It was impossible for Eunuch Sui to completely believe Xue Linglong's words based on just one sentence.
He asked Xue Linglong for a record of the "firearms test". Seeing that it did record the power of today's "firearms", which was stronger than in the previous few days, he nodded, took the record, turned around and left.
Eunuch Sui led his men away, and the Ling family villa became quiet again.
Cui Tao and Xiu Tao, who dared not even breathe when Eunuch Sui was around, fell to the ground with weak knees after he left.
Xue Linglong frowned subconsciously and looked around. Seeing that the servants from the other courtyard had already gone out to be lazy, leaving only the three of them, the master and the servant, in the room, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She dared to relax, but Cuitao and Xiutao did not.
The two of them were trembling with nervousness, looking at Xue Linglong in fear and confusion, "Miss, you said that there has been progress in firearms, and you invited His Royal Highness the Second Prince to come and see, but..."
"But what should we show to His Royal Highness the Second Prince the day after tomorrow?"
The record just given to Eunuch Sui was fake.
The lady is so bold.
He even dared to lie to the Second Prince. It is said that the crime of deceiving the monarch should be punished by beheading. Although the Second Prince is not the monarch, he will be the monarch in the future. I don't know what kind of punishment I will receive for deceiving him.
Cuitao and Xiutao didn't dare to think too much about it. They just felt that they were extremely unlucky to follow such a troublesome master like Xue Linglong.
Xue Linglong had no time to care about the maid's thoughts.
She had no idea about what to do for the day after tomorrow.
But she would never be willing to be driven out of the Ling family villa, or even driven out of the capital... She could only take advantage of this last chance and give it her all!
"Xiutao, are all the things I asked you to prepare ready?" Xue Linglong asked.
Xiu Tao was slightly startled, then realized what was being asked, her cheeks flushed, she lowered her eyes and nodded: "Everything is ready, I have received it in your treasure chest, young lady."
"Okay." Xue Linglong nodded with satisfaction, then picked up the pen, wrote a few lines on the paper crookedly, and handed it to Xiu Tao, "Go to a few more medicine shops to buy the things above for me, and add an extra small medicine pestle. After you buy the herbs, grind them into powder for me."
"Yes, Miss..."
Xiutao agreed reluctantly.
After leaving the villa, she looked down at the list in her hand. Although she had no knowledge of medical theory or skills, she could barely recognize the effects of a few things on it.
Her already flushed cheeks immediately became even hotter.
He clenched the list in his palm and stamped his feet secretly.
No wonder I have to go to several pharmacies to buy it, and grind the powder myself...
These young ladies are really too bold!
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"Feng'er, although Qingchu from your uncle's family is a concubine's daughter, she was raised by your aunt and is no different from a legitimate daughter. Your uncle and aunt have also agreed that if the two families are to be united, before Qingchu gets married, her name will be officially registered under your aunt's name."
In the mansion of Marquis Jinyang, the marquis' wife Qin tried to persuade him earnestly.
She was advising her son, Chen Feng, to marry her brother, Qin Zong, Marquis of Jiande, and his only unmarried concubine's daughter, Qin Qingchu.
Qin's maiden family, the Jiande Marquisate, had fallen into decline, and its title had completely ceased to exist in this generation. But after all, they are a family of nobles for generations. Not to mention the wealth accumulated in the family, just the upbringing of their daughters must be much better than that of a merchant family.
The Marquis of Jinyang's Mansion had a "runaway" prince's wife, who became a laughing stock in the capital.
Qin had had enough of being stared at strangely when she went out to parties. She was even more fed up. In recent months, her house had been deserted. The wives of marquises of the same level no longer sent her invitations. The only parties she could attend were those that she had never cared about in the past.
The Qin family did not dare to interfere in the affairs of Marquis Jinyang.
The concubine was now living in the mansion, but the servants around her and the courtyard she lived in were all controlled by Marquis Jinyang, so Qin had no say in the matter.
So she directed all her anger at the runaway Xue Linglong.
He blamed all the misfortunes that had occurred in the Jinyang Marquis Mansion during this period on the other party.
Seeing that Chen Feng was sitting there in a daze, listening to her advice for a long time and still not opening his mouth to respond, Qin continued, "That bitch Xue has been living in the Ling family's villa for more than half a year. She has been involved in an affair with the Second Prince and the Ling family for a long time."
"Your cousin Qingchu, although she was engaged once, is still a girl. She is well-educated and well-behaved, much better than that bitch Xue."
"Besides, your uncle has already promised to add five thousand taels of silver to Qingchu's dowry, and will help you a lot in your career in the future. Feng'er, don't be confused. Mother and your uncle, are they really going to harm you?"
Seeing Shen Feng remained silent and unshakable, Qin said anxiously, “Feng’er, you should give me a definite answer.”
"If you don't respond to me, I will ask a matchmaker to go to your uncle's house to propose marriage tomorrow!"
"Wait!" Shen Feng, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
However, she did not agree with Qin's proposal. Instead, she frowned and said, "Mother, didn't you despise my uncle's illegitimate children the most in the past? Especially Qin Qingchu. If I remember correctly... her biological mother seemed to be a dancer given by my uncle's colleagues. She was not even a concubine."
"But her biological mother passed away early, and she grew up with your aunt." Qin was embarrassed and explained hurriedly.
"She grew up beside her aunt, living in a small room in her aunt's side yard. Even the maidservant who was favored by her aunt lived a more decent life than her. What kind of knowledge can a girl raised like this have?"
"That was all in the past..."
Qin was about to explain, but was interrupted by Chen Feng, "Mother, I know that cousin Qingchu once loved the prince, no, the deposed prince, and almost became the prince's concubine."
"Uncle is so anxious to marry her off because he is afraid that the Second Prince and Concubine Ling will classify him as a deposed crown prince, right?" Chen Feng smiled bitterly, "Mother, mother, I know what I know, and I think many people in the capital know it. Uncle doesn't want to help me at all, he clearly wants me to take over this hot potato."
"..." Qin didn't expect that her son, who had always had only love in his heart, would be so clear-headed when talking about this matter.
"That's not the case. If your uncle was a bit more ruthless, he could have sent Qingchu to become a nun by cutting off her hair. He married Qingchu to you so that he could help us legitimately. You also know the current situation in the mansion."
"That won't work either. I don't agree." Shen Feng frowned and said seriously:
"Mother, consanguineous marriage is undesirable. Children born from such a union are likely to suffer from deformities."
"Where did you hear this?" Qin looked puzzled.
This question seemed to have touched the floodgates of Shen Feng's memories.
After a moment's pause, he did not answer Qin's question, but sighed and said:
"Mother, please don't mention this matter again."
"Don't forget, even if Xue is not in the mansion, we have neither a divorce letter nor a divorce letter. In name, the position of the Crown Prince's wife in this mansion has not been vacated yet."
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