It's another sunny day, a great day for bird watching.

Early in the morning, magpies were chirping and jumping on the branches, and happy events were indeed approaching.

The Shaofu sent someone to deliver a letter, cement, it’s done!

When Su Jinyue arrived, Mo Jia, Ou Sheng and others had already arrived.

She mingled with the crowd, looked at the gray clay in front of her, and repeatedly ordered, "Bring sand and water, hurry up!"

The sand and water were actually nearby. She reached out and took the hoe-like tool on the ground, mixed the cement with the sand, and then stirred it with water.

"Here, right here, spread it out flat. Come on, take a piece that's five fingers thick and a piece that's ten fingers thick, and then build a wall."

After all the hard work, no one felt tired. Instead, everyone was excited to do it themselves, vowing to make it more beautiful and neat than others.

Everything is done, and now it’s time to witness the miracle.

Cai Yan asked the servants to bring tables and chairs, and everyone sat around them to prevent the birds from stepping on them.

"Can this really become as hard as rock?"

Mo Qi felt like he was in a dream, everything was so unreal.

Su Jinyue patted his shoulder and said, "Believe me, brother, as long as the ratio is correct, there will be no problem!"

This was the chemistry question that caused her to lose a lot of points in the third mock exam. Thinking about that dark time, it is still vivid in her mind!

Time passed minute by minute. After they changed their snacks three times and had a lunch, the cement finally solidified. Although it could not bear the weight yet, everyone had confidence in their hearts and just had to wait until tomorrow to verify it.

However, the court meeting the next morning was not peaceful.

Shaofu Ling Cai Yan came forward to report that the cement was ready. Before Ying Zheng could ask in detail, several old men jumped out to raise questions.

"What big talk is Guan Nei Hou saying this time? Drying salt is just a trick, and the paper is also made from a similar silk cloth. As for the talk of turning dirt into stone, I absolutely don't believe it. I'm afraid he used some kind of magic!"

An old man even stepped out of the line, ready to make a bloody protest. He suddenly stood up and was about to slam into the stone pillars in the hall, shouting as he ran, "Your Majesty, please don't be bewitched by evil spirits!"

Ouch, what a pity. If it were any faster, the guards wouldn’t be able to stop it.

Su Jinyue secretly thought it was a pity, these old guys really had excellent acting skills.

Ying Zheng's face darkened slightly, his eyebrows raised, the corners of his mouth pursed downwards, and he stared at the old man with sharp eyes and a hint of hatred.

"Are you saying that I am like King Zhou of Shang?"

The old man knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face. "Your Majesty, please allow me to report in detail. The Third Princess has been acting strangely, and now she's telling this outrageous lie. If Your Majesty believes it and replaces the city walls with that earthen wall, wouldn't that leave the Great Qin territory vulnerable? Your Majesty, you absolutely cannot do this! If Your Majesty insists on doing this, I, this old minister, am willing to die to prove my loyalty and persuade Your Majesty."

Ying Zheng's expression remained unchanged. He only asked sternly, "You keep calling them evil and demonic. Do you have any evidence?"

"I, this old minister, am willing to swear on my life that the Third Princess is lying this time, intending to destroy the foundation of our Great Qin."

Su Jinyue applauded, "You don't have to risk your life. All I need is to prove that I can do it. I only ask you to hold up a plaque with the words 'Third Princess Divine Martial' written on it. Then, in the busiest streets of Xianyang City, shout out ten times, 'Third Princess, I was wrong.' Do this for three consecutive days. Do you dare to do it?"

"What if the princess loses?"

Su Jinyue stretched out her arms, "It's up to you!"

"Okay! Please come and witness it together, colleagues." The old man seemed to have already won the game and could not wait to go to Shaozuo Mansion.

Su Jinyue didn't intend to let him go, "There were many opponents just now. Why, others don't dare to gamble?"

The old man couldn't stand the provocation. He bowed to his colleagues one by one and asked others to help witness it.

Seeing that the old men who were dancing the most enthusiastically had already fallen into the trap, Su Jinyue turned and bowed to Zong Zheng, "Master Zong Zheng, please record this."

"Okay, I'll be a witness too."

After the record was completed, Ying Zheng led all the ministers and rushed to the Shaofu.

However, when they arrived at the Shaofu, Mo Qi was standing at the door with an anxious look on his face, looking at Su Jinyue and Cai Yan, as if there was something urgent.

Without giving them a chance to meet and talk, the group rushed forward, entered the Shaofu, and went straight to the cement test bench.

As they walked forward, Mo Qi finally found an opportunity, approached the two of them, and whispered, "The test bench is destroyed!"

"What?" Their faces tensed. This was the heavily guarded Shaofu, how could someone break in and destroy the test bench?!

Just as the three were thinking about countermeasures, the test bench arrived.

The originally neat and beautiful cement platform has now been cracked and the cement wall has been pushed down and broken. Judging from the extent of the damage, it must have been done by someone else in the evening of last night. At that time, the cement had already become lumps and could not bear weight.

The old men who had just made the bet were already clamoring to drag Su Jinyue away and put her in jail.

"Your Majesty, look, this clod of earth isn't even as good as a brick, let alone a boulder!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Third Princess is guilty of an unforgivable crime and deserves death. She is an evil spirit that has deceived the people and must be dealt with swiftly."

"I beg Your Majesty to execute the evil spirit!"

"I beg Your Majesty to expel the evil spirit!"

One by one, the old men knelt down and begged for permission to execute the Third Princess. This time, their goal was not to force Su Jinyue to withdraw from the court, but to take her life.

Ying Zheng was furious at this moment, his face livid as he shouted, "Shut up!"

Is this targeting Su Jinyue? This is a slap in the face of the Great Qin! This is a slap in the face of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of Qin!

The dignified Shaofu, with 10,000 Qin soldiers guarding him, actually allowed someone to come in and destroy the test bench!

So, has the papermaking technique been leaked? Have the other tools been leaked? Will the thieves appear in the Xianyang Palace tomorrow?

"Investigate! Seal off Xianyang City, only people can enter or leave! Seal off Shaozu Mansion, and all ministers are not allowed to leave without permission!"

"Yes!"

Amidst the sounds of weapons, rows of Qin soldiers began to move. Wei Liao, Li Si, Fusu and others gathered around Ying Zheng, looking around vigilantly.

Su Jinyue quietly squeezed into the protective circle. At times like this, she still felt safest being with her good father.

Cai Yan had already knelt on the ground, apologizing for his poor supervision.

After all, they were acquaintances. Su Jinyue cleared her throat and said, "Grand Master of the Imperial Household, why don't you go and arrange tables and chairs for the Emperor to rest."

Cai Yan did not dare to act on his own. He looked up at Ying Zheng and saw that he did not object. He got up from the ground and arranged for people to move tables, chairs, food, drinks and other things.

After everyone sat down, Su Jinyue did not let Cai Yan rest, but only told him to get more cement. They wanted to test it again in front of all the ministers to pave the road and build the wall!

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