Female-to-male: I live on farming

Qin Ke planned to make movable type printing a permanent achievement. Although ceramic movable type was easy to make, it had a high wear rate and needed people to be sent out for repair and maintenance from time to time.

If copper movable type is used, the printing will be more delicate, beautiful and less likely to be damaged.

Compared with the main body of the printing press, the production of movable type is more complicated, tedious and time-consuming.

This is also the charm of Chinese character culture. As a treasure of Chinese culture, Chinese characters are huge in number and complex in structure, and each character contains profound historical and cultural connotations.

To make these Chinese characters into movable type, multiple processes are required, each of which requires a high degree of skill and patience. Any slight carelessness may affect the quality of the movable type.

However, the Dayan Dynasty had an advantage: labor was sufficient and cheap. After Qin Ke made a sample, he could just leave the rest to others.

He and Lu Youqing were so busy every day that they never had time to rest. Even Su Mian was busy because of Qin Ke.

On the other side, the atmosphere in the Cheng Mansion became tense.

On the day of the coronation ceremony, Cheng Li was choked back by Lu Youqing. After returning home, he went to Ji Shuran's bedroom to ask for clarification.

At first, Ji Shuran didn't understand why he was so furious as soon as he came back and suddenly wanted to dig up the past and investigate the matter of his eldest daughter.

It was not until I learned from Cheng Li that he actually met Cheng Youzhi again today, and that he had transformed himself into His Majesty's confidant and stood in the court.

"This is impossible..." Ji Shuran lost her composure for a moment and forgot to maintain her facial expression, muttering to herself continuously.

How could this be possible? Not to mention that she had specifically found a human trafficker to sell her as far away as possible. Just the deep scars they had left on her face were enough to make her unable to go out and see people again.

Logically speaking, she should be lingering in hell on earth, being discriminated against and scolded by everyone.

How could she possibly reappear in the capital?

As soon as Cheng Li saw her expression, he knew something was fishy. He grabbed her shoulders with both hands and shouted angrily, "What's going on? What is there in this that I don't know?"

Cheng Li did not control his strength when he grabbed her. Ji Shuran could not help but cry out softly after being hurt. At the same time, her confused thoughts calmed down with the pain.

"Master, you hurt me."

Cheng Li also realized his own mistake and quickly let go of his hand.

After all, she was Ji Shuran, a scheming and deep-minded person, and countless thoughts flashed through her mind in a short period of time.

She first straightened her wrinkled clothes, put on an embarrassed and aggrieved expression, and said with tears in her eyes, "I really have something to hide about what happened back then."

"I don't know when Youzhi met a wild man outside. The master also knows the situation at that time. Her wedding date with Yong'an Houfu was getting closer and closer, but she didn't like the young master of Yong'an Houfu. As soon as the master left, she eloped with the man outside."

At this point, Ji Shuran's voice was a little tearful: "But how dare I make a big deal out of this? If the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion knew about it, we wouldn't be able to bear it. At that time, the master's official career was not going well, and if he angered the Marquis' Mansion, it would be even more difficult."

Seeing Cheng Li's expressionless face and silence, Ji Shuran continued to explain: "Besides, once outsiders knew that such a ridiculous thing happened in the Cheng Mansion, what would happen to Ruoyao and Heng'er's marriage? I really had no other choice, so I lied that she died of a serious illness."

At this time, Cheng Li had already fallen into the chair, supporting his forehead with his elbows with a tired look on his face.

After all, she has been his bedmate for many years. She has been virtuous and kind over the years, and has never made any mistakes in managing the affairs of the mansion.

In his heart, he was more willing to believe her.

Seeing his expression relax, Ji Shuran knew that he believed it a little, and continued to speak softly: "Besides, in order to make up for Youzhi's mistakes, Ruoyao had to marry into the Marquis' Mansion for her."

"You should have told me at that time and not hidden it from me." Cheng Li said in a deep voice.

"My Lord, you finally joined the former Crown Prince's camp, and you were busy and exhausted every day. How could I dare to bother you with this matter?"

The room fell into an eerie silence, and both of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts and didn't speak for a while.

Finally, Ji Shuran carefully touched his shoulder and asked tentatively, "Master, are you sure you didn't make a mistake? How could she appear at His Majesty's coronation ceremony?"

"Although she has grown up and matured compared to a few years ago, and her temperament has changed a lot, but I can't mistake that face." Cheng Li recalled the scene when he met her in the morning, his face becoming more and more gloomy: "And she didn't deny her identity in her words."

"Six Ministers of Ministry. Who would have thought that she would suddenly become the Minister of Ministry of Ministry. All the civil and military officials in the court want to curry favor with her..." When Cheng Li said this, he did not notice the hint of jealousy in his tone.

But Ji Shuran was very attentive to people, so it was clear to her that she could not fail to notice it.

She keenly realized that what made the man in front of her uneasy and angry was not just because Cheng Youzhi appeared in front of him again.

More importantly, she stood above him, becoming someone he looked up to but could not reach. This seriously damaged his authority as a father and the head of the family.

If the one who climbed above his head at this time was his legitimate son whom he had high hopes for and cultivated with great care, he would only feel proud.

But it happened that it was a daughter who was not valued by him and was regarded as a bargaining chip for marriage. This broke his expectations and also damaged his authority.

But... Ji Shuran stood behind Cheng Li, her face grim and her heart sinking.

Cheng Youzhi would never let go of what happened back then. If she was still a commoner, it would be fine, but now she is in a high position with enormous power, what should she do?

At present, I can only fool Cheng Li temporarily, but what should I do in the future?

……

Cheng Li did not go to look for Lu Youqing for the time being, and just observed quietly during the court session.

Her behavior and temperament made it difficult for him to associate her with the quiet and taciturn girl from many years ago. Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder if he had really recognized the wrong person.

But the look Lu Youqing gave him was indifferent yet mixed with hatred, which was not the look an irrelevant person would have.

He waited until the people he sent to investigate Lu Youqing came back and got all the information he could find about her over the years.

The household registration information comes from Qinghe Village, Yong'an Town, where he was married to Qin Ke. After passing the examination to become a scholar the year after his marriage, he followed the emperor to his fiefdom.

After serving as the magistrate of Xihai County in Liangzhou for only a few months, he eliminated the power of the wealthy merchants of Xihai clan. In the same year, he was promoted to the position of Liangzhou Beijia, in charge of Liangzhou official affairs.

The following year, after Your Majesty conquered Yizhou, he was transferred to the post of Governor of Yizhou, and took over Yizhou with lightning speed.