Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 419: Chapter 419: The Way of Survival_1

But An Jing also understood that this was Ning Wenxian’s way of survival in the palace. Life for a woman in the palace was extremely difficult, like walking on thin ice with every step. Thus, An Jing didn’t feel there was anything wrong with Ning Wenxian.

Once Ning Wenxian had left, An Jing finally let out a huge sigh of relief, as if she had been liberated, and said, ”My Lord, I’m glad we won’t be living in the palace forever. There are indeed too many rules.”

When An Jing walked up to him, Xiao Changyi gently pulled An Jing to sit beside him, then said, ”You don’t need to follow those rules.”

”I might be free not to follow them, but others still have to,” she remarked, considering Ning Wenxian’s previous conversation with her. ”It’s alright once or twice, but I really couldn’t stand it in the long run.” An Jing was being completely candid, preferring to toil in the fields every day rather than spend her days addressing people with such formality, which felt entirely like an act.

”We’ll go back once my father’s birthday has passed.”

”Mm-hmm,” she replied and then picked up a green apple from the fruit tray and took a bite. The moment her taste buds encountered the sourness, An Jing grinned and said again, ”My Lord, this apple is so sour.”

This was something Xiao Changyi had ordered the Chamberlain of Fenghua Palace to prepare after returning from the East Palace that morning. Seeing his wife enjoy it so much made Xiao Changyi naturally happy as well.

”Tomorrow, I’ll have someone prepare some sour pears and peaches for you, as well as some apricots. You can alternate among them.”

”Mm-hmm~”

”Should I also have them prepare some sweet ones?”

An Jing immediately shook her head, ”Let’s not for now, I only feel like eating sour things at the moment.”

”Mm.”

”Do you want to have some?” An Jing suddenly looked at Xiao Changyi with a mischievous smile.

Xiao Changyi: ”...”

”Alright, alright,” An Jing laughed heartily, ”I won’t force you to eat sour stuff anymore. You don’t have to look at me like that, as if I’m bullying you.”

Xiao Changyi said indifferently, ”If you were to feed me, I might be able to stomach it.”

An Jing laughed even harder and actually took a small bite of the apple and brought it to Xiao Changyi’s mouth. The two shared a sugary kiss as they performed this action, and only then did Xiao Changyi willingly eat the apple in his mouth.

Seeing that Xiao Changyi had really eaten it, An Jing laughed happily for a while before saying, ”My Lord, let’s go out of the palace to have fun tomorrow, and we can also meet Wuyu. Her father is the Prime Minister; she must already know from him that we’ve arrived in the Imperial Capital.”

”Mm.”

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The following day, Xiao Changyi took An Jing out of the palace for fun.

The Imperial Capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, was extremely prosperous, a hundred times more so than Hecheng County. Even the prices were quite a bit higher than in Hecheng County. For instance, high-quality rice cost a maximum of twenty coins per jin in Hecheng County, but in the Imperial Capital, the lowest price was thirty coins per jin.

”My Lord, I want this one.” When they came to a stall selling dough figurines, An Jing stopped, pointing excitedly at a brightly colored small tiger on the stall and declared her desire for it.

Without saying a second word, Xiao Changyi immediately bought it for her.

With one hand held by Xiao Changyi and the other holding the small tiger, An Jing looked at the tiger for a while, then stretched her neck curiously to look around here and there, marveling at how lively the Capital City was.

”My Lord, look, they are selling sugar-roasted chestnuts!” An Jing spotted an old man with a spatula stirring chestnuts, pointed excitedly, and called Xiao Changyi’s attention to it.

Seeing An Jing’s reaction, Xiao Changyi knew she wanted the sugar-roasted chestnuts. Without a word, he pulled An Jing toward the seller, and then bought a jin of chestnuts.