Hua Qingxue declined: "No need, I actually didn't contribute much. It was only through the concerted efforts of everyone..."
"No." Fu Tingye said firmly, "I must reward you. After all, what do you want? Anything is fine."
Hua Qingxue bit her lip and said softly: "Then... can I have a house?"
Fu Tingye frowned, "This won't work."
Why? Just now you clearly said that anything is okay.
Fu Tingye said seriously: "Sooner or later, I will live in the general's mansion. What do I need those extra things for?"
Hua Qingxue: "..." Can't I buy it for my parents' family
Fu Tingye said to himself: "If you really want a reward, it would be best to give you a title. I have no shortage of other gold, silver and jewelry in my house."
"Huh?!" Hua Qingxue opened her eyes slightly, "Is it so easy to get your account banned?"
She remembered that many people in history did not receive a title until death. If you were lucky, you might get a posthumous title after death, which was already a big deal.
but…
Then I thought about it, Fu Tingye had just been granted the title of King with a different surname not long ago...
This kind of thing is very rare no matter which dynasty it is placed in. It is estimated that the Queen Mother was forced to do nothing by Fu Tingye, otherwise how could she be willing to make him a king
As expected, Fu Tingye's tone was very confident: "You don't have to worry about this matter."
Hua Qingxue asked him tentatively: "What if... the emperor doesn't agree? Or, other ministers don't agree..."
"If it doesn't work once, just ask twice. If it doesn't work twice, just ask three times. It will work out." Fu Tingye said lightly, as if it was a very common thing.
Hua Qingxue felt a little relieved, as long as she didn't use force to force her...
It's not that she doesn't trust Fu Tingye, it's because the current situation in Daqi is too delicate.
The emperor himself has no sense of existence at all, and all major affairs of the government are controlled by Prime Minister Zuo and Prince Ning. Recently, she has been staying in the weapons prison, and she can hear the gossip of the craftsmen at work almost every day.
Poor Li Jingnan...
Hua Qingxue was sympathizing with the distant little emperor when suddenly there was a restlessness in the crowd.
She heard the sound and saw everyone rushing in the same direction.
Someone shouted: "Call the military doctor! Master Wei has fainted!"
ah? !
Hua Qingxue was shocked and immediately wanted to go over there, but was pulled back by Fu Tingye, "You are not a doctor. Why are you running around? It will only cause trouble if you go there."
"But..." She turned her head and looked over there, feeling a little worried.
"I'll take you back to rest."
“…”
She was forcibly dragged away by Fu Tingye.
…
The bow trial meeting had some minor flaws due to Wei Han's sudden illness, but it did not affect everyone's enthusiasm for the new bow at all.
The weapons supervisor immediately assigned manpower to start mass production of new bows!
In addition, the iron camp is also bustling with excitement, and everyone is excited to let the soldiers use the new bows as soon as possible! New knife!
In ancient times when there were no large machines, the quantity and quality of manpower directly determined the efficiency of weapons manufacturing. Even if all manpower was invested in weapons supervision, it would be impossible to meet the needs of the entire Qingzhou camp within two months.
While everyone was rushing to make weapons, Hua Qingxue was not idle. Liang Wensheng collected samples of the weapons currently used in the barracks from various workshops and sent them to Hua Qingxue to see if there was any possibility of improvement.
In fact, improvement and improvement are definitely possible, but Hua Qingxue needs to carefully consider the cost-effectiveness. Otherwise, even if a peerless weapon is created, it is meaningless because it cannot be mass-produced due to scarcity of materials.
She can't be in a hurry when doing this. She also needs to have a better understanding of the workshop-style production methods and commonly used materials of this era.
In addition, she had been in the military camp for a while, Hua Qingxue was wondering, should it be time to go back
Hua Qingxue is a woman, and it is not appropriate to stay in the military camp all the time. Even if Fu Tingye allows it, and even if others don't comment, Hua Qingxue still feels awkward living there by herself.
Especially now that spring is blooming and the temperature in the workshop is high, those craftsmen always like to work shirtless, which is really embarrassing.
Every time she went there, she would see everyone hurriedly getting dressed, which made her feel embarrassed and regretful.
So she discussed with Fu Tingye for a while and prepared to return home.
Hua Qingxue jumped for joy when she thought of going home. Although there were people waiting for her in the military camp, it was better to be at home.
Fu Tingye felt very uncomfortable...
He watched with cold eyes as Hua Qingxue packed her luggage humming a tune she had learned somewhere, and said in a nonchalant manner: "If there is any problem with the Ordnance Supervisor, I still need you to come and take care of it..."
"General, don't worry, there will be no problem." Hua Qingxue replied crisply with a smile, "With Uncle Liu and Supervisor Liang here, I can only talk about war on paper, and in the end, I still rely on their many years of experience in making war. Na."
Fu Tingye couldn't help but frown.
Listen to the meaning behind her words... What's going on, don't you plan to come back
What should he do? !
"... You don't have to take away all your luggage. You will come again in the future." He hinted.
Hua Qingxue thought about it, and sure enough, she took out some items from her packed luggage and left them in the tent.
Fu Tingye felt relieved after seeing him.
"Ah... I almost forgot about this." She suddenly turned over something, smiled and raised her eyebrows, holding a small flat porcelain bottle in front of Fu Tingye, "General, do you still remember this?"
Fu Tingye took a closer look and saw that the porcelain vase was only slightly larger than a copper coin and contained something honey-colored and creamy.
Hua Qingxue moved closer and asked him, "Can you smell it? It smells like oranges."
"What is this?" Fu Tingye asked.
Hua Qingxue dipped some in her index finger and applied it on her lips, "This is the lip balm I made. You smell it, it smells like orange, because it contains the orange peel oil you squeezed out for me last time..."
The originally rosy and tender lips now have a layer of moisture, making them moist and translucent, like a red cherry waiting for tea, extremely tempting.
Fu Tingye felt his throat was thirsty and couldn't hear what Hua Qingxue said. He only saw her delicate lips opening and closing, and he couldn't look away anymore...
Hua Qingxue blinked in confusion and called him softly: "... General?"
Fu Tingye suddenly pulled her closer!
"Well!… "
The man held her lips aggressively!
That's right, just hold it in your mouth!
The wet lips and tongue were in close contact, motionless, or maybe he didn't know how to move at all? Her lips were sealed tightly, and her breathing only became more and more burning.
Hua Qingxue was so painful that she burst into tears!
I really don’t know why his beard is so tough!
At this moment, face to face, it's like a big hedgehog rushing towards you! It hurt and itched her!
She pushed Fu Tingye hard.
Fu Tingye suddenly woke up! Realizing that he had offended the beauty again, he immediately let go of Hua Qingxue with an embarrassed look on his face.
"I couldn't hold it back for a while." Fu Tingye explained with some shame, "I will pay attention next time..."
Looking up, he saw Hua Qingxue covering her cheeks with her hands, and a pair of tearful eyes looking at him with accusations. Fu Tingye was inevitably a little embarrassed, and shamelessly found a way out for himself: "We have an engagement, and when we get along in private, there will inevitably be difficulties in love. It’s time to restrain yourself!”
Damn the engagement! That nonsensical dagger can't be counted at all, okay? !
"But the general's beard is too prickly!" Hua Qingxue let go and let Fu Tingye see the good deeds she had done.
Fu Tingye was stunned when he saw it.
A few red marks appeared on Hua Qingxue's face at some point, which were very dazzling on her fair white skin.
"..." Fu Tingye looked a little embarrassed and murmured, "Why are you so delicate..."
Hua Qingxue ignored him, turned around and took the bronze mirror to look at her face, sighing again.
She is not the kind of girl who loves beauty and beauty. She just feels embarrassed, as if her face has been scratched by a cat. If someone asks about her when she goes out, how can she explain it
Fu Tingye also leaned over to look at Hua Qingxue in the mirror.
Hua Qingxue saw Fu Tingye in the mirror, quickly hid aside, and then stared at him with vigilant eyes!
Fu Tingye: "..."
This feeling of not being trusted... is really infuriating!
…
—Shengjing City.
The roof of the palace with double eaves and glazed tiles shines brightly in the light.
The morning court had dispersed, and the little emperor left the Golden Palace surrounded by eunuchs, his young face showing a solemnity that did not suit his age.
The eunuch asked cautiously: "The emperor returns to the palace or..."
Li Jingnan replied in a low voice: "Didn't King Zhenbei send someone to present a new weapon? Let's go to the martial arts field, just in time to try it out."
"This..." The eunuch looked confused, "Your Majesty, the size of the bow and arrow is made according to that of an adult soldier. I'm afraid..."
Li Jingnan had a sarcastic look on his face and said in a self-deprecating tone: "Everyone thinks that I am too young to take on important tasks. If this is the case, why did they let me ascend the throne in the first place?"
The eunuch was frightened when he heard this. He immediately knelt down and shouted in panic: "Your Majesty, calm down! -"
Immediately afterwards, the eunuchs behind him all knelt down with cheers.
Li Jingnan looked at the people in front of him almost numbly, feeling extremely bored.
Not far in front, an elderly palace maid walked up and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty, spring has come recently, and the weather has turned warm and cold. The Queen Mother is concerned about your health, and has specially prepared moisturizing porridge for you."
Li Jingnan nodded, "Has your mother been in better health recently?"
"Replying to the Emperor, the Queen Mother is in good health, but she is worried about the Emperor every day and has trouble sleeping and eating."
After hearing this, Li Jingnan had no expression on his face and just said lightly: "There is nothing to worry about. In that case, I will go see my mother."
The group changed their route and went to the Queen Mother's palace.
As soon as Li Jingnan walked in, he saw porridge and snacks on the table, which had obviously been prepared a long time ago.
"Let the queen mother worry about it." His tone was low and his mood was also very depressed.
The glazed bead curtain was opened with a crisp sound, and a young woman in gorgeous clothes walked out slowly under the care of her grandmother.
"I heard that you had another dispute with the ministers in the morning today?" The Queen Mother looked at Li Jingnan with sorrow, "Your Majesty, you and I are both in a weak position now. Please keep a low profile and don't compete for the moment. …”
Li Jingnan's eyes flashed with resentment, "Mother also thinks I'm wrong?!"