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"Young miss..." Her tragic appearance truly frightened the servant girl.
Gu Jinyu turned pale and said, "Quick... Go to Dad!"
Marquis Gu wasn’t in the Ministry of Works today. Last night, he was sent to inspect the water conservancy project in the western suburbs of the capital and wouldn’t be back until three days later.
He didn"t know that something had happened in the yamen of the Ministry of Works.
Because of Gu Jinyu"s great contribution to the country, he was also carried along to the bow of the ship by the water and became a hot figure in the Ministry of Works. Now everyone had to be punished... Er, no, curry favor with him!
He was happily surrounded by a group of colleagues who kept throwing him over-the-top praises, when suddenly a guard came over and reported, "The Commandery Princess has arrived!"
Marquis Gu personally went outside to meet his daughter, "Dear daughter, why are you here today? Have you come to see Dad specially— Ah!"
He was startled by Gu Jinyu"s face as swollen as a pig’s!
If he didn’t know it was her, he would have thought he had encountered a ghost!
"Dad——"
After Marquis Gu got into the carriage, Gu Jinyu told him about what happened in the yamen of the Ministry of Works, "...I really didn"t mean it. I didn"t know that something would happen to the bellows... They all said that there was something wrong with my design... But why is that nothing happened at the beginning... it was only when the two men came that an accident occurred..."
This was like saying that the bellows accident had something to do with the old blacksmith and carpenter.
Gu Jinyu sobbed, "They also said that I didn"t invent the bellows, but my sister did…"
"How can that girl be capable of inventing bellows?" Marquis Gu’s face was filled with disdain.
Gu Jinyu whispered, "I wonder if my sister saw my drawings…"
Marquis Gu frowned.
He had a vague impression that the girl didn’t look like the sort of person who would do such a thing, but, apart from that, he could not see how she could have done it. "Did the old blacksmith really say that it was your sister who pa.s.sed the bellows technology to him?"
"En." Gu Jinyu nodded.
"It shouldn"t be..." Marquis Gu pondered. "How could she peek at your things? She doesn"t even know where your stuff is kept, does she?"
Gu Jiao had been to the Marquis Estate and Hot Spring Villa several times, but she had never been into Gu Jinyu"s courtyard.
Gu Jinyu didn"t expect this father of hers to believe Gu Jiao at this time.
She froze and said, "It may be that my sister also came up with the same bellows technology. We both did, by a twist of fate..."
Marquis Gu"s intelligence was only working for a brief moment. He heaved a sigh and said, "That may really be the connection between you two sisters. Don"t worry, I"ll investigate the ins and outs of the accident clearly. It"s not necessarily the bellows that had problems, but the furnace might be in disrepair. As for who invented the bellows, I shall also inform His Majesty about it."
Gu Jinyu embraced his arm and said softly, "Dad, you really love this daughter the most in the world."
Marquis Gu enjoyed her daughter’s affection, this was what a sweet little cotton-padded jacket was!
Unlike that girl who was impenetrable everywhere as though she was wearing a cold set of armor from head to foot!
Marquis Gu temporarily left his official duties and went to the palace to seek an audience with His Majesty.
His Majesty was in a terrible mood as he listened to Minister Zhao"s report on the accident, about how the condition of the wounded were and how much the damage was at the scene.
When Marquis Gu commented that the furnace explosion might have been caused by the furnace itself, not the bellows, His Majesty just wanted to beat Marquis Gu out of the room!
Marquis Gu, unaware that he had ignited His Majesty"s deep anger, added, "Your Majesty, please rest a.s.sured that this small official will find out the truth of the accident! There is also the matter of bellows. As a matter of fact, each of my daughters have come up with it..."
After Marquis Gu took his leave, His Majesty leaned back wearily, raised his hand and pinched his throbbing eyebrows.
The sky was getting dark, and there was only silence all around. The huge imperial study was boundless in darkness, like a behemoth that opened its big mouth and swallowed him whole.
After a long time, he sighed, "Wei Shen."
"Your Majesty." Eunuch Wei stepped in. "Do you wish for this old servant to light a lamp?"
His majesty nodded his head.
Eunuch Wei lit an oil lamp.
His Majesty’s appearance under the oil lamp looked haggard and tired.
With such a big accident happening, the saddest one was the ruler of the country.
Eunuch Wei whispered, "Your Majesty, be careful."
His Majesty asked, "Whose credit do you think the invention of bellows was?"
Eunuch Wei replied with a quick chuckle, "Your Majesty already has the answer in his heart, so why ask this old servant?"
His Majesty said, "Old Marquis spent his whole life in the military, serving me. In the end, he has to bear the crime of great disrespect to the monarch. His military power was also taken away by me; he removed his armor and can only return to civilian life."
Eunuch Wei brightened the wick, saying, "It"s all for the sake of the country."
His Majesty picked up a memorandum on the table, "Marquis Ding"an wants to give the credit to his adopted daughter.”
One stack after one stack, all asking to investigate who should be responsible for the accident. However, the credit for the bellows couldn’t be erased. Punishment for those who should be punished, reward for those who should be rewarded.
Eunuch Wei smiled dryly and said, "This old servant said something he shouldn"t have. Whoever made the bellows, in the end, it’s all the Marquis Ding’an Estate. I heard that Eldest Young Miss Gu had already been married in the county, but Commandery Princess Hui has yet to be married."
This was very interesting.
There was only so much a married woman could do for her family if she only married a peasant man.
If Gu Jinyu married into a family of high status, with His Majesty’s connection to the Marquis Ding’an Estate, he would be even more powerful.
Based on people’s value, he should give the credit to Gu Jinyu.
As for the accident, Marquis Ding"an Estate would certainly be held responsible when the evidence came out.
His Majesty hesitated, "But isn’t this wronging that eldest young miss too much?"
Eunuch Wei said earnestly, "Even her own father doesn"t seem to feel so, why should Your Majesty feel wronged on her behalf? She is destined to be the abandoned daughter of the Marquis Estate; she has no value to the Marquis Estate, much less to His Majesty.
His Majesty laughed mockingly at himself, "Am I still a wise ruler?"
Eunuch Wei answered, "Your Majesty simply sacrificed one person to save the many from fire and water. How can it be hard to understand? What is wrong with that?"
"Your Majesty!" A little medical errand boy suddenly called from outside the door, "It"s time for Your Majesty to take the medicine pill."
His majesty gave Eunuch Wei a meaningful glance.
Eunuch Wei understood. He walked to the door with the horsetail whisk raised, stretched out his skinny hand, and said in a shrill voice, "Give it to this sage."
"Yes." The medical errand boy knelt on the ground and handed the brocade box to Eunuch Wei with both hands.
Eunuch Wei brought the medicine pill inside, "Your Majesty, don"t start approving the memorandums yet. Take this medicine pill first."
The medical errand boy craned his neck. He couldn"t see the scene inside. He could only vaguely see from the window paper that His Majesty had taken the medicine pill.
He withdrew with satisfaction.
As soon as he left, His Majesty snorted coldly, threw the pill that he had never consumed back into the box, and said, "Get rid of it!"
"Yes." Eunuch Wei took the medicine pill and put it away.
"Your Majesty."
His Majesty"s ears were only tranquil for a while when another little eunuch came, "Imperial Concubine Shu has brought Your Majesty some tonic soup."
A good venison tonic soup.
Yes.
Another one inviting him to pamper them.
In the harem, there were a lot of gruel but one monk, and the monk hadn’t set foot in the harem for a long time. Which woman could stand it?
But His Majesty was also very helpless!
Eunuch Wei wanted to laugh but didn"t dare. He held back his laughter with great difficulty, "Your Majesty must continue to restrain himself. Didn"t that little physician say that if Your Majesty doesn’t get sick for two years, you can then rest easy? It"s been almost a year."
His Majesty"s expression eased at the mention of the little miracle physician.
Being bored in the palace, he decided to go out for a walk.
He left the palace wearing plain clothes in order to go about incognito, and only Eunuch Wei accompanied him.
The master and the servant, dressed in the clothes of ordinary master and steward, were walking down the street in dignity.
There were not many people in the country who had seen the Emperor"s face, so the two of them were not worried about being recognized.
Walking through the streets with an endless stream of people, watching the lights of every building, and seeing the abundance of food and clothing of the people, the depression in the bottom of His Majesty"s heart finally dissipated.
"Ow!"
As His Majesty was walking, a little dumpling fell over and rolled to his feet.
Eunuch Wei was so scared that he opened his arms wide, shouting, "Careful!"
His Majesty gave Eunuch Wei a speechless look, "It"s a child."
The little dumpling tugged at the clothes in front of him and stood up. Then he patted his little b.u.t.t and looked down, "Aiya! My shoe!"
One of his tiger shoes was gone!
That was his favorite little shoe!
He ran around, but couldn"t find his shoe at all. He was so anxious that he rested his fists on his hips and stamped his feet!
His Majesty was so amused by his adorable little appearance and couldn"t help laughing.
Little Jing Kong failed to notice the adults in front of him until that moment. He lifted his little head and looked at the other party. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Handsome uncle, have you seen my shoes?"
[T/N: Surprise, surprise! Now we know the ident.i.ty of the STD patient JiaoJiao treated back then! Heheh. Don’t forget, His Majesty and Empress Dowager Zhuang(Grandaunt) belong to different factions and are enemies. Lolol!]Raz P."s Thoughts
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