Exiled to Lingnan, the Crown Prince's wife raises children, cultivates the land, and leads the

"yes."

Jin Yanzhi, oblivious to the strange look in Cheng Qiqi's eyes, continued, "Father, sister-in-law, what do you think?"

"..."

Marquis Zhongyong glanced at his youngest son. For the past few months, he had been thinking about having a family meal together. He must have been craving Qiqi's cooking skills.

"So, you're willing to let Chun Tao stay at home just so... the whole family can cook together?"

Cheng Qiqi clearly realized that she had misunderstood.

"yes."

Jin Yanzhi grinned and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll fetch the water, gather the firewood, and do all the work. If you tell me to go east, I'll definitely go west!"

Jin Yanzhi patted his chest and assured him that he would do anything for a bite to eat.

"Grandma, Mom and Dad, what do you think?"

Cheng Qiqi didn't say anything, but instead shifted the topic to the Jin family.

Madam Jin: "I have no objection."

"Chuntao is Qiqi's person and also our benefactor, so I have no objection."

Liu Suyi kept calling her her benefactor, which made Chuntao feel embarrassed.

Marquis Zhongyong said, "Alright, Chuntao can stay and live with Qiqi."

"Then I'll pay three hundred coins a month."

Chun Tao breathed a sigh of relief, fearing she would be kicked out.

"No money is required."

Marquis Zhongyong spoke.

"Yes, I'll shamelessly stay here; I can't just eat for free!"

Chun Tao knew very well that the current Crown Princess certainly didn't have the money to hire a personal maid, so she felt more at ease paying for her own accommodation.

"What about me? Shall we cook together?"

Jin Yanzhi didn't care whether he paid or not; he only cared about whether he could eat the food his sister-in-law cooked.

"Let's talk about spring planting later."

Cheng Qiqi didn't agree immediately. If they were busy with spring planting, not only their small family, but the entire Jin family might have to start cooking together.

So much land, growing sugarcane and grain, all require strong laborers!

"Jin Yanzhi, Jin Lizhi, starting tomorrow, you two need to hurry up and sell more pickled cabbage porridge, and find more shops that buy pickled cabbage. By the time spring planting season arrives, we might not have time to sell pickled cabbage porridge!"

A little over a thousand coins a day isn't much, but it adds up over time!

"Don't worry, sister-in-law."

Jin Yanzhi patted his chest and guaranteed it.

Cheng Qiqi didn't talk much. Anyway, she decided to postpone the conversation until later. She felt uncomfortable looking at Lin Huilan's face, and every time she smiled at her, it was so fake!

……

"Mom, here's some flowers for you!"

When Cheng Qiqi returned from work at the sugar factory, she saw Jin Sui'an carrying a basket of flowers. She was wearing a straw hat and a light green jacket. Her face was flushed, probably from running.

"it's beautiful!"

Cheng Qiqi squatted down, took out her handkerchief, and wiped the sweat from Jin Sui'an's forehead.

"For Mother."

Jin Sui'an held the basket out with both hands and asked expectantly, "Does Mother like it?"

Cheng Qiqi didn't rush to answer. Instead, she looked down at the jasmine flowers in the basket, examined them carefully, and then said, "Mother naturally likes the jasmine flowers that An'an gave me very, very much!"

Cheng Qiqi's detailed praise made Jin Sui'an grin from ear to ear.

"An'an, where did you pick all these jasmine flowers?"

Cheng Qiqi thought there were only a few flowers on the basket, but to her surprise, the basket was full of jasmine flowers!

"These were picked from the mountain, Mom, do you like them? There are so many on the mountain...so many!"

Jin Suian stretched out her hand and gestured a great many times!

"Sister Qiqi, there are indeed a lot. We even picked a lot of mushrooms. They should be edible, right?"

Chun Tao took out the basket in her hand: "Besides mushrooms, I also picked a lot of loquats! The villagers are so hospitable."

A heavy basket of loquats and mushrooms—it looks like a lot!

"There are so many fruits in Lingnan."

Cheng Qiqi praised, saying that she had eaten quite a few oranges and tangerines last winter!

It's only spring now, and once the loquats ripen, you can just pick them from the tree and have them to eat!

"Let's go see the flowers."

Cheng Qiqi peeled and ate a loquat, then decided to go see the jasmine flowers.

"Mom, hurry, hurry, it's just ahead! It'll cost a lot more!"

"So many colors."

"So beautiful!"

Jin Sui'an, wearing a small straw hat and holding jasmine flowers, skipped and hopped ahead.

"Sister Qiqi, it's on that hilltop, just around the corner."

Chuntao, carrying a basket, pointed the way and said, "This kind of flower grows all over the mountains and fields."

"That's true."

Cheng Qiqi glanced around and saw that spring had arrived. The mountain was covered with all kinds of flowers, and just looking at them made one feel that spring had come.

"Mother, hurry up."

Jin Sui'an urged them on, then ran back when they arrived, saying, "Mom, look! Aren't there lots of flowers here?"

After turning a corner, Cheng Qiqi was stunned, as if she were in a sea of ​​flowers.

"What a nice view."

Cheng Qiqi exclaimed in surprise. A breeze blew by, carrying a faint scent of jasmine. She asked excitedly, "How did you find this place?"

After admiring the flowers for a while, Cheng Qiqi started picking them. With so many jasmine flowers, she already had an idea in mind: to make scented balm and perfume!

Those are all high-end, sophisticated approaches; they make money from the wealthy and follow a high-end route.

"Uncle Beard brought me here!"

Jin Sui'an watched Cheng Qiqi pick flowers, and her little hands began to follow suit. She answered crisply, "Uncle Beard, the flowers here are beautiful, and he even said he'd make me a pretty flower wreath!"

"wreath?"

Cheng Qiqi thought of Heitu, the big-bearded man, and how the eunuch had brought his daughter to see the flowers, and her feelings were somewhat complicated.

"Chuntao, Heitu brought An'an to pick flowers, they didn't do anything inappropriate, did they?"

Cheng Qiqi watched the little girl happily picking flowers and quietly looked at Chun Tao and asked.

"no."

Chuntao shook her head and said, "He takes good care of An'an, just like... an elder?"

elder?

Cheng Qiqi seemed to be deep in thought. So, they were going to be family?

"Chuntao, hurry up and pick more flowers."

Cheng Qiqi was too lazy to think about it anymore. As long as there was no malice, she could accept it.

"Sister Qiqi, why are we picking so many flowers?"

Chuntao picked the peaches quickly and asked curiously.

"Make floral dew."

Cheng Qiqi didn't intend to hide anything from Chun Tao. She said, "Floral dew can moisturize the skin, and girls will definitely like it."

"I know, those noble ladies and daughters of officials love buying rouge and face powder the most!"

Chuntao looked at these flowers with great curiosity. How could these flowers be made into flower dew?

Two adults and one child picked flowers, accompanied by Jin Sui'an's cheerful voice, making even flower picking an exceptionally happy experience.

"An'an".

Hei Tu, who was carrying a few wild rabbits and a newly woven flower wreath, paused when he saw Cheng Qiqi picking flowers: "Young Madam, this is a flower wreath for Miss An'an."

"Mother, may I have it?"

Jin Sui'an was so happy looking at the flower wreath in his hand that she couldn't take her eyes off it. She turned back and blinked at Cheng Qiqi, the word "want" practically written on her forehead.