You Only Made a Wedding Dress for Someone Else, Didn't You?

After studying the matter for a long time, Imperial Physician Jiang stroked his beard and said:

"I have practiced medicine for decades and have examined countless grains and vegetables in the fields."

To prevent pests and diseases, ordinary farmers often use filth and bitter grass to sprinkle on their fields. This can cause food to contain toxins, and prolonged consumption can damage the spleen and stomach.

After multiple inspections, it was found that this family's rice and fruits and vegetables are completely different.

Soaking it in clear water will not produce cloudy water; silverware used for detecting poison will not turn black at all; feeding it to poultry and livestock will not cause any discomfort.

It is evident that the fields were clean when the crops were planted, free from poisonous weeds, filth, and insect repellents, resulting in clean and pure ingredients with no trace of impurities or toxins.

Eating this kind of food regularly can nourish the body and strengthen the spleen. Even the ingredients from the imperial vegetable garden in the palace may not be as clean and mild as these.

Imperial Physician Liu then pounded the two portions of green vegetables to extract their juice, and finely ground the two medicinal herbs into powder. He then mixed each with an equal amount of spring water and let it sit for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

Ordinary vegetable juice is cloudy and grayish, with a thick layer of mud and debris at the bottom.

Zhou Wanwan's vegetable juice was clear and bright green, with a clean base and not a speck of dirt.

The water from steeping ordinary medicinal herbs is pale and yellowish, while Zhou Wanwan's medicinal herb water has a rich and deep color.

The second step is to simmer and compare the results over a low flame.

He simmered the two portions of vegetable juice and the two portions of medicinal soup separately over low heat, cooking them for the same amount of time.

The broth from boiled ordinary green vegetables was bland and had a slightly earthy smell.

The female lead's vegetable stew was fragrant and flavorful, with a thick broth.

Ordinary medicinal herbs, when decocted, have a bland taste. But the herbs provided by Zhou Wanwan, when decocted into a full pot, fill the entire room with their aroma, which can be smelled from a great distance.

Imperial Physician Liu nodded and said, "I must say, the medicinal herbs and vegetables provided by that young girl are indeed much better, dozens of times better."

Princess Ningyuan and Princess Jing'an were both stunned.

Princess Jing'an asked, "This little girl says that eating these things can prolong life. Is that true or false?"

The two imperial physicians nodded and said, "That's indeed the case."

The two princesses still didn't believe it, so they invited more than a dozen imperial physicians.

The results will be the same.

What are wealthy people most afraid of?

I'm afraid of dying!

Princess Ningyuan coughed and asked, "Where did all this rice come from? And these vegetables and fruits...?"

Zhou Wanwan said, "These things are all produced in Dongshan Prefecture. The black soil there is very fertile, so the products grown there are naturally different."

Princess Ning'an sneered:

"You've set up this whole elaborate scheme, isn't it all just to get me to buy your stuff?"

Dream on! I have other channels; why would I want to hang myself on your side?

Princess Jing'an said, "Now that we've eaten and drunk our fill, let's go!"

These people come quickly and leave quickly.

They all left in a flash.

Zhou Wanwan felt bloated and started walking around in the garden.

The eldest princess looked at her and said, "You want to sell these vegetables, rice, and medicinal herbs? Those people aren't fools."

Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly and said, "Tomorrow morning, the whole capital will be buzzing with news of Dongshan Prefecture's rice, which is said to prolong life. These people will definitely be tempted."

Just kidding, she's doing an advertisement, okay?

The eldest princess frowned and said, "Then what's the point? Aren't you just making a wedding dress for someone else?"

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said:

"Dongshan Prefecture, that's my territory. These rice, vegetables, and fruits are mine alone."

Actually, the rice, vegetables, and fruits in Beijing are all the same; this is just a publicity stunt!

The steward at the front said, "There is a lady surnamed Xiao who wishes to see the Princess."

The eldest princess nodded and said, "Let her in!"

Xiao Zhiyu quickly entered. Upon seeing the Princess, she knelt down with a thud and said, "Xiao Zhiyu greets the Princess. Long live the Princess!"

The eldest princess helped her up and asked, "Xiao Zhiyu, how is the Xiao Family doing now?"

Xiao Zhiyu shook her head, and tears immediately streamed down her face.

"The Xiao Family is living a life worse than death these days; we are being suppressed in every way."

All the men in the tribe were forced to do hard labor, doing the heaviest and most tiring work every day, without a single chance to rest.

The women in the clan weren't much better off; no one was willing to provide a way for the women of the Xiao Family to make a living.

They forbade us from doing embroidery or managing the shop, and cut off all our means of making a living.

Men, women, and children can only barely survive by doing manual labor every day.

These agonizing days offer absolutely no hope.

The eldest princess frowned and said, "Wasn't this all done by the Empress Dowager's family?"

Xiao Zhiyu nodded and said, "Yes, the Empress Dowager's family... they're really going too far. We're currently on their farm."

The eldest princess said, "Prepare the carriage. Let's go take a look and bring some gifts along."

Xiao Zhiyu looked at the eldest princess and said:

That's not what I meant. You're having a tough time these days too.

I just wanted to tell you that the Xiao Clan is very worried about you.

The eldest princess smiled slightly and said, "I know."

The eldest princess, Zhou Wanwan, Zhou Fusheng, and Liu Su'e boarded the carriage.

They soon arrived at a farm, which looked quite large.

Upon entering the farm, the foreman roared, "Those lowly slaves! Today we ordered them to cultivate 20 mu of land, and they've only managed to cultivate 5 mu! Do they want to rebel?"

The patriarch of the Xiao Clan looked at him and said, "These farm tools you gave us are completely unusable, I..."

The steward immediately cracked his whip and said:

"Then figure it out yourselves! Aren't you guys pretty capable?"

Isn't your daughter Consort De? Why don't you send your daughter over to teach us a lesson?

The farm managers all burst into laughter.

There are six managers in this farm, who are specifically in charge of the Xiao Family. The Xiao Family several hundred people, all of whom are kept here.

To put it bluntly, it's no different from being in jail.

The patriarch of the Xiao Clan sighed softly; they had been living like this for over thirty years.

Since Consort De's death, their lives have become increasingly worse.

The Empress Dowager hated the Xiao Family to the core and suppressed them at every turn.

The clan Central Plains had more than 500 members, but now only about 400 remain, and there is no hope of ever rising above their circumstances.

The patriarch of the Xiao Clan wept bitterly, looking at his clansmen and saying, "I, Xiao Clan Xiao Jingyuan, am utterly incompetent! I have failed our ancestors. I have no face to meet them, so I would rather atone with my death."

The members of the Xiao Clan all knelt down and said, "Clan leader, please don't say that. Nobody wanted this to happen."

Xiao Jingyuan wept uncontrollably.

How did our Xiao Clan fall to this state! In the past, how glorious our Xiao Clan was!

Now they're all prisoners, at the mercy of others, hahaha...

What's the point of living like this?

The entire Xiao Clan clan was filled with weeping.

Someone said, "Since they are humiliating us like this, we might as well all die to avoid further humiliation."

"Yes, none of us in the Xiao Clan are spineless. We'll die with those managers."

Xiao Jingyuan nodded and said, "Grab your weapons. There are only about 200 guards in the farm. If we really fight, we might not lose."