Back then, Grand Prince led his army to resist the troops of Xiliang Country. Because someone at his side betrayed him, he was surrounded by the Xiliang troops, leading to a desperate situation where he was also poisoned. Under the desperate protection of his loyal guards, he carved a bloody path to escape but fainted in a jungle.

Coincidentally, a solitary mountain girl, Tian Xiaoye, passed by and saved him.

After being together day and night for a month, the two of them naturally developed feelings for each other.

Tian Xiaoye followed the Grand Prince back to the battlefield, where, with her extraordinary ability to control animal armies, she helped the Grand Prince defeat the army of Xiliang Country. Her kind and benevolent nature and fearless spirit also earned the respect and love of the soldiers.

After returning to The Capital, the Grand Prince overcame numerous difficulties to marry Tian Xiaoye as his princess and publicly declared that she would be his only wife in this life.

The couple enjoyed a deep mutual affection and soon had a lovely son, Long Yilin.

But the good times didn't last long, as when Long Yilin was three years old, Tian Xiaoye, who had been weak and sickly since giving birth to Long Yilin, passed away, and Long Yilin was also harmed by treacherous people. The Grand Prince, hit by this sudden blow, fell seriously ill and nearly followed his wife and son in death.

The Empress sent two-year-old Long Xuanmo to accompany the Grand Prince, and gradually the Grand Prince found the will to live again. From then on, he treated Long Xuanmo as his own beloved son.

Refusing the Empress Dowager's kind intention of letting him remarry, the Grand Prince devoted all his attention to his official duties and to Long Xuanmo as well as a few other siblings, still remaining alone to this day.

These were the things Long Xuanmo had told Yang Mengchen. Of course, Yang Mengchen also learned some secrets from the birds, but with the Grand Prince having just undergone major surgery, it was probably best not to tell him for the time being.

"Good, good, good!" The Grand Prince said thrice in a row, his joy overflowing, "The little girl is straightforward and decisive, which suits me perfectly. Uncle regards you as his own daughter, and anyone who dares to bully you will not be let off lightly by Uncle!" He glanced at his nephew, his meaning clear without words.

Understanding the implication in his Imperial Uncle's eyes, Long Xuanmo's lips curled into a bitter smile. His path was already fraught with difficulties, and now with his Imperial Uncle joining in, when would he ever be able to marry Ah Jiu?

But Yang Mengchen was deeply touched, "Anyone who dares to bully Grand Prince Long, I will make sure they live a life worse than death!"

Hearing Yang Mengchen's emphatic words, the Grand Prince's dark eyes gradually filled with mist, his heart shaken and delighted.

"Take care, little girl, Uncle will come to see you when he has time." Concealing the tears in his eyes, the Grand Prince said affectionately, "Remember that the Grand Prince Mansion is always your home!" He would make sure that the best courtyard was tidied up and kept available for the little girl.

Nodding her head, Yang Mengchen repeatedly instructed, "Grand Prince Long, I have written down some medicinal cuisine recipes, and Yang Mingde (having obtained permission from the Grand Prince, she arranged for an Elite Guard to look after his diet) will prepare them for you every day.

No matter how busy you are, you must eat more, and you must also regularly take the Nourishing Pill that I've given you. Only by maintaining your health can you work better, right?"

The Grand Prince promised to follow Yang Mengchen's instructions, and with Long Xuanmo and their entourage of guards, bid farewell to the Yang family and others like Long Jingxi, returning to The Capital.

The chili peppers in the fields had ripened. Yang Mengchen arranged for people to buy the chilies from four villages and sent some to the supermarket and Drunken Immortal Tavern, along with a few recipes featuring chili peppers, and had the remaining ones made into chili sauce by the factory workers.

The other fruits and vegetables that matured one after another were also sent to the supermarket and Drunken Immortal Tavern. In particular, the greenhouse-cultivated green-flowered vegetable (broccoli) was a hit with everyone.

After processing the seeds, they were replanted in the greenhouses, and the Wu Family Village, Huangsha Village, and Stone Village also built greenhouses, overseen by Yang Chengrong.

When it was time to pick the mulberries, Yang Mengchen had people purchase them to make mulberry wine. As for the sericulture, she handed it over to the sworn stewards from Nangong Lingfei (whom she had set up in the sericulture factory in Wazi Village), visiting occasionally to check in.

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