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

It was even cooler when we arrived at the Osmanthus Garden.

Small flower buds have emerged among the branches and leaves, and the faint fragrance of osmanthus lingers in the courtyard.

Everyone greeted each other and took their seats, and the eunuch made tea.

Gu Xiling saw Prince Qi Heng's indifference and disgust towards Zheng Wen, and also felt Zheng Wen's panic.

"Master Zheng, the wheat in Zhuangzi is growing well because of your efforts in water management! The terrain here is high, so there is a lot of water this year, but there may be a shortage of water next year."

"Last time I asked you to repair a section of the surrounding river, I wonder when it will be completed? The Marquis has instructed that we pay for the section that passes through my Changning Marquis's Mansion."

When Zheng Wen heard this, he was slightly stunned. The Crown Prince's wife had not invited him before!

I must be saying this now to help him.

Zheng Wen stood up and bowed, answering, "We started repairing this section three days ago. The surrounding terrain is indeed high. While clearing the river, Zheng selected a few places suitable for installing keel water wheels."

"Even if there is a water shortage, we can transport water from low places to high places! This ensures irrigation of crops and saves manpower and material resources."

Gu Xiling smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord Zheng. I will ask the steward of the manor to contact Lord Zheng later and try to load the water truck as soon as possible."

"This is my duty. I don't deserve the thanks from the Crown Prince's wife!" Zheng Wen was humble and gradually calmed down.

Prince Qi Heng heard the conversation between Gu Xiling and Zheng Wen, "Lord Zheng was here to repair the river three days ago?"

Zheng Wen did not dare to be careless and quickly replied: "Your Highness, I have indeed started repairing the river here three days ago."

Hearing this, Prince Qi Heng's expression looked better. In fact, Zheng Wen's behavior was not considered as spying on his whereabouts.

"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Zheng!" Prince Qi Heng praised.

Zheng Wen replied respectfully: "This is my humble duty!"

Prince Qi Heng nodded and said, "Master Zheng, please sit down. It's a good opportunity for you to talk to me about flood control."

When talking about what he is good at, Zheng Wen was more frank. Facing the prince's questions, he could always answer fluently in simple language.

Otherwise it would be too difficult to explain and the prince wouldn't understand.

What's more, Prince Qi Heng actually understood and realized the importance of the river.

At this time, Prince Qi Heng also heard a new concept from Zheng Wen, "Master Zheng, I understand how to drain water from rivers, but is it unnecessary to store water in rivers?"

Zheng Wen bowed and replied: "Water storage can not only accumulate water during rainy seasons to reduce pressure on the river channel and discharge flood water, but can also be used during droughts to divert the water to dry areas to irrigate crops and ensure their growth."

Li Mu frowned, "This project is huge and will cost a lot of money. It's not a big deal to store water, we can just find a low-lying place to store water. But how to divert the water upstream is a big problem. Having the people carry water won't solve the problem."

Zheng Wen thought his idea was good and wanted to refute it, but Zhou Jin beat him to it.

"Brother Li, what you said makes sense. If we can't effectively transport water from low places to high places, this method is indeed difficult to implement. Lord Zheng, don't be discouraged. Just because it doesn't work now doesn't mean it won't work in the future. Let's solve this problem first, and then talk about water storage, okay?"

At this time, Zheng Wen understood that Zhou Jin was speaking for him. "Your Highness is right. I am too impatient. Although I have made some achievements now, it is still quite expensive. I will report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when I find a better way."

Prince Qi Heng nodded, "That's great!"

Gu Xiling stood up and said to everyone, "Husband, you entertain His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Master Li, and Master Pei. I'll go to the kitchen and keep an eye on them!"

Zhou Jin chuckled, "Thank you, madam! Butcher Zhang is killing a pig today, and asked someone to buy some over. We will entertain our distinguished guests today."

"Okay!" Gu Xiling smiled brightly, resolved Zheng Wen's crisis, and then said goodbye and left.

Li Mu opened his folding fan and fanned himself gently, "Master Zhou, the prince came to visit you today, and you actually treated him to cheap meat!"

Pei Xingren and Zhou Jin are from the same school, both graduated from Baihe Academy, and have received a lot of guidance from Zhou Jin in the past.

Hearing Li Mu's words that seemed to be "taking revenge for personal gain", Pei Xingren chuckled, "Brother Zhou has always been elegant, and his articles and poems have been highly praised. Brother Zhou's chrysanthemum drink once won the first prize at that tea party."

"Since Brother Zhou can praise it in front of His Royal Highness, it must have its merits. We have never tasted cheap meat, we only know that pig meat is smelly. Today, Brother Zhou, let us open our eyes and see how to make delicious food with pig meat."

Prince Qi Heng, with a look of suspicion in his eyes, dared to look at Zheng Wen at will, but he did not dare to put on airs in front of Zhou Jin.

Zhou Jin dared to be stubborn with his father. After all, he was only a prince now, not the emperor whose words were law.

Besides, even if my father holds great power, so what? He can't do everything as he pleases!

Zhou Jin has an aloof personality and is good at writing poetry. If he casually rebukes Zhou Jin, Zhou Jin may not say anything to his face, but he may write a poem to slander him behind his back.

If things go wrong, these poems that insult him may continue to be passed down!

"Lord Zhou, is that what Xingren said?" asked Prince Qi Heng. If so, he would be really interested.

Zhou Jin laughed out loud, opened the folding fan in his hand, his movements were elegant, and coupled with his handsome face and unrestrained temperament, "Don't worry, Prince, you will know in a moment!"

Pei Xingren looked at Brother Zhou with admiration as he remained calm in front of the Crown Prince, and he was filled with admiration.

He used to think that Li Mu was very free and easy, but now compared with Senior Brother Zhou, Li Mu is only romantic, while Senior Brother Zhou is suave.

When Li Mu saw Zhou Jin's free and easy look, he suddenly felt that the famous folding fan in his hand no longer smelled good!

What annoys him most is that he is not as talented as Zhou Jin, nor as handsome as Zhou Jin!

He put away his folding fan and looked away, "Your Highness, aren't you curious about the wheat? How about going over now?"

"Yes, Lord Zhou, I want to see the foreign wheat." Prince Qi Heng looked at Zhou Jin.

"Lai Fu, prepare a bamboo sedan chair for the prince." Zhou Jin ordered.

"Yes, Prince." Lai Fu agreed and quickly prepared the bamboo sedan chair. Zhou Jin and the prince sat on the sedan chair and headed to the field.

Li Mu and Pei Xingren walked over.

Li Mu was depressed and felt that he was outdone by Zhou Jin.

Pei Xingren didn't have such an idea and followed closely.

Passing by the door of Zhang the Butcher's house, I heard Gu Xiling's clear voice, "Uncle Zhang, give me the knife and I'll chop it myself. You always chop too much."

Butcher Zhang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He always gave more to thank the prince and his wife, but he didn't expect that the wife would despise him. "The knife is too sharp, please be careful, Madam!"

Gu Xiling didn't care. She wrapped the knife handle with a handkerchief and chopped up four pounds of ribs, six pounds of pork belly, and two pig trotters.

"Uncle Zhang, put the meat in the basket for me." Gu Xiling put down the knife and took off the handkerchief.

Where had Crown Prince Qi Heng, Li Mu, and Pei Xingren ever seen such a brave woman?

Suddenly I thought of Zhou Jin's reputation of being henpecked, and it suddenly became clear!

"Lord Zhou, thank you for your hard work." Prince Qi Heng showed pity in his eyes. He knew from seeing Gu Xiling's swordsmanship that she was a martial artist.

Mr. Zhou is just a scholar, good at literature but not martial arts, how can he win? It must be that the husband's authority is weak!