The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 141 - 138 Cripple

Chapter 141: Chapter 138 Cripple

Master Han also became interested and decided to take the students to work in the fields for the next few days.

Primarily, he thought that for a day or two, the children’s playful nature would prevail, they would find it fun, and wouldn’t feel tired.

But after going through the entire busy farming period, participating in the whole process of rice cultivation – weeding, pest control, fertilizing, harvesting, drying, and grinding – the children would then understand the saying "every grain of rice is the result of hard work".

In this way, they would learn much more!

Of course, Master Han realized that his own knowledge of farming was quite shallow, and he was determined to take part in the entire process.

After planting rice, he wanted to plant fruit trees; after the fruit trees, he planned to cultivate medicinal herbs.

After all, none of these children were studying with the goal of taking the imperial examinations, but the boys would still enter into government positions due to their ancestral privileges, and understanding farming and the hardships of the common people would be beneficial.

The following day, upon waking up and learning that her schedule would now include going down to the fields every day, and being expected to participate when it was time to weed, control pests, fertilize, and harvest the rice, Princess Kangyi was so frightened that she didn’t wait for the Empress Dowager Xuanyuan to make arrangements; she made a fuss about wanting to return to the Capital City on her own.

Regardless of how her nanny tried to soothe her.

The Empress Dowager Xuanyuan immediately arranged for her return to the Capital City.

Once the carriage carrying Princess Kangyi had descended the mountain, she let out a long sigh of relief, "Back in the palace, I didn’t notice it and even found Kangyi’s sweet talking quite charming."

Xuanyuan Que wouldn’t agree with such talk; he silently ate his breakfast, knowing he would have to follow Master Han to the fields after he finished.

Aunt Yu Hua, who served the Empress Dowager Xuanyuan, did say, "The young princess is just little and doesn’t understand things; she’ll be better when she grows up a bit."

However, the Empress Dowager Xuanyuan disagreed, saying that what’s settled at three years old stays till eighty; Kangyi has already been spoiled by her grandmother and biological mother.

In fact, if her family’s sister-in-law and nieces-in-law weren’t so problematic, she wouldn’t have barred the girls of her own family from entering the palace.

Choosing an unworthy wife brings calamities for three generations.

She decided to wait until those three generations had passed before reconsidering!

Oh, after three generations she wouldn’t be around anymore and wouldn’t be able to manage it anyway.

Just as Princess Kangyi’s carriage was going down the mountain, Ruo Xuan was seen running excitedly towards the seedling fields.

She immediately said, "Stop!"

The carriage came to a swift halt.

Princess Kangyi called out to Ruo Xuan, "Ruo Xuan, stop right there!"

Ruo Xuan stopped and looked at her, "What is it?"

Princess Kangyi glanced at her nanny, "You see the princess’s carriage and yet you don’t kneel, you don’t make way. Nanny, teach her a lesson for me. Have her recognize her place!"

Before, with the protection of her aunt and Ninth Cousin, Princess Kangyi didn’t dare to do anything to Ruo Xuan. But now that she was returning to the Capital City and both her aunt and Ninth Cousin were not around, Princess Kangyi decided it was time to teach Ruo Xuan a lesson!

Ruo Xuan: "..."

"Yes!" The nanny responded and got down from the carriage, looking down at Ruo Xuan from a superior height: "A lowly commoner dares to not pay respect to my household’s princess, I must give you a lesson to recognize your status. Let me tell you, not everyone can be climbed to by you; my household’s princess and Ninth Young Master are beyond your reach! I advise you to recognize your status, or else you’ll suffer in the future."

Princess Kangyi stepped out of the carriage, got down, her chin lifted haughtily as she looked at Ruo Xuan.

It was time to let this insolent girl understand her own supremely noble status.

Let’s see if she would dare to disrespect her anymore!

Ruo Xuan’s face was expressionless, "I’m not a morning glory vine, I don’t like climbing!"

Princess Kangyi: ???

Morning glory vine? Is that even human language?

The nanny was furious, talking about her and bringing up morning glory vines!

Such a young age and already playing dumb and feigning ignorance!

The nanny said, "Don’t try to change the subject. From now on, you will kneel and bow in the direction of the north every morning towards my princess’s residence, and keep your distance from Ninth Young Master, don’t dream about enticing him, he’s not someone you, a lowly commoner, can aspire to. Today I’ll give you two slaps as a lesson to remember!"

After giving her warning, the nanny raised her hand towards Ruo Xuan and swung it down.

At that moment, Princess Kangyi suddenly had an urge—she felt that slapping her would be even more satisfying—so she rushed forward.

"Slap!" A crisp sound of a slap echoed.

Princess Kangyi was slapped to the ground, her head banged and broken open, her mouth filled with the taste of earth.

After all, she was just a child, and hadn’t suffered much roughness from a young age. That slap and the fall left her dumbfounded for a moment, until the severe pain hit her and she burst into loud crying with a "whoosh".

The wet nurse, shocked, looked at her own hand, then at Princess Kangyi on the ground, and quickly knelt down to embrace her: "Your Highness, are you all right? My apologies, Your Highness, I didn’t do it on purpose!"

Why did the princess suddenly charge at her?

Sob, sob, will she be beaten to death by the lady when she returns?

Two maids were on the carriage, and upon hearing the young princess crying, they hurriedly got off to assist.

The coachman and the guards were all in a panic!

Ruo Xuan swaggered off towards her family’s seedling field.

Did they really think her Little Fairy Technique was just for show?

At that time, no one was paying attention to her. They quickly carried Princess Kangyi onto the carriage and then turned back to the manor to have the Imperial Physician check on her.

This escort team had the Empress Dowager’s people, and Ruo Xuan wasn’t afraid that they would lie to Grandma Xuanyuan.

Even if they lied, Divine Lord Xuanyuan was there!

It would be hard for them to lie.

A hundred years, two lifetimes of camaraderie were there!

Divine Lord Xuanyuan wouldn’t possibly fail to help her.

Oh, if Divine Lord Xuanyuan didn’t help her, Ruo Xuan had her own ways to make them tell the truth, to ensure they got their just deserts!

The heavens have eyes!

In fact, there was no need for Xuanyuan Que to do anything, as the details of the incident were already crystal clear to the Elder Mrs. Xuanyuan, including the wet nurse’s words—nothing was omitted!

The Elder Mrs. Xuanyuan was a veteran of the battlefield and had even presided over the court from behind the curtain. Quick, precise, and ruthlessly efficient were her way of handling matters.

She ordered Aunt Yuhua to slap the wet nurse, then sent a decree back to the Capital City, stripping Princess Kangyi of her title.

If the title made her so arrogant and fearless, so complacent and proud, then she might as well not have it!

The Elder Mrs. Xuanyuan didn’t keep her either, still sending her away.

She had only injured her forehead, whereas the Elder Mrs. Xuanyuan had been hit by an arrow on the battlefield and still didn’t die from it.

Princess Kangyi didn’t understand why her great-aunt was so biased towards Ruo Xuan and decided to go back and complain to her grandmother.

Her own grandfather had been seriously injured in the act of saving her great-aunt, only to die young.

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In the days that followed, without Princess Kangyi around, the children were happier, whether studying or working in the fields.

After busying themselves for over a month, the end of the year was approaching.

All the fields were planted with seedlings, fruit trees were planted, and medicinal herbs were sown, the seeds of which were obtained by the Elder Mrs. Xuanyuan’s people for the Ruo Family.

Peasants are busy all year round, finding a little relief only after winter sets in. Now, the Ruo Family planted another season of rice, along with the fruit trees and medicinal fields, then every three days they had to deliver books to the store; moreover, the construction of a new house had begun not long before, keeping the family extremely busy.

Though many people were hired to help, the family had to supervise the work, as they couldn’t rest easy without watching over the first-time planting of winter rice, fruit trees, and medicinal fields.

Ruo Xuan lost a whole circle around her waist after a month of busyness!

It couldn’t be helped; planting seedlings was one thing, but the villagers didn’t know how to plant fruit trees and medicinal herbs. She often had to run up and down the mountain, which made her lose weight.

The whole family, including Elder Mrs. Xuanyuan, was extremely worried for her and tried hard to fatten her up with various kinds of rabbit meat, mutton, and rabbit-shaped pastries.

Unfortunately, it just wouldn’t come back!

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