The whole village is fleeing famine, fortunately I have a concubine system

After everyone was ready, they began to row the boat towards the center of the pool.

Wang Junruo was picking lotus flowers with great interest.

It didn't take long to pick a bunch.

Zhu Shuilian also became interested when she saw this, and every time she found one that suited her taste, she would let out a cry of excitement.

Seeing Wang Junruo sitting on the side of the boat, he sat down too.

He fiddled with a flower with his hands for a long time before he said to Wang Junruo:

"Thank you!"

But instead of receiving a reply from Wang Junruo, he received a lotus pod.

There is another sentence:

"Want to eat?"

Zhu Shuilian took the lotus pod and began to peel it bit by bit.

She knew there were lotus seeds in the lotus pod, but she had never peeled them like this.

I followed Wang Junruo's example and finally peeled one out.

Slowly put it into your mouth.

A green and slightly sweet taste came out of the mouth.

The crunchy texture is pretty good.

After eating it, a very bitter taste came into my mouth.

Zhu Shuilian couldn't help but frowned, but still forced herself to swallow it.

Don't want to be impolite.

"The core of the lotus seed is very bitter. If you don't like it, just remove the core."

When Zhu Shuilian heard what Wang Junruo said, she murmured to herself:

“It turns out that if you don’t have a heart, you won’t suffer.”

But he still stuffed them into his mouth one by one, as if he wanted to remember the bitter taste.

When they separated, Zhu Shuilian looked at Wang Junruo.

He smiled his first heartfelt smile today.

"I had a great time today, see you next time!"

The smile on her face blew away the gloom between her brows, and Wang Junruo felt that Zhu Shuilian seemed a little different from the one she had seen before.

"Well, see you next time."

After saying this, he got on his carriage and prepared to go home.

After arriving home, Wang Junruo entered Zhang Xing'er's room holding the lotus flowers she had picked herself.

He said:

"Mom, look what I brought back.

It will look great in the room.”

When Zhang Xing'er saw Wang Junruo's smiling face, she knew that Wang Junruo had a good time this time.

But I still asked if he had been bullied.

"Of course not, who is your daughter?

The person who can bully me hasn't come out yet.

Don't worry, mom. I also picked lotus pods.

I'll take it out and make soup in the evening, it will definitely taste good.

You don’t know how interesting today is. I also saw…”

Wang Junruo and Zhang Xing'er were talking about interesting things that happened today, and Zhang Xing'er was listening carefully.

Occasionally echo a few words.

He asked someone to bring a vase and casually arranged the lotus flowers that Wang Junruo brought.

I plan to put them in my room and put another bottle in the study.

You will be able to see it when Wang Chengzi comes back.

After arranging the flowers, he washed his hands and started peeling lotus pods.

He even took the time to stuff one into Wang Junruo's mouth, and considerately removed the core of the lotus seed.

When Zhu Shuilian returned home, she also met the Prime Minister's wife.

He was sitting in the flower hall drinking tea with a stern face, and it was obvious that he was waiting for Zhu Shuilian to come back.

Zhu Shuilian handed the lotus in her arms to the maid, then walked into the flower hall and respectfully saluted the Prime Minister's wife.

They don't look like mother and daughter, but more like a relationship between superiors and subordinates.

The Prime Minister's wife saw the water stains that accidentally got on Zhu Shuilian's body.

His eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

He looked impatient.

The maids and servants waiting to serve around were also silent.

I didn't even dare to breathe.

Zhu Shuilian was performing the salute, but she didn't hear the Prime Minister's wife asking her to stand up.

She had no choice but to remain in a half-squatting position, with her head lowered, waiting for the Prime Minister's wife to call her to stand up.

But this time, there was no more loss and unwillingness in his eyes.

As calm as a pool of stagnant water.

Just when Zhu Shuilian was about to give up, the Prime Minister's wife slowly took a sip of tea.

He even commented:

“The tea is good this year.”

He didn't even look at Zhu Shuilian.

He was deliberately trying to make Zhu Shuilian suffer.

Seeing beads of sweat on Zhu Shuilian's face, he said lightly:

"Get up, you are the daughter of the Prime Minister and you must be elegant at all times.

I don’t want to see what happened today again.”

Only when Zhu Shuilian's maid heard the voice of the Prime Minister's wife did she dare to reach out to help Zhu Shuilian.

He helped the person sit down on the chair and then quickly stepped aside.

He lowered his head and did not dare to look at the Prime Minister's wife.

Zhu Shuilian also said respectfully at this time:

"It's mother, the child knows."

The Prime Minister's wife saw that Zhu Shuilian finally responded this time, unlike before when she spoke like a gourd with its mouth sawed off.

Nodding with satisfaction.

I would also like to talk to Zhu Shuilian more.

"That's right, your mother won't harm you.

Everything I do is definitely for your own good.

Just focus on Shen Shiqing and hope you can have a successful wedding this year.

The future of me, your father, and your brother all depends on you!"

After saying this, she glanced at the lotus in the little maid's hand and said in annoyance:

“As for these useless things, it’s better not to be too obsessed with them.

Be obedient, this is all for your own good."

After saying that, he patted Zhu Shuilian on the shoulder, then stood up and left.

There was not a single word of concern for Zhu Shuilian, only endless preaching and complete control over Zhu Shuilian's life.

"Go away, mother!"

After saying that, Zhu Shuilian also entered her own yard, but she was still holding the lotus she had picked in her arms.

He did not throw them away at all as the Prime Minister's wife wished.