The Bodhi tree in the courtyard has been planted, but it’s still very small. It will take several years before its branches and leaves beco lush and abundant. Yueyao regrets that none of the orchids planted in the back garden survived.
After walking around the courtyard and feeling tired, Yueyao had Xi Yu instruct soone to move the bamboo chair next to the Bodhi tree. Once Yueyao sat down, Xi Yu had soone bring over a table and serve a variety of fruits and pastries.
When Xiang Wei returned, she saw a table full of delicious food, walked up, and bit into a bright red apple: "Not bad, really sweet."
Yueyao stood up and said, "Of course it’s sweet; these are royal gifts. They were just bestowed from the palace." Although the Empress Dowager hadn’t summoned Yueyao to the palace, she had beco kinder to her. The most evident sign was the occasional gifts sent her way.
Seeing the empty bamboo chair, Xiang Wei, feeling tired, lay down on it, crossing one leg over the other, looking as ungraceful as possible.
Yueyao was used to Xiang Wei’s deanor and usually indulged her, but with An Zhichen back, she wouldn’t allow Xiang Wei to appear like this.
Xi Yu was also accustod to it, but her endurance wasn’t as good as Yueyao’s, so she couldn’t help but mutter, "Sister Xiang Wei, the apple hasn’t been peeled yet."
With a crunch, Xiang Wei took another big bite and said after finishing, "Washing it clean is enough; why bother peeling it? You should know, apples are tastier with the skin!"
Yueyao ignored Xiang Wei’s twisted logic: "The thing?" She wrote to Yuehuan for advice.
Xiang Wei handed the letter to Yueyao from her sleeve.
Yueyao read it carefully, but after finishing, she smiled. Most of the advice had already been given to her by her cousin-in-law and Nanny Hua, though there were a few parts that were quite useful. For example, Yuehuan suggested in the letter that Yueyao eat more peaches, plums, and almonds. She also advised Yueyao not to drink sheep milk after als, but to drink it in small cups at tis like morning, before lunch, before dinner, and before bedti, instead of in a large bowl.
After reading the letter, Yueyao asked Xi Yu to invite Nanny Hua; she needed to confirm with her whether these fruits could be consud. As for the suggestion to drink sheep milk four or five tis a day, Yueyao didn’t need to ask anyone to adopt this. From Mingzhu, Yueyao also learned that pregnant won should eat small amounts frequently, and sheep milk is very beneficial for the body, so she very much appreciated this suggestion.
Nanny Hua listened to Yueyao and laughed: "All these fruits can be eaten, but Madam still needs to eat more at." Yueyao ate more fruits and vegetables but less at. Fortunately, Yueyao was very compliant and would eat anything beneficial to her body, even if she didn’t like it.
Xiang Wei, being a food lover, always had easy-to-preserve nuts like almonds and walnuts stocked in the mansion. As for fruits, since they spoil easily, not many are bought daily, and the varieties are quite limited: "Even if there are such fruits and vegetables at the market, they probably aren’t good. Let it go today; from now on, buy a little of these fruits every day."
Yueyao smiled and said to Xi Yu, "Tell the steward responsible for purchases to buy more fruits and lons from now on."
Speaking of fruits and lons, Xiang Wei was a bit dissatisfied. The fruits and vegetables in the Capital City were indeed too scarce; when their season passed, they were unavailable, and in winter, it was even worse—there were not even any green vegetable leaves to eat: "Girl, I think we could build a greenhouse in Xiaoya Manor. This way, we can have vegetables to eat in the winter. Girl, seeing as you’re pregnant now, you’ll have no vegetables to eat co winter. With a greenhouse, you’ll have whatever you want to eat."
Yueyao thought it was a great idea, but the problem was they didn’t have soone with the knowledge for this: "Where can we find such a person?"
Xiang Wei laughed: "Where there’s a will, there’s a way." As long as they’re willing to pay a high price, they shouldn’t fear not finding such talent.
When it was ti for lunch, Xiang Wei finally ntioned the flower she saw in Yuehuan’s room: "That flower wasn’t poisonous by itself, but when used together with so spices I slled in Lian Yuehuan’s room before, it produces a mild poison. Normally, it might not matter, but for a pregnant woman, it would definitely be very harmful. Fortunately, when I went there, Lian Yuehuan’s room didn’t have any incense burning, so she must have been smart enough. Ever since getting seriously injured, I’ve known I can’t use martial arts anymore, so I focused on studying poisons. I’m very familiar with all kinds of poisons. The little tricks at Qian Mansion were obvious to . Lian Yuehuan must have sensed sothing and stopped using the incense."
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