Traveling back to ancient times begins with the use of stone tools

After rolling one, Leng Zejin was forced to take a bite.

Smoking is harmful to your health, but for your father's future, you should work hard on your own.

Leng Zejin, whose mouth was numb from smoking, finally found the feel of the hand.

The rolled tobacco is of just the right tightness, neither difficult to smoke nor extinguishing.

Only then did Leng Ruoxue let him go.

"Dad, you should practice your skills these few days. You have to roll it neatly so that you can't see the glued parts."

The filter tip is made of cotton, which is placed behind the activated carbon made by myself. The mouthpiece is wrapped with oil paper and silver bars, and the simple version of the cigarette is ready.

Leng Zejin swore that he would never touch this thing again.

I practiced for half the night and have to find someone to make a sandalwood cigarette case tomorrow.

The next morning, Liu Ruxu and Leng Ruoxue were waiting at the palace gate.

Although it feels a bit early, we can't keep the people in the palace waiting.

"Mom, are you cold?"

Leng Ruoxue asked Liu Ruxu.

"It's not cold, I feel hot."

I didn’t expect that Leng Ruoxue made winter clothes that didn’t look thick and had a good warmth-keeping effect.

Plus a fur cape and a hot water bag to warm your hands.

Deerskin boots.

Leng Ruoxue focuses on a low-key, luxurious and cost-saving style.

Winter clothes are made of silk cotton and down, which prevents hair from escaping and is also lightweight.

The cloak looks ordinary on the outside, but it is covered with fur inside, with the fur on the inside. It is windproof and warm. Compared with fox fur of the same color, it has the same warmth retention effect but costs much less.

Except a little heavier.

Anyway, a fox fur cloak of the same color is just as heavy, so I didn't ask for anything more.

If she didn't think wearing gloves looked ugly, she wouldn't even want to hold the hot water bottle. Wearing gloves is so much more convenient.

They waited for an hour before a palace maid called them in.

After walking through the long palace path and a garden with nothing to see, we arrived at the Queen's palace.

The palace maid took them into a side hall, served them tea and snacks, and asked them to wait, saying that she would summon them when the queen was done with her work.

Leng Ruoxue asked if she could bring the gifts for the Emperor and the Empress into the palace first. The palace maid looked at her strangely and went to ask the nanny for permission. After getting the nanny's reply, she asked the maid brought by Leng Ruoxue to take the things out.

After a while, a palace maid came to invite them in.

When the two of them went in, several women in gorgeous clothes came out of the main hall in twos and threes. Leng Ruoxue and Liu Ruxu bowed and stepped aside.

The women didn't care. After the people left, the palace maids took them in.

"May the Queen be blessed with good health!"

Liu Ruxu and Leng Ruoxue kowtowed to the queen on the mat put down by the maid.

"Stand up. You won't have to do this kind of ceremony anymore! Please take a seat."

Leng Ruoxue: Then why put a mat?

She knew that she needed to kowtow when entering the palace for the first time, but she felt a little uncomfortable.

"Your Highness Liu Ruxu thanks the Queen for granting you a seat!"

"I, Leng Ruoxue, thank the Queen for granting me this seat!"

The two men bowed again before sitting down.

"I heard from Yier that you repaired houses for the villagers in the county for free, distributed cotton clothes, and taught them to read and earn food?"

"To answer your Majesty, yes"

"You don't have to be so reserved. Yi'er was saved by you before, and I've heard a lot about you. Your reward is also very appropriate."

The beautiful middle-aged woman, Nangong Yi's mother, Nangong Yi's identity can be confirmed.

"But why do we have to let them learn to read in exchange for food? It's good enough if they can learn to read and not be restricted."

The queen asked Leng Ruoxue.

"The villagers have just experienced a drought, and the crops were planted late. The harvest is less than one-third of previous years. The houses and roads have been repaired, and there is not much work to do. Giving them food for free will make them think they can get something for nothing. The winter is long, and there are still some days to spring. If they don't get relief food, they still can't survive this winter, so they have to work hard to get relief food."

Leng Ruoxue explained the reason.

"Don't the vegetables you grow in winter also have work to do?"

The queen lowered her head and drank her tea.

"Even though there are only 30 mu of land in a village, there are still many people without work."

"Why don't you grow more? Vegetables in Beijing are not cheap right now."

"Initially, there wasn't enough greenhouse glass for growing vegetables. Later, when there was enough glass, the time for growing vegetables had passed."

"Speaking of glass, Yier sent over some windows this morning, saying that they would need some after installing the glass..."

Several palace maids took out some blinds, and Nangong Yi arranged for people to make them in one night.

Just as Leng Ruoxue said, it was made of white gauze embroidered with flowers and birds.

"Your Majesty, if it's convenient here, how about installing glass on the windows of the side hall first? I brought two craftsmen's families with me. They have already learned how to install glass and are waiting now."

Leng Ruoxue's task today is to install glass in the palace.

The queen nodded, and a palace maid went to make arrangements.

"I heard that General Leng later got married again. Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Ruxu glanced at Leng Ruoxue.

Leng Ruoxue told her that the palace might ask about her and Leng Zejin's affairs, and sure enough, they did.

Leng Ruoxue smiled.

"General's wife saved the general's life and we have a friendship. It can only be said that fate has played tricks on me. I have no complaints or regrets. The two children have their mother's love and their father's care. I just need to focus on taking care of the two children. As it is now, I am very content."

The queen didn't know what she was thinking about and was stunned for a long time without saying anything.

"You too... Never mind, I'm just being nosy."

The queen originally wanted to make the decision for Liu Ruxu. Even though she was a co-wife, Liu Ruxu was still the eldest. Now that Liu Ruxu didn't care about her, what was there for her to care about?

"Madam, the glass and blinds are installed."

"Let's go and have a look together."

The queen has been sitting all morning and it's a good time for her to walk around.

"My queen, I have brought you a gift. You can enjoy it in the side hall."

Leng Ruoxue didn't want to talk anymore, she was too tired.

"Oh? Then take it to the side hall!"

The queen took the lead and left, and everyone moved to the side hall together.

The warm sunlight shone through the glass, and the side hall suddenly became much brighter.

Leng Ruoxue lowered the blinds and said, "My Lady, this way the sunlight can still shine in, and you can't see inside from the outside. These blinds are much more delicate than the ones I have at home."

The nanny went outside and took a look. "Indeed, it is difficult to see clearly from the outside."

The queen nodded in satisfaction, "Don't you have a gift? Take it out!"

"Your Majesty, do you want them to install the glass in the main hall as well? We are viewing the gifts in the side hall."

The queen nodded, and the nanny watched them go to install the glass.

Leng Ruoxue opened the box containing the dressing mirror and said, "The big one is a dressing mirror, the medium and small ones are dressing mirrors, and this small one is a portable mirror."

Not surprisingly, they were all attracted by the clear mirror. Liu Ruxu and Leng Ruoxue just had to stand there.

"I am old now"

The Queen sighed.

A mirror that is too clear can indeed make it easier for people to discover things that they had not noticed before.

"The queen is still young"

A group of people complimented her, but it wasn't really compliments. She took good care of herself and looked very young.

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