readytorunbook Chapter 508 Princess's Thoughts
Chapter 508 Princess's Thoughts
Zhou Zijing raised his hand slightly.
The guard carefully opened the box and took out three pieces of paper.
Old Zhou said angrily, "The little girl from the Su family must have come here to plead for mercy for Prince Ning. Just ignore him. You are so short-sighted."
Zhou Zijing smiled at his grandfather and said, "I'm curious. What leverage does an unloved daughter of a noble family have to come to Your Highness with such confidence?"
As he spoke, he took three pieces of paper.
Just seeing the first picture made him raise his eyebrows, and his expression became even weirder after that.
Mr. Zhou said nothing, just waiting for the time to remove the needle.
"Your Highness, what she gave you is very interesting. Would you like to take a look?"
Zhou Zijing had something in mind.
"Yeah." Shi Junyan responded softly.
Zhou Zijing walked around the screen and presented the things.
The first piece of paper shows a curved plow.
They were familiar with this thing because Fang Tong had submitted the drawings.
It has now been given to the Sinong Temple and is being manufactured, but has not yet been promoted.
The second piece of paper was about something that looked like a waterwheel, and it was described very clearly as being able to irrigate farmland.
The third piece of paper is about how to extract sugar from sugarcane.
Of the three things, except for the first one which was the same as the Fang family's, the rest were new.
Shi Junyan's expression remained unchanged as he put the things away. "Two months ago, Lord Liu from the Ministry of War developed the Zhuge Crossbow. It's extremely powerful and very effective for sieges."
Lord Liu is Prince Ning's brother-in-law.
The emperor was very happy about this and promoted Lord Liu to a higher rank. He also praised Prince Ning highly.
"However, Liu is a fool. He was admitted to the Ministry of War entirely through favoritism. He has made no achievements in many years and often goes out to drink and have fun while on duty."
Shi Junyan's tone was flat.
He realized something was wrong at the time and suspected that there was another expert in Prince Ning's Mansion, and wanted to find that person and use him for his own purposes.
Zhou Zijing couldn't help but be amazed. He was indeed the crown prince. Although he was in Huai'an Prefecture, he knew everything about the court officials.
No wonder those adults were afraid of the prince and didn't want him to take the throne.
His thoughts returned in an instant, and he raised an eyebrow: "What about this Miss Su?"
"See you." Shi Junyan ordered.
Zhou Zijing understood that this was an opportunity for him to find some information and investigate the capable people in Prince Ning's Mansion.
Su Qingya waited at the door for a quarter of an hour, but still no movement.
The guard hesitated: "Miss Su, why don't we go back?"
Su Qingya's face darkened slightly. She shouldn't have failed. She had racked her brains to think of those things.
She had learned some of the principles and still remembered them, but the details of the things were fuzzy to her and her drawings were imprecise.
But it is also attractive enough to talent.
She wanted to rescue Brother Qingyao. Because of the gratitude for saving others, Brother Qingyao would definitely care about her more.
At this moment, the guards came out.
"Miss Su, please come in."
Su Qingya's face lit up with joy.
But her guards were stopped, so she was the only one allowed in.
When Su Qingya was brought into a room, the only person she saw was Zhou Zijing.
She didn't know him, but he didn't look like the prince by age.
"Please sit down, Miss Su." Zhou Zijing's peach blossom eyes sparkled as he looked at her calmly.
Su Qingya stayed in Zhou's house for an hour, but did not get an accurate answer from Zhou Zijing. She didn't know whether she could release Brother Qingyao, nor did she get to see the prince.
But she was not disappointed. At least she saw hope from Zhou Zijing.
The Zhou family had guests today, and the third princess was the first to know the news.
"The prince used the excuse of recuperating from his injuries and never saw anyone again. That Miss Su was quite scheming, and Qingyao found a good match."
The third princess pinched a newly opened flower with her rosy fingers, and her tone was indescribably sarcastic.
"Princess, there is a letter from the capital." Her personal maid lowered her head and presented it with both hands.
"The second prince's?" she asked coldly.
"Yes." The maid responded.
"Oh, idiot, throw it away." The third princess had no intention of even looking at it.
As soon as the news of the prince's assassination spread, her stupid second brother wrote to her, asking her to return to Beijing.
Don’t you think that if she leaves at this time, won’t she be more suspicious?
The second brother is good in every way and dotes on her, but he is short-sighted and timid.
It's just an assassination. As long as the means are clean, who can detect anything?
The maid took the order and burned the letter on the spot.
"By the way, doesn't Su Qingya have an adoptive father? Send someone to contact him and see if he can be of use." The third princess stood up straight, the light in her eyes flickering.
"Yes."
The people in Huai'an Prefecture are very busy. The powerful and wealthy are busy fighting each other, while the common people Fang Nanzhi is busy memorizing books and learning medicine.
Today she accompanied Doctor Lu to take a pulse, and the guest who came was very abnormal.
"My master is naturally weak. The weather has been bad recently and he has caught a cold. I would like to ask a doctor to see him."
The gray servant was very respectful.
Doctor Lu stroked his beard and said that he was not free today, but would be free tomorrow morning.
"I dare not disturb Doctor Lu. If Doctor Fang is free, could you go with me?" The servant smiled ingratiatingly.
Fang Nanzhi pointed at his nose.
she?
To be honest, she hasn't officially started her career yet, and the few times she does make house calls are all about delivering babies.
And there were other doctors watching her. She just took advantage of her female body to enter and leave the delivery room more conveniently.
Now, it is very strange that someone would specifically ask her, an apprentice, to see patients.
"I wonder which family this is?" Fang Nanzhi stared at him.
"Our young master's surname is Jin."
靳？
Fang Nanzhi thought about it and decided that they should not be a wealthy family in Huai'an Prefecture.
She shook her head, her tone not very polite: "I haven't completed my apprenticeship yet, so I can't see patients alone. In the past, I could only take pulses occasionally at Jishiditang, and there were other doctors watching over me. If your young master insists on seeing me, let him come to Jishiditang."
Lord Lu looked at her in surprise when he heard this.
For something like this, you should just refuse it directly. Why did this little girl let someone come to your house?
The gray-robed servant was also taken aback, then bowed and said, "I understand. I'll report this to the master right away."
After he left, Lord Lu frowned.
"Zhizhi, what are you doing?"
Fang Nanzhi blinked, a rare serious expression on her face: "As long as his young master is not stupid, he wouldn't specifically ask an apprentice to treat him when he's sick. Since he did, it means he has other motives."
"So, you want to take a look?" Doctor Lu understood, with disapproval in his eyes.
Knowing that there is trouble, why do you still insist on facing it?
Fang Nanzhi touched his nose and said, "With people like Jishidiang, even if he has other plans, he won't have a chance."
Doctor Lu remained silent and ignored her.
The two continued to see patients until almost evening. When Jishidiang wanted to rest, Doctor Lu ignored the little girl.
Fang Nanzhi felt a little guilty.
She and Doctor Lu were both teachers and friends. She knew she had displeased Doctor Lu, so she tried to please him before leaving: "Doctor Lu, I'll bring some braised pork from home tomorrow. You'd better save some for yourself."
"Hmph." Doctor Lu said unhappily and went to the backyard.
Fang Nanzhi could only lower her head and go out.
In reality, she just wanted to see the other party's intentions. Mr. Zhou had hinted that someone would try to get close to her recently, and asked her to be cautious.