Xie Qing thought of Bai Wanyi's shops, which were being targeted one by one. Now, because Bai Wanyi entered the Ministry of Industry, all the shops had to stop working and close down.
He couldn't help but look at Qin Wan: "So, you don't plan to hide the telescope?"
Qin Wan nodded. "But I didn't expect His Majesty to let her go directly to the Ministry of Works. I thought that if the telescope business occupied her attention, she wouldn't have time to manage those shops."
After a pause, Qin Wan became curious again: "His Majesty didn't even think of sending her to the Ministry of Works to help make something as important as a firearm, so why did he send her directly to the Ministry of Works to make the telescope?"
Of course, there are some secrets that are not suitable for her to know.
Let her know that she will never see the light of day again in this life. Bai Wanyi has made great contributions at the border and is the wife of Marquis Pingyang. If she really disappears inexplicably, there will be a lot of trouble.
Of course, Xie Qing would not tell Qin Wan these words: "How would I know what my father thinks?"
If you don’t want to say it, don’t say it.
Qin Wan snorted softly and muttered softly, "Do you take me for a fool? I think I don't know the dirty tricks of your royal family."
Her voice was so soft that Xie Qing couldn't hear clearly. He wanted to ask more, but then he found Yi Jia and Tao Yao had arrived. Seeing Qin Wan approaching with joy, he stopped talking.
Yijia was an excellent cook. She kept some of the fish she caught for Qin Wan and the other two to cook, and sent most of the rest down the mountain to provide relief to the victims. She stewed the remaining fish in a pot and fed them to the guards guarding the dam.
Frying, stir-frying, stewing, deep-frying, and then making a soup, Yijia used the limited ingredients on the mountain to make six dishes and a soup.
This was also the most comfortable meal they had had since they set out.
After dinner, Xie Qing ordered his men to pack up, looked at the sky and said, "Let's rest early today. Tomorrow morning we will go into the city first to take a look, and then we can check the water source after the craftsmen arrive."
Qin Wan nodded and said, "Let's take a carriage into the city tomorrow. I don't want to ride a horse anymore. Even if it's hotter, I don't want to ride a horse."
Yijia smiled and said, "I've asked the farm to prepare a carriage. We'll take it down the mountain tomorrow. I've also asked someone to prepare some ice."
"You are so thoughtful." Qin Wan was so happy. She was so happy that she didn't have to ride a horse in such hot weather.
The further south you go, the hotter it gets, so during this period, not only did we have to sleep in the open air, we couldn't even sleep because it was too hot.
Who knew it would be so cool in the mountains at night, and I slept so comfortably.
In the middle of the night, Qin Wan vaguely heard a rustling sound. She thought it was a mouse, so she got up and listened carefully, but she couldn't hear it anymore. She lay down again, and the rustling sound came again.
Qin Wan got up quietly and found that Yijia, who was sleeping in the outer room, was not there.
Could it be that Yijia got up to go to the bathroom?
Qin Wan was just about to go back to sleep when she saw a figure outside, tiptoeing towards the next room.
Next door is Xie Qing's room. Is there an assassin?
Qin Wan turned around, picked up the whip, and gently opened the door.
Then the figure raised his hand stealthily and tried to open Xie Qing's door.
"who!"
Qin Wan shouted, but before she could move, Yi Jia rushed over from her hiding place and grabbed the black shadow.
However, Yijia's kung fu was average, and he allowed the opponent to break free as soon as they met.
The black shadow gained the upper hand in two or three moves.
Qin Wan waved the whip and moved forward. The black shadow was at a loss when facing the two of them.
During the fight, the lights in the room came on, and Qin Wan could see who was coming with the help of the light.
"It's you!"
"It's you!"
Yijia also exclaimed in surprise. It was indeed this person; they looked so familiar.
There was a servant who used to work in the mansion of Marquis Pingyang. He was smart and capable. His name was Song Shao.
But there is one very strange thing. Zhenzhen had met these people who were sold out by the Pingyang Marquis Mansion before, but she didn't recognize them?
Or maybe Song Shao was not in the crowd at that time?
Yijia remembered that she had seen Song Shao at the manor today. The steward also said that it was this boy whose whereabouts were strange. "Miss, this is him!"
Qin Wan understood, her eyes fell on the purse on his waist, and she suddenly swung the whip, and the whip rolled the purse back into his hand.
Song Shao's expression changed slightly: "My purse!"
Song Shao watched Qin Wan open her purse and take a look. He turned to look at Xie Qing helplessly, then realized that he had been exposed again and lowered his head dejectedly.
Qin Wan saw his little movement from the corner of her eye, and with a curl of her lips, she said to Xie Qing, "Your Highness, what do you mean by placing a spy on my farm? Just to steal this food?"
Pour the contents of the purse into the palm of your hand, which is a small handful of rice reserved for seeds.
Xie Qing's eyes were filled with helplessness. "Back then, this kid was just unlucky and was sold out, and you just happened to take him in. At that time, he had nowhere to go, and I thought it was a good opportunity to come to Shenyang, so I let him come with me."
Qin Wan snorted lightly: "I'll just believe your lies for now."
Qin Wan knew very well that if this spy had left at that time, his identity as a fugitive slave would have been exposed. He followed her to Shen Yang for two reasons: one was to see what was happening on her farm, and the other was to find an opportunity to escape.
Qin Wan put the rice seeds back into her purse and looked at Song Shao: "If you only stole this little rice seeds, you would be unworthy of being His Royal Highness's spy, wouldn't you?"
Song Shao looked up at Xie Qing, and when he saw him nod, he pulled out another paper bag from his bosom. "The managers of Miss Qin's farm are no ordinary people. They guard it very closely. From last year until now, we've only gotten this little bit of seeds. I was planning to secretly give it to the people sent by His Highness this afternoon when they came to pick up Miss Yijia, but who knew that there would be no chance."
Yijia snorted, took the paper package, opened it and took a look, then handed it to Qin Wan.
Qin Wan lowered her eyes and identified it as a second-generation hybrid rice seed. "The managers on my farm all came from the military. You're able to get these rice seeds, so I'm afraid you must have picked them up from the ground."
Isn’t it?
During the busy farming season, after working all day, one still has to get up when he is most sleepy to go to the fields to look for fallen rice ears.
However, the steward was on close watch and he was nearly discovered several times, so he only managed to collect a tiny amount.
Yes, he collected these rice seeds one by one, so there was nothing he could steal.
Xie Qing coughed lightly and said, "I was wrong to send someone to monitor you. I accept the punishment."
Qin Wan glanced at him and said, "Your Highness, if you need grain, just tell me. How can I refuse to give it to you?"
Xie Qing's ears flushed red. He turned his head away and said unnaturally, "Such an important thing, are you willing to give it to me?"
He was really embarrassed that he had sent a spy to follow Qin Wan for many years, only to steal such a small amount of rice seeds, and was even discovered. It was really incompetent and embarrassing.
Qin Wan was very generous: "Why wouldn't I want to? Your Highness the Crown Prince is devoted to the country and the people, so he will naturally make the best use of these rice seeds. When the next batch of rice seeds arrives, I will give Your Highness some more."
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