After Zhao Da left, Fang Chenqi sent the strawberries to the palace.

As the emperor's son, he has grown up in the palace and is very familiar with every plant and tree here. However, since he was allowed to move out of the palace, he has to hand over his waist badge before entering and leaving the palace. Only after the emperor's permission has been granted and registered can he enter. .

When Fang Chenqi entered the palace, it was just after dinner in the palace.

The current emperor is well-maintained and looks to be in his early forties. His figure is tall and thin, and his face looks very serious when he is not talking.

At this moment, seeing his sixth son, the emperor's eyebrows suddenly softened, "Why don't you come over earlier, and you can have dinner with me."

After Fang Chenqi finished the ceremony, he sat opposite his father and drank a cup of tea with him before he said slowly, "Aren't you afraid that I'll be disliked by you for coming too often?"

"Ha! You kid doesn't go to the Three Treasures Palace for any reason. Tell me, why did you come to the palace so late?"

Sometimes he, the biological father, can't understand the character of his sixth son. He is said to be free-spirited and aloof. Among the dozen brothers, he is the most pragmatic in doing things. Sometimes he is even a little more serious and accepts death.

The most outrageous thing he did since he was a child was to leave the palace and open a mansion alone. The eldest brother and the second child were many years older. They were married a few years ago and became adults. It was no longer suitable to live in the palace, so the two brothers moved out together.

Although the younger ones, three, four, and five, are not married, the ones next to each other in age are all seventeen or eighteen, so it is reasonable to open a separate house.

This sixth child is two or three years younger than his fifth brother. He also said that if he waits two years later, when the younger brother grows up, he can still take advantage of the ranking and be able to choose the best mansion.

Unexpectedly, Jilai's gentle and good temper must mean that he, the emperor's father, is partial. Otherwise, how could he be separated from his brothers above him and have to move out with his brothers?

To say that this person with a good temper has been stubborn since he was a child, and he did not beat a naughty child when he was young. The fact that he opened the mansion two years ago is not considered against the rules and maverick. It is really dumbfounding and heartbreaking.

After receiving the real benefits, Fang Chenqi didn't care how his father muttered about him in his heart.

His father, the emperor, did not have many brothers, and his grandfather was in poor health, so he gave his father the title of prince early, and his two uncles were also assigned to branch offices early.

There are more than ten brothers of his generation, including those who are younger and have not grown up. Staying in the palace, under the nose of the emperor, although he can resist a little more attention, he can be controlled by others.

I feel much more at ease outside the palace.

Fang Chenqi had no intention of beating around the bush and directly stated his purpose, "Do you still remember the Li family's greenhouse?"

The Yongfeng Bo Li family? "The one made of glass?"

Well, that's it.

"I heard that a lot of vegetables are grown there. What, you came into the palace to help deliver the vegetables?"

His sixth son's recent visits to the palace were all about the Li family's affairs, so Fang Shizong deliberately teased them.

It stands to reason that there are hot springs in the palace, and some clever people have hired farmers to grow a few side dishes for the nobles in the palace to eat. There is no shortage of fresh vegetables in the palace in winter.

But the royal family has a large population, and in order to show the emperor's great favor, they give some rewards to this family and some to that family, how much can be left?

What the Li family gave is different. There is no reason to reward others with the things from the minister's family. You can eat it yourself with peace of mind. The emperor's calculations were clattering.

Fang Chenqi had someone bring in a big basket with strawberries, and after washing them, he put them on the plate himself. "I heard that this was originally a wild fruit that can be found all over the mountains and plains. Children in the village often eat this as a snack." The youngest girl of the Li family followed Mr. Li and also liked to play with crops and fruit trees, so she brought home wild strawberries. I heard they were grafted with something? The fruits became bigger and tasted better. The Li family came to the capital. When I was traveling, I brought a few pots over and decided to build a greenhouse to grow this..."

Fang Shizong twisted a piece of fruit, and the personal eunuch came forward, "Your Majesty..."

Fang Shizong waved his hand, threw the strawberries directly into his mouth, wiped his hands, and said: "The charcoal fire will make your mouth dry... Pick more and send some to the Queen Mother, the Empress, um... and Concubine Ning, Let them try something new."

Concubine Ning is Fang Chenqi's biological mother, and Fang Chenqi doesn't worry about whom his father gives the strawberries to. His mother and concubine were there for him, and she had left a small basket for him in advance, and it was time to deliver it now.

Fang Shizong turned around and told his sixth son, "Sixth, how many of these things have the Li family planted? I wonder if they can plant the hot springs over at Huangzhuang?"

Fang Chenqi said, "This is the first crop of fruit that has been delivered to my house, so I delivered it. I will go to Li's house early tomorrow. Earlier, when the weather was still warm, it was still warm at Li's house. I can see potted strawberries. I just don’t know if they can be transplanted at this time of year.”

"Have you seen potted strawberries at Li's house?" Why didn't you think of getting two pots to send to the palace?

Fang Chenqi could see his father's thoughts and couldn't help but want to twitch his lips. There were just a few pots, and they kept some snacks to entertain the children. If the girl didn't offer them to him, how could he be so shameless as to snatch them away?

"At that time, I didn't know what that thing was or whether it could be eaten."

He just heard Miss Li mention it and didn't take it seriously at all.

Fang Chenqi was not lying. After the Li family finished building the greenhouse, Mrs. Li started to sow vegetable seeds in it. He estimated that the girl wouldn't have thought of asking him to deliver strawberries to the palace if it weren't for the fact that they had a lot of glass in their home and were worried about being too public and afraid of being criticized.

This can be regarded as a clear path. Glass is in short supply right now, and no one will criticize their glass-covered greenhouses.

It was time to lock down the palace. Fang Chenqi refused his emperor father's idea of ​​letting him stay overnight. It was already late at night when he returned to the palace, and he arrived at Li's house early the next morning.

Li Changshan had already received Li Qiusui's letter and was waiting at the door early.

These days are when the strawberries are ripe, and many strawberries will ripen overnight. There are guests coming to visit, and it is not convenient for Xia Hezhangzhu to come over. Zhou Ping's family is leading a few servant girls to pick it.

Fang Chenqi had Li Changshan there, and Li Qiu Sui had no intention of going there. She was opening her master's letter in her study.

The old man was coming to the capital. It was freezing and snowy. Li Qiusui was annoyed, why couldn't he come earlier? There were also several senior brothers who stayed in the capital, and they kept talking about visiting, so the busyness here and there kept being postponed.

The old man came over and was so angry that he couldn't help but jump to his feet. Li Qiusui rubbed his chin, how about going to visit each one today? I just wanted to give some strawberries to my senior brothers to try.

He did what he said, called Zhao Da, prepared four special gifts besides strawberries, and the master and servant went out.

Fang Chenqi left lunch at Li's house, but before leaving, he didn't see Li Qiusui's master and servant come back.

Li Changshan saw off the guests and turned around with a frown on his face.

Mrs. Chu was puzzled, "What's wrong? Did His Highness the Sixth Prince say something?"


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