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Chapter 327 Poverty Limits Imagination

Zhou Chang had to balance Yuan Qi and also save face for Mother Wang so that she wouldn't reveal her skills.

"Really?" This time, Mother Wang finally felt that what Zhou Chang said made some sense.

"It's true. It's truer than naivety." Zhou Chang nodded heavily to assure her, even though Mother Wang couldn't see it at all.

"Okay." Mother Wang didn't understand what he meant.

Zhou Chang leaned over and winked at the skinny monkey.

Skinny Monkey understood and took the opportunity to escort Mother Wang out: "It's getting late, Aunt Jing and the others are still waiting for Mother Wang's meal, don't stay here any longer."

"The meal is ready for you..." Mother Wang was about to say something.

The skinny monkey had already pulled the people out: "Mother Wang, they have all finished eating, but I haven't eaten yet. You have to make more for me. I really want to eat noodle soup today..."

Zhou Chang listened to the two of them leaving, then heaved a sigh of relief. Turning back, he saw Yuan Qi looking at her with a smile: "Your Highness, are you using me as a shield? I didn't expect that Your Highness would have such quick wit."

"I can't say I'm very quick-witted..." Zhou Chang wiped her face. During this period of time, she was fending off attacks from both sides and was sweating unknowingly.

But when she thought of Mother Wang's sincerity, she continued, "Mother Wang is a rough and impatient person, but she is kind-hearted and her cooking skills are just so-so. Now that you are the mistress of the palace, don't neglect her and try some of the snacks she makes from time to time. Even if the snacks are not to your liking, you should still praise them to avoid undermining Mother Wang's confidence."

"Okay..." Yuan Qi looked at Zhou Chang with a smile, not disturbed by what happened just now, and seemed to be in a better mood. "It was me who didn't think it through. I neglected Mother Wang in the past. I will take better care of her in the future."

"It's not that you are not considerate, it's me who is not considerate." Zhou Chang waved his hands quickly again.

It was a fake marriage, and she didn't do a very good job, otherwise why would Yuan Qi have been ill for such a long time.

Yuan Qi immediately understood Zhou Chang's meaning from his eyes, and his expression darkened. He couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, what's wrong with the prince? Even just like this, it's already very good..."

"This..." Zhou Chang couldn't say anything else.

In her heart, she hoped that Yuan Qi could live happily during his time in Prince Yi's Mansion, but because it was a fake marriage, their lives had been clearly separate until now, so what else could she say.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Zhou Chang was anxious to find a topic, so he glanced around and happened to see a large pot of red flowers on the flower stand behind Yuan Qi: "Oh, are these flowers specially bought from the south? Your flowers are all very beautiful. The ones in the house are fine, but it's still cold at this time of year, and the flowers outside are actually blooming."

Yuan Qi smiled, as if nothing had been said before: "Your Highness, you are joking. If they were bought from the south, they would freeze to death in the north in this weather. These are peonies cultivated in the greenhouse. Let's put some out during this period of time when there is sunshine. We have to bring them back in the evening."

Zhou Chang thought about the potted plants placed everywhere on the way here just now: "These need someone to take care of them, it must be a lot of money, right?"

"Not many. The gardener is already available. This batch of flowering peonies are called Early Spring Singing. They cost more than three thousand taels of silver. When summer comes, there will be more varieties to choose from, so you won't need to buy them specifically." Yuan Qi's tone was the same as buying a bunch of vegetables for three cents.

"Three thousand taels? To buy a pot of flowers?" Zhou Chang almost bit her tongue. It was poverty that limited her imagination. "Do you particularly like peonies?"

"I don't particularly like it, but this is the only one in full bloom in the greenhouse right now." Yuan Qi said casually.

"If you didn't like it so much, why spend so much money on it? Just give it to me." Zhou Chang muttered carelessly, and hurriedly covered it up. "But it seems that you really like flowers. I'll get you a few pots from the palace when I have the chance."

"Ah?" Yuan Qi thought he had misheard.

How to get it from the palace?

Zhou Chang said the wrong thing again, and quickly picked up the half bowl of fish soup in front of him and drank it in one gulp.

Yuan Qi didn't care. Yun Zi sighed: "If we really want good flowers, they don't have to be expensive. There is a kind of Begonia that blooms eight months out of the twelve months of the year. It's also very good. The two in the courtyard of the prince's mother are very good."

"Ah, those two are Begonias." Zhou Chang felt warm in his heart for some reason, as if a warm current was flowing through him.

Prince Yi's memory also automatically emerged. The flower name that she blurted out when teasing Liu Dexia that day turned out to have been transplanted by Prince Yi, but she had always ignored it.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Qi was even more careful than her.

After Yuan Qi finished speaking, there was no emotion on his face. He changed the subject and said, "If Your Majesty doesn't like too many flowers and plants in the mansion, I won't buy them in the future."

"No, it's not that I don't like flowers, it's just, just..." Zhou Chang didn't have the nerve to say the three words "too expensive". She couldn't imagine the life of a rich man, so she could only say, "As long as you like it."

After the meal, Zhou Chang had dessert as usual, then he stood up, said goodbye and went back to his study.

Yuan Qi was also sent out.

When I went out, I saw Manager Li directing people to move the potted plants back.

I think what the two of them said just now has been heard, and Yuan Qi is also very careful.

So she said, "Master Li, don't worry, those potted plants are great to keep, but don't spend too much money on them in the future."

"This..." Manager Li looked at Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi was puzzled: "How did the prince know that she was Li?"

During this period, although Zhou Chang went in and out frequently, he did not have the chance to talk to Li Caifeng.

Zhou Chang had forgotten about this and said without thinking too much: "Didn't you bring her here to take charge? Then she is naturally the head of the group. We already knew each other before."

"Oh, so that's the case." Yuan Qi nodded and didn't delve into it further.

"Why haven't I seen Nanny Duan these days?" Zhou Chang had usually seen Nanny Duan serving Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi saw Zhou Chang off: "These days, Nanny Duan has started to take care of the affairs of the East Mansion. She has a family and lives in the East Mansion, so I told her that she doesn't have to stay around all day. It's the same with Aunt Li around."

When it comes to the "Eastern Palace", Zhou Chang is not so impressive, but Prince Yi has a different kind of emotions. In the final analysis, it is all about the incident when he first met Gao Yuan and the skinny monkey crawled into a dog hole.

He never imagined that one day he would marry a wealthy merchant's daughter, and not only would his dowry not be enough to buy the mansion in the east.

The two of them walked out of the yard while talking.

The golden light of the setting sun was shining on their faces.

Zhou Chang tilted his head. Yuan Qi's eyes were more dazzling than the sunset in the sky. His heart was moved and he grabbed her hand: "You are the real mistress of this palace. You don't need to be so cautious. I sincerely hope that you can be at ease and safe."

Yuan Qi was stunned, wondering why Prince Yi suddenly said this.

When he was about to pull his hand back, he froze when he saw that pair of beautiful, sparkling eyes.