Inside the palace, Consort Shu was also somewhat curious, "How did you manage to get Yingchun to agree to help us? That girl has been following Consort Xiao for years."
Consort Liang's eyes were indifferent. "Although she has followed Consort Xiao for a long time, Consort Xiao has a fiery temper and often beats and scolds her. There is hardly a patch of undamaged skin on her body. She already harbors deep resentment."
"Moreover, her mother is seriously ill and needs care, and she is the only daughter in the family. If she could leave the palace, she would naturally be willing."
Consort Shu, embroidering her clothes, said, "So it turns out she had always harbored rebellious intentions. My sister seized this opportunity and that's why she turned her against us."
Consort Liang took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "No, I gave her ten thousand taels of gold."
Consort Shu was taken aback, her hand holding the needle paused for a moment, "How much?"
Consort Liang remained calm. "She came to be a palace maid only to earn money to support her family and give her parents a better life. People like her, who are only after money, might betray you if you give them three thousand taels, but they would be devoted to you if you give them six thousand taels."
"Ten thousand taels of silver, she might be willing to die for it."
"To ensure everything goes perfectly, I chose the safest method."
Consort Shu's expression was complicated. "My sister is really... thoughtful."
The methods employed by the wealthy family were somewhat unexpected even for Consort Shu.
No skill is needed; just throw money at it.
Consort Liang added, "I also offered a reward of 50,000 taels of gold. Anyone who reports anything that is detrimental to my sister and the young master will be rewarded."
"In this way, anything that requires help from others will inevitably be leaked, even in the deep palace."
Consort Shu was startled again, "Fifty thousand taels?"
"My sister is going to spend too much money..."
Consort Liang looked at her sincerely, "Sister saved my life. What is this little bit of money? If it weren't for you, I'm afraid no matter how much money I have, it would be useless."
She grew up in the family of the richest man in the world and didn't care much about money or have much of a concept of it.
But she truly understood the preciousness of life.
Especially when her life was nearing its end, she was powerless and could only watch herself fade away and everything pass away, even her beloved son was someone she could only worry about.
That feeling of despair suffocated her.
Consort Shu rescued her from that despair, a debt of gratitude she could never repay.
Consort Shu sighed with emotion, "Actually, it was Yu'er who saved you."
Consort Liang's expression shifted slightly. "Young Master? I knew I was right. No wonder my sister wanted to keep it a secret."
Consort Shu was somewhat worried, "Yu'er is so special, I don't know if this is a good thing for him?"
Consort Liang looked at her and said, "Sister, you don't need to worry too much. I like Xiaoyu very much too. If anyone tries to harm him, I will show them the power of money!"
At the palace gate, Yingchun pulled a cart full of gold out of the palace. "Mother, I'm back! Wait for me!"
Her eyes reddened, and then she turned to look at the magnificent palace. "Your Majesty, please don't blame me. They gave us far too much!"
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"Master, the item is finished."
Two craftsmen carried in a crooked object.
Xu Chu examined the strangely shaped object. "Is this it?"
The craftsman with a gray beard looked puzzled. "This thing doesn't seem particularly special to me. Why should we stop making new crossbows because of it?"
Xu Chu frowned. "I think so too, but this is His Majesty's order."
He examined the curved object closely but couldn't discern anything special. He waved the two men away, saying, "You two go and continue to oversee the production of the new crossbow!"
The two men withdrew, and Xu Chu sat back down at the table, took out a piece of silk, and began to study it again.
He frowned slightly as he carefully examined the annotations. "Is this how it's used?"
As if realizing something, he found a rope and began to loop it around the thing. "This loop is here, tie it on, and then this loop is on the cow?"
Xu Chu froze, staring at the rope in his hand. "All it takes is... a cow?"
After a moment of stunned silence, he suddenly stood up, as if possessed, exclaiming, "Amazing! Absolutely amazing!"
In the garden, Xu Chu stared intently at the curved plow, as if afraid that if he wasn't careful, it would grow legs and run away.
Li Si arrived at the garden, and Xu Chu bowed, saying, "Greetings, Prime Minister Li!"
Li Si looked at him and asked, "I've heard you created a divine artifact?"
Xu Chu nodded and pointed to the pear on the ground, "That's right, this is it. This is something that can benefit the Qin Dynasty for thousands of years."
Li Si's gaze fell on the plow, his expression quite puzzled. "Is this it?"
After examining it closely, I couldn't see anything special. "Is something so simple really as miraculous as you say?"
Xu Chu's eyes gleamed with excitement. "How dare this humble official boast?"
Li Si nodded. "It's good that you know you wouldn't dare. If you were exaggerating, His Majesty wouldn't forgive you!"
Xu Chu cupped his hands in greeting, "I wouldn't dare!"
However, I felt somewhat displeased.
Ignorant fool!
You don't know anything!
"His Majesty has arrived!" Soon, Ying Zheng led Feng Quji into the garden.
Xu Chu and Li Si both bowed and said, "Your humble servants pay their respects to Your Majesty!"
"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty!"
Ying Zheng paid no attention to the two men and asked with slight agitation, "Where is the thing?"
His gaze swept around, quickly settling on the plow. "Is this it?"
Xu Chu nodded, "Your Majesty, this is it. I could tell at first glance that this was extraordinary, and now that it has been made, it truly is!"
Ying Zheng glanced at him.
Was this guy initially reluctant?
Ying Zheng looked at him, "It seems you know how to use this?"
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