In the dining room of the Kunde Palace, Liang Zhaoyi's mother and son, Yu Meiren's mother and daughter, and Pan Cairen sat together for lunch.

"I heard that the ministers were arguing to add beads to the acting king, and the quarrel was very fierce, and the emperor was not angry, and let the ministers continue to quarrel after the court."

Pan Cairen asked, "What does this bead mean?" ”

Yu Meiren didn't know either, she turned her head to look at Liang Zhaoyi.

Liang Zhaoyi explained to them: "Prince Jiazhu is the rule of the previous dynasty, and it is a special honor for the prince who has made great contributions. This bead is divided into nine beads, nine beads represent the emperor, eight beads represent the crown prince, and seven beads are the symbol of the highest rank of the prince. ”

After hearing this, Yu Mei and Pan Cairen suddenly looked at each other: "So that's the case, what's the use of adding beads to that generation of kings?" ”

"It doesn't matter to us whether it's useful or not." Liang Zhaoyi didn't want to talk about it. Besides, it's not something they can discuss. "Don't care about it, eat and drink."

Zhao Yao nodded on the side and said, "That's it, it has nothing to do with us, it doesn't matter if he adds beads or not." ”

The fifth princess echoed: "That is, on behalf of the king and Jiazhu, we have no benefit." ”

The poppy frowned and said, "I'm afraid that the pond fish will be harmed at that time." "They have no power or power in the palace, and maybe they will be dragged to be substituted for the dead in the end, after all, this kind of thing has not been done before.

Liang Zhaoyi comforted Yu Meidao: "No, this matter has nothing to do with us." ”

Yu Meiren looked at Liang Zhaoyi, and then nodded her head: "Well, it has nothing to do with us." ”

"Second mother, I'll give you my chicken legs to eat." Zhao Yao handed the chicken leg in his bowl to Yu Meiren, "If the second concubine eats the chicken leg, you won't be afraid." "The second concubine is timid, but whenever there is a disturbance in the palace, she will be frightened.

A little uneasiness in Yu Mei's heart was dispelled by Zhao Yao's words, and she deliberately teased Zhao Yao: "The second concubine really ate it." ”

"Eat." Zhao Yao said very generously, "It's delicious." ”

"The second concubine doesn't like to eat chicken legs, so let's eat Yaoyao." Yu Meiren returned the chicken leg to Zhao Yao, and then asked, "Yao Yao, what did you learn in the Wende Hall in the morning?" ”

"Second concubine, can you not say things that affect your appetite during the meal?"

Yu Meiren was amused by Zhao Yao's words, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, the second concubine doesn't ask." ”

Next, the poppies talked about growing vegetables and discussed what they would grow this year.

After a while, you can dig the ground and grow vegetables.

Pan Caidao: "It rained heavily yesterday, and the soil in the vegetable field should have become loose, why don't we dig now, otherwise when the weather is clear, the vegetable field will become hard again, and it will not be easy to dig at that time." ”

Liang Zhaoyi nodded and said, "Then we'll start digging in the afternoon." ”

The harem concubines don't have anything to do on weekdays, and they are very idle. If you don't find something to do, you'll die of boredom in this deep palace.

Liang Zhaoyi and Yu Meiren In addition to embroidering, reading, and painting, they also like to grow vegetables.

Growing vegetables not only passes the time, but also eats them.

They grow vegetables all year round, and they grow them well. Not only is it enough for the entire Kunde Hall to eat, but there is also a surplus to give to others.

In the entire palace, they are the only ones who grow vegetables. For this, they were also ridiculed by the palace people. They didn't care, though.

Zhao Yao listened to Liang Zhaoyi and the others talk about growing vegetables, and couldn't help but think of the delicious things in his dreams, such as strawberries. Strawberries are not only delicious in themselves, but they can also be made into a lot of delicious food, but I don't know where to get them.

In that dream, in addition to strawberries, there were many things that Da Zhou didn't have. Take potatoes and corn, for example. Zhao Yao in the dream likes to eat potatoes and corn very much, these two things are not only delicious, but also have high yields. The most important thing is that these two things are very easy to grow, even in the sand. If you can get these two things, you can feed many people. But where do you have to get these two things, are they on the other side of the sea?

Qingzhou is by the sea, there are Gentiles there, I wonder if the Gentile country has these two things?

Zhao Yao thought about it and decided to write a letter to his uncle, asking him to inquire about the news of potatoes and corn in Qingzhou.

Liang Zhaoyi saw that his son was distracted while eating, and the corners of his mouth were full of grease stains, so he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the corners of his mouth himself.

"What are you thinking, thinking so distractedly?"

"I'm thinking about something delicious."

The three of them were amused by Zhao Yao's words, and asked him with a smile: "What is Yao Yao thinking about?" ”

"Peaches, you will be able to eat them in a few months." There are several peach trees in the courtyard of the Kunde Hall, and many peaches are produced every year. The peaches are big, juicy, and very sweet. Zhao Yao looks forward to eating peaches early every year.

"Then you'll have to wait more than three months." Poppy laughed.

"It's okay, I can afford to wait." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Besides, I still have dried peaches to eat." ”

There are too many peaches to eat every year, so Liang Zhaoyi and Yu Meiren make peaches into dried peaches.

"We make a lot of dried peaches every year, and if there are more peaches this year, let's make something else."

"Okay."

Zhao Yao suggested: "You can make peach meat sauce." ”

"Peach meat sauce, that's a good idea, we'll try it then."

Liang Zhaoyi and Yu Meiren discussed again how to make peach meat sauce.

In the Kunde Palace, the atmosphere of lunch is harmonious. However, the lunch atmosphere in the East Palace was a little dull.

The eighth prince came to the East Palace after school and greeted the crown prince. He was cured of his illness and should have asked the prince for peace.

When the prince saw that the eighth prince had recovered from his illness, he was very happy and left him to have lunch together.

What happened in the morning made the prince have no appetite.

"Big brother, are you uncomfortable?" The eighth prince asked with concern, "Or is it because the second brother wants to add beads?" ”

When the crown prince heard the eighth prince ask, he put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, "You also heard about the acting king's desire to add beads?" ”

"What the ninth brother said, the ninth brother specially asked Mr. What is the matter with the prince Jiazhu, and also said that the second brother wants to add eight beads......" Before he finished speaking, he saw the prince's face gloomy, and then heard the prince say, "Add eight beads, does the acting king want to be the prince?" ”

"The ninth brother said that the second brother had great military achievements, and he was better than any prince of Jiazhu in the previous dynasty, so the second brother should surpass the prince of Jiazhu in the previous dynasty and become the prince of Bazhu." The eighth prince said to the prince on the ground, "Mr. scolded the ninth brother, saying that the eight beads can only be owned by the prince, and the second brother is just a prince who can't add eight beads." Third brother, they also said the same. ”

The crown prince sneered: "Liangzhou is a great victory, and the acting king can't wait to replace Gu." ”

"Big brother, on the way to the East Palace, I heard the eunuchs and palace maids say that this morning was up, and many ministers proposed to let the second brother add beads, did my father agree?"

"Father didn't say it." The prince said, his brows furrowed. Although his father didn't say it, he felt that his father would agree to add beads to the acting king, because his father had always loved the acting king the most.

"Big brother, you don't have to worry, no matter how much credit the second brother makes, my father will not let the second brother replace you." The eighth prince comforted the prince and said, "You are the prince of your father's own title." ”

"My father prefers acting as a king to me." Since childhood, the crown prince has been jealous of the acting king. Because the acting king can always be praised by Emperor Wu of Zhou, but the crown prince can rarely be appreciated.

In the prince's heart, Emperor Wu of Zhou preferred to act as king.

"I'm afraid that sooner or later, my father will agree to let the acting king add beads, and then I, the crown prince, will be ......"

"Big brother, if your father really agrees to add beads to the acting king, you don't have to worry too much." The eighth prince comforted the prince and said, "At that time, the third brother will definitely add beads." If the father and emperor only add beads to the acting king, and don't add beads to the third brother, do you think the Wang family and the Yuan family will agree? ”

"Naturally, I won't agree."

"It's impossible for the king to add beads alone." The eighth prince continued, "When the time comes, the princes will have to add beads when they become adults, and the acting king, the prince of beads, will not be so valuable, big brother, you say, right?" ”

"I'm not worried about this, but I'm worried that my father will add a few beads to the acting king, is it seven beads, or eight beads?" As the crown prince spoke, his face became very ugly, "If it is Qizhu, the acting king will be the highest-ranking prince, enough to compete with me." If it's Bazhu ......" Speaking of this, the prince smiled bitterly, "Then I, the prince, will do it." ”

"Big brother, although my father reuses the second brother, he will never let the second brother cross you."

"This time is different, this time Liangzhou is a big victory......" The prince said this, did not say any more, changed the topic and talked about other things, "The ninth brother didn't bully you, right?" ”

"No, it's just that he keeps showing off his second brother's exploits to me." Seeing that the crown prince didn't want to talk about acting for Wang Jiazhu anymore, the eighth prince followed his words and told the prince how the nine princes showed off to him in the morning. "The tenth brother couldn't stand his verbosity, so he ran out desperately as soon as he got out of school, for fear of being caught up by the ninth brother."

The prince imagined the picture, and couldn't help but smile: "How is the tenth brother reading?" ”

In the past few days, because of the victory in Liangzhou, the prince's mind was all on the acting king, and he did not go to Wende Hall to visit his younger brothers. On weekdays, he would often go to the Wende Hall to see his younger brothers and care about their studies.

The crown prince is very disliked for the younger brother of the acting king, but he still likes the other younger brothers, especially the younger brothers.

At the beginning, he saw that the eighth prince was bullied by the eunuchs, so he was angry and killed the eunuchs on the spot. The prince's temperament has always been lenient, and he rarely beats and scolds eunuchs or palace maids on weekdays, let alone kills them with a cane.

Later, he learned that the Eighth Prince had been bullied by eunuchs and palace maids and had a very bad life, so he took good care of the Eighth Prince.

The people in the palace are used to stepping on the high and praising the low, and seeing that the eighth prince was lucky and liked by the prince, he naturally did not dare to bully the eighth prince like before. Since then, the life of the eighth prince, the unfavored prince, has gradually improved.

The eighth prince is especially grateful to the prince for this, and has always followed the prince and been the prince's most intimate brother.