Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

The carriage moved slowly along the road, with Su Qianrou and Mu Jinchen sitting inside.

Mu Jinchen flipped through the folded document in his hand.

Su Qianrou said, "I have asked my uncle to bring the seeds back, but I don't have that much time and energy to take care of these things. Therefore, I can only tell you the planting method. As for how to arrange it, it is entirely up to you."

"Is the yield of these crops really that high?"

"Whether it's true or not, we'll know once it's planted. Anything I say now is just empty talk."

Mu Jinchen remained silent, seemingly troubled by something.

So Su Qianrou asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"If there is no real evidence, those old ministers in the court will probably obstruct it."

"What's there to stop? Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. How can we know the result if we don't try? Besides, food is the foundation of the country. If you ask me, you should set up a special department to study various kinds of food, increase food production, and at the same time, introduce other kinds of food from foreign countries to enrich the diversity of our food."

"This is feasible. When you have time, write down the details in a memorial, and I will make the arrangements."

"No, why are you assigning me work? Besides, this is a matter of state affairs, is it something a mere woman like me should concern myself with?"

"This doesn't sound like something you would say."

"I'm a lazy person. I just want to eat, drink, and have fun. I don't want to care about anything else."

"If that's the case, why did you give this to me, and even have your uncle bring back seeds from afar?"

"I want to eat it, and while I'm at it, I'll improve my living standards a bit, is that not allowed?"

Mu Jinchen looked at her without saying a word.

"Why are you looking at me like that? If you keep doing this, I won't talk to you next time."

"You won't."

"What can't I do?"

"From orphanages and colleges to these crops, it all shows that you care about people's lives, so if there is anything else in the future, you will still do it."

"You talk as if you know me so well," but she had to admit he was right; she couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

God gave her a second chance at life, allowing her to experience unprecedented warmth and love. Therefore, she wanted to do everything in her power to improve the lives of the people here, so that her journey would not have been in vain.

Then, we arrived at the village and walked through the fields.

Mu Jinchen silently followed behind her, watching her.

Suddenly, Su Qianrou stopped, turned around and looked at him. "There are ten acres of land here: three acres of sweet potatoes, three acres of corn, three acres of pumpkins, and one acre of tomatoes. If you can guess two of them correctly, I will agree to help you establish an agricultural research institute. How about it?"

"Can".

Then, Su Qianrou casually pointed to the ground in front of her and asked, "What is this?"

"sweet potato".

Su Qianrou was somewhat surprised, not expecting him to guess correctly on his first try. She then took a few more steps forward and asked, "What about this one?"

"pumpkin".

"wrong".

"this".

"corn".

“No, there’s only one left. If you still can’t guess it, don’t blame me for not helping you.” After saying that, Su Qianrou took two more steps forward, pointed to the tomato patch, and asked, “What is this?”

"tomato".

"How did you know?" Su Qianrou asked in surprise.

"least".

Okay, Su Qianrou admits that she made a stupid mistake. There's no need to guess; it's obvious.

"Okay, I'll do what I promised you, but I don't have time right now, so I'll have to wait a while."

"it is good".

"Alright, it's getting late, let's go back and come again tomorrow."

"Ok".

Then, the two walked back.

The next day, Su Qianrou arrived at the field early to discuss planting methods with the tenants.

When Mu Jinchen arrived, he was surprised to see her squatting in the sweet potato field under the scorching sun, talking to several tenants. But then he thought about it and realized that this was indeed her style—unconventional and unpretentious.

“If you say Princess Ping Le isn’t a lady from a high-class family, her noble air is undeniable. But if you say she is, what kind of lady would squat on the ground and discuss crops with farmers?” Ying Feng said.

Mu Jinchen did not respond and walked over.

When Chunzhu saw him, she instinctively bowed.

Mu Jinchen waved his hand, indicating that it was not necessary, and then looked at the umbrella in her hand.

Chunzhu understood and immediately gave him the umbrella.

Mu Jinchen took it, opened it, and then silently held the umbrella for Su Qianrou from behind.

Chunzhu was so shocked that she couldn't speak and stood there stunned.

Yingfeng pulled her to his side and whispered, "Are you stupid?"

“No, Regent…”

Although Yingfeng was also somewhat surprised, given Mu Jinchen's recent behavior, he had gradually gotten used to it.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Qianrou finally tried to get up, but her legs went numb and she almost fell. Fortunately, Mu Jinchen reacted quickly and caught her in time.

"What's wrong? Your legs are numb."

Su Qianrou then noticed his presence, "When did you get here?"

"Just arrived."

Su Qianrou didn't think much of it, rubbed her legs, and frowned.

The tenant asked with concern, "Miss, are you alright?"

"It's alright, you guys go ahead and get busy."

"It's too sunny here, Miss, why don't you go upstairs and rest for a while?"

"Don't worry about me, go ahead and do your work. I'll be up in a bit."

"Then we'll get back to work. If you need anything, Miss, please call us anytime."

"good".

Then, the tenants left to go about their own business.

"Are you still feeling unwell?" Mu Jinchen asked.

"Much better."

"Can you walk? Go up to a shady spot and rest for a while."

"it is good".

Then, Mu Jinchen went to help her up.

Su Qianrou noticed that he was holding an umbrella and said, "You don't need an umbrella. I'm wearing a veiled hat, so I won't get sunburned."

"It's good to block out the sun."

Su Qianrou didn't say anything more.

At this moment, neither of them noticed that there was anything wrong with their interaction.

Afterwards, they arrived under the shade of a tree. Mu Jinchen first helped Su Qianrou sit down, then casually handed the umbrella to Yingfeng, and then walked over and sat down as well.

Su Qianrou took off her veil and placed it on the table.

"Miss, have some tea to quench your thirst," Chunzhu said, pouring Mu Jinchen another cup.

Su Qianrou was a little thirsty, so she picked it up and took a sip.

Mu Jinchen also picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Then, Su Qianrou put down her teacup and asked, "Didn't you go back? Why are you back again?"

"I'm just going back to attend the morning court session."

"Actually, you didn't need to rush back. I'm going back this afternoon too."

"Since we brought you here, we should naturally send you back as well."

"The prince is quite righteous."

Just then, a childish voice rang out, "Sister Qianrou."

Su Qianrou looked in the direction of the voice and saw a group of children running towards her. "Slow down, don't fall."

Soon, the children ran over and surrounded Su Qianrou, happily calling out, "Sister Qianrou!"

"Have you been behaving well lately?"

"Have".

"Xiao Tian is lying. He climbed a tree to steal bird eggs yesterday and was chased and beaten by Aunt Li."

"Yes, Aunt Li also said she would beat his buttocks until they were bruised and bleeding."

"You're one to criticize me, but you went fishing in the river too."

"You two are the most mischievous and naughty. Every day you're either climbing trees to steal bird eggs or going down to the river to catch fish."

"Sister Qianrou, don't mind them. That's just how they are; they're never obedient."

"Hmm, Xiaoming is still the most obedient."

“I’m obedient too.”

"And me too."

"Okay, okay, you're the most obedient. I made pumpkin pancakes for you, try them."

Chunzhu had already arranged the pumpkin cakes she made on the table.