The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

"Your Highness, please sit down and wait a moment! I'll go call my sister, but she might not be finished by then!" An'an said in a serious tone.

Ye Muchen wanted to get angry, but looking at An'an's adorable face, he couldn't bring himself to do it. He told him to sit there, but the stone bench had been cold in the mornings and evenings for the past two days, and it was too cold for his bottom.

He remembered what Jingxue had said during their last fight. What was she planning to do?

Climbing onto the roof and removing the tiles?

"Your Highness, here you go!" The youngest maid came over, held out her hand, and had a red fruit in her palm.

Ye Muchen felt a warmth in his heart; even a child was more sensible than that brat.

"What kind of fruit is this?"

"What bad luck! My sister says this is called bad luck!"

Ye Muchen: ...

"Yingying, your sister says this is a strawberry," Runyue said, pulling Yingying along after writing on a twig.

Yingying: "Oh, strawberries!"

Ye Muchen raised an eyebrow. "I won't eat it! You eat it!"

Runyue pulled Yingying aside and whispered, "Sister said that prince is a dog of a man! You even gave him strawberries, be careful Sister won't give you rock sugar pear water tomorrow!"

Startled, Yingying quickly stuffed the strawberry into her mouth.

Ye Muchen: ...

Jingxue, that wretched woman, has corrupted all the good children!

An'an went to the side room, and a little while later Jingxue came out. "Runyue, take Yingying inside, and then help your sister Xiaoman carry water!"

The two girls went inside, leaving only the two of them in the yard.

Jingxue crossed her arms and stood there looking at Ye Muchen. "What is it, Your Highness?"

"Tomorrow afternoon we'll go to the Duke of Ningguo's mansion for the birthday banquet together. Don't be stubborn. The Emperor and the Empress Dowager will be there too!" Ye Muchen said patiently, suppressing his anger.

"Really? Then I'll go ask the Emperor when he'll deliver my reward. Isn't it said that a ruler's word is law?"

"Don't be so presumptuous. Did you offer up the salt-making method just for a reward? And you keep talking about 'every man has a responsibility'?" Ye Muchen glared at Jingxue.

Jingxue: This brat is waiting for me here! He remembers it quite well.

"Hmph! It's not like I asked for it; the Emperor gave it to me willingly! Why not take it if it's free?" Jingxue retorted stubbornly.

Ye Muchen wanted to ask her how the grain was on the estate, but seeing Jingxue's nonchalant attitude, he flicked his sleeve and said, "Wait for me at the gate of the Prince's Mansion tomorrow at Shenshi (3-5 PM). You can bring a maid. I'm leaving!"

Jingxue rolled her eyes and said, "Tch!"

Turning around, she suddenly remembered the man in black from last night. Who sent someone to follow her? Could it have been that scoundrel?

She had originally planned to go to that courtyard at night to restock the goods, but if someone was following her, wouldn't that give her away?

No, I need to forge a dagger, a knife, and a sword tomorrow. These kids also need some medicine for self-defense!

That evening, Jingxue was working on a project plan in her space. She had just seen a lighter and a thermos on the big screen. She hadn't noticed them before and didn't know if they were there from the beginning or if they were added later.

With the weather getting colder, having a thermos is so much more convenient.

While at the manor, Jingxue noticed that there was nothing to keep warm. Could it be that heated brick beds didn't exist in this era?

I'll ask Xiaoman tomorrow how they keep warm in the Prince's mansion.

She had seen people use charcoal braziers for heating in winter on TV. Although the windows here were covered with high-quality paper and it wasn't a sealed space, she was still afraid of carbon monoxide poisoning.

She left the space and began to examine the bed in the room. This canopy bed was too low; it was impossible to install an underfloor heating system underneath.

It seems we'll have to build a heated kang (traditional Chinese bed)!

In modern rural areas, the stove and fire pit for the kang (heated brick bed) are outdoors, which keeps the indoor area cleaner. There are also chimneys and kang flues; a diagram needs to be drawn!

In modern times, Jingxue has a cousin who has always loved taking things apart and putting them back together. When they were kids, the two of them would have a competition: Jingxue would recite a prescription, and her cousin would tell her how to make a certain object!

Once, when they visited relatives in the countryside, my cousin almost dismantled the fire wall in his research on the structure of the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove). However, my cousin later actually did conduct scientific research.

After drawing the blueprints for the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed), Jingxue prepared to rest, while the little ones had already fallen asleep.

Suddenly she remembered what happened last night, and Jingxue used her supernatural ability to check the situation outside!

Oh my god! There's another man in black in the tree!

This is never going to end!

Jingxue was furious!

Wait, think of a way to catch this man in black!

Using drugs won't work! These people are experienced.

They say even the best kung fu is no match for a kitchen knife, but they didn't even give her a chance to forge a weapon. They found out last night, and they're coming back tonight!

Uncle and Auntie just couldn't stand it anymore!

The man in black outside was Jin Shiyi, sent by the retired emperor. After receiving the mission, he rushed to Dashan Village, but after the others left, he ran back.

By the time he arrived at the Prince's mansion, it was already dark. The mansion was surrounded by secret guards, so he had no choice but to show his Golden Armor Guard badge.

Everyone knows that the Golden Armor Guards are the personal guards of the retired emperor and the emperor. No one can stop them from carrying out their missions!

After checking around, I found out that the prince and princess did not live in the same courtyard.

When he arrived at Jingning Garden, he saw that Jingxue's room was still lit. He hung upside down from the eaves and looked inside, but there was no one in the room. No wonder the Emperor Emeritus had sent them to investigate the Princess Consort of Zhan; she was indeed different from ordinary people.

He went back up in the tree to rest for a while.

At this moment, Jingxue came out and went to the kitchen.

Suddenly, Jin Shiyi felt something tightly wrap around his legs. Thinking it was a snake, he drew his dagger to cut it.

My God! Why is Princess Zhan wielding a kitchen knife and flying it at him?!

Jin Shiyi hurriedly used his internal energy to fly up. A white thing floated over, and he covered his mouth and nose again.

In a moment of distraction, he almost fell to the ground!

Jin Shiyi broke out in a cold sweat!

How come Princess Zhan is so amazing?

He ran away as soon as he saw her again. Jingxue felt that this person's kung fu was even better than the person from last night!

The moon is quite bright tonight. The guards of the Prince's mansion have already spotted Jin Shiyi and Jing Xue, but they dare not come out.

Jingxue: This kitchen knife is really awkward to use!

With a "whoosh," a string of leaves flew towards him like hidden weapons, but Jin Shiyi spun continuously in the air and dodged them!

However, Jingxue's kitchen knife was swung in front of him. He raised his dagger to block the knife, and when he had no other choice, he took out a dart and threw it.

He didn't intend to actually hit Jingxue; he just wanted to take the opportunity to escape. As a result, Jingxue accurately knocked the dart away with a kitchen knife.

Jin Shiyi threw out another smoke bomb, and a plume of white smoke spread out.

Jingxue waved her arms, held her breath, and landed on the ground. "Get out! Tell your master, if you come again, I really won't be polite! I'll bring some explosives with me! Seriously!"

The guards of the Prince's mansion really got to see something amazing tonight!

Under the moonlight, Jingxue's cleaver flew back to Jingning Garden!

Yes, the kitchen knife was right under her feet!

It's even a little reflective!