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

Ye Muchen was quite familiar with Runyue. This girl was straightforward and outspoken. He still vividly remembered the "Bai Er Widow" joke from their first meeting. However, he remembered Jingxue saying, "I spoil my girl," so he didn't dare to say anything to her.

“Yueyue is right, it’s about providing for the elderly, but don’t bother explaining the ‘attendant’ part!” Jingxue said to Runyue with a smile.

“Okay! Miss, I’ll remember. I won’t say the words ‘send…’” Runyue nodded seriously.

Afraid of continuing to laugh, Qin Jing changed the subject, saying, "Sister-in-law, the green vegetables in the greenhouse will be ready to be picked soon. Shouldn't we start preparing for our hot pot?"

"I was busy the past few days and didn't have time to talk in detail. Are you planning to launch it directly at Mingyue Tower, or open another store?" Jingxue asked seriously, her smile fading.

"Although I know that my cousin-in-law's recipes will definitely be very popular, let's be on the safe side and try it out at Mingyue Tower first!"

"Sure, you have a stable supply of meat, right?"

“That’s no problem. I’m quite familiar with the stewards in the palace’s inner court. They can provide me with the necessary equipment. The royal family has its own dedicated breeding farms.”

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, how are the new dishes at Mingyue Tower?"

Mentioning this, Qin Jing perked up, "Great! The manager told me last night that the customers really like the new dishes, and the two chefs are extremely busy! Let's leave it at that for this month, and I'll give you a reimbursement at the end of next month!"

On the way, Qin Jing told Ye Muchen about what had happened these past few days, mainly about the new dishes at his shop and the two new shops he had opened.

Actually, even if Qin Jing hadn't said anything, Ye Muchen would have guessed that these ideas were all Jing Xue's. However, Qin Jing had brought back quite a few novelties from other places over the years, so he didn't think much of it.

Qin Jing teased him about how his relationship with Jing Xue had improved, and he didn't hide anything, saying that his impression of Jing Xue had changed a lot and he wanted to continue to get along well with her.

Qin Jing gave him advice, telling him to humbly ask Jing Xue for advice about the military village, and that he might have unexpected gains!

He dared not be greedy, fearing that Jingxue would suspect him of having ulterior motives, so Qin Jing agreed to help him probe indirectly.

"Don't rush to reimburse the expenses. This hot pot needs to be specially made; it'll be charcoal-fired. Also, the windows at Mingyue Tower need to be renovated. Don't worry! The renovation is simple; we just need to ensure good ventilation. Otherwise, the charcoal will burn for too long, which is bad for people's health!"

Jingxue tried to explain in simple terms; if she were to say something about carbon monoxide poisoning, she would probably have to explain it all over again.

"The window renovation is fine, but what about the hot pot?" Qin Jing asked.

"Okay, I'll draw up a blueprint for you later. It would be best if it were made of copper."

"Copper?" Qin Jing tapped the table lightly with his finger, as if he was thinking about what copper was.

Ye Muchen said, "Go ask the Ministry of Works, they should have it! Just spend some money to make things easy for them."

Qin Jing nodded. "Okay, things are arranged here. I'll go back and handle this myself."

At this moment, Steward Yuan and Yu Lizheng entered the room. After exchanging greetings, everyone prepared to leave. Runyue wanted to go with them, but Jingxue told her to put on a cloak.

As Steward Yuan said, that wasteland was indeed about 4,500 meters away from the village, and Wolong Mountain was not far away.

Jingxue didn't say it aloud, but she was thinking to herself, "Why hasn't such a nearby piece of land been cultivated to grow crops?"

When she arrived, she found that there were very few weeds on the land, and the ground was covered with pebbles of various sizes.

Jingxue used her supernatural ability to probe the ground and found that there was a lot of sand and gravel in the soil below, which was indeed not suitable for growing crops.

“Your Highness, as you can see, this land has a lot of sand and gravel, so no one is willing to cultivate it for growing grain. I just heard Brother Yuan say that you want to build a workshop, but I don’t know how many acres you plan to take?” Yu Lizheng said.

Jingxue looked at the land. If she were to build a vermicelli workshop, she would need a drying area, so the bigger the better. Besides, there were other workshops there!

"Local Manager Yu, I want everything from here to the foot of the mountain, except for the road!" Jingxue said, pointing into the distance.

"Huh?" Yu Lizheng looked in the direction Jingxue was pointing.

"What? Can't we sell it?"

"Oh! No, no, this humble one just didn't expect Her Highness the Princess to want so much!" Yu Li was puzzled as to what Her Highness the Princess would use such a wasteland for.

Jingxue grinned. "Is it a lot? I want to buy the whole mountain. I wonder if the government will sell it?"

Yu Lizheng hurriedly said, "Wolong Mountain is not for sale; this mountain belongs only to the imperial court!"

Ye Muchen and Qin Jing exchanged a glance; they hadn't expected Jingxue to have such a big appetite.

"Oh, then forget it. But I want this whole plot of land. How much per acre?" Jingxue asked.

"Your Highness, this land is mostly sand and gravel, so we'll price it at the lowest grade of land, one and a half taels of silver per mu!"

"Alright! Then you can take some people to measure it out! You can discuss the specific details with Steward Yuan."

After Jingxue finished speaking, she continued walking forward, probing the ground beneath her feet as she went.

"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured, I will certainly do my best to handle this for you."

"Yes! Thank you for your hard work, Village Head!"

"Your Highness, you flatter me. This is my duty!"

After walking around, the group returned to the village.

When Li Quan saw that the prince had come along this time, he assumed that the prince and the young lady would be staying together. Fortunately, the room that Jingxue had stayed in during her previous two visits had not been moved.

However, since there were many people this time, Jingxue didn't let Xiaoman come, but she brought Lidong instead. So, after returning, Li Quan didn't stay with Jingxue and the others anymore and went to take care of other things.

Imperial Princess's Residence

When the Princess of Kangping woke up from her afternoon nap, her wet nurse would come to serve her.

"Miss, you don't look like you slept well," the wet nurse said, handing her a hot towel.

"Oh! Nanny, you don't know, after hearing Princess Jingyi talk about Princess Zhan this morning, I felt like I had no hope!" Princess Kangping said while wiping her face.

“Miss, don’t listen to those gossips. This is the first time you’ve found a man you like, so don’t back down. As the saying goes, anything is possible with effort. Besides, you have Princess Xuanhui to help you! We’re not going to be the principal wife. With your family background and looks, even being a concubine would be beneath you.” The wet nurse rolled her eyes.

Princess Kangping, Sun Ruping, had always been very obedient to her wet nurse since childhood. It was this wet nurse who had suggested that she go to live with Princess Xuanhui. Only then could she, an orphan, be protected and safeguard her vast fortune. Now, she has been bestowed the title of "Princess Kangping" and become a rising star in the capital. No noble family or lord can underestimate her.

"Nanny, what should I do?" Princess Kangping put down her handkerchief and asked the nanny.

"Miss, don't be anxious! We still need the Imperial Aunt to intervene. One word from her is more effective than a hundred words from us. Besides, you are a young lady and should be reserved. You can't leave any reason for people to criticize you!"

Princess Kangping listened attentively to the wet nurse's words and nodded.

“Miss, some things require a bit of cunning. Now that the Princess Consort of War has lost the protection of her maternal family, how arrogant can she still be? If she makes another disgraceful mistake, do you think the Prince of War will still favor her? I think he might even divorce her!”