Chapter 162 Princess and Prince

After hearing Lin Shuo's words, Ge Xingyuan and the princess fell silent. They were thinking about the survival of the soldiers, while Lin Shuo was thinking about the ordinary people in the world.

After a moment of silence, Ge Xingyuan stepped forward, patted Lin Shuo on the shoulder, and said, "Whether you want to hand over the design of the Ten-Ball Crossbow is up to you. Today, let's pretend we haven't seen this Ten-Ball Crossbow."

It was Lin Shuo who made the ten-repeater crossbow. They are not Lin Shuo and cannot make decisions for him.

However, because of this incident, Ge Xingyuan and the princess had a better impression of Lin Shuo. Lin Shuo was actually a good young man with a heart for the world.

Because of their identities as military generals, there are some taboos between the couple.

They were both military generals. Fortunately, the princess was the daughter of a general and could follow Ge Xingyuan into battle to kill the enemy and charge into battle. This allowed the two of them to spend more time together.

No one could understand the dangers of the battlefield better than this couple, and they were lucky to be alive.

But the couple did not want their daughter, their only daughter, to suffer such pain again.

However, they both turned around to look at Ge Wenyu who was looking at Lin Shuo with admiration, and sighed in their hearts.

What they try to avoid is what their daughter values.

Lin Qian was also pondering Lin Shuo's question and remained silent. Ge Wenyu, on the other hand, stated, "This bow was made by Brother Shuo Shuo. You can do whatever you want with it. I support you."

After hearing what Ge Wenyu said, Lin Shuo smiled. Just as he was about to raise his hand to rub Ge Wenyu's face, he suddenly felt cold all over. When he looked up, he found that Ge Xingyuan and his wife were staring at him coldly.

After giving two awkward laughs, Lin Shuo retracted his claws.

Because of the incident with the ten-crossbow, Lin Shuo and Lin Qian did not stay in Prince Ping'an's mansion for long and said goodbye and went home.

"Sister, do you think I should hand over the design drawings of my ten-crossbow?" On the way, Lin Shuo asked Lin Qian beside him.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Qian shook her head and said, "I don't know either. From what I know about the Emperor now, he is not a man with such great ambitions. But he is the Emperor after all. When his soldiers and generals reach a certain level of strength, his ambitions will surely expand as well.

However, what Prince Ping An and the Queen said is also correct. If the ten-barreled crossbow could be popularized in the army, it would prevent the deaths of many soldiers."

Weapons are double-edged, with both advantages and disadvantages. Lin Qian was at a loss for words. After a moment's thought, Lin Shuo said, "Brother-in-law should be out of court by now, right? Why don't I go ask him?"

On their way, the brother and sister ran into Wei Xiaoran, who was returning home from court. "Why are you two here?" Wei Xiaoran asked as he welcomed them into the carriage.

Lin Shuo took out the crossbow and showed it to Wei Xiaoran. After hearing Lin Shuo's concerns, Wei Xiaoran was silent for a long time.

"Your worries are not without reason, but you must know that even if you don't make the Ten-Bow Crossbow, the war will still break out. It's never weapons that dominate the battlefield, but people.

I don't know about the others, but the Emperor certainly doesn't have such big ambitions and aspirations." Wei Xiaoran said.

Wei Xiaoran understood the emperor. He did have ambitions and means, but the emperor would not unify the world or start a war.

Lin Shuo usually listened to Wei Xiaoran's words. He nodded and said, "Since you said so, brother-in-law, I am willing to hand over the method of making the ten-repeated crossbow to the emperor."

Wei Xiaoran asked Lin Shuo again if he had thought it through. After getting an accurate answer, he turned the carriage around and the three of them went to the palace together.

"You two can go, why do you have to take me with you?" Although Lin Qian missed Chen Junqi very much, she didn't want to enter the palace. Once she entered the palace, she would always kneel down when she saw the emperor, and would be forced to feed him dog food.

Wei Xiaoran kneaded Lin Qian's fair and soft fingers and said with a smile: "When the emperor came back from court today, he specifically asked me to bring you into the palace. He needs your help with something."

"What's wrong? Did the Queen vomit again? Or did her leg cramp again?" Lin Qian asked unhappily.

She! She was the youngest and most skilled female healer, the last disciple of the Medical Master, and her medical skills were almost overflowing. But when she arrived at the palace, she was either treating morning sickness or leg cramps.

She was a big name in the medical field, and she naturally felt uncomfortable that she had fallen to this point.

This time, Wei Xiaoran straightened his face and said, "I'm not going to see the Empress, but to see the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Prince." Lin Qian knew that the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Prince were the Emperor's sister and brother.

The late emperor had many children in his lifetime, but for some sinful act he committed in the first half of his life, all the children died in infancy.

Later, the eldest prince was born. As he grew up, his younger brothers and sisters were all healthy and survived. Therefore, the late emperor felt that the eldest prince was a lucky star and regarded him as his successor.

Unfortunately, the emperor, like Cheng Yaojin, appeared out of nowhere and seized the throne with the help of Wei Xiaoran.

The emperor and Wei Xiaoran are the same age, both nineteen years old, while the seventh princess and the eighth prince are five and six years old respectively. They are still living in Xiefang Palace and are taken care of by the palace maids and nannies.

"The Seventh Princess and the Eighth Prince? What happened to them?" Lin Qian calmed down and asked.

Wei Xiaoran frowned and said, "The concubines are all living in Shou'an Palace now. With so many people crowded together, there is no time to take care of the little princess and the little prince.

Therefore, the princesses and little princes all lived in Xiefang Palace, but the servants in the palace only treated them according to their status. The palace maids and nannies did not take good care of these princesses and little princes who had no backing and no background.

Children love to play, and the two of them ran to Taiye Lake to play, but no one followed them. The Seventh Princess and the Eighth Prince fell into the lake and floundered in the water for a long time before being rescued.

Lin Qian was also distressed after hearing this. The weather in February and March was still cold. It would be strange if two five or six-year-old kids didn't get sick if they were soaking in such cold water.

"The Emperor has lived this kind of life since he was a child. After learning about the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Prince, he became furious and severely punished the maids and nurses in Xiefang Palace. He also ordered the doctors in the Imperial Hospital to do their utmost to treat the two.

"We've seen doctors and given them medicine, but the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Prince haven't gotten better. Their fevers won't go away, and they haven't woken up. The two concubines have to faint from crying in front of the emperor several times a day." Wei Xiaoran said.

Lin Shuo had been listening and interrupted at this moment: "The late emperor had so many concubines, and the concubines were all crowded together. It would be better to let the concubines with children move out of the palace, so that there would be less crowding."

When princesses and princes come of age, they must move out of the palace. After their father passes away, they can bring their mother to their own residence to support her.