After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

"What is there for your Highness that I need to do?"

"Fulu, bring the things over here." Xiao Minshen said to the outside of the door.

After a while, Fulu came in with a plate covered with a cloth.

"What is this?" Shen Yunjin's curiosity was aroused.

"Open it and take a look. This is a gift from the king to you."

Shen Yunjin lifted the covering cloth and saw a small weapon on the plate.

"Is this a crossbow?" Shen Yunjin held it in his hand reluctantly, looking it up and down, left and right.

She had seen the pictures Linglong had drawn on paper.

However, the feeling of holding the real thing in your hands is different.

The crossbow is very small, about the size of an adult's palm.

"Come here." Xiao Minshen said.

Shen Yunjin walked over with a crossbow and arrows.

Xiao Minshen picked up the crossbow and taught Shen Yunjin step by step how to put the arrow on the string.

"let go."

Suddenly, an arrow shot towards the bookcase opposite with a whoosh and went deep into the wood.

Shen Yunjin turned his head and looked at Xiao Minshen in surprise.

"My Lord, this is too amazing."

The bookcases in Xiao Minshen's study are all made of solid wood.

The arrow actually went straight in. If it was aimed at a person, wouldn't it kill him instantly?

"I received a message saying that it was ready, so I went to get it back."

Shen Yunjin couldn't let it go and played with it. "There's no need to rush. Can't the prince just ask the guards to bring it back?"

"I happened to be passing by there, so I picked it up on the way."

Xiao Minshen took the crossbow again and taught Shen Yunjin how to wear it on his wrist and how to hide the arrow.

"I had this crossbow improved again, and set up a place to hide arrows next to it. However, it can only store six arrows at a time."

That is to say, if you shoot three arrows at a time, you only have two chances to shoot.

Shen Yunjin nodded and practiced loading and unloading arrows repeatedly.

"This time, I brought back ten. You are in charge of how to distribute them. There will be more batches coming out later."

"Okay. Is there enough silver over there?"

Making weapons consumes the most money.

"It should be enough. The manager said that it's cold in winter and charcoal burns too quickly. There aren't many trees nearby."

"The hot spring villa just happened to send over the latest revenue, and the mansion doesn't have too much to spend, so you can use it first."

Since the beginning of autumn, more and more ladies have gone to hot spring resorts for vacation.

On weekdays, these ladies have nowhere to entertain themselves.

It's nothing more than people appreciating flowers in the east and listening to music in the west.

Now that I heard about a different place with good privacy, it naturally became popular.

The monthly income of the villa has reached tens of thousands of taels, becoming a treasure trove.

Xiao Minshen couldn't help but admire Shen Yunjin's ability to turn waste into treasure.

That villa used to be his own place for recuperation.

The palace also had to pay money every month for servants' wages and repair costs.

Now the villa has become a golden opportunity in Shen Yunjin's hands.

"The batch of peach blossom wine we made in the spring was bought by all the ladies a while ago."

"I've asked the village head to make more next year. I heard from the village head that there aren't many canned fruits left from the fall."

Canned fruit is made by grinding jade branches with exquisite craftsmanship.

Once Shen Yunjin tasted it, she thought it was sweet and would be very popular among ladies.

Let the head of the village can all the fruits on the villa.

A ten percent share was given to Linglong.

"We asked Mo Yi and his men to go hunting in the deep mountains before, and they found something different."

Speaking of this, Xiao Minshen's face showed a hint of mystery.

Sure enough, Shen Yunjin's interest was aroused.

"What's different?"

Xiao Minshen lowered his voice, "They found a different world inside."

Shen Yunjin widened his eyes in surprise.

"Is there any treasure?"

Xiao Minshen looked at Shen Yunjin, who looked like she was obsessed with money, and reached out to scratch her nose.

"Little money-grubber, more valuable than treasure!"

What is more valuable than treasure?

Just as Xiao Minshen was about to speak, Fulu's voice came from outside.

"The fourth prince is here."

Xiao Minshen and Shen Yunjin looked at each other, Shen Yunjin nodded, and sat next to him.

When the Fourth Prince walked in, he saw Shen Yunjin crying with a handkerchief in her hand.

"Your Majesty, what kind of Buddha are you praying for? I don't want it. If I had known that you would encounter such a situation when you went to the Big Buddha Temple, I would not have let you go even if I didn't want this child."

The fourth prince stood at the door awkwardly.

Xiao Minshen was carefully apologizing when he looked up and saw the Fourth Prince, as if he had seen a reinforcement.

"Fourth brother is here, someone, serve tea quickly!"

Shen Yunjin turned her back embarrassedly, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and then turned around to salute the Fourth Prince.

"I have met the Fourth Prince."

"Fifth brother, what did you do to make your sister-in-law sad? Tell me and I will help you teach him a lesson."

The fourth prince teased with interest.

Tears welled up in Shen Yunjin's eyes again.

"It's all because of my poor health. This pregnancy is not good and I keep having nightmares."

"Your Highness heard that the Big Buddha Temple is a royal temple, and the Buddhas invited there will definitely be able to suppress demons and monsters."

"He hurried to the Big Buddha Temple, but unexpectedly, he met thieves on his way back and almost lost his life."

"Fourth Prince, how can a child who has not yet been born be as important as the prince?"

As Shen Yunjin spoke, she lowered her eyes and said silently in her heart, "Child, don't listen to your mother."

The baby in the belly seemed to hear it and suddenly turned over.

Shen Yunjin touched his stomach with a wry smile.

In the eyes of the Fourth Prince, Shen Yunjin had a sad face and he felt that she was the one who harmed Xiao Minshen.

Xiao Minshen held his forehead and said, "Fourth brother, please help me to comfort her. She has been crying all morning. If she keeps crying, I am afraid that the baby will be a crybaby."

Xiao Minshen's words showed disgust, but his eyes were staring at Shen Yunjin's belly nervously.

The fourth prince smiled when he saw this, "Don't worry, Fifth Brother, I will teach you a lesson right away."

Shen Yunjin understood that they had something to say.

She bowed and walked out.

At the door, Liu Shishi was still looking around.

"Concubine Liu, please go back as well. The prince and the fourth prince have something to discuss. Be careful not to listen to something you shouldn't, or you might lose your life."

When Liu Shishi heard this, she became frightened and left immediately.

"Fourth brother, have some tea." Xiao Minshen gestured.

The Fourth Prince held the teacup and thought for a while, then he looked at Xiao Minshen.

"From what my sister-in-law said just now, you met a thief? Did you see clearly who it was?"

Xiao Minshen frowned, "The thieves showed up very suddenly. I went to the temple to pray, so I didn't bring many guards with me. I'm not afraid of being laughed at by my fourth brother. My fifth brother was busy running for his life, so he didn't have time to see who it was."