Jiang Qingluo understood that Ruan Hezhu was making a fire gun.

Ruan Hezhu was afraid that people would notice something unusual, so she only asked someone to make one of the parts in a blacksmith shop. As for its function, she just made up a reason.

She went to eight shops in total, and the guard followed her all the time.

Only after making sure that she had made all the parts for the musket did he feel relieved.

When he returned home, Jiang Qingluo told his family about this.

"Lolo, this is a good plan. It kills two birds with one stone."

"I was just thinking about how to deal with this musket, and I didn't expect you to come up with such a brilliant idea."

Yu Shulan and Jiang Chuyuan praised him.

In fact, everyone knew that this must have been Jiang Qingwan's idea.

However, in order to prevent her from becoming suspicious, he attributed the credit to Jiang Qingluo.

Jiang Qingluo felt a little embarrassed by the praise.

At that time, I heard my sister's voice, saying that it would be great if Ruan Hezhu could make another musket to save his life.

That's why she said those words.

Although this strategy was proposed by Jiang Qingluo, she also contributed to it.

In short, she did a great job today.

Thinking of this, she no longer felt guilty and happily accepted everyone's praise. She also looked at Jiang Dingbei proudly.

The blacksmiths were also very quick and in just five days they had made all the parts that Ruan Hezhu needed.

Ruan Hezhu was worried for a few days, but as soon as she got the things, she couldn't wait to assemble them.

She had hidden a lot of gunpowder before, and just in case, she put gunpowder in the musket in advance.

After doing all this, she felt much more at ease. With this thing, at least she would not be killed easily.

She also used all her money to buy a few guards who knew martial arts to protect her safety.

She no longer has the ability to get rid of Jiang Qingluo, so she can only save her own life first.

She wanted to wait until King Chen was done before taking action against them.

Since they have been given the opportunity and they don't cherish it, they will only die more miserably than in their previous life.

Just as she was immersed in the joy of being able to protect herself, a group of people suddenly broke into the yard.

"Who are you?"

When Ruan Hezhu saw them wearing official uniforms, his heart skipped a beat.

A dark-skinned, tall, and burly man walked forward and spoke in a stern voice.

"I'm a doctor from the Ministry of War. Someone reported your family for illegally purchasing iron and making weapons. Come, search them."

"Sir, this is unfair. How could a weak woman like me buy weapons? Besides, after the iron restriction order came out, iron shops no longer sell weapons."

Ruan Hezhu's face turned pale and he wanted to stop the soldiers from searching.

But the doctor of the Ministry of War was ruthless and ignored her. He directly ordered people to search all the rooms.

Apart from kitchen utensils, the only iron product was the musket in Ruan He's bamboo house.

The military officer examined the musket and asked, "What is this?"

Ruan Hezhu's palms were sweating from nervousness. She forced a smile and answered softly.

"My Lord, this is just an iron ornament. You see, it doesn't have a sharp edge. It can't hurt anyone. It's not a weapon."

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Ruan Hezhu continued.

"To tell you the truth, sir, I've been having nightmares lately and I'm terrified. So I went to a Taoist priest and wanted to buy something to ward off evil spirits."

"The Taoist priest gave me a picture of this iron ornament and said that if I put it in my home, it would drive away all evil spirits."

“That’s why I bought this.”

The military doctor looked at her and asked in a deep voice, "Exorcism? Does it work?"

"I...just got this today, I don't know if it will be useful yet."

As she spoke, Ruan Hezhu's eyes turned red and tears rolled down her fair cheeks, making her look adorable.

"Sir, how could I, a weak woman, possibly buy weapons? Who reported me? I want to confront him and ask him why he framed me like this."

The more she talked, the more sadly she cried, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"I know that because of my background, many people look down on me and cause trouble for me. I've tolerated other things, but this time I really can't stand it. My lord, who is slandering me like this?"

The doctor from the Ministry of War did not answer her and did not even look at her.

He kept staring at the musket in his hand, checking it over and over again.

Ruan Hezhu was extremely panicked. She had already loaded gunpowder into the musket. If the doctor from the Ministry of War accidentally triggered the mechanism and the gunpowder was released, she would be finished.

Thinking of this, she suddenly grabbed the arm of the doctor from the Ministry of War and cried loudly.

"Sir, please help me. I just bought something to ward off evil spirits, why am I being slandered like this?"

"Although I'm no longer the consort of Prince Chen, I'll eventually enter Prince Chen's mansion. If you dare to humiliate me like this, I'll definitely take revenge."

Hearing that she was going to enter Prince Chen's Mansion, the military official finally raised his eyes and looked at her.

He took a few steps back, keeping his distance. "Ms. Ruan, it's hard to say whether this is slander or not. This thing of yours is really weird."

"Isn't it strange that it can ward off evil spirits? You are really looking for trouble. Since you don't believe me, then let the prince explain to you."

Seeing that he was somewhat wary of Song Yu, Ruan Hezhu quickly said, "Ling'er, go call the prince over. I want him to do justice for me."

"Wait a minute, why bother the prince with such a thing?"

Hearing his words, Ruan Hezhu was delighted, thinking that he was afraid.

Unexpectedly, his face suddenly turned cold, he raised his musket, and aimed it at the wall on the right. With a bang, smoke filled the air and a wall collapsed.

The officers and soldiers around were shocked when they saw the power of the musket.

The maids in the yard were so frightened that they screamed.

Only Ruan Hezhu was pale and trembling uncontrollably. "How could you... use a musket? This shouldn't be the case. Who are you? Could it be that you've traveled through time as well?"

Ruan Hezhu felt like she was going crazy.

The doctor from the Ministry of War did not answer her, but raised the musket in his hand and spoke.

"This thing is called a fire gun."

"Miss Ruan, it seems the report was correct. You are indeed hiding weapons. These are much more powerful than swords and guns."

"Who are you? How do you know how to use a musket?"

Ruan Hezhu asked this question repeatedly.

"I'm Li Dong, a doctor in the Ministry of War."

Li Dong replied coldly, "Come here, take Miss Ruan and everyone in the courtyard away."

Before Ruan Hezhu could react, the person was taken away.

Only after Ruan Hezhu was taken away did Jiang Chuyuan walk in from outside the yard.

He walked forward in a state of shock and took the musket. He knew that this thing was powerful, but he didn't expect it to be so strong.

If this hit a person, it would probably be fatal.