When Lu Ruoyi arrived at the gate of Changsheng Manor, the guards went to knock on the door, "The Crown Princess is here, open the door quickly!"

When the gatekeeper saw that it was indeed the Crown Princess's carriage, he quickly opened the door and welcomed the Crown Princess and her entourage in.

The village head hurried out to pay his respects, "Your Highness, I didn't know you were coming. Please forgive me for not welcoming you!"

"It doesn't matter."

Lu Ruoyi was in a good mood. She had been eyeing Changsheng Manor for a long time. There were thousands of acres of high-quality farmland here, where various livestock such as chickens, ducks, fish, pigs, cattle and sheep were raised, and there were countless vegetables and flowers.

In winter, the head of the village would organize people to build greenhouses and grow various fresh seasonal vegetables in them, which would be delivered to the palace every day so that the queen could eat fresh vegetables even in the cold winter. The queen would often share them with them, and they tasted much better than the vegetables delivered from outside.

Of course, these appetites are secondary. The most valuable thing in this village is a hot spring.

There is a mountain behind Zhuangzi. At the foot of the mountain, there is a depression of more than four acres. In the middle of the mountain, there is a hole as big as a millstone. Warm water gurgles out of it all year round, filling the depression into a hot spring pool.

The hot spring pool is connected to the mountain above, and looks like a spoon scooping soup from a distance, so the mountain is called Spoon Mountain, and the hot spring pool below is called Jade Water Pool.

This hot spring is valuable because its water temperature is particularly suitable for the human body, neither high nor low, and it also has a faint unknown medicinal smell. After soaking in it, it can quickly eliminate people's sleepiness and is extremely beneficial for people with weak bodies.

After coming here several times, Lu Ruoyi became greedy and wanted to take the farm for herself, but she never showed it, which was inconsistent with her virtuous and gentle image.

Lu Ruoyi's father was the dean of Fanyang Academy and received a dean's salary. His family also owned several fertile fields and shops. Compared with ordinary families, their life was considered good, but it was nothing compared to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, the queen's mother's family.

In the entire capital, Changsheng Manor is unique, with a large area and good quality. It is the accumulation of hundreds of years of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, which was gradually assembled from a number of small manors into a large manor. When the queen got married, it was given as her dowry. It was the queen's face and also a symbol of the strength of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Compared with the queen, Lu Ruoyi's dowry was much more modest. As long as a woman was, she would want a luxurious dowry, as that was a woman's confidence. But her father said that the emperor valued their family's noble character. If the dowry was too much, the emperor would not like it, so he only bought her an ordinary dowry.

After Lu Ruoyi entered the palace and witnessed the greatest prosperity in the world, she scoffed at her father's ideas.

The palace had many powerful people, but without money, how could she reward the palace maids? How could she buy the latest clothes and jewelry? With only the standard items issued by the palace, she, the Crown Princess, lived worse than the wives of wealthy dukes and marquises. She was too unwilling to accept this and wanted many, many good things.

Lu Ruoyi strolled in the village. As he walked along, the peach blossoms on both sides had already faded, and green peaches were hanging on the branches. There were also some persimmon trees, which were also hung with green and fluffy persimmons, which were round, simple and cute.

The more Lu Ruoyi looked at it, the more proud she felt. When the queen got old in the future, this farm would sooner or later be handed over to the prince. Handing it over to the prince would be equivalent to handing it over to her. Then she could do whatever she wanted with it. Now, she could only endure those things that she didn't like.

No, we can’t wait until the queen is old, it will be too late. After a while, let the prince take the farm over so that she can enjoy it in advance.

At this time, she no longer wanted to make a promise about her future with the Fourth Prince. She didn't even plan to spend her whole life with the Crown Prince, but she still wanted the Queen's manor. This scholar became so hypocritical and greedy.

The Crown Princess got on the carriage again and drove all the way to the Jade Water Pool. When she got there, she found several carriages parked there and some people scattered around.

She was surprised and asked, "Why is there someone here?"

The village head said, "Reporting to the queen, Princess Shanzhen is here."

A trace of disgust flashed in Lu Ruoyi's eyes. What was she doing here? It was so annoying!

Since ancient times, sisters-in-law and daughters-in-law have rarely had a good relationship, even in the royal family. Zhao Yuanqing hated Lu Ruoyi's false nobleness, and Lu Ruoyi also envied Zhao Yuanqing's extravagant life.

Lu Ruoyi got out of the car and walked over, but Meng Jiu stopped her, "Your Majesty, our princess is inside. We will go in and report. Please wait."

She was not allowed in. Lu Ruo was very angry. Why? Why? This is the Queen's manor, not yours, Zhao Yuanqing!

But no matter how angry she was in her heart, she had to endure it on the surface, "I'm not in a hurry, you go talk to Shanzhen."

Meng Jiu went in to report. Zhao Yuanqing became interested. She had just gotten the hot spring villa when Lu Ruoyi arrived. She was really anxious, "Please let the Crown Princess in."

"Yes."

Meng Jiu replied and led Lu Ruoyi in. Lu Ruoyi got angry again. Zhao Yuanqing really didn't know etiquette and didn't even come out to greet her.

After entering the room, Lu Ruoyi became angry again. She saw Zhao Yuanqing leaning on the soft couch, wearing a bright red skirt. She must have just taken a hot spring bath. Her hair was not dry yet and hung down to her waist. Her black hair set off her snow-white skin. Her almond-shaped eyes were watery and her lips were plump and red. She looked delicate and lazy.

An idea suddenly occurred to Lu Ruoyi. She hadn't realized before that Zhao Yuanqing was quite pretty. Her jealousy grew even stronger.

Zhao Yuanqing smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is here, please take a seat."

Lu Ruoyi sat down and said, "Shanzhen, have you also asked your mother for permission to come to the hot springs? If we had known this, we would have come together."

Zhao Yuanqing feigned ignorance and said, "What instructions? I don't need any. My mother has given me this farm."

"what?"

Lu Ruoyi's voice suddenly became louder, and she almost jumped up from her seat. She suppressed her anger and said with an awkward smile, "Shanzhen, you really love to joke. When did the Queen Mother give you Zhuangzi? How come I didn't know?"

Zhao Yuanqing was also puzzled. "Why should I tell you that Queen Mother gave me her farm? I want it if I want it. Queen Mother can give it to me if she wants!"

"No, I mean, such a large manor should be discussed with the Crown Prince. After all, it is my mother's dowry."

Zhao Yuanqing waved his hand indifferently, "The prince is my biological brother. He won't care about a mere manor."

Lu Ruoyi roared in his heart, I care! I care! I care!

But she didn't dare to shout it out, because the laws of Daqing Kingdom stipulated that only a woman's biological children had the right to inherit her dowry. Other concubines' sons and daughters could not inherit it, nor could daughters-in-law and sons-in-law. If a woman had no offspring, the dowry would be returned to her parents' home after her death.

This farm was the queen's dowry, so Lu Ruoyi could not inherit it at all. Not to mention inheriting it, if she showed any desire for it, she would be eaten by the spit of others.

Her face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and she didn't speak for a long time. Zhao Yuanqing stared at her opposite. Money can move people's hearts, even the Crown Princess. She was exposed.

In her previous life, until her death, Lu Ruoyi always appeared gentle and generous in front of Zhao Yuanqing. She was too shy to talk about money every day, as if she was out of touch with the world.

Now that I think about it, Lu Ruoyi must have gotten what she wanted in her previous life, so she can pretend to be as calm as a chrysanthemum.

In the previous life, this farm was given to Cui Hao, and it was probably finally obtained by Lu Ruoyi. After it passed through Cui Hao's hands, Lu Ruoyi didn't know how many things he had taken away from Zhao Yuanqing.

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