Cining Palace.
Queen Mother Dou was still taking care of the flowers and plants in the courtyard very carefully.
At this time, her personal maid came to her and whispered something.
Queen Mother Dou nodded, "I understand, let's go down."
The old palace maid hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but said, "Queen Mother, you don't really want Li Qian to be the emperor, do you?"
Queen Mother Dou glanced at her, although her gaze was very light.
But the old palace maid was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, it's this old slave who talks too much!"
"You have been with the Ai family for nearly twenty years, right? Clean up and go back to your hometown." Queen Mother Dou said while continuing to take care of the flowers and plants.
But the old palace maid kept kowtowing, her whole body trembling, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I don't dare to do this anymore."
"The Ai family really wants you to go back to your hometown. Why are you so scared?" Queen Mother Dou stopped her movements and asked.
The old palace maid raised her head, "But I still want to serve the Queen Mother."
"You have served the Ai family for so many years. It's time to go back and enjoy the happiness. Go clean up and live your life well back in your hometown." Queen Mother Dou continued to take care of the flowers and plants.
The old palace maid was stunned for a moment, and after kowtowing to Queen Mother Dou a few more times, she got up and went to clean up.
Empress Dowager Dou shook her head, "You are so old, but you are still so ignorant!"
Then she suddenly smiled and said, "Li Qian, it seems that you were really frightened by the Ai family and made a choice so quickly. However, is this really your choice?"
Not long after, a young eunuch from Cining Palace suddenly shouted, "Queen Mother, it's bad, Aunt Pan hanged herself!"
Queen Mother Dou threw away the scissors in her hand and her face darkened, "It's really useless. I want you to go back to your hometown, not that hometown!"
Chonghe Palace.
Li Ran has indeed been living and dining in Liulichang these days, and he has also become close to the workers.
If Tie Zhu hadn't told them, it would be hard for the workers to believe that he would be a prince. ..
But even if they knew, they didn't seem to feel anything.
After all, Li Ran really has no airs, which makes them feel that there is no pressure even if they are dealing with a prince.
"Tie Zhu, I wanted to ask you before, is your sister Ma Ling Ling okay?" Li Ran took advantage of the break and asked Tie Zhu while he was resting.
"My sister." Tie Zhu chuckled, "She is no longer in Beiba Village. She said she had joined the army. I don't know where she is now."
"Are you going to join the army?" Li Ran was surprised.
"Yes, Brother Qi'an told her, she has always regarded women as her creed in life. She has wiped out all the bandits in our area, and she can't stay at home. I thought about going into battle to kill the enemy, but I didn't even say hello to my family when I left. I only found out afterward," Tie Zhu said.
"Hey, your sister is really a strange woman!" Li Ran couldn't help but sigh.
After all, it is not uncommon for women to join the army, but most of them come from the ranks of generals. It is very rare for women among civilians to have the courage to join the army.
"Hey, what a strange woman. She has been fond of wielding swords and sticks since she was a child. She has a strong temper. She can't change her bad temper even when she grows up." Tie Zhu said.
"Aren't you worried about your sister?" Li Ran asked.
"What's the use of worrying, everyone has left. Besides, didn't Brother Qi'an teach her some skills? She should be able to protect herself. When she has had enough fun outside, she will naturally come back." Tie Zhu said.
"That's right. I've seen what she and those girls are capable of back then. She's really better than a lot of men when it comes to killing enemies in battle. But when you go out, you can't help but worry your family. I'll ask about it then and see. Which military camp did she join so that everyone can rest assured?" Li Ran said.
"Thank you so much, Fifth Young Master!" Tie Zhu said with clasped fists in thanks.
Li Ran patted Tie Zhu on the shoulder, "Why are you being polite to me? Mr. Li said you made this glass. I need to ask you more. How did you make it?"
Although this colored glaze is indeed made from sand, through observations over the past few days, Li Ran discovered that it is not that simple. The temperature, materials used, etc. must be mastered, otherwise the fired colored glaze will be impossible to see.
Tie Zhu scratched his head, "I also followed the method taught to me by Brother Qi'an and experimented again and again. What's there to ask for advice? If the Fifth Young Master wants to ask for advice, he has to ask Brother Qi'an for advice. Brother Qi'an understands. There are really many things.”
Li Ran nodded in agreement, "Indeed, Mr. Li really knows a lot."
In fact, he wanted to say that Mr. Li not only knows a lot, but he can also change a person.
Ma Lingling is the best example. Without the skills that Mr. Li taught her and the saying that women should not be inferior to men, how could she, a girl, think of joining the army?
And the Tiezhu in front of him was just an ordinary villager before, but now he is a master-level figure who knows more than him.
It seems that everyone around Mr. Li will undergo earth-shaking changes in their knowledge and mentality.
He should be one of them now!
