The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

Master Yuantong, with a solemn expression, clasped his hands together and slowly said, "Your Majesty, to be honest, it is impossible to continue the calculation at this point. If we force it, I fear I will suffer the backlash of karma. Amitabha! I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment on his face, but he quickly regained his composure and said in a gentle voice, "I see. It was I who insisted. Master, you have worked hard. Thank you for your trouble today."

Master Yuantong respectfully replied, “Your Majesty is too kind. It is my honor to share Your Majesty’s burdens and difficulties. The Northern Night Kingdom is now prosperous and its people are at peace, all thanks to the tireless efforts of generations. And this time, the arrival of a lucky star must be due to the blessing of Heaven upon our Northern Night Kingdom.”

The Emperor nodded and smiled at Master Yuantong, saying, "Thank you for your kind words, Master. In that case, I shall take my leave." With that, he slowly stood up, preparing to depart.

Master Yuantong also stood up, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Your Majesty, you must take care of your health."

The emperor was taken aback, then immediately thought of his recent indulgence. His face flushed, and he gave an awkward laugh. "I'll remember! Thank you for the reminder, Master."

He thought to himself, "This Master Yuantong is really skilled! He could even tell that I've been resting for several days."

Xiangguo Temple is more than ten miles away from Dashan Village. By the time we arrived at Dashan Village, the sun had already set.

However, since they had been notified in advance, Lord Liu He and the soldiers who came to study from the military camp were waiting at the village entrance.

Of course, unauthorized personnel are not allowed to approach.

The emperor alighted from his imperial carriage and saw two rows of neat tents, with lights already lit inside.

Everyone knelt down and shouted "Long live the Emperor!" three times.

"Get up!" The emperor, wearing a fur cloak, gestured with one hand.

The emperor led everyone to their feet and said, "Liu He, take me to see him!"

"Yes, Your Majesty. I spend most of my time observing and recording the four greenhouses planted by Princess Zhan. The other vegetable greenhouses are managed by the two estate managers, Prince Qin and Princess Zhan. Shall we have them introduce them to you first?" Liu He said.

"allow!"

Liu He looked behind him and said, "Li Zhuangtou, you come here!"

It would be a lie to say Li Quan wasn't nervous when he first met the Emperor. He was about to kneel down when the Emperor stopped him, saying, "Spare me those formalities, quickly show me around!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, please come with me!" After saying that, Li Quan led the emperor through several key greenhouses.

As the emperor looked around, he couldn't help but sigh. Jingxue was indeed very capable; the vegetables she grew were so lovely. He also noticed that the materials used for the shed were quite novel, unlike the bricks, tiles, and wood usually used to build houses.

When they arrived at the potato greenhouse, Liu He pulled a potato vine for the emperor on the spot, which resulted in more than a dozen potatoes of different sizes coming out with it.

"Is this the potato that Princess Zhan mentioned, which can mature in two months?" the emperor asked, and he even squeezed the largest potato with his own hands.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Liu He replied.

"Then why not harvest?"

"Your Majesty, normally we could dig up the potatoes now, but the Princess Consort said that these are potatoes to be used as seeds. I would like to let them grow for another ten days or so before digging them up for seed selection. They should be able to grow a little bigger then."

"Oh!" the emperor nodded.

When we arrived at the greenhouse where the soybeans were grown, they were already in the pod-filling stage. Actually, it would be fine to pick them at this time and cook them as edamame.

How long does it take for this crop to mature?

"Your Majesty, it will take about 120 days. However, the information provided by Princess Zhan says that at this time of year, some soybeans can be picked and cooked before eating. We and the villagers are reluctant to harvest them and haven't tried it."

"Four months? Can we promote that kind of seed to the general public?"

"Your Majesty, each pod contains about four or five seeds! One bean will eventually become a seedling. There certainly won't be enough for the entire North, but it will take time to spread them."

The Emperor narrowed his eyes, thinking that Jingxue must have more than just these seeds. Besides, she said at the time that it should be enough, so he didn't need to worry.

After about an hour, the emperor finally finished reading and set off directly back to the capital.

By this time, it was completely dark.

Ye Muchen brought a hundred elite soldiers with him today, plus nearly a hundred Imperial Guards, not to mention the Golden Armor Guards.

There are over a hundred Golden Armor Guards in the palace. Thirty guards are by the side of the retired emperor, and the rest are by the side of the emperor.

Ye Muchen was not worried about the emperor's safety this time. When the emperor travels, countless people will be guarding him along the way!

Jingxue and the others have already settled in the East Palace. The four maids returned before lunch.

"There were four of you, why are you back so late? Come on, have some hot tea to warm up! Dinner will be served soon," Jingxue called out.

Xiaoman and the others put away their makeup cases and took the tray that Runyue brought over.

"Reporting to Miss, we have prepared beauty treatments for Her Majesty the Empress and the other four. Her Majesty arranged for someone to take us to the palaces of Consort De and Consort Wang. Her Majesty said it was cold and therefore did not want the two consorts to travel back and forth," Liqiu said.

Xiaoman took a sip of hot tea and continued, "But just as we were about to leave, the Empress Dowager arrived, saying she was here to see the First Prince. Then the Empress asked us to give the Empress Dowager a beauty treatment and manicure as well. As a result, by the time we finished treating Consort De and Consort Wang, we were already late."

Jingxue, unaware of the Empress Dowager's health, asked, "How is Your Majesty's health?"

"The Empress Dowager keeps praising you, Miss! She says it's all thanks to you that she sleeps soundly every day, has a much better appetite, and naturally has more energy," Liqiu said.

"That's good! Don't drink too much, or you won't be able to eat later. Go and rest for a while!" Jingxue said.

"Yes, Miss. Then I'll go tidy up first and then come back to serve you."

"Go on! Your rooms were cleaned by Granny Shan!" Jingze's wet nurse's surname was Shan.

After Liqiu and the other two went out, Jingxue noticed that Xiaoman clearly had something to say, so she asked, "What's wrong? Did someone bully you?"

Xiaoman shook her head. "It was Consort Li who said at the beginning that since you, Miss, have come to the palace today, you should pay your respects to the Empress. Consort Fang also chimed in. The Empress reprimanded them, saying that you need to be settled here, and besides, the Second Princess and the others didn't go either."

"Don't pay any attention to them. If anyone bullies you, go to the Empress first, and then I'll return the money to them so they have nowhere to spend it. I hope Consort De and Consort Wang are alright?" Jingxue said.

"It's nothing, it's just that Consort Wang is experiencing some morning sickness, and Her Majesty the Empress has been sending imperial physicians to take care of her."

Jingxue thought Xiaoman wouldn't stay behind alone because of this, and sure enough, Xiaoman continued, "Miss, later when I was doing a beauty treatment for the Empress Dowager, Liqiu was doing her nails. Everyone else went out to wait. Her Majesty the Empress told the Empress Dowager about Princess Xuanhui and you."

Previously, Jingxue thought the Empress Dowager knew about this!

"And then?" Jingxue asked.