Zhou Jin, the son of Marquis Changning, in the fields, and was even more surprised when he saw the wild wheat.

Zheng Wen had a better impression of Zhou Jin. If anyone said that Zhou Jin could only write sarcastic poems, he would be the first to disagree!

He understands astronomy and geography, knows agriculture and sericulture, and pays attention to farming. How can such a person, who cares about the people and the world, be just a sycophantic scholar who can only write sour poems?

There must be someone who is jealous of Zhou Jin and is making up stories about her reputation.

The two had a great chat about the hydrology and crops in the Gyeonggi region, and even talked about the need to build river channels and divert some riverbeds that had become higher.

It can not only reduce floods, but also increase a lot of fertile land.

The two of them got along better and better as they talked, and it seemed like they had known each other for a long time.

Lai Fu was serving on the side, bringing tea and water.

At this time in the backyard, Gu Xiling was chatting with Madam Zheng!

Madam Zheng was once the daughter of a scholar, from a humble family, and was quite reserved in front of Gu Xiling, "I am here to pay my respects to the Crown Prince's wife today! Xiaohu, kowtow to the Crown Prince's wife!"

Zheng Hu was chubby. It was the hottest time of summer. He was wearing a red bellyband and had a teapot-shaped haircut. There was a thin braid at the back of his head tied with a red string.

"Kowtow to the Crown Prince's wife, kowtow to my benefactor." Zheng Hu's arms and legs were chubby, as white and tender as lotus roots, and he spoke in a baby voice.

Kneeling on the ground, sticking out his little butt and kowtow.

Seeing this, Gu Xiling was so happy that her big eyes narrowed into slits and she laughed crisply.

She squatted down and hugged Hu Zi, stretching out her pink nail polish-painted fingers, "Oh my, whose baby is so cute?"

Zheng Hu blinked his eyes and said in a baby voice, "Zheng family, the Crown Prince's wife is so pretty!"

Seeing that Zheng Hu was able to answer, Gu Xiling liked this child even more, "Xiuzhu, bring the child Jinsuo from the box over here!"

After receiving the post three days ago, Gu Xiling had someone prepare an exquisite pure gold Ruyi longevity lock.

"Yes, Madam Crown Prince!" Xiuzhu agreed and took out the longevity lock.

Mrs. Zheng looked ashamed. Since she had come here this time, she had carefully prepared a thank-you gift. However, her husband had a low salary, shallow foundation, and little family wealth, so the gift she prepared was not valuable.

"Madam, this is too precious. Hu Zi can't afford it!"

Gu Xiling smiled and put the cap on Hu Zi herself. "Madam Zheng, you are wrong! Bring your child here to pay your respects to me. Hu Zi is also a child that I like. This is a small gift for you. Madam Zheng, please don't refuse it."

Seeing Gu Xiling say this, Madam Zheng couldn't continue to refuse, "Huzi, quickly thank the Crown Prince's wife for the reward!"

"Thank you, Madam Crown Prince, for the reward!" He touched the pants and the pure gold locket hanging around his neck. It was sparkling and he liked it very much.

Xiulan brought snacks, and the maids took Huzi to eat snacks while Gu Xiling chatted with Madam Zheng.

Mrs. Zheng did not expect that the prince's wife, who was of noble status, would be so kind, and she gradually relaxed.

"Mrs. Zheng, from your accent, you are not from the north, but from the south?" Gu Xiling asked with a smile.

Madam Zheng smiled and nodded. "My hometown is Jinghai in the south of the Yangtze River. My father is a scholar from a village near the sea. My husband studied with my father. I have two older brothers from my mother's side. They are not good at studying, but make a living by selling seafood."

"Jinghai?" Gu Xiling smiled. "It sounds like a rich and beautiful place. I just saw some dried shrimp and kelp. I'm craving for them. Xiulan, let's make these two for lunch."

Seeing that Gu Xiling liked her gift, Madam Zheng said hastily, "Madam, if you like it, I will give you gifts often in the future. Anyway, my family asked the Jiangnan Merchants to bring it to me. It doesn't cost much money. Madam, please don't refuse it."

Gu Xiling smiled and nodded, "I like to eat kelp, and I won't be polite to Madam Zheng. But how much is this kelp shipped from Jinghai to the capital?"

Mrs. Zheng was surprised. She thought Gu Xiling asked about the price because she wanted to do seafood business, so she told him everything she knew.

In fact, Gu Xiling did not want to do seafood and dried goods business in Beijing, but had other purposes.