Allure of a Country Maiden

The wheat in the wheat field gradually began to turn from green to yellow, and the promised private visit finally came.

It was a continuous spring rain that day. Not long after the rain stopped, a few horses and a carriage that was low-key on the outside and luxurious on the inside came down the official road, drove into Lianxi Village, and arrived in front of Xiaoer's house.

Huang Wei, the fourth-rank imperial guard with a sword, jumped off his horse, stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Who is your distinguished guest?" Mr. Xie, the concierge, asked politely as he opened a small opening in the door.

"We came here from the imperial capital to find Marquis Shengping." Huang Wei replied, but did not say who it was.

"Please wait a moment, I will go and report it now." After hearing this, Father Xie hurriedly went to report it.

The emperor also got off the carriage at this time. Shangguan Xuanyi, Shangguan Xuanhao, Di Shaowei, the eldest and second young masters of the Admiral's Palace, Huang Wei, etc. naturally got off their horses and stood behind the emperor waiting.

Xiaoerzhong Liu heard the concierge calling and hurried out to greet him.

Shen Chengyao went to the fields again today. It had rained a lot these days, and the wheat was at its maturity. He was worried about the wheat in the fields, so he went to the fields with his family's long-term workers before dawn to drain the wheat fields.

Every time it rains these days, Shen Chengyao gets a wrinkle on his forehead. He is worried that if the rain continues, the wheat will sprout in the ground before it is harvested.

Although Xiaoer always said that it has been raining for so many days, it will be sunny tomorrow, so don't worry.

But how can Shen Chengyao rest assured.

When a villager saw Shen Chengyao in the field, he said, "Brother Chengyao, there are several people coming in front of your house, all riding horses, and there is also a carriage!"

After hearing this, Shen Chengyao didn't even care about his shoes and forgot to put down his trousers, and ran home with his feet covered in mud.

At this time, Ms. Liu happened to come out with her three daughters to greet them. They were about to salute but were stopped by the emperor:

"Mrs. Shen, there is no need to be polite. When you go out, you don't have to go through these complicated etiquette. Just treat me as a friend who is visiting your home." The emperor stretched out his hand to stop her.

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu bowed down with only her three daughters, and then welcomed the group into the house.

The emperor didn't want to reveal his identity when he said this, but they didn't dare to say that they didn't have to give a big salute, so they had to show off at the beginning.

This was what Xiaoer had agreed with Liu and the others in advance.

Xiaoer made tea herself and served it to everyone.

Shen Chengyao ran in at this time and was about to salute, but the emperor also stopped him. Then seeing Shen Chengyao's embarrassed appearance, he asked: "There is no need to be so polite, but Marquis Shengping, did you fall into the mud?"

Only then did Shen Chengyao remember that his feet were covered in mud and his trousers were rolled up to his calves. This is a disgrace before the emperor!

"Your Majesty..." Shen Chengyao bowed and bowed, apologizing.

"Just call me Master Shangguan." The emperor stretched out his hand to stop him.

The compound surname Shangguan was a common surname in the Minze Dynasty. Many people also had the compound surname Shangguan, and the emperor could feel free to use his original surname.

"Yes, Mr. Shangguan. I was draining water in the wheat field just now. When I heard that there was a visitor at home, I hurried back and forgot to tidy up my appearance. I hope you can forgive me, Mr. Shangguan!"

"I didn't expect that Marquis Shengping would go to the fields in person. I'm really impressed! Well, this is not a crime. There is no need for forgiveness. You'd better go wash it off!" The emperor waved his hand and told him to leave.

To be honest, the emperor felt that seeing such a real scene was very cordial.

"Master Shangguan must be tired after traveling for so many days. Why don't you take a short rest and we will prepare some food for you?" Xiaoer said when she saw that they all had panda eyes.

The emperor had indeed not moved like this for a long time. He was so tired that he nodded.

Xiaoer took them to the villa on the top of the mountain.

The hilltop villa has three floors in total, and each floor is designed with four bedrooms, two living rooms and two balconies.

In order to welcome the emperor's arrival, Xiaoer spent a lot of thought on the decoration.

The balcony of this villa is cleverly planted with many flowers of various colors.

From a distance, it looks like a flower house, warm and beautiful but not messy.

In late spring and early summer, many medicinal plants on the mountain are in bloom. In addition, Xiaoer also added some winter jasmine flowers of different colors here and there to make the whole mountain look beautiful.

In addition, the mountain next door is full of fruit trees. At this time, the peach blossoms, pear blossoms, cherry blossoms, and apricot blossoms are still blooming. Among the stars and green leaves, there are dots of pink, white, and red. The fragrance of flowers is sent from afar, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

The emperor saw such a house for the first time and loved it very much. He felt that it was full of poetry and painting.

The emperor thought to himself, these are not expensive flowers, but they are so arranged that people can't take their eyes away!

This is probably like the Shengping Hou family. They were not of noble origin, but they were not inferior to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

When Shangguan Xuanyi came last year, this place was still newly organized.

A year later, this place has become a fairyland-like existence.

"Girl Xiao'er, your hands really have the ability to turn decay into magic." Di Shao looked over and finally couldn't help but praise.

"Oh? What do you say?" The emperor asked curiously.

"Back to my lord, these were all barren lands in the past, and these two mountains were also barren mountains, with many rocks, overgrown weeds, and shrubs. It was only last year at Shengpinghou that they sorted them out and planted these things. Now look at the growth momentum of these crops. Where are they? If it is grown on wasteland, it is estimated that fertile land is no better than this, or perhaps even fertile land cannot grow like this." Di Shaowei hurriedly replied.

"Shengpinghou is really a good farmer." The emperor praised again.

"I can't take it seriously. It's all just a coincidence." Shen Chengyao also felt a little guilty. There was a reason for this, but he couldn't say it.

The emperor asked all the way up the mountain what these were.

Shen Chengyao answered them all.

Shangguan Xuanhao was the most surprised. When he saw the medicinal materials Xiaoer planted in the wasteland and on the mountain, his eyes were filled with tears.

It turns out that this girl was not joking last time, her family really grew all those medicinal materials.

"Girl, where did you find and grow these medicinal materials?"

"In some mountains, some are bought and some are given by others."

"Girl, from now on I can just look for you when I need medicinal materials. I don't have to run into the mountains and forests anymore!"

"Okay!" Xiaoer responded with a smile.

"I haven't even thanked Marquis Shengping for giving me such a good medicine, which made me stand up again, just like a normal person." The eldest son of the Admiral's Mansion said hurriedly.

"That's as it should be."

At that time, in order to not have to marry him, and to thank them for not pursuing the case, I had no choice but to save his leg.

The group finally climbed to the top of the villa and looked at the mist of Wushen Mountain in the distance, the dreamlike waterfalls, the scenery of lakes and mountains, and the gurgling streams, so beautiful.

If we talk about the beauty that was created artificially just now, it is so beautiful! So this natural beauty is so wonderful that it is beyond words!

"Marquis Shengping, your house is well built! I don't want to live there forever," the emperor joked.

"Master Shangguan is very complimentary, and I am very welcome to you!" Shen Chengyao replied.