The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 1046 - 237: Repaying the Life-Saving Grace_3

Chapter 1046: Chapter 237: Repaying the Life-Saving Grace_3

"Almost there. The small ones need a long time to be forged, but the large ones can be made in a shorter time!" Pei Qin said, then she returned to her dedicated study, spread out some paper, and began to draw blueprints.

The blueprint for the musket had already been rehearsed numerous times in her mind, and she was using the tools that Xiao Yong had brought for her. She quickly drew out the detailed manufacturing diagram for the musket.

But to forge a new type of weapon, she at least had to get the Emperor’s approval first.

Pei Qin took the blueprint and had the Manufacturing Bureau prepare the materials before she entered the palace.

After looking over the blueprint, Emperor Chu Wen barely managed a satisfied expression, "You’re just a lazy donkey! You only move after a whip!"

Pei Qin chuckled, "Even if I’m a donkey, I’m a handsome donkey! The handsome donkey adored and cherished by thousands of young girls!"

"I feel like vomiting," Emperor Chu Wen said darkly, watching her. The more she revealed her true nature, the more it was off-putting, looking downright unbecoming!

"Your Majesty, wait a minute!" Pei Qin immediately ran over in a hurry, bringing over a spittoon, "Your Majesty, go ahead and vomit!"

The Emperor’s face darkened instantly, "Pei Qin! Is there a hole in your brain!?"

Pei Qin coughed, "No holes! Maybe... maybe a little water or something!"

"Hmph! Mo Heng must have committed sins in his past life!" Emperor Chu Wen glared at her.

Pei Qin gazed upwards toward the roof, "There will be more and more people feeling I’m not worthy of him!"

Shi Rui stepped forward to take the spittoon away. To marry a wife like General Pei was indeed both a blessing and a curse Mo Heng had accumulated.

Emperor Chu Wen thought of her inability to have children anymore, and with no children under her knee, his heart softened, "I see Mo Heng has really fallen hard for you! With guns and bullets in hand, anyone would feel unworthy of you!"

"Really? Hehehe!" Pei Qin laughed, taking the blueprint, "Now that you’ve seen it, Your Majesty, I’ll go ahead and start producing a batch of long spears!"

After eating, Pei Qin rushed back to the Manufacturing Bureau, leading a group of people to start making long spears.

However, the batch of long spears she was making had to be cocked after firing a bullet.

In the sweltering heat of summer, not only were the cicadas loudly chirping in the trees, but even the trees themselves drooped lifelessly under the scorching sun.

The smelting room at the Manufacturing Bureau was even hotter, with everyone sweating profusely.

Even Pei Qin, who suffered from an inner chill, was sweating from the heat.

"General! Princess Xiyun has sent over some frozen cheese to relieve the heat for the General!" the gatekeeper came in to announce.

Frozen cheese was a Royal Family delicacy, something not even noble families could enjoy often.

Pei Qin, boiling hot, came out to see a large bowl in a glazed porcelain bowl... fresh milk ice cream. Her eyes suddenly brightened, and she reached out to take it and eat.

Xiao Yong reached out to take it from her, "If you’re feeling hot, General, just drink some tea! It’s better to avoid these cold things."

"Just a few bites won’t hurt!" Pei Qin eyed it greedily.

"The poison in you has not been fully cleared," Xiao Yong didn’t let her snatch it back and directly took it away, sharing it among a few personal soldiers.

"Zhao Yong, damn you! That’s mine! It’s mine!" Pei Qin yelled furiously.

Though the personal soldiers were also tempted, they knew the frozen cheese was valuable and specifically sent for the General by Princess Xiyun, they dared not indulge.

Xiao Yong gently pushed Pei Qin, "There’s some cooling soup at home, General, go have some!"

"Cooling soup my foot! It’s just herbal tea!" Pei Qin wanted the frozen cheese!

"Today’s batch is duck soup, not herbal tea." Xiao Yong pushed her inside, took out a clay pot, and served her soup, "It’s still hot! This is good for cooling down!"

Pei Qin realized that Little Radish was showing tendencies to become like Mo Heng; she couldn’t even handle him anymore!

"Your health has always been the whole family’s concern," Xiao Yong said with a distant look in his eyes.

Pei Qin thought about that man who would give up leverage for a single herb, sighed, and said, "When will I ever be free to eat and drink whatever I want!"

"Have the imperial meals not been tasty these past few days?" Xiao Yong smiled as he watched her drink the soup.

"The imperial meals are very tasty!" But even tasty foods could become tiresome when eaten too much!

The following day, Xiao Yong came again, bringing an assortment of snacks like wild vegetable pancakes, amaranth porridge, shepherd’s purse dumplings, and the like, warmed and ready in her study.

Pei Qin ate quite a bit, even had extras, but a few days down the line, she had lost weight, her cheekbones becoming pronounced and her eye sockets deepening.

Lu Hai and Liu Feng knew why but didn’t know how to advice her.

Emperor Chu Wen also noticed she had quickly thinned down, "You haven’t been eating less, where is it all going!?"

"Ah!? I suffer from summerheat!" Pei Qin responded while grabbing another slice of roast suckling pig and stuffing her mouth full.

Emperor Chu Wen’s mouth twitched. Were it not for the fact that her eyes were getting brighter and more lively, and the Imperial Physician confirmed that there was nothing else wrong with her body, he would have thought she was ill.