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It's December in a blink of an eye, and it's also the coldest time of the year, but in the greenhouse of Qinghe Villa, it ushered in a joyful harvest in this cold season in the middle of winter, and watermelon and cantaloupe, two melons and fruits that have never been seen in the Central Plains, have begun to ripen.

"Send these fruits and vegetables to the palace and Feng Xiang and Mengda's mansions respectively!"

Chen Xu stood in the courtyard and instructed the servants to send a few baskets of melons and fruits picked from the greenhouse to Xianyang City.

In addition to watermelon and cantaloupe, there are also some cucumbers, eggplants, carrots and other vegetables, but because vegetables are sent to the emperor every few days, they are not particularly rare.

But watermelons and cantaloupes were picked for the first time today, but there were not many of them, and Chen Xu and his family only tasted a few pieces per person to satisfy their hunger.

After eating cantaloupe and watermelon, Shui Rou Xing'er and other family members were pleasantly surprised, but Chen Xu was a little disappointed.

Whether it is watermelon or cantaloupe, the size is very small at the moment, the largest watermelon is only the size of a volleyball, the smallest is not as big as a grapefruit, the cantaloupe is smaller, and the taste is not good, although it is full of moisture, but it is not as good as the taste of later generations.

There are many reasons, one is that these melons and fruits are also semi-wild melons and fruits in the Western Regions, which have not been artificially cultivated and screened, and the quality is not good, and the planting of melons and fruits in the opposite season is not in line with the growth season of the plant, and the temperature difference in the greenhouse is not enough and the sunlight is not enough, resulting in insufficient sugar content of melons and fruits, and the natural taste is bland.

But in any case, the appearance of this batch of melons, fruits and vegetables has greatly improved the family's dietary structure in winter, and also allowed the emperor and Feng Qujian Mengyi and others to taste the unique flavor of this Western Regions melon, fruit and vegetable, laying a solid foundation for large-scale promotion in the future.

A batch of cucumbers specially left on the cucumber rack have been yellowed in the skin, eggplant is the same, many have been mature, others such as carrots, coriander and onions have also been tasseled and produced seeds, this greenhouse that cost more than 100,000 dollars after a winter, also got the results that Chen Xu wanted, after the beginning of spring, the seeds of harvested fruits and vegetables can begin to sow in a large area, and so on in summer, the melons and fruits that have undergone natural sunshine and wind and rain will inevitably be more sweet and delicious.

"Brother Xiaoxu, why do you want to give all the delicious melons and fruits to others, Yu Ji still has to eat them!" Yu Ji stood next to her and finished eating a piece of watermelon, licking the watermelon skin and shouting loudly.

"Yu Ji don't make trouble, although the watermelon is delicious, it will hurt your stomach if you eat too much!" Shui said softly as Yu Ji wiped the juice on her face.

"You see your belly is bulging, you won't be able to grow back if you eat it again, and if you swim in the pool in the summer, you will definitely be laughed at by His Royal Highness Ziying!" Meng Wan quipped next to her.

"Then I won't eat it anymore!" Yu Ji hurriedly threw the watermelon rind on the ground.

"Hehe, it seems that Yu Ji still likes Ziying, is it okay to marry Ziying in the future?" Ying Shiyan took Chen Xi and said with a smile beside her.

"I don't want to marry him, His Royal Highness Ziying loves to cry, and my father said that I will marry Brother Xiaoxu when I grow up!" Yu Ji shook her head like a rattle.

Chen Xu glanced at this little girl, and a few black lines appeared on her forehead.

It's because of Yu Wuya's joke at the beginning, this little girl will rely on herself, and she wants to marry Brother Xiaoxu when she opens her mouth and closes her mouth, which will really be a big trouble in the future.

And Shui Qingrou and Ying Shiyan Mengwan and others naturally regarded Yu Ji's words as a joke before, and often used them to joke and joke, but now Yu Ji is ten years old, in this era, some anxious parents have to worry about marriage at the beginning, and as they grow older, they understand more and more, and their ideas are more difficult to change, so Meng Wan and others will intentionally or unintentionally divert Yu Ji's attention on weekdays.

But at the moment, it seems that this idea is not successful, the husband who is ingrained in the little girl's mind is Xiao Xu's brother, and the crown prince who has played with her bare ass for several years is not in sight.

It seems that we have to find a chance to return Yu Ji to Yu Wuya, otherwise what if this girl grows up and cries and wants to marry herself?

It's impossible to marry this little girl.

Not to mention that the age is not suitable, and the identity is not suitable, Yu Ji Chen Xu was brought up like a sister, and he was more concerned about it because of the Chu Overlord, but now the Chu Overlord is gone, and the Yu Ji in history is naturally gone.

The idea of occupying Yu Ji at the beginning had already disappeared without a trace in Chen Xu's heart.

"I don't know how Brother Yu and Miss Xia are doing in Yingzhou, let's go to the East China Sea together after the beginning of spring." Chen Xu retracted his eyes and said.

"Okay, okay, Sister Shiyan and I haven't seen the sea yet?" Ying Shiyan jumped up happily and cheered.

"Brother, I'm going to the beach to take a big boat too!" Apricot yelled as she ate a piece of cantaloupe next to her.

"I'm going to find Daddy too!" Yu Ji shook Chen Xu's arm.

"Okay, let's go together then!" Chen Xu touched Yu Ji's head and said with a smile.

"Husband, do you really want to send Yu Ji to Senior Brother?" After a cart of fruits and vegetables was sent away, everyone dispersed, and Shui stood beside Chen Xu softly and asked softly.

"Well, you have also seen it, Yu Ji has grown up, if I marry her, it won't be messy!" Chen Xu smiled bitterly.

Some time ago, the emperor suddenly mentioned the marriage of Yu Ji and Ziying, although the emperor also gave up temporarily under the obstruction of Feng Quji and Meng Yi, but according to Chen Xu's understanding of the emperor, as long as the emperor has this idea, he will not give up completely, Qin Shi Huang is not a very identity-conscious emperor, or because of the emperor's own identity, he has an extremely stubborn and rebellious character, because his mother Zhao Ji has a lowly status, and his own identity is also confusing, which makes the mind of this emperor through the ages very unpredictable.

In another year or two, maybe the emperor will bring up this matter again, if the emperor has to arrange this marriage, not only Chen Xu can't refuse, Feng Quji and Meng Yi can't stop it at all, and the emperor's relatives can't stop it.

Ziying is not Qin Shi Huang, not a majestic founding king, and his personality is not very strong, once Qin Shi Huang dies, maybe because of this incident will cause great turmoil between the royal family and the princes and princes, and the choice of the prince in the future of Great Qin will cause a confrontation between monarchs and ministers, and it will still bury disasters for the future stability of Great Qin.

Each era has its own characteristics.

In later generations, even ordinary families will be very cautious in the choice of successors, and it is inevitable that the big family will fight against the wall because of the improper choice of the heir, not to mention the battle for the throne, Li Shimin killed his brother and imprisoned his father, and Zhu Di snatched the throne of his nephew.

And changing the inheritance system of the imperial family and even the nature of the state system, this process is not only Chen Xu still has some simple ideas, but also the operation is probably no less than rebelling and becoming the emperor.

Therefore, after the emperor said it last time, Chen Xu talked about it privately with Shui Qingrou, and the idea of sending Yu Ji away came to his heart.

It's not that he doesn't want Yu Ji to marry Ziying, in fact, it's a good thing that the two can become husband and wife, which will make Ziying and himself have a closer connection, but if this incident causes an estrangement between himself and the two Shangqing and the royal family, it will be very unfavorable for things in the future.

After all, the concept of superiority and humility and the right family left by the Shang and Zhou dynasties had a great impact on the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty and the minds of the people of the world.

Therefore, the best way at the moment is to send Yu Ji away, the emperor can't see it, so he will naturally give up this plan, and Chen Xu can also cause unnecessary trouble for himself.

The watermelons and cantaloupe sent to the palace were greatly praised by the emperor, and the next day Chen Xu was rewarded with a large cart of gifts, including gold, jade, and silk jewelry.

And Feng Quji was also grateful and gave Chen Xu a lot of gifts, only Meng Yi still slammed the door as always, and asked people to bring a sentence, saying that watermelon and cantaloupe were very delicious, and asked Chen Xu to send a few more the next day.

"Daddy is too much!" Meng Wan, who was sitting in the room and knitting sweaters, complained to Chen Xu very dissatisfied after listening to the servant's return.

"I found that your elbow was turned out too much, how can you say that about your father!" Chen Xu hugged Meng Wan in his arms and said with a smile.

"That's it, every time my husband has something to eat and drink, I send him a gift, and I have never seen him give a gift to my husband!" Meng Wangong continued to bend her elbow in Chen Xu's arms.

"Your father is still very powerful, every time he helps in government affairs, he spares no effort, just a little fruit and vegetable, why bother, he is not satisfied with me, it is because of you!" As Chen Xu spoke, one hand went down the skirt into Meng Wan's chest and touched a pair of small steamed buns that made him tangled.

Meng Wan's eyes instantly turned red, and she hugged Chen Xu's neck and twisted her body with tears in her eyes, "Husband, I also want to conceive my husband's child as soon as possible, but ...... But it hasn't moved, and I can't ......."

"Don't cry, don't cry!" Chen Xu hurriedly wiped her tears, then secretly looked around and whispered in her ear, "It seems that we don't work hard enough on weekdays, or we should go to the room......"

"Well, Wan'er listens to her husband!" Meng Wan stopped nodding with teary eyes, so Chen Xu stood up with Meng Wan and went to the inner room, in the quiet backyard of the cold winter wax moon, there was soon a shallow chant and low singing, and a few little maids standing outside the door were blushing and red-eyed, pulling their dresses and listening.