Who could have imagined that a country's noble prince would be a curious baby when he came to the vegetable garden, and his mentally retarded image would be comparable to Qi Siliao.

Xuanyuan Yuchuan seemed to have opened the door to a new world. He went into the greenhouse and touched and looked at this and that. When he saw unfamiliar plants, he frowned and squatted there to think. He touched his chin from time to time, and supported his head from time to time, with a frustrated expression, unable to think about this and that.

So, he dug up the soil at the roots, picked up a piece of gray-black, relatively dry and loose object with his fingertips, looked at it and smelled it, and then - put it in his mouth to taste it.

Is he stupid?

Hu Luanfei frowned and bit her lip, constantly reminding herself that she shouldn't meddle in other people's business, but when she saw that he was about to pull further down, she couldn't help but stop him.

"My Lord, if you have any questions, you can ask me."

The prince grabbed a handful of gray-black soil and handed it to Hu Luanfei. Hu Luanfei subconsciously leaned back and said, "It's quite dirty. Put it down first and go wash your hands."

The prince was very obedient and put down the soil, but his eyes were attracted by the bright red tomatoes. He clapped his hands and looked back at Hu Luanfei, "Can I pick them?"

"You are quite polite." Hu Luanfei thought that his hands were dirty, so she helped him pick the tomatoes. He wanted to take them, but Hu Luanfei dodged and said, "I'll wipe them."

She had just changed her clothes that morning, so they were very clean. She rubbed the tomatoes on her clothes, which was how she used to do when she picked them to eat. She didn’t get sick even if they were not clean.

However, Xuanyuan Yuchuan was the crown prince, so anything he imported had to be washed clean with water and tested for poison by eunuchs or palace maids. Only after passing the test could he eat.

Hu Luanfei's behavior puzzled him. "Can I eat it?"

"Yes, it's sour and sweet, and very delicious." Hu Luanfei boasted, "I can guarantee that you can't find this thing in the entire Menghu Mountain or even the entire Beiqiu area."

Xuanyuan Yuchuan reached out his hand doubtfully, but Hu Luanfei dodged again, "I'll feed you."

When speaking, don't forget to put it in other people's mouths.

Xuanyuan Yuchuan lowered his eyes and his gaze fell on Hu Luanfei's delicate face. Seeing that she was trying to please him, he wanted to distance themselves from each other. He held her wrist, snatched the tomato, and wiped it back and forth with his own hands.

Hu Luanfei's smile gradually disappeared. Looking at Xuanyuan Yuchuan putting the tomato into his mouth, he felt his stomach suddenly surging.

She tried her best to hold back the dry heaves that wanted to come out of her mouth and pursed her lips tightly.

Tasting the fresh and delicious food, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince naturally had no time to care about Hu Luanfei's expression as if he had eaten a fly. He just felt that this thing was a little sour and a little sweet, and it felt cool in his stomach, eliminating all the unhappiness of the past few days.

"Princess Zhan." He praised without hesitation, "The fruits and vegetables you grow taste good."

Hu Luanfei smiled when he heard this, "It is a blessing for this tomato to be appreciated by the prince."

Xuanyuan Yuchuan's eyes fell on Hu Luanfei's smiling face, his expression was cold and arrogant, "The fruits and vegetables grown by my Beiqiu farmers are no worse than yours. If you have time, go out more often. This prince will treat you to a lot of food."

It turns out she is not the only one bragging about herself, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also protective of his own child.

"The prince is visiting our village today. I wanted to invite him to walk around as a good host, but I have a lot of things to deal with, so I won't compensate him. I'm leaving..."

"Princess Zhan, you don't have to hide. I know you don't want to get involved in the affairs of Beiqiu's harem. So we came here not to talk about state affairs or family matters, but just to ask for advice on how to grow crops in barren land and make them grow vigorously."

He slowly withdrew his gaze, and when he spoke again, his tone was a little colder, "You have property in Beiqiu, so you'd better tell me the planting techniques truthfully."

Hu Luanfei snorted coldly, "Being in the palace, you naturally understand the principle of being controlled by others. But if the prince still has a condescending attitude outside the palace, I think it will be difficult for you to set foot outside Taohua Village."

"You threaten this prince."

"I dare not." Hu Luanfei squinted at him, "You intend to marry Princess Nanqi, but your father has been reluctant to issue an order. If you came to Taohua Village just to get the planting technology from me, why bother? You can just send someone to kidnap me. It's just that you need help from others, so you dare not do anything to me."

"Princess Zhan is indeed extremely intelligent." He picked the tomatoes roughly with his slender fingertips and nodded slightly. The guard who followed him into the village brought the wooden box to Hu Luanfei.

Hu Luanfei was not willing to be left behind. While picking tomatoes, his eyes fell on the box. The wooden box carved from rosewood was intricate and precious, lined with bright yellow silk, but it contained an ordinary jade pendant with cloud patterns and bats.

"The flowing clouds represent a hundred blessings, symbolizing long-lasting happiness and prosperity."

Hu Luanfei lowered his eyebrows and said, "Why are you telling me this?"

"Give it to you."

"Huh? It's all right..." Hu Luanfei didn't dare to accept it and refused directly: "No merit, no reward, I am not worthy of this noble gift."

"Help me convince my father that you deserve this jade pendant."

Hu Luanfei noticed that Xuanyuan Yuchuan's eyes changed slightly, guessed what he was thinking, and slowly pushed the box back, "Do you know what your father is worried about?"

Xuanyuan Yuchuan reviewed the situation in the harem of the previous dynasty and answered calmly, "I don't know."

Now the situation in Beiqiu is divided into two major factions, one supporting Xuanyuan Yuchuan and the other supporting Xuanyuan Yuqing. The people's livelihood and income in the areas under the jurisdiction of the two brothers will determine who is more qualified to sit on the throne.

Nanqi is good at using hallucinogens to confuse people, and some people on the border between Menghu Mountain and Beiqiu have suffered greatly. After the king of Beiqiu learned about this, he was even more unwilling to interact with Nanqi. However, the biological sister of the Queen of Beiqiu married into Nanqi and became a princess. With this relationship, Nanqi and Beiqiu cannot cut off their relationship unless the Queen is abolished.

Xuanyuan Yuchuan's jurisdiction is close to Daqian and Dongzhou, and has little contact with Nanqi.

"If you were to marry the princesses of the two great nations of Dongzhou and Daqian, your father would be delighted. But Nanqi is not an option. There are too many hidden dangers and it is easy to capsize. Your father is afraid that Nanqi will use the relationship as an excuse to occupy Beiqiu."

Xuanyuan Yuchuan disagreed. "I heard Xuanyuan Yuqing mention the matter of hallucinogens. He said it can make people drunk and dreamless. I don't think this thing is that powerful. If a person's self-control is strong enough, he will not become a slave to poison."

"This is one of the reasons why your father refused to issue an edict for you to marry Princess Nanqi. He is too conceited. He thinks he is great just because he says a few words to you. He doesn't take others' warnings to heart."

Hu Luanfei dared to conclude that if Xuanyuan Yuchuan continued like this, he would not even be able to keep his position as crown prince.

At first, she was thinking of bringing together Xuanyuan Yuchuan and Princess Nanqi. It seems that King Beiqiu and Concubine De were right to break up the couple. She almost ruined everything.

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