Chapter 227 Lychee Garden
  The carriage gradually drove out of the city. The weather was so hot that the ice basin inside the carriage melted faster than expected.
  The strange fragrance became stronger and stronger. Shen Zhuoxi yawned and fell asleep. At some point, he fell asleep leaning against the wall of the carriage.
  After waking up again, several people arrived at the lychee garden that Dunzup mentioned.
  Coincidentally, the lychee garden is not far from the villa where Shen Zhuoxi visited yesterday.
  Almost looking at each other from a distance, why didn't she find the lychee garden yesterday?
  When Shen Zhuoxi opened the curtains of the carriage and was staring at the mountains yesterday, Dunzhu patted her from behind and said, "The second young lady slept so soundly along the way, and we couldn't bear to disturb her."
  "Yeah, second sister, didn't you sleep well last night?" Shen Qingqing said with a smile, "You didn't wake up even though we were joking."
  Shen Zhuoxi lowered the curtain of the carriage and said, "It's really hard to fall asleep because of the hot weather. I woke up very early today, and it's easy to fall asleep due to the rickety carriage."
  When Shen Wanwan heard this, displeasure flashed across her face, and then she said: "His Royal Highness King Yu personally gave you ice. He also said that if you need ice in the future, you can directly draw it from King Yu's house, surrounded by three or four ice basins. It’s too hot for you.”
  "We don't even have an ice basin in the house. Doesn't it mean we can't sleep all night?"
  "Sister Wan's words are true." Shen Qingqing had no idea and followed Shen Wanwan's words: "The afternoon heat is lingering in the house, and I can't sleep at all."
  "Yesterday, I asked the two maids to take turns fanning themselves in the middle of the night. They didn't fall asleep until the heat had dissipated in the second half of the night. You see."
  Shen Qingqing was afraid that some people would not believe it, so she sat up straight and pointed at her eyes and said: "Just because I didn't sleep well, I used a lot of makeup and powder to cover the bruises under my eyes, and I can still see the marks!"
  Dunzhu didn't care whether her eyes were blue or not. He held back his sour emotions and said with a smile, "His Royal Highness King Yu is so considerate that he even thinks about the second lady with ice cubes?"
  Before Shen Zhuoxi spoke, Shen Wanwan rushed to say: "No, during the time I came to Shengdu, apart from knowing about the engagement between my second sister and His Highness King Yu, what I heard the most outside was His Highness King Yu's relationship with What a wonderful second sister."
  "This blessing is unimaginable to many people." Shen Qingqing bumped into Shen Zhuoxi's shoulder and winked: "Second sister, how did you make His Highness King Yu fall in love with you?"
  "You also tell us that we are eager to learn, and we are all envious of it!"
  Shen Zhuoxi's eyebrows moved slightly, he glanced at the three of them, and said, "There is nothing we can do. His Highness King Yu's gratitude to my mother is not as exaggerated as you said."
  "It's still hidden!" Shen Qingqing pouted and said, "Even Renxintang was given to you by the prince. If it weren't for the prince..."
  In the middle of the conversation, Princess Dunzhu interrupted and said: "The carriage has stopped for a while, let's talk after we get off the car, so as not to keep my brother and Master Shen waiting for a long time."
  Only then did Shen Qingqing suddenly realize. She covered her mouth and her voice escaped from her fingers: "It's my fault that you forgot about business while talking about it. Princess Dunzhu, please go first."
  Dunzhu frowned, not knowing whether it was because of Sister Shen Wanwan's words or because a few people wasted time and didn't respond. She held the maid's hand and went down.
  Followed closely was Shen Zhuoxi.
  Duozha was outside to help. The carriage was a bit high, so he stretched out his hand to hold Shen Zhuoxi.
  Huizhi jumped out of the car first and came down facing Shen Zhuoxi.
  After Shen Zhuoxi landed firmly on the ground, he smiled and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. There are differences between men and women, so I won't bother Your Majesty."
  "I was rude." Doza slowly retracted his hand and said, "I forgot that the rules of Shengdu and Rongqiang people are different."
  "Your Majesty also has good intentions." Shen Zehuan tried to smooth things over, but changed the topic and said, "The scenery here is beautiful, the mountains are undulating and picturesque, and it's much cooler than Shengdu."
  "As a member of Dongchen Kingdom, I don't even know there is such a treasure land. How did the prince and princess know about it?"
  "As long as you have a heart, what don't you know?" Doza joked and said, "Someone has already made arrangements in advance. Let's go to the farm to rest for a while, and then we can go pick lychees."
  There are five people living in the farm, three generations of the family. The elder couple are only in their forties, and the young couple are in their twenties.
  There is also a cute child, only over one year old, who has just learned to walk and wears two buns. When he sees a stranger coming, he staggers and hides behind the young woman, timidly looking at her with his head exposed.
  "You are the noble people who agreed to pick lychees." The older man stepped forward and introduced himself: "My name is Hong Fu, my wife Qin, my son Hong Yun, my daughter-in-law Cui, and my granddaughter Hong. Gorgeous."
  "I wonder where these noble people come from?"
  Doza only sent someone to give him money, saying that someone wanted to pick lychees, without specifying his identity.
  They came without any announcement, and there was no sign on the carriage they were riding in. However, judging from the luxurious carriage and the way they were dressed, it was obvious that their status was not ordinary.
  "Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about." The guard next to Doza said displeasedly: "There's no one around today, right?"
  "No, no." Hong Fu said quickly: "The lychee garden is for government officials and dignitaries. Generally, you can't come to pick it, and it has just matured not long ago."
  "I picked some from the first crop and gave them to the palace and high-ranking officials. The second crop has just ripened."
  "That's good." The guard said, turning to Doza: "Sir, are you leaving now?"
  Duozha looked at the lychee garden not far away. For a moment, his eyes turned to Shen Zhuoxi and said, "I was walking too slowly on the road and wasted some time. It will be noon soon. Why don't we wait until the sun is better?"
  "Since this trip is arranged by the prince, naturally you have the final say." Shen Zhuoxi had no emotion on his face, but he had already rolled his eyes in his heart.
  You can also calculate that it must have been past time when you set off from Shengdu City and arrived here. At the beginning of noon, it is when the sun is shining.
  And the further into the afternoon, the harder the sun shines and the hotter it naturally gets.
  Choose the hottest time to pick lychees. If you haven't been kicked in the head by ten donkeys, you will definitely not come up with this idea.
  Shen Zhuoxi rolled her eyes in her heart again before following the others into the house.
  Fortunately, the earthwork was thick, and Shen Zhuoxi was sitting in the middle of the hall, where the wind was blowing, and the maid had brought a lot of ice cubes from the carriage, so it was much cooler.
  The scenery here is really good, you can see green mountains when you open the door, and there are a few bees flying around. She narrowed her eyes in enjoyment, thinking about finding a place like this in the future, with green mountains and green waters, where she can grow flowers and make medicine, raise chickens and feed ducks. It’s leisurely to think about.
  Dunzhu was not used to the environment here, and he frowned from the moment he entered the house. There were no bricks or carpets in the house, it was all loess. Although it was compacted, it still looked dirty.
  She didn't even take a few bites of the meal prepared by the peasant woman. She just wanted to pick lychees and return to Shengdu as soon as possible.
  Doza saw her thoughts and was worried that she would lose her composure. After dinner, she asked the farmer to prepare things, and the group went to the lychee garden.
  The lychee garden is estimated to be seven or eight acres of land. The season is just right, and the lychees are hanging on the branches in bright red, and they are very cute in bunches.
  Dunzup finally felt better, walking around the garden and tasting lychees.
  However, Hui Zhi discovered one thing: "Miss, why do you think that Princess Dundup deliberately stayed far away from you since you came here?"
  (End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like