The spring breeze is warm, the yellow and green grass in the garden has completely turned green, and the trees are quietly covered with tender green leaves, gently swaying under the blowing of the spring breeze, and the birds that have survived the winter have also fallen on the trees and chirped happily, adding a bit of vitality to the spring.

In front of several strings of golden spring flowers, Princess Pingyang, who was sitting in a wheelchair, leaned out slightly, gently sniffed the fragrance of spring flowers, and showed a bright and innocent smile on her face, and then she put a pot of flowers in her arms in the open space in the garden, carefully adjusted the angle, and then pushed the wheelchair into the greenhouse and moved out a pot of flowers again.

Princess Pingyang loves to raise flowers very much, watching the flowers sprout, grow leaves, and bloom under her careful care, which is also the greatest pleasure in her life, and it is precisely because of this that the first greenhouse built by Li Xiu is Princess Pingyang's flower room.

It is precisely because of her love for flowers, so Princess Pingyang has always disliked to fake her hands when raising flowers, and she does everything by herself, even if she is in a wheelchair now, she still did not let the maid help, but moved the flowers in the greenhouse one by one, and now that the weather is warm, it is time to get out of the greenhouse.

Princess Pingyang was in a wheelchair, and she could only move out one pot of flowers at a time, and in the end she was tired and sweaty, but she enjoyed it and didn't feel hard at all, but when she moved to one of the pots of jasmine, she frowned a little distressed, only to see that most of the leaves of this pot of jasmine were yellow, and even some of the leaves were dry, looking half-dead, and I didn't know if it could recover?

As a flower lover, it will feel distressed to see any flowers and plants become like this, but Princess Pingyang still holds the hope of just in case, carefully moves this pot of jasmine outside, cuts off the dead leaves on it with scissors, and chooses a sunny place to put it, because she knows that jasmine likes light and hopes that more sunlight can make it better.

"Princess, if you leave it like this, I'm afraid it won't be long before this pot of jasmine will really die!" At this moment, I suddenly heard a soft voice from the side, and when Princess Pingyang turned her head to look, she happened to see Li Xiu standing not far away in white clothes, looking at herself with a little smile in her eyes.

"When did Captain Li come, is there anything wrong with me doing this?" Princess Pingyang was not surprised when she saw Li Xiu, because she had received a report from the maid that Li Xiu had asked to see her, and she was supposed to meet Li Xiu in the front hall, but she didn't know why, she finally decided to meet him in a more private place in the garden.

"I've been here for a while, and I saw that the princess was so attentive to taking care of the flowers and plants, so I didn't bother, as for this pot of jasmine, it's really inappropriate for the princess to deal with it like this." Li Xiu walked forward with a smile, he didn't know much about other flowers, but he had some research on jasmine, and in his previous life, he also liked to raise a few pots of jasmine at home, and when it bloomed, the room was full of fragrance, so he knew its habits very well.

"Then according to Captain Li's eyes, what should I do with this pot of jasmine?" Princess Pingyang also asked curiously at this time.

Li Xiu didn't answer immediately, but stepped forward and reached out and pressed the soil in the pot, and found that the soil was sticky, and there were some white marks on the inside of the pot, and then he looked at it carefully, and then smiled: "Princess, please look, this pot of jasmine leaves are yellow, but the veins are blue, which is obviously a rotten root caused by too much watering, and your pot soil is not good, it is too alkaline, I guess this pot of jasmine did not grow well before?" ”

After listening to Li Xiu's words, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but show a surprised expression, and stared at Li Xiu with a pair of beautiful eyes full of curiosity, and finally made Li Xiu feel a little embarrassed, at this time, Princess Pingyang blushed and said in admiration: "Where did Captain Li learn these things, it seems that there is nothing in the world that you don't understand?" ”

"This ...... Haha, it's actually nothing, it's just that I've raised jasmine before, so I know its habits very well, and the princess shouldn't be too surprised. Li Xiu said half-truthfully, he did raise Jasmine, but it was only in his previous life.

Next, Li Xiu taught Princess Pingyang how to deal with this situation, generally encountering jasmine rot roots caused by watering, when it is not too serious, you can loosen the soil to facilitate water evaporation, and reduce watering, but Princess Pingyang's pot of jasmine is already very serious, so she can only change the soil.

At the moment, Li Xiu carefully picked up the jasmine with a small flower shovel of Princess Pingyang, tried not to hurt its roots, and then put it in the water to wash the soil on the roots, at this time it can be clearly seen that nearly half of the jasmine roots have been blackened and withered, Li Xiu picked up scissors to cut off all the wilted roots, and also pruned the withered strips on it, and then reloaded the soil into the pot, and the soil used is also the understory soil dug by Li Xiu from under the tree, this kind of soil is relatively fertile, and the pH is also suitable for the growth of jasmine.

Seeing Li Xiu replanting the jasmine, Princess Pingyang scooped water from the water tank next to her and prepared to water it, but Li Xiu stopped with a smile: "This water is not good!" ”

"Why, is there a particular aspect to watering?" Princess Pingyang asked again in surprise, although she loved raising flowers and plants, she never knew that there were so many ways to raise flowers and plants.

"The princess doesn't know, jasmine is a kind of flower and plant in the south, and most of the water and soil in the south are acidic, which is also suitable for the growth of jasmine, but the water and soil in our north are more alkaline, and jasmine is transplanted, and it is nothing in a short time, but after a long time, it will be unadaptable, resulting in weak plants that do not bloom, and even die, so if you want to raise jasmine, you must simulate an environment suitable for it." Li Xiu smiled and took the water scoop from Princess Pingyang's hand, and then instructed the maid to go to the kitchen to get some vinegar.

"Is vinegar to add some acidity to jasmine?" Princess Pingyang asked again, although she didn't know much about Li Xiu's acid-base theory, but with her intelligence, she could guess some.

"Yes, pH is a chemical term defined artificially, when it is not acidic or alkaline, we can call it neutral, I have just said, the soil in the south is generally acidic, and most of the soil in our Guanzhong is actually neutral, but the water on our side is too alkaline, for example, some saline-alkali land is often seen by the river, and it is impossible to grow food, and the same is true for planting flowers, if the alkalinity is too large, flowers and plants will not survive."

When he said this, the maid had already taken the vinegar, Li Xiu carefully dripped two drops in the water, and then explained: "It is precisely because the alkalinity of the water is too great, so when watering the flowers, you have to find a way to neutralize its alkalinity, the easiest way is to drop two drops of vinegar, but this method can not be commonly used, you can use it once every half a month, and you can also use rice water to ferment, that is, to supplement nutrients and balance the acidity and alkali, the princess can try it if she has time!" ”

"It's so complicated, how do I feel that Captain Li knows more than a gardener!" Princess Pingyang couldn't help but have a headache at this time, although she was smart, but Li Xiu said so much at once, she couldn't remember it for a while, and there were many things she didn't understand.

"Actually, it's not complicated, as long as the princess learns to do it once, it will feel easy, if the princess can't remember it now, I can often come to help you guide it in the future." Li Xiu said and poured the water down, and then put the jasmine in a place where the sun could not shine, now the root system is too weak, and it cannot bask in the sun for at least three or five days.

Raising flowers and plants can also cultivate people's sentiments, and now in the new yard being built, Li Xiu specially planned a small garden, and if there is a shortage of flowers and plants in the future, he can borrow some seeds from Princess Pingyang or something.

"That's great, there will be Captain Lao Li in the future!" Princess Pingyang was also very happy to hear this, and then she thought of something, and hurriedly asked, "By the way, how is the construction of Captain Li's new courtyard, and how long will it take to complete?" ”

"The whole has been built almost, and it is estimated that it will be completed in about a month, and then you can move in after a period of drying." Li Xiu said with a smile.

Hearing that the new courtyard had not yet been completed, Princess Pingyang looked at Li Xiu curiously again and said: "I heard Uncle Ma say that Captain Li has been focusing on the construction of the new courtyard during this time, how can he have time to come to me today, it will not be Captain Li's unpredictable prophet who knows that my jasmine is in trouble, so he came to the rescue, right?" ”

Princess Pingyang was a little surprised that even Li Xiu was a little surprised, and he was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and said with a helpless smile at the moment: "If I have the ability to predict the future, I would like to come to the princess today, it is really just to save a jasmine, and it is also a good talk to say it, but I came today to disturb the princess for a mundane business." ”

"Giggle~, what can make the almost omniscient Lieutenant Li so distressed?" Princess Pingyang couldn't help laughing when she heard Li Xiu's words, no matter when, she saw Li Xiu with a confident and calm appearance, but she didn't expect that there would be something difficult for Li Xiu in this world.

"Princess, please look, I received this early this morning, do you think I can not be distressed?" Li Xiu said and took out an invitation card from his arms, and put it in front of Princess Pingyang with a wry smile.

Princess Pingyang was also a little curious at this time, so she opened it and took a look, and found that this invitation turned out to be an invitation from her eldest brother, that is, the crown prince Li Jiancheng, to Li Xiu, inviting him to the East Palace for a banquet tonight.

"What's so embarrassing about this, my eldest brother invites you to the banquet, you just go, are you afraid that my eldest brother won't be able to eat you?" Seeing this invitation, Princess Pingyang raised her head and said with a smile, the prince came back from Hebei a few days ago, and also brought the heads of Liu Heimin and others, which was also a sensation in the DPRK and China for a while, and the prince's prestige also soared.

"If I want to go, of course I don't have to worry so much, the point is that I don't want to go!" Li Xiu said helplessly again, he had rejected Li Shimin's solicitation before, if he went to Li Jiancheng's banquet now, wouldn't he clearly tell Li Shimin that he wanted to take refuge in Li Jiancheng? At that time, even if Li Shimin is generous, he will hold a grudge against him in his heart, and when he ascends the throne a few years later, Li Xiu will not want to mix in the Tang Dynasty.