The Evil Emperor Pursues His Wife: Sheng Chong Shifei

Chapter 70
The news that Shangguan Qing was bestowed the title of county lord was like a flying butterfly, dancing and brewing several storms that shook the court.

The coma of the old lady of the Shangguan family was just a minor incident.

In the secret room of the prince's mansion, Chu Qianyu held a piece of solidified cement and looked at it. On the table in the secret room was a sketch book of a big house designed by Shangguan Qing. On the back of the sketch were silver forceps made in the palace.

"She is really a strange woman. I really want to pry her head open to see what wonderful ideas are still inside."

After Chu Qianyu sighed, she looked at Chen Lei standing below and asked, "When will Miss Qing'er's new house be built?"

"Returning to the prince, the big frame has already been built, and the wall is being built with bricks and stones."

"So fast? It's been less than a month since the start of work."

"It's 23 days. The villain asked all the children in the family to practice their hands. In the future, they will work for the master so that there will be no mistakes. If there are more people, the speed will naturally be faster. And many parts are prefabricated and carried up by people. That's it."

"Oh, tell me about it." Chu Qianyu became interested and asked Chu Qianyu to speak slowly.

"Your Highness, look here..." Chen Lei began to explain to Chu Qianyu that during the process of building the big house, Shangguan Qing invented various construction plans, some of which were actually used, and some were restricted by conditions and could not be used.

"Rebar?" Chu Qianyu noticed a strange term.

"Miss Shangguan said that the wire drawn by iron was used. I prepared some, but the girl said that the tensile performance was not up to standard, so she used wooden floor slabs. The floors on the second and third floors above are made of wood, and the girders above are also made of wood. Wood, because there is no large material, is put together with small materials and tied with copper hoops."

Following Chen Lei's narration, Chu Qianyu seemed to see a busy foundation, wooden perforated pulleys, a wheelbarrow for moving stones, a flying cart for transporting bricks to high places, and many tools that Chu Qianyu had never heard of. Every time Chen Lei mentioned a new tool, he admired Shangguan Qing's ingenious thinking.

"Do you also think this is a trick?" Chu Qianyu asked lightly.

"A villain dare not, Miss Shangguan is a genius, not a villain can comment." Although Chen Lei was loyal to Chu Qianyu, his respect for Shangguan Qing was from the bottom of his heart.

Inside the Chen family, those young craftsmen already regarded Shangguan Qing as a descendant of Mozi.

"Cooperate well with Miss Shangguan, and write down everything you see and learn."

"promise."

Let Chen Lei back out, Chu Qianyu looked at the sketch designed by Shangguan Qing for a while, picked up the obstetric forceps presented by Shangguan Qing, looked at it repeatedly, and sighed: "Sir, you really are my strong enemy, why did she fall in love with it?" What about you? Just because you acted silently and coldly? The Crown Prince was also like this back then."

Chu Qianyu walked to a corner, lifted a piece of burlap with a look on his face, and revealed a bronze mirror that was one person tall inside. Looking at the man in the bronze mirror, he asked, "His Royal Highness, are you satisfied with the current appearance?"

No one answered.

There was an eerie silence in the maze.

In the Luantai Office of the Inner Palace, the eldest princess Chu Huaiyu was listening to a report from a female official under her command, which was exactly how Shangguan Qing was rewarded.

"Extraordinary skills and promiscuous skills, sensationalize the public." Chu Huaiyu didn't pay attention to this.

She was young when she gave birth, and almost died on the delivery bed. Today, seeing the antenatal, she remembered the first child who died of dystocia.

Why didn't it come up sooner?Chu Huaiyu couldn't help but think so.

"I heard that Shangguan Qing's biological mother is a female doctor?" Chu Huaiyu asked.

"Exactly." The female officer replied respectfully, perhaps sensing Chu Huaiyu's anger, she lowered her head lower than before.

"I'm afraid she has mastered this treasure a long time ago, but she didn't even report it. The emperor shouldn't reward her at all. The punishment is what she should be. It was because of dystocia, how many women have died of childbirth in these years, what a crime!"

Chu Huaiyu put a big hat on Shangguan Qing's head, and the female officer below hurriedly said: "No, she is not a meritorious official, she is obviously a thief who hides treasures privately and thinks hard."

"Just write a note like this and let someone send it up."

"promise."

The female officer pushed down, but the anger and sadness in Chu Huaiyu's heart had not yet calmed down. She felt that only by expelling Shangguan Qing from Luantai Division, dispatching him to the Northwest for the army, and taking the cement kiln factory into the inner warehouse, could the anger in her heart be calmed down.

But Shangguan Qing's position is only temporary, and she doesn't have to go to the Luantai Division officially, so it is difficult for her to find trouble with Shangguan Qing.

Many female relatives of officials' families will hold posts in the Luantai Division. This is only an honorary position, and it is also a way for the court to reward important officials.

The Luantai Division is an official, and must be a female official born in the palace. This practice is not easy to break.

But for huge benefits, Chu Huaiyu decided to challenge.

At Shangguan Qing's home, she cooked again by herself and cooked a table of Cantonese cuisine, including the special crystal shrimp dumplings, which made the princes want to swallow their tongues.

In this banquet, besides the second prince Chu Qianshui, the third prince Chu Qianhan, the eighth prince Chu Qiansi, and the sixth prince Chu Qianyun who were eating and drinking.

Knowing that Chu Qianyun is the prince's most trusted younger brother, when Shangguan Qing entertained him, besides being polite, he felt a lot of strangeness.

Chu Qianyun smiled wryly and shook his head, and said to Chu Qiansi beside him in a low voice: "Baby, brother usually takes care of you well, why don't you tell me about the cement kiln factory, I still get the share capital started."

"Brother Six, you shouldn't have told me that."

Chu Qiansi was unmoved. Now the shares of the cement kiln factory are worth tens of millions of gold. The [-] shares that were originally planned to be sold were booked out early, and the price also increased from ten gold to twenty gold.In this way, there is a limit of [-] shares per person, which offended many nobles who came to buy. Chu Qianyun came here just to dig out some shares from Shangguan Qing.

What Chu Qianyun said was indeed for Shangguan Qing.

Shangguan Qing remained unmoved, and ordered someone to prepare the last dish, and instead of taking a seat at the host's seat, he sat down at the end of the row at the door, and Nian Ci and Zhu Qing brought the prepared dish together.

"Qing'er, why are you sitting so far away? You are the owner of this place, so you should sit there." Chu Qianshui pointed to the top seat and spoke.

"Your lords are here, I dare not." Shangguan Qing waved his hand.

She stood up and toasted everyone. In the big house where they drank, you can see the big house that is being renovated externally. It is a new building with a length of 200 meters and a height of three floors.

This building stands tall and can be seen from outside the courtyard. People watch it outside every day, and various discussions have long been spread throughout the capital.

"I would also like to thank you princes. My small building can only be built. This is only the first step. I need your help in the following matters. I will do it here as a respect."

After finishing speaking, Shangguan Qing drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, with a sense of pride.

(End of this chapter)