"Then what do you want?"
The Empress frowned slightly, and suddenly she seemed to have thought of something, and there was a glimmer of water in her majestic phoenix eyes.
Xiaodongzi...could he want to go to Wushan with me?
But I am the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty, if I am pregnant...
But if I don't agree, will it hurt Xiaodongzi's heart?
There was a hint of hesitation on the empress' majestic face. At this moment, she heard Yang Dong's serious voice next to her ears.
"Your Majesty is actually worrying too much. Gunpowder and horseshoes are all gifts from me."
"Actually... what I have done for Your Majesty is not because I am coveting your Majesty's reward. If Your Majesty thinks so, you are looking down on me, Yang Dong."
When the empress heard this, she looked slightly startled. Phoenix eyes stared at Yang Dong, a complex look flashed across his majestic face.
"Then why are you doing this?"
"Is it possible that you want to get me?"
"Xiao Dongzi, I admit that you have the ability to manage the world. But I am the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and behind me are thousands of people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I cannot and will not have an affair with my children. Do you understand this?"
Yang Dong nodded slightly, looking at the empress with increasingly affectionate eyes.
"Your Majesty, you actually don't understand me at all."
"I'm just doing this to make your life easier."
"I know that the burden on your shoulders is very heavy, and the pressure in it is indescribable to outsiders. There are some things that I cannot share with you. But seeing how hard you work every day, I will feel sorry for you."
The empress' delicate body trembled slightly. She looked at Yang Dong and saw that he had a serious face and clear eyes.
Gradually, the majesty on her face disappeared, revealing a somewhat girlish look. A sweet smile appeared on her beautiful cheeks.
"Xiao Dongzi, I understand what you mean."
The empress said, taking off an emerald green dragon-patterned jade pendant from her waist.
She walked up to Yang Dong and handed the jade pendant into his hand.
When she touched the other person's warm palm, a blush appeared on her cheeks.
"This is the jade pendant my father gave me when I was a child."
"From now on, please take good care of it for me."
After saying this, she coughed lightly, and the girlish attitude on her face instantly disappeared.
The next moment, the supreme and majestic Emperor of Zhou returned.
"Xiao Dongzi, the matter of gunpowder is of great importance. I order you to go all out to produce it."
"The flooding in Luozhou has taken up too much of Da Zhou's energy. Hou Jin's group of wolf cubs will definitely not miss such a good opportunity."
"If they dare to act rashly, I will use gunpowder to send them away with my own hands!"
…
After several days of preparation,
Disaster relief materials for Luozhou are ready.
The empress issued an imperial edict and ordered Lin Luo, the commander of the Longwu Army, to be the chief disaster relief officer, and immediately led the Longwu Army to Luozhou for disaster relief.
The difference is that this imperial edict also mentions Lei Qiang, the deputy commander of the Huwei Army. She appointed Lei Qiang as the adjutant for disaster relief and accompanied Lin Luo in disaster relief.
As soon as this imperial edict came out, all forces paid attention to it.
Some people think that His Majesty sent the Huwei Army to help with the disaster in order to contain Lin Luo to prevent one family from becoming dominant.
Some people also believe that the empress's dispatch of the mighty army will lead to an empty capital and insufficient guards in the capital.
But Lin Chunqiu and his party kept a low profile this time.
Although there are also some censors who have made comments. But Lin Chunqiu, the first assistant, remained silent as always.
On the outskirts of Beijing, the Longwu Army camp.
Lin Luo held the imperial edict in his hand, with a look of disdain on his face.
The adjutant next to him had a gloomy face, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"Commander, Your Majesty has gone too far!"
"Our Longwu Army was clearly asked to go to Luozhou to provide disaster relief, so why did we send Lei Qiang again!"
"He did this because he clearly doesn't trust you, the commander!"
Lin Luo chuckled lightly, his eyes full of disdain.
"It doesn't matter. It's reasonable for the little emperor to be wary of us."
"Besides, I am the commander in chief of disaster relief. Even Lei Qiang doesn't dare to offend us!"
…
Capital, Lin Mansion.
After Lin Chunqiu learned the content of the imperial edict,
He got up and took out a hatchet from the bamboo house.
But this hatchet was already rusty, as if it hadn't been used for a long time.
"The little emperor's imperial edict has made some progress."
"It just so happens that I haven't used this hatchet to cut bamboo in many years."
"Today is a good time to try to see if it still fits!"
…
Beijing, Shen Mansion,
After Shen Laosan learned about this imperial edict, the smile on his face could no longer be suppressed.
He called two concubines and gave them to his guards to play with as they pleased.
Then he ordered the housekeeper to fetch enough silver and grain from the treasury and sent them to Yao Rui's house.
He looked far into the distance, looking in the direction of the Longwu Army camp.
Lin Luo, if you dare to force me, don't blame me for causing trouble for you.
However, the energy of Mr. Dong cannot be underestimated.
I lied to him this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape punishment when I come back. But this is not a big deal. Anyway, what I said was just a guess. I will share some benefits with him when the time comes. With his intelligence, he will not cause trouble to me again.
I have to say, this fifty thousand taels of silver was well spent!
…
After Yao Rui received the money and food from Shen Laosan, he sent them to the palace without stopping.
But when they arrived at the West Factory, they learned that Yang Dong was currently supervising work at the Lenggong Manufacturing Plant.
The so-called Lenggong Manufacturing Factory is where the group of craftsmen headed by Mr. Lu are located.
Yao Rui thought that he would leave Beijing with Shen Laosan in a few hours.
Even though he was calm, he was still a little nervous.
He took a deep breath and went to the cold palace to make a meeting with Yang Dong.
Yang Dong didn't give too many instructions. He just told him to be careful and pay attention to safety along the way, and then gave him a bag of tips and let him leave.
"If there is an accident on the road, please give this bag to Shen Laosan."
"He will do his best to help you."
"When you find something cannot be done, get out immediately."
Yao Rui took the tips bag and stored it carefully and close to his body. He knew very well that this kit was a talisman prepared by Yang Dong for him.
After thanking Yang Dong again, he left the Lenggong Manufacturing Factory.
He looked up at the sun and realized that there was still some time, so he hurried to the Imperial Medical Hall.
His third sister, Yao Jia, was seriously injured.
After being rescued by Yang Dong from the Shenxing Division, he was sent to the Imperial Medical Hall for treatment.
Thanks to Yang Dong's protection, the imperial doctors were willing to treat him carefully.
Every time he thinks of this, Yao Rui can't help feeling that he is lucky.
He followed the stone path and came to the side courtyard where Sanmei lived.
Knocking lightly on the firewood door, Yao Jia's clear and sweet voice came from inside.
"Who is it?"
"I, Yao Rui, your second brother."
"Second brother!?"
The firewood door creaked open, and a palace maid wearing a pink silk coat stood inside.
The palace maid's face was filled with joy. When she saw Yao Rui, she immediately stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve.
"Second brother, why are you here?"
"Second brother is going to Luozhou to perform a mission. I came to see you before leaving."
Yao Rui looked at Yao Jia and felt relieved when he saw that she looked good.
"After I leave, if you encounter trouble, go to Xichang to find Mr. Yang. Do you understand?"
"I got it, second brother!"
