"I heard that Lord Li has many beautiful concubines in his house. How many concubines has Lord Li married in total?" Shen Ning asked again.
"Well... I have thirteen concubines in total." Li Zhixing answered cautiously.
His heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself that it was finally here.
Next, he thought that Shen Ning must be asking him to summon the concubine from the fifth room to testify about what happened that night, and he was already preparing to summon someone.
Unexpectedly, Shen Ning took another sip of tea and changed the topic.
"The Emperor said that Master Li has forged weapons before. I would like to ask what kind of weapon Master Li is best at forging? Is it a long sword, a short sword, a spear, a crossbow, or some strange weapons?"
Li Zhixing was stunned again. He thought for a moment and said, "When I was young, I learned some basic forging skills from a blacksmith master. I was definitely not proficient in it. The most common forgings were hoes and sickles. Tools, like weapons, I can only make relatively simple daggers.”
"So, Mr. Li doesn't know how to make bows and arrows, or crossbows?" Shen Ning asked again.
When Li Zhixing heard the word "crossbow", his eyebrows moved slightly, his eyes turned to the upper right corner involuntarily, then he shook his head and said: "No, but since the official was entrusted with the important task of Minister of the Ministry of War by the emperor's favor, he has been The forging drawings of eighteen types of weapons have been studied. Even though I don’t know how to forge them, I can still understand the principles of their forging.”
Although Shen Ning spoke gently and did not question harshly, Li Zhixing couldn't help but feel nervous.
He answered more cautiously.
Shen Ning nodded and looked around the living room. When she saw a picture of a tiger descending from the mountain hanging in the middle hall, she stood up and walked to the picture to admire it carefully.
Li Zhixing also stood up and said with a smile, "Father-in-law, do you like this painting?"
Shen Ning said: "I am a humble person. I don't know much about painting. I just saw that this tiger was painted majestic, and it looked a bit like the king of beasts. This painting is so lifelike. I guess it must have been painted by someone." The hand of the national master."
Li Zhixing's eyes showed a hint of satisfaction and he said with a smile: "My father-in-law is so complimentary. This painting was not made by a master. It was a graffiti made by a subordinate on a whim."
Although he said it was "a graffiti work", he couldn't hide the proud expression on his face.
Because Shen Ning's words touched his heart, even though he was the minister of the Ministry of War, he was good at painting. The one he was most proud of was this picture of a tiger descending from a mountain.
"Ah, it turns out that Mr. Li is both civil and military, but he is disrespectful and disrespectful."
With a look of admiration on Shen Ning's face, she repeatedly raised her hands to Li Zhixing.
"I didn't expect that Lord Li knows how to forge weapons and is so good at painting. If the emperor knows that Lord Li has such a talent, he will definitely be very happy, and maybe he will appreciate Lord Li even more."
The smile on Li Zhixing's face deepened. He took out a red seal from his sleeve and quietly stuffed it into Shen Ning's hand.
"I also ask my father-in-law to speak kindly to the lower officials in front of the Emperor."
Shen Ning quietly stuffed the red seal into her sleeve and said with a smile: "A few words of kindness? This is easy. Mr. Li must have something important to do, so I will leave first. The Emperor is still waiting for me to return to the palace. Return to life."
"I am sending my two father-in-laws to you."
Li Zhixing respectfully sent Shen Ning and Xiao Ru out of the house, watching until their backs disappeared from sight, and then slowly turned around and returned to the house.