Unlike Ruan Hezhu's impatience, Jiang Weiyan's eyes became slightly moist when he saw him, and he wanted to call her daughter.

But he knew he couldn't do that now, so he controlled his emotions and spoke softly.

"Miss Ruan, do you have something to ask the prince?"

"It has nothing to do with Minister Jiang."

Ruan Hezhu replied coldly.

Jiang Weiyan choked, his heart aching. "The prince is waiting for the young lady inside. I'll leave first."

He heard from Yu Sanniang that Ruan Hezhu was angry with them, and it seemed to be true.

However, as her biological parents, they abandoned her since she was a child, so it is reasonable for her to be angry.

They would all try to make it up to her in the future.

Ruan Hezhu passed him and went straight into Prince Chen's study.

"My daughter pays her respects to the prince."

Prince Chen raised his eyes and glanced at her, "Come in and sit down."

In fact, King Chen once had expectations for Ruan Hezhu.

With her personality and methods, there is no problem for her to be the Crown Prince's Consort.

Song Yu is excellent in every aspect except that he is too soft-hearted. He needs an ambitious princess to urge him on.

Ruan Hezhu is a good fit, but I've given her many chances and she hasn't been able to seize them.

She failed to win over Prince Xuanyang, and although the items sold in the shop were novel, the business was mediocre.

In addition, his private meeting with Song Yu was caught, which damaged his reputation.

This also made him a little disappointed in her. Therefore, after much thought, he decided that for the position of the Crown Prince's Consort, he should choose a woman with a good family background and personality that could handle the situation.

Only then did he bring Lin Jing into the house. He thought that even if the Ruan family didn't make a fuss because of his actions, Ruan Hezhu, who had a strong temper, would definitely make a fuss.

He didn't expect her to be so calm. He was very curious about why she came to see him today.

Facing Prince Chen, Ruan Hezhu couldn't help but feel a little nervous, because he was the future emperor.

He looked kind, eating, drinking and having fun in the main hall, doing nothing, but in fact she knew that the man in front of her was ambitious and ruthless.

His personality is also changeable. After he came to power, anyone who did not obey him would not have a good ending.

He even slaughtered all his blood relatives in the palace.

Thinking of his brutal methods, Ruan Hezhu couldn't help but shudder.

"Miss Ruan, what does she want from me?"

Seeing her lowering her head and not speaking, Prince Chen's eyes flashed with impatience. People from humble backgrounds are not presentable.

Hearing her displeasure, Ruan Hezhu finally realized that he had violated a taboo. King Chen hated cowardly and incompetent people the most.

She calmed herself down and looked up into his sharp eyes. "I've developed something great today, and I'd like to ask Your Highness to take a look at it."

Prince Chen raised an eyebrow and looked at the box in her hand. "This prince is not short of rare treasures. I'm afraid Miss Ruan's things are not worthy of my attention."

"Your Majesty will definitely like this."

Ruan Hezhu's confidence inevitably aroused a little interest in King Chen.

"Show it to me, King."

Ruan Hezhu quickly pushed the box in front of Prince Chen and said, "Your Highness, please take a look."

King Chen opened the box and saw the iron inside. He frowned slightly, "This thing made of iron? What is it used for?"

Such good iron is only suitable for making swords.

"Your Highness, this thing is called a fire gun, and it can hold gunpowder."

"Gunpowder?" Prince Chen closed the box impatiently. "Gunpowder is used for making elixirs and firecrackers. What do you want to do by putting it in this iron lump?"

"Your Majesty, what if we amplify the power of firecrackers and make them like sharp swords that can penetrate a person's chest?"

Prince Chen was a smart man and understood what she meant in just a moment.

"You can amplify the power of gunpowder to the point where it threatens human life."

Some people once tried to use firecrackers to hurt people, but their power was too small to kill anyone.

Moreover, firecrackers are light and cannot be thrown far. While hurting others, they can also easily hurt yourself, so they have been abandoned.

"A musket can kill with one strike."

Ruan Hezhu placed his hand on the box and said, "This will be a weapon that will change this era."

"If Your Majesty had a team of musket-wielding troops, they would surely be your weapon of victory."

These words made Prince Chen's heart beat fast. After so many years of management, there were many people in the court who supported him.

The only thing he lacked was manpower. If this musket was really that powerful, then he would have no worries about winning.

"Offer it to this king. What are your conditions?"

"Your Highness should know that my daughter and the prince are in love and have decided to spend their lives together."

Ruan Hezhu did not beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.

"I hope Your Majesty will grant me this."

King Chen smiled and said.

"This prince has never intended to separate you two. Lin Jing is the principal wife, and you are the concubine. You know that with your status, the position of concubine is already too high."

Ruan Hezhu's face turned red and his fists clenched slightly.

"I don't want to be a concubine, I only want the position of the Crown Prince's wife."

She looked at Prince Chen and said word by word, "Although I am not from a high family, I have the ability to give the prince what he wants and support the prince. What my parents can't give me, I can give myself."

Hearing her words, Prince Chen's eyes flashed with admiration, "Miss Ruan is truly a heroine."

"Someone just now suggested to me that you be made the Crown Prince's Consort?"

"Minister Jiang." Ruan Hezhu blurted out. Just now, only Jiang Weiyan had looked for the prince.

"Miss Ruan's relationship with the Jiang family must be very bad, but why is Minister Jiang helping you so much?"

Although Jiang Weiyan's words made sense, King Chen was not so easy to fool.

Ruan Hezhu lowered his eyes, "I don't know why he helped me. I'm not familiar with him."

"What a strange guy!" Prince Chen's voice turned cold. "Ruan Hezhu, if you become the Crown Prince's Consort, you will belong to Prince Chen's Mansion. If you dare to do anything without telling me, I will not forgive you."

"I dare not. As long as I can enter Prince Chen's Mansion, I will obey His Majesty's orders and build the strongest firearm army for him."

Ruan Hezhu also did not forget to mention his greatest value.

Sure enough, King Chen's thoughts were pulled back. He opened the box again, took out the musket, and studied it carefully.

"This thing is indeed exquisite, but how did you make it?"

"I... I read about it in a miscellaneous book. I remembered it today and tried it. To my surprise, it worked."

Ruan Hezhu did read it in a book, but it was a modern book.

At that time, she had nothing to do, so she read a foreign book. Her English was not good, so she could not understand many of the contents. However, the book had a picture of the composition of a musket, so she drew it according to the picture, and only then could she remember it.

She regretted it now because she only saw the musket. If she had known earlier, she would have traveled through time.

She must have memorized the making of pistols, bombs, and many other firearms.