The seven emotions and six desires are all my nourishment

After the court session, Qin Rui and Liu Mingxin were busy in the Ministry of Works for a day. Liu Mingxin also made a musket on his own, which was taken away by Qin Rui.

The Ministry of Works’ muskets were either jamming or misfiring.

The people from the Ministry of Industry wiped their sweat and hated to let Liu Mingxin go.

Liu Mingxin pretended to be distressed, scratching his head, holding the drawings and the real objects, and said that he was going to go back and take another look at it when it would be quiet at home.

Qin Rui watched her return to the mansion, then sneaked back to the palace, and fiddled with firewood with the eunuch in the palace. He also asked the eunuch to buy oil and pour it on the firewood.

Qin Rui finally understood what she meant. She was trying to fake her death!

Qin Rui watched her fall asleep, then turned around and returned home. Seeing the information collected by his subordinates, Qin Rui frowned and tapped his fingers on the table for a long time.

"Come here, keep watching."

"Also, send someone to clear out the firewood from Haolan Palace. Don't let anyone see that you did it on purpose."

"Yes!"

The room returned to silence, but Qin Rui's heart was still restless.

Growing up in the palace, women would not only ask for things from their parents' homes, but would also fight endlessly over trivial matters.

His own mother even disregarded his and his sister's health and made them soak in cold water in the cold winter to win the attention of his father.

That year, my younger sister died and my mother died of illness.

When he was on the verge of death, his father took him away. Since then, he followed his father in battles and he looked down on women the most.

But now there is a woman who does better than the man, which makes him re-examine himself.

Am I too narrow-minded to look down on women like that?

[No, why does she know so many things? Who did she learn from?]

[She has such talent and could have shined in Yuan Zhou, so why did she only start showing her talent here?]

After a pause in thought, Qin Rui called the secret guard and gave him instructions.

"Come here, send someone to Yuan Zhou to investigate. Find out everything that happened to Liu Ruyan since she was born, no matter how big or small!"

"be quick!"

"Yes!" The secret guard came and went like a shadow.

"Liu Ruyan, who are you?" Qin Rui couldn't figure it out, and when he couldn't figure it out, he paid special attention.

If you pay attention, you will be curious, and if you are curious, you will fall!

Ten days later.

Liu Ruyan's firewood was cleared away, and the idle large water tank in the yard was filled with water.

Outside the palace, she had also cleaned up the weeds, garbage, broken tiles and other rubbish on the dilapidated road that she often climbed over the wall to enter.

I don’t know what the palace servants were thinking, but before leaving, they planted a huge peach tree with so many thick branches that it looked easy to climb.

But Liu Ruyan was so angry that she cursed at the water tank in the palace late at night!

The peeping Qin Rui curled the corners of his lips and walked away gracefully.

……

On February , the dragon looked up.

The crops in the farm were growing lushly. Liu Ruyan, who had worked day and night to make a batch of muskets, was dragged to the farm by the old man from the Agriculture Department without even having a rest.

Just because the new wheat seedlings grew very yellow and the leaves were a little burnt, everyone couldn't find the reason, so they had to come to him and cry.

Liu Ruyan stayed at the farm for two months. As April was approaching and the rain was getting heavier, Liu Ruyan was fishing and having an outing.

The old emperor came with the prince and Qin Rui. He was dressed very low-key, just like an old farmer visiting relatives. But Liu Ruyan and her group couldn't really treat him as an old farmer who was begging for money!

Well, the old guy’s arrival has ruined Liu Ruyan’s mood.

I could only continue to serve as a slave. Fortunately, after only two days of service, Liu Ruyan was liberated.

On the way back to the city, it was lunch time and the people were happily greeting each other while holding their meals.

There were also numerous merchants passing by, and the place looked prosperous.

Liu Ruyan was sitting by the emperor's lap, flattering him, when she heard...

"Hey, have you heard? The Third Prince is very close to the Grain Immortal Liu Mingxin!"

The man who was speaking put the steamed bun and a bowl of vegetables in his arms on his legs, and made a thumbs-to-thumbs gesture with his hands, making obscene faces.

Another woman holding a bowl sat down on the doorstep. "Master Liu just wants to sleep with a man, so what? If he likes my wife, I will definitely be willing to give her to him."

"Hahaha, go away. Your husband is black and ugly, not worthy of the Food Immortal!" The woman burst into laughter at this. She kicked the chicken that was eating her steamed bun and took a bite of it cherishingly.

"Hey, that's what I mean!" The woman stirred the noodles in the bowl again. The noodles, as thick as chopsticks, were coated with bean paste and looked delicious.

"This Third Prince is good-looking, has a good physique, and has made great military achievements. He usually doesn't like women. I think the two of them are a perfect match~" The woman mixed the noodles and stuffed a chopstick of noodles into her mouth, feeling extremely satisfied.

"Don't even mention it. The Third Prince might have been prepared for an immortal. The more you look at them, the more they seem like a perfect match! And since Lord Liu is so extraordinary, who knows, maybe the heavens will grant him a child!"

"Hey, do you think Master Liu is the one on top or the one on the bottom?"

"Hahaha, get lost, the more you talk, the more confused you become!"

"..."

"..."

A carriage passed slowly, and the women hurriedly protected their food and continued chatting.

"People love to gossip when they're full, hehe..." Liu Ruyan smiled awkwardly. Seeing that no one paid attention to her, she moved her butt away from the old emperor's feet and sat diagonally opposite him.

The old emperor closed his eyes tightly and had no expression on his face, making it hard to tell whether he was angry or not.