Chapter 352 Siege Equipment Completed
Qiu Man curled her lips and endured it all the way to the Ministry of War before she started complaining, "Your Highness won't accompany your beautiful concubine anymore?"
Xu Qihuai hugged Qiu Ying and laughed helplessly.
"When we were at the Crown Prince's Mansion, I noticed something was wrong with you. It turned out you were standing up for your sister." He finally understood. It was indeed inappropriate to bring Liang Di with him just now. "Don't worry, little sister. Your sister will always be the Crown Princess."
Qiu Man glanced at him.
"Actually, what my sister wants is not a position, but a man's heart."
She supported her sister and entered the Ministry of War.
The prince remained where he was.
Xu Qihuai shook his head. As the crown prince, he couldn't have only one woman. Even his body was beyond his control, let alone his heart. He strode after the two of them. Of course, Qiu Man didn't give him a good look.
Sometimes, he was helpless with her.
Qiu Ying's lips curled up: "It's rare to see him feeling aggrieved."
Qiu Man raised her head and said, "Come home with me tonight."
The progress of the Ministry of War was visibly fast. In the afternoon, the siege equipment was assembled. Jiusu ordered his men to push it to the training ground on the west side. A solid wall had been built in front of it earlier.
Stones are poured on fire and placed on large launchers.
Jiusu said: "Let go!"
The soldiers struggled to turn the capstan, making a shaking and creaking sound, amid everyone's nervous anticipation.
The flint was like a meteor, hitting the high wall.
Bang! Boom!
Bang!
The flint hit the ground and stars bloomed.
Unable to control the force, he rushed straight towards the western wall of the Ministry of War, and it collapsed without any hesitation.
Xu Qihuai put his hands behind his back and sighed at this, "This is truly a divine artifact. If we have this, we can recapture all the cities that Xu State has lost. I'm already looking forward to the day when the envoy sees it."
He looked at Jiusu.
I can't understand why she is so powerful.
They celebrated at a hot pot restaurant.
When it was over, it was almost dark.
As soon as I left the store, I met someone from the Prince's Mansion.
"Your Highness, Rui Liangdi fell off the ladder."
Xu Qihuai glanced at the Crown Princess, then looked at the servant and asked, "Why is she climbing the ladder?"
Huang Xin knelt on the ground, sobbing and crying, "Liang Di wanted to pick the freshest flower petals for you to make into a sachet to relieve your fatigue, but who knew... she missed her step and fell off the ladder."
"Have you called the court doctor?"
"The servants in the mansion said, no, we dare not invite you, for fear of offending the Crown Princess..."
As Huang Xin spoke, he carefully glanced at the Crown Princess's expression. Seeing her eyes widen, he kowtowed again.
"Please, Prince, save my Consort Liang."
Xu Qihuai looked at Qiu Ying.
Qiu Ying: "I..."
Then, she smiled again and stopped talking. She originally wanted to explain, but she found that there was nothing much to say about this little trick. If the prince believed Huang Xin's words, then there would be no need for her to be the crown princess.
Too much explanation is like a thread that is difficult to sort out.
Qiu Man put her hands on her hips and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? My sister is here. When did she bully Zhou Ruier? If you really can't get a doctor from the palace, can't you go to an outside pharmacy? It's just a sprained ankle, why would you save her?"
Suddenly, she grinned and turned around.
"Or does His Royal Highness know medical skills? Can he heal a woman's feet?"
Qiu Ying raised the corner of her mouth, blaming him, but feeling happy in her heart: "Manman, stop talking nonsense."
In my heart: I will talk more.
Huang Xin explained in fear: "That is not what I meant. Please spare my life, Her Majesty the Crown Princess."
Qiu Ying said calmly, "I never said I wanted to kill anyone. Why do you keep throwing dirty water on me, taking the lives of two people at once? Do you want to harm the baby in my womb and prevent it from being born safely?"
"No, no..." She kowtowed.
Xu Qihuai narrowed his eyes and said in a cold tone, "Drag this maid back to the mansion and give her twenty lashes of the cane for daring to contradict the Crown Princess."
Right now, no one is taking care of Rui Liangdi.
Qiu Ying said expressionlessly, "Your Highness should go back and have a look. If you injure any bones, it will be a lifelong problem."
After a moment, Xu Qihuai sighed.
"Then I'll go back and take a look."
Looking at the prince's back which was still not far away.
Jiusu's voice was clear and loud: "The Crown Prince's Mansion should be managed by the concubine now, right? Being a Crown Princess is really hard. You don't even care about it, and there are still people who come to cause trouble."
The prince paused and silently recited a name in his mind.
Li Qingcheng.
His anger grew.
Qiu Ying knew that Jiusu was speaking for her, and she gave her a grateful look. She supported her waist and said, "The Prince's Mansion is too far away, Man'er, I'll stay at the Marquis' Mansion tonight."
Qiu Man nodded happily.
"Okay, okay, I'll sleep with you tonight, and we'll go to the palace together tomorrow."
She turned around and waved to Jiusu and Jiang Jing.
"See you tomorrow."
On the way, Jiusu sighed: "The Crown Princess is quite pitiful. The Crown Prince has so many women in his backyard, but this Liang Di is the Prime Minister's person, how dare the Crown Prince treat her well?"
Jiang Jing held her hand. He missed her very much after not seeing her for a day.
Thinking about it, the wedding is in January.
His heart was burning with heat.
"If you want to sit in a high position, you need to win over those around you. Even if they were once enemies, as long as there is a common interest, you must maintain it."
Jiusu suddenly realized: "The prince wants to win over the prime minister?"
Jiang Jing nodded. "The Prince has been blamed several times, which is unpleasant for anyone. Perhaps the Prime Minister is losing his compliments on the Prince, and the Crown Prince wants to use Concubine Rui Liang to mend the relationship with the Prime Minister."
Jiusu understands these.
It’s just hard work, Princess.
It’s not enough to face the harassment from Concubine Li, now there comes another delicate and spoiled concubine.
"Hey, how many women can you men like?"
Jiang Jing's eyes flickered slightly. He took her hand and kissed the back of it. "A Su, you are all I need. I won't take a concubine, nor do I want other maids. Now the yard is full of slaves, no maids."
Jiusu chuckled, pulled out his hand, and the kiss on the back of his hand was very hot.
"Well, good job, keep it up."
She admitted that she was very possessive and couldn't tolerate others peeping into her, but wasn't love like that? It was always selfish, and no one would be willing to share their husband; that was like pointing a knife at their heart.
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The court doctor lowered his head and said, "Liang Di is fine. She just twisted her ankle. Walk less and don't hurt yourself again. She will be fine in two months."
Xu Qihuai waved his hand and the court doctor went to boil the medicine.
He sat beside the bed and said gently, "Rui'er, just let the servants do those things."
Zhou Rui'er's eyes were filled with tears. She grabbed the prince's sleeve and whispered, "The prince is usually very tired, and I can't help him. I want to do something for him myself to make myself feel better. Your Highness, can you stop being so mean? She is doing this for my own good."
Twenty boards are neither light nor heavy.
But it is enough to make people lie down for ten days or half a month.
Xu Qihuai's face instantly darkened. "She sowed discord and slandered the Crown Princess. She deserves death, but for your sake, I only gave her twenty lashes. Please don't beg for mercy anymore."
It seemed that the prince was about to get angry.
Zhou Rui'er struggled to stand up, but hit her ankle. She fell off the bed in pain. Looking at the man who caught her, she said with emotion, "It's all my fault for not teaching the maids around me well."
She hooked the prince's little finger with her eyes, looking seductively.
"Your Highness, could you please stay here tonight and let me atone for my sins?"
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