After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 35 Ma Caidie's Talent Revealed
Fang Lingchu was so angry at this shameless law that she almost laughed.

[The man was clearly in the wrong first. He kept a mistress and then demanded compensation from the woman. He started using the woman's dowry after the wedding, he has no shame at all. These men always call themselves men, yet they have the nerve to use their wives' money, trash...]

Fang Lingchu not only cursed the law, but also the officials of the Ministry of Justice, and even the Crown Prince next to her was not spared.

The crown prince touched his nose, thinking to himself, "He's not that kind of person, why should I scold him?"

Fang Lingchu directly dismissed all the criticism with a single blow.

Fearing that Fang Lingchu would anger him to death, the Crown Prince had no choice but to let Madam Ma and Ma Xiuer come out.

When Ma Caidie saw her mother, the expectation in her eyes was gone. She merely gave a perfunctory bow and called out, "Mother."

But seeing Ma Xiuer still made her feel sad to some extent. She couldn't let go of this older sister who had taken care of her since she was a child.

When Ma Xiuer saw her younger sister, she burst into tears and hugged her tightly.

At the same time, I felt extremely guilty towards her. If it weren't for her overthinking, my sister wouldn't have suffered what followed.

Maybe she'll end up with the person she loves.

"Butterfly, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't know. If I had known it would turn out like this, I would rather die than let you marry him."

Ma Caidie hugged her sister back and shed tears.

Her sister has always been very good to her. Even though she knew that she had taken the person her sister liked, she was never angry. That's her sister.

How could a sister like that not deserve her to give everything!

When Mrs. Ma saw the two people embracing, she felt uneasy again. Couldn't these two people see her as their mother?
Fang Lingchu looked at Madam Ma and asked the system, "If Ma Caidie dies today, what will be the fate of the Ma family?"

The system scrolled through the pages and said: "[Ma Xiuer was tricked by her cousin into marrying Wang Qi. A year later, she was tortured to death by Wang Linshi. Young Master Ma divorced his wife for the sake of his cousin.]"

Young Master Ma was poisoned to death by his cousin, leaving behind only her unborn child. General Ma returned to the border, eventually winning a battle and returning to the capital, only to find his children gone. He demanded a thorough investigation from the emperor, uncovering his cousin's conspiracy, and was subsequently torn apart by five horses.

Lady Ma was also divorced. Later, things got chaotic, and General Ma returned to the border and married another woman. They had a son and a daughter. Later, after the eldest prince became king, she even helped him. However, she still died in the end, betrayed and then executed by the eldest prince.

Fang Lingchu: [Indeed, women should read more. If a man has a virtuous wife, his career will flourish; but if a troublemaker comes to the house, tsk tsk tsk, he'll only be doomed.]

Seeing that things were almost settled, Lord Zhang said, "Lin Daya has falsely accused her daughter-in-law and drowned her, which will surely lead to her death. She must pay ten taels of silver to redeem herself, or she will be imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice for half a year."

Lin Daya, who was still cursing Ma Caidie, was so frightened when she heard that she was going to jail that she quickly took out some silver from her pocket and gave it to the yamen runner.

The farce finally came to an end, and Lord Zhang organized his soldiers to disperse the people.

Madam Ma left Ma Caidie and Ma Xiuer behind and went back to get rid of that cousin.

After all, her son and daughter-in-law are still making trouble!
If she doesn't handle things at home well, her husband will find out when he comes back that he has divorced her, just as Fang Lingchu said.

Fang Lingchu looked at Ma Caidie and asked, "Miss Ma, I need your help with something. Do you have time?"

Ma Caidie knelt down before Fang Lingchu gratefully and said, "Princess, you don't need to be so polite. You saved my life. No matter what you need, I will go through fire and water for you."

Then he kowtowed three times to Fang Lingchu.

Fang Lingchu was so frightened that she quickly helped the person up and said, "I just happened to be passing by and saw you being thrown into the pond, so I just rescued you. I didn't help with anything else."

Ma Caidie didn't say anything. If the princess hadn't resolved her inner conflict, she might still be trapped in the matter of framing her sister, unable to extricate herself, and ultimately commit suicide. Her sister would also have been forced to marry that bastard Wang Qi again because of her death, ending her own life.

However, she knew all this in her heart. She would belong to the princess in life and in death. In this life, she only wanted to serve Fang Lingchu, even as a slave or maid.

Fang Lingchu looked into the little girl's bright eyes. She looked away for a moment, took a pot of grass from the prince's guard, and said, "Could you take a look at this flower and see if you can save it?"

Ma Caidie took the flower from Fang Lingchu's hand and asked, "What kind of flower is this? I've never seen it before."

Fang Lingchu looked at it too and said, "Potatoes."

Looking at the flowers in the pot, Ma Caidie reluctantly decided to call them flowers.

"Potatoes, are these a new product imported from foreign lands?"

"Yes, His Highness the Crown Prince has become like this, I don't know how he was raised."

Fang Lingchu's words were full of blame towards the Crown Prince.

The crown prince behind them waited quietly for their outcome, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Ma Caidie heard it, but she was Fang Lingchu's person, and she wouldn't take the initiative to say that Fang Lingchu had insulted the Crown Prince.

Ma Caidie was also very excited to receive the seeds she had never seen before, and asked, "Princess, may I take a closer look?"

Fang Lingchu left it for her to see.

Ma Caidie glanced at the potato, then asked Fang Lingchu to have someone go to the Wang family to fetch all her belongings from her room.

Fang Lingchu watched Ma Caidie engrossed in studying the potatoes and remarked, "People who are working are indeed the most attractive, but it doesn't matter if they're men or women. Look at our young lady, who says women are inferior to men? They're still so outstanding despite not receiving the same education."

Fang Lingchu thought she was muttering very quietly, but to the Crown Prince and others with profound internal strength, it was not quiet.

In fact, the Crown Prince had been considering the issue of women holding official positions. If women could hold official positions, would princesses also have to attend court? Would having too many powerful people affect the rule of the court?

Fang Lingchu didn't think that much about it. Whoever is more capable can come. As long as the country is managed well, that's all that matters.

Only men who feel useless are afraid of women's awakening; capable men are more eager for women to awaken.

This will only make society more progressive, rather than just focusing on the single function of gender.

Fang Lingchu's thoughts drifted further and further away, and she didn't even know where they had gone.

Suddenly, the system exclaimed in surprise: "[Host, I never expected that Ma Caidie would actually write some agricultural books! This is the prototype of the 'Essential Techniques for the Common People' of this era!"]

Her thoughts returned to her, and she got up to pick up the book that Ma Caidie had placed next to her. Good heavens, it was full of her own notes, recording the growth cycle of crops, how much water to use, and what to plant in what season.

Fang Lingchu watched for a long time, and was truly impressed by Ma Caidie.

His little notebook is practically a crop growth cycle chart! What crop? What planting method will make it easier for it to survive? Under what circumstances will it die? And how should it be saved if it dies?

This is amazing! If this book were a little more complete, even a complete novice could learn to farm!

(End of this chapter)