After dinner,
Qin Ming returned to the study and wrote the letter to be sent tomorrow.
Qingwan stood beside the desk, sharpening ink, and asked cautiously:
"Sir, is the rush to return home tomorrow related to entering the palace today?"
Qin Ming thought about it after hearing this, and felt that Qingwan would know about the construction of the cement road sooner or later.
So while writing the letter, he roughly told Xiao Qingwan what happened in the palace.
Xiao Qingwan frowned after hearing this, hesitated for a moment and said:
"Sir, if this happens, will we have to move to Chang'an?"
Qin Ming nodded when he heard this and said:
"Why Wan'er, don't you like living here?"
Xiao Qingwan shook her head, nodded again, and said:
"Although the courtyard here is worse than that in Zhuangzi, Wan'er always feels that it is not as peaceful as living in Zhuangzi."
"Moreover, the people in the court are complicated, Wan'er is worried..."
Although Xiao Qingwan didn't finish her words, Qin Ming already understood what she meant.
Qin Ming reached out and hugged Xiao Qingwan into his arms, rubbed her little head and said:
"When the cement road from Chang'an to Lantian is built, it may only take two-quarters of an hour to get here from Zhuangzi. Besides, you don't have to go to court every day, so we can just live in Zhuangzi."
"As for your worries, I understand, and I will certainly pay attention to them in the future."
Xiao Qingwan nodded gently, and then lay on Qin Ming's shoulder very obediently.
After a while, Sishe pushed the door open and entered the study. Just as he was about to speak, Qin Ming stretched out a finger, put it on his lips, and then pointed at Xiao Qingwan, who was already sleeping in his arms.
Sishe nodded, pointed at himself, then at Xiao Changxi, and then made a gesture of raising his hands.
Qin Ming shook his head when he saw this, and then pointed to the sofa beside him.
Si She understood and sat down on the sofa obediently.
After waiting for a while, Qin Ming finally finished writing the letter, and then stood up with Xiao Qingwan in his arms.
Seeing this, Sishe hurriedly walked to the door of the study and helped Qin Ming open the door.
A few moments,
After Qin Ming put Xiao Qingwan on the bed, he led Sishe back to the study.
Sishe on the road said with some emotion:
"Young Master, you are so kind to Wan'er!"
When Qin Ming heard this, he just smiled and said nothing. In his opinion, his kindness to Wan'er was not even one percent as good as Wan'er's kindness to him.
After entering the study, Qin Ming handed a pile of letters to Si She and said:
"Here are letters to Duke Lu and others. Please keep them."
Sishe took the letter with both hands, carefully put it into her arms, and then asked:
"Master, do you have anything you want me to bring over?"
Qin Ming shook his head.
Everything he wanted to say was already written in the letter, except thanking several uncles for their recommendations.
He also roughly said that His Majesty had other plans for him, so that his uncles would no longer have to bother recommending him.
At the end of the letter, he briefly talked about the cement road.
He only said that this was a long-term deal, and after the court officially finalized it, if they were interested, they could discuss it with him in detail in the future.
Sishe bit her lip lightly, as if she had made a huge decision. Her hands kept rubbing the hem of her skirt, she lowered her head and said with a blush:
"Sir, the bath water is ready."
In the past, when Qin Ming took a bath, Sishe would wait on him, but she was only responsible for adding water, and Qingwan took care of the rest.
Now that she was the only one left, the job of serving Qin Ming naturally fell on her.
At this time, only Sishe herself knew how determined she was when she said these words.
When he didn't get an immediate reply from Qin Ming, Si She felt anxious and shy, and her heart almost jumped into her throat.
[If the young master makes any other requests later, will the slave family agree to it? Just agree? 】
Qin Ming looked at Si She's flushed little face, and glanced at Si She's plump body that couldn't see her feet.
After thinking for a while, he finally suppressed the ripples in his heart and said:
"No need, it's getting late, you should go to bed early."
Sishe heard this and responded quickly:
"Okay, this slave will go to the bathroom and wait for the young master."
Qin Ming: "..."
Then Qin Ming burst into laughter and joked:
"What a stupid girl!"
Sishe was embarrassed when she heard this, her face turned even redder, she stamped her foot and said:
"Master, what I just wanted to say is that since the master doesn't want to wash, I will go and wash myself."
Qin Ming laughed and said:
"Is that so? I just thought I heard someone saying they were waiting for me in the bathroom. Could it be that I was hallucinating?"
Si She heard this and stamped her little feet vigorously, with a look of shame and anger on her face.
"Master, you bully this slave..."
After saying that, Sishe still looked like he was about to cry.
Qin Ming laughed and said:
"Okay, Master, I won't tease you anymore. You can go if you want. Master, I will go back to the room first."
After saying that, Qin Ming walked out of the study with a smile and returned to his room quietly.
When he walked to the bed and saw Xiao Qingwan still sleeping soundly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
A few moments,
Qin Ming took off his shoes and clothes, and then carefully helped Xiao Qingwan take off her coat.
Only then did she hug Xiao Qingwan contentedly and fall asleep.
In the bathroom on the other side of the yard, Sishe was sitting in a large bathtub, puffing out his cheeks, slapping the water, and murmuring:
"Bad guy...coward..."
...
Haishi, the Imperial Palace, the Zhengdian Hall
In the brightly lit hall, Empress Changsun leaned in Li Shimin's arms. Seeing Li Shimin frowning, she asked:
"Erlang, what's wrong?"
Li Shimin had come to his senses at this time. Before, he always felt that Qin Ming's visit to the palace was not just for the cement road.
"I was wondering if that boy had thought of this method a long time ago and deliberately refused to tell me before."
After hearing this, Empress Changsun knew that Li Er's suspicion had recurred, so she comforted her and said:
"It shouldn't be the case, right? Although Qin Ming is smart, how can he come up with this idea in a day or two? Besides, he is either recuperating from his injuries, growing rice, and taking care of the workshops and businesses."
While talking, Empress Changsun couldn't continue because she also discovered the loopholes in it.
Li Shimin sneered and said:
"See, you also discovered the problem."
Empress Changsun rolled her eyes at Li Shimin and said:
"Maybe he really came up with it in these two days?"
Li Shimin pondered for a while and said:
"That only shows that I have underestimated his talents in the past. But after thinking about it, I always feel that this boy came to the palace to offer advice because he did not want to go out with the army."
After hearing this, Empress Changsun hesitated and said:
"That's not true, is it?"
Li Shimin snorted coldly and said:
"Why not? That kid is only as brave as a grain of rice. He is afraid of offending the powerful when doing business! Thinking about it this way, it is not impossible that he suddenly came to offer advice in order to avoid going to the battlefield."
Queen Changsun was speechless when she heard this.
[Erlang, other places are pretty good, but I like to guess too much! 】
After thinking for a while she said:
"Erlang, no matter what, this is a good thing for our Tang Dynasty. If it can be done, Qin Ming will have made a great contribution."
"As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how can you be so suspicious of the hero? You should focus on how to accomplish this good thing."
Li Shimin straightened up after hearing this and said with a smile:
"Well, what Guanyin said makes sense. I really shouldn't put my mind on this."
Queen Changsun nodded happily after hearing this.
Then she felt a pair of big hands attached to her chest.
"Erlang?"
Li Shimin kept moving his hands and said with a smile:
"Didn't Maid Guanyin advise me to focus on business?"
When Queen Changsun heard this, she gave Li Er a charming look.
...
